SELECTED WORKS MUHAMMED ABBAS
ARCHITECT & URBAN DESIGNER
2021 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE MASTER PLANNING | URBAN DESIGN | LANDSCAPE DESIGN | OTHERS
Curriculum Vitae
Muhammed Abbas Architect & Urban Designer EDUCATION Bachelor’s of Architecture Faculty of Fine Arts, 2016 - Alexandria University MEMBERSHIPS Society of Egyptian Architects (SEA) - Egypt PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 01/2020 - Present InSite - A division of KEO International Consultants, Abu Dhabi Urban Designer 10/2019 - 01/2020 Confidential Client, Dubai Architect & Urban Designer 03/2019 -10/2019 Dewan Architects + Engineers, Dubai Urban Designer 12/2017 - 03/2019 Arada Developments LLC, Dubai Architect & Urban Designer 02/2016 - 12/2017 Sakan Design Studio, Cairo Founder - Architect & Urban Designer 07/2016 - 08/2017 Archvision Consultants, Alexandria Junior Architect 10/2016 - 02/2017 Faculty of Fine Arts, Alexandria University. Part-time Teaching Assistant 03/2016 - 05/2016 Musetech - Shaboury & Associates - Alexandria Intern COUNTRY EXPERIENCE Egypt, UAE, Oman, KSA, Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar, Palestine & Algeria. LANGUAGES Arabic, English CONTACT INFORMATION Tel: +97158 160 4747 Email Address: Mu.abbas@outlook.com Muhammed Abbas Curriculum Vitae
BACKGROUND Muhammed Abbas is a passionate architect & Urban Designer with five years of work experience. During his educational and professional career, He participated in many national and international design competitions. In addition, He was an urban design teaching assistant and a visualization lecturer at the Faculty of Fine Arts; Alexandria university and the American University in Cairo, Egypt. This experience and exposure have contributed immensely to the evolution of his design and planning skills. He is very passionate about his profession, self motivated and willing to push boundaries in order to learn and reach his career goals. Currently, He is part of the InSite team, An allied practice of KEO international Consultants in Abu Dhabi working on large-scale developments and responsible of producing master planning reports over different stages, Diagrammatic presentations, Concept design sketches, Design development, 3d modeling, Production of CGIs and Translating the initial visions into a feasible master plan scheme. 01/2020 - Present InSite International - An allied practice of KEO International Consultants, Abu Dhabi. Urban Designer Project involved with: • Ideal Emirati Community | Master plan - Sharjah, UAE • Reem East | Master plan - Abu Dhabi, UAE • Doha Olymipcs Village | Master plan - Lusail, Qatar • City of The Future | Master plan - Baghdad, Iraq • Madinat Al Irfan by Allies&Morrison | Master plan - Oman • Lusail North District | Master plan - Qatar • Green Neighborhoods (Olaisha&Uraija) | MP Analysis Riyadh, KSA • ABHA Township by KettleCollective | Master plan - KSA • MASAR Development | Master plan - Mecca, KSA • Ras Al Ard Innovation District | MP Assessment - Kuwait • Ain Al Maha & Beda’a Al Jubail | Master plan - Abu Dhabi, UAE • Apollo & Kizad | Master plan - Abu Dhabi, UAE • Al Shaab Palace | Urban Design - Kuwait
10/2019 & 01/2020 Confidential Client - Dubai Architect & Urban Designer
07/2016-08/2017 Archvision Consultants - Alexandria & Muscat Junior Architect
Project involved with: • Saja’a Industrial District | Master plan - Sharjah, UAE • Al Satwa Sustainable Neighbourhood | Master plan Dubai, UAE • Al Wahda Block E19 Revitalisation Plan | Master plan Abu Dhabi, UAE
Project involved with: • Riyadh National Park | Urban design - KSA • Eco Resort | Urban design - Salalah, Oman • Alexandria Marina new boulevard | Egypt • Outdoor Food Court | Salalah, Oman • Faculty of Pharmacy at The Arab Academy for Science, Technology & Martime | Alexandria, Egypt • Main Restaurant at The Arab Academy for Science, Technology & Martime | Alexandria, Egypt • Raghba Square | KSA • Hospital Design | Algeria • Salalah Museum | Oman • Al Robat complex building | Salalah, Oman • Mirbat Chalet | Salalah, Oman
