P O R T F O L I O
Collec.on of architectural and design work MAHMOUD A. SAAD
PROFILE
MAHMOUD A. SAAD
A fresh-‐graduate architect, he has studied architecture at Misr Interna.onal University from which he got his bachelor degree. 3rd winner in namme architectural design contest where five universi.es has par.cipated with 75 architecture students
CONTENTS
NAMAA contest: office building design Tahrir square: URBAN DEVELOPMENT Grad project: democra.c party headquarters Poli.cal school in moez street Courthouse of cassa.on Cairo architectural museum Modern residen.al building Working and detailing project: Bank Landscape project: MIU campus entrance Design proposals for working at APG SIWA observa.on workshop Interior design studio projects Observing inked sketches and mind maping Graphic design work: cubism art style
(Office building design) Applying ergonomic design principles
3rd PLACE WINNER
Efficient Office Buildings (Site analysis, ergonomic keywords and concepts) Heads of departments Dr. Ahmed Sherif AUC Dr. Yasser Mansour Ain Shams University Dr. Khaled Asfour MIU Dr. Khaled Dewidar BUE NAMAA representatives Arch. Hussain Asaad
Chairman of MEDAD Consultant Engineers
Dr. Ahmed Taher Eng. Tarek Mouawad
Chairman and CEO of Solutions Consulting NAMAA Board Representative
The challenge was about applying the ergonomic design principles which enhance the quality of work through considering the users among all the building functions through the keywords: - Efficiency - Functionality - Circulation - Aesthetics - Safety
“Namaa is growth, like a seed grows up and adapts with its surroundings”.
Based on this theory, a building complements the spirit of the context when it takes from its iden.ty.
SITE ANALYSIS: New Cairo consisting of a group of residential compounds supported with all types of services that achieves daily human needs and provides comfort for the users, results "synergy". So from the urban scale in 5th compound, the land use analysis indicates 90th st. the main street (spine) branched with secondary streets. These branches categorize the layout into districts with services.
Map showing the spine of 90th street; "synergy" of the city.
The main spine is translated in the building proposal as the main “core” on which the building program is based; but achieving “diversity” to change the boring theme found in the site. The core is the principal element in achieving the ergonomic keywords; “synergy” through green Architecture
Double skin system: The west and south facades will be fixed with double skin system to reduce heat gain and loss and acting as a “malqaf”, as a second function creating an air envelope surrounding the building that also achieves environmental care as safety
Outer green terraces: the site location made the main facades facing the west and south directions so the daylight will integrate the building within the time before noon and before sunset to have the sun light with no heat and that by orienting opened terraces with the angel range of the sun during the following times and these terraces will be used “Aesthetically“ also that it reflects the building character of green architecture in the exterior to achieve diversity and as “safety” using dense trees to filter the air and help to create a better air flow inside the core.
83 o summer sun 60 o autumn and spring sun
37 o winter sun
Spaces: Office rooms are designed at the building adjacent edges to use from the maximum area for offices and to be near to fire exits which are located at the same edges. And to allow integrating maximum services and praying areas among the office rooms to be easily achieved by the employees.
Corridors: The internal circulation “corridors” beside being used as circulation path for the users connecting the zones it will be a multi functional path; seating and reading areas.
TAHRIR SQUARE
U R B A N D E V E L O P M E N T (VISION AND REDESIGN)
Based on the latest poli.cal and social events in EGYPT the urban design studio was assigned to develop TAHRIR square through urban planning and landscaping proposing new visions reflec.ng the revolu.on enhancing DEMOCRACY and SENSE OF BELONGING in the square
indpendent studies final research “ DEMOCRATIC PARTY PROJECT” Theory of the Square through History PULSE OF EGYPT SENSE of PLACE The square character throughout periods Through out the history visions popped out and varied from a ruler to another adding to the area through his vision to improve the urban fabric and architecture.
1788
1816
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1970
1980
Socialist Era
Capitalist Era
Transitory Era
Abd Al-Nasser
Al- Sadat
Mubarak
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Monarchy Era
Islamic Era Mohammed Ali
1918
1910
1836
Khedive Ismail
Khedive Abbas Helmy 2nd
King Farouk
" Image of the City" " Pulse of Egypt's" Appearance
" My Country is no longer in Africa …It is in Europe"
" Education "The country that has & no history has Culture; no future" Community's Power"
- Ismailia square appearance
- Haussman Planning - European Buildings Style - Palaces
- Egyptian Museum - AUC campus
- Mogamaa Al-Tahrir - Square expansion
"Social Equality"
- Rehabilitation of residential buildings - Nile Hilton
"Economic Freedom" "Asking Liberation"
- INFITAH (Open Door policy)
- Metro lines
The shifts that took place in Cairo throughout the eras did not affect the "Magnetic Power" of the square.
Magnetic Power Sustains
PULSE OF EGYPT
Theory of the Square through History
Cairo in 1879
SENSE OFPLACE The square character throughout periods
Magnetic Power Achieving Visibility in the Point of Gravity therefore getting SENSE OF PLACE.
Paris in 1870
Cairo Now
Magnetic Power Sustains Pulse can be more Powerful when the Point of Gravity continues to BELONG within SENSE OF PLACE.
