Section along the showroom building, showing the basement floor where cars are exhibited, and the upper floor is a double volume including offices and other displays for other models of cars. Mezzanine floor is connected to ground floor and reached by an open staircase.
Site Analysis
Figure 6: Site Layout with the building added within the surrounding( Author)
The plot is located at Al-Mizhar area. It is surrounded by private houses. From the north side, a green land is adjacent to the plot planted with natural local trees that they can filter the air coming across the site. From the south, there a shopping center providing a close facility for the users in the neighborhood. To the opposite side of the shopping mall a big lot for parking and people coming to the area will be motivated to have a descent parking area available in the surrounding. Project plot dimensions are 25m length x 25 m width and the maximum height is 8.5m with respect to the surroundings. All requirements, building construction materials, and setbacks meet Dubai Municipality codes and regulations. The prevailing wind flows from the North West in most of the days, other wind comes from the south in winter months, and the sun path hits the south part of the building along the year. The overall environmental factors are described in the climate region of Dubai.
Designing a passive automobile showroom in hot climatic conditions 727