Joumana Abdulkhalik- Selected Works 2018

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MMXVIII Selected Works by: / / J O U M A N A A B D U L K H A L I K “ALL IS ARCHITECTURE” -Hans Hollein


JOUMANA ABDULKHALIK

Architect //Urban Designer //Experimental Designer LEED AP

CONTACT INFORMATION

London //Cairo //Riyadh

(+20) 1064000057

joumana.abdulkhalik@gmail.com ONLINE PORTFOLIO

https://issuu.com/joumanaa

LINKEDIN

https://www.linkedin.com/in/joumana-abdulkhalik-468a4359

MEMBERSHIPS

Egyptian Syndicate of Engineers, since 2014. Registration No.32/03629 Federation of Arab Engineers, since 2014. Registration No.16/4091

CERTIFICATE

INSTAGRAM DESIGN BLOGS

LEED Accredited Professional with Neighborhood Development Speciality(LEED AP ND), Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI), December 2014.

@jndesignlab https://www.instagram.com/jndesignlab/ @slinkybot_aadrl https://www.instagram.com/slinkybot_aadrl/


ABOUT ME

/* A Multi Skilled Experimental Architect and Computational designer with a MArch degree from the Design Research Laboratory program in the world renowned Architectural Association in London. I have acquired almost 4 years of professional experience with exposure to several major projects across the UK, US, and the MENA region where I managed to achieve some remarkable results. I’m always seeking a new challenge to enhance my experimentation, design, and implementation skills. I have been recently particularly interested in computational design mimicking synthetic biological complex systems and behaviors through different additive manufacturing techniques, robotics, and artificial intelligence. The works presented in my portfolio are an attempt to express the influences and capabilities acquired during my education, work, and research. Every new step to me is an adventure, a new world of endless learning possibilities, a reinforcement of my passion for design and a determination to fulfill my dreams; allowing architecture to communicate and enhance quality of life.

ACHIEVEMENTS

// Designed, Fabricated, and Assembled Polyblock, a prototypical architectural pavilion showcased in Sandbox Festival, Gouna, Egypt. //Slinky(bot) Phase I MArch research models exhibited in annual AADRL exhibition in London in 2016 and 2017. //Dean’s Honors List, American University in Cairo, Egypt, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, and Spring 2013. //Achieved highest-class grade in final project juries for three Design Studios: III, V and VI. Fall 2011W, Fall 2012, and Spring 2013, American University in Cairo, Egypt. //Achieved highest grade in design of a 1:1 Exhibition Space using recycled cardboard material

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EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

2018

JN//DL Co-founded JN Design Lab Cairo, Egypt Jan 18 - Present

2017

Master of Architecture (MArch) in Architecture and Urbanism (Design Research Lab), The Spyropoulos Design Lab supervised by Theodore Spyropoulos Architectural AssociationSchool of Architecture, London, United Kingdom Sep 2015 - Jan 2017

Architect & Urban Designer in Dar Cairo, Egypt Jul 17 - Present

SOFTWARE & FABRICATION SKILLS Modelling:

Rendering:

ACAD 2D & 3D

VRAY for Maya

Maya

VRAY for 3DSMAX

Rhinoceros

Associative Modelling:

3DS MAX

2015

Grasshopper

Architect and Urban Designer in Dar El handasah (Shair and Partners) Cairo, Egypt & Beirut, Lebanon

Revit 3D Fabrication:

Processing

May 2014- Sep 2015

Rapid Prototyping, 3D printing, lasercutting, CNC-ing

Java

2014

Coding Language:

Robotics: Arduino

Adobe Suite: Environmental and Sustainable Design, University of California, Los Angeles, Exchange Semester. Jun 2012- Aug 2012

Teaching Assistant in The American University in Cairo

Microsoft office & Keynote

Sep 2012- Dec 2012

2012

BSc. Architectural Engineering, The American University in Cairo GPA: 3.635

LANGUAGES

INTERESTS

ENGLISH

PHOTOGRAPHY

JEWELLERY DESIGN

ARABIC GRAPHIC DESIGN

Sep 2008 - Jan 2014

IGCSE, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Graduated June 2008

Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, Premiere, Aftereffects

2008

ANIMATION


INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE:

