KAYAN
Start-up and Market hub
Status: Graduation Project.
Year: 2022-2023
School: Cairo University, Faculty of Engineering, Architecture department.
Supervised by: Prof. Aly Gabr & Assoc. prof. Menna El-Husseiny,
TA. Mai Aly, TA. Mohamed Wael, TA. Moataz Hasanein
Location: Zabbaleen District, Manshiet Nasser, Cairo.
Theme: Architecture in the age of crises.
Software used: Revit, Lumion 11, Photoshop, Adobe premiere.
Software used: Revit, Lumion 11, Photoshop, Adobe premiere.
Grade: A+
Brief: The Project is meant to focus on the role of architecture in solving the social isolation crisis in the Zabbaleen district in Manshiet Nasser by making good use of the surrounding context to attract the outside community and create opportunities for interaction between them.
Concept Statement: My project is an interactive hub that mixes different fractals of the community by unveiling the creative abilities of recycling from local to the outside world.
Project video
Contextual layout
The site can be considered a link between the Zabbaleen neighborhood on the right and The Historic Cairo on the left, as all the fractal forms overlook The historic Cairo directly.
The entrance fractal block is prominent and reoriented, directed towards the street that leads to the site. This Fractal differs from the orientation of the rest of other blocks.
Adding English courts to provide natural light & ventilation. They also add interactive spaces and outdoor extension spaces for recycling product workshops.
Once entering the building, you can find that all the activities and interior spaces are unveiled next to different Social Interaction Spaces.
The Fractal forms inside the building provide clear visual connections for all interior spaces on each floor.
Final Board
Thank You! 🖤
