Daniel Khalife Date of Birth: 24 / 08 / 1991 Email: dkhalife448@g.rwu.edu
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Education: Bachelor of Science in Architecture with Minor in Sustainability Studies - Roger Williams University, Rhode Island, Graduated May 2013 International Achievement Scholarship Deans list: spring 2010, spring 2012 Study Abroad: Florence, Italy, spring 2012 High School Diploma - American School of Kuwait, Kuwait, 2009 Professional Background: Accent Design Group, Lebanon - Design and Development, Al-Nakheel Villas, two month internship, summer 2012 Bedrian Architects, Kuwait - Digital modeling, one month internship, winter 2010 Gatserelia Design, Lebanon - One month internship, summer 2009 Skills: Fluent in Revit, Maya, Sketch-up, Rhino, AutoCad, and the Adobe Creative Suite. - Drafting, 3D modeling, rendering, hand drawings. - Digital Manufacturing, training and experience: 3d printing, CNC mill, lasercutting - Sustainability: Analysis with Autodesk Green Building Studio, energy calculation, green building technologies. Languages: English, Arabic and French Interests (within Architecture): - Sustainable Design, connection between environment and society - Bio-mimicry and organic design - Mass housing + urban development Skills (outside Architecture): - Drawing and Painting - Photography (DSLR) - Graphic Design - Public Speaking (Attended Model United Nations Conference in the Hague, 2008)
A museum where the architecture is designed as a narrative for the story of evolution. Instead of simply creating
space to house the exhibitions, the architecture is a play of solid and void. The 6 solid sculptural spaces represent the distinct chapters in natural history, starting with the first organic life to a space reserved for the future of biodiversity in the world. Each form is derived from the distinctive traits of the time period; their placement around the site creates a tension that defines the void space, representing the mass extinctions that are integral to the narrative of evolution. The site is a wide expanse of land on the waterfront and close to the campuses of Brown and RISD where a highway overpass used to exist. This provided a need for creation of public space in order to bring new life in what used to be a largely industrial area. The site development begins to correct the damage the previous tenants have done to the area by creating a bioswale to control urban run-off into the Providence river. The expansive green roof is accessible from the final space on the future of biodiversity and allows for reflection against the backdrop of the industrial city. A walkway along the river is extended and ladscaped for relief from the urban fabric, terminating in a small amphitheater for housing public events, lectures and even concerts, creating useable space when the museum isn’t open .
A one bedroom, free-standing house near a golf course in Nevada, for a client that is resticted to a wheelchair. The house abides by the strict regulations of the American Disabilities Act (ADA). While the site is large, I developed a compact house making it easier for accessibility. The structure is placed neer the street with the rest of the site untouched. Nevada’s hot and dry conditions make it difficult to create a sustainable space. The largest issue is the shortage of water in the area, in response, the shape of the roof collects rainwater and stores it in a basin that occupies the center of the house. This can not only be used within the house but also passively cools in the summer as the heat causes the water to evaporate. The shape of the roof allows hot air to rise and vent out of thae sides of the house as the wind scoops captures and cools the summer breeze. The southern facade has a stone wall with a garden that keeps the house in shade, the northern facade is entirely glass opening up to the beautiful landscape beyond.
The assignment was to develop a corner lot on a dense residential street. The goal was to create a single family, three bedroom house while respecting the context and zoning codes. I wanted to create a prototype for residential spaces that brings in natural systems that promote environmental and social sustainability. The corner lot provided a lot of oppurtunity for letting light in, using a screen of dense vertical mulliens light is brought into all the pulblic spaces, activating and treating the corner condition. A one car covered parking space is placed at the front of the house with a setback entry, the back of the site is then freed up to become an undisturbed garden. The ground floor is occupied by a living room that flows into the kitchen and a dining room a few steps down that provides access to the garden. A staircase along the screen moves up into the family room, a split level that connects the public spaces to the private ones. The family room has a large slanted glass wall that looks down into the garden, this alows a large amount of light in the winter while reducing direct light in the summer. A long the party wall is the other staircase that goes up to the bedrooms and the roof garden. A skylight above the open stairs allows light to travel down to the lowest floor of the house. The roof garden aids in water management and cooling but has a stronger impact on the mindset of families in the urban setting, allowing for a intimacy with nature.