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Context of developing the idea of designing a stretch canvas roof at the King Abdullah Research Center
Text descriptions provided by the architects. KAPSARC (King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center) is a non-profit organization dedicated to independent research on policies that contribute to the most efficient use of energy to provide social welfare globally.
KAPSARC develops policies and economic frameworks that reduce the environmental impact and overall cost of energy supply and enable practical technology-based solutions for more efficient energy use.
Partnering with international research centers, public policy organizations, government organizations worldwide, and global industry, KAPSARC brings together leading experts from around the world to solve solve energy challenges; Freely share knowledge, insights and analytical frameworks to achieve innovative designs The canopy covers the King Abdullah Research Center.
The 70,000m² KAPSARC campus includes five buildings: Energy Knowledge Center; Energy Computing Center; Convention Center with exhibition hall and 300-seat auditorium; Research Library with an archive of 100,000 volumes; and Musalla, an inspiring place to pray on campus.
KAPSARC's design – with careful environmental and technical considerations, brings the five elements of the campus into a unified whole. ZHA's first project to be awarded LEED Platinum certification by the US Green Building Council, the center is designed to meet the environmental conditions of the Riyadh Highlands to minimize energy and resource consumption.
The main organizing strategy of the design is a partially mobile, modular system that integrates the various departmental buildings into a single ensemble with interconnected public spaces.
Future architecture of the King Abdullah Research Center
Hexagonal prismatic honeycomb structure The canopy covers the King Abdullah Research Center uses the least amount of material to create a network of cells within a given volume.
This structural and organizational principle defined KAPSARC's composition as a combination of crystalline forms emerging from the desert landscape, evolving to best meet the environmental conditions and program requirements. internal. Honeycomb mesh The canopy covers the King Abdullah Research Center. compressed towards its central axis as an extension of the natural wadi running towards the west.
By nature, a research center is a forward-looking institution and KAPSARC's architecture is also forward-looking with a formal layout that can be expanded or adapted without affecting the visual character of center.
Modular design creates consistent organizational, spatial and structural strategies to advance all elements of the plan. The six sides of hexagonal cells also provide greater opportunity for increased connectivity when compared to rectangular cells with only four sides.
KAPSARC's five buildings vary in size and organization to best suit their uses. Each building is divided into component functions and can be adapted to respond to changes in requirements or working methods.
Additional cells can easily be included by expanding KAPSARC's honeycomb grid – The canopy covers the King Abdullah Research Center. to expand the research campus in the future.
Principles of designing stretch canvas roofs for research centers
The specific arrangement and form of KAPSARC's buildings contribute to tempering the intense light and heat of the Riyadh Heights.
The campus buildings surround a large common courtyard shaded by a canopy of trees supported by a forest of handcrafted steel columns. Wear a sturdy shell, protecting from harsh sunlight from the South. K
KAPSARC campus opens to the North and West; encourages prevailing winds from the north to cool the courtyard during temperate months and facilitates connections to any future campus expansion to the north, as well as creating connections with the residential community of researcher in the west.
Exclusively pedestrian, each building on campus is accessed through this central communal courtyard, which also serves as a meeting and connecting space between buildings during temperate seasons. An underground link also connects the main buildings on campus for use during the hottest times of the year.
With a sturdy protective shell on the outside of the The canopy covers the King Abdullah Research Center. Helping to shield from the harsh effects of weather, KAPSARC's architecture is porous inside. Specific hexagonal openings strategically located within each building are left open to create a series of covered courtyards that bring gently controlled daylight into the interior.
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