ARCHITECTURE
LANDSCAPE URBANISM
MAYA ABDUL-LATIF
CURRICULUM VITAE/ PROJECT LISTINGS
Name: Maya Abdul-Latif Nationality: Lebanese Date of Birth: 17 may 1983
EDUCATION
Architectural Association (AA), School of Architecture London, United Kingdom Masters in Landscape Urbanism, with distinction (2011)
American University of Beirut (AUB), Beirut, Lebanon Bachelor of Science in Landscape Design & Ecosystem Management and Diploma in Agriculture Engineering (2005) Final Year Project: Come-unity Park, Naameh and Haret el Naameh, Lebanon
WORK EXPERIENCE
Vogt Landscape Ltd, London, United Kingdom (2012-2013) Landscape ltd, Beirut, Lebanon (2007-2010) Landscape Architect/Project Manager
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Junior Landscape Architect
FREELANCE PROJECTS
WORKSHOPS
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ACADEMIC PROJECTS
EFFLORESCENT ECOLOGIES CONTEXT LOCATION HUZHOU
JIAXING
HANGZHOU
CIXI
XIAOSHAN JIAXING
YUYAO
NINGBO ZHUXI
ZHEJIANG
BEIJING TIANJIN
JINHUA
SANMEN
QUZHOU
CHINA XIAN
and promoting its development of off-shore and urban
NANJING SHANGHAI
CHENGDU
NINGBO
structure and the transformation of economic increase
WENZHOU RUI’AN XIAMEN
GUANGZHOU
LUOYANG
SHENZHEN
EAST CHINA SEA
industrial upgrading, urban progress, cultural development,
DINGHAI ISLAND
from which only half is registered, and the forecast shows
SHANTANXIANG ISLAND
CHUANSHAN SEAPORT
ZHENHAI ESTUARYPORT
resulted in an agglomeration of industries which obstruct the
BEILUN SEAPORT
ZHOUSHAN ISLAND
DAXIE SEAPORT
NINGBO INLAND RIVER PORT
to serve the port, a number of highways, national roads and
DENGBUDAO ISLAND
NINGBO
Due to the rapid industrialisation of the villages, more productive agricultural land has been compromised for
NINGBO AIRPORT
TAOHUAZHEN ISLAND MEISHANDAO ISLAND
SHUANGTANGXIANG ISLAND
EAST CHINA SEA
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+400m
+400m
+400m
XIEPU
FENGPUHU RESERVOIR
JIULONG LAKE
21,615 people 20,410 floating population
+200m
MOUNTAINS + RESERVOIRS TOURIST DESTINATIONS
42,025 people 19% of the land taken
LANSHANYI RESERVOIR
22,421 people 11,822 floating population
+200m
SHIZI RESERVOIR
EAST CHINA SEA
SEA EDGE + SHRIMP FARMS
34,243 people 28% of the land taken JIAOSHUAN
LUOTUO
+200m
PETROCHEMICAL + POWER PLANT SEA AND RIVER EDGE
CLOSE TO NINGBO 44,402 people 55,305 floating population
22,482 people 55,156 floating population
99,707 people 20% of the land taken
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77,638 people 16% of the land taken
BEILUN
ZHENHAI PORT
ZHENHAI TOWER
ZHUANGSHI
CLOSE TO NINGBO 27,761 people 39,535 floating population
XIEPU 441 people/km2
LUOTUO 870 people/km2
JIAOSHUAN 548 people/km2
ZHUANGSHI 957 people/km2
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67,296 people 11% of the land taken NINGBO
64,614 people 22,478 floating population ZHAOBAO MOUNTAIN
BEILUN LINE
POPULATION DENSITY 2010
PORT XIAOYONG LINE SEA AND RIVER EDGE
87,092 people 6% of the land taken
THOUSAND PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIVING IN ZHENHAI BY 2020
JIULONG LAKE 311 people/km2
ZHAOBAOSHAN
A G JI YON
FORMER MILITARY AIRBASE ZHAOBOSHAN
4,615 people/km2
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NINGBO PORT
RATIO AGRICULTURE/INDUSTRY/RESIDENTIAL
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EFFLORESCENT ECOLOGIES REGULATORY PLAN & PROJECT STATEMENT
masterplan proposes a protective green belt covering 50 percent of the total land for food production as well
‘The project aims to challenge the idea of landscape as tabula rasa so that the of the expanded Chinese cities can be maintained. This rural condition is thus strategically composed so as to resonate with the proposed urban fabric as a fundamental element constituting the image of the future city.’
