EMBEDDING RESILIENCE INTO A CULTURAL & RELIGIOUS FABRIC: AL JAMEA CAMPUS, NAIROBI LEARNING OBJECTIVES FRI-B06

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1 EMBEDDING RESILIENCE INTO A CULTURAL & RELIGIOUS FABRIC: AL JAMEA CAMPUS, NAIROBI Presenters Manisha Kaul, RLA, LEED AP, Andropogon Sylvia Smith, FAIA, LEED AP, FXFOWLE Jack Coble, LEED AP, FXFOWLE LEARNING OBJECTIVES 1. Explore the opportunities associated with creating a campus rooted in traditions while concurrently providing a sustainable environment using the 21st century tools and systems 2. Learn how to vigorously engage the reinvention and revitalization of the site s balanced condition through an understanding of its larger context and systems 3. Explore the role of an integrated strategy in building environmental resilience in the face increased urbanization and climate change; 4. Learn how a progressive master plan approach for a greenfield institutional site in Nairobi can be a model for rapidly developing cities across the globe. PROJECT GENESIS + PROCESS Client Inspiration Invited International Multistage Competition Integrated Team Cultural Immersion Design, Bid, Build Process Concept Design Schematic Design 30% Design Development Handoff to Local Team DD thro CA Continued Design Team Involvement NAIROBI 1

2 CLIENT INSPIRATION TEAM CULTURAL IMMERSION NAIROBI 2

CULTURAL IMMERSION UNDERSTANDING THE COMPLEX INTERRELATIONSHIPS OF CULTURAL DESIGN AND CONTEXT Modern Singular Vision Rooted in Fatimid Tradition Radiant Connectivity through Campus Campus in a Park

3 CULTURAL IMMERSION UNDERSTANDING THE COMPLEX INTERRELATIONSHIPS OF CULTURAL DESIGN AND CONTEXT Modern Singular Vision Rooted in Fatimid Tradition Radiant Connectivity through Campus Campus in a Park not A Park in a Campus Gardens and the Five Senses Scale and Proportion MODERN SINGULAR VISION ROOTED IN FATIMID TRADITION Al Jamea Tus Saifiyah, Nairobi, is the physical expression of a singular vision: a campus organized outwards from the Light and knowledge of Al Quran. NAIROBI 3

the delicate sensations that we seem to have lost in this fast-paced era.

4 RADIANT CONNECTIVITY THROUGH CAMPUS CAMPUS IN A PARK GARDENS AND THE FIVE SENSES Embracing the five senses as the means to reach the soul, every space and every garden are imbued with the delicate sensations that we seem to have lost in this fast-paced era. The ephemeral and the eternal are both essential to our composition of spaces. -Lebanese Landscape Architect NAIROBI 4

) Understanding the Fatemi cultural and religious traditions Role of bio-diversity and stormwater

5 SCALE AND PROPORTION UNDERSTANDING THE OPPORTUNITIES AND CONSTRAINTS Existing site and its significant environs Summary of existing site conditions (soil, hydrology, slopes, vegetation, topography etc.) Understanding the Fatemi cultural and religious traditions Role of bio-diversity and stormwater management in enhancing the site s ecological systems REGIONAL INFORMATION - AVERAGE ANNUAL RAINFALL Langata Langata NAIROBI 5

development Conserve financial and ecological resources by designing systems that minimize input while maximizing the output Monitor the ecosystems to fully engage the site to

6 REGIONAL INFORMATION - HYDROLOGY & WATERSHEDS REGIONAL INFORMATION - LAND USE Nairobi National Park EMBEDDING RESILIENCE - WHAT DOES IT MEAN? Express the essential character of a place and its people Restore natural systems on the site to maximize the ecosystem services Integrate living systems into all aspects of site development Conserve financial and ecological resources by designing systems that minimize input while maximizing the output Monitor the ecosystems to fully engage the site to maximize its performance and create an integrated, interactive and adaptive relationship between people, buildings and their environment to create regenerative, multi-functional and high performance landscapes NAIROBI 6

7 Case Study: The Radiant Campus Al Jamea Tus Saifiyah in Nairobi THE MASTER PLAN: CAMPUS ORGANIZATION RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS FORM THE THIRD RING. FORMAL TO INFORMAL PLANNING STRATEGY NAIROBI 7

8 VISION: CAMPUS WITHIN A PARK NOT A PARK WITHIN THE CAMPUS Landscape approach follows the Fatemi philosophy of Jannat (Heaven) meaning Baugh (Garden). PLANTING STRUCTURE: FOLLOWS THE CAMPUS ORGANIZATION FORMAL TO INFORMAL. ARBORETUM IN THE CORE USING PLANTS MENTIONED IN THE QURAN LANDSCAPE STRUCTURE: NILE AS THE INSPIRATION NAIROBI 8

9 LANDSCAPE FORMS: EVOLUTION OF THE COURTYARD DESIGN GATHERING AREAS LOCATED IN A FIELD GATHERING AREAS LOCATED ALONG THE EDGES GATHERING AREA LOCATIONS INFLUENED BY MOVEMENT PLANTING COLOR PALETTE COLOR AS WAYFINDING ACHIEVING NET ZERO: INTEGRATING BUILDING AND SITE SYSTEMS FORMAL TO INFORMAL. ARBORETUM IN THE CORE USING PLANTS MENTIONED IN THE QURAN NAIROBI 9

CAMPUS: AERIAL VIEW SAHAT WITH THE SACRED TREE ARRANGEMENT

Monitoring Heating and cooling effects of the Green Roof vs

Stormwater Management (Quantity and Quality): Measuring the

run-off collected in the cisterns, and measuring the volume

Biological monitoring involving study of species present:

10 CAMPUS: AERIAL VIEW SAHAT WITH THE SACRED TREE ARRANGEMENT LONG -TERM CAMPUS MAINTENANCE AND MONITORING Ecosystem Monitoring Heating and cooling effects of the Green Roof vs at grade landscape. Stormwater Management (Quantity and Quality): Measuring the run-off volume and quantity from the green roof, storm run-off collected in the cisterns, and measuring the volume of run-off leaving the site. Biological monitoring involving study of species present: Microbial activity, micro fauna and fauna. Social behavior mapping: A qualitative and quantitative study on the use of green spaces by the students. NAIROBI 10

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