ARCHITECTURAL PORTFOLIO BY MOHAMAD ABU EZZA
CONTENT
CV
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Academic Projects
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Graduation Project- Public Condenser The Hague- NL
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Activating the Left-Over Vienna- AU
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New Life of Modern Neighborhood Arnhem- NL
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Sketching
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Physical Model
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The Re-Design of AMC’s Facade Amsterdam- NL
CV Profile I recently graduated as an architect at TU Delft, studio Public Building in The Hague South-West. As a recent graduate, I am looking for a challenging job or a excellent architectural firm that gives me the opportunity to develop further in the field of architecture as well as in the professional world. I am inspired by the architecture which is not only aesthetic but also takes into account both the context and the social needs of people. I am passionned to explore abstract conceptual and technical solutions.
Education 2018- 2020
Master’s Degree in Architecture, Urbanism, and Building Sciences. TU Delft- NL
2018
Pre-master in Architecture TU Delft- NL
2008-2013
Bachelor’s degree in Architecture Damascus University- SY
Experience 2017-2018
Architectural Assistant at HofmanDujardian Architecture, Amsterdam, NL Experience with various interior projects. Participation in the design of several Booking.com offices in Amsterdam. Participation in the renovation of the Boeing office in London. In addition to participating in the interior design of new Booking.com office at Oosterdokseiland in Amsterdam, working at HofmanDujardian gave me the opportunity to gain more knowledge about both architecture and interior design in a professional way.
2017-2017
Architecture Intern at Knevel Architecten, Amsterdam, NL Experience with various urban and architecture projects. Participation in the concept design of the redevelopment plan of Sloterdijk I Zuid. Contributing to the concept design of the new tower Grand Hotel Central in Rotterdam. Knevel Architecten is an architectural office that deals with diverse large-scale and small-scale urban and architectural projects. Therefore, an internship at that office was very educational in the field of urban design and architecture.
2014-2015
Architectural Assistant at Efekta Architects, Istanbul, TR. Experience with various large-scale housing complexes. Participation in the design of various recreational projects.
Skills Languages:
Dutch (excellent), English (excellent), Arabic (native) Turkish (good).
Programs:
3Ds Max/ SketchUp (excellent), Autocad (excellent), Vray rendering (excellent) Photoshop (excellent), Illustrator/ Indesign (very good), Revit (Good).
Interest:
Sport, reading, traveling, sketching.
Mo Abu Ezzat mohamad-aboezza@live.com +31 687581006 Epsilonplantsoen 123, Leiden, NL
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PUBLIC CONDENSER PB GRADUATION STUDIO
as SPACES OF FAMILIARITY
Public Condenser as Spaces of Familiarity in Morgenstond, The Hague. Studio’s Objective: Designing a new type of Public Building which will be a future proof for a dynamic, flexible and sustainable public buildings. Assignment: In the Graduation Studio, Public Condenser, we were asked to investigate and analyze two different sites in two different cities (Copenhagen and the Hague). From collective research, the design of a multi-functional Public Building started based on our own interest. Manifesto: The manifesto Spaces of Familiarity is a reflection on current situation in the area regarding population and public spaces. Here I am experimenting by bringing different people from different cultures together in adjacent open frameworks (Grid) to evoke dialogue between them, and co-existence by introducing the residents and their cultures to each other’s to make the unfamiliar and strange, familiar, in a causal way
Individual Academic Project Multiple Used Urban Public Complex MSc 3/4, Sept. 2019 Morgenstond, The Hague, NL
Public Building Graduation Studio, MSc 3/4. Public Condenser, The Hague.
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Analysis The Grid
1. Situating volume along the main axises.
4. Creating squares for various social activities.
2. Creating grid in the main volume.
5. building’s eyes on the landmarks
3. Stretching the grid to make bigger blocks.
6. Clustering the similar activities around the squares.
The Layout Open & Non-Hierarchical
Impression Square & Alleyway
Contemplation Square
Contemplation Square: one for contemplation or relaxing. Here is a render where you can see what is happening in squares but at the same time the visitors see what is going on inside these spaces of familiarity and are inside. For example, on the right side are cooking, and in front block we have physical therapy training with a spa lounge. This faรงade of the hammam was made very transparent to invite people to know more about this specific function, this implies for the kitchen here.
