M.sc Portfolio 2021-2023

“My Story” looking for areas of overlap between the fields of architecture and heritage studies using a broader humanist approach than merely conservation.

multdisiplinary architect seeking to find a common ground heritage conservation and architecture practices in than the act of conservation, and in the act of urban development, on the smaller scale seeking to gain technical be open for freelancing, outsourcing for art direction interior designs.

As a junior site manager for the conservation project, I was exposed to the Elephantine Archeological Site. Dealing with the archaeologists and the historical information deepened my understanding of how to evaluate and document the heritage value and how it is one of the most crucial, if not the primary catalyst, for the heritage conservation process.

MOTIVE

CLUSTER Urban Research/

chosen by the urban research office participate in a project with ETH university , where we the Egyptians in shop were assigned to accompany students from ETH through their tour urban structure and then help them their diagnosis for their Msc project.

EDUCATION

(Math Section).

02-2016 GERMAN UNIVERSITY IN CAIRO

German university in Cairo

-Bachelor project with A- Degree With Prof.Tarek naga

09-2012 GERMAN UNIVERSITY IN CAIRO

06-2017

-Bachelor project with A- degree with Dr.Tarek Naga

- Graduated student Faculty of Architectureal engineering with gpa 1.89 out 0.7

German University in Cairo

Graduate student Faculty ofArchitectural Engineering with a GPA of 1.89 out of 0.7

10-2020 BTU-CA-AU URBAN REVITALIZATION OF HISTORIC DISTRICTS M.SC

01-2023

BTU Cottbus,Cairo university

double masters of urban revitalization of historic city districts program joined in the intensive workshop on the city of Qusier - Egypt about water sensitive urban integrated approach to revitalized the historic city.

I characterize my area of activity as an architect as dealing with the intangible side of historical values (authenticity, relatability), and rendering this value in a spatial expression through its function and aesthetic. I perceive architecture on the scale of space and its emotional influence on the user.

City branding workshop

Heritage for all community

That is why I usually find it difficult to respond to the issue of what scale I work on whether it comes to architectural, landscape, urban, etc. All scales are space domains to be molded and to have an influence on the user, whether they are introverted or extroverted, minute or significant. I work with the space on an abstract level in a manner similar to the platonic perspective.

heritage for all workshop for hermanagement principles which took place Alexandria putting the Shatby theater as a

participated in a three days workshop for city branding held by archhub in the greek campus.

as advantage i can assure to form a conceptual base and valid argument that inclusive for any exsisting state of que covering the tangible and intangible aspect and form a dynamic to kick in life in the design

This

3D modeling

Post modeling Production and Rendering working drawings and BIM illustrations responsive architecture concepts

Portfolio is catered for Urban Design ,Urban Planning , Regeneration and revitlaization application all projects are published andelaborated in the Issu.com link (Qrcode)

-MAHMOUD FAHMY-

CAREER

03-2020 GERMAN ARCHEOLOGICAL

08-2020 INSTITUTE IN ASWAN

- Participated in restoring the 1908 english builidng located in elephantine excavation site.

08-2020

10-2020 FREELANCE GRAPHIC DESIGNER AND ARCHITECT FOR TLD DEVELOPMENT FIRM

- Joined TLD the Land Developers Development firm as a freelancer graphic designer and working drawings drafter architect.

03-2015 CLUSTER URBAN RESEARCH LAB

10-2018

-participated with CLUSTER as a trainee in more than one project in summervactions during university and was full timer for 3 monthes after univesrity

03-2015 Organiser / Usher for The EUF

06-2016 Forum

-under the organisation of CLUSTER , participated in the egyption urban forum as usher and organiser for the event and exhibition assembly.

WORKSHOPS

CLUSTER Urban Research Lab

Organised by the urban research firm CLUSTER to participate in a project with ETH zurich university where we the egyptian participants in the workshop were assigned toaccompany the M.sc students from ETH through their tour in Cairo urban structure and then help them in forming their analysis for the M.sc Project.

AUC AMERICAN /UNIVERSITY IN CAIRO

participated in el heiz water resources museum design competition.

