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Selected Works 2014-2017
List of projects United Kingdom | Lebanon
USJ- Cultural and Archive center
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Gillett Square
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Eco-District Reconversion
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Rose House
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Riverbed Beirut
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YTAA/ T-Villa
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The revitalization of a decaying 1860 catholic press house, in Beirut, into a cultural and archive center. Social and urban challenges were answered to by well adapting the architecture to its context and offering public spaces throughout the project.
The project merges environmental design principles with architectural values to create a free-running low cost low profile co-working and living space in London. The architectural solution emerges as a synthesis of its urban context, local socioeconomic needs, and adaptive architectural strategies.
Transformation of an existing district, in Beirut, into an econeighborhood based on local landscape and available human and environmental resources, promoting local heritage and a healthy living environment.
An 1882 unlisted ottoman heritage, in Beirut, is refurbished into a multidisciplinary art space. Design focuses on daylighting solutions and ventilation in a dense urban situation while preserving the historical aspect of the house.
Situated along the river, and in a fast developing area, different sized condominiums were conceived with full technical drawings.
Offering no impression of itself and with little reference to scale and few walls, T Villa challenges the notion of boundaries and norms in domestic space, in Lebanon.
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USJ- Cultural and Archive center Beirut, Lebanon
ALBA/ M.Arch- Dissertation project Type: Refurbishment of Cultural Heritage Individual work Date: 2014 (6 months)
The project is located in a residential and cultural area characterized by a number of religious buildings and educational institutions. The revitalization of the site is based on the extension of the axes generated by the old building itself as well as the axes of the streets that limit it. Interior urban car free streets and generated vertical and horizontal clearances favor the pedestrian experience and give value to the historical cachet that dominates the site.
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Public Square/ Alignment on public street
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Public street
Separation of levels/ Intersection of axes
Elevated mass: Archive center
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First Level Plan: Courtyard and Accessibility 4
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1 Initial state
2 Facade duplication 5 Vertical clearance/ setback from the traditional building
3 Elevation/ Value enhancement Void
4 Shift / Rupture
6 Elevated Void/ Urban rupture
South Elevation
Section AA through the square Architecture and Environmental Design
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Interior view: The Library
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Exterior view: The Square
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Gillett Square London, UK
The main objective focuses on achieving a zero carbon emission building, through passive strategies, supporting the design intentions with simulations. The approach is inhabitant centered, considering all the aspects of the square's activities throughout the day, characterising variations, and providing maximum adaptive opportunities. AA-SED Term 2 Project// Blue Awards Competition Type: Sustainable living and working Team: 4 people Date: 2016 (3 months)
Massing of the project takes into account solar access, natural ventilation and daylight availability in order to take advantage of the potential of the site. The new building causes minimum overshadowing to the surroundings and allows maximum solar gains onto its facade.
Hackney
Hackney
Islington
Islington
OLYMPIC STADIUM
START UPS
START UPS
Tower Hamlets
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Areas of opportunities Crossrail
Areas of opportunity in East London
(Source: English Index of Multiple Deprivation 2015)
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OLYMPIC STADIUM Tower Hamlets
TECH CITY
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Area in development
Development areas
Area in development Gillett Square
Crossrail 1 and 2
(Source: London ReGeneration, A.D. (2012))
Northern party wall
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Deep plan area
1.1.Closing the +square the wind. Closing the square obstructing + theobstructing wind
2.3.Building height wasthereduced toallowed respect thefrom scale Minding the scale of the square, building height was reduced 6 to 4 storeys.
3.4.Northern blind wall generates unwanted area The northern blind wall generates an unwanted deep plan area, a zonedeep deprivedplan of efficient natural ventilation and daylight.
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5. The extension generates an unwanted deep plan, also obstructing previous solar-exposed area.
4.5.16° pitchsolar ofgains theareroof allows exposure 5.6.An naturally 6mplan, deep planis area building Even though minor in December,solar a 16 ° pitch of the roof withand respectnatural to the facing block, allows solar 7.Final New building enveloppeenveloppe. Withatrium the ground and first floor stilllights subjected the to the deep a courtyard best suited to cope with6. ventilation and exposure and natural ventilation for the top 4 storeys. Moreover, overshadowing caused to the square anddaylighting the building requirements. Daylighting simulations indicate a naturally lit zone of 6m, suggesting the design of an ventilation for the top storeys. itself is minimised. atrium along the northern party wall.