Fragment Architectural Drawings
Timber frame wall covered with block strips
Staircase
Curtain Wall
Door
Natural stone
Spa
Hammam & Physical Therapy
Detail
Impression Alleyway & Familiarity
Alleyway
Alleyway & Familiarity: The alleyways will be the place where people will be encountered with each other’s and at the same time, they will see in close what the spaces of familiarity are. Flexibility: Designing a scheme of identical blocks has absolutely consequences on other architectural decision, such as the structure. Therefore, the flexible layout requires a flexible and demountable structure to support the concept of it and the future demographic and functional change especially in a very fast changing neighbourhood such as Morgenstond.
Flexibility Demountability & Charater
Door
Finishings
Wooden skeleton
Interior finishings
Precast concrete structure Stability stud
Finishings
Impression Religious & Culture
Religious Space
Religious Space: This is a view inside the religious space, where people from different beliefs are invited to share it. The design of space is modest and minimalist. It relies on the effect of the structural element to create a relieving atmosphere. Details: These details illustrate the relationship between the structural elements and the envelope. The structural elements are made from the pre-cast concrete which can be demounted. On the external side of the structural elements, a light envelope is constructed which are also easy to change without influencing the structure elements in the blocks. The finishing of the envelopes is from light materials such as blocks and brick slips as well as from cement boards which are covered by stucco.
Acoustic gypsum fiber board (Acoustical drywall) Battens 20*40 mm
Timber stud with mineral wool insulation between them Oriented strand board 9 mm Thin mortar
Precast concrete beam
Backer board with holding rail Brick slips Timber stud
Steel L-profile
Curtains Precast concrete beam
Timber stud with mineral wool insulation between them
Timber stud Curtain wall
ACTIVATING LEFTOVER CP STUDIO
of PUBLIC REALM
Studio’s Objective: Making students familiar with the multiple aspects of analysis and design. Assignment: During MSc 1, collectively, we were asked to investigate and analyze an area between two infrastructural rings (19C Ringstrasse to the Gurtel) covering the area from the Wiener Staatsoper (Vienna Opera House) to Pilgramgasse metro station. Furthermore, the research zooms in from the large scale of the city itself, to the medium scale the site. Intervention: The project tackles the fragmentation and the abandonment of the leftover of public realm which was a result of sequential construction of different traffic arteries and public transport. Therefore, the project intervenes on urban and architectural levels; and hereby I propose a public and cultural hub of the intersection of the metro station and the square.
Individual Academic Project Multiple Used Building MSc 1, Sept. 2018 Karlsplatz, Vienna, AU
Complex Projects Studio, MSc 1. Anatomy of a Landmark, Vienna.
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Analysis Urban
Architectural
1. Traffic arteries and the height differences separate the two parts of the Karlsplatz.
4. Dividing the upper volume into parts
2. Reaching a continuous flow in Karlsplatz by lowering the second part of the square.
5. Orientating the volume toward the Naschmarket
3. Redesign the accesses of the metro and having one instead of two. Activating the second part of the square by designing a public activity.
6. Building’s eyes on the landmarks
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Impression Museum’s lobby
Outside & Inside
Outside & Inside: For a total transparency, curved glass was used. This application was to prevent any object ( profiles..etc.) from covering or distorting the view form outside to inside or from inside-out. Moreover, the use of this type of glass represents the abstract idea of the project as a counter-reaction of the baroque architecture which is dominated in the area.
3D Fragment Detail 1/30
Steel floor decks
Poured concrete 1. Situating in the centre of the plot.
Steel column Pre-fabricated concrete panels
Thermal insulation
Impression Karlsplatz’s Continuity
Abstract & Ornamented
Abstract & Ornamented: The opening in the upper volume is designed in a clear way. It meant to be a counter-reaction against the baroque city in an abstract way, The buildings takes the visitors from surroundings full of detail and richly decorated to a building with minimum detail and opening especially the upper volume.
Facades Architectural Drawings
Western Facade
Eastern Facade
Southern Facade
NEW LIFE H&A STUDIO
of MODERN NEIGHBORHOOD.
