IMRAN GALADANCI
ARCHITECTURE DESIGN PORTFOLIO
TABLE OF CONTENTS FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN DEVELOPMENT BANK OF NIGERIA MOKWA TRUCK STOP NAKHEEL LIBRARY DOUBLE Z COMMUNITY CENTER CYPRUS RETREAT ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE SOLAR DECATHLON MIDDLE EAST SHARADA MANSION DOCUMENTATION OF OLD RAS AL KHAIMAH UNION CO-OPERATIVE HYPER MARKET
Project title : Faculty of Architecture and Design location: Ras Al Khaimah, U.A.E. Instructor: Dr Fathia El Menghawi | Dr Eka Sediadi Year: Spring 2019 Grad Project THIS PROJECT IS
FOCUSED ON PROVIDING A NEW SPACE FOR ARCHITECTURE IN AURAK. CURRENTLY, THE STUDIO SPACES ARE REPURPOSED CLASSROOMS WITH IN ADEQUATE NATURAL LIGHT, WHICH DOESN’T INSPIRE, GREATLY, THE SPIRIT OF CREATION. THE MAIN PURPOSE THEN OF THIS NEW BUILDING WILL BE TO MAKE DIFFERENT SPACES FOR STUDENTS IN ARCHITECTURE TO CREATE THEIR WORK IN COMFORT, WEATHER IN STUDIO OR THE OTHER VARIOUS PLACES.
AS THERE ARE ALREADY EXISTING BUILDINGS AND ROADS IN THE SURROUNDING CONTEXT, THE BUILDING MUST CONFORM TO THE AESTHETIC STANDARDS OF THOSE OLD BUILDINGS WHILE ALSO STANDING OUT FROM THEM.
THE
CLIMATE OF U.A.E MAKES IT DIFFICULT FOR PEOPLE TO MOVE IN THE SUMMER OUTSIDE ON FOOT. THEREFORE, PROPER SHADING MECHANISMS AND WALKWAYS NEED TO BE INTEGRATED INTO THE DESIGN
LANDSCAPE
BUILDING FORM
ACCESS | PUBLIC SPACE
SHADING MECHANISM
Project title : Development bank of Nigeria location: Abuja, Nigeria Supervised by: Arc. Abdulkarim Idakwo Site Area: 3000 Square meters Year : March 2021 THE DEVELOPMENT BANK
NIGERIA PLC IS DESIROUS OF BUILDING AN ENERGY EFFICIENT & GREEN HEAD OFFICE AT PLOT 1227 AMINU KANO CRESCENT WUSE 2 IN ABUJA. THE BUILDING IS TO BE IN LINE WITH THE BANK’S SUSTAINABILITY OBJECTIVES AND THE WORLD’S GENERAL LEANING TOWARDS MITIGATING WITH “RESPONSIBLE DESIGN” THE PROBLEMS BROUGHT ON BY CLIMATE CHANGE AND GLOBAL WARMING. OF
THE MAIN OBJECTIVE OF THE DESIGN AN ARCHITECTURAL FORM THAT SEEKS TO MINIMIZE THE NEGATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT BY EFFICIENCY AND MODERATION IN THE DEVELOPMENT SPACES, USE OF MATERIALS, ENERGY, AND THE ECOSYSTEM AT LARGE. PURSUANTLY,
MULTI-SYSTEMS CONSULTANTS WERE COMMISSIONED TO DEVELOP THE FULL DESIGN FOR THE BANK'S HEADQUARTERS.
Project title : location: Supervised by: Site Area: Year: THE
CLIENT
Mokwa Truck Stop Niger , Nigeria Arc. Nasir Ibrahim 60 Hectares July 2020
(PAN AFRICAN INFRASTRUCTURE
LTD) WAS
DESIROUS OF DEVELOPING A TRAILER PARK LOCATED ALONG BIDA -MOKWA AXIS ON A LAND OF ABOUT 60HA WHICH IS PART OF A
400HA
FUTURE INDUSTRIAL PARK. THE PLAN IS TO
CONCEIVE THE ENTIRE DEVELOPMENT WITH AN ORGANIC PHASED APPROACH THAT WILL ALLOW IT TO GROW AS THE NEED ARISES.
Multi-systems consultants were tasked with preparing a conceptual design for the trailer park. An efficient and coordinated trailer park with ample parking, maneuvering space, maintenance facilities, a motel, shopping facility, conveniences, food court, etc. Are some major facilities that will have an immediate traction.
