Student Portfolio
ARCH 473/3522 - DIGITAL DESIGN STUDIO AND WORKSHOP Donia Doaia Spring 2019
The American University in Cairo (AUC) School of Sciences and Engineering - Department of Architecture ARCH 473/3522 - Digital Design Studio and Workshop (Spring 2019) Student portfolio documenting samples of work submitted along the course, including research, experimentation, 3D modeling, digital fabrication, parametric design and modeling, physical model realisation and analysis. Student name: Donia Doaia Student ID: 900150739
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Donia Doaia Architecture Student
Being more than halfway to being an architect made me realize that the reality is coming soon and that i should be ready to face the real world its that one way is closely done but it is actually a new start .i’ve been aalways willing to learn more and experience new things in the university.Architecture as a major is very competitive, such that each one wants to excel in their design the competition was a good and a bad thing such that it was always something encourging us to work hard and make the best we can in order to be part of the competioin while on the other hand it was very stressful and overwhelming. year by year we are experiencing new things finding out new knowledge, understanding different approaches and apply it in projects which was very helpful and helped us have a glimps of the real world
Passing through different design studios i’ve been exploring the design with different approaches. It started with designing according to the social aspects and humanities and how the design should start from the inside leading to the outside,and how the space can affect the people inside it .Mooving on to the second design studio which dealt mainly with the form generation and how the form can explain the function with the hierarchy of spaces specially that the site was in a low income area where the challenge here was to create a building that does not seem odd to the poeple ,thus attract them even though its something ther’re not used to.It was a very intersting design since also i was designing the library for people with disabilities which made me research more and experience new and different things. Moving later to sustainable design and how to create a building that is enviromentaly friendly and how to maintain effiecency. along this course we’ve been learning how to run enviromental analysis which was very beneficial in all the design studios to make sure that the building is well led,ventilated,etc... A turning point was Design Studio IV which dealt with structural design and how to choose a structure that supporrt the concept and experiemnt the structure to create a design that is structurally stable. The journey did not end yet but every step forward i realize how deep and amazing this field is and that i’me excited to graduate and go to the real field .
Crabs are one of the most inrersting natural phenomna where there is dversity and alot of elements to be experimented and inspired from The Project will focus of the elemet of molting in the crabs.
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BIO–MIMICRY
[From the Greek bios, life, and mimesis, imitation] (Benyus 1997)
The emulation or imitation of natural forms, structures and systems [in design and construction] that have proven to be optimized in terms of efficiency as a means to an end.
Three levels of biomimicry that may be applied to a design problem are typically given as form, process and ecosystem. In studying an organism, form and process are aspects of an organism that could be mimicked.
Organism Level The organism level refers to a specific organism like a plant or animal and may involve mimicking part of or the whole organism.
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Behavioral Level The second level refers to mimicking behaviour, and may include translating an aspect of how an organism behaves, or relates to a larger context.
Ecosystem Level The third level is the mimicking of whole ecosystems and the common principles that allow them to successfully function.
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4 CRABS SKIN/COLOR CHANGE Crabs undergo substantial changes in appearance through phenotypic plasticity as they molt -Signaling patterns in fiddler crabs can undergo substantial changes between molts. -Second, shore crabs are a common and widely distributed species found in many habitats, potentially requiring different appearances -One means of avoiding detection by predators is to employ cryptic colouration. Individuals can rapidly adjust their colouration, enabling them to remain cryptic in a heterogeneous environment or to vary colouration in response to predation threat. This is often achieved physiologically but in some cases animals are able to adjust their external appearance by behavioural means. Hermit crabs could potentially enhance their crypticity by occupying gastropod shells that match the substrate
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5 MOLTING STAGES Proecdysis: The period before molting when the new exoskeleton is deposited below the old one. Also any lost appendages will begin to regenerate as limb buds that will unfold at the time of molting Ecdysis: The active shedding of the exoskeleton. During this stage salts and water are used by the crab’s hemolymph (similar to our blood) to build up hydrostatic pressure and crack the exoskeleton to be able to withdraw from it. Metecdysis The phase during which the freshly molted crab begins to harden up and recover movement ability. The crab will consume his exoskeleton to recycle necessary minerals and salts to aid in the calcification process.V Anecdysis The longest period during which the exoskeleton will begin toA bulk up as calcium and minerals are consumed and deposited. A sort of period of rest between the end of one molt and beginning of the next.