industrial development outright, the project proposes the rurality development of an agro-industrial ecology that enhances
different sectors within the city and to be the main drive to
Rather than constraining to the agenda proposed by the corridor, the project suggests a transitional spatial logic: a green network through which the ecological restoration of
50% GREEN BELT AREA COMBINED WITH THE FOREST AREA REPRESENT HALF OF THE SITE
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22% AREA DESIGNATED TO ACCOMODATE ZHENHAI’S POPULATION GROWTH
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EAST CHINA SEA
FENGPUHU RESERVOIR
+200m
LANSHANYI RESERVOIR
+200m
SHIZI RESERVOIR
+200m
XIAOYONG LINE
BEILUN ZHAOBAO MOUNTAIN ZHENHAI PORT ZHENHAI TOWER
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BEILUN LINE
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FORMER MILITARY AIRBASE
NINGBO
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EFFLORESCENT ECOLOGIES CONCEPT
ENVIRONMENTAL
ECONOMIC
SOCIAL
ECONOMIC
SOCIAL
The intention is to create a mutable ecology that transforms voids as to suggest a new structureENVIRONMENTAL that would accomodate
ENVIRONMENTAL
ECOLOGICAL CORRIDOR
ECOLOGICAL CORRIDOR RESTORE NATURAL HABITATS
SOCIAL
ECONOMIC
TRANSITIONAL FIELDS
FLOWER FIELDS
TRANSITIONAL FIELDS
FLOWER FIELDS
BUFFER ZONE
URBAN AGRICULTURE EXISTING/PROPOSED URBAN FABRIC
URBAN AGRICULTURE
MAIN ECONOMICAL DRIVE
SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT
PRODUCTIVE LANDSCAPE
SUBSIDENCE AGRICULTURE
PRODUCTIVE AND RECREATIONAL LANDSCAPE PRODUCTIVE LANDSCAPE Restore natural habitats NATURAL CONFIGURATION HYBRID BETWEEN NATURAL ECOLOGICAL FIELDSAND ORGANISED FIELDS Productive andCORRIDOR recreational landscapeTRANSITIONAL Productive landscape
Main economical drive VERY ORGANISED FIELDS FLOWER FIELDS Productive landscape
LOW LEVEL OF DISTURBANCE RESTORE NATURAL HABITATS
MEDIUM LEVEL OF DISTURBANCE BUFFER ZONE
HIGH LEVEL OF DISTURBANCE High demand DRIVE of infrastructure MAIN ECONOMICAL
PRODUCTIVE AND RECREATIONAL LANDSCAPE Low level of disturbance
PRODUCTIVE MediumLANDSCAPE level of disturbance
PRODUCTIVE LANDSCAPE High level of disturbance
Social engagement Subsidence agriculture LOW DEMAND OF INFRASTRUCTURE EXISTING/PROPOSED URBAN FABRIC No particular order EMBEDED WITHIN THE URBAN FABRIC Low demand of infrastructure SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT SUBSIDENCE AGRICULTURE Embeded within the urban fabric
NATURAL CONFIGURATION
HYBRID BETWEEN NATURAL AND ORGANISED FIELDS
VERY ORGANISED FIELDS
NO PARTICULAR ORDER
NO INFRASTRUCTURE IS REQUIRED
MINIMUM INFRASTRUCTURE IS REQUIRED
HIGH DEMAND OF INFRASTRUCTURE
LOW DEMAND OF INFRASTRUCTURE
LOW LEVEL OF DISTURBANCE
MEDIUM LEVEL OF DISTURBANCE
HIGH LEVEL OF DISTURBANCE
EMBEDED WITHIN THE URBAN FABRIC
NO INFRASTRUCTURE IS REQUIRED
MINIMUM INFRASTRUCTURE IS REQUIRED
HIGH DEMAND OF INFRASTRUCTURE
NO PARTICULAR ORDER URBAN AGRICULTURE
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PLUG INTO THE EXISTING PEDESTRIAN PATHS AND GREEN SPACES CONNECT TO THE ECOLOGICAL CORRIDOR ENTRY POINTS LINK COMMUNITY AND FLOWER PRODUCTION FACILITIES
RIBBON
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EAST CHINA SEA
FENGPUHU RESERVOIR
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LANSHANYI RESERVOIR
+200m
SHIZI RESERVOIR
+200m
XIAOYONG LINE
BEILUN ZHAOBAO MOUNTAIN ZHENHAI PORT ZHENHAI TOWER
R IV ER
BEILUN LINE
AN G JI YON
FORMER MILITARY AIRBASE
NINGBO
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NINGBO PORT
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EFFLORESCENT ECOLOGIES OVERALL MASTERPLAN “Agriculture, rather than theming the city becomes fundamental in structuring the territory.
