ABDIRAHMAN ABDI Selected Works
ABDIRAHMAN ABDI Email: Telephone: Address: Website
abdirahman.abdi@wsu.edu (206) 960-5951 880 NE Providence Ct G302 Pullman WA abdiabdirahman.com
EDUCATION 2017-2021
WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY B.S, Architecture Minor, Spanish 2020 AIA Central Washington Scholarship President’s Honor Roll | 2017, 2019, 2020
2012-2016
RICHLAND HIGH SCHOOL High School Diploma
EXPERIENCE 04.2019 - PRESENT
GRAPHIC DESIGNER | OFFICE OF STUDENT INVOLVEMENT Designing posters, branding, and media content for Registered Student Organizations and other university sponsored events.
09.2020 - PRESENT
COMMITTEE MEMBER | CRIMSON & GRAY FUND Reviewing and awarding funding to student organizations, creating budgets, administering student funding.
01.2020 - 05.2020
TEACHING ASSISTANT | SCHOOL OF DESIGN + CONSTRUCTION ARCH 209 | Design Theory I Monitoring exams and reviews, organizing coursework and in-class activities, and holding consultations and open office hours.
08.2017 - PRESENT
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTURE STUDENTS 2019 - 2020 Chapter Vice President 2018 - 2019 Secretary Acting as a liaison between the AIAS Executive Board and student body. Running marketing + branding operations for the WSU AIAS Chapter. Organizing events + documentation.
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS English, Spanish, Somali Project Management + Leadership Collaborative Thinking Graphic Design + Communication Visual Representation + Color Theory
CONTENTS
1.
Passage
2.
Design + Detail
3.
The Shell
4.
Marketing & Branding
A Senory Living Journey
Detailing a Redesign
A Boathouse for WSU Rowing
Selected personal works
Passage
Spring 2020 / Architectural Design IV Passage is a luxury senior living community on the Washington State University campus. From floating in the clouds to swimming in an underground grotto, visitors and residents alike embark on a sensory journey moving through different experiences and sensations.
Passage establishes a simultaneous relationship between the ground and the sky through heavenly experiences in the sky to a serene underground spa. A lightweight steel frame supports this complex structure while the arragement of these spaces being placed with a conservation-minded approach.
The underground grotto includes a subterranean swimming lounge
e, waterfall, massage rooms, along with a gym and workout areas.
Design + Detail
Fall 2020 / Seminar in Architectural Communication Designed by Integrus Architects, this SFCC music building was used as a case study for this design detail re-design project. There are four phases in this re-design including design and implementation of a terra cotta rainscreen facade, new window systems, a new curtain wall and entry, and a re-design of a stair. Each of these phases was designed with aesthetics and practicality in mind with an emphasis on experience and program.
RAINSCREEN Drawing inspiration from piano keys, the rainscreen design is made of grooved terra cotta panels with a profile similar to piano keys through an alternating color pattern. This rainscreen assembly is easy to install through the use of a clip system along a horizontal substructure. The parapet also utilizes a terra cotta coping giving this facade a clean, nicely detailed appearance.
TERRACOTTA COPING SHILDAN M2 TOP CLIP
SHILDEN TERRACOTTA PANEL
1.
2.
1 A101
3.
TERRACOTTA RAINSCREEN PANELS
ELASTOMERIC ROOFING ON RIGID INSULATION ON METAL DECK TYPICAL
SHILDAN M2 ALUMINUM CLIPS VERTICAL METAL SUPPORTS 1" RIGID INSULATION
8" MTL STUDS SEE STRUCTURAL
CEILING AS SCHEDULED
4. 5. 6.
BRACED FRAME
WIDE FLANGE BEAM SEE STRUCTURAL
ALUMINUM CLIPS
4" AIR GAP
1/2" GYPSUM SHEATHING MIN. R-21 BATT INSULATION
WIDE FLANGE BEAM SEE STRUCTURAL
1
PARAPET DETAIL 1 1/2" = 1"
CONCRETE SLAB ON MTL DECK SEE STRUCTURAL
TERRACOTTA RAINSCREEN PANELS
MIN. R-21 BATT INSULATION VERTICAL METAL SUPPORTS
SHILDAN M2 ALUMINUM CLIPS
CEILING AS SCHEDULED
KEY
AIR BARRIER
4" AIR GAP
1. TERRA COTTA PANEL
1/2" GYPSUM SHEATHING
2. ALUMINUM ANGLE
8" MTL STUDS SEE STRUCTURAL
3. ALUMINUM ANGLE
ALUMINUM HORIZONTAL Z-GIRTS
4. SPACER
FORMED ALUMINUM FLASHING
5. FASTENING ALUMINUM CLIP 6. HORIZONTAL SUBSTRUCTURE 2 A101
SHILDEN M2 BOTTOM CLIP
GRADE
ALUMINUM PERFORATED FORMED CLIP
CONCRETE SLAB ON MTL DECK SEE STRUCTURAL
WEST WALL SECTION 1 1/2" = 1"
ALUMINUM CLIP ANGLE BACKER ROD AND SEALANT 2
BASE DETAIL 1 1/2" = 1"
PUNCHED OPENING The arrangement is made of a punched opening with metal protrusions on either side of the window with the interior protrusion allowing for use as a desk space while the exterior acts as a shading mechanism while adding variation. The EBE 65 steel frame window by Secco Sistemi is durable and responsive to temperature. The finishing is corten steel while the protrusions also are made of a powder coat steel with a cohesive match.
