Showroom + Lecture hall (Architecture)

School of Sciences and Engineering

The Construction and Architectural Engineering Department

AENG 321 – Project 1Fall 2010

Presented by: Group 2

• Mohamed Darwish

• Seif Eldin Essam Nawar

• Ahmed Abdelhamid

• Amr Fathy

• Ahmed Atef Barakat

Outline

Showroom Case studyLocal: Volkswagen El ObourInternational: Volkswagen Abu Dhabi

Lecture Hall Case studyMohamed Shafik Lecture Hall

Urban

Accessibility Are there enough roads and entrances to

the site?

El-Obour Volkswagen

The showroom is easy to access

Abu-Dhabi Volkswagen

The building is also accessible

Parking and Surroundings

Obour

1. The Design of the Parking areas does not match the international standards.

Abu Dhabi

1. The Design of the Parking areas matches the international standards.

Parking and Surroundings

Surroundings

Buildings Scenery

Building

Ventilation There are two major systems

Natural ventilation Artificial ventilation

El-Obour Volkswagen

There are the two ventilation systems

a. Naturally ventilated b. Artificially ventilated

Abu-Dhabi Volkswagen

The showroom is artificially ventilated only and there is not any way for natural ventilation for the showroom

Heat insulation

By using shading elements Shades are used around the building

for El-Obour showroom

Heat

SHADES ABOVE THE ENTRANCE

BUILDING ELEVATION DECLINATION ANGLE

Abu-Dhabi Showroom

SHADES ABOVE THE ENTRANCE

THE BUILDING ITSELF IS USED AS A SHADING DEVICE

Artistic Design

An international Design

Security

Mezzanine provides more angle of sight

Disability

1. Stairs are mounted to the floor to avoid rotation.

Disability

Inclined Ramp

Building

Entrances Location of offices and reception desks

Building

Walls of the showroom Lobby

Rooms

Rooms

Acoustics Ventilation Lighting

Spaces

Rooms are wide and comfortable. Finance Office

Mohamed Shafik Gabr lecture hall

Mohamed Shafik Gabr lecture hall

Space Planning and Layout

Site and spatial relationships

Space Planning and Layout

Site and spatial relationships

Mohamed Shafik Gabr Lecture Hall

Mary Cross Lecture Hall

Lecture Hall

Bassily auditorium

Public spaces and foyers

Space Planning and Layout

Orientation and dimensions

Width

Leng

th

Space Planning and Layout

Physical access and movement

Aisle width=1.35m

Door width=1.78m

Visibility and projection

Visibility and projection

35 max

Architectural and Environmental standards

Floors, Walls and Ceiling Carpet on stairs Wooden Floorings Sound absorbing and anti-scratch walls Tubing on ceiling

Architectural and Environmental standards

Furniture and Fittings Seating White board and projection screen. AV control unit Lectern unit Windows

Architectural and Environmental standards

Disability Stairs Ramps Sit between sections

Thank you

Questions

Outline

Showroom Case studyLocal: Volkswagen El ObourInternational: Volkswagen Abu Dhabi

Lecture Hall Case studyMohamed Shafik Lecture Hall