DESIGN RECOMMENDATIONS
The general solutions provided shall comply with the standards set in the
District Proposal Plan of Jeddah, municipal bye-laws and regulations, as
well as whatever else that may affect the scope of action.
It is important to use the historical and architectural context,
continuing with past traditions, but to place building firmly in an
international and modern idiom: to incorporate the basic principles of
Islamic traditional design with contemporary architectural language.
It is important to take into consideration and to include in the design
expression the political, social, cultural and symbolical meaning of the
O.I.C. headquarters.
The appropriate location and spatial valuation of the authorities and office
of the Secretary General is considered essential.
FUNCTIONAL SECTION OF THE HEADQUARTERS
The O.I.C. headquarters should be constructed on the site with total surface
of 40.000 (forty thousands) square meters, and a half of that surface can be
use for development,
The headquarters should be organized in three sections:
- Office section is a dominant part of the headquarters.
Recommended building height of the office section is 24 floors
- Conference section, with library and exhibition halls as two
semi-independent components, with four floors as the recommended height.
- Services and garage section, recommended to be an independent
underground structure connected with other sections with safe corridors.
- Heliport should be proposed above the garage structure.
Open area, around 20.000 square meters of surface, should be
organized as a garden integrating traditional value of Islamic gardens into
a modern context. Greenery combined with water elements should be introduced
in the building wherever it is possible. Interior and exterior gardens
should be connected.
CONSTRUCTION
Advanced modular manufacturing and construction techniques should be
applied. Prefabricate steel/concrete for columns and beams, composite
steel decking with concrete layers are recommended for the structural
elements.
A high ratio of utilization is necessary to justify the feasibility
of the construction. The construction grid should be economic and provide
flexible organization of the interior space. Interior walls should be easily
movable to provide more functional organization of the different unit of the
headquarters.
Wall surfaces must resist damage (furniture movement, equipment), with very
low rate of surface flame spread.
The building needs to be flexible and adaptable, constructed for the long
life and able to respond to changing requirements.
When services are outdated they can be easily replaced with new units.
Material used for construction, especially for the visible surfaces should
be durable and easy for maintenance. It is important to choose producers who
are giving a long time guarantee for maintenance and possible replacement of
materials.
Clear ceiling heights in the offices should be appropriate to the
surface of the rooms, as an essential indicator for the comfortable working
environment.
All installations should be in the floor/ceiling constructions. No
installations should be present in the not-structural walls.
INSTALLATION
Mechanical system should be very sophisticated. Security and fire
should be controlled by central computer system with a possibility to
isolate areas of the complex.
The building should be to take energy saving approach (long cooling tank
with a capacity of to satisfied need of the building, high quality isolation
etc), and acoustic protection of every individual unit.
Energy conservation system and renewable use of energy should be
introduced.
Quality of light and air should have a maximum importance. Building
illuminated by the daylight and naturally ventilated with operable (double-skin)
windows that let in air but kept out noise and heat out.
Air conditioning should work on an `algorithm` system whereby a
computer regulates the humidity and the temperatures by constantly checking
and anticipating exterior/interior changes.
Lighting systems can generally be divide into office lighting,
conference halls lighting, emergency lighting and specialized requirement,
such as for televising of events and visual aids. Illumination in corridors
should allow for transition from daylight to interior levels, and change
from day- to night-time.
SECURITY
Security, general and individual, must be provided for each complex
component. Consideration must be given to key factors such as the aspect and
separation of the components with regard to the perimeter of the site,
elements for controlling access to enclosures and buildings, public routes
inside and outside the secure enclosures, location of outside CCTV cameras
with optimum views, secure and aesthetically appropriate barriers,
distribution of controlled entrances to the worker car parks and security
blocks in the buildings on the complex, control of service entrances,
electronic security systems, etc.
Safety requirements must comply with local regulations or codes. The
aim is to enable an evacuation time of 2.5 minutes together with measures to
delay the spread and scale of a fire.
Compulsory installations of smoke and fire detectors, together with
automatic sprinkler systems, may be specified.
Fire resistance of the doors and shaft, and entry through a fire
protected lobby from underground car parks is resolutely required.
Immobilization in the event of fire means that alternative stairs and other
routes must be provided. Corridors must be designed to serve as means of
escape in the scent of fire and lead to safe exits from the building. The
walls and flooring must resist marking and damage, and ceilings should allow
acoustic absorption and access to services.
ACCESSES
The main entrance, predominantly use for state occasions should be
monumental, same as the main lobby. Other gates should be planned for staff,
and service.
The lobby of the underground garage should be closely connected with a main
lobby on the ground floor. Separate foyers are required for each of the main
halls and for groups of meeting rooms. The foyer provides circulation and
assembly space leading to different parts of the hall, including each floor
level, and any area that may be separated by division.
The circulation scheme should provide easy accesses to all public component
of the complex. The underground circulation should have a same scheme as the
circulation on the ground floor. Movements of staff, guests and visitors
need to be carefully designed to ensure clear directions, convenience and
safety. Particular attention should be given to the peak flows of people.
Directional signs should be provided at all junctions, changes in direction,
escalators and lifts, and at entrances to the rooms.
Access for the disabled - specific provisions include allocation of
parking spaces, identification of routes, provision of ramps, toilets and
facilities designed for wheelchair and other disabled users in each main
area.
Elevators should be positioned near the main stairs, with a lobby
waiting area adjacent. Every functional group should have own elevator.
THE HIGHEST WORLD STANDARDS SHOULD BE FULFILLED FOR ALL BUILDING COMPONENTS.
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