JAFAR ABBAS PORTFOLIO Architecture I Urban Design
URBAN DESIGN
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Streetscape Enhancement I Professional I 2018
Urban Intervention & Streetscape Enhancement I Professional I 2018
Drive -Through I Professional I 2019 Role of T.O.D. In Reducing Community Severance Caused By Rail Infrastructure I Academic I 2017
ARCHITECTURE
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Dubai Creek Harbour Mid-Rise Residential Cluster I Professional I 2018-19
Knowledge & Innovation Tech Hub I Professional I 2019
Al Sajaya Sports Centre I Professional I 2018
Burj Al Majaz I Professional I 2018-19
Mosque & Islamic Centre I Academic I 2014-15
URBAN DESIGN
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STREETSCAPE ENHANCEMENT U N I T E D A R A B E M I R AT E S
Pragma was commissioned to do an urban study of a locality in the UAE and formulate a design proposal which will enhance the urban quality of the area. Pragma’s proposal included urban infills, facelift of existing buildings, shaded colonnade, median realignment, widening pathways and reducing area consumed by on-street parking. A new park was also proposed with a jogging track encircling it. The overall proposal will eventually blend in and compliment the rapid infrastructural development happening around the site.
Street View
PROFESSIONAL . ACADEMIC Firm: PRAGMA. architecture l urbanism, Dubai Client : Confidential Project Type : Concept Report Year : 2018
الموقع العام
الأراضي القابلة للتطوير- استخدامات الأراضي
Existing Site Condition Deteriorated مباني سكنية متهالكة house
Apartment blocks مباني سكنية
Structures blocking المنطقة التراثية مباني تغطي the heritage area
Deteriorated مباني مهدومة heritage structure
Deteriorated محالت ذات استعمال industrial shops صناعي متهالكة
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مباني سكنية Residential مباني تجارية Commercial مباني صناعية Industrial الحصن/ مناطق تراثية Cultural/Heritage Mosque مساجد
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Vacant land تستخدم كموقف أراضي being للقوارب used as boat parking
Deteriorated محالت تجارية متهالكة shops
Deteriorated مباني سكنية متهالكة residential building
Vacant خاليةplot أراضي
لنماذج
لرواق– المقترح الأول
Street Section Details Median widthالجزيرة reducedتصغير fromاقتراح 5.4m to 4.0m متر الى الوسطية من 5.4
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Vertical parkings converted المواقف من تحويل اقتراح parallelوto parkings with مواقف موازية عمودية الى اضافة اشجارgreen intervals
Dedicated service اقتراح الغاء مسار lane replaced with مواقف الخدمة وعمل demarcated bufferمن الشارع مع zoneمباشرة along with parking spots حارة امان Vegetation strip creates a betweenمساحات اقتراح اضافة buffer parking area بين تفصل خضراء and walking zone
موقف السيارات و منطقة الممشى
النماذج
الرواق– المقترح الأول
Varied colonnade designsالرواق بناءا ً على التنويع في ابعاد theتنوع ف existingيعطي االستخدامات القائمة ،ما onي based uses/ الواجهات ويعكس التنوع الحالي في المنطقة functions resulting in a more dynamic street front
Infill done by providing استثمارية اقتراح انشاء مباني (مطاعم /معارض) و يشترط F&B pavilions توفير ساحات و مساحات complimented with aامامها خضراء green/open public zone
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الساحات /الواحات تغير بعض القطع و يتم تعويضهم في منطقة الدفان وتترك كساحات وجلسات بين المباني
الرواق /منطقة الجلسات
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Colonnade Design Options
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Traditional Design - 02
Contemporary Design - 03
المقترح الثاني
منظور
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U R B A N I N T E RV E N T I O N AND STREETSCAPE ENHANCEMENT UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Pragma was commissioned to submit an urban design report of a major waterfront neighbourhood in UAE. The main objective of the report was to propose streetscape enhancement, finding ways for reducing on-street parking and creating a link to the wider neighbourhood.
