CASE STUDY 1
BUILDING INFO: SITE ANALYSIS CONCEPT
The Madrasa was inspired
by the inventions
developed in previous
centuries primarily in
Allowed Floors: 2
Floors
Seljuk Iran, ascribable in
Measures: the political-cultural
39.2 by 36.8 meters
26.4 meters high from movement known as the
ground level.
Ab- basid renaissance.
MAN-MADE FEATURE
ELEVATION The site plan of the
madrasa is of the “four-
Project: The Mirjaniya Madrasa iwan” type. Connecting
Location: Baghdad, Iraq. steel ties were placed
between the walls along
Architect: Ahmed Shah al
the musalla’s south-west
Naqqash al-Tabrizi. side. Concrete, was used to
Built By: Amin ad-Din Mirjan link the three gates of the
musalla facade, and the
Year: 1357-2016 outdoor portico was rebuilt
in masonry and I-beams.
ZONING SECTION CIRCULATION
3D VIEW
Lean Alsuwailem ARCH212 Design II Dr. Silvia Mazzetto
RESEARCH
RESPONSE TO SITE
NEIGHBOURING SITE FROM VIEW VIEWS TO SITE
SEPERATE DIFFERENT ZONES USING OPEN TO OTHER MAIN ROAD
PLANTATION
RESPECTING
RESIDENTIAL AREA
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF AREA EXPOSED
OPEN TO MAIN ROAD
TO MAIN ROAD
VIEWS THROUGH SITE SETBACKS VEHCULAR CIRCULATION AND NOISE
The site response to its surrounding is the most efficient way to start designing the site.
RESPONSE TO CLIMATE OVERLAP TRADITIONAL
AND CONTEMPORARY
Emits shadow
Light
ADDING WINDOWS ON THE SOUTH-WEST SIDE OF USING THE SPACES OUTDOOR PLAY AREA, PLAY
THE FORM ALLOWING SUNLIGHT AND PLACING GROUND AND COURTYARD FOR HUMAN
PLAYGROUND ON THE NORTH PART SO CHILDREN CONNECTION CREATING AN INTERACTIVE SAFE
WONT OVERHEAT USING SHADOW LEARNING ENVIROMENT
Lean Alsuwailem ARCH212 Design II Dr. Silvia Mazzetto
