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Dana Al Mathkoor
Yale School of Architecture Master of Architecture II 2017 - 2019
dalmathkoor@me.com 1-646-660-2391
Pratt Institute School of Architecture Bachelor of Architecture 2012 - 2016 Languages: Arabic (native), English (fluent), French (intermediate)
EXPERIENCE
Skills: 3D Modeling / AutoCad / Adobe Suite / Maya / Render Engines / Coding & Processing / Fabrication Environmental Design at Yale University
2018
Assisted in planning lectures and tutorial sessions, held office hours, review and corrected assignments, exams and labs for M. Arch I cohort
Fall, New Haven, CT
Visualization III at Yale University
2018
Conducted technical instruction of Parametric Grasshopper Modeling, 3D Modeling and fabrication through lab sessions and lectures
Spring, New Haven, CT
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2013 - 2017 New York, NY
Collaborated with Design Principal on a competition for a center of “Foundation Les Oliviers,” in Mont-sur-Lausanne, Switzerland Research zoning conditions and logistics to confirm that designs are compliant with relevant building codes Illustrated highly detailed site plan, diagrams and physical models Submitted several competition to completion
Pratt Institute Graduate School of Architecture
2017
Curated a digital presence for Pratt’s Graduate School of Architecture and Urban Design by achieving better customer awareness, engagement and website traffic by strategically utilizing all aspects of the social media marketing roadmap
1mo. | Brooklyn, NY
Raden Luggage x The Everything
2016
Design of Pop-Up Store on 199 Lafayette Street for Raden luggage company that could be used as a model for a shop-in-shop in Department stores
2mos. | New York, NY
2014 - 2015
Lavlani Studios Analyzed cubic lattice surfaces from Alan Schoen’s Triply Periodic Minimal Surfaces Translated research into a mathematically precise digital library by using only polygon modeling on Rhino3D
1 yr. | New York, NY
Tested digital models by using Karamba and Kangaroo on Grasshopper Fabricated 3D Printed models of the minimal surfaces for archiving purposes as well as being the 3D print specialist for prototype modeling
2012
Labij Architecture
3 mos. | Kuwait
Assisted on the preliminary design stages of a family residency Built foam and basswood sketch models and aided with 3D modeling
2011
Fursa Non-Profit Organization
1 mo. Rome Fellowship Yale School of Architecture 8 yrs. Merit Scholarship Ministry of Higher Education of Kuwait 1 yr.
Graduate Architecture School Senator at Yale University
2 yrs. President’s List at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY 2 yrs. Dean’s List at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY 2016 Poetics Lab Fellowship at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY
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Conceptualized with owners of the Fursa multi-brand store on overall image Generated presentation boards that consisted of plans, and material and furniture selection Supervised a team of five interns during events held at the Fursa store
2019 CTBUH: TRIO Towers_Tall Buildings Seminar 2019 Yale’s Retrospecta 42: TRIO Towers_Tall Buildings Seminar 2014 Pratt’s Inprocess Magazine: Design 302 (Dormitory) 2015 Pratt’s Inprocess Magazine: Design 402 (Urban Planning A.I.) 2013 AOK Magazine: Middle East Design 102 Interactive Play Park
3mos. | Kuwait
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The Trio Tower represents a fundamentally new way of looking at the integration of public space into complex super-tall building structures. The inherent structural efficiency of the tripod result in three unique towers: residential (700meters), hotels (850meters) and offices/mixed use (1000meters). Joined at the hip, these towers use the Cultural Band at 500meters to embrace diversity by juxtaposing hyperpublic space, semi-public and private space. The Trio Tower conceals parts of itself depending on the elevation, allowing for it have a dynamic presence in Chicago's historic skyline, acting almost as a compass because of the city’s cardinal street grid.
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400 N. Lake Shore Dr., Chicago, Illinois, USA
FUNCTION: Mixed Use L Tower: Offices + Exhibition Spaces M Tower: Hotels S Tower: Residential
FLOOR AREA: 1,648,000 m2 L Tower: 505,000 m2 (5,430,000 ft2) M Tower: 553,000 m2 (5,950,000 ft2) S Tower: 370,000 m2 (4,000,000 ft2) Shared: 220,000 m2 (2,350,000 ft2)
FLOOR COUNT: L Tower: 250 M Tower: 220 S Tower: 200 Shared: 60
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After studying the site in terms of zoning codes, density and light, we determined that a low rise high density residential building with “skip-stop”, “thrubuilding” duplexes and in the back street level Maisonettes that are set back from the street by screened private entry courts. The street façade is folded and creased to permit views eastward and westward along the street.
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The section and apartment plan configurations speaks to current sustainability objectives in that the majority are floor through, enjoying both southern and northern exposures, as well as cross ventilation and the “stack-effect”, resulting in a lessened demand for mechanical services. Partner: Zibo Zhou Critic: Lawrence Blough 26 /
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Streets oriented north/south and long, narrow “bar buildings” — and not courtyard buildings — were optimal for this northern latitude thereby aximizing the amount of daylight. This, in conjunction with the use of native wood provides economic and sustainable value through wood's ability to capture carbon emissions. Pre-fabricated CLT micro-units feel expansive with floor to cieling windows, not only reducing energy use and promoting minimalist living but also improves people’s sense of well-being.