BTU COTTBUS,CAIRO UNIVERSITY

joined the intensive workshop on the city of qusier egypt about water sensetive urban integrated approach to revitaized the historic city

CITY BRANDING WORKSHOP

participated in a three day workshop for city branding held by archhub in the greekcampus cairo.

HERITAGE FORALL COMMUNITY

attended heritage forall workshop for heritagemangment principles which took place in alexandria putting the shatby theatre as a case study

THE LEGO EXPERIMENT

THE MSC THESIS

Project : Berlin Wall Subvertion

A watch tower on the wall detecting the sniper bunkeronly 18 remains

The space between the two layer of the wall that witnessed the most death incidents

A Checkpoint is a gate in the Wall some are for the germans and some for others for germans and other nationalities pointing them out in the map for they have seen some unique events either the changes hapeend around them “oberbaumbrücke” or in them “Chckpoint charlie”

Pointing out the parts of the wall that explained how it functioned how it crawled in the city and how it merged in to seperate and its impact on the context durectly either tunnels or distruction or marks

Memorial that stands for a tribute or a sign for a certain chronical

pointing out the water surfaces around the wall eithe passing by or through

Green belt trail where the wall has fallen and greenery took place either by abandonening the space or by design

Humboldthain

Historical Analysis

THE MEMORIAL STOOD FOR ALL THE SOULS THAT DIED AT MUHLERSTRASS BY SHOTS OR BY HYPOTHERMIA AND EXHAUSTION,FROM PASSING THE SPREE RIVER,ALSO FOR THE INNOCENTS WHO DIDN’T EVEN TRY TO FLEE AND ALSO THOSE WHO DIED TO THE GDR MONOPLY ON THE WATER FRONT THAT PREVENTED EVEN RESCUE MISSIONS TO TAKE PLACE FROM THE WESTERN SIDE ,5 CHILDREN DIED DUE TO THAT ON THE WEST SIDE

Volkspolezi Structure

To Counteract the meaning of the site through the berlin wall lens, the concept was Subverting the wood structure Used to monopolize the Spree for the GDR into a hub for regenerative Green Public/Private areas and positive enviroment units

the structure in this concept acts as the starting point for floating gardens in the spree River through flexible module units carrying filtering plants for the spree water and counter acting for various negative action on the spree water subverting the mean of monopolizing the water into an invite to walk on it

PART OF THE MONOPOLY OF THE WATER SURFACE AND THE CANAL CONTROLLER LEAD TO PUTTING THE VOLKSPOLIZEI ON A STRUCTURE BUILT IN THE SPREE RIVER BLOCKING THE WATER TRAFFIC COMPLETLY

Urban Context Analysis

THE PLATFORM MODULE UNIT SEPERATED INTO TWO TYPES THE WALKABLE WOODEN SURFACE WHICH IS HOLLOW AND ENCLOSED TO SECURE BUPYNCEY

THE SECOND TYPE IS THE PLANT UNIT CONTAINS SOIL AND OPEND FROM THE BOTTOM TO CONTACT THE WATER

THE PLATFORMS ARE CONNECTED IN REGARDS OF FORMING WALKABLE SPACE USED PLANTS :INDIAN GRASS (SORGHASTRUM NUTANS) AND CATAIL PLANTS

MUST BE SURROUNDED BY THE WALKABLE UNIT USED TREE TRINITY COLLEGE BRICH

FOCUSING ON THE PHYTOREMIDATION TO BE ADDED AS EXTRA PHYTOREMIDIFICATION FACTOR AND TO REACH INSIDE THE CANALS

BIASED TOWARDS MORE GREENERY ,WIDER WALKABLE SPACES ,AND THERE INTERACTION WITH THE GDR STRUCTURE. ADDING WALKABLE SPACE AROUND ITTO EASE THE MOVMENT AND INCREASE GREENERY

THIS UNIT IS NOT ADDED AS A PUBLIC SPACE AREA ADDITION, BUT EXC;USIVLY ADDED AS PHYTOREMIDATION ELEMENT,PLACED UNDER THE EXSISTING PIPE TO FILTER THE DISPOSALS GOING INTHE RIVER,ONE OF THE DISPOSAL POINTS UNDER THE OBERBAUMBRIDGE

