Ahmad Abdulqadir - BA (Hons) Architecture Portfolio 2022 by Ahmad Abdulqadir

ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO 2022

LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY

SCHOOL OF ART AND DESIGN

ABOUT ME

I’m a architecture graduate in July 2022 from Liverpool John Moores University with an immense passion towards designing buildings that serve a purpose for the community and solutions for and user’s needs.

I deeply enjoy exploring a variety of architectural software enabling me to develop my skills pushing my creativity, allowing more options when designing. I made a commitment to become the year representative during my 2nd year as I saw an opportunity to sharpen my leadership and communication skills when attending board of study meetings, becoming a voice for other students, especially during the challenging period through online blended learning.

Reading a book or playing basketball at the park is my hobby and this brings peace to my mind. During times of reflections, this sparks my mind with different ideas for my designs leaving me happy, refreshed and well-focused.

• 2023 - ....... Liverpool John Moores University: MArch Architecture = (Still studying)

• 2019 - 2022 Liverpool John Moores University: BA (Hons) Architecture = (Grade 2:1)

• 2016 - 2019 Newcastle College:

Level 3 National Extended Diploma in Mechanical Engineering = (Grade DDD)

Level 2 General Engineering = (Grade Double Distinction DD)

GCSE Maths = (Grade C)

• 2011 - 2016 Mortimer Comprehensive College:

English = (Grade C)

Product Design = (Grade C)

Level 2 ECDL in IT Application Skills

SKILLS

• DESIGN AutoDesk AutoCAD

AutoDesk Revit

Location:

Liverpool Merseyside, England Phone number: 07400660686

Email: archiportfolio26@gmail.com

Instagram:

SketchUp Pro ArchiCAD

Ultimaker Cura - 3D Printing

VELUX Daylight Visualizer

Morpholio Trace

QGIS

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Photoshop

• RENDER Lumion

Twinmotion

Enscape V-Ray

• MEDIA

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Premier

Adobe After Effects

Liverpool City.

2022 - 2023 - Part 1 Architectural

HOBBIES

• Basketball

• Hiking / cycling

• OFFICE

Physical model-making

Sketching

Microsoft Office Word

Microsoft Office Excel

• PHYSICAL Drawing using drafting board

• 2016 - Supermarket Assistant (volunteer).

PERSONAL SKILLS

• Reading

• DJI Mini 3 aerial drone flying

instagram.com/ahmad_ kurd_archi School Award

Microsoft Office PowerPoint

Microsoft Office OneNote

During times of reflections, writing my goals onto paper to visually see and manifest, allows me to control the day with purpose and meaningful habits esspecially during times of my hobbies.

• BA Hons - Grafter of the year award

Liverpool City Lake District

UNIVERISTY

• BA Year 3 Semester 2 - Comprehensive Design Project - (Birkenhead School of Art) The Art of Sense

• BA Year 3 Semester 1 - Experimental Design 2 - (Weather or Not) The Weather Through Senses

• BA Year 2 Semester 2 - Experimental Design 1 - (Elements and Energies) The Elemental Powers of Yin Yang Energy Engagement

• BA Year 2 Semester 1 - Urban Design Project - (Fabric District) Rejuvenating The Fabric Community

• BA Year 1 Semester 2 - Architectural Design 1 - (A Place for Crafting) Tandoori Naan Bread (Bakery)

Comprehensive Design Project

(Birkenhead School of Art)

THE ART OF SENSE

Narrative / Preface

My CDP project is about creating a higher education art school connecting this to the sites context and community in which this would be located in Birkenhead close by Hamilton Street. The role of education has always been important to the development of society especially when focussing in onto art schools. The spatial hierarchy for the interior occupants uses such as students and teachers is critical, creating a more coherent and a psychological comforting learning environment. The quality of how spaces are designed can only be appreciated once the manifestation of the education setting is accomplished through sensitivity towards the human emotions, reactions, responses and thoughts. The proportions and scale of how a space is laid out has a direct relation to the quality of teaching that can be shared as well as how much positive impact is reflected upon a student learning development. This in result would create an informed outcome for the architectural building as these differences would inevitably spark a desire for signifying the level of design decisions committed such as the cultural, philosophical, technological, functional and formalities.

A simple sketch yet symbolises the essence of natural north daylight entering the art display illuminating art pieces. This draws attention to the textures, colours, forms of the space thus helping architecture achieve its true purpose.

