COLLECTION NAME:
Graduate Thesis Collection
Record
Title:
Traveler Oasis: Resilient Architecture: A New Prototype of Desert Highway Service Complex, Alrub Alkhali, Saudi Arabia
Creator:
Alrahyani, Mohammed
Subject:
Thesis (M.Arch.) -- Architecture
Subject:
Savannah College of Art and Design -- Department of Architecture
Rights:
Copyright is retained by the authors or artists of items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Abstract:
"(Alrub Alkhali) or the Empty Quarter Desert is the world’s most giant sea sand, located in the
Arabian Peninsula. In 2018, the Saudi Arabia transportation ministry announced that one of the most significant projects, a road that connects Saudi Arabia with Oman, will be opened by the end of the year. Despite the fact that this road will be a significant road that will ease the goods exchange and the tourism between the two countries, the road passes through the most dangerous desert in the Arabian peninsula due to its extreme conditions such as the extreme climate, sand storms, and the lack of water which terminates any sign of life making the travel between the two countries hard and challenging. One of the solutions that will ease the traveling between these countries and make the road more appealing for travelers is creating a new prototype, model, of a desert highway service complex. Unlike the traditional travelers’ services centers along the desert highways in Saudi Arabia, the new prototype aims to encourage travelers to rest and enjoy creating a haven in remote locations such as Alrub Alkhali. With the facts of the extreme temperature and the frequent sand storms in Alrub Alkhali, this thesis will explore the architectural systems and techniques needed to create a new model of resilient and sustainable architecture. This new prototype of resilient architecture can overcome the extreme conditions providing a shelter - human-made oasis - in the middle of the desert. Also, it will be one of the architectural translations for the Saudi Arabian 2030 Vision, which encourages tourism and promotes health and well-being." --Abstract
*Keywords: desert architecture, sustainability, resiliency, extreme, Saudi Arabia, travelers, tourism, Al rub Alkali, highways, architectural techniques, architectural systems, oasis
Arabian Peninsula. In 2018, the Saudi Arabia transportation ministry announced that one of the most significant projects, a road that connects Saudi Arabia with Oman, will be opened by the end of the year. Despite the fact that this road will be a significant road that will ease the goods exchange and the tourism between the two countries, the road passes through the most dangerous desert in the Arabian peninsula due to its extreme conditions such as the extreme climate, sand storms, and the lack of water which terminates any sign of life making the travel between the two countries hard and challenging. One of the solutions that will ease the traveling between these countries and make the road more appealing for travelers is creating a new prototype, model, of a desert highway service complex. Unlike the traditional travelers’ services centers along the desert highways in Saudi Arabia, the new prototype aims to encourage travelers to rest and enjoy creating a haven in remote locations such as Alrub Alkhali. With the facts of the extreme temperature and the frequent sand storms in Alrub Alkhali, this thesis will explore the architectural systems and techniques needed to create a new model of resilient and sustainable architecture. This new prototype of resilient architecture can overcome the extreme conditions providing a shelter - human-made oasis - in the middle of the desert. Also, it will be one of the architectural translations for the Saudi Arabian 2030 Vision, which encourages tourism and promotes health and well-being." --Abstract
*Keywords: desert architecture, sustainability, resiliency, extreme, Saudi Arabia, travelers, tourism, Al rub Alkali, highways, architectural techniques, architectural systems, oasis
Publisher:
Savannah, Georgia : Savannah College of Art and Design
Date:
2020-05
Format:
PDF (147 pages, color illustrations, color maps, charts, plans)