Abstract
Saudi Arabia has launched a vision for 2030 aimed at creating a well-educated society that is well versed in the field of science. Thus, there is a need to develop a dedicated science center to meet the 2030 vision. Hence, this work presents the development of Scientific and Exploring Center at Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. In this work, two case studies were analysed in order to comprehend the requirements of science center. Thus, based on the analysed case studies, for the proposed Scientific and Exploring Center, the estimated gross floor area is 11826.81 m2. Furthermore, the center is comprised of several zone, which are administration, public services, scientific and exploring, library, outdoor and parking. Likewise, two sites were proposed for constructing the science center. Site evaluation analysis was carried out on both sites to comprehend the most suitable site. The results of site evaluation analysis have shown that site 2 attained the highest score of 123 and it was selected as the proposed development site. This site is located at Alshati District, Jeddah. The Scientific and Exploring Center was designed based on the concept of DNA structure, which represents the idea of exploring with infinity circulation.
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