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What can design do to start to legitimize ramlet boulaq in the eyes of surrounding cairo without denying those existing internal The Nile City Towers sit directly across the street that bounds Ramlet Boulaq on its west relationships? side. The towers have come with a great deal of controversy for the slum dwellers, often bazaar wall fresh food market referring to it as “the shadow they are living under,” as the owner of the towers shares wall a complicated relationship with the slum dwellers. While continually trying to acquire the slum’ s land for his own financial gain, the tower owner has also acknowledged those financial uncertainties at play within the slum as he employed many of Ramlet Boulaq’s residents to act as security for the towers during the 2011 revolution in Cairo. ?
ramlet boulaq existing barrier proposed sits condition market 35 ft west of the towers
the nile city towers has “Taking me out of here is like taking a fish out its grey water of his pond. I am as loyal to this land as I am serviced 11.4 to my country, Egypt.” These words - spoken by miles away. Mohamed, a Ramlet Boulaq resident - tell the true story of a slum often viewed as ‘something within the shadow.’ The people here value their community above all else. They have fought and will continue to fight for the land that they own and call home. It was crucial to honor these values - these people - when attempting to relieve some of those day to day struggles made worse by those
physical living conditions. composting
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existing COURTYARD TYPOLOGY proposed existing water taps proposed reconfiguration (currently providing Ramlet of housing anchored Boulaq with all of its housing around subgrade water housing potable and non-potable tanks storing filtered grey water for non-potable condition uses (aiming for the least formation amount of alteration of existing structures).
There are 3000 residents of Ramlet Boulaq - requiring a quantity of vegetation to be sold in market or 150000 liters of grey water per day. used by residents of the cluster thermal mass
Existing concrete foundations are assumed each produce around Towers The two Nile City semi-public space viable for transferring load of new structures. The existing red bricks on site would be utilized if easily accessible and having little damage. The use of clips placed and cured within the THE GREYWATER USED BY THE TOWER COULD BE DIRECTLY SOURCED INTO RAMLET BOULAQ SOURCED INTO COULD BE DIRECTLY THE TOWER USED BY THE GREYWATER mortar would allow for a multi valiant barrier for
hanging and storage purposes.
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underground holding tank of filtered grey water from NCT sand filtration tanks
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