London, United Kingdom Los Angeles, USA

Beirut, Cairo, Lebanon Egypt Kirkuk, Iraq

Suez Canal, Egypt Jordan New City, Jordan

Qatar Oman

Jeddah, Riyadh Saudi Arabia Madinah, Saudi Arabia

Angola

Countries I’ve Studied and Worked in Locations of projects I worked on during my professional experience ABDELKHALEK

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REFERENCES Theodore Spyropoulos|

Director of the AADRL Spyropoulos Design Lab Master Architecture Association School of Architecture 36 Bedford Square London WC1B3ES theo@minimaforms.com

Daniel Horner

| Director of Urban Planning & Urban Design Dar Group 74 Wigmore Street London W1US2Q Direct Dial: +44 (0) 7715 635 291 daniel.horner@dar.com

Michelle D’Amonville | Lead Urban Designer & Project Manager Baracho Dar Group 74 Wigmore Street London W1US2Q

Basil Kamel

Direct Dial: +44 (0) 207 9626044 michelle.damonvillebaracho@dar.com

| Professor of Architecture in the Architectural Engineering Department The American University in Cairo AUC Avenue, P.O. Box 74 New Cairo 11835, Egypt basilkamel@aucegypt.edu


LIST OF PROJECTS

//EXPERIMENTAL

Polyblock, Gouna, Egypt

//DESIGN RESEARCH

SLINKY(BOT) Biogenic Organizational Taxonomies Spyropoulos Design Lab

EXPERIMENTAL BODY ARCHITECTURE

//URBAN DESIGN CONCEPTS

JORDAN NEW CITY, Jordan

//ARCHITECTURAL CONCEPTS

BETWEEN THE LINES High Tech Design

REDEFINING EDGES

SCADP, Egypt

BEYOND ARCHITECTURE

SWARMING AGENCY

KIRKUK INTEGRATED CITY, Iraq

EXPERIENCING FOLDS

Computing Matter

Encoded Matter

Graduation Project

Structural Design

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// EXPERIMENTAL


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Polyblock Gouna, Egypt Sandbox Festival Polyblock aimed to promote unconventional computational architecture in Egypt. Polyblock was showcased in Gouna during sandbox music festival. Sandbox music fetival is an international music festival which takes place every year in May. It attracts people from many different backgrounds. Hence, it was important to introduce an interactive and playful art installation that communicates with all kinds of users. The idea was not only to create a pavilion that stands out but also to educate the users on the whole design, fabrication, and assembly process. One of the main challenges was to create a design that people would relate to and question. Design Concept: Polyblock is a prototypical design. It is made of 2 basic blocks “dodecahedrons�. The design has a bottom up approach to allow maximum flexibility and response to real-time site conditions. The design was developed by a grasshopper algorithm inspired by Frei Otto’s soap bubble experiments and (the weaire phelan algorithm developed) from these experiments. The basic blocks were fabricated initially seperately. Each block with its own unique set of faces which were labeled hollow, patterned, or solid. The solid units used for support were tested for structural stability first and braced. Later on the units were transported on site to be assembled. The installation was designed to have a raw aesthetic using only wood to blend with the desert and beach surrounding. The geometric shapes and patterns were inspired and derived from the culture of the festival in specific and the vibe and culture of Gouna and Egypt in general.


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Installation Plan

Early Installation Visualization


Sample Unit Fabrication

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// DESIGN RESEARCH


SLINKY(BOT)

Biogenic Organizational Taxonomies Spyropoulos Design Lab Thesis project during the 16 months AADRL MArch Programme in the Architectural Association School of Architecture. (Jan 2016-Jan 2017).

REDEFINING EDGES

Computing Matter Workshop during the 16 months AADRL MArch Programme in the Architectural Association School of Architecture. (Sep 2016-Nov 2016).

SWARMING AGENCY Encoded Matter

Workshop during the 16 months AADRL MArch Programme in the Architectural Association School of Architecture. (Nov 2016-Dec 2016).