Project title : Nakheel Library location: Ras Al Khaimah, U.A.E Instructor: Arc. Jose Ferandez | Arc. Abeer Abu Raed Site Area: >3000 Square meters Year: Spring 2018 NAKHEEL LIBRARY IS AN INSTITUTION LOCATED IN THE CITY CENTER OF RAS AL KHAIMAH. THE MAIN ORGANIZATIONAL STRATEGY OF THE PROJECT IS THE ASSEMBLAGE OF THREE MAIN
STRUCTURES. ONE FULLY EDUCATIONAL, ONE COMMERCIAL AND ONE COMMON SPACES. THE MAIN LIBRARY HAS A MAIN AXIS THAT CONNECT PEOPLE FROM BOTH SIDES OF THE TWO MAIN STREET THAT DEFINE THE BOUNDARIES OF THE BUILDING. THIS DIVIDE WAS MADE TRANSPARENT TO FURTHER ENHANCE THE EFFECT AND IS COVERED WITH BUILDING INTEGRATED TRANSLUCENT SOLAR PANELS. ANOTHER IMPORTANT ASPECT OF THE PROJECT WAS THE SHOPS AND THE COVERED COMMON SPACES BETWEEN THEM FOR THE RESIDENTS OF THE COMMUNITY.
Project title : Double Z community Center location: Ras Al Khaimah, U.A.E. Instructor: Arc. Jose Ferandez Dr. Eka Sediadi Semester: Fall 2017 THE
MAIN CONCEPT OF THIS PROJECT IS THE INTERLACING
Z
SHAPED LEVELS, CREATING A CENTRAL SPACE FOR THE COMMUNITY CENTER.
THIS
ALLOWED THE PEOPLE, THE
LANDSCAPE AND THE ARCHITECTURE TO COEXIST WITHIN ONE ANOTHER AND MAINTAINING THEIR INDIVIDUALITY. THE PROJECT FROM THE INITIAL CONCEPT HAS A SHADING DEVICE OVER THE ENTIRE DEVELOPMENT TO SHADE THE EXTERIOR AND REDUCE SOLAR HEAT GAIN. THE ARRANGEMENT OF THE
Z
STACKS IS
BASED ON THE PROGRAM SERVED IN EACH MODULE. THE SHADING STRUCTURE IS HELD UP BY STEEL ELEMENTS AND IS
MADE OF LIGHTWEIGHT POLYCARBONATE
TUBING.
AN
AMPHITHEATER AND PLAY AREA IS ALSO DESIGNATED TO COMPLEMENT THE GYM ON THE EASTERN WING OF THE DEVELOPMENT.
Project title : location: Instructor: Semester: Floor area:
Cyprus Retreat Cyprus Prof. Michael Hughes Fall 2015 250 square meters
THIS PROJECT’S OBJECTIVE WAS TO CREATE A VACATION HOME FOR A SINGLE PROFESSOR OF CLASSICS. THE PROJECT IS MODEST IN SIZE, BUT EXPANSIVE IN SCOPE AND PROFOUND IN EXPERIENCE. THE SITE HAD PREEXISTING CONDITIONS, LIKE AN OLIVE GROVE, EXISTING BARN WALL, A RETAINING WALL AND AN ANCIENT OLIVE TREE ON THE BEACH FRONT. FACING THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA, USING THE ALLEY IN THE OLIVE GROVE AND THE RETAINING WALL, A VOLUME THAT WAS CREATED FROM A PROJECT EARLIER IN THE SEMESTER WAS IMPOSED ON THE SITE. THE PROJECT HAD US ANALYZE A PAINTING EXTRACTING ORGANIZATIONAL CONCEPTS.
THIS
2D AND 3D DRAWINGS THAT WERE MAD INTO MODEL FORM. THE MODEL FORMED THE BASES FOR THE CYPRUS RETREAT. LED TO
Project title : Artist-In-Residence location: Sharjah, U.A.E. Supervised by: Prof. Gregory Spaw Semester: Spring 2015 University: AUS THE AIM OF THIS PROJECT WAS TO CREATE AN EXTENSION TO THE SHARJAH ART FOUNDATION (SAF), SHARJAH, U.A.E A MUSEUM OR A SPACE FOR ARTIST TO SHOWCASE THEIR ARTWORK. THE PROGRAM WAS TO BE ABLE TO HOUSE 2 ARTIST NOT ONLY HOS THEIR EXHIBITIONS OF THEIR WORK, BUT ALSO TO LIVE IN THE SAME LOCATION FOR A PERIOD OF SIX MONTHS.
THUS, ONE
OF THE CHALLENGE WE HAD TO RESOLVE WAS TO
CONNECT THE SPACES THE TWO-ARTIST HAD, BUT ALSO HAVE A LEVEL OF PRIVACY FOR BOTH.
