Architecture + Design Portfolio of Selected Works, 2023

CONTENTS

ACADEMIC WORKS

XL BIOWORLD, Manhattan NY

L CID FACTORY, Blacksburg VA

L JENGA SHACK , Lagos, NG

M BORDER LINE, Antalya TR

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES

M SCOTTISH RITE, Washington DC

S PINNACLE LIBRARY, Chantilly VA

XS 19TH STREET, Washington DC

1km x 1km

Manhattan

Total Area: 1km2

Total Population: 14.500/per km2

Built Area: 35 m2/per person

A hovering ecosystem of humans and other living species can help us deal with the population growth as it can be used as a means to densify.

Motto: Move and populate in the sky, to set nature free Urgencies tackled: Lack of Land Use, CO2 Emissions Main parameter: m2

1km x 1km x 1km

Manhattan

Total Volume: 1km3

Built Volume: 0.20 % per km3

Habitable Volume: 0.80 % per km3

1km x 1km x 1km

Earth Surface

Natural Terrain: 1km2

Habitable Volume: 1 km3

1km x 1km

Earth Surface

Natural Terrain: 1km2

Habitable Volume: +∞

A hovering ecosystem of humans and other living species can help us deal with the lack of land use due to population growth as a means to densify. Our goal is to create a new sustainable ecosystem above the surface of the earth that works inparallel to the one on the earth and could support it.

ACTION GOAL

Transporting people and objects

Towards the first step of cleaning the transportation

Cleaning up transportation infrastructure

To transport cleaner, reduce CO2 emissions, and increase the density of nature

Dissolving every single structure from foundation to the tip

To eradicate urban footprint on the earth

Populating new forms of a 4D urban layout

To disconnect from the surface, and to turn nature back to its roots

Armchair

Selection of Biomaterials

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Techniques: By pressing a mould into a tree for two centuries, the trunk will slowly grow over the form, after which the mould is removed and a chair can be harvested. By laying the trunk down, one can finally use this 21st century design.

AI CONTRIBUTION TO THE EARLY DESIGN PROCESS (MIDJOURNEY)

SCRIPTS ARE WRI”TTEN PERSONALLY TO CREATE +70 IMAGES THAT SHOW OUR PLANET IN THE FUTURE, BIOWORLD

BRIDGING THE GAP CID FACTORY

ADVISOR: AARON BETSKY, ENRIC RUIZ-GELI SITE: VIRGINIA TECH CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION DISTRICT TYPE: EDUCATIONAL

KEY ROLE: HEART OF CID FACTORY DESIGN, SITE PLAN, RENDERS, DETAILS SOFTWARE: SKETCHUP, AUTOCAD, ADOBE SUITE

Welcome to the CID Factory, the design of Virginia Tech’s Creativity and Innovation District, connecting the past and future through adaptive reuse of existing buildings and materials, and a steel exoskeleton system that gives new life to the aging buildings that it surrounds, creating a relationship between old buildings, the new skeleton and structures, and the “in-between” spaces that they create.

The design focuses on adaptive reuse and minor impact, only tearing down one existing building and renovating all other site structures for new programming. The core idea of the design is a skeletal system surrounding existing buildings and connecting the whole CID campus. The skeleton is made up of a bolted steel I Beam primary structure organized in a 20’ by 20’ grid.

A simple envelope surrounds the structure, varying throughout the site based on programming needs. The envelope is mainly made up of glass panels, highlighting the existing buildings and the exoskeleton structure, as well as allowing those passing by to see the creativity and innovation going on within the CID, visually connecting VT students and locals with art and innovation.

1. Existing

Campus

2. Demolition of Graduate Life Center Inserting minimal foundations

MATERIALS MADE ON SITE CAN BE USED FOR THE EXTERIOR STRUCTURE (FOR RENOVATED BUILDINGS OR NEW STRUCTURES)

5. Programs introduced on site allows the production of new materials

6. Materials made on site can now be used for the exoskeleton to renovate it for the structures in the future

3. Creation of the exoskeleton and inbetween spaces

THE SECONDARY STRUCTURE, MULLIONS AND PANELS GO INTO THE STRUCTURE

THE SECONDARY STRUCTURE, MULLIONS AND PANELS GO INTO THE STRUCTURE

7. Site as a mosaic of Past, Present and Future

4. Exterior panels: Secondary structure with polycarbonate or glass sheets based on their orientation

8. Adjustable Site allows to expand or shrink over time based on the requirements of the users.

Blacksburg, VA,

United States

PROGRAMING:

