Ahmad Masri Architecture Portfolio Email: Tel. :
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ABOUT ME I am a lebanese architecture student, born in Doha, Qatar, the 31st of December 1995. I'm living now in Tyre,Lebanon, the exact address being the main Road of Al-Mansouri village, near the village main clinic. My passion to the design industry started when I first learned multiple design softwares and explored the real meaning of Architectural design during my studies in Beirut Arab University. I am an ambitious person whose vision is to always work hard to find sustainable solutions for every building that I work or plan to work on. My greatest challenge is to boost and reinforce any success I make by making more. I am married to my agenda and my notes don't stop everytime I face new Ideas. I believe I am a successful person; In love with everything new that I encounter, learning it the fastest and more professional way possible. 2
EDUCATION Beirut
2013-Now
Beirut Arab University
Tyre
2012-2013
Abbasiyyeh Public high school
Doha
2010-2012
Lebanese school of Doha, Qatar
BArch. & RIBA part I
Third & final year of secondary school
Fisrt & second year of secondary school
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING Tyre Beirut Tyre
Eng. Abbas Moussa
August 2017
Intern and designer of Al-Ezziyeh wedding hall
Dar Al Handasah Nazih Taleb & Partners
June-July 2016
Intern and site Engineer
July-August 2015
Architect Issa Dia/ Platform ID Intern and site Engineer
SKILLS Autocad
Illustrator
Lumion
Revit
Indesign
Microsoft office
3ds max
Sketchup
Physical models
Photoshop
Rhinoceros
Sketching
LANGUAGES Arabic
Native language
English
Speak fluently, read and write high proficiency
French
Speak fluently, read and write high proficiency
INTERESTS Fishing
Reading
Cycling
Jogging
Dancing
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Index
Highlighted are the ones showcased in this portfolio
Architecture Selected Works 2012-2018 Eng. Mohammad Zein house renovation Tyre, Lebanon Freelancing work June-August 2018 Dbayyeh Science Museum Dbayyeh, Lebanon Graduation Project January-April 2018
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Private Kindergarten Majdalioun, Lebanon Freelancing work February 2018 Restoration of fairouz's House Zokak El Blat, Beirut, Lebanon Design Studio VII August 2017 - December 2017
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Al Eziyyeh Outdoor wedding hall Eziyyeh, South Lebanon Internship August 2017 Business Complex Beirut, Lebanon Design Studio VI January 2017 - April 2017
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Rehabilitation and Elderly Center Ramleh Al Bayda, Beirut, Lebanon Design Studio V November 2016 - December 2016 The Box Residence Jwayya, Tyre- Lebanon Freelancing work October 2016 Public Library Sodeco, Beirut, Lebanon Design Studio V August 2016 - September 2016
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Al Sanayeh Area Urban study Sanayeh, Beirut, Lebanon Urban Design Studio August 2016 - December 2016 Public Park Sayda, Lebanon Design Studio IV March 2016 - April 2016 4
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Residential Compound Al-Jiyeh, Lebanon Design Studio IV January 2016 - February 2016 Al Bekaa School Extension Al Bekaa, Lebanon Environmental Design Studio March 2016 - April 2016 Transforming a Private Villa into a local Library Chemlan, Mount-Lebanon Interior Design Studio January 2016 - February 2016 Exhibition Center of Material Technology Dbayeh, Lebanon Design Studio III November 2015 - December 2015
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Events hall Debbieh, Lebanon Design Studio III August 2015 - September 2015 Villa Renovation Majdal Selem, South-Lebanon Internship July 2015 Public Kindergarten Dawhet Aramoun, Lebanon Design Studio II March 2015 - April 2015 Atelier of a Fashion Designer Dbayyeh, Lebanon Design Studio II January 2015 - February 2015 Bank Branch Beirut, Lebanon Design Studio I November 2014 - December 2014 Beach House Debbiyeh, Lebanon Design Studio I August 2014 - September 2014 Mobile Architectural Housing Unit Everywhere Design Studio Physical Studies April 2014
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Dbayyeh SCIENCE Museum Location: Dbayyeh, Lebanon Typology: Cultural/Educational Theme:
Building Technology in Science Museums as partners in STEM Education
Size:
11,923 m2
The Dbayeh science museum is broadening the range of subject matter and introducing hundreds of interactive exhibits. The participation in those exhibits remains the most important source of learning. Creating and developing a Design for all; In a rising city, Dbayyeh, as a rich environment, will incubate a Science Museum, a building whose sole purpose is to promote exploration, encourage the excitement of discovery, and make science accessible for all. The design is creating a social and economical sustainability as an environment encouraging the communication and accessibility for all visitors. Students and teachers get experience during every minute they spend inside the museum. The different circulation paths for those visitors and the museum staff is well studied taking into consideration the main exhibition spaces.
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Graduation Project
Conceptual idea
DBAYEH SCIENCE MUSEUM
LEBANESE COMMUNITY
Creating a chance for every Person in the Lebanese community to experience hundreds of sciences.
