Building temporary structures with sand in the hot-arid climate of Saudi-Arabia

Title

Building temporary structures with sand in the hot-arid climate of Saudi-Arabia

 Author

Schakel, A.F.

Contributor

Asselbergs, M.F. (mentor)
Bilow, M. (mentor)

Faculty

Architecture and The Built Environment

 Department

Architectural Engineering and Technology

 Date

2014-12-16

 Abstract

For a travelling exhibition in Saudi-Arabia I have researched ways to build with sand in a temporary way. Using the existing sandbag-technique 'super adobe' of Nader Khalili combined with an inflatable roof a new method is born. This building system allows changes and flexibility when the building travels. It is more sustainable than the current systems and can adapt easy. The design-focus is on traditional Arabian building methods and geometric patterns. The fundaments of beauty and proportion are researched.

 Subject

building with sand
sand
desert
Saudi-Arabia
Middle-East
inflatables
super adobe
Nader Khalili
sandbags
Arabia
geometry
patterns

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Student theses

 Document type

master thesis

 Rights

(c) 2014 Schakel, A.F.
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