URBAN AGRICULTURE & PROPOSED BUILT-UP AREA Small scale communal gardens embedded within the urban fabric, providing a subsistence
The ecological corridor was designed to become the main core for the structure of site from which other transition would are not more than 800m apart with the transitional band in
FLOWER FIELDS Accommodate the main economical drive and its closeness to the proposed/
TRANSITIONAL FIELDS Works as a buffer from the ecological corridor to the produces staple food using an
ECOLOGICAL CORRIDOR Restores the habitats between the mountain, sea and the river
Schematic view showing the merge of the different landscape ecologies starting from the ecological coridor moving to the tran-
CANAL SYSTEM ecologies looping the wetland
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+400m
+400m
EAST CHINA SEA
FENGPUHU RESERVOIR
+200m
LANSHANYI RESERVOIR
+200m
SHIZI RESERVOIR
+200m
XIAOYONG LINE
BEILUN ZHAOBAO MOUNTAIN ZHENHAI PORT ZHENHAI TOWER
R IV ER
BEILUN LINE
AN G JI YON
FORMER MILITARY AIRBASE
NINGBO
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NINGBO PORT
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EFFLORESCENT ECOLOGIES +400m
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EAST CHINA SEA
FENGPUHU RESERVOIR
Soil Condition An investigation on soil distribution on site was carried out to understand the variations of soil and to propose the types
+200m
LANSHANYI RESERVOIR
+200m
SHIZI RESERVOIR
+200m
XIAOYONG LINE
The presence of different habitats in the city, towards the tip of the mountain, towards the sea and towards the river,
BEILUN ZHAOBAO MOUNTAIN ZHENHAI PORT ZHENHAI TOWER
BEILUN LINE
R IV ER
There are mainly three types of soil in the area: RED SOIL,
AN G JI YON
FORMER MILITARY AIRBASE
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NINGBO PORT
NINGBO
The types of crops that would grow in each band of the corridor, the choice was based on proposing trees that are indigenous, serving the reforestiation of the mountains but at the same time being productive, and economically
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Mildly Alkaline Alkaline
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PH 4.5 - 5.5
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PH 8.5 - 9.0
PH 5.5 -6.0
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EAST CHINA SEA
FENGPUHU RESERVOIR
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LANSHANYI RESERVOIR
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SHIZI RESERVOIR
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agriculture, the choice of crops was made based on the
XIAOYONG LINE
BEILUN ZHAOBAO MOUNTAIN
An intercropping strategy was applied on the different types of crops dividing them into main and secondary crops based on their economic value and studying the best combinations
ZHENHAI PORT ZHENHAI TOWER
R IV ER
BEILUN LINE
A G JI YON
FORMER MILITARY AIRBASE
and based on which band they will grow and this generated an agriculural landuse plan page
NINGBO PORT Highly Acidic
NINGBO
Acidic
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Mildly Acidic
Neutral
Mildly Alkaline Alkaline
Highly Alkaline
Ecological Corridor
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Transitional Agriculture
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Flower Fields
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Urban Agriculture
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EFFLORESCENT ECOLOGIES PROTOTYPE AND PROLIFERATION ON SITE studied by undergoing few case studies on major countires
using the mesh structure and based on the different
every 200 meters which is the average distance between 2
The system follows the longitudinal morphology of the site
The prototype was later proliferated on site generating a secondary canal network that acts as a backbone for the
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EFFLORESCENT ECOLOGIES PROPOSED MASTERPLAN PROPOSED URBAN FABRIC Disintegration of the typologies following the density strategy set
important to choose a smaller scale of operation in order to
Landscape and urbanisation work hand-in-hand inspiring the evolving relationship between the organisation of the territory the productivity of landscapes and ecosystems that can complement the innate attraction of settlement structures
RIBBON Intermediates the spaces between the landscape and
frame the development of the teritory The ultimate aim would be the building of a physical framework that would enable those working in the productive landscape to become agents in the territorial space
