Architecture & Urban Design

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Abdulkarim Architect | Urban Designer

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About Me

EXPERIENCE

- edVisit the site regularly to ensure construction heresad to state regulations and nsuringe the project remains on time.

- edDirect and ledcontrol all personnel and resources to ensure property is properly maintained and owner objectives met as well as ,dhire edtrain and devaluate property staff.

including hiring, effective human capital systems and work philosophy.

- Drafted building plans for residential construction projects.

- Worked on planning designs for a land to accommodate 13 detached houses.

MANAGER | ,Takeout Copenhagen - Denmark

OPERATIONS

- Effectively managed employee relations including hiring, discipline, rewards and recognition, and effective human capital resources allocation.

From a very early age I was into design, I used to change our house decoration every two days which drove my parents nuts! But even though I tortured them as a kid, that paid off after I graduated from the architecture school and was recruited to be part of the design team in one of the biggest real estate companies in Dubai, It was like living that kid’s dream. That experience helped me land my career in Sweden since I moved here.

- edDevelop and edimplement operating systems and work processes consistent with management philosophy.

Sweden considering the Swedish documents and layouts for design ideas and participated in all phases of

129 flats with all details considering the Swedish Standards for a ‘Spiran’ project in Malmö.

I’m a passionate architect and urban designer who believes in the ability of sustainable architecture and urban design thinking for strengthening our societies and having a positive effect on our cities. Only together we can build a better future.

- Designed

- Produced construction details, documents and layouts for building permissions and edosprop new design ideas and creative solutions to clients.

- Consulted workers on the site and participated in all phases of the design process.

completed design works maintained regular developers.

- Created designs and alterations for a storey-37 residential tower ‘MADA Residence Tower’

Today, I have a master’s degree in sustainable urban design and a strong record in architecture. I’m driven to find answers to the sustainable growth of cities, working on the new challenges that face our today and considering the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

- Prepared architectural documents, completed design works and produced detailed drawing as well as maintained regular communications with all third party developers.

Lund climate design and making the world’s walkability, community

Sounds interesting? Please take a peek at my selected works from around the world in this portfolio and have an idea of what I have been doing during my time.

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MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ARCHITECTURE

- pecializedS in ustainableS Urban esignD with advanced researches in urban form and quality, smart climate design and urban landscape and recycling.

- Research, design methods and concepts of making the world’s growing cities livable and sustainable.

Aleppo University techniques of building rehabilitation of analyses.

- Exploring designs that promote walkability, community buildings and social sustainability.

Abdulrahman Abdulkarim

Andreas, Malmö

Bengt Hellborg ,Arkitektkontor Malmö - Sweden

PROJECT ARCHITECT | Fastighetsbolaget Sankt Andreas, Malmö - Sweden

Urban projects 01

Kista is the newest part of Järvafältet in the north of Stockholm. It is known as Sweden’s IT-Centre, where companies engaged in data and technologies are situated. It is the biggest ICT in Europe and the second in the world after Silicon Valley.

The project proposes a strategic urban transformation plan for the Science city of Kista by providing safety, creating a sense of community, increasing innovation and fostering new generation ideas by creating an open realm of innovation plazas to increase collaboration between the educational system and the high-tech companies. Adding different functions and proposing mixed-use settings also provide an environment for these goals to be achieved. Mixed functions help create active streets around the clock and increases safety.

Connecting the site with the city centre and the surrounding as well as promoting walkability and biking are crucial to achieving the previously mentioned goals.

Are people HAPPY in Kista ?

The new master plan of Kista, Stockholm, has followed the programs from the municipality of Stockholm and their guidelines for the comprehensive plan. The new plan proposal aims to strengthen the relationship between the existing and new throughout different spines that carry various functions.

Playground

PV panels

Outdoor seating

Think cubes

Tech umbrellas

Green roof

Shopping Shopping

Foodcourt

Brainstorming grove

Brainstorming grove

commercial spine

More than a street

Academic, Lund University

Dujiangyan City, China 2020

Dujiangyan is one of the cities that has been damaged by the Wenchuan earthquake in 2008. The site is surrounded by nature and mountains where panda habitats attract tourists. It is also located close to the UNESCO world heritage site as well as an ancient irrigation system.

The proposal focuses on reducing the excessive 8 lanes highways in road width to reduce co2 emissions. Pedestrian and bike lanes will promote walkability and create more sustainable ways to promote cultural tourism. The proposals aim to enrich the environment by creating green public spaces along the blue structure to create more livable spaces and attract tourists, creating economic growth that the site will benefit from.

The design focusses on inviting more people to the site by reducing car usage as well as taking advantage of the blue and green structure to connect the different parts of the site.