MIN. R-21 BATT INSULATION
MI IN
FLASHING THERMAL BREAK
FL
THE 65 MM CORTEN STEEL FRAME CORTEN STEEL EXTRUSION
65 ST
CO EX
GLAZING
GL
THERMAL BREAK CAULKING
TH
CA 3/4" SCREW
1" RIGID INSULATION 4" AIR GAP
1/2" GYPSUM SHEATHING
8" STUDS
3/4
1" IN
4"
1/2 SH
8" S WINDOW DETIALS 1"=3'
WINDOW DETIALS 1"=3'
CURTAIN WALL + ENTRY The improvements made to the entry condition establishes an indoor-outdoor with the addition of pivot doors lining the lower level of the curtain wall allowing the space to be transformed with a variety of programs. The vertical and horizontal fins compliment the building stylistically, offer shade and light diffusion, and accentuate circulation through their strategic placement.
1/4" THICK CORTEN STEEL FIN
1/4" WIDE METAL BRACKET 16'-0"
7'-11 5/16" 1/4" GLAZING STEEL STIFFENER
SOLAR INNOVATIONS PIVOT DOOR
12'-0" DOOR HANDLE
3'-0"
SECTION AA
GRADE
SCALE: 1"=2'
4. STAIR This stair design is one that keeps aesthics and code requirements in mind. The stair is cladded with a sleek fiber cement and highlighted with steel channels to accentuate circulation while concealing the handrail in an inner channel. The materiality falls in line with other aspects of the building thus bringing a sense of cohesion while the variance in texture gives users a unique sensory experience. The tread and risers made of a welded anti-slip steel plates with an enclosed underside to ensure the clean, nicely detailed appearance.
1/4" BLACK CONCRETE BOARD
1/4" THICK STEEL RISER
0'-6 1/2"
0'-7"
1/2" SCREW 1/4" THICK TUBE STEEL STRINGER
1/4" BRUSHED STEEL 1'-0"
0'-5"
1-1/2" HANDRAIL 0'-8 1/2"
2"x3" WOOD BLOCKING
0'-2"
HANDRAIL DETAIL 1/4" THICK STEEL RISER 1/4" THICK TUBE STEEL STRINGER
KEY
POWDER COAT STEEL INNER CHANNEL
1/4" BLACK CONCRETE BOARD
WOOD RAILING 0'-10"
POWDER COAT STEEL OUTER CHANNEL
0'-6 1/2"
WELDED STEEL RISER + TREAD
1/2" SCREW 1/4" BRUSHED STEEL
STRINGER STEEL STUD
0'-6"
FIBER CEMENT PANELS
1-1/2" HANDRAIL
1/4" WELD
0'-8 1/2"
STAIR WALL
2"x3" WOOD BLOCKING
0'-2"
1/4" THICK STEEL RISER 1/4" THICK TUBE STEEL STRINGER
0'-10"
0'-6"
1/4" BLACK CONCRETE BOARD
1/4" WELD
1/4" THICK STEEL RISER
0'-6 1/2"
0'-7"
1/2" SCREW 1/4" THICK TUBE STEEL STRINGER
1/4" BRUSHED STEEL 1-1/2" HANDRAIL 0'-8 1/2" 0'-2"
2"x3" WOOD BLOCKING
0'-5"
1'-0"
The Shell
Fall 2019 / Architectural Design III The Boathouse for WSU Rowing is more than just a practice facility. This boathouse addresses the university rowing program’s need for adequate space while creating a relationship between competitors and spectators while also establishing Washington State University’s rowing program’s competitive status.
The rowing facility is located along the Snake River on Wawawai Landing Park
PRIVATE
SEMI-PUBLIC
PUBLIC
The program brings a sense of comfort to visitors as they move from public to private spaces
A smooth transition between land, buildings, and water is facilitated though circulation
012 009
010
201 011
SNAKE RIVER 007
008
202
005
WAWAW AI RD
006
004 003 002
LEGEND
LEGEND
001 - PARKING AREA 002 - RECEPTION AREA 003 - MEN’S WC 004 - WOMEN’S WC 005 - DINING / VIEWING 006 - COURTYARD 007 - INTERIOR BOAT STORAGE 008 - REPAIR AREA 009 - INDOOR ROWING TANK 010 - WORKOUT AREA 011 - MEN’S LOCKER ROOM 012 - WOMEN’S LOCKER ROOM
201 - VIEWING AREA 202 - ROOFTOP VIEWING
001
10
20
50
100
FLOOR PLANS
PRACTICE FACILITIES
BOAT STORAGE
BUILDING SECTION
DINING
ENTRY
Marketing & Branding Personal/Freelance/RSO Creative Services works
Postcard from the City of Brussels (2018
Tales of Imane - Branding (2019)
Graphic Design Work 2018-2020
ABDIRAHMAN ABDI (206) 960-5951 Abdirahman.Abdi@WSU.EDU