G RIV YONGJIAN
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Points of entry to the Ecological Corridor Proposed Ribbon Connects with the existing pedestrian and green paths as well as the ecological corridor
ECOLOGICAL CORRIDOR TRANSITIONAL FIELDS FLOWER FIELDS
CANAL SYSTEM
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EFFLORESCENT ECOLOGIES PERFORMATIVE CITY illustrate how the city would perform as a machine dedicated 14
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Ribbon By overlapping the different layers, The Ribbon was introduced which is the interface dialoguing between the two contrasting systems constituted by the productive
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the movement of workers and inhabitants of the city and it is the element that combines a range of different social Drawing illustrating Flower Facilities Movement of Labors working on
Proposed Light Railway Stattions
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shows how it is the dynamic of the is a seasonal pedestrian movement
accordance to the programme and it oscillates between or nurseries to the storage or local softscape and architecture in response to the different edge
Exisiting Bus Stops Movement of people from public transport nodes
Movement ot People from one Understanding the route that people chose to take will inform later the most suitable landuse for
layer starts to show how the city
FLOWER PRODUCTION GENERAL PROCESS Propagation / Seeding Greenhouse
Planting/ Transplanting Transplanting Machine
G RIV YONGJIAN
Selection On site
G RIV YONGJIAN
Transporting Alleys/Secondary Roads
were placed around the best views areas were distributed according to
Grading + Packaging Storage facilities
Auction House Wholesale Market Internal + Export Markets Internal Market
Very disconnect / very low density Disconnect / low density Within 1200m from station / medium density Within 800m from station / high density Within 400m from station / very high density
The Landuse plan was determined by It was possible to estimate various parameters, the movement the population of each band of people was an important following the Density strategy combined with the designation of
Cutting Cut Flower Machine
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Local Market Internal Market
G RIV YONGJIAN
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Commercial Mixed Use Residential Community Facilities Flower Production Facilities Educational Facilities Industrial
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Flower Production Facilities Community Facilities
Knowing the amount of people that will live in each of the proposed bands, helped to calculate the number of Community Facilities that will be necessary to serve the like schools and health centres, the plan is also showing the location of the facilities for the production
The ribbon plugs into the existing pedestrian paths and green spaces connects to the ecological corridor entry points link community and
ER G RIV YONGJIAN
Points of entry to the Ecological Corridor
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EFFLORESCENT ECOLOGIES SECTIONS
The longitudinal section along the promenade shows three different moments where the ribbon peals off and become the ribbon turns into terraces of urban agriculture or folds into shows the different edge conditions between the proposed
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courtyard
Proposed Building
Flower Field
Flower Field
Internal Road
Flower Field
Flower Field
Internal Road
Canal
Promenade
Proposed Building
Canal Draining Canal
Flower Market
Flower Field
Dyke
Canal Edge Flower Field Edge Existing or Proposed Urban Fabric < 40m Road Edge > 40m Road Edge Dyke Edge
Elevated Platform
Dyke
Transitional Fields
Flower Field
Transitional Field
Natural boundary stopping people to step into the fields Play with various degree of reachability Engage / connect with the existing greenery or act as barrier Buffer zone from noise / polution Buffer zone from noise / polution Play with different heights
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EFFLORESCENT ECOLOGIES FLOWER FIELD PATTERNS
following the basic structure of the mesh, however sometimes
of crop is taken based on the type of soil in the area (refer to
patchwork made up of tiles of different colors and shapes held together by the canal network
time and drawing the lines of the machine accordingly, the and because greenhouses should be south north oriented to distribute sun uniformely, a range of angle of 15 to 20 degrees from true south was also followed for the direction
