DIA-PROF. WORK by Diaa

DIAA HASSAN • PROF. WORK

WORK PORTFOLIO

ABOUT ME

My name is Diaa Hassan. I’m an architectural designer who enjoys telling stories.

Some people use crayons, and some recite poetry, but the first of our stories was simply told in the shelter of fire’s light and the warmth of human company. To me, that encapsulated the essence of all architecture.

My goal is to create spaces that bring us together, uplift our communities, better our environment, and, most importantly, continue telling our story.

Project : Shenzhen Natural History Museum Atrium Role : Design, modeling, visualization.

Fabrica�on: Cura, Arduino IDF, Fireﬂy

Bachelor of Architecture

College of Fine Arts, Helwan University. Cairo, 2008

AWARDS

Construc�on Management Training Program

AIA Henry Adams Medal of Excellence

Awarded to the top gradua�ng students in NAAB-accredited programs

Four-month program held by the Arab Contractors’ Technology Ins�tute on Construc�on Management and Technologies. Cairo, 2011 DIGITAL

Junior Conserva�onist | 2013 - 2015

promo�ng sustainable design prac�ces, and coordina�ng the AIA 2030 Commitment’s data collec�on, analysis, and submission.

The Historic Cemetery of Al-Suyu�, Cairo UCLA -Ge�y Collabora�ve Research Project

Firm-wide Data Unit Computa�onal Design Group Responsibili�es include researching, and implemen�ng new workﬂows to streamline our day to day design process.

Al-Imam al-Shaﬁ’i Mosque, Cairo Urban upgrade of entrance porch and facade restora�on

Ampops - New York Part Time Designer | 2018 - 2019

Mortuary Temple of Amenhotep, Luxor Concept proposal for the Visitors Center and House of Conserva�on

Produced design and construc�on documents for a townhouse renova�on in NY

SKILLS

Master of Architecture Prize Awarded to the top gradua�ng students in recogni�on of consistent excellence in design studio and overall academic achievement

3D Modeling : Rhino, Grasshopper, Sub D, Maya

Arab Contractors - Cairo Site Engineer | 2010 - 2013

The City College of NY- New York Teaching Assistant | Fall 2017

Best Advanced Studio Project Award, 2nd Place

Documenta�on : Autocad, Revit

Selected by a Super Jury of dis�nguished architects invited to review top projects from each advanced studio

Visualiza�on: Lumion, Enscape, Twinmo�on, Vray

Post Produc�on: Adobe PS, AI, ID, AE Aﬃnity Photo, Designer, Publisher

Althea Mustacia Resilient School, Honorable Men�on

Urban Analysis : Urbano, Elk, Urban Footprint, QGis

Received in a compe��on sponsored by the Department of Educa�on in the Philippines, UN Habitat, and Build Academy

Climate Analysis : Ladybug, Honeybee, Diva, Cove Tools

Fabrica�on: Cura, Arduino IDF, Fireﬂy

AWARDS

EXPERIENCE

Perkins Eastman Architects - New York Associate | June 2019 - Present

AIA Henry Adams Medal of Excellence Awarded to the top gradua�ng students in NAAB-accredited programs

Kipp Academy Charter School, New York

Ac�vely involved in the proposal, concept design, schema�c design, design development, and construc�on documents stages.

Construc�on of the A�orney General Administra�ve Building. Management of construc�on work, monitoring health, environment and safety issues, and liaising with construc�on stakeholders

Teaching Assistant for Graduate level Architecture Studio 1.2

RDSF Architects - Cairo Junior Architect | 2008 -2010

Hampikian-Ibrashy For Heritage Management - Cairo Junior Conserva�onist | 2013 - 2015

Master of Architecture Prize Awarded to the top gradua�ng students in recogni�on of consistent excellence in design studio and overall academic achievement

Kuwait University Health and Science Campus, Kuwait

Ac�vely involved in the concept proposal, SD, and DD stages.

Best Advanced Studio Project Award, 2nd Place

Firm-wide Sustainability Group

Selected by a Super Jury of dis�nguished architects invited to review top projects from each advanced studio

Ac�ng as a studio-wide Green Coordinator. Responsibili�es include: promo�ng sustainable design prac�ces, and coordina�ng the AIA 2030 Commitment’s data collec�on, analysis, and submission.

Althea Mustacia Resilient School, Honorable Men�on Received in a compe��on sponsored by the Department of Educa�on in the Philippines, UN Habitat, and Build Academy

Firm-wide Data Unit Computa�onal Design Group

Responsibili�es include researching, and implemen�ng new workﬂows to streamline our day to day design process.

Ampops - New York

Part Time Designer | 2018 - 2019

Design of Salalah Rotana Resort, 5 Star Hotel, 400 Guest Rooms Design development and construc�on documents

The Historic Cemetery of Al-Suyu�, Cairo UCLA -Ge�y Collabora�ve Research Project

Al-Imam al-Shaﬁ’i Mosque, Cairo Urban upgrade of entrance porch and facade restora�on

Mortuary Temple of Amenhotep, Luxor Concept proposal for the Visitors Center and House of Conserva�on

Arab Contractors - Cairo Site Engineer | 2010 - 2013

Construc�on of the A�orney General Administra�ve Building. Management of construc�on work, monitoring health, environment and safety issues, and liaising with construc�on stakeholders

RDSF Architects - Cairo Junior Architect | 2008 -2010

Design of Salalah Rotana Resort, 5 Star Hotel, 400 Guest Rooms Design development and construc�on documents

Climate Analysis : Ladybug, Honeybee, Diva, Cove Tools

SUNCHEON CITY HALL

SCHEMATIC DESIGN

PE-POSCO Collaboration.