03/2019 & 10/2019 Dewan Architects + Engineers Urban Designer Project involved with: • NEOM Industrial City | Master plan - KSA • Sodic Estates | Master plan - Cairo, Egypt • EX-Emaar | Master plan - Dubai, UAE • Jeddah New Down town | Master plan - KSA 12/2017- 03/2019 Arada Developments LLC - Dubai Architect & Urban Designer Project involved with: • Al Riyadh Project | Master plan by CallisonRTKL- KSA. • Al Riyadh Central Hub | Pre Concept Master plan - KSA • Aljada Design Development BY Woodsbagot | Master plan -Sharjah, UAE • Sabis School | Urban Design - Aljada Project • Sale Centre Redesign “Signature Building by ZHA” - Aljada Project 02/2016-12/2017 Sakan Design Studio Founder - Architect & Urban Designer Project involved with: • La Vie Residential Compound | Master plan - Cairo • Jeddah Mall - KSA • Sueno City Compound - Alexandria • Al Selim Villas - Qassim, KSA • Al Sebe’y Palace Layout - Qassim, KSA • Hammad Metals Factory - Alexandira
03/2016-05/2016 Musetech - Shaboury & Associates | Alexandria Intern Project involved with: • Yasser Arafat Museum | Ramallah, Palestine COMPETITIONS • • • • • • •
VYE Town Center | Cairo, Egypt The Big Tiny Coffee Bean | Finland Y’AHL ELHAY 72 HOURS Design Competition | Cairo, Egypt Science City | October city, Egypt. Revival of Fouad street | Alexandria, Egypt Development of the surrounding the New Suiz Canal, Egypt SAN SABA Buisiness Building | Alexandria, Egypt
TABLE OF CONTENTS WORK EXPERIENCE • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
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Madinat Al Irfan | Master plan - Oman MASAR Development (King Abdul Aziz Road) | Mecca, KSA ABHA Township | Master plan - KSA Aljada Development | Master plan - Sharjah, UAE SODIC ESTATES | Master plan - Cairo, Egypt NEOM Industrial City Competition | Master plan - KSA Lusail North District | Master plan - Qatar Ras Al Ard Innovation District | MP Assessment - Kuwait City of the Future | Master plan - Baghdad, Iraq Doha Olympics Village | Master plan - Lusail, Qatar Reem East | Master plan - Abu Dhabi, UAE Ain Al Maha & Beda’a Al Jubail | Master plan - Abu Dhabi, UAE Ideal Emirati Community | Master plan - Sharjah, UAE Al Shaab Palace | Urban Design - Kuwait Apollo & Kizad | Master plan - Abu Dhabi, UAE Saja’a Industrial Distict | Master plan - Sharjah, UAE Al Satwa Sustainable Neighborhood | Master plan - Dubai, UAE Al Wahda Block | Master plan - Abu Dhabi, UAE.
COMPEITIONS • • • • • • •
The Big Tiny Coffee Bean | Finland VYE Town Center | Cairo, Egypt Y’AHL ELHAY 72 HOURS Design Competition | Cairo Egypt Science City | October city, Egypt. Revival of Fouad street | Alexandria, Egypt. Development of the surrounding the New Suiz Canal. SAN SABA Buisiness Building | Alexandria,Egypt
OTHERS • Sketches • Artworks
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Madinat Al Irfan MASTER PLAN InSite | KEO , 2020 Muscat - Oman 57.7 Hectares Master Planning | Urban Design | Design Development Rhino, Manual Sketching, AutoCAD, SketchUP, Adobe Set
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The original masterplan for Madinat Al Irfan has been designed by Allies+Morrison, working on behalf of OMRAN. The overall Madinat Al Irfan site comprises 602.5 hectares (6,025,040 m²), making it a significant development within Muscat City. However, the project boundary for the first phase has been flexible as it sits within the larger Madinat Al Irfan masterplan. The project site for Tilal Al Irfan comprises 57.57 hectares (575,784m²). Tilal Al Irfan is the first phase and a MixedUse Development within the overall Madinat Al Irfan project, defined as a “City of the Future” which will utilize Smart City features and elements for the aim of creating a truly memorable environment, and a place where great experiences happen. Tilal Al Irfan is subdivided into two areas, the northern area - “Downtown” - will hold the density and urban mix of land uses, including offices (CBD), residential apartments, retail, and healthcare facility. The southern area is primarily a low-density villa community also including apartments, education facilities, and an iconic community clubhouse which includes retail and other community facilities.