SPECIAL UNIT FOR THE PIPE LINE WATER

THE PLATFORMS GREENERY AT THE GDR STRUCTURE

THE BRIDGE PLATFORM IS ASSEMBELED INA LONGTUDINAL PATTER AND PLACED IN THE EAST SIDE GALLERY PARK TO COUNTERFIT THE SUBTRACTED AREA FOR THE PIER 66 RESIDENTIAL COMPOUND

ITSLONGTUDINAL PATTERN ASSURE THE CONNECTION ADN DOESN’T INTERFER WITHTHE RIVER TRAFFIC

THE PLATFORM AT TEPEE COMMUNITY SPOT UNDER THE SCHILLINGBRUCKE BRIDGE DOESN’T ACT AS A PUBLIC AREA BUT RATHER ANAREA OPENFOR THE TEEPEE COMMUNITY TO TRANSLATE INTO EITHER FLOATING TENTS UNIT OR A COMPLEX

THE PLATFORM AT TEPEE

THE PLATFORMS BRIDGE AT EAST SIDE GALLERY

Project : Elephantine Old Museum Conservation

Architectural Conservation

The project was under The German Archeological institute in Cairo, as a part of Aswan Archeological Expedition, under supervision of the Architect, and the current Fellow Researcher and field director Martin Saehlhof.

The project was a pilot project for restoring a Classical English Building placed in the southern tip of elephantine Island in Aswan is in front in the position overlooking the 1st cataract position opposite to the old Cataract Hotel.

The Restoration Project is under the umbrella of the German Archeological institute to be one of many projects under refurbishment or rebuilt temple in the archeological site of Elephantine island, and it was researched recently providing valuable specifications and requirements to be applied and formed the parameters for which the building was refurbished.

the old museum is two connected buildings the first was built in 1908 to be a rest house for the engineer wallas cook, and then was repurposed to be an administrative building for the 1st cataract in front of Elephantine island; the extension building was built in 1960 and still not labeled as an antiquity building, but it was taken in consideration for the connection with the old building and what was caused by this connection.

The German Archeological Institute held the responsibility of dealing with the elevation of the 1908 building, based on the parameters accounted for in the previously held research also by the institute.

Elephantine Project Aswan Old Museum

Project Breif

01.1-Elevation Minute Fixation

The stone work was rendered in three sectors:

01 Stonework Restoration

Cement and Granite mixture

Paraloid G47

Paraloid G47

Original granite Brick

Original Granite Brick

01.1-Elevation Minute Fixation

The stone work was rendered in three sectors:

1-The hooks and the stone opening backfilll after a longprocess of sampling to find the right mixture mimicing the texture adhisvnes and color of the original stone elevation (fig1)

2-Application of salt sucktion compresses on the rose Qiuons (fig2)

1-The hooks and the stone opening backfilll after a long process of sampling to find the right mixture mimicing the texture adhisvnes and color of the original stone elevation (fig1)

2-Application of salt sucktion compresses on the rose Qiuons (fig2)

3- fixing the grapevine mortar joints between the granite brick on the building’s walls (fig3)

3- fixing the grapevine mortar joints between the granite brick on the building's walls (fig3)

Cement and Granite Mixture

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02.(1.2)(3.1)(4.1)-Final ornaments

02.(1.2)(3.1)(4.1)-Final ornaments

The top ornament of the Roof and Pavillion Gables were refurbished and placed again in its position.

The top ornament of the Roof and Pavillion Gables were refurbished and placed again in its positon

Woodwork Restoration

02.2.2- Columns

bothe elements repainted with after refurbishment , each element layers of veniguard layers of creamy

02.3-Side Gables

02.3-Side Gables

02.5-The Openings

02.5-The Openings

The Shutters were repainted in the original 1905 paint and the Grille, Windows, and Doors were repainted and got there mechaninical handle replaced.

the Shutters were repainted in the original 1905 paint and the grille, windows ,doors were repainted and got there mechanical handle replaced

The Brackets,The Dentils, The Eave, and The Dormer windows were repainted to their 1905 original color

The Brackest ,The Dentils, the eave and the Dormer widows were repainted to their 1905 original color

02.4-Gables

02.4-Gables

The Brackets,The Dentils, and The Eave,were repainted to their 1905 original color pallete.

