Grant Eqyptian Museum - EGYPT

NAME: Grant Egyptian Museum
COLLABORATORS: Plot & JDS
LOCATION: Cairo, Egypt
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This museum was designed to be situated in Cairo, Egypt, as a means of exhibiting items of cultural significance. The Grant Egyptian Museum was designed to house an exhibition that 'ought to combine a chronological display with a thematic display.' For this requirement to be achieved it was designed by organising a 'simple timeline as a long track where each theme would reappear in each period in time.' The designers then decided to bend the 'track onto itself, forming a spiral, where each theme would overlap vertically and therefore create thematic shortcuts.' The museum itself is in the shape of an upside down pyramid, which not only holds cultural significance, but it creates a relationship to the site where it would've been built as well as serving the purpose of creating this 'thematic' and 'chronological' display within the exhibition.

I feel that this is significant as it is a very unique and intriguing unbuilt design, not to mention a feat of technology and engineering if it could be constructed. I feel that the way in which the building not only relates to the site and the location which it has been designed for as well as how it encompasses cultural and historical elements which are significant to Egypt is very well thought-out and designed. I think that how it ties in cultural and historical themes and significance as well as its relationship to the site is very impressive. I also feel that the way in which the exhibition has been designed utilises the space and the building to its best ability. I think that it would take a while to construct this building in CryEngine2 but it would be well worth the effort and time.

I feel that this building would be a very good choice for our 'Collaborative Fabrication' as it entails a wide range of ideals and design elements which make it interesting and unique. Once again as we are planning to focus on the circulation with our chosen building I feel that this building has a very interesting circulation layout and design. It would be very interesting to see how functional it is and if it could be improved in any way.