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This design is trying to reach a sort of equilibrium to manage two opposing forces by creating a space that works as a timeshare. Knifemaking is best at night, so the older brother works only at the night shift; the younger brother comes to work in the morning to cut and sell the eel. The site of this building is in the middle of a bridge in Kyoto, Japan. The bridge is used as a metaphor for the brothers’ sensitive relationship.
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Fiberglass Blanket Stainless Steel Inner Wall Timber Exterior Wall Fiberglass Blanket Fiberglass Blanket Stainless Steel Stainless Inner Wall Steel Inner Wall Timber Exterior Timber WallExterior Wall Fiberglass Blanket Stainless Stucco Steel Inner Wall Timber Timber Exterior Paneled Wall Wall Insulation Stucco
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This project is a fashion museum and artists residency for students and designers alike. Using curiosity (or voyeurism) as the main catalyst of design, the circulation becomes performative. Beginning with formal studies with materials that held a dichotomous relationship, the facade begins to juxtapose the smooth tensile interior encouraging occupants to explore and circulate.
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With the structural form established, the models will be analyzed to understand solar loading, identifying zones where the envelope for the structure can become performative as a jungle gym for kids or a reading area for students or for a drawing class during the summer. This comprehensive analysis will be used to weigh decisions of what aspects to privilege, integrate or negate.
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These are some of the fabrication projects I have done over the past two years as I have been gravitating towards understanding and experimenting with new technology. Carbon Fiber:
Team: Kunhee Chang, Eunice Lee, Jewel Pei, Sissi Guo, Dhruvin Shah Critic: Ezio Blasetti
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Betsiboka River Delta, Madagascar
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Namib Sand Sea, Namibia
Logan County, Colorado, U.S.A
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Tiris Zemmour, Mauritania
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Tulip Fields in Lissa, Netherlands
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Raden is The Case for Better Travel—an experience that pairs the world’s best materials with state-of-the art technology to seamlessly carry travelers from point A to B. Founded on the belief that the best experiences begin with exceptional products, the brand’s minimal, durable construction,embedded tech components and companion mobile app are designed to transform travel into a frictionless and enjoyable event. This is a store attempting to represent Raden’s philosophy in a physical environment while still being inspired by the ergonomic design of an airplane baggage compartment.
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Vertical Hutong This project re-conceives high-rise urban living by organizing each apartment tower around an aggregation of sustainable techniques: from shared walls and ventilated courtyards, to stepped terraces and wind towers. Internally, 30% more living space is created, because no room is isolated or compartmentalized. Externally, each floorplate is expanded by 30% to accommodate exterior gardens.Individually, each garden stimulates natural ventilation, passive heating and cooling in each apartment. While collectively, the vertical gardens stimulate natural ventilation, passive heating and cooling are at the larger neighborhood scale. Project: 30 floor residential tower Size: 9,000 m2 (98,875 ft2) 93 \
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Taking advantage of panoramic views in every direction, this structure is conceived as a series of interconnected canopies, stepped into the hillside. The house frames distant views by exposing a wood “umbrella� structure above anchored by a stepped concrete slab below. Project:Private Residence Location: Egremont, MA Size: 362 m2 (3,512 ft2) Status: Under-construction Value: $1.3 million
Inside, each volume is optimized for views, solar access, and the daily requirements of living. The varying degrees of public and private spaces correspond to the degree of transparency in the envelope and solar orientation. At the moment of greatest transparency, the roof canopies cantilever to the south to provide shading. At the moment of greatest privacy, the surrounding topography swallows the structure into the hillside thus increasing the structure’s thermal insulation from the elements. The resulting aggregation stimulates natural ventilation, passive cooling and heating, yet declares its modernity through expansive cantilevers. 95 \
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Foundation Les Oliviers Two interconnected boxes shift along the site to optimize views and access while preserving the perimeter for future expansion and countryside. At strategic moments, the boxes melt into the hillside, at other moments they frame the street. Inside, the boxes are carved by two exterior courtyards providing light and air into the interior and outdoor terraces for the café and nursery. Weaving together the two boxes are the floor plates as a continuous double helix ramp that split into multiple floors, allowing different views of the landscape. Because the ramps form two loops, no department is isolated socially, fostering independence and interaction, while creating different moments of publicity and privacy. Project: Foundation workshops, nursery, café, restaurant, offices, apartment Location: Mont-sur-Lausanne, Switzerland Size: 6,421 m² (69,115 ft²)
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The multitude of urban entities (“citizens�) creates a labyrinth of casualties. This labyrinth is mediated by the fibers therein rising another labyrinth of the fiber forest. This hierarchy of labyrinths will allow Bagan to have the social cohesion it desires while allowing the architecture to grow and self-organize thereby becoming an artificial intelligence in and within itself. This creates an innate autocatalytic set.
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Deforming mirrors capture and distend the bodywork. The irregular grid pattern associated with a zenith natural lighting system is no longer perceived as a supporting structure but asserts itself as a gigantic matrix. The rendering of the project also testifies to this research on continuous transformation, thanks to the association of morphing and collage, connecting heterogeneous elements to compose a new whole.
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