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ameer hamza khan CV+Portfolio 2005-2014
AHK - CV+Portfolio
We see architecture as an act of profound optimism. It is what we have to give and it is what we leave behind. Tod William Billie Tsien Architects
Ameer Hamza Khan
Academic Background:
Graduate Architect (Master of Architecture) with 1 year experience
2012-2011: 2010-2005:
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Master of Architecture; University of Melbourne, Australia. Bachelor of Architecture Engineering; University of Engineering & Technology, Lahore, Pakistan.
WORKSHOPS: Date of Birth: 01/03/1987
Contact
2006: 2007: 2011:
Address: 106 Marquands Road, Truganina, Vic 3029.
Awards and Distinction:
Phone: +61(0) 406291902 Email: ameerhamza.khan@gmail.com
2007: 2011:
Visa Status: Australian Permanent Residence
2012:
I graduated with honors in Building & Architectural Engineering in 2010 from Pakistan. In 2012, I completed M.Arch from University of Melbourne. Since then I’ve had 1 year of working expeience working in design studios in Australia and Pakistan.
2012:
A combination of international background and travelling experiences have aided me in becoming an open-minded, competent, effective and efficient individual; I work well under pressure, enjoy problem solving and tackling new situations. I am committed to each and every goal at hand and thrive when working in a team. I enjoy team work and I am inquisitive, methodical, approchable, friendly and eager to learn.
Drawing Workshop by NATIONAL COLLEGE OF ARTS (Pakistan) 3Ds Max Intensive Workshop by PAKISTAN ENGINEERING CONGRESS (Pakistan) RHINO + GRASSHOPPER Workshop by EX- LAB (Australia)
Student Scholarship at University of Engineering & Technology for best academic performance. Installation Design – Finalist, Installation Design, Exhibit, 2012 Melbourne Design Awards September 2012; Performative Architecture Studio; http://pas2011.tumblr.com/archive Best Australia Student Work - Installation Design was nominated for Melbourne Design Award 2012 Finalist Thesis Project: Distinction and publication in Gradex, Architecture Magazine University of Melbourne.
Emploment Records: 2013 – Present:
Graduate Architect at BN DESIGN Task Include: Applying for Plan of Subdivision, Sewer Details, Land Surveying and Engineering Drawings to relevant authorities and then interpreting this information to give the most suitable pro posal for a given project satisfying all the design guidelines, Using Revit for Drafting of Residential Projects, Preparing drawings for relevant council approval, Preparing working drawings, electrical plans and interior elevations for constructions, Interacting with builders and architects to complete drawings according to their company’s standard, Writing reports for a project for development appli cation to the local council, Dedicated personal time and took initiative to learn ArchiCad so that I am able to extract information from the projects done in that software before I joined the company.
2010:
Graduate Architect at Isbah Hassan & Associates Task include: Involved in design development with Principal Architect for a number of competitions held locally, Documentation (2D drafting and3D modelling) using AutoCad and 3DsMax on Residential and Commercial Projects, Co-ordinating with interior designers and 3D visualisation teams to finalise the design.
2009:
Intern at Isbah Hassan & Associates Task include: Preparation of architectural drawings and presentations, Dealing with clients and carry ing out market research to find the most suitable materials for the project which can be obtained lo cally at a lower price.
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*Artwork: Hidden Imperfections Self Portrait
Skills Softwares ArchiCad Basic User (2/10) Rhino 3D Basic User (3/10) MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) Good User (5/10) FirstRate 5 Good User (6/10) Google Sketchup Good User (6/10) Autodesk Revit Excellent User (7/10) AutoCad Excellent User (7/10) 3DS Max (Vray + Mental Ray) Excellent User (7/10) Adobe Suite (InDesign, Photoshop) Excellent User (8/10) Laguages English (fluent), Urdu (first language), Hindi (intermediate level), Punjabi (intermediate level)
References: Dr. Peter Raisbeck:
Lecturer and Course Co-ordinator, Department of Architecture, University of Melbourne. E: raisbeck@unimelb.edu.au
Lejla Izic:
Director, BN Design E: lejla@bn-design.com.au T: 0421706334
Mark Doumtsis:
Building Designer, BN Design E: doumtsismark@gmail.com T: 0432341372
Birwa Thakkar:
Energy Rating Consultant, BN Design T: 0416187799
The Lost Soul Masters Thesis Project
Tensegrity Pavilion Competition Entry
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Ahmad Kamal House Residential Design
Sector -3 Residential Design
Oriental House Residential Design
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Architectural Details Investigation
Performative Architecture Masters Studio (installation)
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Hybrid n3 Masters Thesis Project
H&H TV Station Bacholer Thesis Project
Personal Projects+Emplyment Work
Contents
Public|Urban|Residential|Installation|Retail|Parametric|Offices|Education|Miscellanoeus AHK - Portfolio
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Public|Urban|Educational Institution
Final Sketch
University of Melbourne Tutor: Peter Raisbeck & Karen Burns Year: 2012 Location: Cnr Victoria & Swanston St.