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6 PLACES
IRFAN CENTRAL
OCEC
IRFAN PARK
GOVERNMENT DISTRICT
Muscat International Airport
QAB SULTAN
IRFAN HEIGHTS
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Directorate General of Traffic Sundus Rotana
AL MOUJ GOLF COURSE
Administrative Court
ROUTE 99
Hormuz Grand
IRFAN VILLAGES & HAMLETS
IRFAN WEST
Al Zahra College for Women
MUSCAT INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
MUSCAT HILLS
PHASE 1 OCEC OCEC LINK ROAD
MUSC AT
HAYA WATER TREATMENT PLANT
Military Technical Collage
Scientific College of Design
Vehicle Registration Department
Ministry of Legal Affairs
Omantel Headquarters
National University of Science and Technology
Muscat Hills
Crowne Plaza
PHASE 1 PHASE 1 OCEC Exhibition Centre
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Haya Water Treatment Facility
JV SITE
RECREATIONAL AREA
Royal Oman Police Hospital
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Guidelines for Urban
This section covers guidelines pertaining to the specific precinct zone. These guidelines are recommended of a mandatory nature as they govern the look and feel of the precinct to deliver the overall master plan vision. The guidelines for the Urban Precinct have been broken down into the following three sections:
Architectural Style Language The keywords that define the Architectural Language for the Urban Precinct are as follows: Colonnade / Rhythm• Gateway• Flat• Structured• These characteristics are defined as using a framework of Rhythm, Massing, Aperture, Detailing and Materiality. This allows the plot developer to get specific information on how to achieve this Visual Language.
Boundary Walls and Edge Conditions
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This section covers generic guidelines for Boundary Wall and Edges for the Urban Precinct. In order to enable the area to function as a hub it is mandatory to have no boundary walls or low height boundary walls based on typology
Public Realm This section covers visual pallettes for Softscape, Hardscape along with materiality and the look and feel of the intended landscape.
LEGEND Scope of Work Cycle Path
Urban
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To provide a wide range of high-quality office and retail space that create a world-class business environment.
Pedestrian Connection LRT Green Connection Node/Gathering Point
Permitted Land Use
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Offices Retail Multi Unit Residential F&B
Entrance Plaza Public Art Plot Entrance Viewing Corridor CBD Central Plaza Natural Edge No build Zone
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Urban Massing Options Staggered Massing offset Based on the Architectural language in the previous section the Massing Model has been developed to accentuate and embed a variety within the system. This defines the massing model for the character zone. The massing language can be manifested in multiple ways like the following options
Single Projection
Active Frontage Building setback edge facing Internal st
Multi Unit Residential - Typical Boundary An Example of Urban Massing
Staggered Massing offset Roof section is offset inwards Recessed Opening
Commercial - Typical Boundary Visual Feature
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No Boundary Wall | Level Difference
Recessed Opening Roof section is offset inwards
Active Frontage Building setback edge facing Internal st An Example of Urban Massing
Low Height Boundary | Wall
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Full Height Boundary Wall | Increased Porosity
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Rhythm Rhythm Application Example 01
Based on the Architectural language in the previous section the Rhythm Module has been developed to accentuate and embed a variety within the system. This defines the rhythm module for the character zone. The module can be manifested in multiple ways like: Creating overall rhythm at building scale• Series of varying modules according to• floors This module will serve as the skeleton on to which the other elements like massing, detailing, aperture and materiality will overlay onto. The diagrams below illustrate how the rhythm can be applied on to the facade in various iterations. The following are the guidelines that have been developed for ensuring the design language as envisaged for the master plan : It is mandatory for all plots within the• Urban Precinct to have the Boulevard facing .facade following this visual language
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Rhythm Application Example 03 Rythm Template (at bldg scale)
Rythm Template (at half bldg scale)
Rythm Template (at sections scale)
Rythm Template (scales and gradient)
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Aperture
Visual Porosity Physical Porosity
Aperture will define the amount of porosity on the facade using the following guidelines:
70% 70%
Urban Facade examples Roof section is offset inwards
Visual Porosity: Quantity of Glazed facade
