The visitor percepts a unified space of total height of 15,0 m. and experiences an

extended shaded exhibition space under a prismatic canopy. At the exterior
boundary of the aggregate empty cells create a semi-outdoor gradation and protect
the glazing from the direct sunlight.
CELL COMPOSITION STUDY
A series of concepts models with clay and gypsum study the ability of the cell
system to be flexible in cell size and expandability, and also to be able to deal with
the phasing constraint.
Division and aggregation consists of a primary and a secondary axis referring to
theprogramme sectors of required spaces and the inner division of every space
depending on the
SITE ANALYSIS
The site is positioned at the boundary of the city, facing at the north east the
desert landscape and the only access road. A secondary private road is proposed
across the south-west edge to create peripheral access and reveal a building mass
with four elevations.
CIRCULATION & TOPOLOGY
The organization of the cells is accomplished through the composition of a ring
and a star topology: Every space is attached to a public ring, the Orientation Hall.
Sub-cores, such as workshops and engineering departments are attached to the
ring and connect to the exhibition spaces through a star topology. The sub-cores
there are the major vertical connections with research spaces and loading spaces.
The exhibition spaces overlap with each other to create a secondary exhibition
itinerary and a second ring in relation to the Orientation Hall. This kind of
composition begins from a generative cell, the workshop, which enables a
functional flexibility and possible extension of each exhibition space.
CONCEPT
A minimum mass starts to expand from the gravity center of the site as a Cellular
Canopy.