ROLE : Concept Design, Modeling, Visualizations, Plan DevelopmentSustainability Analysis

“ALL ARCHITECTURE IS POLITICAL” MICHAEL SORKIN

POROSITY

The design of a new city hall, a significant piece of social infrastructure, in such a prominent location is an opportunity to give form to public life and to reveal and enhance the inherent particularities of the site. It aims to revive, and capitalize on the ecological richness of the city, while providing the citizens with a new civic park.

By blurring the lines between the governing and the governed, the agrarian and the urban, the his toric and the contemporary, the project expands on notion of porosity as a necessary equilibrium of the forces that shape out communities, be it urban, political, or natural.

Understanding the various forces and energies surrounding and influencing the site, the project is developed along two primary axes. The commu nity axis and the ecological axis. The community axis connects the existing city hall to an emerging cultural line, that stretches towards the develop ment of the south east side of the city.

The City Council plays a symbolic role in the over all composition. It lies at the intersection of the cultural and ecological axis, dividing the site into four urban rooms. It appears suspended from a large urban canopy that extends along the cultural axis.

The Urban Canopy extends and folds over the existing city hall. Arranged along the length of its structure are a range of technological functions. From the south end, which tilts up, large digital screen for public displays. PVs along the main body to provide green power. Vegetation and water collection to mitigate heat island effects, and storm water runoff.

The ecological axis connects the proposed “Eco-Line” pedestrian walkway from the Dongcheon River to the site. The promenade then lands at the southwest corner of the site which houses the Educational Park. This path acts as a spine along which the architecture is arranged.

To further enhance the connection of the build ing to its context, sustainability was not merely a consideration, but rather the main element that shaped the building form. By inserting a large atrium that connects all floor of the administra tive building, and adjusting the heights of the two volumes, southern exposure has been maximized. Building facades that don’t directly face south, were shaped such that the opening would be oriented to the south to maximize heat gain in winter.

TAOPU SMART CITY

SENIOR LIVING

THE SUN DOESN’T REALIZE HOW WONDERFUL IT IS UNTIL AFTER A ROOM IS MADE.

LOUIS KAHN

ROLE : Site Analysis, Concept Design, Modeling, Plan Development , In-House Visuals, Animation Sustainability Analysis

NATURE

Health comes from harmony between the body and the mind, The Senior Living represents not only the pinnacle of healthcare facilities, but also incorporates the idea of Biophilia into its design to provide harmony between natural and man-made elements. The design creates open space, excel lent views, bright natural light, and connections to water to connect natural landscapes with interior spaces, as well as provide suitably sized green spaces between architectural elements.

OUTSOURCED

OUTSOURCED

OUTSOURCED

JIO INSTITUTE CAMPUS PLANNING

PRAISE AND BLAME, GAIN AND LOSS, PLEASURE AND SORROW COME AND GO LIKE THE WIND. TO BE HAPPY, REST LIKE A GIANT TREE IN THE MIDST OF THEM ALL.

BUDDHA

ROLE : Project Concept, Site Planning

Campus Heart Design, Innovation Quad Design

Concept Diagrams, Visualizations

VISION

The proposal enthusiastically embraces the mission and goals set out for the Jio Institute as outlined in the introduction to this Design Competition. To plan and design a new world class academic and research campus within the boundaries of one of the world’s major cities.

This opportunity is a special challenge at a time when learning and research are undergoing dramatic changes. But with these challenges comes the opportunity to plan and design a campus that builds in the capability to adapt to and accommodate the needs of a world class institution in the future.

The Jio Institute is envisioned as an urban catalyst for an entire part of a major city in the way other major academic campuses such as Stanford, Harvard, MIT, Oxford and Cambridge have been for their regions and cities. Thus, this campus must be planned within a vision for its impact on the future of the Dronagiri zone of Mumbai and beyond.

APPROACH

Arrival points to the site are from the east and south, which minimizes the impacts of traffic on the mangroves to the north and west, and to leverage planned and existing road and rail con nections to the south and east.

The proposal weaves in, and enhances, the three existing storm water channels as ecological corri dors, to help mitigate the effects of future growth.

A cross east-west axis defines the main organizing element for the Institute.

The intersections of these axes serve as holding areas for water during major climate events, and act to cleanse water that eventually flows into the mangroves and the sea.

These intersections also become primary places within the Institute, with the front door of the Institute to the east, the heart of the campus at the center, and a prominent student focused com mons near the west end, leading up to student housing.

JIO INSTITUTE - CAMPUS PLANNING

IDENTITY

The open spaces are organized around a distinct central spine to which individual colleges open to. This is where the sense of belonging to one university is best reinforced through landscape treatments.

Each college has an inner, more intimate setting defined by courtyards and shaded arcades to foster students interaction. A northwest central bioswale anchors student residential quarters, dining, and recreational ame nities. This Institutional framework stitched back to the academic spine thought wellness loop.

PLACEMAKING

At three locations – around the Oval, the Heart, and the West Commons – the architectural lan guage, building assembly and roof forms work in concert with the design of open spaces to create environments that are distinct and memorable, and that provide the Institute’s community with places to gather.

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KIPP ACADEMY

K-12

ROLE : Participated in the Design Development and Construction Documentaion Phases.

THERE ARE PARTS OF OUR BRAIN THAT ARE VERY, VERY SENSITIVE TO NONVERBAL RELATIONAL CUES. AND IN OUR SOCIETY, THIS IS AN UNDERAPPRECIATED ASPECT OF THE WAY HUMAN BEINGS WORK.

BRUCE D. PERRY