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Shadow studies during winter solstice and equinox 8
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10:00hs
12:00hs
15:00hs
Seasonal Adaptive Strategies
Daylight Glare Probability (DGP)
DGP= 0.42
DGP= 0.39
DGP= 0.29
Glare analysis. Shutters open
Glare analysis. Shutters partially open
Glare analysis. Shutters closed
Source: DIVA
Source: DIVA
Source: DIVA
Prototype testing and experimentation: Polycarbonate shutters Window Orientation South
Polycarbonate open
Window Orientation
Window Orientation East
West
South
East
West
South
East
West
Polycarbonate partially open: Low glare probability Polycarboanate device closed: Diffused light Architecture and Environmental Design
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Typical Summer Night
The architectural image of the proposal is defined as a neutral framework where the interaction of the users with the envelope will determine how the building is perceived. 10 Selected Works 2014-2017
Typical Summer Day
Typical Winter Day
On a winter day, the materiality of the facade merges with the environment, creating a subtle presence on the square. The scheme´s compactness emerges as a response to the external environment. Architecture and Environmental Design 11
in area yet the neighborhood offers diverse urban tissues that are in area yet the neighborhood offers diverse urban tissues that are byproducts of the fragmentation and the topography of the site. byproducts of the fragmentation and the topography of the site. Therefore, the comparison was done on two dimensions: time and Therefore, the comparison was done on two dimensions: time and Eco-District Reconversion location. The neighborhood was divided in 3 sectors to compare and location. The neighborhood was divided in 3 sectors to compare and Ashrafieh, Lebanon analyze different levels such as built and non-built spaces, blocks, parcels asof built and blocks, parcels analyze different levelsThesuch purpose the project was non-built to give back thespaces, city to its original residents, promote and roads. The purpose of this study was to understand the impact of all communal life, valorize local heritage, history and identity by transforming and roads. The purpose of this study was to understand the impact of alla these factors on the urban morphology of Ashrafieh. neighborhood into an eco-district where green spaces, pedestrian streets, low-rise these factors on the urban morphology of Ashrafieh. buildings amongst other elements are valorized. In order to achieve this goal and set a guiding vision, a thorough study of the character, typology and different urban systems of the neighborhood was undertaken.
Design Studio Project Type: Urban Morphology and Design Team: 3 people Date: 2014 (5 months)
* Period of the project: 1 month * Period of the project: 1 month
The study’s outcome is a “Plan Local d’Urbanisme” known as Zoning which terms were specifically customized to the neighborhood and regulated the final proposition of Ashrafieh as an eco-district.
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Infrastructure Plan IInfrastructure hierarchy Parcels Plan and 1960
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Infrastructure Plan 2011 Infrastructure InfrastructurePlan Plan2011 2011
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Blocks Plan 1960 Non-Built Blocks Blocks Plan Plan1960 1960 Distinct Non-built plots Particular Non-Built Spaces Plan 2011 Particular Non-Built Spaces Plan 2011
Non-built plan 1960
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Superposition ofofof Parcels and Built Superposition Superposition Parcels Parcels and and Built Built 12 Selected Works 2014-2017 Spaces Plans 2011 Spaces Spaces Plans Plans 2011 2011
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Urban Parcels planStructure Parcels Plan 20112011 Urban Structure 2011 Parcels ParcelsPlan Plan2011 2011
Distinct Built Blocks Plan 2011 Blocks Blocks Plan2011 2011 Distinct builtPlan plots Particular Built Spaces Plan 2011 Particular Built Spaces Plan 2011
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Final Proposition Plan
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Pedestrian Pedestrian Streets Streets
Proposed
Proposed Cultural Cultural Buildings Buildings
Proposed Proposed Residential Residential Buildings Buildings
Green Spaces Construction Construction sites Sites
Existing
Existing Urban Fabric Urban Fabric
3D Diagram of Final Proposition Zone 1: Design proposal- Schematics
Zone 1: Design proposal- Plan Green Spaces
Pedestrian Streets
Proposed Cultural Buildings
Final Proposition Plan
Pedestrian Streets
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Proposed 18 Cultural Buildings
Proposed Residential Buildings
Construction Sites
Existing Urban Fabric
Zone 1: Design proposal- 3D 3D Model of Final Proposition
Architecture and Environmental Design 3D 13 Diagram
The Rose House Beirut, Lebanon
M.Arch- Dissertation project Type: Environmental Refurbishment of Cultural Heritage Individual work Date: 2017 (6 months)
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The Rose House's contemporary reality mirrors an increasingly widespread Lebanese phenomenon: being torn down to become yet another profitable lot in the city. The increase in the new urban context undermined the quality of daylight inside the house, especially in the central hall. The structure presents substantial possibilities for art production and artistic encounters. The approach explores the adaptation of the Rose house to the socio-cultural scene of the city by addressing the topic of cultural built heritage and its associated themes: light, time, space and memory. Design concept introduces new functions that take advantage of the building’s thermal qualities while adapting the roof and the internal layout to enhance its daylighting performance.
