Mohammad A B Abdul Bari 17 Academic Portfolio

MOHAMMAD ASRAF BIN ABDUL BARI PART II ARCHITECT ASSISTANT GLASGOW

CONTACT ME

asrafbari1@gmail.com 2/2 27 Kirkland Street G20 6SY Glasgow (+44)7481931024

WELCOME

I am a recent graduate from Mackintosh School of Architecture and I seek to explore the opportunities to improve myself in refining my sensitivity and the arts, and to keep my knowledge just as relevant as it is personal. I am determined, unyielding, and focused to learn in asking the right questions, to participate, and mature for all the works and days of hands. I am equipped with the essential skills and confidence over the past years studying and working in several offices. I also seek to deepen my understanding, especially in the subject of spatial dynamics, environmental consciousness, new structures and technologies. My recent thesis in Madrid and projects in Glasgow sparked a profound interest in exploring architecture as not mere buildings, but as the beacon of coherence in an environment that is becoming more and more difficult to comprehend.

WO R K E XP E RI E N C E

E D ucat io n Sept 2015 - June 2017 Glasgow School of Art Diploma in Architecture (Part II) Sept 2010-June 2013 Newcastle University UK BA (Hons) Architectural Studies (Part I)

August 2014-September 2015 Part 1 Architect Assistant in GSD Architect, Petaling Jaya.

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June 2008-June 2010 International Education Centre UiTM

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December 2013-April 2014 Part 1 Architect Assistant in AMC Architect, Kuala Lumpur.

AutoCAD Revit Sketchup Pro Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign Microsoft Office and Powerpoint Model Making Photography ...

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Volunteered for Wider MBarara Project 2012 in Kichwamba, Uganda.

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Native in Malay Fluent in English

AWA R DS A N D AC HI E VE ME NTS

INT E R PE R S O NA L S K IL L S

2008 - 2017 Public Service Department Scholarship Award, MALAYSIA

Fast learner, methodological, hardworking, calm, and a spirited team player

R E F E R E NCE S Miranda Webster Cameron Webster Architects/ Stage 5 Tutor m.webster@gsa.ac.uk

Kati Blom Newcastle University Lecturer/ Stage 3 Tutor katriina.blom@newcastle.ac.uk

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THESIS

The route of disobedience; urban subversion and a new leisure landscape for la latina INTERSPERSED GAPS AND RESIDUAL SPACES A Mapping of Urban Potentials for Subversions including abandoned buildings, roofs with access and height potentials.

CITY SPATIAL CODES AND THE MOVING BODY

UPWARD MOBILITY BY ALEX VILLAR

ALEX VILLAR’S UPWARD MOBILITY AND CLAUDE PARENT OBLIQUE FUNCTION

Testing of positioning of body that ignores spatial codes to reveal a new meandering route making visible the organisation of hidden spaces for productive reconfiguration

Releasing of body potentials from topological chains of routinized processes in everyday life

Reconfiguring leisure through recovering the body potentials against preconditioned rules in the built forms

CLASSIC NOTION OF JOURNEY

THE SUBJECT OF PROFANATION

FROM PROFANATION TO PILGRIMAGE

Paths of Desire that supports the capitalistic processes that pervaes medieval Madrid

The historical map shows the dissolution of the medieval wall from 1625 to 1656

Studying key movement near the site including Plaza de la Paja, Plaza del los Carros, and Cava Baja

UNCOVERING OF THE CITY NARRATIVE

RECLAIMATION OF SPACE AND URBAN SUBVERSION

Interaction of the fields of economy, politics, and domesticity

Esta es Una Plaza in Lavapies provides a prime example of reclaimation of space by the community turning an abandoned site into a lively public realm

CONNECTING THE DOTS

AN OPEN CITY

AN URBAN GALLERY

The stitching of hidden agencies and boundaries to suggest new ways of practicing enclosure and spatial attentiveness

A subversion of urban landscape through a bodily, corporeal non-conformity to the routinized and capitalistic processes in La Latina.

AN URBAN GALLERY Exploring the necessary conditions to break topological chains Exploringthat the necessary to break regulateconditions the use of urbantopological space chains that regulate the use of urban space.

A city against control, gentrification and securitization of space

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PROGRAMMATIC REPARTITION

FACADES AND COURTYARDS

EXPANSION OF SOCIAL ROLE

The questioning of the separation of private life and a proposal of collective attitudes

Destablising of class and role of architect in Spains current climate

BACKG R O UND

The thesis began with the study on the spatial practices in Madrid based on the fields of politics and domesticity. This then leads to the questioning of urban block in terms of separation of public and private life, the visible and the hidden. Collective experience including both productive and leisure activities was found to be central to the spatial experience.