Initial Proposal Iterations
Masters Thesis Project
The new RMIT Design Hub on the corner of Swanston and Victoria Street is an important new site for design research, innovation and production. The building is an important new representation of design in a university setting and the city. In this studio an opportunity was provided to redesign a new design hub for RMIT.
The Lost Soul
SITE
The issues of university identity, site identity (based in ritual, location and memory), the neighboring contextual legacy of architect-designed encounters with history and the mosaic pattern of small scale artisanal production in the central business district were explored. After the issues on site and its vicinity were recognized research was done in order find an appropriate way to approach design. Precedents were found, sketches were done and the ideas which came out of it were developed which lead way to the final design.
RMIT
MelbourneS State Central W Library A QV N S T O N
Before RMIT Design Hub building was built on site their used to be a brewery on site. This brewery building was very famous in Melbourne. There used to be a hotel on the corner of the brewery site. The main purpose of the hotel was to provide a place to exhibit and sell beer.
S T R E E T
After RMIT took over brewery building on site was demolished, but its spirit remains. As time passes, the occupants move on and are replaced by new occupants. The memory of the previous occupants of the spaces echoes in the hollowness of space. The basic concept for design is that this spirit or ghost of the old building is taking over the body of the new one.
Flinder Street Station
Upon further exploring the traditional concept of spirit I found that spirit is: - Formless, but possess the body of the new. - Reminds of the old. - Uncanny and unexpected from the usual. NGV
The intention of the thesis is to integrate the memories of the inhabitants of a site as an ingredient to build. By overlaying RMIT design hub building over old brewery layout, those parts of RMIT building are kept intact where there are remaining parts of brewery on site and the parts destroyed is where ghost of brewery takes over. This ghost deforms everything it touches producing uncanny spaces.
Initial Proposal
Concluding, sites get their meaning and identity from the memories that people have had of them. A new forced built intervention on a site deprives it of its desire to hold back certain collective memories and eventually the historical identity that used to unite the community of the place, gets erased from the city. This project is a recollection of all those memories integrated with the new ideas for a healthy future. Shrine of Remebrance
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The Axis
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Design CEMETRY
Process diagrams
Exhibition Space
Plan View View of Interior from Ramp
Image shows the interior urban space and the atrium above.
Design Concept
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Initially, there used to be a brewery on the site. When RMIT bought this land they demolished everything that was there, thus depriving site of its original memories.
Repititive factory like facade.
Assymetry
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Since, the old brewery building wasn’t repected so the design concept is that ghost or spirit of this building is now haunting the new RMIT design hub building. Draping cloth from deformed skeleton.
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Overlapping Rmt facade with the deformed ghost.
1. Public Space 2. Bicycle Stand 3. Lecture Theatre 4. Exhibition Space 5. Design Cemetry 6. Service Core 7. Game Area 8. Timber Workshop
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plans
vIEW from North Entrance SECTION a-a
detail section
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Floors above contain compuetr labs, workspaces and student lounges. The open plan allows for better collabration between students encouraging group discussions and cross-pollination of ideas from one design faculty to the other. Atriums and open spaces provide visual access between different floors, thus keeping you in touch with your surroundings and making the user aware of things happening around him. This is done so that students can be inspired from their peers work.
SECTION b-b
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3D PRINTED PHYSICAL MODEL
Bird Eye View
Enlarged view of middle floors
Victoria & Swansto street intersection etrance
Enlarged View of Cantilevered Spaces
Front View
Swanston Street View
Night View
Competition Entry
Tensegrity Pavilion
Installation|Parametric
Team Memebers: Choong Wai, Frankie Siu, Ameer Hamza Khan Year: 2012 Location: New York, USA
Initial Proposal
Top View
Elevation
3D View
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The materials chosen for the ‘skin’ of hte structure is largely due to the intended playful atmosphere aside from the lifecycle of the materials. The elastic and stretchable nylon fabric is recycled from parts of stockings and leggings. Different colourful fabric fillers light with a changing wash of colour, produce am intriguing atmosphere.
