Joana's Portfolio

Portfolio

Joana El Gamal

About me…

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My name is Joana El Gamal, I am an Architectural Engineering student at the University of Waterloo. I have travelled to many countries and saw a lot of interesting structures and designs and learnt different ways to approach and solve problems.

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I am creative, ambitious, and a fast learner; in addition to enjoying learning new things, meeting new people and thrive on challenges.

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My different background and deep appreciation for my field gives me a unique perspective on design and allows me to think outside of the box.

Software Experience:

Pavilion – Proposed Idea

June – July 2022

Group Members:

Joana EL Gamal Christian Basile Aman Chand Zoey Fingas

Design idea:

This pavilion was designed to be placed in a park. This structure has an area of 150m2 and was designed to have 3 oculi, one will be an opening for a tree while the other 2 are skylights. The roof of this pavilion will be supported by 3 exposed self-sustaining beams forming a triangle.

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My Role:

I took lead in designing the roof structure, skylight, and columns and created the rendering from which these drawings were extracted from. I also took the lead in building the 3D model.

Pavilion – Materials

Glulam boards: roofing and main structural members

Metal, concrete, and glass: connections, foundation, and skylight

Cedar deck boards: decking

Pavilion – Rendering

Pavilion – 3D Model

Covid Cubby - BOB November – December 2021

Design idea:

BOB is a work-at-home space designed to be located in the Six Nations of the Grand River with a surface area of 20m2. It has a mix of classic and modern elements and is designed to help users interact with nature in order to maximize focus, comfort and productivity.

Group Members:

Joana EL Gamal

Inderpratap Singh

Brennon Lickers

My Role:

I designed and drew the floor plans and the ladder and roof details using AutoCAD 3D. I also created the sun path diagram.

Software used:

Designing a Desk

September – October 2021

Joana EL Gamal Riley Fung-Ernst Bassel Khadra

Design idea:

This Desk was designed for engineers or architects that will be drafting on a regular basis. For this reason, the desk was designed to incline at different highest for comfort and the desk has adjustable legs to change the height according to preference. Additionally, the desk comes with ample space, such as the cubbies and drawers, to optimize the uses work

Group Members:

Software used:

My Role:

I drew the hinge, drawer, and wheel details; I also drew the 2 plan views and the 2 elevations. While the other team members took the responsibility for the other drawings such as the section details.

Building a Tower

May 2022

Group Members:

Joana EL Gamal Jasmeet Aulakh

Design idea:

For this project we were asked to build a structure that can hold a metal ball 1 meter of the floor as efficiently as possible using only string and wooden sticks. As a group we were able to build a structure using less than 5 sticks that can hold up to 3 metal balls. This project help me learn creative ways on how to build efficiently.

My Role:

I took the lead in designing, building and testing the tower making sure the tower can withstand the weight of the metal balls.

1111 Lincoln Road

May 2022

Group Members:

Mashkura Tathoye

Design idea: To Practice our skills on Rhino we were asked to replicate the drawing sets for the Garage Building located on 1111 Lincoln Rd, Florida.

My Role: I created the east perspective and the fifth floor and ground floor plan

Joana EL Gamal

Sarah Kurak

North Section

Structural perspective

East Perspective

Software used:

Sketches / Renderings