PERFORMANCE CORNER

CID FACTORY BIOMATERIALS LABS

MAKERSPACES ART TOWN STUDIOS + CERAMICS + TEXTILES

ART GALLERY

SOPA: REHERSAL SPACE + CLASSROOMS + PERFORMANCE

SOVA: STUDIO + DISPLAY + CLASSROOMS

MUSEUM: INSTALLATIONS + OFFICES + CLASSROOMS

INNOVATION ZONES: MAKERSPACES + STARTUP SPACE + R&D

CREATIVE NEIGHBORHOOD: ARTIST APARTMENTS + PERSONAL STUDIOS

BIOLAB: BIOMATERIALS LABS + GREENHOUSE

FOODLAB: AQUAPONICS WORKSHOP + BAR

SA + D: STUDIOS + CLASSROOMS + LABRATORIES

RECEPTION: FLEX SPACE + EVENT SPACE + RESTURANT

RESIDENTIAL

ARTS FLEX SPACE

Blacksburg, VA, United States CID Factory Virginia TechArch. Studio V

The skeleton comes with movable and adjustable panels to create a flexible spaces both in size and in feeling, creating a campus for an unknown future and varying needs.

FLAX-PLYFURFURYL

ALCOHOL PANEL (WITH FIRE RETENDANT ADDITIVES)

TWILL BIOTEX FLAX FABRIC

BIOPOLYESTER RESIN

STEEL ANCHORS

GLASS SKIN (WITH TIMBER SUBSTRUCTURE)

GALVANIZED STEEL (WITH FIRE RESISTANT COATING)

BAMBOO FLOOR 10MM

THERMAL INSULATOR EPS 4MM

DOUBLE MULTILAM PHENOLIC 15MM

MODULAR TIMBER FRAME

BIOPOLYESTER RESIN

TWILL BIOTEX FLAX FABRIC

FLAX-PLYFURFURYL ALCOHOL PANEL (WITH FIRE RETENDANT ADDITIVES)

PLASTER PLATE FOR CEILING 9MM CROSS

TIMBER SUBSTRUCTURE

TIMBER SILL TIMBER WINDOW FRAME

FLOOR BASE WITH CEMENTICIUM ADHESIVE

TWILL BIOTEX FLAX FABRIC

BIOPOLYESTER RESIN

RUG 10MM

THERMAL INSULATOR EPS 4MM

DOUBLE MULTILAM PHENOLIC 15MM

PLASTER PLATE FOR CEILING 9MM

CROSS LAMINATED TIMBER

TIMBER

SUBSTRUCTURE

TIMBER SILL

TEMPERED GLASS

TIMBER WINDOW FRAME

that can produce materials to repair existing buildings over time or to “finish” the steel structural elements creating a “self-healing” campus that becomes a mosaic of past, present and future, in which art and architecture students and faculty can make their physical mark on campus.

To compliment the minimal skeleton structure, new on site programming includes a series of “production factories” including ceramic and textile studios in the art town, wood and metal workshops in SA+D in Squires, cork, bamboo, and timber workshops and a series of biomaterials labs in the Core CID Factory SECTION B-B

FLOOR BASE WITH CEMENTICIUM ADHESIVE

CID Factory

JENGA SHACK

ADAPTABLE, ADJUSTABLE, UPGRADABLE

ADVISOR: JOSEPH WHEELER

SITE: US EMBASSY HOUSING

TYPE: RESIDENTIAL, DIPLOMATIC

SOFTWARE: REVIT, ENSCAPE, ADOBE SUITE

Fastest growing city needs fastest design solutions. Despite the usual prejudice, Jenga Shack is carefully designed to cherish shanty culture in between non-belonging skyscrapers. Again, instead of showcasing technology and high mass, this project showcases the beauty and innovation of sustainable living using the latest CLT panelization techniques and giving back Lagos what it actually needs.

The nature of this Embassy Housing project cherishes both American and Nigerian cultures into one complex containing 120 American residents and a high number of Nigerian locals. The way of living inside the residency is designed for American Embassy staff. Meanwhile, the ground level of the site area blends with Lagos where the project becomes a public interaction point with no disturbance to the residents.