New Life of the Modern Neighborhood, ArnhemThe Netherlands. Studio’s Objective: Investigating a post-war Modern neighborhood and its future potential. Intervention: The starting point of the project was to improve the built environment of the Presikhaaf shopping mall residential blocks as well as the social life between residents in the area as well as building diverse residential unites to help solve home shortage in the Arnhem. Therefore, an elevated square was proposed which will operate as a social hub and a meeting place for the residents. The new elevated squares provides private gardens for the flats as well as a communal space for gathering. Intervention: The new proposed residential units are intertwined, intersected and stacked in different ways to create dynamic and diversity in the area which will break the monotone and homogeneity of Modern Neighborhood of the 1950s.
Individual Academic Project Renovation on an Urban level MSc 2, April. 2019 Presikhaaf, Arnhem, NL
Studio: Durable Neighbourhood, Heritage & Architecture Studio, MSc2.
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Diagram Current x Intervention
Presikhaaf Parking lots
The current situation in the Presikhaaf shopping complex
Parking The intervention
New dwellings
New Building Diverse
Current Situation: The perceived problems are as follows: 1. Lack of green spaces. 2. Noise coming from the parking lot. 3. Disconnection and not feeling at home due to the lack of private or collective space. 4. Air pollution due to the sheer quantity of cars. 5. Lack of social security. The Interventions: The diagrammatic section shows the interventions on the existing buildings as following: 1- the creation of individual uplifted gardens for each existing residential apartments. 2- The stairs to bridge the height differences between the roof of the shopping mall and the flats). 3- Creating the new residential block on street side. 4- Keeping the parking lot to meet the need of the residents and the visitors of the shopping mall 5- Creating an elevated collective square (Social hub) where tenants meet and socialize.
Impression Module x Elevated Courtyard
Module, Stacked Units
Elevated Courtyard
Typologies
Type 1
Type 3
1. Apartment 67 m²
2. Apartment 137 m²
Type 2
3. Apartment 100 m²
2. Apartment 110 m²
2. Apartment 35 m²
Module and Stacking: The project is a result of stacking two different timber units along the main road in the neighborhood. Stacking the units creates different apartments typologies with different sizes . These diversity and variation will break the monotone and homogeneity in the surrounded built environment.
Elevated Courtyard: This impression shows the new private zone and the collective courtyard of both the new building and the existing one. The courtyard works as a collective space or as a (Social Hub) in the neighbourhood improving the social life of the tenants and offering a place for a save and a fun space for children to play.
Intertwining Relationship Structural Elements
Timber casing
Finishing metal profile Timber stud
Carrying metal element Timber board Plywood sheathing Thermal isulation Playwood sheating Vapour barrier Plywood sheathing
Double-glass sliding door
Detail shows the layers of the new facade and its connection with the timber structure.
Carrying metal profile
Double-glass sliding door
Detail shows the connection of the garage’s roof with new residential building.
AMC’s FACADE BT ASSIGNMENT
TOWARD SUSTAINABLE BUILDING
The Re-Design of AMC’s Facade, Amsterdamthe Netherlands, Building Technology Seminars Studio’s Objective: Designing a sustainable facade. Assignment: Improving energy efficiency of the bed-towers of AMC by using sustainable materials and architectural interventions.
Individual Academic Project Medical Building Building Technology Assignment, Sept. 2018 Amsterdam, NL 32
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Analysis Existing x Intervention
south west facade
1. The current facade, the south-west part.
4- the assembly of the facade goes on.
Current structure
2. Removing current concrete slaps of the facade.
5. The structure of the facade is completed.
3. Construction starts with building timber columns
6- The final result with the green roof and the new atrium.
Relation Existing Structure & New Structure
Boundary of of the existing facade
Boundary of the new facade
Repetitive Structural elements
metal profile
Impression New Envelope
View From the Roof of AMC.
Fragments Architectural Drawings
Glued timber beam type wood Lariks
Metal balustrade
Glued timber column Timber shading elements Glazing balustrade
Plant pots
Timber silding door
Double-glass sliding door Wooden laminate Adjustable supporter Drainage layer- (EPUM) Plywood sheathing Softwood joist Plywood sheathing
Carrying wooden element Wooden laminate Vapour barrier Floor heating pipes Thermal isulation Current floor
Carrying wooden profile
Timber board
Anchoring element
Timber battens Breather membrance Plywood sheathing Thermal isulation Playwood sheating Vapour barrier Plywood sheathing
Timber rail
The connection between the existing concrete structure and the new tember addition.
SKETCHES
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MODELS
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ARCHITECTURAL PORTFOLIO. MOHAMAD ABU EZZA