Railway station

Areas for densification

Tourists attraction point

New development

Future center

Tram line

Railway

City strategy

Vision sketches

Proposed spines & loops

The site’s spine

The proposed master plan aims to frame the public spaces with mixed-use blocks where different functions increase the quality of life through sustainable and liveable streets. The buildings are positioned to create different public spaces qualities with different activities.

Axonometric view

Densify green - live with the nature

Academic, Lund University

Ängelholm, Sweden

2019

The vision for Ängelholm is to have a green residential area that is mixed-use surrounded by dense biodiversity parks and forest that is reflective of a new sustainable way of living in alignment with the global sustainability goals.

The studied site is an old industrial district near the train station set to become a vibrant mixed-use area that connects the forest to the city centre. The proposal specifically defines both green strategies and programs such as bars, markets and lively public spaces on the ground level in creating this neighbourhood. Several existing buildings are also reused to house new programs that the city needs. Low rise row houses with green roofs and growing balconies is the proposed typology for the site. Specific tree types are proposed to attract more animals and wildlife to the place and increase bio-diversity. These strategies combined can create a place to live and an entrance site to the city with green vitality reflective of Ängelholm.

Land use

Existing typologies

The site is surrounded by green areas that are not really accessible. However, the design proposes linking the green areas and making the site’s green and blue structure central elements. To this end, bio-diverse parks, green areas that integrate the forest, green balconies and roofs are designed.

Architecture

Architecture projects

Rethinking the western fence area

Academic, Aleppo University

Aleppo, Syria 2015

The site is located in Aleppo city alongside the western ancient fence that surrounds the old city. The fence was severely damaged during the civil war, and the main purpose of this project was to rethink the area just outside the fence in a way that connects the ancient city of Aleppo with the new part of the city as a link between the old and the new.

The project has three different architectural programs: the museum, the superposition housing, and the covered markets. A larger urban plan that defines the main connections and the land use is also proposed. The proposal, along with the new buildings inspired by local architecture, also respects the existing buildings and re-engages them in urban life while creating a soft transition between the old and the new city

First floor

Third floor

Second floor

Basement

Western facade

Southern facade

Section b-b’

Section a-a’

Housing perspective

The housing blocks are designed to be modern versions of the traditional Arabic houses. The idea is based on creating different modules that come together to finally have the super-position housing. It is designed to control the sunlight access, provide privacy and a spacious terrace for urban gardening.

Museum perspective

The museum’s design is inspired by the historical architecture in the old city . The windows frames are patterned similar to the ancient windows that reflect the undesired sunlight while being removable if needed. The design also proposes roof openings to let sun access at some points.

Spiran - 129 flats

Office project, Fastighetsbolaget Sankt Andreas Malmö, Sweden

2019

This project, located in Malmö city, involved a small team, of which I was a part, working on it from 2017 until the project got the building permit in 2019.

The project includes four main housing blocks and basement parking under block 1 and 2. The project is built to Swedish standards and is designed to accommodate residents in wheel-chairs. The building permission was granted in 2019 for 129 flats that vary in size from one room up to five rooms and a kitchen. My role was to work along with the chief architect to design the floor plans for the flats in compliance with the Swedish standards; to design the facades along with the materials to maintain streetscape cohesion in the neighbourhood were bricks and paint were predominantly used for the facades.

The following drawings show only one of the four blocks that has 52 flats in different sizes as an example chosen for this portfolio.

Site plan

Third & fourth floor

Fifth floor

House 1 section 1

House 1 section 2

West facade

East facade

South facade

North facade

Material description:

1- Roof sheet metal S4030-Y50R

2- Window - wood smudge with aluminum S0300-N

3- alu railing lacquered S1505-G90Y

7- Bricks RT 154 Ultima

9- White paint

12- Paint 2020-Y10R

13- Paint 2010-Y30R

14- Entrance door EK

15- Partition with sliding door AL S0300-N

16- 3000-N

House 1 section 3

South - west facade

Lacoste - The Dubai Mall

Office project, 3D Design, Decoration & Display LLC

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

2018

This project, located in Dubai, involved different parties, of which I was a part, working on it from 2015 until the project finished in 2018.

The store is located in the unit L1 053 in Dubai mall and the design aims to provide an easy flow between the different sections. The store targets women, kids and men as customers and takes into consideration the human behaviours to give the customers the best experience in the store. It provides a clockwise navigation and avoids transition zones as well as makes sure no narrow aisles are there. There are different storage sizes and fitting rooms. The design concept is to have strategic plans and space management, including furniture, fixtures, lightning and signage.

The following drawings show only the plans and elevations that I contribute to during the design process.