Sand Drift proving ground, Khanbogd, Mongolian Concept Architecture, Architect, Images
Sand Drift proving ground in Khanbogd
23 Aug 2022
Design: Margot Krasojevi? Architects
Location: province of Khanbogd, Republic of Mongolia

Renders: Margot Krasojevi?
Sand Drift Proving Ground, Mongolia
The site for the Sand Drift Proving Ground location is in the South Gobi Desert of Mongolia, 80 kilometers north of Mongolia’s border with the People’s Republic of China, 100km from Khanbumbat Airport in the province of Khanbogd, Ömnögovi, and 10km from lake Buir.

The design strategy is for the building to respond to site climate merging with its immediate environmental changes.

The design gives the impression of being blown on-site by desert winds, rising out of the landscape when in use, and will be buried under snow and sand when lying dormant. The buried desert building activates with motion.
Rolling sands of the Gobi desert unveil landscapes reconfiguring the topology. The building captures this transformation by being revealed and covered by the sands as it sits low into the sedimentary rock, a fossil-like presence, a relic awaiting discovery. The scheme is a year-round proving ground for off-road testing for new model vehicles with viewing tunnels, flooded areas, and various surface and ground gradients to test the limit of the car’s engineering. The design, sponsored by SIAC cars, accommodates three zones: torsional obstacles, twist tracks, surface respons...