tal al rumman botanic research omplex- royal botanic garden - designboom

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name of design: tal al rumman botanic research omplex- royal botanic garden
design by: Suleiman Alhadidi from jordan
tal_al_rumman_botanic_research_complex_overview.jpg tal al rumman botanic research complex (Overview) tal_al_rumman_botanic_research_complex_interior__space.jpg tal al rumman botanic research complex (Interior space) section_through_the_herbaruim_tal_al_rumman_botanic_research_complex.jpg section through the herbaruim, tal al rumman botanic research complex

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Background: Jordan is a country particularly rich in wild plants. Despite its small size, it is the home of diverse geographic areas with over 2,000 different species of plants, many of them unique to Jordan. However this rich heritage of biodiversity is, in most cases, endangered by urbanization, poor land use and population expansion. Only limited scientific research has been done on this flora, and there are undoubtedly plants in the country still unknown to science. A New Visitor Attraction The Botanic Garden will also be an attractive park where visitors can learn about Jordan's heritage in a beautiful setting, as well as a place where these plants will be preserved and displayed to the public. It will be a regional as well as a national public attraction, in a country where there are currently few such amenities. The Botanic Garden will also have a positive impact on a beautiful area of Jordan that is suitable for tourism development. Description: The typology of this project was based on its functional importance which revolves around the herbarium and the biological laboratories which need an efficient and safe space , the main massing of the project was the result of the natural topography and its soft landscaping . The whole building is generated by the herbarium as the main mass while the administration and teaching quarters generate the back facade, the biological laboratories are hidden in the back underground that is to provide them with safe and efficient environment, these laboratories will have a special hi-tech DNA storage facilities that will work as a DNA bank for the botanical heritage of the region. Architecture concept: Green Shift. Shift is defined as a change in position that effects different aspects of the project , not only effecting the architectural composition but also triggering the sociological image of the project like perception, it must transform the traditional perception into a new refined image , for example in Jordan the sociological perception towards the indigenous mega flora is either aesthetic or horticultural, the shift in that perception will increase the awareness towards the Jordanian indigenous mega flora. In other aspects like architectural form the shift could be directed by certain powers like the natural composition of the site, the function and the ideology. This kind of systematic growth through different aspects of the project will reflect itself either theoretically or composition wise from planning to the details.

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