PROFESSIONAL . ACADEMIC Firm: PRAGMA. architecture l urbanism, Dubai Client : Confidential Project Type : Concept Report Year : 2018
Pragma proposed increasing the size of the sidewalk and adding various clear demarcated zones for walking, seating, retail spillout, trees and shrubs. The median width was reduced to minimum standard required, and also included possibility of a tram line and stations within it. The parking reduced from the streets would be shifted to proposed multi-use parking structures within walking distance from the main street and spread across strategic locations around the site. A parking time sharing technique, which would reduce the strain on the high requirement of parking, was devised for the neighbourhood. Alleyways were designed to include a variety of activity zones linking the main street to the parking structures.
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Buffer Zone to soften building edge – can be used for street furniture
Uninterrupted walkway
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Pedestrian & Public Transport Connectivity
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F L E X I D R I V E - T H RO U G H SHARJAH, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
The drive through is designed as a flexible space. The space can be configured based on the demand and market condition. Seasonal changes can be accommodated by converting the drive-through into a market plaza. The design approach draws inspiration from how people tend to interact with roadside food stalls in different cultural contexts around the world.
ConďŹ guration 01
Conventional Drive Through
PROFESSIONAL . ACADEMIC Firm: PRAGMA. architecture l urbanism, Dubai Client : Confidential Project Type : Pre-Concept Design Year : 2019
Configuration 02 Park & Order
Configuration 03 Hybrid Arrangement
Configuration 04 Seasonal Plaza
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RO L E O F TO D I N REDUCING COMMUNITY SEVERANCE C AUSED BY R A I L I N F R A S T RU C T U R E
SANDHURST ROAD STATION AREA, MUMBAI, INDIA
The research explores the effects of railway infrastructure on its neighbourhood and how communities get severed from each other in due course of time. Although rail infrastructure helps in physically connecting the neighbourhood to different places at a macro level; it has adverse effects on the lives of people living on either sides of that same infrastructure. Principles of transit-oriented development play an important role in mitigating this severance and its role was discussed in the research.
PROFESSIONAL . ACADEMIC Dissertation Project (Research based Design Project) MA Urban Design Welsh School of Architecture Cardiff University Year : 2017
A literature review of community severance and TOD, and their inter-relation, supported by a precedent analysis served as the basis of a broader framework to conceptualise design strategies and ideas for the design project in Mumbai. The research doesn’t give a ‘one size fits all’ solution, but helps in providing a foundation for reducing community severance caused by rail infrastructure. A full version of this dissertation project can be accessed at: https://issuu.com/jafarabbas786/docs/jafarabbasuddissertation
Site Plan
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Barrier Due To Railway Network Existing Intercity Railway Network Demolished Bridge Proposed Mumbai Metro Line 8 (GPO to Wadala) TOWARDS C.S.T.
MASJID STATION
Proposed Eastern Waterfront Development
V I S I O N S TAT E M E N T Sandhurst Road station area as a new commercial, retail and residential hub of Mumbai which is accessible, inclusive and inviting to people from all walks of life.
Design Principles Derived From Literature Review And Precedent Analysis:
Make strong physical connections across railway line
Provide high density mix of uses with varying size and shapes for each use
Create community hubs for increasing social interactions
Create visually and physically permeable blocks with wide footpaths for walking and cycling
Create varying sizes of open spaces connected to a pedestrian network
Create open spaces that are flexible in use and accommodate variety of users
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Pedestrian and cycle accessibility - Railway station acts as the main attractor for pedestrian movement throughout the site. - The south-west part of the site has more pedestrian thoroughfare because of a better mix of use and an abundance of active frontage - There are no dedicated cycle lanes in the neighbourhood making it difficult to ride a cycle in this area. - The east side of the railway yard does not have a good walking atmosphere due to the presence of a highway and the commercial blocks.
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Intensity of pedestrian movement from high to low Flyover bridge
Active Frontage - South-east of the site is dominated by active frontage - Smaller blocks with retail at the ground floor and residential on the above floors is peculiar characteristic of this area. - Lack of active frontage in other part of the sites.