The Brackest ,The Dentils, and the eave were repainted to their 1905 original color pallete

02.2.1-Balustrades

02.2.1-Balustrades

02.1-Pavillion

The inner roof of Paviliion was refurbished,by replacing the whole stepped floor and adding two staircases between the rooftop and the balcony (fig 18) fixing the clumns, and repainting the brackets, dentils, ceilling and column with their original 1905 color pallete

all of the balustrades were removed and replaced with newly pitch pine Balustrades made to sustain heat and droughtness of aswan weather

The Roof Paviollion was refurbished by replacing the whole stepped floor and adding two staircases between the rooftop and the balcony(fig18),fixing the Columns,and repainting the brackets ,dentils,ceiling and column with their original 1905 color palette

02.1.1-Pavillion Cieling Ornate

02.1.1-Pavillion Ceilling Ornate

The Pavillion cieling was repaired in the original 1905 color pallete and the cielling ornate was fixed by adding a layer of wood backfilling the repainted to the original 1905 palette All of the Balustrades were removed and replaced with newly pitch pine Balustrades made to sustain heat and droughtness of Aswa weather

both elements needed to be repainted with thier original color after refurbishment and crackks refilling, each element finished with 2 layers of veniguard and 2 layers of creamy white paints color.

bothe elements needed to be repainted with their original color after refurbishment and craks refilling , each element finished with 2 layers of veniguard and and 2 layers of creamy white paint color

Original wood Veniguard plaster

Creamy white paint

The Paviollion ceiling was repainted in theoriginal 1905 color palette and the ceilig ornate was fixed by adding a layer of wood backfilling the repainted to the original 1905 palette

02.2.2- Columns and Pilaster

02.1- Pavillion

02.2.2-Columns and Pilaster

Gable Roof Restoration

03.1-Gutters Instalation

03.1-

03.2(02.1.3)-Pavillion

03.2(02.1.3)-Pavillion

The Roof Pavillion was refurbished by replacing the whole stepped floor and adding two staircases between the rooftop and the balcony (fig18)

An Aluminum Gutter was installed to compensate the improvised connection between the 1905 building gable roof and 1960 buildingin roof top (fig 16). The gutter are screw nailed togather to overcomethe heat expansion damage caused by Aswans atmosphere (fig17)

An aluminum Gutter was installed to compensate the improvised connection between the 1905 building gable roof and 1960 building rooftop (fig16). The Gutter are screw nailed togather to overcome the heat expansion damage caused by Aswan’s atmosphere(fig17)

The Roof Paviollion was refurbished by replacing the whole stepped floor and adding two staircases between the rooftop and the balcony(fig18)

Floor

Gutters Instalation

Floor

The Chimney Pot was destroyed due to weather conditions and was measured to be replaced by a replica (fig20)

The Chimeny Pot was Destroyed due to weather Conditions andwas measured to be replaced by a replica (fig20)

Some Terracota Tiles were either bent or halfbroken or completly removed, so a scanning was applied to mark the needed Roof tiles to be replace with original tiles remaining form a previous demolition for the western veranda of the1905 building that exsisted before the 1960 building constructed over it

Some terracotta tiles were either bent or halfbroken or completely removed , so a scanning was applied to mark the needed Roof tiles to be replace with original tiles remaining from a previous demolition for the western veranda of the1905 building that exsisted before the1960 building constructed over it

The construction of the 1960 cut open the weight transition flow in the roof frames as shown in (fig 23-24) and wooden support were integrated to amend this structure defaue and also an additional slope was added to the roof skin to overlap the 1960 rooftop (fig 24)

the construction of the 1960 cut open the weight transition flow in the roof frames as shown in (fig 23-24) and wooden supports were integrated to amend this structure defaue and also an additional slope was added to the roof skin to overlap the 1960 rooftop(fig24)