THE NEW ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE COMPOUND PROVIDES ITS INHABITANTS WITH ALL NECESSITIES, GIVING FREEDOM TO CREATE AND EXHIBIT THEIR ARTWORK.
Project title : Competition: location: instructor: Site Area: Year: THE
Al-Bayt al Kamel Solar Decathlon Middle East Dubai, U.A.E. Fernando Gonzalez 130 Square meters Fall2018
SOLAR DECATHLON COMPETITION THAT STARTED BACK IN
THE FALL OF BUILD A
2016. THE PROJECT BRIEF WAS TO DESIGN AND NET-ZERO ENERGY HOUSE AND CONSTRUCT IT AND
CONTRAST AND COMPARE IT WITH OTHER HOUSES FROM OTHER UNIVERSITIES. AURAK WAS INVITED TO JOIN THE COMPETITION WHICH WAS TO BE HELD IN DUBAI IN FALL
2018. A TOTAL OF 28 UNIVERSITIES JOINED WITH 22 TEAMS FROM 5 CONTINENTS. IN THE END, 20 UNIVERSITIES COMPETED WITH 15 TEAMS
A MODULAR DESIGN CONSISTING OF 3 MODULES THAT SERVE SPECIFIC FUNCTIONS AND ARE INTERLINKED. THE FOURTH MODULE WAS USED AS A COURTYARD. A CANOPY WAS EMPLOYED TO CARRY THE SOLAR FARM AND SHADE THE COURTYARD AND ROOF GARDEN. MASHRABIYYA SCREENS ARE
USED TO SHADE ALL SIDES F THE BUILDING.
Project title : location: Approval: Site Area: Year:
Sharada Mansion Kano, Nigeria Arch. Mahmoud Galadanci 2900 Square meters March 2021
THIS IS A PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL PROJECT I WAS COMMISSIONED TO DO ARCHITECTURAL VISUALIZATIONS FOR. THE CLIENT HAD THE DESIGN DONE BY A SEPARATE ARCHITECT BUT THEY WANTED ADDITIONAL VISUALIZATIONS. THE MANSION CONSIST OF THREE MAIN BLOCKS, 2 BLOCKS FOR HIS 2 FAMILIES AND A GUEST CHALET BLOCK SHARED BETWEEN THEM.
Project title :
Documentation of Old Ras AL Khaimah City of Ras Al Khaimah, U.A.E Dr. Tawfiq Abu Hantash varies Summer 2019
location:
Supervised by: Site Area: Year:
THE SITE IS IN RAS AL KHAIMAH ONE OF THE EMIRATES IN UAE WITH A RICH HISTORY. THE PROJECT, COMMISSIONED BY THE RULER OF RAS AL KHAIMAH WAS TO DOCUMENT, ANALYZE, AND IMPROVE THE DERELICT BUILDINGS THAT WERE ONCE DWELLINGS OF AFFLUENT PEOPLE USING URBAN DESIGN TOOLS.
THE
LAND WAS HISTORICALLY USED BY MERCHANTS AND
FISHERMEN, CLOSE TO THE SEA , IT PROVIDED SEASONAL WINDS AND SPACE FOR FISHING.
AN EXAMPLE OF ONE OF THE MORE
AFFLUENT RESIDENTS, IT HAS A COURTYARD THAT IS QUITE LARGE. IT HAS SEVERAL ROOMS WITH A MAJLIS, GARAGE BEDROOMS, COURTYARD.
BATHROOMS,
LADIES
SEATING
AROUND
Project title : location: Internship: Site Area: Year: IN
Union Co-operative Hyper Market Dubai, U.A.E Design Center, Architects, Engineers and project managers 4000 Square meters Summer 2018
2018, I INTERNED IN AN ARCHITECTURE CONSULTANCY IN DUBAI. DURING MY EARLY WEEKS I WORKED ON THE PLANS FOR SEVERAL PROJECTS. LATER, DURING MY FINAL WEEKS I WAS ASSIGNED THE TASK TO RE RENDER SOME IMAGES BASED ON THE CLIENT'S REQUEST AND MADE SOME SUMMER
AESTHETIC CHANGES TO THE FRONT FAÇADE OF A RESIDENTIAL APARTMENT COMPLEX.
AS THE CONFIDENCE OF MY SUPERVISOR INCREASED WITH MY DESIGN, HE ASSIGNED ME A BIGGER PROJECT WHICH WAS TO RESEARCH AND DESIGN AND ANALYZE THE SITE OF A SHOPPING CENTER FOR UNION COOP AND SOME APARTMENTS THE FOLLOWING IS MY PROGRESSION.