GHEYATH MOHAMMED selected works, 2012-2020
CONTENTS Bachelor Works Vertical Complexity GJU Recreation Centre ActLab
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Workshop Works Vertical Variables Columbia GSAPP
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Internships Veranstaltungs Pavillon
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Competition Entries Park2 Rewall
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Master Works Zplatz PUDA
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VERTICAL COMPLEXITY Amman, Jordan
Spring 2013 | Single Project
This project focuses on the integration of computational tools and generative morphogenesis, natural evolution processes, and the use of these methods and techniques to arrive to a detailed design for a single mixed use skyscraper for Amman.
RISE WITH THE WIND Nature of Site The site selected to be the working area is comprised of two pieces of land of about 55,000m2 of which 4000-8000m2 to be used for the project. As this project aims to study the relationship with the ground and the surroundings. A tall building will have to establish contextual communications and make a statement within its urban context.
Wind Effect on Frame Structure
main roads - no connection
bridge visual connection
social bridge possibility
The analysis addresses the social problem of the land which resulted from the visual and social barriers between the opposite sides of the Abdoun valley. The initial objective is to come up with a suitable design solution related to the natural forces of the site that will establish a social connection between those two sides.
different footprint trials
maximum rotation and minimum vertical members 01
section a-a 02
GJU RECREATION CENTRE Madaba, Jordan
Winter 2012 | Single Project
As a recreational complex in the German Jordanian University campus in Madaba, this project combines various sports and leisure activities. It acts as a get-away for university students to gather and interact with one another. The aim was to introduce parametric tools to the design process in order to expand conceptual potential, design scenarios and possibilities.
SPATIAL NETWORKS Spring Dynamics The initiation of the parametric approach started with spatial diagrams which corresponded to a given area program using Galapagos, a generative plugin within Grasshopper. After the diagrams were flattened, the distances between specific spaces in the program of the recreational center were set fixed and other distances were given a variable of minimum and maximum inputs. In addition, each bond between the functions was given a spring constant according to its importance to the functions it is connected to. Galapagos generated a set of variations and many design possibilities according to those inputs making it easier to examine multiple plan layouts. forces between spaces
study of access points, spatial networks and visual exposure
Galapogas solutions 03
COATING STRUCTURE Once all the project masses were set and a comfortable circulation was achieved, an additional study was carried out to examine the voids and spaces between those masses in order to introduce a covering roof structure which connects the functions to each other. Voronoi panels were mapped afterwards onto the structure with variable sizes and materials each responding to the nature of activity underneath it whether public or private. coating structure generation
ground floor plan
roof plan 04
ACTLAB
Amman, Jordan
Spring 2015 | Graduation Project
This project aims to evolve, develop, and materialise ideas of innovators within the industrial sector among different user groups including designers, entrepreneurs, curious creators, and anyone who would like to fabricate with the creative freedom of digital technologies.
GJU Recreation Centre
DISCONNECT TO CONNECT The Innovation Space ACTLAB digital fabrication centre leverages the state of the art industrial technology to perform design research utilizing machinery automation to perform both subtractive machinery and automated assembly processes. The centre focuses on manufacturing, fabrication, prototyping, construction and analysis of fabricated assemblies and materials. As the project acts as an attraction point for all its users, integration of minimal surfaces and a vortex structure was established to render it as such. The building sits on the site as a magnet within its context. Users, vehicles, and landscape are pulled towards it along ramps and curved floor slabs. All surrounding elements are invited to connect to each other inside the building under the condition of disconnection from the outside. study models
section a-a 05
first floor plan
fourth floor plan
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CORANCH Amman, Jordan
Spring 2016 | Single Project
Vertical Variables V1.0 focuses on the applications of parametric modeling in the form of towers and skyscrapers. The workshop is oriented towards developing skills on computational strategies which will lead to form finding and optimization through various parameters. The computational approach enables designers and architects to overcome the imposition of a prefixed form in order to enhance performance-driven designs.
STRUCTURE OF THE VOID Coral Branch The concept of the CoRanch is influenced by the natural growth of the coral plant. Coral structures can be of an architectural use acting as a light and ventilation distributor along the core of the tower. Therefore, the solid formation is inverted into a negative space branching out to envelope in various levels and directions
Algorithmic Definition
base spine curve
branching generation geometry smoothing
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COLUMBIA GSAPP Amman, Jordan
Summer 2013 | Group Project
PUBLIC SPACE WORKSHOP PublicBit is a mobile, open hardware unit developed for deployment in public spaces with sensing capabilities networked for realtime transmission of site specific city data. The data is synthesized to develop spatial proposals for connecting physical and virtual public spaces, both within and between cities. Tour Roulette eyePortal rethinks the public space by connecting inhabitants from distant cities through temporary shared vision and mutual experience. Locals from each city have the chance to give tours of their surroundings to users abroad through the mobile eyePortal device. Tour guides exchange roles with tourists and the favor is returned.
eyePortal distribution nodes
rainbow street analysis
arduino chip
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VERANSTALTUNGS PAVILLON Bad Ditzenbach, Germany
Spring 2014 | Group Project
PEOPLE IN MUSIC OUT The building is located at the entrance to the recently planned Kurgarten in Bad Ditzenbach and thus has an important location. The basic idea is to introduce a sculptural architecture in the newly designed environment in order to render the garden solitaire.