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Project :Lego Experiment Urban Speciation

The project is an urban design,utilizing a vortex formed in the western harbor of the city of Alexandria,Egypt The process is analysing the vortex and why it is formed due historical events

the results of the analysis dictated the vortex to be designed as residential the Chosen strategies was to analyse the surrounding neighborhoods typologies and initiate a process of speciation into the site aiming to help in balancing district of kafr ashry population densities

SITEANALYSIS

Urban Speciation

The graphs Shows the population, additional entries,Economical Actions ,and political visions that passed by the Site

They all Intersect at a certain point the year 1964 which is a downfall in the all aspects except the populations therefore we could conclude why an urban vortex was formed in the site

DESIGNING THE VORTEX

The Diagrams shows step by step the Urban Formation of the site, and how we designed the empty vortex and how the spatial design contained the speciated typologies (illustrated in the last 3d-model)

Vortex design zones design

this list shows in the first page, the result of the site analysis from site visit and conducted research on the architecture typologies in the site,and in the next page , it shows the chosen typologies and for the speciation Act

Health

Health

Health

Health

1 1 1 1

2 2 2 2

3 3 3 3

4 4 4 4

5 5 5 5

6 6 6

7 7

1. o ice building

1. o ice building

2. o ice (one floor)

6. nursery

6. nursery

8. education center

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4.B 4.B

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7.A

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4.B 2.C 6.F

DSVII ARCH1001 . ALEXANDRIA DIALOGS . INVESTIGATING THE

DSVII ARCH1001 . ALEXANDRIA DIALOGS INVESTIGATING THE CO-CITY

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2. o ice (one floor)

3. start-up o ice blg

8. education center 3. start-up o ice blg

4. school

5. vocational center

C D

1. clincs

1. clincs

2. clincs (one floor)

2. clincs (one floor)

3. gym

4. pharmacy

5. hospital

3. gym 3. sport club

1. football field (5 players)

1. football field (5 players)

2. youth center

2. youth center

6.

5. vocational center 5. toktok stop

3. sport club

4. microbus stop

5. toktok stop

6. parking lot

E F

1. mosque

2. church

2. church

3. jewish temple

4. pharmacy 4. theater

3. jewish temple

4. theater

5. museum

6.

6. library

7. art center

7. art center

SPECIATION geometrical treatment * 2.A / / / / / /

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Regeneration of elephantine Island. (Aswan,Egypt)

Master Thesis Project 2022

The research question was how to regenerate The Elephantine island Urban Dynamics ,as in the research, the findings and reflections on the site analysis and visit showed a number of potentials that are either ignored or disputed upon through the Islands components. As a result of each of the components dealing with the islands limited area and potentials, the conclusion of the Island analysis is that the island act as a proxy and indirect aspect in each of the components interactions togather.

Mainly being in locked area of the island ,and its position in a dead en to the City of Aswan Tourestic and daily circulation.

The Island Acts as a shadow layer(Proxy)

Island Analysis

Occidential Effect (Urban Stagnation)

Urban dynamics Reflections

After adding the Agenda of Orientalism by Edward said , which criticise the reading of a cultural heritage through an external epistemology in which he named it as The Occident ,the Marginalization of the village was noted in the thesis context as the Occidential effect

The Villages (Margenalized)

In the reflection each component showed its own Urban vision and dynamic, causing the total dissconection (the stagnation) and coming on the expense of the Village component in particiuler. causing limitation for any urban expansion and therefore dilapitation in the villages

The archeological site (Secured)

For the case of the Archeological site , the Guidlines of the Occidential effect puts a whole narrative of site interpretation out of order ,a case mentioned Generaly and not inclusevily for the site, in the Nara Convention in Preamble number 4

In the case of the hotel of movenpick the Adabted Urban Vision of its own called by the hotels website as the Green Agenda ,caused it to be completly secluded and self sufficient on the expense of colleteral damage on the villages

The colletral damage caused by the hotel on the Villages Could have been avoided or countered by Unifying the water Circulation that the Hotel have through the its Green Agenda , and the primitive water circuit that the villages had in which still depends on Cisterns and monthely diffuse

