Zaha Hadid Architects

Carlos Luna

Our vision of the build environment is that it should

have the same coherence and intricacy as nature
Patrik Schumacher
Director of Zaha Hadid Architects

ZHA Design Vision

A Creative and Digital
Approach

Vitra Fire Station, Weil Am Rhein , Germany

Nordpark Railway Stations, Innsbruck, Austria

New National Stadium of Japan, Tokyo, Japan

MAXXI: National Museum of XXI Century Arts, Rome, Italy

Phaeno Science Center, Wolfsburg, Germany

King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center, KAPSARC, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Opus Tower, Dubai, UAE

Soho Galaxy, Beijing, China

The DNA of Architecture

Biomimicry
An Aesthetic and
Performative Approach

Precendets
Sepentine Gallery
London, UK
2007

Precendets
Sepentine Gallery
London, UK
2007

Precendets
Sepentine Gallery
London, UK
2007

Department of Biological Sciences

Nicosia, Cyprus
Special Mention Competition

Architectural concept: A New Architectural Ecology

Form, matter and movement are the key notions that the project
explores. Each of these primary elements are designed to fulfil the
purpose of serving the other two

Department of Biological Sciences

Nicosia, Cyprus
Special Mention Competition

Architectural concept: A New Architectural Ecology

Form, matter and movement are the key notions that the project
explores. Each of these primary elements are designed to fulfil the
purpose of serving the other two

Department of Biological Sciences

Nicosia, Cyprus
Special Mention Competition

Architectural concept: A New Architectural Ecology

Form, matter and movement are the key notions that the project
explores. Each of these primary elements are designed to fulfil the
purpose of serving the other two

Department of Biological Sciences

Nicosia, Cyprus
Special Mention Competition

Architectural concept: A New Architectural Ecology

Form, matter and movement are the key notions that the project
explores. Each of these primary elements are designed to fulfil the
purpose of serving the other two

Department of Biological Sciences

Nicosia, Cyprus
Special Mention Competition

Architectural concept: A New Architectural Ecology

Form, matter and movement are the key notions that the project
explores. Each of these primary elements are designed to fulfil the
purpose of serving the other two

Biomimicry Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cyprus

CTF 01

FST 01

Pedestrian path

Light court

Green area

Service Road

Belvedere

FST 02

-9.00

0.00

Canopy above

Green area
Water
feature

Amphitheatres
+4.50

+1.50

Void
Student plaza

Atrium

0.00

Student plaza

+1.50

Glazed skylight

-9.00

access to sport
facilities

Void
0.00

+4.50
Water
feature

Amphitheatres

Social Facilities

-9.00

Belved

ere

entry to SFC

Light court
Internal road
Pedestrian accesss to Belvedere

Medical School

-9.00

External car parking spaces

Service Road

Green area

Medical School

SITEPLAN

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Biomimicry Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cyprus

Biomimicry Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cyprus

Biomimicry Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cyprus

THE ORGANIZATIONAL SYSTEM

Biomimicry Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cyprus

Biomimicry Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cyprus

Biomimicry Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cyprus

PUBLIC
SPACE
- CANOPY
TREES STRCTURES
AND
LAB-PODS

SOLAR
COLLECTORS

CANOPY

TRUMPET / FUNNEL

TRUNK (FABRIC)