MASSING DEVELOPMENTS

OPENING THE BLOCK VIEWS OUTWARDS BUILDING CUT DOWN

VOLUME DIVISION VIEWS SPALYED GLAZING

ABSTRACT MODEL

MASSING MODELS (DEVELOPMENTAL)

SITE MODEL

CRYSTAL BALL - VIEWS MATERIALS

STREET / ROAD PATTERN

TRAFFIC

EXPLODED TOPOGRAPGY

Site Buildings

Terrain

Contours

River Mersey

Trees

Public Limit

Tunnel Line

Georgian style architecture

Rear elevation of listed buildings

CULTURAL CONTEXT

Square Mersey Rail

Different elevation height to listen buildings

Hamilton

Sandstone material (most of the site)

View to Liverpool Wilfred Owen Statue (War memorial)

War Cenotaph

Queen Victoria Memorial

Town Hall

SITE ELEVATION

LANDMARK SKETCHES

SECTION A-A

1) Fab lab

2) Library / social learning

3) South side escape stairs

4) Emergency exit

5) Printing space

6) Communal leisure

7) Elevator

8) Disabled W/C

9) Gender neutral W/C

10) Spiral staircase to ground floor

11) Hallway to 3d workshop

12) Staff room / storage

13) North side escape stairs

14) CNC machine room

15) Delivery entrance

16) 3d workshop work station

17) Delivery entrance

1) Front courtyard seating area

2) Central outdoor walk through arcade

3) Cafe

4) Public Pavilion space

5) Exhibition display

6) South side escape stairs

7) Light-well to lower ground

8) Private School

9) Foyer

10) Spiral staircase to upper or lower floor

11) Elevator

12) Entrance to lower ground

13) Disabled W/C

14) Gender neutral W/C

15) North side escape stairs

16) Basketball rear half-court

17) Entrance to lower ground

1) Central atrium

2) Open study space

3) South corner balcony

4) Fashion studio

5) South side escape stairs

6) Photography studio

7) Cleaning store room for W/C

8) Disabled W/C

9) Elevator

10) Gender neutral W/C

11) Technician room

12) CAD suite

13) North side escape stairs

14) Digital Graphics and media room

15) Spiral staircase to ground and lower ground floor

16) North corner balcony

17) Staircase to second floor

18) Staircase to first floor

LOWER GROUND FLOOR

GROUND FLOOR

1) Central atrium

2) Staircase to first floor

3) Staircase to third floor

4) Open hallway

5) Security office

6) Elevator to third floor mezzanine

7) Printing room

8) Fine arts studio

9) South corner balcony

10) Elevator to lower floors

11) Seating space

12) Disabled W/C

13) Gender neutral W/C

14) Hallway space for PC access

15) Hallway seating

18) Staff room

19) South side escape stairs

16) North corner balcony

17) North side escape stairs

1) Central atrium

2) Staircase to third floor mezanine

3) Staircase from third floor to second floor

4) Open hallway / seating spaces

5) Elivator to lower ground floors

6) Disabled W/C

7) Gender neatural W/C

8) History of Art and museum studio

9) North side escape stairs

10) Quite studio space

11) Storage space

12) Spiral staircase to rooftop terrace

1) Central atrium

2) Staircase to third floor

3) Architecture studio open space

4) Staircase to rooftop terrace

5) Lecture teaching space

6) Physical model space

7) South side escape stairs

8) Studio group tutorial bays with pin up

partition walls surrounded

9) Storage space

10) Elevator to second floor

SECOND FLOOR

THIRD FLOOR

STRUCTURAL / FACADE MODEL

EXPLODED STRUCTURE AXONOMETRIC

Structural 500mm concrete columns

Concrete 400mm lower ground retaining wall

Lower ground 300mm concrete slab

Pile concrete foundation 2000mm deep and 900mm x 900mm conrete sqaure slab head

EXPLODED FLOOR

Foyer

Photography studio

Central outdoor arcade

Experimental Design 2

(Weather or Not)

The Weather Through Senses

“The connection between Weather and Senses is the core focus during ones experience”

Narrative / Preface

A weather station located within Lake District at Gummers How intending to provide a strong reminder regarding climate and weather. This can be done by heightening the senses and changing their fixed habits through their journey of experiences educating visitors the connection between architecture and the natural world. A curved rooftop that allows rainwater to naturally flow filling up checkpoints of pools then gushing down the hillside streams as a symbolic architectural element respecting nature upon the hilltops. Also an exhibition space in which this can significantly expose extinct rare animals and species due to humans daily decisions as well as an education space.

FLOOR PLANS

EXPLODED AXO

SECTION B-B

Vertical timber columns Arched structural beams

Buildings

LAKE DISTRICT - GUMMERS HOW

Weather Station

Hiking routes

Streams

Public limit

Trees

Lake

Contours

Terrain

windermere

Glulam Timber cross bracing

Rammed Earth floors and walls

Joist arched roof beams (secondary structure)

Horizontal timber floor joists

Experimental Design 1 (Elements

and Energies)

The Elemental Powers of Yin Yang Energy Engagement

A Yin Yang Research Centre located close to China Town within Liverpool’s Waterfront beside the Queen’s Dock. After my initial site visit, the natural physical contexts existing allows the connection to my building design with fluidity, this is water. The area is exposed providing the opportunity for the multicultural and diverse community as well as researchers to explore and share the historical Chinese wisdoms bringing light to ones psychological and physical well-being.