The envelope includes two large cut-outs in the south-east facade which represent the two main areas of action.
site plan
THE INTERIOR The features inside are clearly organized around the central space. All visitor utilities (Foyer, dressing room, etc.) are on the East side of the plan. On the South side, there is the parking lot and all serving function rooms, catering area and rehearsal room with separate entrances. On the West side, there is the furniture storage space which can open to the multifunctional event space through a sliding partition. The roof acts as an amplifier for interior acoustics., it holds the building all together, and gives it its clear form.
ground floor plan
section b-b 09
PARK2
Competition Entry
Amman, Jordan
Winter 2015 | Single Project
SPATIAL MULTIPLICATION Park2 targets the question of public space as a concept of spatial multiplication. The project introduces the idea of a perforated relationship between existing spaces inside the Samir Al Rifai Public Park through a spatial language of containment. The project touches slightly on site landscape and topography acting firstly as a container of most physical masses in the park and secondly as a public distributor to the children’s playground, the skate park, and additional pathways which host outdoor sports activities.
site plan with proposed interventions
The project brings existing users of the park in contact with potential users within a multiplied space of recreation, reflection, and expression. The design intervention involves a series of minimal additions of basic elements, which will articulate the project and enhance the condition of existing structures.
detail plan of added elements to central space
DETAIL SECTIONS
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REWALL
Competition Entry
Azraq, Jordan
Spring 2017 | Group Project
OVER THE BORDER The language of walls has for long been one of separation and division. Whenever a wall is constructed, it articulates zones of inclusion and exclusion. The figure of the architect is considered as one who draws lines thus, the capacity of what architecture can offer comes to the very definition of that line, that wall, or that border. Rewall is an east-west linear arrangement that passes through Azraq refugee camp in Jordan. It resembles a rethinking of the border notion. The project incorporates educational and recreational spaces targeted at children in the camp. It goes through transitional phases in response to local and social parameters.
1. seperation
2. invitation
3. inculsion
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visualization of the same part of the project after the end of the Syrian crisis
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ZPLATZ
Gera, Germany
Winter 2019 | Group Project
In this project, the idea of Placemaking at Zschochernplatz, in the city of Gera, sets an major example of how community based research can inform and shape a proposal to reactivate a public square. In addition, it acts as a method to develop a bottom-up approach to push urban development at a local scale.
THE ZSCHOCHERNPLATZ Over the years, the city of Gera has witnessed multiple events that affected its economic and social infrastructure. As a result, much of its population began to move to nearby bigger cities seeking better career and life opportunities. Consequently, significant areas within the city have been suffering from abandonment and neglect.
zschochernplatz, 1975
1986
Acting as an end point to a central commercial strip, the Sorge, and an entrance to adjacent housing areas, the Zschochernplatz with its diverse buildings typologies, is of great historic and urban importance to the city center of Gera. While it already provides a sense of belonging to the surrounding community, the Zschochernplatz could also serve as a counterpoint to the future large scale Neue Mitte project in the city center. site plan showing main surrounding landmarks 13
VOICE OF THE LOCALS After extensive analysis, community mapping and engagement, different ideas were developed for possible program scenarios in the Zschochernplatz along with a design proposal that is inclusive and supports multiple user groups. The final outcome is as varied as the input from the community and placemaking experience. The resulting ideas ]range from multi-modal mobility options, promoting the enhancing textile industry, land marking the square as a food destination, to ongoing community interactions. Along with the interaction with citizens, identifying current and potential users, defining the structure of the activities, it was possible to identify key features, places, and services that people considered in need of improvement. A daily program of activities was therefore formulated to attract and engage multiple target groups. The program includes most of the activities defined by the community and distributes them over different times of the day as shown in the diagram below.
conceptual zoning of zschochernplatz.
A SPACE FOR ALL The illustration below shows how the proposed activities come together at Zschochernplatz. At the lower part, the flexible space allows locals and visitors to interact through foods, events, and local crafts. At the center, a water element and seating areas form the focal point of the square and transition zone to the upper part which is designed to support local activities and to be safer for families and children.
periphery pathways
primary activity areas
secondary service zones 14
PUDA
Weimar, Germany
Winter 2019 | Single Project
Taking part of the Parametric Urban Design and Analysis (PUDA) course, I was able to create parametric models, that allow to quickly generate a large number of design variants in addition to utilizing spatial analysis methods including density, visibility, and accessibility in order to identify different qualities of the generated urban forms.
SPATIAL DIVISION The main idea behind the design layout was to set up a voronoi street network as a foundation for the street blocks and their areas distribution. This has enabled each variation to maintain balanced blocks divisions along with every seed output and thus ending up with a relatively controlled urban structure. step 01 - voronoi cells
step 02 - street network
isovist circularity
step 03 - optimized blocks
isovist area
step 04 - plots partitions
isovist compactness 15
DENSITY ANALYSIS The three final proposed variations (left) share quite a similar performance with regard to most parameters. As indicated on the graph below, only slight noticeable differences appear along the Population, FloorArea, and Isovist axis. The reason for such similarities could be related to using the balanced voronoi layout. While the slight differences might have resulted mainly from the different street block areas and the street network layouts.
variation 01 - central attraction point
open space ratio per block variation 02 - random building height
variation 03 - higher building density
radius based floor area ratio per building
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