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SLINKY(BOT)

Biogenic Organizational Taxonomies Spyropoulos Design Lab

The slinky(bot) behavioural system is an autonomous self-assembly and self-aware design system. It aims to provide an alternative approach for living, that extends on the ideas of materially and geometrically elastic, endless and ever-evolving architecture. The slinkybots are companions in the house that are emotive, and have their independent life cycles that are symbiotically intertwined with the human life cycle creating an environment that grows and adapts with its users. The system consists of poly-scalar relationships for reasons for functionality and experience. It initiates from the lowest level of organization, 1. the unit scale. The slinkybots are designed to be aware of each other, their surrounding environment, and the human and are able respond at the level of an individual unit and a collective one. At the aggregation scale, the units collectively work together through different modes of communication to achieve different organizational taxonomies. At a high population scale, the system addresses space making strategies and reconfigurable frameworks inspired to create an ecology within the Eames House, that represent its original values of playfulness, surprise, iteration, adaptability, and sustainability. These values are reinterpreted, to what we think, corresponds to the technological advancements of our current time.

Slinkybot instagram account: slinkybot_aadrl


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The following snapshots demonstrate the simple behaviors of slinkybots within the context of the eames house and how these behaviors develop in complexity with time.

SIMPLE BEHAVIOUR


SLINKY(BOT)S Communicate Conveying Different Behaviour ABDELKHALEK

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The computational communication model which allows slinkybots to communicate and assemble was developed using a particle spring system. The communication model allows the units to form different taxonomies based on the local rulesets specified by the system.


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Within this scale, concepts of singular entity morphology were researched resulting in a dual-state slinkybot, a compact state and an extended one. The compact state explores mobility and structuring mechanisms, while the extended state introduces concepts of spanning, transparency and a higher level of complexity.

PNEUMATIC SYSTEM ACTUATION


Slinkybot Simulations: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvTjydY5Vt0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWnrkEwbP94 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRV_jj8IF9w https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxsFfdqRHFo

AIR MUSCLE DETAIL

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REDEFINING EDGES Computing Matter PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Through a series of physical model experimentations using plaster and fabric stitching, the relationship between geometry and material behaviour was explored. Getting acquainted with the fabrication and familiarizing with the plaster behaviour was the main aim in the first phase of the workshop. The folds that occurred several times in the physical models caused the models to become structurally weak. To solve this, the idea of redefining edges emerged. PROJECT CONCEPT: The logic behind the design was to create the pattern stitching in a way that will strengthen the folds and edges, through directing the plaster through those edges. In the series of final models we created a prototype. Using Rhino and Maya, the module started from the basic form which is plane. The plane was bent to create the fold and replicated to create the structure. (82, M.arch Architecture and Urbanism Course Guide) The model was simulated on grasshopper to identify the expected water flow, and hence the pattern stitching logic. Furthermore, the model was simulated on maya to predict he correlation between the stitching pattern and plaster behaviour.

A B

C D

A Folding Panels

PANEL DESIGN

B

C

D

E

F

G

Fabric connection

PATTERN DESIGN


Fabric Before Pattern Stitching

FINAL MODEL

FABRIC PRE-CASTING

Fabric Before After Stitching

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Generate different folded geometry from a sheet of fabric

Perspective tive View View

Symmetry

Radial Symmetry

12-side column

DIFFERENT POSSIBLE ITERATIONS

WATER FLOW VS GRAVITY ANALYSIS

DETAILED PATTERN ANALYSIS

16-side column


MAYA PHYSICS SIMULATION

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SWARMING AGENCY Encoded Matter PROJECT BRIEF: This workshop involved the use of Processing to create digital simulations related to the swarm behaviour of agents, which were later milled either from images, 3D models, or the actual code (in real-time) using a Roland MDX CNC machine. To translate the designs from digital form to physical model form, programs like ArtCAM and Processing were utilised to produce a string of numbers (coordinates) to send as input as well as allow the control of the CNC milling machine. Initial experimentation involved milling images and 3D models that were produced in Processing and manipulated through ArtCAM, which facilitated the control of the depth of the cut based on color assignment. Later experimentation focused on creating a direct relationship between the digital realm and the physical realm, which meant milling directly from Processing a series of scripts with single or multiple agents being cut in real-time or semi-real-time. This was taken a step further by adding an arduino setup with light sensors that facilitated a feedback-loop between the machine and the digital script.