Paris Now
Vision through History & 25th Jan. Youth Revolution
PULSE OF EGYPT / PULSE OF COMMUNITY
Culture SENSE OF BELONGING through SENSE OF PLACE Social life
Authority
High class
International Tahrir Sq. Pulse of Egypt PULSE
OF
COMMUNITY
Socialism Medium class
Low class
Governmental
DEMOCRACY
Capitalism Local
SOLID & VOID To preserve the character (sense of place) as it represents "PULSE of HISTORY" interventions will be made only to recall social meaning "Pulse of Community".. (the pedestrians had more accessibility in the space while over years with over population, accessibility is harder). Suggestion Including the empty spaces neighboring the square, in urban design considerations to make a large "Plaza" which will be the social platform melted to the square. This will at the same time collect the pulses of the site making it belonging the main pulse of Egypt; Tahrir square and giving opportunity to create a new VEIN of pulse which is "pulse of community" in the projects' site dialoging with the plaza.
SENSE OF BELONGING CHARACTER
Fig.1: Existing Tahrir square layout
Fig.2: Proposing Tahrir square layout
SENSE OF BELONGING LINKING (street types and network)
Map shows the cars directions with connection to the square
Suggestion -‐ In Kasr el Nie bridge; the suggestion for ensuring “Pulse of Community” is to link pedestrian walkway over the extremes into one side which will be then melted to the plaza and the square; that will give imageability for the urban context (BELONGING the square). -‐ This link to the other side; west (reciprocity with east) is to show that the plaza is a gathering space for public where everyone can join. -‐ Its extension to the other side also empowers "Pulse of Culture" by adding another building of culture which is the Opera House.
Gradua.on Project:
DEMOCRATIC PARTY HEADQUARTERS (VISION AND DESIGN)
WHERE DEMOCRACY AND POLITICS INTEGRATE
Project’s site (old national democratic party) DEMOCRATIC PARTY PROJECT)
UrbanVision “Tahrir Square Is The Pulse Of Egypt” Key word” SENSE OF BELONGING” : belonging pulses to the square -‐ Democra.c party building project in the site of the old burned party: Keywords:
-‐ SENSE OF BELONGING :
people had no sense of belonging to the old party and it have been always treated as a districted building the project intends to apply democracy in its architecture, func.ons and to involve the community in each pat of it so they feel belonging to it.
-‐ DEMOCRACY:
DEMOCRACY has essen.al values that should be reflected in the Architecture like Transparency, Openness and Social Co-‐determinaJon so “People Are Above Everything”
IN THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY PROJECT the main important building is the hearing chamber so it should be welcoming from the square and all the surroundings. Pulse of community” DEMOCRACY:
The main building in the p r o j e c t i s t h e h e a r i n g chamber where DEMOCRACY achieved so it ends up the spine that connects the project’s site to the square as it is oriented for people to come and participate T h e m a s s i v e p o w e r f u l building which is oriented for people gives the message of DEMOCRACY
Pulse of community”
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SENSE OF BELONGING
The rear plaza of the project which is designed to hosts people from the bus station where the density of people is massive with no public spaces with accessibility to the front plaza to integrate the glazed hearing chamber to feel that they belong to the place (TRANSPARENCY)
The front plaza from tahrir square is digged to create a buffer social zone for people where the can sit and do anything they want watching what happens inside the hearing chamber
N THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY PROJECT the library represents an important zone where people has no realiza.on for the culture of DEMOCRACY sense the illetracy percentage is high in Egypt and most of the educated do not read so to integrate the library as a part of their social life in the project to provide the knowledge to understand what democracy means The library is the secondary building to the project and it is connected to the inverted pyramid building with out any connection (mass to mass)
P O L I T I C A L S C H O O L MOEZ STREET (OLD CAIRO)
It was required to design any type of faculty in the site of Muez Street studying the period of mamluk Islamic era … so from these studies, concerning "mamluk period" Func.onally: their major ac.vity was enhancing Egypt's poli.cs. Architecturally: they had no original architecture and they were referencing from previous Islamic architecture. So … that reflects to the project -‐> crea.ng a poli.cal sciences faculty that meets today's needs for more poli.cal knowledge for the public. Referencing: its func.onal and architectural aspects from the site to the building in an invented way.
Site map and images from the site showing the historical spirit of the place Monumental buildings Project site
so the vision for the project is "where politics are involved in social life" as everyone today is concerned with politics So the main keyword is "public involvement" Referencing to the urban fabric: the spine of Muez Street with integrated open spaces involves people to the area So … applying this to the project through variety of functional public spaces that involves the public to the project activities and connects the project buildings.
PUBLIC HALL: - So starting with main public hall with the front plaza which has a strategic location in the intersection of the main streets, muez and this one - which is opened for the public through the double glazed skin façade creating an environmental transparent space where people meet, - sharing different points of view with political students and real politicians in an informal way for opened discussions.
RESEARCH CENTER: Then going next with the spine, the research center where real politicians study and analyze what happens in the daily political life to update the curriculums and that reflects to the public knowledge including offices for the researchers and on muez spine and facing this front plaza the seminar rooms which also are opened and transparent to the public so they can share with their points of view. Connected to the public hall with the library as reference for the researchers and which is opened to the public through public hall.