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Published by Mamdouhhani998, 2019-06-03 13:15:39

Downtown cairo site analysis

Downtown cairo site analysis

Keywords: downtown

Site Analysis
Design II Research Project

Research Group

Abdallah Khaled
Hamza Hossam
Mamdouh Hani

Salma Tarek

Table Of Contents - Security & privacy
- The fence
1. Historic Background - Site specifications

- The inception of downtown cairo 7. Environmental Analysis
- History of the site
- Historical timeline & ancient landmarks - Sun
- Historical events & architectural masterpieces - Wind
- Humidity
2. Architecture Styles - Temperature
- Noise
3. Traffic & Minor Landmarks - Shadow analysis

4. Circulation & Major Landmarks 8. Building Features

5. Urban Context - Corner articulation
- Internal programs
- Vegetation & signage - Shop levels
- Figure-ground diagram - Balacony types
- Street pattern
- Views of & from the site 9. Socio-Cultural Context
- The surrounding buildings
- The journey to the site
6. Site Specifications & Activities - The people
- The street experience
- Activities on- & off- site - The current stakeholders

Sources

Cairo Inside Out (Trevor Naylor)
Khedivian Cairo (Hawas)
Paris Along the Nile (Cynthia Myntti)
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Egyptian-Museum-Cairo-Egypt
http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Egyptian_Museum
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/273368/27/8/Travel/News/Exploring-Cairo-
Discover-the-lives-of-Egypts-royal.aspx
http://www.egyptianmuseums.net/html/abdeen_palace_museum.html
https://www.meteoblue.com/en/weather/forecast/modelclimate/cairo_egypt_360630
Sunseeker Lite
Google Maps
Artlantis

The Inception Of Downtown Historical Timeline and
Cairo Ancient Landmarks

Photos of Downtown In The 19th Century Photos of Downtown In The 19th Century Downtown in Plan in 1877

A seminal event in Khedival Ismail’s a complex sewerage system. He ropean technicians and architects to Historic Events And Architecture Masterpiece
reign was his visit to paris in 1867. knew that he must do for cairo what work on the new quarter and to draw
He was impressed with the city Haussmann did for paris. But istead up a master plan for the entire city to
newly created by Baron Haussmann; of simply pulling down old districts rival paris. He had a scant two years
planned with wide boulevards, formal as haussmann did, Khedival Ismail in which to transform cairo.
gardens, grand departement stores decided to built an entire new city (Hawas, 2002)
and covered shopping arcades, and just west of the old one. He hired Eu-

History Of The site

The site when it was el ahram newapapers The site now (parking)

According to the local stories there Ahram journalism; the site is used as
were two buildings in the site, Al parking.
Ahram news-paper’s old building
and a residential building. These two The location of the site
buildings have been demolished
around 1994 and now instead of Al

Architecture Styles Mohamad Sabry Street Sherif Pasha Street

Kasr Al-Nile Street

Bold Shapes Symmetry Rich Surface Treatments

Architecture Style Architecture Style Architecture Style
Art Deco Neo-Classic: Neo Baroque:
• Bold shapes • Symmetry
• Geometrical designs • Repetition • Rich surface treatments
• Unvaried repetition elements • Geometrical forms • Symmetrical look
• Emphasize elements by repetition
Geometrical Forms
Geometrical Designs Unvaried Repition Elements Repetition Symmetrical Look Emphasize Elements By Repition



Taxis are available
in downtown in
a relatively high
percentage. At
5:30PM, around
%28 of the vehicles
passing by Sherif St.
are taxis

Taxis
Personal Cars
Other Vehicles

Urban Context Figure-Ground Diagram

Electricity Box Vegetation & Signage
Street Sign
Tree/Vegetation 13

Views Of & From The Site 3 1

5 98
2

76
4

12

10 11

1 2 14 14
4 5 3
The Surrounding
Buildings

Number of Stories: 6 Number of Stories: 5 Number of Stories: 3
Height: 28 Height: 24 Height: 20
Stores Facing the site: Stores Facing the site: Stores Facing the site:
Fish Seller Restaurant El Berens Kiosk - Lotus Tours
Inner Program: Inner Program: Inner Program:
Residential Residential Hotels

12 Number of Stories: 3 Street Pattern
Height: 17
6 Extraordinary Inner Program: Geometric
Visual Relation Hotels Segements
Orthogonal
7 At this corner of the site, a strong Number of Stories: 4
8 visual relation is found between the Height: 23 Grid
enclosing buildings and the minaret Inner Program: Random
Residential
11 Growth
Number of Stories: 9 Curvylinear Tree
Height: 35
Inner Program: (X-Tree)
Doctors - Lawyers -
Stock Exchange -
Travel Agency

9

13 Number of Stories: 8 Number of Stories: 8 Number of Stories: 6
Height: 30 Height: 33 Height: 23m
10 Stores Facing the site: Stores Facing the site: Stores Facing the site:
Ahram Clothing- Office Copy Center - Man Wear Etisalat - Clothing Store
Machines Reseller - Modern Shop - Pharmacy Inner Program:
Egyptian Bureau - Abu Inner Program: High-end Companies -
Hassan Pasta Doctors - Residential governmental offices -
Inner Program: Doctors of Higher levels
Doctors - Offices - Residen-

tial

Site Specifications & Site Specifications
Activities
Olwi Street 47.5m
Acvitivities
On & Off 23.4m 24.1m
Site
1.4m

20.9m

Area = 1777m2 49.85m °126 Sherif Basha St.
Perimeter = 177m

Independant Street On-Site Parking Independant Painter °54 53.9m
Parking
24-hour government authorized Available at night between Roshdy Basha St.
Oraganized by parking with valets 9 and 12 PM
Independant local valets
4.2m

Bankers Waiting Area Lightweight Vehicles
Parking
Bank Employees use this area as
a gathering point every morning Delivery Bikes & Motorbikes for the
Pharmacy use this area as parking
between 7:30 and 8 PM

Street Sellers Market The Fence 1 5
2
Starts Early in the morning Parking Entrances Newsstand The site’s fence acts as a cultural documentation of 3
& ends around 8:30 AM 2.5m High Fence the social and politicial events that the country went
Parking Workers through. It also shows that the people of the district 4
Foul Cart Garbage Collection Rest Area appreciate art and use it as a way to express their
Area & Truck identity. 1
Begins around 8:30 AM Security
Inside the Site Present all day long. Leaves & Privacy 4
for a few hours after midnight
Bread Seller Being Surrounded by the 5
most important banks of 3
Egypt, the site has instant
access to police services
and the surrounding area is

always secured.

2

Kiosk





The Socio-Cultural Context

Morning Vs. Night

- Traffic is Light - Traffic is higher
- All people on the streets - You see families rather
are walking quickly than individuals
- Most of the people are - Shops are very distracting
employees heading to their - High Noises
offices

People of the District Distracting Shop lights lead to light pollution

More Elders

The most dominant age group are elders or at least elders
seem to be present in Downtown more than anywhere else

Different Levels & Mindsets, More
conflicts

People of contrasting backgrounds, political views and
opinions gather here for work and errands which leads to
more conflicts and arguing publicly

Less Kids

The presence of kids or teenagers is very rare


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