Students
Exhibitions
Teachers
DBAYEH SCIENCE MUSEUM
Workshops
Scientists
Offices
The 3 main visitors of the museum share 3 different space categories inside this facility.
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Pedestrian sidewalk
58 m public garden location
58 m
Starting the design with a pure square representing the area of surface exploitment
splitting
3 NATURE
The ramp splits the volume into two main masses. A need for a pedestrian platform along the ramp is necessary
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the idea of connecting the public garden visitors with pedestrians on the street draws us a path as a starting for ramp design
4 pedestrian platform
URBAN connecting
a third main mass connects perpendicularly the 2 ground masses. it represents the exhibition mass with rooftop activities
Design process of the plan Graduation Project
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MUSEUM BIRD-EYE VIEW
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First floor plan
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Basement Floor Plan
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temporary exhibitions
G.F
physics gallery
F.F optics
astronomy
S.F
material technology
vertical circulation visitors support facilities Exhibitions Education areas Exhibit support facilities
new technologies
T.F
Administration Cafeteria
Diagram showing the distribution of the exhibition spaces along five floors Truss system
Steel columns
Reinforced concrete columns
Pre-stressed Slabs
Diagram showing the structure of the museum with all of its components
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North Shot Of The Museum
Fluid Technology
Aluminium panels applied sciences
Temporary exhibitions
cafeteria Parking entrance
3D Sectional Visualization
View of the atrium
Skylights
Amphitheatre
Astronomy
Optics Physics & Chemistry Auditorium
pedestrian platform
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Restoration of FAIROUZ'S House Location: Zokak El Blat, Beirut, Lebanon Typology: Cultural Theme:
Reviving the Fairouzian Culture
Size:
2,936 m2
Fairouz is one of the most known Lebanese singers of all time. A building reviving all her "culture" should have a strong connection with Fairouz as an Icon. Hence the idea of turning her old house into a museum with a collection of her works, songs, and collectibles. A house is "Beit" in arabic; The project is entitled Museum of Beit Fairouz. The main idea was to preserve the visitors visual connection with the three floors residence, and to construct a main concrete wall that attracts the visitors to the facility. A main museum piazza is located on the northern side. The Facility have an auditorium along with the exhibition spaces located inside and in the adjacent house. People can take a rest in the cafeteria overlooking the central courtyard. The circulation of the visitors is realized through ramps from one space to the other arriving to the exhibition of the artifacts before exiting the museum. Indirect lighting through a special roof skylight system is used in the exhibition spaces. The journey in this museum is one of a kind.
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Academic Project
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view inside the artifacts exhibit
view of the museum
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Circulation through ramps
The original house of Fairouz is around 65 years old and it's a traditional lebanese house
Huge Concrete wall
Visitors access either to amphitheatre or
Exhibition Units
main museum
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entrance
Museum Piazza on a lower street level
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Business COMPLEX Location: Verdun,Beirut, Lebanon Typology: Residential/Commercial Theme:
Conecting people together into one facility
Size:
40,142 m2
In the heart of Verdun, near a huge centre called the Concorde, the business complex, as an iconic landmark in Beirut is designed with 40,142 m2 of total surface area. The sustainable digital approach for the main design and the balanced functional and aesthetic issues develop a property that meets the needs of the guests, staff, and the owner. The two main masses of this project are connected through the ground, first, and eighth floor. The main concept was to visually and physically connect both virtual zones of the site through multiple floors. Visitors can access all the functions without interruption of vehicles. They can enter the hotel, coffe shops, restaurants, retail shops and ancillary rooms before heading to their meetings in the business center or their rooms in the hotel. A relaxation and a fitness zone along with a health club are present on the second floor with an extraordinary view to the outside. An even more charming perspective reside on the 21st floor where the observatory belongs. The restaurant and the swimming pool are ones of a kind !
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Academic Project
view inside the business centre
axial path 1
2 virtual zones
bird-eye view of the business complex
axial path 2 connecting 2 zones & determining visitors circulation
masses along axes
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Main Restaurant floor plan
Single rooms hotel floor plan
Spa floor plan
Administration & showrooms floor plan
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Observatory floor plan
Business club floor plan
Large office units floor plan
Mid office units floor plan
Electrical space Janitor closet
Open office spaces floor
& the business centre
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The BOX Residence Location: Jwayya, Tyre-Lebanon Typology: Residential Theme:
Integrated Sustainable private Living
Size:
513 m2
On a land located on a small hill in the heart of Jwayya, one of Lebanon's most known southern villages, the client's request was a summer house including all the facilities for him and his three children. The idea was to generate a design that includes three main elements and that has three main materials. The two white boxes are merged with a concrete mass. Curtains are used for a wider view of the valley and wood is merged with paint to create the feeling of the land. This sustainable villa, with its solar power cylinders used on the roofs, is a place for all the members of the family; The parents, a businessman and his wife, can enjoy the sunrise at their balcony with their own private living room. The children can access the pool by going down the interior stairs through changing and shower rooms. The whole bbasement is dedicated for them including an entertainment room with a dining table. Storage spaces are a must in this floor. Finally, even though this villa is a summer house, the landscape includes a fireplace and a garden.