Studio VI

Lagos, Nigeria

Jenga Shack

Virginia TechArch. Studio VI

Lagos, Nigeria

Jenga Shack

SITE BUILT PODIUM

Podium deck above

SITE VOLUME

Volume on site up to proposed height with required setbacks

SITE BUILT VOLUMES

Ground level community space

Parking access from main street

STACK PREFAB MODULES

Prefabricated modules installed on podium 12-story and 6-story stacking units

Lagos, Nigeria

Jenga Shack

Lagos, Nigeria

Jenga Shack

INSERT CORE AND CORRIDORS

SUBTRACT VOLUMES AND CREATE GREEN POCKETS SHIFT MODULES FOR GREATER SOLAR ACCESS AND TERRACES

ON

STACK UP TO 6 MODULES

JENGA TOWER CLUSTER STACKING

Lagos, Nigeria Jenga

Lagos, Nigeria

Jenga Shack

Virginia TechArch. Studio VI

Lagos, Nigeria

Jenga Shack

BORDER LINE

ON THE BOUNDARY OF FORMALDEHYDE

ADVISOR: ASST. PROF. DR. ABDURRAHMAN MOHAMMED

SITE: ABU-UPTOWN CAMPUS

TYPE: EDUCATIONAL

SOFTWARE: REVIT, ADOBE SUITE

Formaldehyde is used in the production of resins that act as glues for wood products, pulp, paper, glass wool, and rock wool in the industrial zone, Dosemealti, Antalya. It is released as a vapor, due to off-gassing from products containing formaldehyde-based resins. Conditions of high humidity, heating, or agitation (including sawing or grinding) of formaldehyde-based products can lead to increased levels of formaldehyde in the air.

After analyzing the site and determining non-absorbing material choices (composite panels and local veneered plywood) for the façade, a more building-related analysis started. The discrete zones in the building and functions are settled down because of thinking in a human-scale way. Facilitative changes are done with consideration of movement, height, length, and necessity. Thus, extensive measurements come along with a more reasonable point.

‘‘Anything else you are interested in, is not going to happen if you can’t breathe.’’ -Carl Sagan Poisonous gas slowly kills our race. After some time, there will not be any other species or place. Vertical dynamism through the site area is provided to create some kind of a natural ventilation outside.

When the site is considered, the façade of the entire building is constituted in considerations of sun exposure, the importance of natural ventilation, a necessity of dynamism, and the design itself. For this reason, sunshades are used where it is necessary, an atrium on the main block is constituted for ventilation as an extra (rest of the blocks were suitable for natural ventilation and wind direction), a cross-carrier system is created to feel some kind of dynamism as a focal point of the entire site and thus, the design process with application details are finished.

At the same time, an entering effect (from the cross mass to the gridal one) is wanted to be given with a balcony on the first floor. With this, the floor became more functional to take a breath without going out of the building. With the same thought, a café is settled on the last floor to service to the chiefs of administration staff.

“Be a part of the solution, not part of the pollution.”

1. Writers Theatre

2. Ivey Business School at Western University

3. Strasbourg School of Architecture

STEP 1

First striking analysis about the site is too stable, has no privacy and dynamism because of the straight plane topography. There is no effective active green area where people can enjoy campus life. Hereby, the area is divided into horizontal and vertically active areas.

STEP 2

Ease of movement enabled an average angle on northwest and having a cross circulation axis a must. This axis connects the middle of the campus and the site area in a social way. Also, an educational axis is created for privacy without interacting the social areas.

STEP 3

Vertical dynamism and height are constituted where people can feel the void in a moving place. The masses are located in the perspective of being in the sight and the voids are formed inside and outside of the structures to experience a special localizing.

NATURAL VENTILATION

Formaldehyde concentrations are higher than they are outdoors.So, formaldehyde levels can be decreased by letting fresh air in and create a circulation.

FOCAL POINT

A cross carrier system made from timber is created to feel some kind of dynamism as a focal point of the entire site and with the material itself, incoming poisinous gas is reduced.

ATRIUM

An atrium on the main block is constituted for ventilation as an extra (rest of the blocks were suitable for natural ventilation and wind direction).

DRAINAGE SYSTEM

The gray-water recycling system in this facility allows for running water, which is supplied from the building itself. Then, conjoining with the current drainage pipes of the site area.

SUNSHADING

Sunshades on the west and south façade of the complex produce blockage of the sun rays that reduces the solar gain to the building, improves light quality and increases the visibility.

1- MAIN ENTRANCE, ART AND ARCHITECTURE GALLERY

2- CAMPUS AXIS WITH GREEN STAIRS AND CASUAL VIEW

3- ATELIER BACKYARD AND URBAN FURNITURES

A distinctive necessity for a fine arts and architecture students is a july hall inarguably. Jury hall is placed in the middle of architecture studio block and main education block for the best circulation and accessibility for the students. Similarly, classrooms are placed on the cross block where the main education block is uniting with the workshop block. Conference hall however, placed right at the entrance in case of any possible guest speaker.

