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organizational rationalization and technical innovation that are leading
design research to offer new ‘levels of performance and services, that
maintain the balance between speed of change and the demands of the
longer term.
The position of the site of the research center inside king Faisal university,
that has a high strategic value given its proximity to major infrastructural
elements, made it necessary to assess the character of a major access point
to the main anchors of the university. The functional layout of the building
results not only in areas expressing a distinct flavor and style, but also in an
offering of integrated, interactive and all-encompassing spaces for services
and quality of the environment, as well as integration with the landscape
and green areas in order to guarantee a high degree of comfort and quality
of the work space.
The layout of the floor plan came about through a process of optimization
of the work space and customization and differentiation of the various
functions without sacrificing their integration: the two wings (one used for
laboratories and one for offices) connected by a barycentric element (the
theater) intended to form a vertical and horizontal interconnection point as
well as a meeting point containing services and areas set aside for social
interaction (meeting rooms, conference room and seating and entertaining
areas) conditions of work hallmarked by multiplicity, creativity, team spirit,
communication and motivation.
The floor-plan of the entire building complex is based on the identification
of appropriate functional modules that relate to the spatial and dimensional-
demands of the work and the research activities that in turn determine the-
differing depths of the buildings, thus defining the spans of the load-
bearing-structures and establishing the pattern for the cladding.