Western Desert Discovery Center

Project idea

My project is the Western Desert Discovery Center, It depends on the discovery of raw materials in the desert. The main idea is to create a form that is integrated with its surroundings while also doing its function in an innovative way but with a different approach than the traditional research center

Project description

Based on the determination of the city of Sohag and according to our study of the strategic plan for the city, it has two sides, agricultural and desert, which is the western desert hinterland and is not exploited This was the starting point of the project Not exploiting the existing raw materials The desert hinterland in Sohag in particular is characterized by the presence of limestone in its grades and alabaster Lack of adequate study of quarries Lack of job opportunities for university students This is the impact of the project on Sohag only Impact on the level of Egypt There is no research center in Upper Egypt despite the need for it, most of them are in the north There is no research center specialized in discovering desert materials and nature There is only DRC for the desert in Cairo, but it specializes in desert reclamation only, according to SCI Why the Western Desert in particular Its area is 3 times the area of ​​the Eastern Desert It has not been sufficiently discovered, only some areas such as Oases and Siwa This is a map showing this according to EMRA, the Egyptian Mineral Resources Authority It has a difficult nature, but we overcome this by using modern tablet technology The project site is in the western desert hinterland next to the borders of the new city of Sohag But it is connected by more than one road Connected to the regional western desert road and also near the target group of the project researchers and scientists of the future ( college students ) Old Sohag University is only 25 minutes away by car and New Sohag University 5 minutes

Technical information

started working with specifying the accurate topography levels of the area by Arc gis and creating in 3d by SketchUp, the drafting of the plan 2D is in AutoCAD and 3d modeling between SketchUp and Rhino, rendering by Lumion, final presentation by Photoshop and Final board layout indesign