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Freelance Work
concept
views
The three main masses are raised on the first floor sitting on a surface investment area mass
view of the villa from the pool area
adding floors and pushing the elevations to the inside and creating new functional masses
creating a platform on the
ground floor to get the maxi-
mum of views while relaxation. softscape is added
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Entertainment Room Dining Room Showers/Toilets Lobby Bathroom Bedroom Office Kitchen Garage W.C Living/Dining Room Bedroom Bathroom Lobby Family Living Room Master Bathroom Master Bedroom
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Freelance Work
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Perspective shot showing the villa from the sitting area
Bird-eye view showing the entrance area
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Sodeco Public LIBRARY Location: Sodeco, Beirut, Lebanon Typology: Educational Theme:
The future of information spreading
Size:
8618 m2
This public library is the answer to the question: What is the future of libraries nowadays? The concept standing behind the design was generated around one word; knowledge. Spreading and exchanging knowledge to surrounding communities and the reflection of these communities on the design of the building are step one. Step two is taking into consideration the different cultures of Beirut and the lebanese community in the design process. The result is an interaction zone where all the cultures meet and exchange information and knowledge. Book delivery is accomplisehd using Drones on the roof that interact visually with the visitors that access the building from the north through the amphitheatre, or that enter the building and access its roof. Dancing columns are a great emphasis on the north. They hold the two slab mass along with the steel trusses. The library is an icon in the sodeco area.
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Academic Work
I S S U E S
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Societal+cultural
Book Drones
Financial
Cafe/Retails
Technological
Open Spaces
Functional
Smart tables/Touchscreens Reflection
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Library Culture
Community Academic Work
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Academic Work
PERSPECTIVE SHOT SHOWING SECONDARY ENTRANCE
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Amphitheatre
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Reading Area Visualization
Circulation Study
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3D Section wThe reading areas in my project are in the direction of south where they get direct sunlight almost during all the day; this problem was solved by using a copper paneled facade with small openings to illuminate the interior spaces and by using gardens to filter the incoming sunlight before entering the building.
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Academic Work
Site plan
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Public Park Location: Sayda , Lebanon Typology: Recreational Theme:
A Journey through Sayda's historical buildings
Size:
16600 m2
Sayda is one of the oldest cities in the history and a place where hundreds of civilizations passed by. As every civilization inhabited Sayda, it left behind tenth and hundreds of buildings that remained through the history until this day. As Sayda’ s population does not fully recognize this history,I introduced through this design of the park, five of the most important and most known historical buildings present in Sayda and its atmosphere. Using special features and attractive pavilions installed all the way through the park from the entrance till the last pavilion, I achived an amused journey along the site called a journey through sayda’s historical buildings. I started the design with an inspiration of the hill of murex in Sayda where we used the murex shell as a base for our design.
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Academic Work
Concept
Introduction of the shell into the site
Distribution of the pavilions chronologically across the site on a curved pathway and introducton of a special pathway elevated gradually till 3 meters 3 meters elevated platform
Pavilions distributed along the site The design of the restaurant was inspired by the marine life so was called seaside restaurant. The offices and the WCs were located beside the entrance of the site from the parking. The softscape was limited to the use of different kinds of palms and some oak trees and little of flowers and some bushes Mobile phones
Produce energy & hereby electricity to charge mobile phones
Mirrors & LED lights
Produce energy used in the lightning of the posts
Pavilion of LED lights In this pavilion; the main goal was to encourage the visitors to visit and revisit the site to live this great experience from one side and to do sports from the other side Academic Work
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Public Park Master Plan 0m
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View of the Restaurant
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Academic Work
Pavilions distribution inside the
View of the energy & LED Pavilion
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Exhibition Center of Material Technology
Exhibition Center of Material Technology Location: Dbayeh , Lebanon Typology: Commercial Theme:
The art of exhibitions
Size:
2240 m2
With time, exhibition of pieces, technology, cars, food, materials, clothes, etc.. is becoming more advanced, especially with the introduction of the virtual reality techniques. Dbayeh, is a big introducer of the exhibition buildings and big companies and hereby the exhibition center is focused on the material technology. The idea of the expo center started from the generation of the light, its base and the Prisme itself where the concept has been born. The triangle is the main geometry of the building solving its three angles to formulate the entrance, the lobby spaces, and the electromechanical services. The main exhibition hall is located in the center. The journey of the visitors continue to the upper floors by means of stairs to arrive to a big terrace where they can have a drink on a sunny day or at night where the building shows off itself by its magnificient design.
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Academic Work
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Red AlucoBond used simultaneously with grey alucobond
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Parts of the site have been filled with water for a great view whether to the visitors or employees in the expo center
Grey AlucoBond used with red alucobonds and also grey ReynoBond EcoClean supporting steel columns have been introduced to support the sloped element and they are in the shape of an X
Waiting areas and lobbies are distributed along the way to the first floor
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