THE big wall house’s concept and development were during my internship at the ibda design architectural firm. The client were concentrating on privacy and the clear separation between private and public spaces without jeopardizing the unity of the whole structure. All the team members were requested to come up with a satisfying design and the big wall house was mine.
THE SOUQ CITY OFFICE BUILDING IS A PLACE THAT COMBINES AND OFFICE BUILDING WITH A TRADITIONAL SOUQ SHOPPING EXPERIENCE. ONE OF THE CHALLENGES PRESENTED IN THIS PROJECT WAS that the best view orientation was the west elevation, by that we had to solve the problem of creating openings in an elevation were increased solar radiation are present. Some of the other challenges were to separate the public and private spaces appropriately without the interference of office workers with visiting shoppers, and locating these spaces in areas that reduce noise pollution.