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Resume Project 1 Architecture of Harmonious Coexistence : Architectural Mediation at Conflictive Borders Project 2 Amazon Headquarters 2 proposal for St. Louis Project 3 Villa 119
Mohamed is an architectural designer with four years of experience in the architecture & planning industry and an accredited master’s degree. He is actively pursuing licensure prioritizing growth and mentorship. He possesses the conceptual, analytical, and technical skills that enable him to conceptualize, develop, and deliver architectural and urban solutions. Driven with a passionate belief that good architecture is achieved through a thorough design process supported with research, interdisciplinary and collaborative practices, and the utilization of the most efficient available technologies. He is proficient in several CAD, BIM, 3D modeling, and architectural visualization, and constantly working on adding more to his skill set.
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Mohamed Abushouk
Contact Info. 724-434-0349 m.o.abushouk@gmail.com
Experience
Education
Architectural Designer Grieg J Rutherford Architects - Oxford, OH 05/2019 to Present
Master of Architecture Miami University - Oxford, Ohio 08/2017 to 08/2019
- Working under the supervision of the principal architect assisting in the design and construction of various residential renovations and new construction projects.
Bachelor of Science in Architectural Engineering A.A.S.T - Alexandria, Egypt 09/2008 to 06/2013
Graduate Assistant Miami University - Oxford, OH 08/2017 to 08/2019
S kills
- Reviewed undergraduate studio progress and final projects. Assisted in teaching technical and theoretical classes (Ideas in Architecture, Building Technology, Graphic Media, Environmental Studies). Freelance Architect Self-employed - Sudan 06/2015 to 07/2017 - Provided full architectural services collaborating with MEP and structural consultants, for several small size residential and commercial projects including a 113,500 sq. ft. employees park, a private 12,800 sq. ft. four-story multi-family residence, and an 8700 sq. ft. restaurant interior. Architect Iskan Architects - Sudan 07/2014 to 04/2017 - Led a 15,500 sq. ft. single-family residence project from concept through construction documents. Coordinated with the client, consultants, and contractors throughout the project. - Ran various projects simultaneously, reviewed designs for code compliance, prepared competition entries, and office marketing materials.
- Sketching - AutoCAD - Revit - SketchUp - 3d’s Max - Rhino - Lumion - V-ray - Adobe Creative Suite - Microsoft Office - Woodworking - Design research - Conceptual thinking
Languages - Arabic (Native) - English (Fluent) - French (Beginner)
Licenses & Associations - Assoc. AIA - AXP (NCARB) - pursuing licensure - Registered Architect #37497 - Sudan - RIBA Part 1 - 2012
Independent Coursework - Revit Architecture - Project management (PMI-PMP)
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ARCHITECTURE OF HARMONIOUS COEXISTENCE : ARCHITECTURAL MEDIATION AT CONFLICTIVE BORDERS
LOCATION Haiti / Dominican Republic Borders Ouanaminthe /Dajabon TYPE Academic | Urban | Architecture Theory | Research | Master’s Thesis DATE May 2019 TOOLS Sketching | Rhino | Grasshopper SketchUp | Lumion | Photoshop DUTIES Design research | Schematic design | Design development
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An architectural intervention proposing a functioning built environment that will provide suitable socioeconomic conditions to support border communities and the whole region to achieve harmonious coexistence. The goal is a built environment based on political, economic, and social needs, to reinforcing mutuality and allowing differences to coexist rather than dealing with them with exclusion and revocation, activating a shared economy, and building around existing community bonds. A realistic and applicable proposal is pursued to present a different border form to the current world. In the process, chaotic systems, fractals, organic urban growth, and cellular automata were used and examined as methods to achieve the set goals.
Ouanaminthe, Haiti
Dajabon, Dominican Republic
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Integrating different urban fabrics, elements, identifying regional access routs ,and possible growth directions.
Analyzing the urban fabric identifying the existing nodes and main corridors, creating new nodes utilizing existing attraction to diffuse concentration, avoid overloading services and promote balanced growth.
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Nodes & Connectivity
Water bodies + main water canals
Integrating different urban fabrics, elements, identifying regional access routs ,and possible growth directions.
Integrating different urban fabrics, elements, identifying regional access routs ,and possible growth directions.
Sketching a concept of spines and nodes connecting public spaces with different services through supportive spines providing services and connectivity.