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Types of Interactive Spaces
Front View Render
Bacholer Thesis Project
-Public gathering or event generating spaces [Courtyards, Cafeteria] -Transitional Spaces [Staircases, Bridges, Corridors
H&H TV Station
Public|Offices|Miscellanoeus
UET, Lahore Tutor: Ziaud Din Mian Year: 2010 Location: Lahore, Pakistan Courtyard must contain plants and trees to create view for other spaces, trees and building shadows seating arrangement which changes with sun.
Staircases break horizontal circulation into vertical circulation, it is a transitional space, it may be exposed or covered, exposed staircases gives sculptural ap-
Bridge is also a transitional space it connects 2 spaces and gives horizontal circulation at different levels; it should provide a visual connectivity.
Form developement
Derived from shape of satellite final form
Initial form
Isolate studios for Workshops (wood sound insulation. & metal) should be in range of studios.
Process Diagrams
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Elevations
Front Entrance
for talent and guests
Outdoor Water Feature
complimenting juxtaposition of masses
Site Plan Sections
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In a TV station security is of prime importance, not only due to the expensive equipment but also due to VIPs visiting it often. The building is designed in a way so as to fulfill these requirements. For this purpose, audience section is completely separated and security gates with swipe cards are located at key places to ensure that only concerned personnals may enter. Tv station is designed giving a due consideration to the nature of different functions. Public oriented areas are placed close to the main entrance lobby area for easy access. The office area which has no direct link with the activities of the studio is provided with a separate entrance so that the studio work flow is not effected. Plan Developement
Ground Floor Plan Entrance for actors, audience and other guests is given here.
View from the back
Seventh Floor Plan
Second Floor Plan
Fifth Floor Plan
Secondary Entrance for general office staff
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Public|Urban|Residential|Retail|Miscellanoeus
Hybrid n3
University of Melbourne Tutor: Mikel Roman Year: 2012 Location: Lonsdale Street
Masters Studio Project
DESIGN PROCESS
The aim of this building is to celebrate different cultures in Melbourne. Hawker style markets, stalls and booths are proposed for the project so that retail can flourish. The retail areas are divided into different zones (using different level for each zone i.e: making use of the natural slope). Each zone is assigned with a different culture that is found in Melbourne e.g: Chinese, Aboriginal, Greek, Koreans etc.
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Detail Section
3RD Floor Landscape View
A performance space with a stage is also given to celebrate festivals of all these different cultures. The intention is to make this building a “Cultural Hub in Melbourne.�
Typical 1-Bedroom Units
Second Floor Plan Legend:
It has been observed that people of Melbourne love places like stalls or booths with a casual setting. Few of such examples are night markets in Melbourne and setup by Crown Casino at Chinese New Year. Keeping these things in mind this building seeks to celebrate diversity and cultures of Melbourne within an urban setup by welcoming it into the centre of the city.
Typical Aparment Floor Plan
Landscape/Paved Areas Ramps
Ground Floor Plan
Restaurant Retail
Typical 2-Bedroom Unit
Typical 3-Bedroom Unit
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Section A-A
Section B-B
Landscape Area
View into the central courtyard
Chinese theme based market
3D Section
View from Lt. Bourke Street China Town
Performative Architecture
Masters Studio (installation)
Public|Installation||Parametric|Miscellanoeus
University of Melbourne Tutor: Stanislav Roudaski Year: 2011 Location: Swanston Street
A performative installation piece of generative design; this project consisted of multiple systems in place that create immersive environment.
The intelligent swarming patterns were linked to the encoded light and sound behaviors designed by teams to react to light triggers and presence.
https://vimeo.com/groups/pas/videos/32180255 (video journal)
Physically, the structure was designed with digital fabrication techniques and put together lightweight textiles using sewing machine.
Inflatable structure, lights, projectors, sensors, speakers
An entire semester was spent learning behavioural coding to design a spatial experience that continually responds to human presence.
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VLS MAPPING EXIBITION
DESIGNING THE LAMP INITIAL EXPERIMENTATION
L E D B a l l o o n s
Getting inspired from Jas Johnston’s paper model in CRIDA this form was derived. The idea was to take it further and use inflatable structure cloth to use as a skin. INFLATABLE CLOTH WITH LIGHTS
INTERNAL STRUCTURE DRAWINGS
1. I began my video with making people aware of the present geometry by highlighting different boxes all over the composition.
2. Then a sketch appears and fades out whose movement is synchronized with the music to make viewers aware of the music that is being played.
3. After 30 seconds another sketch appears with random agents which arrange themselves to form a cityscape.
4. The final sketch with cityscape comes up. Light glows up one by one on all the horizontal surfaces. Ambient light gets dimmer to give impression of nighttime.