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EFFLORESCENT ECOLOGIES NOTHING BUT FLOWERS
I thought that we’d start over But I guess I was wrong …This was a Pizza Hut Now it’s all covered with daisies you got it, you got it…” Talking Heads
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COME-UNITY PARK PROJECT DESCRIPTION & SITE ANALYSIS Naameh is located 17 Km away from the capital of Lebanon, parts Naameh & Haret El Naameh both belonging to same
Individuals from these two areas created a physical barrier,
Mapping old Naameh shows an agricultural land divided into plots whereas new Naameh illustrates an invasion of The aim of the project is to develop community action and participation by engaging members of the community in to enhance community life through the design of a central
a public land in the middle between the two villages and Once the site was chosen, a series of site analysis were the human current use of the space and their perception of performed by community members of different age groups Other sources of inspiration are the colors, vertical lines and
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Circulation
Introvert Views
“Human traces and community’s lines of activities were used as base lines for the design.”
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COME-UNITY PARK DESIGN PROPOSAL The intention of the project is to propose a community public space where inhabitants can interact withe each other and
PROJECTING LINES
STUDY OF THE PROJECTED LINES
INTERSECTING LINES OF ACTIVITIES
Following the human traces that were collected and
projecting these lines into the site and overlapping them, areas of interventions and main lines of activities were by a curved line of pine trees that runs through the whole was a reminder for the pine forest that occupies the hills of Design Program The program focused on the communal participation, therefore an area was designed as a community workshop that will accomodate workers such as local carpenters and allowing people to sit and watch the workers while so the Another part will be designated for a community garden that will be divided into plots, members of the community can have a plot and plant whatever they like and again designed to become a multifunctional area, a community open space that can be used for sports activities, outdoor Introduction of a pine forest in an urban context: A reminder of the pine forest on the hills of Naameh
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Section BB
Section CC+
Seating under vines, another trace that was kept and projected into the site
Terraces overlooking workshops
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PROFESSIONAL PROJECTS
Al Shaqab Hotel & Spa PROJECT DESCRIPTION, CONCEPT DESIGN & MASTER PLAN The site is located within Education City in Doha, Qatar, at close proximity to Al Shaqab Equestrian Center and academy, the horse being a legacy in the Arab culture and
experience and bring a new landscape typology to the
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Al Shaqab Hotel & Spa DESIGN DEVELOPMENT
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Al Shaqab Hotel & Spa DESIGN DEVELOPMENT Moving away from the heart, stand the hotel main building blocks which are inspired from the typical Qatari architecture having an indoor central courtyard. The landscape around the hotel main buildings is called the clearing, it’s a desert type landscape which is typical to the Qatari desert portrayed by a gravel meadow with umbrella shape scarse clump of trees. The pool area is part of the clearing. The pool area is divided into three main sub-areas: an adult pool area, akid’s pool area and a food garden. Both the hotel and oasis are bounded by the promenade which represents the legacy of the project, an equestrian infrastructure that allows navigation of the site by horse and rider, the Promenade is a purpose built route shaded by semi mature trees that will allow pedestrians and riders to enjoy the hotel grounds. The main entrance to the hotel lobby and reception is through the promenade and “porte cochere”.
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Al Shaqab Hotel & Spa DESIGN DEVELOPMENT The whole is embraced by a green belt, a dry woodland that intense manner, imagining how would the desert develop by itself. The dry woodland area encompasses villas for longterm hotel residents, the main entrance for the hotel and a unique ballroom garden.