Doxiadis, Constantinos (1968) dynamic growth towards an irregular form, along transportation lines due to ease of access to the center.
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Cellular automata homogeneous structures: If
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3D Game of life States = Function & Size of each architectural element Neighborhoods = elements with direct or indirect relation (Wolfram & Daniel de Souza Carvalho)
Initial program and bubble diagram
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Hierarchy in Size & Function
Adding hierarchy in size & function and removing the central integration and communication element to achieve a self integrating functional system.
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Urban fabric fusion
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Housing Conceptual Design
Exploring the Chinese Hutong housing typology (Narrow corridor clusters) in comparison with Haitian vernacular housing where a lot of similarities were found.
Provide different levels of privacy and interaction with the community, and maximize trading with storefronts and street access, in addition to stronger community bonds.
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Housing unit Exploded axonometric
Growth and Clustering
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Private / Family court
Public / Commercial court 15
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AMAZON HEADQUARTERS ST. LOUIS PROPOSAL
LOCATION St. Louis, MO TYPE Academic | Architecture | Highrise | Mixed-use | Travel Studio DATE December 2017 TOOLS Sketching | AutoCAD | SketchUp| Revit|Photoshop DUTIES Site Analysis | Design research| Schematic design | Design development
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Amazon looking for a new city for its second headquarters meant a huge opportunity for economic growth to a city. While cities were competing to be the home of the second Amazon headquarter. St. Louis had to make an offer to attract Amazon to their city. Collaborating with CannonDesign St. Louis for our travel studio we created proposals for an Amazon Headquarters in a Mixed-use High-rise project. The building concept is derived from being the physical interpretation of Amazon meeting the city of St. Louis. Incorporating new Amazon drone delivery assembly and launching facility with offices, residential floors, and ground-level public areas.
Downtown St. Louis, MO
Site
The Gateway Arch
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Aiming to create a more transparent, light, and porous city block to revitalize the downtown recreational scene and create a close break destination for office workers by day and a night chill spot for the public by night. Occupying the whole block allowed the opportunity to have several approaches for different functions and control and maximize accessibility. Hand sketches and foam models were used to explore different concepts and possibilities.
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As part of Amazon’s dominant identity and it is being an economic and cultural force a strong visual landmark was needed to communicate the weight of amazon in the city of St. Louis. An origami-inspired design had the potential to be the solution for the massing and the floor plan flexibility needed.
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Mass and Skin Exploration
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Residential Tower
Cores Open Office floors
Existing Preserved Restaurant
Commercial/ Private approach
Public Space/ Approach
Exploded Axonometric 33
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VILLA 119
LOCATION Khartoum, Sudan TYPE Professional | Residential | Singlefamily DATE Dec. 2016 TOOLS Sketching | AutoCAD | SketchUp Revit | V-ray | Photoshop DUTIES Design research | Schematic design | Design development
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A private residency initiated with a challenging request of fitting two identical units with a considerable size and pools in a limited area that will be expanded in the future. Each unit includes a service and storage areas in a semi-basement with entrances from both outside and inside the unit.
Exploded Axonometric 35
Section A-A 36
Ground Floor Plan
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3D Rendering
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1 A8.01
Wall Section +8.16 m ROOF LEVEL F.F.L
2 A8.01
54.6 cm
54.6 cm
54.6 cm
337.0 cm
54.6 cm
54.6 cm
+8.00 m ROOF LEVELT.O.S
54.6 cm
+4.76 m LEVEL - T.O.S 48.5 cm
205.0 cm
39.0 cm
55.0 cm
+4.50 m - CANOPY LEVEL
3 A8.01
108.0 cm
+1.46 m GROUND FLOOR LEVEL - T.O.S
15.0 cm
+1.56 m GROUND FLOOR LEVEL - F.F.L 30.0 cm
+0.48 m CORRIDOR LEVEL - F.F.L
192.0 cm
245.0 cm
0.000 m LEVEL - F.F.L
- 1.44 m BASEMENT LEVEL - F.F.L - 1.54 m BASEMENT LEVEL - T.O.S
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230.0 cm
258.5 cm
232.5 cm
242.5 cm
957.0 cm
+3.88 m Bottom of Concrete Beam
622.5 cm
+4.86 m - FIRST FLOOR LEVEL - F.F.L
Construction progress
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Thank you
m.o.abushouk@gmail.com 724-434-0349 LinkedIn
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