Staggered Massing offset Building setback edge facing Internal st
The Wall to Window Ratio (W.W.R) for• all plots within the Semi Urban Precinct shall be calculated as an average of the %20 between .overall facade
Facade Framing system Active Frontage
The ratios can vary according to• orientations, as long as the average W.W.R shall lie between the above mentioned range. For example, the glazing on the North Side of the facade can be maximised while minising the .glazing percentage on the West
Visual Porosity Physical Porosity
20% 15%
An Example of Urban Facade Roof section is offset inwards
Porosity at the Crown or Roof Zone and• )%70 the Ground Floor can be much higher (upto to take advantage of the Views around the site, as long as the average W.W.R lies between the above .mentioned range
Recessed Opening
Physical Porosity: Ensuring natural ventilation and accessibility
Facade Framing system
of the glazed area %15 A minimum of• shall be of an openable nature to promote natural ventillation and reduce reliance on mechanical means of air-conditioning during favorable .weather The openable percentage will take into• account the openable area of windows as well as .doors that can contribute as means of ventillation The openable window or cut outs• percentage at the Crown or Roof Zone shall be to take advantage of the )%70 much higher (upto .Views around the site
Visual Porosity Physical Porosity
80% 40%
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DEPTH OF FACADE Recessed Opening
The openable window percentage at the• to )%50 Ground Floor shall be much higher (upto .create an active and accessible frontage
Facade Framing system Building setback edge facing Internal st
Emphasizing Shading Active Frontage
The Visible Light Transmittance for all• .%70 glass used shall be minimum
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The Solar Heat Gain Coefficent for the• and appropriate measures for ,0.2 glass shall be
Glazing Wall to Window Ratio
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02 MASAR Development MASTER PLAN InSite | KEO , 2020 Mecca - Saudi Arabia 57.7 Hectares Urban Design | Design Development | DGL Rhino, AutoCAD, SketchUP, Adobe Set. MASAR Development is envisioned to become a self-sustained life-style destination, encompassing various project components such as housing, retails, office clusters, medical clinics, landscaping and internationally branded and operated hotels all supported by a high-capacity transport systems that can satisfy the increasing demands of visitors and .pilgrims
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PROHIBITED DESIGN APPROACHES
REQUIRED DESIGN APPROACHES
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All buildings within MASAR development shall mainly comprise of a Base element and a Body element complemented with a rooftop (Crown) structure. This will support better massing composition and will lead to a better definition of the building’s elements. To support this massing strategy, the following :guidelines shall be applied a. All buildings shall include a Base and a Body on top. Freestanding .towers are prohibited
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b. Big-boxy monotonous massing that does not integrate stepping is prohibited. This means that the Body element of any building shall be set back from the Base or podium .element
MASSING STRATEGY
c. Building design to maintain an appropriate scale at street level through introducing appropriate .stepping strategy to the Base element d. Mechanical penthouse functions shall be integrated into the design of .the Body element
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BUILDING BODY Breaking the building body to produce an interesting massing is encouraged
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:MANDATORY SETBACKS Mandatory setbacks have been defined for the MASAR development keeping in mind the overall pedestrian flow and connectivity to the boulevard. These setbacks shall allow for multiple elements such as passages, plazas, and utilities running within the plot. These also contribute towards the definition of the building base allowing for an articulated base .plan
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STEPPING GUIDELINES
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To encourage and support a human scale-friendly design, stepping strategy shall be applicable to all buildings across MASAR development. By stepping down in heights towards the boulevard, the building’s design will not only foster human interaction but will also lead to a better massing composition and .interesting forms
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Podium Setback shall be followed but not exceeding the maximum plot podium coverage. Therefore, all buildings shall integrate stepping at each couple of floors leading towards the top of the building. To support this stepping strategy, the following :guidelines shall be applied
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CROSS SECTION INDICATING LEVEL DIFFERENCE STRATEGY