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DEBBAS SQUARE PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND CONCEPT DESIGN Debbas square is an existing urban square in Beirut Central District, Lebanon. The project aim is to redesign the square and connect it to its surrounding neighborhoods. Due to its strategic location in down town Beirut, the square used to be â&#x20AC;&#x153;an addressâ&#x20AC;?, this characteristic was to be echoed or recreated by the design to allow proper animation and social interaction. Moreover, the square is at the bend of Damascus road, a major busy road connecting West Beirut to East Beirut. This location makes the square a strong visual feature when entering the downtown Beirut from the south and was highly considered for the design. The other side of the square is connected to lower intensity internal residential roads. The design proposes a square that is in visual harmony with the surrounding buildings, emphasizing the role of the square as an open space, therefore not exploiting the whole area, but complementing the different layers surrounding it (relegious, traditional, and building aligments). The aspects of intenration, merge and melting the surrounding into the square were all adapted, making it a one level platform accessible from north and south side. A canopy of evergreen trees was proposed on one side of the square solving the problem of scale to neighnoring buildings. From the other side, the square proposes a serigraphy glass wall that plays a dual role: a visual interactive barrier displaying contemporary art of Lebanese photographers and at the same time a sound barrier reducing the noise of high intensity road. The program suggests adaptable socio-economic equipments such as a coffee shop and rest area, a natural product hut with weekly market activities for biological
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DEBBAS SQUARE CONCEPT DETAILS In order to level the square, a visual slope was avoided and an introduction of an urban horizontal table was suggested. Sidewalks and stairs were melt into the square, creating new opening and directions. The design presents a water basin, shallow depth with high mirroring effect. Introduction of an articulated green surface and allowing a continuous view to the urban context.
North Elevation
Glass â&#x20AC;&#x153;serigraphyâ&#x20AC;? in harmony and continuity with the simplicity of the square.
South Elevation
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West Elevation
East Elevation
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DEBBAS SQUARE VIEWS
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NATIONAL MUSEUM OF BEIRUT PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND CONCEPT DESIGN The national museum of Beirut was inaugurated in1942. The National Museum is considered to be one of the rich collection. In 1996, the National Heritage Foundation focused its efforts on this project of rehabilitating the National Museum. The landscape concept proposal completes the restoration process of the National Museum. The museum is located next to the Beirut hippodrome, at the not well maintained and protected. Moreover, noise and air pollution are generated from the direct surrounding and are affecting the well being of the garden. The site has been neglected for years and used as a storage space. Elements placed on site got damaged with time. The grading varies slightly along the site, however, at the service gate, the levels differ considerably. The program proposes an outdoor terrace an extension to the coffee shop on two different levels, a childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s corner as many schools visit the museum. The project also proposes a green wall that seperates the garden from its surrounding, the green wall has a major impact on the whole design as it resolves the problem of noise and air pollution and it characterizes a hormonious path where sculptures will be displayed along green wall.
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NATIONAL MUSEUM OF BEIRUT DESIGN DEVELOPMENT Design development for the project was carried out, executing detailed drawings for the proposed design, focusing on the hardscape (stairs, tiling, walls, water feature...). In addition an investigation on the proposed softscape was done, suggesting mainly plantations of colorful shrubs adaptable to the urban area and maintenance of the exisiting trees. For the green wall, another invistigation was carried out since not all can perform well on a green wall which also requires
Section AA
micro tubes and sprinkles. A lighting plan was also proposed assuring the accessbility and accomodation for the garden for evening events.
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Section BB
Section CC
Section DD
Section EE
Section FF
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NATIONAL MUSEUM OF BEIRUT VIEWS
Main Entrance
Path leading to Coffee Shop
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Lower Terrace
Coffee Shop Backside
Bar & Service Entrance
Upper Terrace
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THUWAL VILLAGE CONCEPT DESIGN MASTERPLAN The project is located in Thuwal Village next to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; it is an extension to King Abdallah University of Science & Technology (KAUST). port and a mosque Piazza. A 110x110 meter grid was applied in order to interconnect the overall image of the Landscaping of the area and to facilitate the organization of the various activities. The grid follows the axis of the mosque and the direction leading to KAUST. A parc avenue was implemented linking the two extremes of the project passing by the mosque plaza and KAUST. A linking path was also adapted to connect the main activities proposed.