After this experimentation we realsied that acrylic has an elegance of its own and have good light reflecting properties. So it was decided to make a lantern in perspex only.
Initial Proposal
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CONSTRUCTION DRAWING FOR THE LAMP Holes to put in thread to hold the lantern.
Ribs curving inwards to hide the inner core and for the desired lighting effects
Central core containing battery pack, LEDs and switch.
Discs holding holding the ribs and the central core together
Removable disc so that batteries can be changed when required.
Designing of a lamp was required for the final installation. This lamp was to act as a light source, which when taken closer to light sensor will effect readings on it thus initiating a response. The design was to be as sophisticated as installation itself. Thus, with the help of grasshopper script this lamp was made out of persperx.
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Isbah Hassan & Associates (Office Work) Year: 2010 Location: Sector F, Islamabad. Inspiration Tadao Ando’s 4x4 House Initial Form
Client’s Requirement - 4 Bedrooms - Living or Drawing - Sun room on top - Open Garage - Big Front Yard - Modern Design - Concrete Finish
Residential Design
Flow Diagram
Ahmad Kamal House
Residential|Interior
Final Render Front View
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Inspiration For Interior design Interior View Kitchenette, Dining, Living
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Ground Floor Plan
First Floor Plan
Second Floor Plan
Client’s Requirement for Landscape: - Contemporary Landscape - Grass Area with plants - Small Sitting area with water feature - A place to relax, which can inspire client to do work. He is fasion designer.
Sector -3
Isbah Hassan & Associates (Office Work) Year: 2010 Location: Sector-3, Islamabad.
Residential Design
Residential|Landscape
Inspiration
3D View
Landscape Plan
Front View Render
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Residential Design
Oriental House
Residential|Exterior
Isbah Hassan & Associates (Office Work) Year: 2010 Location: Farm House, Lahore.
Inspiration
Client went to Langkawi in Malaysia and was very impressed by the architecture and relaxed environemnt at the Holiday Inn wehre he stayed. They wanted there farm house to look like Holiday Inn, a place where they can relax during holidays and invite friends over for bbq.
Ground Floor Plan
Site Plan
Front Render
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Fire Place
Entry
Canopy Details
Canopy Details (Plan)
View from Garden
Section D-D
Water Body
View of Decorative Fire Place
Exterior View
Investigating Building Details Redmond Barry Building Year: 2012 Location: University of Melbourne
Section Detail of Ceiling Hollow Core
Investigation
Exterior View
Architectural Details
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Public|Educational Institution|Miscellanoeus
Investigating Building Details Proposed Archi. Building by DCM Year: 2012 Location: University of Melbourne
Sun Shades Detail Entrance Door
Section Detail of Glass Railing
Plan View of Glass Railing Detail
Isometric View of Glass Railing
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Residential|Drafting|Construction Details
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BN Design (Office Work) Year: 2013-Present Location: Keilor East, Melbourne
This is a 3- bedroom house for a family of four. As according to client’s requiements all family gathering areas are kept at the back of the house so that living areas get views into the backyard with abundant natural sunlight. The complexity of the project comes from the extreme gradient of the site. There is a change of about 8 meters from front of the house to the back. Ground Floor Plan
After the initial site analysis, the proposed solutions is to have 3 different finished floor levels inside the house and garage at a lower level. By doing this the construction costs were kept minimum and also best architecture solution is achieved which responds to the site conditions.
South Elevation
Section A-A
3D North East View Revit Model
Gutter Detail
Eaves Detail
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East Elevation
Garage Floor Plan
Section B-B
Stairs Detail
Residential|Drafting|Construction Details
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BN Design (Office Work) Year: 2013-Present Location: St. Kilda, Melbourne
This is a town planning project with five 3 bedroom units on a site. After initial feasibility studies it was proposed to make use of the lane on the side and provide access to the units at the back from this lane. It was kept in mind that privacy of each unit is kept and any overlooking issue were dealth with accordingly.
3D North West View Revit Model
SOUTH ELEVATION
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First Floor Plan
3D South East View Revit Model Second Floor Plan
EAST ELEVATION
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In addition to being good with computers I have a nice and pleasent personality. With my current experience in dealing with clients, builders and city councils, I have developed good communication skills. I am an all-round person who is very enthusiastic and passionate about design. If you feel that I am the right person to join your team, or you want to know more about me, please send an email or give me a call on the number provided.
Call me on 0406291902 ameerhamza.khan@gmail.com
for your time
As it is apparent from my work in the portfolio that I have a keen sense of design.My strength in computer softwares has always helped me to present my work in the most appropriate manner and the best way possible. I have an excellent knowldge of compuetrs especially architecture softwares.
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