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