Bbahour magdaleen
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bahour magdaleenbahour@gmail.com 519-701-0414 519-685 4384 1689 Jalna Blvd, London, ON N6E 3P6 Canada April 4th, 1992 Canadian
B Magdaleen Bahour Canadian April 4th, 1992 magdaleenbahour@gmail.com magdaleen.b@hotmail.com 1689 Jalna Blvd, London, ON N6E 3P6 Canada
May 2016
American University of Beirut (AUB), Beirut, LB Graduated with Distinction GPA for last 4 semsters ~ 3.7
Beirut, Lebanon Trainee in Interior Design Department 10 week period
Art and Architecture History Class in collaboration with University for Seni at the American University of Beirut
Toronto, ON, Canada Intern in architecture and execution 08 week period
Architecture and culture seminar in collaboration with ADER architects a students from Ecole National d’Archite in Rabat, Morocco
Cesena, FC, Italy Intern in architecture, design and construction 07 week period
in collaboration with Rintala Eggertsson Architects - design studio
Riyadh, SAU Intern in architectural and construction drawings 08 week period
in collaboration with Prof. Martin Becht professor of design at Harvard Design
15th FEA Student and Alumni Conference GPA 4.00 out of 4.00
June 2010
Middle East International School, Riyadh, SAU Graduated with High Distinction
GPA 3.70 out of 4.00 GPA ~ 3.72 out of 4.00
A-Level AS-Level O-level
August 2010 August 2009 August 2008
Ranked 10th among 400+ freshman students GPA 4.00 out of 4.00
AutoCAD
Rhino
Sketchup
Grasshop
3DS Max
Revit
English
Arabic
French
Italian
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4th Holcim Awards for Sustainable Design ArchMedium Student Competition Fransabank Facelift Student Competition
April 2014 Dec 2014 June 2015
15th FEA Student and Alumni Conference (FEASAC) April 2016
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Photoshop
Model Making
InDesign
V-ray Rendering
Illustrator
Microsoft
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01 Final Year Design Project Agritecture
By dismantling an existing wall on the site of intervention, and using it to rebuild and project spaces from behind it, an agriculture training maintaining pieces of the wall is to keep a trace and use it as a guiding element in the design. The grid of the wall is projected perpendicular A structure is added following the grid of the wall. A circulation pattern within the building is created linearily through a corridor that sh use of open, multi-purpose spaces and reception halls. The building extends into the plantation through ramps on the roof and others that e the provided programs and spaces, the institute fulfills a holistic approach into the research and application of modern agricultural pract
g and research institute was designed. The concept behind r and the shift of the wall is parallel to its original position. hifts to introduce the divisions of the program through the extend from within the program up into the plantation. With tices.
02 Parametric design project Meditation Pavilion
Catenary Structure
Surface
Traingulation
Offset of one of the triangulations
Sub-Frame
The concept of the pavilion takes a catenary structure that is designed into a space of meditation goverened by parameters of nature infused into the design. The diagrams represent the strategy used for the design process and the components of the pavilion, and the structural composition.
Component Extrusion
Overall Extrusion
Outer skin
Extrusion
Inner skin
the openings are controlled along the stream flow, to allow for the meditation space to be positioned along the water flow. the light entering will be concetrated on specific points that allow the person to sit in the lit space surrounded by the nature
03 4th Holcim Award Competition Entry Emergency Refugee Shelter
The method of deconstructing the container and utilizing its elements to maximum capacity dismisses the constraint of the dimensions of t be manipulated to form functional spaces that can be operated to serve the added functions of the shelter community. With the availability shelter can be replicated on different sites, with consideration for the environment.
the compartment. The ease of construction is set by the structural composition of the container and can y of the containers on the port and the simplicity of converting them into building material, the proposed
04 2nd Year Design Studio/Group work Acrobatic Structures
Phase 1 By using a human acrobatic composition, it is transformed into a structural form, taking into account the initial forces that stabilise the form (tension and compression). Real wood pieces are altered, shaved and shaped into required thickness, and composed together to form the overall structure. Connections and forces are the main driving agents for the design purpose and accomplished form.
Human Acrobatic Composition
The structural form is then transformed into a spatial structure, positioned on a hypothetical site that fits with the concept. By taking the initial triangular form, a series of successive elements are placed together to create a dynamic space that unfolds, relying on a rotational movement and a tension cable that holds the structure while closed.
Phase 2
05 Adaptive Re-use
DayCare Center
Taking an existing building and transforming it into a daycare center for the residents of the village, the project took into account every detail about the building Dimension that fits around 10 kids (2.5 sqm required/child)
Remove backfill, exposing historic wall and creating covered outdoor
Existing Plans
Modified Plans
Maintained Structure
Removing partition and original staircase pushed and stopped
Add and Remove
Structural Grid: showing old and new
Exisitng Structural Study
Roof Structure Plan
First Level Structure Plan
Ground Level Strcture Plan
Structural Modification
Existing skeleton
Exploded structure
Removed structure highlighted
Added plug-ins highlighted
Structure for plug-in and added terrace
Structural mechanism for cantilevered addition
Elevation Study and Application
East Elevation
North Elevation
Scale 1:100 South Elevation
Determining center point of the arch
Defining dimensions
Proportionality Radius = 7/10 Span
Using the same proportion of the arch to create opening sizes, that relate existing and new building to each other Scale 1:50
Scale 1:100
By considering the existing fabric of the village and the building on the plot, the new facade is sensitive to the exisitng structures. Taking into account the human scale, and setting up a grid that follows the proportions of the arches, mirroring the rythm that reflects a relationship between the old and new, while using an abstracted version for the new building Operable technique for windows out of reach of kids
06 3rd Year Design Studio Pixelation
The site triggered the intervention and its program distribution. Since it already fulfilled its own urgent needs, the intervention came to compliment and stress upon the existing features of the site. The continuity and expansion adds to the essence of the site, and spreads it along the entire block, complementing the discovery and the functions The massing approach is a composition of “pixels” that contain different functions and programs making up a whole building. The whole site was taken into consideration, then a smaller portion was chosen and worked on, designing the spaces inside the “pixel” units.
