Competition

The Science City

Egypt

Concept of Planning & Master Plan

Based on the philosophy and vision of the Competition, which is that the Science City should be deemed as honoring the past, celebration of the present, and innovation for the future, and out of our belief in such a philosophy that is in harmony with the project nature, we have invested and utilized this thinking in the planning for and designing the Science City in Egypt (sometimes referred to as The City). In addition, there is a strong connection between the Science City and Egypt as the state, the place, history, and future, because Egypt is often seen as the center of the civilizations and the convening place of the three continents. It also has the ingredients that causes it to be – as seen in the eyes of many – as the (mother of the world).

Design Concept

Form and Geometric: By examining the location of the Science City and connecting the borders of the site with the Egyptian map and the relationship of the project site with the pyramids area, which is near to the location; we find that the location of the pyramids is at angle of 78o with the north toward the east in the project location and it is one of the main axes in the formation and design of the city. The longitudinal axis curves beginning from the Delta Area to the end of the land in order to form a celebratory, historical and a scientific passage. The lines take the direction to the pyramids and reverse around this axis to form triangles of equal sides (angle of 60o ) that lead to the formation of the buildings that contain the different functions of the City. The location of planetarium has been chosen in conformity with the formation and curvatures of the site and in enhancement of the main entrance and the front plaza of the City. In addition, the location of Observatory Tower has been chosen in harmony with the area of the pyramids and area of Giza according to Egypt’s map, from which the main lines have been extracted and formed. In addition, the location of such Tower imitates and abstracts the Obelisks that were placed at the entrances of the old temples and this tower represents landmark for the city and identifies the entrance and plaza thereof.
Function Locations & Layout Concept: In line with the functions and the spaces required in the Science City and connecting the same to the phases required for executing the project, the spaces were divided and distributed into three complexes, which are almost similar around the central circulation axis. Such buildings are abstracted from pyramidal shape, which is high from the center and it is divided by the circulation axis into two parts; each part vanishes and merges when we move away from the middle axis and go toward the edges (toward the desert).

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