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// URBAN DESIGN CONCEPTS PROFESSIONAL WORK @


JORDAN NEW CITY, Jordan

KIRKUK INTEGRATED CITY, Iraq

Suez Canal Area Development Project, Egypt

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JORDAN NEW CITY PROJECT DESCRIPTION: To alleviate Amman’s congestion and embrace the country’s growing economy and population, the birth of a new Jordanian City, a growth pole, is required; A city defined by strong communities and a high standard of living for all inhabitants. A city that drives investment, invigorates economic growth and generates new employment opportunities. A city that is resourceful, resilient, smart, and looks to the future. The intended relocation of government administrative entities to the new city will act as a nucleus to stimulate economic growth and job creation in related and complementary activities including; ICT, Education, Research and Development (RandD), Health Sciences, Logistics, Retail and Entertainment. DESIGN CONCEPT: The design of the city was built on a poly-centric city design approach which guides an easy phasing strategy for the city. The city was designed with the bottom up approach strategy. The centres acted as attractor points which helped defined the grid. Through various benchmarks of successful cities a unified grid was identified to be the best alternative for a smart city growth pattern. The city is designed with a highly efficient transportation corridor that connects all centres together. The city is also designed to work with the land and not against it. **VISIONING REPORT AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

DESIGN PRINCIPLES

DESIGN SKETCHES:


POLY-CENTRIC CITY CONCEPT

Final Structural Plan Design:

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WORKING WITH THE WADIS AND TOPOGRAPHY:

GENERATING A FLEXIBLE AND HIGHLY CONNECTED GRID:


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$ FINANCIAL & BUSINESS SERVICES

PHASE I DESIGN AND OBJECTIVES: The designEDUCATION of phase I also follows the same principles of the overall structural plan. The overarching land use reflects a functional distribution of activities based upon a sound relationship between the site’s natural conHEALTHCARE straints and the proposed spatial distribution of development. The master plan has been LEISURE & TOURISM prepared using principles related to the compatibility of various land uses, activities, ENERGY & transportation modes which are intended to ICT supplement each other and integrate into and establish a balanced and self-sustaining city centre. The masterplan is built upon 5 main economic drivers which include governance, energy and ICT, entertainment and Tourism, Healthcare, and Education.

EDUCATION

HEALTHCARE

LEISURE & TOURISM

ENERGY & ICT

EDUCATION

LEISURE AND TOURISM

HEALTHCARE

EDUCATION

GOVERNANCE

GOVERNANCE

EDUCATION

GOVERNANCE

EDUCATION

HEALTHCARE

GOVERNANCE

A POWERFUL & PROSPEROUS CITY

HOUSING

ENERGY & ICT

A SMART & RESILIENT CITY

LEISURE AND TOURISM

EDUCATION

A KNOWLEDGE FOCUSED CITY

HEALTHCARE

A HEALTH CONSCIOUS CITY

LEISURE AND TOURISM

AN ACTIVE & PLAYFUL CITY

GOVERNANCE

GOVERNANCE

ENERGY & ICT

LEISURE AND TOURISM

HEALTHCARE

HOUSING GOVERNANCE

HOUSING

ENERGY & ICT

ENERGY & ICT

HOUSING

ENERG


JNC PHASE 1 IS SET TO DELIVER THE FOLLOWING TARGETS: POPULATION/ EMPLOYMENT TARGETS:

DEVELOPMENT TARGETS:

POPULATION 230,000 INH

HOMES 70,000 DWELLING

EMPLOYMENT 144,000 JOBS

AFFORDABLE HOMES 35,000 DWELLING

JOBS DURING CONSTRUCTION 50,000 JOBS VISTOR PER YEAR 2,500,000 PPL

BUA

BUILT UP AREA 14,000,000 M2 OPEN SPACES 5,000,000 M2

SMART CITY TARGETS: Reduce ENERGY Consumption by 20% in buildings,industry, and mobility.

Reduce WATER consumption in the city by 15% below Jordan’s baseline consumption.

Provide 20% of the new city’s ELECTRICITY needs from renewable energy sources.

Reduce WASTE to landfill by 25-35%. Provide PUBLIC TRANSPORT systems to represent 40% of all trips within the city.