The thesis then looked into the case of Plaza Mayor in questioning the solidity and penetrability of public life within the old town. Although thought to be crude, its success would later suggest a model to challenge the traditional spatial code of private life. This then leads to the question:

can similar logic of challenging the traditional urban block be tested to support a different kind of spatial practice, one that is not driven by capitalistic processes that pervades contemporary Madrid?

S IT E

Particular block in La Latina with an unusually big under-utilized courtyard space was then taken as a subject.

Built conditions and the inner life of the courtyard was monitored and extrapolated. Adjacent elements and its particular spatial practices and engagement with the citizen and the city were taken into considerations. These includes streets of Cava Baja, Cava Alta, and reclaimed derelict site of El Campo de Cebada, each engendering particular spatial practices.

Cava Baja, once sited the medieval wall with corresponding moat now house taverns and restaurants forms a linear urban block prompting a rapid passing through. A gap within the linear block and a derelict property across it were identified. Although now walled off for security, the particular gap revealed traces of subversion and reclamation by the locals to support community gatherings.

On the other hand, El Campo celebrates the subversive existence of collective activities thus recomposing a different form of social practice within itself. Further case studies on Esta es una Plaza, a subversive reclamation of derelict site in the adjacent neighbourhood suggests a proactive attitude of the local citizen. The findings of the site raise a question:

can these hidden agencies be stitched together by cutting the urban forms to connect (rather than separate) the public and private life in La Latina therefore suggesting new ways of practicing enclosure and spatial attentiveness?

PR O PO S A L The Enchantment of Everyday Life: A Leisure and Cultural Landscape for La Latina an architecture that supports active engagement made by the people and for the people.

Revolving around the study of public and private life of Madrid, the thesis seeks to explore the subversion of urban landscape in Madrid to support a new form of spatial practice that involves active engagement with the city and its citizen. It would investigate the reactivation of these contained spaces and harvests its potentials to create a new narrative for the citizens (experience of moving between buildings into a courtyard onto a quiet street into a quaint tavern onto a busy lively street). The finding of unlikely byways and shortcuts when passing through central space of blocks and vacant sites would engender new meanings and new possibilities for the citizens when encountering the city. Most importantly, it would attempt to bring about togetherness among the coming community, as addressed by Agamben through the collectively managed construction of this feasible utopia.

The enchantment of everyday life; a leisure and cultural landscape for madrid

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URBAN HOUSING

Mansionhouse; an interlocking neighbourhood for langside “On entering the new neighbourhood, we find ourselves leaving the vista, greeted by the steps which rises, leading to the houses transporting you to some old hill town with a glimpse of nature.�

-Mohammad Asraf bin Abdul Bari. (presentation at Lighthouse, Glasgow)

Collaboration with Olympia K., Steffi S., Lee F., Hamish F., and QianWen W. . September 2015

Access; to promote dynamic routes

Realms of Public and Private

Route of Shortest Displacement This particular route would go through the dedicated public path in the scheme, providing route with the shortest displacement (smallest climb), from different level of Millbrae Rd. to Mansionhouse Rd.

1 Route of Shortest Distance 2 Routes through would be dedicated to cut through the scheme, recovering that of existing Geriatric Unit. This particular route would be shortest in distance, but with greater climb

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Connecting the Entryways The routes through the scheme would employ the relevance of topography drawing from routes of desire, of getting to the other side quicker but steeper, or longer but less steep, without compromising the more private realms.

The masterplan would be organized through 2 flexible 12 x12 grid patterns that make full use of the site. The collective modules (east) are expressed to address the tenement and singular modules (west) to the villas. The proposed movement formed would suggests a dynamic route playing on shortest distance and displacement, creating moments going through public and private realms Different landscaping treatments were also introduced to create different experience and distinct fronts e.g.: clump of trees, perimeter plantings. This low rise high density scheme would comprised of 141 flats- 51 small ( 36-54m2), 39 medium (72m2) and 51 big (108m2) with elevations modestly expressing the interlocking while using topography to address the carpark requirements.

Typical Unit and Configuration; Type A

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URBAN BUILDING

Church on the Hill; a place for gathering &new orientation for langside

Ecology is not simply the earth, the birds and the trees. We and what we build are part of that ecological cycle. But, the local society have taken themselves out from the cycle. The scheme intends to bring the community back into the ecological cycle in Langside, changing in reaction to the time and the needs of the people. The scheme would revolve around making, mainly through providing larger social project spaces be it for preparing a meal, or fixing a piece of furniture, and smaller intimate spaces for informal classes and dialogue.