For the administrative zone, a second entrance is provided on the north side of the building. By this way, staff doesn’t necessarily use the main campus entrance. Therefore, lecturer rooms are located in the heart of the structure which is easily reachable by students. For the administration side, they take a part on the fourth floor which is a more serene place with a special cafe within.

Workshop block is considered as a mutual environment inside and outside of the fine arts and architecture faculty. Other ABU students may attend the workshop classes to express their artistic soul within this opportunity.

Similarly, there is a symbiotic relationship with the closed workshop area and open ateliers. In these ateliers, students has a chance to use the tools, make their hands dirty and feel free with no borders.

Shopping area has been designed where workshop products can be sold. As the end of the cross block, a library is attached with the workshop block considering other students. At mezanine floor, a drying area is placed connected with ateliers using stairs.

A proper outside and inside ventilation is provided to make the poisonous gas pass though space and give no harm to the university inside. Design proposal of this study is considered for the empty field of university. Bad conditions don’t necessarily bring an unhealthy environment. It’s all up to us.

Antalya Bilim UniversityArch. Studio III

Antalya, Turkey

SCOTTISH RITE

PERMEABLE INTERFACE

KEY ROLE: ARCHITECTURAL CONSULTING & TECHNICAL DRAWING

SITE: ADAMS MORGAN | WASHINGTON DC

TYPE: MIXED USE/HOUSING DEVELOPMENT

SOFTWARE: REVIT, ADOBE SUITE

The proposed mixed use housing development incorporates retail and residential amenities on the ground floor, with a rooftop pool and a central landscape courtyard. The landscape courtyard interfaces with the existing Scottish Rite Temple and medical clinic which share the same lot by extending north and south passageway projections that wrap the facade of the temple, revealing it and foregrounding it, while creating fluid, new connections to the 16th street NW and providing a new frontage address in the Sixteenth Street Historic District which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

IImpression © Mitsui Fudosan

Personally completed technical drawings in the role of technical specialist in MillCraft. We have provided outsource architectural consulting and technical drafting to Davis Residential.

The purposed development and courtyard interfaces with the existing Scottish Rite Temple and medical clinic which share the same lot by extending north and south passageway projections that wrap the facade of the temple, revealing it and foregrounding it, while creating fluid, new connections to the 16th street NW and providing a new frontage address in the Sixteenth Street Historic District which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

PINNACLE LIBRARY

CHROMA-INTERIOR

KEY ROLE: DESIGN, TECHNICAL DRAWING, PRODUCTION

SITE: CHANTILLY | VIRGINIA

TYPE: EDUCATIONAL

SOFTWARE: CABINET VISION, VRAY

Pinnacle Academy is a high-quality private school in Chantilly, VA. However, to continue in the 21st century way of education, it has to be in a standard with high-end interior design and purified of its old-fashioned boring look. To achieve this, chrome colors are used in the interior to make sitting and reading more attractive and comfortable for the children. Everything is designed according to their ergonomics until the age of fifteen. Moreover, a decent number of computer stations are located in the center of the room. In this way, open space is created in the middle of the library and used as a free area where children are free to relax or dance. In less than a month, plywood furniture is produced and imported cushions are provided for the Pinnacle Academy. This will be a huge surprise for the kids after the pandemic.

BEFORE (REALITY)

AFTER (RENDERS)

MillCraft Project

Chantilly, VA, United States

Pinnacle Library

Photos through my own lens

Renders made by me

19TH STREET

TAILORED KITCHEN

KEY ROLE: DESIGN, TECHNICAL DRAWINGS, PRODUCTION CONTROL

SITE: WASHINGTON DC

TYPE: RESIDENTIAL

SOFTWARE: CABINET VISION

This project is just one of the most eye-catching of the 500-odd projects I’ve worked on. Creating customized furniture products is becoming harder and harder with industrialized modularity. Custom made production needs to have high amount of attention and care since every inch, accessory, light, and material varies from project to project. Understanding the customer’s necessities and creating a tailored design is the first step to take. After X many revisions, once the project is sold, technical drawings and bill of material excel sheets are required to move on to the purchasing and Screen-to-Machine phase where I monitor/follow-up every stage of manufacturing.

Photo © BrightMLS

TECHNICAL DRAWINGS

Photo © BrightMLS

Photos through my own lens