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Urban expansion- Port of Beirut, 2017
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Unobstructed West prevailing winds 14 Selected Works 2014-2017
South and East obstructions
Unused outdoor spaces
Clerestory oriented West and East for ventilation and daylighting Height adjustable white reflectors to diffuse light in the atrium at different Lux levels responding to user occupation of the central hall
Less space partitioning to enhance daylighting in the ateliers and provide a more flexible space distribution
Atelier
Atelier
Atelier Atrium
Clerestories oriented South and East to provide natural light from the upper terrace to the South Hall on the ground floor Atrium dimensions 5m x 4m x 11m
Atelier
Atelier
Terrace
First Floor Plan
Structurally damaged mass substracted to increase visible sky angle allowing more sun in
Atelier Glazed openings above doors to help West/East rooms benefit from the diffused light in the hall
Access WC WC Assembly Room
Summary of the refurbishment process
Atelier
Central Hall Administration
Kitchen
Ground Floor Plan Architecture and Environmental Design 15
16:00 10 800 Lux
Internal glazed partitions - allow light through - direct fresh air inside
09:00 21 500 Lux
1m
09:00 72 230 Lux
17:00 39 000 Lux
09:00 72 000 Lux
17:00 39 000 Lux
1m
09:00 40 725 Lux
16:00 33 700 Lux
3200 Lux
Movable white reflectors Vertical movement to alter natural light conditions in the multidisciplinary hall
6700 Lux
m/s 3500 Lux
6 5.4 4.8 4.2 3.6 3 2.4 1.8 1.2 6400 Lux
5800 Lux
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Section through the central hall DEC 21st
Raytracing of light beams Source: Grasshopper + Ladybug JUN 21st
Daylight Assessment | Base Case 39% DA(300)
Percentage of occupied hours
Air flow and velocity Jun21st 16:00 Source: Autodesk MAR 21st CFD
Daylight Assessment | After Refurbishment 85% DA(300)
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Base Case: GF plan- Daylight Base Case: GF plan UDI<100 Lux Source: DIVA Autonomy
GF plan: Daylight Autonomy Source: DIVA
GF plan: 300<UDI<3000 Lux Source: DIVA
Source: DIVA
Base Case simulations in the central hall of the ground floor show that the mean daylight autonomy is 39%. This value represents the average percentage of area above 300 lux for 50% of the time. After altering the envelope to diffuse daylight in the central hall, the ground floor shows a value of 85%. 16 Selected Works 2014-2017
Scenario 1 Exhibition space
Ateliers
Public
Lux 937 812 687 562 437 312 187 62
Illuminance on surfaces on 21st June at 12:00 Source: Diva, Radiance
Scenario 2 Social Gatherings
Ateliers
Ateliers
Lux 937 812 687 562 437 312 187 62
Illuminance on surfaces on 21st June at 12:00 Source: Diva, Radiance
Scenario 3 Art and Performance
Artists
Public
Lux 937 812 687 562 437 312 187 62
Illuminance on surfaces on 21st June at 12:00 Source: Diva, Radiance
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Ground Floor Plan
Ranges are from 75, 110 up to 135 square-meter units. This project consists of developing the full technical execution drawings of the preliminary design phase 3 including architectural, mechanical, electrical and structural details such as sealing and waterproofing, Beirut, Lebanon plumbing, sanitary, air-conditioning, lighting, etc.
Riverbed Beirut
Situated along the river, and in a fast developing area, the project consists of different sized condominiums in order to attract a wide clientele. are from 75, 110 up * Period of Ranges the project: 4 months to 135 square-meter units. Concept proposal and full technical drawings of the design were prepared including architectural, mechanical, electrical and structural systems and detail drawings (Sealing and waterproofing, plumbing, sanitary, air-conditioning and lighting).
Developped Design Type: Residential Individual Work Date: 2013 (2 months) A
Zone 1
Level floor architectural plan
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Level Floor Plan
Zoom-in: Level Floor Plan
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Riverside West elevation
West Elevation
Draining system of the ground floor 18 Selected Works 2014-2017 Draining Plan of Ground-Floor
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Detail D1: False ceiling and Bac-a-fleur drainage
Zone 1: Level floor electrical and mechanical plan
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Detail D2: Stairs
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Detail D3: Basement ventilation Architecture and Environmental Design 19
YTAA/ T-Villa
Kornet Chehouane, Lebanon
YTAA/ Internship Type: Residential Team: 3 people Date: 2009-2012
Mass Concept Plandesign: Mass plan (2009)
Concept design: Site section (2009)
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Perched on a steep rocky slope in an area distinguished by its pine forest and captivating views of Beirut and the sea, this house is almost invisible at surface level. Layered, it consists of three flowing expanses of inhabitable concrete. These superposed cantilevered floors support the various elements of the brief, which are tied together by an internal ramp running throughout. Villa T shrugs off its surroundings. It seems to challenge the sense of dimensions and the relationship of architecture or space with its environment. My team and I were in charge of building the study models, rendering and preparing weekly presentations to meet with the client. Three years later, I was in charge of taking photos of the building once completed for website, media and documentation purposes.
Concept design: Physical model (2009)
Exterior photo after project completion (2012)
Interior photo after project completion (2012)
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