The natural remedies of Chinese medicine such as cupping therapy (as seen on the right performed on my body), acupuncture, natures herbs, and the disciplines of martial artist. The five fundamental natural elements within Yin Yang also known in Chinese as ‘Wuxang’ these are Water, Wood, Fire, Earth and Metal. Each has it’s own unique significance and importance regarding ones life sustenance.

By further exposing the Yin Yang, I consider many will benefit from this immensely raising more awareness of Chinese Elements and Energies. This in result has influenced my architectural project of the building for my design.

Narrative / Preface

Cupping therapy on my body

EXPLODED AXO (FLOOR PLAN)

CONCEPTUAL DEVELOPMENT MASSING

VOLUME ON BASE DIVISION

SITE ANALYSIS

SECTION PERSPECTIVE A-A

KEY:

1) Damp proof membrane covered in a layer of asphalt material mixed with water repellent coating

2) Liquid rubber concrete 25mm layer.

3) Reinforced curved concrete 400mm.

4) Thermal roof insulation layer 150mm.

5) Metal panel 20mm.

6) Water drip from rain.

7) Acoustic ceiling tile 12mm.

8) Drainage path.

9) Pressure plate.

10) Double glazing 6mm thick.

11) Insulation board 15mm.

12) Damp proof memebrane.

13) Break in rigid insulated sheathing board filled with flexible fire stop with cavity tray over it.

14) Small gap filled with acoustic sealant.

15) Baseboard trim 3mm x 10mm.

16) Marble flooring 3mm thick.

17) Screed 10mm above this is vapour control membrane.

SECTION PERSPECTIVE B-B

18) Insulation board 15mm.

19) Reinforced floor concrete slab 200mm thick.

20) Rigid insulation 50mm thick.

21) Ceiling gypsum board 12.5mm

22)Acoustic ceiling tile 12mm.

23) Light steel panel separating the concrete wall to the room 5mm.

24) Gypsum board last layer internal wall 12.5mm.

25) Additional thermal insulation as well as for acoustics against external noise 50mm thick.

26) Detail break line.

27) Brick 215mm x 102.5mm x 65mm.

28) Mortar between bricks 10mm thick.

29) Partial fill cavity 30mm.

30) Insulation board 50mm thick.

31) Damp proof course.

32) Timber separation block

37.4mm x 51.8mm.

33) Foundation block 102mm x 215mm.

34) Reinforced concrete footing 500mm x 200mm.

35) Structural concrete blocks 100mm x 220mm.

36) Insulated plasterboard 40mm with 3mm skin finish.

37) Marble flooring 3mm thick.

38) Screed over the concrete floor slab 10mm thick.

39) Rigid insulation above the concrete slab 25mm thick.

40) Damp proof membrane.

41) Reinforced steel rods 12mm within the concrete slab.

42) Concrete raft foundation slab.

43) Sand.

44) Earth.

Urban Design Project

(Fabric District, Liverpool City)

REJUVENATING THE

FABRIC COMMUNITY

Narrative / Preface

To enhance and stimulate the overall communities experiences when visiting the site, with the utilisation of an outdoor public seating step that arises, their views can expand, with a simultaneous hidden car park allocated beneath, this element supplements more space for parking. As you begin your first step up the stairs beside Kempston Street and reaching each landing, you have the ability to absorb different views at distinctive stages. By reaching the crescent shaped moon bridge supported by two concrete columns leading to the outdoor public hourglass rooftop garden (inspired by a Black Widow Spider), during night-time you can view and begin stargazing as there is little light pollution allowing clear clarity visibility to be present. Due to the buildings hourglass form, this creates a hard edge to Islington and lifts pedestrians up to roof level away from the noise pollutions of the streets. One can capture a sense of panoramic view allowing the observation of the cityscape on the rooftop whilst witnessing the North Star. Architecturally speaking, Liverpool city is a marine environmental city in the form of an irregular crescent shape on the shore of Merseyside making it easy to view the night stars. The next North Star will possibly appear ‘March 24th, 2100’ (Rao, 2017), The North Star: Polaris) and this will be an exciting moment to absorb this spectacular moment of a once in a lifetime opportunity to be in full presence providing an everlasting world class experience for the community.

Scene 1 Scene 2

Site Plan

Rejuvenating the Fabric Community

Landscape and seating steps

Round bench

Center of bridge

View from first floor

Architectural Design 2

(A Place for Crafting)

Tandoori Naan Bread (Bakery)

For my crafting design, baking naan breads has been a chosen decision and one of the major reasons for this is that tandoori baking ovens is a heavy part of my Kurdish heritage. The area is populated with different backgrounds and cultures, this is mostly covered by university students staying in student apartments. Moreover, breads in general is a human necessity need when eating, therfore providing convenience to the area and neighbourhood allows further expansion to the reach and accessibilty of freshly warm baked naan breads esspecially when seeked in the morning for breakfast.

Narrative / Preface Myrtle Street, Liverpool Merseyside

ASSESSMENT OF LIGHT FACTOR

By using a light meter to investigate the Daylight Factor and lux levels as well as an endoscope, I was able take pictures of key areas of the crafting and living accommodation space as light entered the building when faced north direction.