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Active Frontage
Accessibility to public transport - Sandhurst road station has two more suburban railway stations around a 1 km radius. - The neighbourhood has 68 bus stops within the 1 km radius, which makes it highly accessible for public - There is also a ferry terminal in the east which transports people across the bay to Elephanta Caves and nearby villages.
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Vehicular movement Bus Stops Ferry Terminal Railway Station Railway Infrastructure
Spatial Strategies Mix of Uses Increase intensity of mix of uses Transform clusters of single use to mixed use Public plazas/places Provide public plaza at station entrance Create new open spaces and link with existing open spaces High Density Increase density along transit corridor by providing higher FSI
Accessibility to public transport Encourage last mile connectivity to station through bus networks and private taxi stands Diversify bus routes across the railway line Walking/ Cycle friendly New and improved links across railway line Improve and enhance footpaths Provide dedicated cycle lanes
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Strategic View towards sea
Sandhurst Road station New physical connections Increase FAR to 5.0 Convert to mixed use area Add a bus route loop through the site Create public open space
Design site Suburban rail network Proposed metro rail Railway Infrastructure
Masterplan The vacant railway yard admeasuring 22 Hectares was redesigned on the principles of transit-oriented development. The FAR considered for this development was 5.0 in-line with the Mumbai Development Plan 2034. 0m
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Ground Coverage = 3823 sq.mt. Perimeter = 346 mt.
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Pedestrian and cycle movement Pocket Park Block Park Neighbourhood Park Public Park
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Evaluation through space syntax The space syntax analysis of the design site along with the additional connections from spatial strategies show that the design site is highly integrated to its neighbourhood. This integrated network along with a the land uses and open spaces create a vibrant hub for people to converge and develop social contacts.
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Exercise Zone
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Vegetable/Fruit Vendor Zone Flexible Space for Food Trucks / Religious Gatherings / Cultural Events
ARCHITECTURE
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DUBAI CREEK HARBOUR DISTRICT DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Following a design competition held by Emaar group, Pragma was invited to develop designs for the façades of a series of residential buildings within Creek Park District Master Plan as part of a group of international firms working on various zones of the project. Pragma’s proposal aimed at resembling traditional towns through the utilization of materials, textures, and architectural elements that create a more intimate urban scale and domestic environment. The master plan is developed by SSH, the lead consultant on the project responsible for the development of typical floor plan layouts and types. The design approach draws inspiration from regional vernacular architecture. The colours, textures and architectural elements are contemporary interpretations drawn from various regions and precedents.
Front View of buildings 1B1 & 1B2
PROFESSIONAL . ACADEMIC Firm: PRAGMA. architecture l urbanism, Dubai Client: EMAAR Project Type : Facade Design Upto Schematic Design Stage Project Status : Ongoing Year : 2018-19
Key Plan
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K N OW L E D G E A N D I N N OVAT I O N T E C H H U B TRIPOLI, LEBANON
To be located on a site situated within an abandoned modernist exhibition complex originally designed by Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer in the 1960s, the design was created in response to a recent competition to revive the site. The design proposal addresses four key factors as fundamental design criteria: 1. The relationship between the proposed intervention and Niemeyer’s pre-existing masterplan and buildings. 2. The complex nature of the programme, the density required, and the flexibility of the proposed architecture. 3. The engagement of the landscapes surrounding the project and a heightened sensitivity towards the scale of development, its environment and ecological attributes. 4. Environmental sustainability through the use of low-tech strategies such as roof gardens, soil thermal mass, cross-ventilation and onsite storm water collection and treatment.
