Ground architecture: from an element to a typology: raising and continuity of public

Author's e-mailMouradmedhatbader
gmail.com

Examination committeeGonzález Raventos, Aquiles
; Ortega Cerdà, Lluís

; Bru Bistuer, Eduard
; Llobet Ribeiro, Xavier











Document typeMaster thesis
Date2020-10-23
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Abstract
Through history , the ground has been always a very important and main part of the
architectural field. The first building rock in any project is the ground which determines the
identity of the project.
In my thesis paper, my argument is about Ground architecture as an architectural typology and
especially raising and continuity of ground typology and explaining briefly some different case
studies in different countries of ground architecture and its typologies , also I am introducing
The Wave which is my project in which I have practised merging two typologies which are
raising and continuity of ground.
In the first part of my thesis, I am explaining the importance of ground as an element to
architecture , how it has been the main spine of the architecture process and spotting the light
on some previous architects who invaded the filed of using ground in architectural projects and
how they have applied and practised this concept.
The second part is about , the different typologies of ground architecture and focusing on
raised and continuous ground especially and supporting my argument with more case studies.
The case studies I am mentioning in my thesis to express and illustrate how the different
typologies were applied and define their characteristics , but also with focusing on raised and
continuous typology as i am using it in my introduced project The Wave. Another point I am
mentioning is the integration between green roofs and continuous ground.
The third part of is about ground architecture through the eye of Barcelona city and its history
in Barcelona and mentioning some case studies urbanizing and grounding Barcelona from the
old days to our modern architecture and supporting the discussion with few diagrams and
pictures of the projects.
The fourth and my last part of the thesis I am introducing my proposal (The Wave ), in this
project I used the technic of grounding the location of moll de Barcelona and i practised the
idea of raising and continuity of ground to prove the importance of ground architecture and the
horizontal buildings in modern architecture and to identify more the idea of using the ground
without really taking it from it surrounding but instead, i merge and adapt to the existing
locations and surrounding. Spotting the light on the ground architecture, its typologies and
bringing it back to life and start applying it with its different typologies in different scale in more
countries and re practising the same has happened before million years by the cavemen
SubjectsLandscape architecture, Underground construction, Green roofs (Gardening), Public spaces -- Spain -- Barcelona, Arquitectura del paisatge, Construcció subterrània, Cobertes verdes, Espais públics -- Catalunya -- Barcelona
DegreeMÀSTER UNIVERSITARI EN ESTUDIS AVANÇATS EN ARQUITECTURA-BARCELONA (Pla 2015)
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