Project National Science Museum, Sana’a, Yemen

Competition of the National Science Museum Project (NSM)
1st prize winner / The Netherlands Project : (VVKH)

National Science Museumm - Imax

The design competition is issued by the ministry of oil and minerals, geological survey and mineral resources board.
The location of the project: Sana’a University Campus, Sana’a, Yemen
Architect: Verheijen van Rijswijk Knappers de Haan (VVKH) Leiden, the Netherlands, the 25th of October 2006

The location of the project: Sana’a University Campus, Sana’a, Yemen

- Concept of Project ( National Science Museum )  : 

Concept of Project - National Science Museum

A large museum garden is requested. To realize that, we have looked for more building space elsewhere. A roundabout gives the possibility to design a landmark with long distance views and over 10.000 sq.m. garden.

Concept of Project - National Science Museum

Concept of Project

Location of museum

Perspective - National Science Museum

National Science Museum, Sana’a, Yemen

Site plan of National Science Museum, Sana’a, Yemen

- Building diagram:

An Imax theatre has in principal a spherical shape, a natural form on a roundabout. The connection with other parts of the museum is via a basement. Here is situated Group I, the main exhibition area.

Building diagram

Main hall first floor

Main hall basement

Basement floor

National Science Museum 

1 daylight 

2 elevator 

3 technical services 

4 composition of exhibition 

5 stairway to I max 

6 escape stairway 

7 toilet ladies 

8 toilets gentlemen 

9 ring of daylight 

Basement floor

National Science Museum 

1 ticket sale 

2 information desk 

3 first aid 

4 toilet ladies 

5 toilets gentlemen 

6 guard 

7 duty officer 

8 staff 

9 personnel entrance 

1o technical services 

11 energy services 

12 elevator 

13 void 

14 escape stairway 

15 storage 

16 shop 

17 food corner 

18 outdoor classroom under tentroof 

19 display cases 

20 director 

21 registration desk 

22 conference room 

23 green room 

24 smoke terrace 

25 pantry 

26 toilets employees ladies 

27 toilets employees gentlemen 

28 archive 

29 tent roof 

3o administration unit 

31 sneak preview of the exhibition 

Ground floor

Ground floor

First floor

First floor

Perspective interior design of National Science Museum

Perspective interior design of National Science Museum

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street facade 1

gardan facade 1

gardan facade 2

street facade 2

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cross-section 1

cross-section 2

cross-section 3

cross-section 4

The museum garden

The museum garden must be very green and large. It can be very green, if there is enough water: the cistern. By planning the building on the far east site of the plot, in the basement and on the roundabout, the garden will be over 10.000 sq. m. There is not a complete specification for the museum garden, therefore the design is indicative.
The service and maintenance building is on the far west end of the plot with its own entrance in the university campus.

site plan

Water management

museum garden - cistern

To ensure there is sufficient water for a green museum garden we planned a cistern (also the foundation of phase 2). In the Netherlands it rains 8000 mm/ year. We used this known fact to provide a green garden in Sana’a.
For one year a garden of 10.000 sq. m. needs a water reserve of 8000 m3. A cistern of 4000 sq. m. and 2 meters of water level will satisfy.
The cistern can be sponsored separately

site plan

During phase 1, the architectural form of phase 2 is represented by large trees in pots. The building and the trees form an architectural unity. In phase 2 these trees can be removed to the garden

Building phases and sq. m.

models of museum - The development of the idea

Phase 1                                                                              Phase 2
1st and 2nd floor                                                                (2/3 floors)
4000 sq.m.                                                                        +6000 sq.m.
Total: 10.000 sq. m.                                                           Total: 16.000 sq.m.

Phase 3                                                                               Basement and Theatre
(2 pavilions)                                                                         6000 sq.m.
+2000 sq.m.
Total: 18.000 sq.m.

The material of the façades is White Hailany

White Hailany

Material of the Elevation White Hailany

Scientific icons

Scientific icons on museum elevation

Scientific icons

Around doors and windows the walls will be painted white (gypsum).

Around doors and windows the walls will be painted white (gypsum).

view interior design of national museum in yemen

Structural system:

The structural material is concrete. The floor span will be a contemporary translation of the traditional Yemen floor span ( Old Sana'a ) .

Structural system

Sana’a, Yemen

The roof in houses Sana’a, Yemen

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Architectural Competition Annual 2006 - Architectural Book

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Area district : General commercial area, Central fine view district, Fire prevention district 

Function : Public official facilities 

Site area : 12,109.40m2 

Building area : 7.608.49m2 

Total floor area :95,755.52m2 

Landscaped area : 5,581.99m2 

Building coverage ratio : 59.86% 

Floor area ratio : 51524% 

Stories : 84, 20FL 

Structure : Steel, Steel framed reinforced concrete 

Parking capacity : 162 cars 

Design responsibility : Park seung hong, Baik mun gi 

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Bucheon HEMIL Library / Korean architecture

1st Prize Winner / Korean architecture / Bucheon HEMIL Library

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Bucheon HEMIL Library /Architecture & Engineers Co. Ltd. / Park hyeong bae + E kchitects & Associates / Han Sang bum. Kim yong hwa

site plan

Area district : Central commercial area, 

                    Fire prevention district,

                    District unit planned district.

Function : Culture & Assembly facility, 

               Eoucabonal research & Welfare facility ( same function with project city hall in Icheon )

Site area : 1,000,60m2 

Building area : 729.53m2 

Total floor area : 3,990.06m2 

Landscaped area : 200.97m2 

Building coverage ratio: 72.91% 

Floor area ratio : 314.60% 

Stories : B1. 5FL 

Structure : Reinforced concrete 

Parking capacity : 21 cars 

Ext. finish : Curtain wall, Aluminium louver, Ceramic panel 

Circumference situation

Arrangement concept I

Arrangement concept 2

Arrangement concept 3

 Beginning Point of Human Network in City... 

 The project's site is located at a commercial town of Wonmigu, Bucheon City which shows typical urban scenes in which apartments are mixed whth shops. The site's small area makes us consider openness .In addition, a 35m road is close to a buffer zone. It is fortunate at parks around the site enables people to have a good view .

Frist floor plan

Second floor plan

Fifth floor plan

Zoning & Division, Connection & Flow, Change & Adaptation 
The mass is arranged to ensure open spaces because the site is small compared with accepted programs. Therefore, The main entrance heads for a road on the northeast side of the site in order to maximize openness. In addition, an indoor atrium is planned by ensuring a square and dividing the mass. It introduces daylight and sky to the building which is likely to stuffy due to the narrow site. Accordingly, juveniles as well as the disabled will enjoy calmn and silence. 

front elevation

left elevation

Space Plan to Harmonize Visual Angle With Light 
Corridors and rooms are arranged around the indoor atrium and decks between the spaces are used to link the inside with the outside. A roof garden plays the same role as a neighborhood park. The project is designed mainly for both the visually disabled and the adolescent. Therefore, the 1st, 2nd and 3rd floors contain spaces for the disabled owing to easy accessibility, while the 4th and 5th floors include spaces for the adolescent. A general data room, arranged on the 5th floors, has skylights in order to maintain comfortable condition. A sunken garden enhances daylight and ventilation of underground spaces. In addition, water spaces including an artificial waterfall at an entrance court provide visual and auditory motives. 

section 1

section 2

Image as Open Community 
Curtain walls are applied to the elevation for a transparent and open image. Vertical louvers are used to avoid a dry image and realize an intimate and dynamic image. In addition, the atrium is expected to integrate
spaces vertically, get rid of a barrier between the disabled and the nondisabled and realize one human network

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