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The main inspiration from the molting cycle of the crabs was the skin change as the crabs change appearance and skin according to the enviroment since in the sun the crabs has a light color in the sun and get darker as the light is darker so i wanted to create a building that responds to the enviroment and the skin should reflect the molting cycles staring with double layers that one breaks out of the other which reflect the shell and the crab and then one b reaks out of the other which will affect the double paneled facade that one start to come behind the other and then they start to get replaced which will transform the material appearance according to the sun Creating a building that responds to the enviroment and the setting by the idea of color change and reflecting the process of molting in the form. Merging our build environment from being inert and dead to being alive and active. Rather than fighting nature and separating our buildings from it, we can use nature as a tool and as a way to connect architecture to the earth. Keywords: Transformation, Breaking Out Color Change, Cycle
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The form was inspired from the moltong cycle of the crab where the solid element and flexible element overlap to create a body that functions
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Form Generation Started from a soimple idea of a solid and void.
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The idea started by something Made out of heat which creates the pattern of solid and void the solid is the structure that creates the voids inbetween. creating a curvilnear form that is made out of a structure that is solid and a bosy that has voids which will have the flexibility to utilize these voids according to the users. the geomtry responds to the patterns of the shell of the crab which reflect the molting in the sense of the shell and the crab of self that they both interlock even though there is something that is solid and onother that is void.
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The courtyard chosen shows paradox of solid and void. Of Solidty and Flecxibility and this helped the concept in the choice.
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Site Analysis
site Location ‘sse court ‘ We were asked to choose a site according to the potentials that help the design concept. I chose the middle court as it is centered between the construction and architecture department , and it has a central space that overlooks the buillding and i want my building to be something central growing from ground surrounded by the buildings . i wanted to create a building that extend from the department the court and that the main entrances should be from the bridges as a direct extension and interactions should be more direct with the upper floors more then then the courts since they are not accessible by all the people. i also wanted to create a double floor connecting to the bridges from the first floor of the studios Site Potentials 1-High flow of architecture students 2-Directly accessed from the department so it acts as an extension 3-A wide open site that integerates with the building
Site ANALYSIS Site Information
The court is enclosed by two main entrances and entrancs from the sse buildings themselves.Due to three storey height the court is low on natural sunlight where sun only accesses in the morning but most of the day it is in shade.
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Light entry is considered not very critical as there is a wide surface area buut only the center since the buildings height almost leaves shade most of the day. The strongest sunlight rays are between 9:00am to 11:00am The shade is mainly in the middle since the buildings are high and they shade the centeral zone.
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-One main Entry -Idea Of solid and void -Light and Solid materials -Connection of the masses -Entrance From the bridge to be in direct connection with the department.
The flexibility of the crab merges with its solidartry structure.
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I wanted to create a building form that reflects the idea of something solid and something flexible that both interact together and create one big form. The solid party reflect the shell itself which is something that is solid and rigid and another part that is curvilnear and flexible tat expands and contracts according to the functions of the people The idea of the panels was to create a skin that responds to the enviroment and has differemt sizes that reflect the molting process of the crab ,The building was supposed to be double floor that is attached to the bridge to allow circulation and the flow of the people grows. The Inspiration of the crabs should be reflected in the form through th idea of flexibility and rigidity and in the paneling system that will create the process of thr molting so that the overall building is an inspiration of the crabs
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The flexibility of the crab merges with its solidartry structure.
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Ground Floor Plan
The ground floor illustrates the two main poinnts of entrance to the building
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Loovers Details
Opens On the Red side where Sound Exist
Closes On the Blue side where Silence Exist
The Detailed drawings of the shape shifting elements illustrate the element of the rotating panels the respond to sound. What controls the rotation of the loovers? The panels opens and clooses according to two elements the Sound and the Sun such that there are sensors that controls the building color and openess or clossness. The Parts of the buildings with direct sun light the loovers close portraying the blue color to make shade for the poeple inside as well there is another important element which is the elements of sound where there are sensors that detect the sound so wherever there is no sound and movement the panels closes portraying the blue color to help the students focus. The Parts of the buildings with shadow the panels opens automatically allowing the light and the wind portraying the vibrant color which is red.Another important aspect is related to the element of sound where the loovers open when there is a sound or movement which will allow the openess of the loovers.
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3D Shots
The upper floor is directly attached to the bridge which is connectedd to the department and this supports the idea of having an extension to the department v
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Biblography
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