Research Abstract:

Food courts caters to a diverse range of students, faculty members, staff, and
visitors of the university. Food court services give an opportunity to talk and
interact with each other in a separate environment which can provide
entertainment along with quality food and a suitable environment for working
and studying. Therefore, the design criteria for outdoor food courts were studied,
which will be focused on in the research in terms of developing educational
facilities with technology and sustainability according to Egypt’s 2030 plan.

Location: Ahram Canadian University, Banks District - 4th Industrial Zone, 6

October City, 12451, Cairo, 6th October EG

Target groups: parents, students, Faculty members.

Research objective:

 Access to a proposed model for designing outdoor food courts in Egyptian

universities by studying interior design standards and linking them to the
exterior design and site coordination to achieve integrated design efficiency.
(linking architectural and interior design)

Research Problem:

 The research problem lies in current design of the food court, which needs
to be updated and restructured to connect the interior design with the
external structure arena in the food court.
 This clarifies the extent of its impact on Egypt’s 20-30 plan.
Research Importance:

 Studying the interior design standards of the outdoor food courts and
linking it to the site layout to achieve the best user experience.

Research hypothesis:

 Achieving a sustainable design, in addition to technological intervention to

achieve a contemporary design. (to be changed)

Scientific research methodology:

 The scientific research method can be defined as: “a set of special tools,
methods, and techniques, which are used in examining discovered
knowledge and phenomena, or it is a completion of some theories and
information, and this depends on the compilation of some confirmations,
and they must be measurable and deducible.”

 Inductive approach: A study on food courts and knowledge of the

foundations of planning and designing food courts.

 Deductive approach: Through it, social, economic, planning, architectural

and environmental factors will be accessed to evaluate food courts.

Research limits:

 Spatial boundaries
 Research structure

Axis 1 Axis 2 Axis 3 Axis 4

Interior design Interior design Regenerative Project

of food courts elements and interior design application
and site material’s from the
coordination technology approach of Concept
simulating nature
location Walls, ceiling, and Inspiration
flooring What is
bubble diagram regenerative Linking between
for food court Lighting and design? interior design
current design materials and simulation of
What is nature, which will
Movement Colors simulation of be presented in
corridors nature? the design of the
External plant food court.
Social factors elements Case studies on
(target age and regenerative Technology:
groups) Technology in design and Interactive & AI
interior design simulation of
The basis for nature Plan
planning and Case studies (Redistribution of
designing food Architectural
courts. Design problem blocks,
And solutions movement
corridors and re-
designing
interiors and
exteriors)

Sections

3D shots
 Location

Banks District - 4th Industrial Zone, 6 October City, 12451, Cairo, 6th
October EG

Industry

Food
courts
area

Tennis
court Faculty of
business
administration
Green
area

Metro
station

Industry
Industry
 Plan
IT Kitchens

restrooms

Kitchens

Seating
area
Seating
area

Green
areas
 Fundamental of planning and designing of food courts

Choosing a Study of Architectural

place and Study of social economic planning
studying the factors factors and foundations
site feasibility and standards

Determine the Target groups Economic factors Identifying the

university’s area (Relationship of elements making
of influence. Approximate university facilities up the food court
number of target to each other, and
Surrounding groups the relationship of Site planning and
Areas faculties to each designing
other through the principles
Movement movement paths)
corridors
Study of existing
Future expansion competing
of university facilities

Influencing factors Feasibility studies:

Marketing
Artistic
Financial
Social
Environmental
Economical