Langside Pivot Reconciling the different realms and levels

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ATH . E . NAE . UM

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1. An institution, such as literary club, or scientific academy, for the promotion of learning 2. A place, such as a library, where printed materials are available for learning

Rear Approach from Battlefield Town and Addressing the Tenement Gable

Rear Approach from Shawlands Town and Addressing the Church Gable

Centering around Schumacher’s philosophy, the building explores key ideas like growth paradigm, local production and environment outcomes, labour, and human scale technology at the service of economic growth. The development of the scheme too follows the same principle of economic thinking and making. Physical models were used to unlock the potential of the site to fulfil the programme of the athenaeum.

Exploring Schumacher; an athenaeum for economic thinking &making

Small is Beautiful; an ecological approach HEALTH

BEAUTY

PERMANENCE

Fairness Restraint A prudent Lifestyle

Sensitivity towards the land Simplicity and Directness Simple down to earth economic activities, like, making a pudding

Adaptibility Flexible Uses of Spaces Recycling

Suitability

Community

Durability

The Hearth Exploration of Order, Sensitivity and Directness

Roof Construction 100mm extensive planted layer 3 layer bitumenious sealing membrane 225mm thermal insulation, rock wool vapour barrier 200mm steel I beam 13mm plasterboard

265/22mm wood reveal

Hearth Wall Construction 100/75mm oak boarding 75/50mm battens 110mm steel channel breather membrane 125mm thermal insulation, rock wool 105mm thermal insulation, glass wool 12mm plaster board

Upper Floor Construction 15mm oak parquet flooring 20mm OSB panel Acoustic Fleece 7mm on decking 50mm corrugated steel sheet metal, load bearing 200mm steel I beam

Sandstone Wall Construction Pink sandstone with fixed clippings held

by T-profile back to 125mm steel frame by wall angle G

Insulation Glass in Aluminium Frame 80/8mm steel railing

200mm steel I beam

Ground Floor Construction screed around underfloor heating; smoothing 110mm thermal insulation; sealant layer 250mm reinforced concrete

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work experience

Masterplans;

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KE P ON G ME TROP OL ITA N PA RK

A PROPOSAL FOR PETALING JAYA

A PROPOSAL FOR KEPONG

A masterplan proposal for a mixed use building encompassing a shopping mall, a car park podium, two residential towers, and two luxury hotel towers, sited right of a popular route in Petaling Jaya, I was responsible on completing the massing model.

Another masterplan proposal, this time in Kepong on a fresh new site that involves similar components to the previous scheme. This proposal takes advantage of a high density road front to attract people into a new metropolitan area.

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A PROPOSAL FOR TERENGGANU

A PROPOSAL FOR JOHOR

The project is sited in the chinese and malay village in Terengganu. Taking up of the challenge of integrating the two very different cultures in Malaysia, this particular project took inspiration from the Terengganu Inscription Stone into the very form and chinese motives for its facade treatment and roof components.

It proposes a future modern society that lives beyond the cultural divide of the past.

The name Johor used to be translated as jauhara (gemstone). It used to be a centre of trade for precious stones.

Pusing it forward, a massive new development area in Johor right off the Pasir Gudang Highway was proposed. This particular project contains 7 different plots that include shopping complex, offices towers, hotel accomodation, serviced apartments, and hospital. It is strategically placed with linked pathways from the existing bus terminal that spreads all over the development. This particular scheme focuses on creating a healthier more pro-active community by providing facilities to cater just that throughout the development.

work experience

Industrial Buildings; JALAN PELAYA FACTORY, SHAH ALAM A scheme for a development of factories in Shah Alam. This project includes two sets of semi detached factories, a single large factory unit and a low cost factory building. I was involved in preparing the technical drawing of plans, sections, elevation, as well as the visualisation for the Drawing Order stage for this project.

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Residentials;

bandar rim b ayu, s h a h a l a m To remember what life used to be like when it was simple and close to nature. This residential project was launched to cater for the growing need of higher end living that is close to nature.

It plays on the reverse roles of the rooms by flipping the living to face the linear parks, especially alloted between the back rows of houses. I was involved in the latter phase of completing the site plan, and the presentation scheme of the final sets of plans. I was also involved in producing a pre-visualisation images for the client.

METR O PA RK, S H A H A L A M Introducing an idea of second generation living, I was involved in making the massing model for this particular project that proposes a multi-storey residential development. It also introduced an idea of Dual Key Homes; two houses beneath one roof. This scheme involves facilitating the changing needs of the younger generation and the older one, attempting to bridge the gap between the two.

THANK YOU

“An attitude to life which seeks fulfilment in the single-minded pursuit of wealth – in short, materialism – does not fit into this world, because it contains within itself no limiting principle, while the environment in which it places itself is strictly limited.’

Furthermore, such prosperity ‘is attainable only by cultivating such drives of human nature as greed and envy, which destroy intelligence, happiness, serenity and thereby the peacefulness of man’” -E F Schumacher (Source: Small is Beautiful)

A portfolio by Mohammad Asraf bin Abdul Bari . August 2017