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ural AssociationArchitecture, London, ngdom - Jan 2017

Architect and Urban Designer in Dar El handasah (Shair and Partners) Cairo, Egypt & Beirut, Lebanon

2015

May 2014Sep 2015 KIRKUK INTEGRATED CITY, Iraq

2014

PROJECT DESCRIPTION Kirkuk Integrated City (Cheman Hills - Kirkuk), Iraq. Teaching Assistant in ental and The American University in Cairo ble Design, Concept master plan developy of California, Sep 2012Dec 2012 ment, including inception report les, e Semester. and data collection for a 65 ha site 2012 - Aug 2012 within a complex topography to be developed into a mixed-use city tectural Engineering, can University in Cairo with a range of commercial and 5 residential properties, 5-star hotel - Jan 2014 and performance arena.

RESPONSIBILITIES IN PROJECT - Development, diagramming, and d June 2008 sketching the following option (one 2008 of the design options) presented to the client.

eddah, abia

-Diagrams and Drawings generation for the final concept design. SITE ANALYSIS -Boards and presentations to the Client. - Detailed topography site analysis

FINAL OPTION DESIGN:


ROAD NETWORK

TOPOGRAPHY STUDY

SITE TOP0GRAPHY DESIGN

TOPOGRAPHY ANALYSIS:

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SUEZ CANAL AREA DEVELOPMENT PROJECT, Egypt

PROJECT DESCRIPTION Suez Canal Area Development Project, Egypt. Preparation of Strategic Plan and Master Plans that optimise the development potential of the Suez Canal without compromising the integrity of the existing main zone, and integrate relevant components into a single, coherent planning framework.

REGIONAL SCALE

RESPONSIBILITIES IN PROJECT - Brainstorming on regional plan design ideas under the supervision of project managers from the Urban planning and design, sustainability, Architecture, Landscape, Economics, and transportation department. -Diagrams and Drawings generation. -Boards and presentations to the Client. -On site survey in different cities along the Suez Canal. - Benchmarking and creating the regulations handbook for the detailed master plans.

VISION


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ACADEMIC


BETWEEN THE LINES High Tech Design

BEYOND ARCHITECTURE Graduation Project

EXPERIENCING FOLDS A 1:1 Exhibition Space

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BETWEEN THE LINES PROJECT BRIEF: The following design is an Architecture school, which extends to an existing building in the American University in Cairo campus. PROJECT CONCEPT: The current design of the architecture school in (AUC) doesn’t have an identity. The concept of this project is to shape up the identity of the school and make it stand out. The design breaks into the existing science building to gives a statement. It expresses the uniqueness of the architecture students. The complexity of the form aims to signify the struggle that the architecture student goes through during the years of study, and the sculptural design represents creativity. Moreover, the open plan shows the necessity for interaction and freedom between the students and their studio spaces.


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BEYOND ARCHITECTURE GRADUATION PROJECT

Socio-cultural Center ‘Inspired by the people, for the people.”

PROJECT BRIEF: The following design is a Sociocultural center, designed within a master plan developed to bridge the gap between the community, heritage, and culture. PROJECT CONCEPT: The Sociocultural center serves both the community and the cultural visitors of the fustat area. It serves as a medical center, a library, wedding hall, civic service center, and many adjustable spaces for workshops. It also contains specific cultural corners such as “Beit El she’r. It is inspired by the people, for the people.

FORM GENERATION DIAGRAM

Analysis of skyline:

Environmental Analysis:

CIRCULATION DIAGRAM


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-6.0 Level Plan (Main Plan)

Section B-B

-3.0 Level Plan (Main Plan)


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EXPERIENCING FOLDS STRUCTURAL DESIGN

PROJECT BRIEF: The following is an architectural exhibition space that represents the architecture school. The model was a scale of 1:1 using only cardboard as a structural element without glue. PROJECT CONCEPT: The exhibition space conveyed the experience of stress through the folds being overpowering in the space where they slowly increase in height to give the user a sense of relief as they experience the space.


CONNECTIONS TO STRENGTHEN PANELS

FINAL MODEL

PANEL DESIGNS

PANEL FOLDING

PANEL OVERLAY

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A Selection of Experimental Body Architecture.

Neck Architecture


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For further enquiries:

Contact : (+20) 1064000057 joumana.abdulkhalik@gmail.com ABDELKHALEK

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