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Three
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The vertical circulation is exposed to the outside through a glazed facade to incentivise the visitor to take the journey. It is shaded from the western sun by the massing approach.
Perspective near entrance
Composition/Form
Circulation within the building
Skeleton and Circulation
Diagrammatic representation of material
X-ray composition
07 4th Year Design Studio Sky Garage Tower
The concept of the “Car Exhibition Tower� is generated through the consideration of the results of the site survey and mapping. The tower
Site
Site
Proposed 12k tower dimensions
Allowed footprint
Setting back tower from street
Adding car ramps & access Adding car lift and adjacent & activating the offset circulation core
Proposing functional distribution for the programs by cutting through tower in half
Defining cultural spaces on ground level
Observation platforms for the outdoor and lower car exhibitioon spaces
r is a mixed use building, that takes into account the celebration of the car through the design of the different spaces. Residential - 7 loft apartments, each occupying full floor plate with sky garage 3300 sqm
Office Program 3 different office typologies, all belong to one owner
Creating a break in the form to highlight the different programs through massing
Defining the massing approach in elevation view
5600 sqm
Re-adjusting inclination of form to protect from southern sun - most critical conditioon
Cultural Program -Car exhibition, outdoor and indoor - restaurant/cafe 2260 sqm
Tower specs Total area : 11,160 sqm Number of floors: 21 Height: 90.5 m
Creating a connection under car ramp to link between outdoor exhibition and indoor restaurant
Generating basic form of the offices
Offices basic form
Generating basic form of residential units
Residential Form
Ground Floor 0 - Car parking and indoor exhibition space
The plans show a selection of the floor plans in the tower, giving a general idea about the spaces and the districution of functions and programs.
Ground Floor 1 - Restaurant and outdoor exhibition space
Ground Floor 2 - Cafe Mezzanine
Office Typology
Truss system - that helps in compression and tension of forces and allows for the cantilever of the residential units. The forces from the trusses are then transfered to the core of the residential or travel down to the core of the offices Columns that carry the transferred loads from the residential trusses towards the core of the offices
Office Core - resists lateral loads of office units, and transfers them down. It also carries transfered loads from residential units through columns, carrying the loads to the core
Residential Core - transfers loads from residential units to the ground, and resists later loads (concrete)
Transfer Slab All loads transfered to lower areas and carried through coloumns and central core to foundation
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Detailing and Mechanical Application
The following drawings are part of a course on buildiing construction and detailing, which infuses a small design brief that includes detailing and considering the techniques of which the execution and material are taken into account.
Drain Pipe Vent Pipe
Floor Drain Clean Out
The adjacent diagrams are mechanical studies and applications onto designs produced in a comprehensive studio, that takes into account the concepts of mechanical systems.
Cold water pipe Hot water pipe
Drainage
Water Riser
HVAC
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Samples of personal photography
Egg
Shadows
Reflections
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Competition Entries and Workshops
07_Perspective Two
Arch Medium Competition Entry
Martin Bechthold Workshop
Permeability
Structural Elements
Basic Module
Different Configurations
Certificate of Participation 2014 Refuge for the homeless, Beirut, Lebanon Magdaleen Bahour We hereby certify that the project cited above was entered in the 4 th Holcim Awards competition in which 6,103 entries were received. The submission was one of 2,514 entries that met the stringent criteria of the competition and was presented to the respective regional Holcim Awards jury headed by:
The Holcim Awards is an international competition of the Holcim Foundation for Sustainable Construction. The competition celebrates innovative, future-oriented and tangible sustainable construction projects from around the globe. Five “target issues” form the basis on which projects are assessed:
Europe Jean-Philippe Vassal, France North America Toshiko Mori, USA Latin America Bruno Stagno, Costa Rica Africa Middle East Howayda Al-Harithy, Lebanon Asia Pacific Rahul Mehrotra, India
Innovation and transferability Ethical standards and social inclusion Resource and environmental performance Economic viability and compatibility Contextual and aesthetic impact
On behalf of the Holcim Foundation for Sustainable Construction, we would like to congratulate you on this achievement, and thank you for your contribution to promoting sustainable construction – in building and civil engineering works; landscape, urban design and infrastructure; products and construction technologies; or with a visionary project in the “Next Generation” category.
Prof. Dr. Marc M. Angélil Head of the Academic Committee Holcim Foundation, c/o ETH Zurich
Edward Schwarz General Manager of the Holcim Foundation
a:b = (a+b):a Theories of proportion frequently refer to the golden ratio, considered by many as divine proportion. We encounter the golden ratio everywhere, notably in architecture and art. The icosahedron – a twenty 14 sided polyhedron – is created by three equally sized rectangles arranged at right angles to each other, sharing a common centre, and with an aspect in the golden ratio. The icosahedron stands for the objectives of the Holcim Awards for Sustainable Construction because sustainability always strives for harmony – between today and tomorrow, between resources and consumption, between needs and opportunities.
www.holcimawards.org
This portfolio contains the academic work of Magdaleen H Bahour
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