Shared Space Envisioning Workshop for Design Zone Qatar, led by Mario Gagliardi, November 2008 |
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The first site visit north of Doha: Kayvan, Jakob, Joerg, Shuhei and Aoi enjoy a great view and a nice breeze |
Yasuyuki, Charlotte and Marc vigorously exploring the site |
Yasuyuki and Marc: Great for swimming! But we didn't think of bringing our bathing suits... |
Paul, Alexandre, Ricardo, Marc, Erik and Charlotte are organising thoughts |
Implementing sustainability ideas with Erik |
Considering options |
The shared space arrived:
A scale printout of the site is filling up the room |
Jakob, Joerg and Gianni towards a shared understanding of the site |
Anders makes a little joke: A skyscraper and 4 car showrooms, and the problem is solved! |
Considerations on wayfinding, climate, and vegetation |
Calculating energy options |
The concept for a zero-carbon community - only sea water and the sun are required! |
Laying out streets- the first pedestrian-friendly environment in the Gulf |
Jakob works on scale models |
Anders works on more scale models |
Gianni and Yasuyuki on the shared space |
A few designs thrown in for good measure |
Trying out different arrangements |
More discussions into late night |
Working on the computer |
Laying out the spatial arrangement |
Final fine-tuning |
Relief after a long week! |
The sketchbooks are full with ideas |
Jakob and Anders stay to finish the scale model. Anders on his way to find model building material |
After another few days of work, a community vision takes shape |
A village by the sea where international creative people and the local population live, work and interact: 100% walkable, sustainable and zero-carbon |
Growing its own vegetables and producing its own cooking gas through biodigesters, with greywater channels inspired by traditional Arabic water features |
Another view - the wooden blocks are massing models, the foam models are the first step towards a further design development |
A step towards truly inspired neighbourhoods! |
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