Such an initiative would need a Plea from the Village against the hotel and social bond between the two components to be formed ,an act that the Association of community development on the island acts passivly in its regards even though they have the funding plea ability

The argument wont be only for the Village but as well a protection for any possibilty for a submerged Monuments on the island underthe villages

The diagram shows the change in site mangmant plan in the Site as read by Author

Looking at the archeological site From the lense of Nara’s guidelines ,and revising the elephantine descriptions by the DAI (German Archeological institiute), can produce three narratives that can form an interactions between the Villages and the Archeological site

Such an initiative would need a Plea to form a Policy between the village and the Archeological institute and the Archeological site stakeholders,asthe narratives can extend to pending Archeological projects on the island ,as well as addition of exhibatory reliefs on the elephantine site

The diagram shows the change in site mangmant plan in the Site as Nara Interpretation is applied

each Urban Vision and each its Agencies

Adding the Discourse resultred in the possibility to counter the margenalization of the villages and Addeing them as a new Agency in the Island Components and equalizing the stagnation on the island and initiating the strategy of subverting the Disputes into negotiation common grounds through the Discourse of the urban identity

The Application of the Discourse on the site is concluded in adding the two catalysts controling the Southern village (Kotti) With the archeological site , and the nothern village (Seju) with the Hotel of movenpick.

the catalyst are the typology concluded from the nubian research iwhich is called the madyafa

The two madyafas act as a catalyst of 3 components, to manage the negotiations on the common ground, a Communal funtion in both madyafas chosen to be Tekia ,a Communal kitchen open for all the inhabitants

Subverting

-the heritage discourse

-the Pending projects of the roman staircase

-the Decision making in regards of the villages

Southern madyafa of Kotti (urban identity and civic empowerment Catalyst)

Subverting

-the Green Agenda Dispute and damage

-The Vernaculer tourism potential of the hostels

-the Greenery limitation of areas and limited profit

Nothern Madyafa of Seju (urban identity andVernaculer tourism enhancment)

alternative decision maker stoa, to handle a disscusion between the inhabitants, For the sake of the debate, first Disscusionis upon handeling the dilapitated buildings in the villages

The Madyafa of Seju had contributedby a shouna(Communal grannery to initiate the usage of the green area as an urban forest, for the inhabitants to be used and sold in the open weekly market of the madyafa itself, instead of each indivivdual land owner renting his/her land production for external sellers.

The Shouna and The Market

The Madyafa of Kotti Had contributed by an Initiating the discourse through extending a private museum on the island Called Animalia that exhibits the prespective of thenubian heritage from a nubian lense,to initiate a discourse with the project of realities of lives of the Archeological site through the DAI and Forming a disscusion around the pending archeological projects on the island.

The Madyafa of Seju had contributedby an open area for festivities, controlled by the hostels on the island under the mangment of the oldest one ,as a counter for the area limitiation of island that prevents the hostels from doing so ,in events its controlledby the hostel and in weekly bases act as an extention of the market

The events hall

The madayef Acted as a catalyst for the Urban Regeneration of the urban identity and since its originated as a Nubian typology of resistance and charechter preservation , the Approach was achieved.

The formation of the system of social bonds and common grounds between the island componants, showed the possibilty of equalibrium formed between the components under one urban vision.

Therfore, the urban resliance of the island from any external occidential effect is secured,as the island is self sustaining through its newly formed urban identity credits and agency.

As a result formthe system The Disputes in regard the pending project of the roman staircase can be aproached for restoration.

Reccomended preservation not based on the documented drawings*

As a result form the system The limitation of the Greenery can be approached as asubvertion of the limitiation into a profitable communal potential.

At the end of the project if the Social bonds are achieved a Furthur kleidscope of Potential ideas could is established as each bond in itself is aiming to an aspect on the island whether socital, heritage, economical, enviromental, conventional, and domestic.

In the Thesis context the chosen furthur step was chosen to be neutral and abide with one problem that was only deduced by the Inhabitabts through interviews

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