Main Site Entrance
PROFESSIONAL . ACADEMIC Firm: PRAGMA. architecture l urbanism, Dubai Client : Govt. of Lebanon Project Type : Competition Entry Year : 2019
Sectional Analysis Of Design & Context
Design Components
Site Zoning First Floor
Ground Floor
Programme 1. Flexible Offices 2. Serviced Offices 3. Open Space Offices 4. Data Centre 5. Admin Office 6. Support Facilities 7. Utility 8. Housing 9. Retail, F&B 10. Parking
Detail Plan - Phase 1 Ground Floor
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A L S A J AYA S P O RT S CENTRE AL-DHAID, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
The design emerged out of a consideration for the sites location as a primary rainwater flood route and sunken topography that sat 4m to 6m below street level. The proposal is a half submerged structure that reduces cut and fill operation and maintains a shallow valley on one of it’s side as a primary landscape feature. The structure houses an Olympic size pool and administrative block, a cafe, a set of multipurpose halls, indoors sports hall and an outdoor one. Visitors arrive at the upper level of the building and descend down to the halls where all the lockers, showers and support facilities are located. The entry plaza and administrative block are centrally located to allow equal access to all facilities within the building.
PROFESSIONAL . ACADEMIC Firm: PRAGMA. architecture l urbanism, Dubai Client: Sharjah Department of Public Works Project Type : Competition Entry Year : 2018
Sections Section Through Indoor Sports Hall
Section Through Indoor Swimming Pool
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Outdoor Playing Field Indoor Sports Hall Open To Sky Garden Workshops Basement Parking Utility Area Indoor Swimming Hall Administrative Offices Entry Plaza & Parking Cafeteria
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BURJ AL MAJAZ SHARJAH, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
A 42-storey residential tower situated within Sharjah’s downtown area overlooking the lagoon. The project operates along two premises. The first is a celebration of panoramas offered by the sites expansive views, a primary driving factor for the overall configuration of the tower’s massing and unit configuration. The shear walls are expressed both as structural elements and as brisesoleil reducing the glare produce by low western sunlight. The second premise explores the negotiation of the strict zoning code to produce a design solution that avoids the overcrowding and narrow set-backs inherent in the city’s prevailing built-form. The result is a slender building that provides the maximum distance from the neighboring structures while offering the maximum views to the lake and the beautiful skyline of the city.
PROFESSIONAL . ACADEMIC Firm: PRAGMA. architecture l urbanism, Dubai Client : Team Construction Project Status : Ongoing Year : 2019
Typical Floor Plan
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MOSQUE AND ISLAMIC CENTRE KOZHIKODE, INDIA
This mosque was designed as an academic dissertation project for an on-going project spanning 125 acres known as ‘Markaz Knowledge City’ in Kozhikode, in the state of Kerala, India. Even though India has the second largest population of Muslims in the world, the mosque architecture has not yet evolved into a contemporary style and largely follows the design of domes, minarets and use of symmetry from the Mughal era. This project was an attempt to break through the notion of such prevailing designs and present a new way of thinking about the form and functionality of mosques.
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PROFESSIONAL . ACADEMIC Final Year Dissertation Project Bachelor of Architecture Sir JJ School of Architecture Mumbai University Year : 2014-15
The mosque complex admeasures 12,000 sq.mt. with a covered praying area of 3,600 sq.mt. This can accommodate upto 3000 worshippers with ease, which includes approximately 300 women worhsippers. The entire complex is divided into 3 separate entities: a) the main praying area for men, b) administrative block which includes a library and museum of Islamic art and culture for non-Muslims, and c) the women’s praying section. In addition to this, the outdoor spaces around the mosque are marked with lines and a fountain for ablution is also provided in case the inner mosque is filled to it’s capacity.
LEGEND 1 Main Prayer Hall 2 Extended Prayer Hall 3 Ablution Area 4 Shoe Deposit Area 5 Office 6 Administration Office 7 Conference Room 8 Imam’s Meeting Room 9 Islamic Exhibition & Display Area 10 Women’s Prayer Hall 11 Cafeteria 12 Kitchen 13 Toilet 14 Electrical Room 15 Courtyard
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LEGEND Main Prayer Hall Extended Prayer Hall Ablution Area Islamic Exhibition & Display Area Women’s Prayer Hall Library Dormitory Courtyard
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