RASHID'S WOOD AND TEXTILE CRAFT CENTER; A STAGE FOR CULTURAL PROMINENCE

Location

: Rashid, Egypt

Typology

: Wood and Textile Craft Center

Year

: 2019

Supervised By

: Dr. Ahmed Abdel Ghaffar, T.A. Youssef Mamdouh

INTRODUCTION:

Culture is the vital component that differentiates each nation from the other; therefore it is a duty to conserve what has remained from the past. Also, add a layer of innovation for the future, ending up with a mixture of old and new that does not oppose but serve the need for cultural diversity. The fusion of history with a contemporary vision is the aim of this project on the large scale. But in a narrower scope, the craft center aims to act as a social catalyst for cultural exchange; being a home for its makers, seeking education, and an open venue for its visitors.

Successful educational facilities act as catalysts; designing interactive and cultural learning spaces where the community is mainly involved. So one of the approaches is to make this place an initiative; the start of the revitalization of Rashid comes from the center of knowledge and education. Therefore, the generated research question is; how to

change a city through the architecture of an education facility and how it would force people to use it in

a certain way through activ

ities and

interactions.

CONCEPT STATEMENT:

Reviving the glory of the past through the interlacement of the relation between the community and its crafts, Therefore bringing complexity and unity.

BIRD'S EYE VIEW

EXTERIOR VIEW FROM THE BAY

ENTRANCE FROM NODE

GROUND FLOOR PLAN

ELEVATIONS

SECTIONS

STREET ENTRANCE

SHED VIEW

SHOPS ARCADE

WOOD GALLERY

TEXTILE GALLERY

RESTAURANT OVERLOOKING THE BAY

FINAL BOARDS