+1.50 00 Level

Public Space
Shadding

-2.80 -01 Level

TRUNK (CONCRETE)
-6.90 -02 Level

-11.10 -03 Level

Energy Production

Natural Light
and Ventilation

Rain Water
Collection

-13.50 -04 Level

BASEMENT
TRUNK SOLID

Typical Laboratory

Biomimicry Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cyprus

University of Cyprus Campus, Nicosia 4

COMPONENTS

TREE STRUCTURE

RIB STRUCTURE FOR POD

POD SKIN IS A GRC SHELL
CLADDING

INNER SLABS ARE INSITU

CONCRETE SLABS

INSITU SLABS

RC RING BEAM
RC COLUMNS
RC CCANTILEVERS

Biomimicry Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cyprus

University of Cyprus Campus, Nicosia 4

COMPONENTS

TREE STRUCTURE

RIB STRUCTURE FOR POD

POD SKIN IS A GRC SHELL
CLADDING

INNER SLABS ARE INSITU

CONCRETE SLABS

INSITU SLABS

RC RING BEAM
RC COLUMNS
RC CCANTILEVERS

Biomimicry Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cyprus

Biomimicry Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cyprus

Biomimicry Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cyprus

Biomimicry Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cyprus

Biomimicry Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cyprus

Biomimicry Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cyprus

Sustainability

London Aquatics Centre

London, UK
2011

The architectural concept of the London Aquatic Centre is

inspired by the fluid geometry of water in motion.
Zaha Hadid

Sustainability London Aquatics Centre

Sustainability London Aquatics Centre

Sustainability London Aquatics Centre

The Roof

Legacy Mode

2,500 seats

Olympic Mode 17,500 seats

Sustainability London Aquatics Centre

Legacy Mode

2,500 seats

Olympic Mode 17,500 seats

Sustainability London Aquatics Centre

The Roof Structure

Sustainability London Aquatics Centre

Sustainability London Aquatics Centre

Sustainability London Aquatics Centre

Sustainability London Aquatics Centre

Sustainability achievements

- Reduce the future operating costs of the Centre by disassembling the wings to
reduce the seats to only a seventh of the original capacity.
- Further reduction in the operating cost by allowing natural light.
- The aluminium roof has a 50 per cent recycled content
-The Aquatics Centre uses 32 per cent less potable water compared to other
pools recycling water.

Sustainability London Aquatics Centre

King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and

Research Centre (KAPSARC)
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Under Construction - Opening 2014

King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and

Research Centre (KAPSARC)
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Under Construction - Opening 2014

King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and

Research Centre (KAPSARC)
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Under Construction - Opening 2014

King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and

Research Centre (KAPSARC)
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Under Construction - Opening 2014

Leadership in Energy and

Environmental Design (LEED)
Certified: 40 - 49 points
Silver:

50 - 59 points

Gold:

60 - 79 points

Platinum: 80 points and above

A cellular structure of crystalline forms emerges from the desert

landscape, shifting and evolving to best respond to the environmental conditions and internal functional constraints

A cellular structure of crystalline forms emerges from the desert

landscape, shifting and evolving to best respond to the environmental conditions and internal functional constraints

King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Centre

Site Plan

future
developments
green landscape

future
developments
green landscape

At the scale of the site:

The research complex shows a solid face to the
south and east. It is pushed towards the highway
for better visibility from the road, and towards the
south of the site to allow for more expansion to
the north and west.

Competitor Number 2181

experimental
energy
projects

King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Centre

Master Plan Design Concept

Great diversity of cell sizes and proportions
Differentiation - Continuity - Directionality
Competitor Number 2181

King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Centre

At the scale of the architecture,

Architecture Design Concept

The architecture is protective from the outside and

porous on the inside. While giving a strong, hard
shell to the outside, the architecture opens up within
as a series of sheltered courtyards that bring softly
controlled daylight down into all of the spaces. A
system of layering and buffered zones creates soft
transitions from the hot and glaring exterior to cool
and filtered interiors.

Closed outside Open inside

Environmentally responsive form

Competitor Number 2181

King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Centre

SECTIONAL DIAGRAM OF CELL PROTOTYPES AND LAYERS

1 canopy

2 courtyard

3 light cone

4 indoor garden

5 roof terrace

meeting space

entrance area

circulation area

shaded outdoor space

corridor

meeting space

circulation area

underground network
corridor

screen / buffer zone

main structural layer / air-conditioned volume
program cells

King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Centre

The architecture orients to the sun and wind conditions. The crystalline masses of the
PROPORTIONAL TENDENCIES THE COMPONENTS
architectural cells rises up towards the south, west, and east, shielding internal spaces
from direct sun, while the courtyards within oriented to the north and northwest to bring in
indirect light to the spaces below. The wind catchers rise continuously towards the south,
progressively catching the winter and spring winds, helping to further cool the building
facades and outdoor spaces in the more temperate seasons of the year.

Section A
Competitor Number 2181
datum axis
height transition
controlled roof openings

TYPE_ROOF TERRACE

TYPE_INDOOR GARDEN

TYPE_COURTYARD

TYPE_LIGHTCONE

RESEARCH CENTER
CONFERENCE CENTER
LIBARY

RESEARCH CENTER
LIBARY

RESEARCH CENTER
CONFERENCE CENTER
LIBARY

RESEARCH CENTER
LIBARY

The holistic design approach unifies

- Architecture and engineering

- Landscape and building
- Artistic expression with an environmentally responsive design

Reduction of the energy used to operate the building of 42%

Behind the Projects

Digital Tools and
Parametric Design

Thank you