HAMOOR PAVILION “ Pursuit of Happiness"

Project idea

-The design idea comes from studying the biological system of a sea sponge animal. -Sponges feed on water via stressing food particles. When water penetrates a sponge, little organisms like bacteria and protists are present. Inside the central chamber, neck cells catch and digest these food particles. Sponges can remove food particles from the water extremely efficiently. -Ostia is a gate that enables water to enter the sponge body and acts as valves to regulate water flows into the spongokol, the water then flow as a current and exit from an upper hole in its body.

Project description

The goal of the project is to design a shading facility based on the biomimicry design approach.

Technical information

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Emad Adel Mahmoud, Mohamed Galal-El Din Morgan, Mohamed Moussa Ali, Atef Mohamed, Mahmoud Osama Mohamed

Department of Architecture of the Faculty of Engineering, Ain Shams University in Abbaseya, Cairo

Egypt

Architecture

Project submitted

14. 07. 2022

Tag

Architecture Pavillion

Advice to students

HAMOOR PAVILION “ Pursuit of Happiness"

Hi team, Excellent interpretation of the sea sponge and recreation of its natural organic geometry in the project. Some notes for your consideration to maximize the impact of the pavilion are: 1. To reflect the same geometry outline onto the floor to create a coherent public plaza, that ties everything neatly together. It can be further enhanced with paving, bench, and planter boxes that accentuate the sea sponge geometry. 2. To route the LED lighting strip to closely mimic the sea sponge geometry outline. 3. To select lighter material colour selection, so that the fenestration form can be better appreciated. Enjoyed the project. All the best with your future projects.
20.03.2026

Qhawarizmi Norhisham

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