Dahshan, Ali

AL I DAH S H A N

P O RT F O L I O

BA(Hons) Architecture Liverpool School of Art and Design 2020 Portfolio First Name Surname

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I am 22 years old student from Liverpool, who is passionate architecture and will work whatever it takes to design beautiful work. I see architecture as art that needs to be admired and not something you walk past by. I have developed many skills at my time at studying from physical model making to developing my skills on digital CAD softwares. I have a drive for what it takes to become a great architect and ready to develop new skills on this amazing journey.

Contents BA Year 3 Semester 2: Comprehensive Design Project

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BA Year 3 Semester 1: Weather of Not 9-16 BA Year 2 Semester 2: Liverpool Live Lounge

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The Site - Hamilton St, Birkenhead

CD P - Bi rke n h ead S ch oo l o f Ar t This project is for the design of a new school of artin Birkenhead siturated in the Hamilton Square conservation area. The concept behind the project is ‘ Light ‘ specifically daylight as its a requirment for studios when making art. The building also responds to the context of the site well as Hamilton Square consists of georgian style architecture and famous landmarks of Birkenhead.

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Site Photographs

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Massing Developments

1 - Depicting form by site boundary

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2 - Void the centre for a street connection between Albion St and Hamilton St

5 - Creating voids for tower and outdoor spaces

3 - Depicting heights in relation to the site context

6 - The Birkenhead School of Art in context

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Ground Floor plan

Small studios

Outdoor roof terrace

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Studios

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Outdoor terrace

Gallery

6 Social space

Cafe

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School Exhibition 1 - Street atrium 2 - Cafe 3 - Lecture space 4 - School atrium

Street atrium

5 - Exhibition space 6 - Workshop

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Visualisations : 1 - Street corner view 2 - Studio space with mezzanine

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3 - Tower atrium

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We a the r O r Not - N at i o n a l Tr u s t C e n tre The aim for this project was to design a building that responds to climate change. Situated at the National trust site in Windermere, Lake District. The National Trust Centre is a visitor centre for the public/locals to learn about climate change with knowledge spaces and exhibitions. The concept for the building was tectonics of stone emerging to the surface and building shape inspired by Windermere’s surrounding mountains. The building aims to have low embodied by using local natural materials such as timber and slate stone.

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Concept

Massing

Looking at stones at the site and exploring the tectonics of stone emerging to the surface which depicts the building also coming out the ground.

1 - Simple long form

cafe

workshop/ meeting

information gallery

cafe terrace information 2 - Extrusion to create sloped form gallery

wc reception

workshop/ meeting

terrace

wc reception

exhibtion

exhibtion

3 - Angling to create shadow for front facade and to create a sharp form.

4 - Creating void in the middle for entrance and adding mass to the exterior for circulation stairs

Lower ground level

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Ground level

Terrace level

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Outdoor terrace

Discover Gallery Page 13

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Cafe

Retrieved stone sculptutes

Learn workshop space

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Section BB

- Stairs with skylight leading to the space

- Exhibition space

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Live r po o l L i ve L ou n ge This project was to design a Liverpool Live Lounge in the heart of the Baltic Triangle, Liverpool. A centre for live music performances, music school and social space. The concept behind this project was Repetition and Rhythm which resulted this for timber rhythmic facade repeated and wrapped around the building.

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Ground floor plan

Section AA

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Ali Ahmed Dahshan alidahshan1221@hotmail.com axd.arch - Instagram 07594596764

A conscientious and self-motivated person with a mature and positive attitude to all tasks undertaken who is highly organised with excellent communication and time management skills. Capable of working independently, using own initiative as and when required; an effective team member with a proven ability to lead and motivate others who is socially confident with an approachable manner.

EDUCATION & FURTHER TRAINING John Moores University 2019 - 2022 Undergraduate 3rd year architecture - Currently still studying Undergraduate 2nd year architecture - 1:1 Undergraduate 1st year architecture - 1:1 The City of Liverpool College 2016 - 2019 Level 3 extended diploma Ual Art & Design National Citizen Service, Sefton 2016 - Completed a 4 week personal development programme upon leaving school which involved residential camping and taking part in outdoor activities which helped improve my team work, problem solving and leadership skills.

- Gained skills from workshops that were designed to help improve my communication, public speaking and employability skills.

- Worked as part of a team to plan and undertake a community based social action project. I was elected as a team leader to make important calls to both the city council and our sponsors. My team participated in a sponsored walk for a selected charity foundation in which my rolse was to liase with the charity to process the funds raised.

EMPLOYMENT June 2018 - July 2018 NCS Mentor - i2i Life Foundation, Sefton.

September 2017 - January 2018 Christmas Temp Calls Advisor for River Island - The Contact Company, Birkenhead.

October 2016 - January 2017 Christmas Temp Sales Assistant - T.J Hughes, Liverpool.

2013 - When needed Store Assistant - Family owned business Anfield News, Liverpool.

HOBBIES

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- Photography - Graphic Design - Architecture - Travel - Football - Hiking

SKILLS Painting Sketching / Hand drawing Auto-Cad Sketch-up Revit Model Making Photoshop Illustrator Indesign Powerpoint Graphics design

EXPERIENCE 4 Day Event at PLACED 2019 Interior design project competition of 12 groups. I gained knowledge on site analysis, model making, and presenting. My groups design came 1st out of the 12 groups LJMU Design Charrette 2020 In my 1st year, our architecture course created a design charrette with all years to redesign Bootle Strand of whom the winners will have a chance to present at the Forgettin Spaces Design Charrette. My team’s design came second out of 18 groups and I still got the chance to present at RIBA. Forgettin Spaces Design Charrette 2020 I got the chance to participate to present my team’s design with the LJMU school at the event which included 17 architectural practices, 7 critics and two universities.

ACHIEVEMENTS Duke of Edinbugh Bronze medal National Citizen Service (NCS) 2019-2020 Student Representative for 1st year architecture students.

LANGUAGES English Arabic

REFERENCES Jamie Scott - University Tutor J.T.Scott@ljmu.ac.uk Jim Sloan - University Tutor J.R.Sloan@ljmu.ac.uk

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