Zoning
Grid
Roads & Links
The thematic park is designed to also include a recreational
contain restaurants and coffee shops. The mosque plaza is bordered by two gates with an arabesque mosaic fountain in the middle.
Thematic Park
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Fisherman Port
Mosque Plazza
North East Beach
North East Beach
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THUWAL VILLAGE DESIGN DEVELOPMENT PARK AVENUE AND MOSQUE PLAZZA The park avenue constitutes a major passage as it extends along the whole project from the university (KAUST) until the tip of the site, passing by the mosque plazza. The scale of the avenue was inspired by european large avenues where large trees constitute main elements that border the passage, in that case rows of palm trees were planted following a diagonal spacing. In instances, a pergola was incoparated within the avenue to insure seating, shading and resting while traveling the park avenue. For the softscape, the choice of plants was based on what is adapted to the desert area, a series of plams were proposed, along with windbreaks trees and succulent groundcovers that would grow under the plams and start to extend along
Mosque Plazza
hardscape. Different materials were used for the pavement in that area, applying basalt on most of the avenue with interruptions of manghabi stones (original to the area).
Section Transversal on Mosque Plaza Gate
centralized with a mosaic fountain Park Avenue
Section Transversal on Mosaic Fountain
Section Longitudinal on Park Avenue
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Section Longitudinal on Park Avenue
Park Avenue Perspective
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FREELANCE PROJECTS
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PRIVATE RESIDENCE ABEDEYI PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND DESIGN The project is located in Abadeyi, Mount Lebanon. The residence is a traditional Lebanese country house. The idea was to highlight this identity that is starting to fade away and be replaced with modern contemporary gardens. Due to the morphology of the site which follows a more longitudinal aspect and variation in levels, the project suggests a long passage under a vine and across a planted stone wall, creating an exclusive experience. The passage connects the different proposed activities, main seating area, coffee and children area, fruit and vegetables garden as well as house entrance. Although, the grading varies moderately within the site, the passage was designed to move slightly, creating smooth ramps and stairs that can serve for children activities as per clientsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; request ( roller blading, biking, running etc....) The passage leads to the main seating area with a ramp, directs to the entrance with few steps to melt into the planted garden with a walkway. Detailed drawings were carried out as well as planting, hardscape, lighting schedules and the project was executed in august 2010.
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PRIVATE RESIDENCE ABEDEYI VIEWS
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INTERCONTINENTAL LE VENDOME BEIRUT CONCEPT DESIGN The hotel is located at the Beirut Sea Front (touristic area), ideally the corniche, and a wide promenade on the Mediterranean Sea which makes its location of major importance. Since its foundation in 1964, Le Vendome Intercontinental has characterized the luxury hotel experience which has been visited by the Lebanese jetsetters as well as International celebrities from around the world making it a target place for rich and famous visitors The project proposes a redesign for the entrance of the hotel. Two main axes were applied in order to accentuate the entrance of the hotel. Based on these two axes, a grid was generated. This grid will serve as a key plan for the design. Three water features were introduced to keep the spirit of the Mediterranean Sea and to stress on the water experience which is missing at the entrance of the hotel at the ground level, although the hotel rooms have a panoramic view to the Medeteranean Sea. A small pedestrian promenade was implemented to enhance the connection with the corniche
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INTERCONTINENTAL LE VENDOME BEIRUT VIEWS
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REPTON SCHOOL CONCEPTUAL DESIGN The project is intended to be a conceptual landscape design for an english school in Dubain. Inpired by the idea of the role of a main spine being the vital to keep an organization straight. It is FORMAL, PRECISE, and holds the main building of the school. Therefore a complimentary landscape should be arrayed alongside this spine. Extended from the spine are the TRANSITION AREAS. These areas act as a sieve to create natural FLOWING entities. School: Discipline-Process of learning under instruction. The landscape is part of the school. It also gives instruction. It dictates the function of the space and guides the students. Transition of disciplined areas to â&#x20AC;&#x153;disordered Thus, Each landscaped area adopts to the character of its immediate surroundings. Applying the concept of diffusion of the formal into the unformal, that accompanies a student in his different stages until organization.
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