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The linearity of the development is emphasized by the building’s orientations, primarily the podium element of the building which will provide the appropriate framing edge to the boulevard, roads and public spaces. To support appropriate building orientation, the following :guidelines shall be applied a. Podiums shall be sited in parallel to .the boulevard or the adjacent roads b. An appropriate percentage of the Podium element facing the boulevard shall be considered to be set back from the boulevard. This setback shall be used to create pocket plazas along .the length of the boulevard
c. The Tower element shall follow the Podium orientation which will be .parallel to the plot layout d. For frontages along the Boulevard of the primary %40 not more than frontage shall contain non active uses .or blank walls along the boulevard e. Design consultants while deciding facade treatments shall take into account the respective plot frontages in addition to 66 as shown on page the District wise design guidelines
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Building’s facade is a true refiection of its design, massing, and overall style and provides a clear display of its volumetric conflguration. Building facades within MASAR shall be articulated to create architectural interest. The detailing of the building’s structure and skin can create patterning and architectural features that will ultimately enrich the overall quality of the architecture in MASAR. The façade articulation shall be in line with the main elements of the building: Base, Body and Crown which shall comply with the zonal massing principles of each individual zone. To realize an appropriate façade strategy, guidelines controlling the façade’s “level of play” has been introduced. This concept of “level play” is directly elements of a typical 3 linked to the building (Base, Body and Crown) while also ties with the visibility of each of these elements. To better understand the concept of the “level of play”, the :level of play shall be broken into
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of the building and shall allow for maximum detailing to realize highest level of human interactions due to its high visibility b. Medium Play: Relates to the Body element of the building and shall allow for medium detailing appropriate to its medium visibility c. No Play: Relates to the Crown element of the building and shall allow for basic detailing appropriate to its medium visibility
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One of the core elements affecting the building’s exterior detail is the appropriate application of building glazing ratio or Solid-To-Void ratio. Mastering the solid-to-void ratio application will not only result in enriched detailing to the building’ exterior but will also regulate the quantity of light allowed within building’s interior. Visible light is a delicate balance between having dimly lit spaces versus too much light or glare resulting from all glass buildings. Similar to the approach towards “the level of play”, the solidto-void ratio shall also be tied to elements of a typical building 3 the (Base, Body and Crown) as well as the .specific individual zonal guidelines
Medium Play
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In line of the above, to ensure the intended overall façade articulation, the following guidelines shall be :applied d. The design and detailing of buildings’ facades shall comply with the specific zonal guidelines of each zone within MASAR e. The design and detailing of buildings’ facades shall comply with the “level of play” guidelines
a. Maximum Play: Relates to the Base element
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1 MASSING PRINCIPLES FOR DISTRICT
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MASSING 1 As other design features, District massing shall be inspired by the Bus Terminal Building stacked massing tier module of Base, Body -3 and its and Crown. The following massing regulations shall be applied for all :1 buildings within District All buildings shall differentiate the main elements of Base, Body and 3 Crown to achieve the massing stacking composition. This differentiation can :be realized through
k. The building Body Tier shall utilize spaces resulting from the different tiers setbacks to function as roof terraces or public amenities
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FAÇADE ARTICULATION Similar to the General Guidelines Chapter, to realize the intended façade design, controls shall be 2 applied to regulate the following main elements of a typical facade :desi g n Level of Play• Solid to Void Ratio• As under the general guidelines, both of the above elements are directly elements of a typical 3 linked to the .)building (Base, Body and Crown
s. The building Crown element is recommended to promote formal articulation through minimal use of .colors and materials
LEVEL OF PLAY GUIDELINES
SOLID TO VOID RATIO GUIDELINES
m. The building Base element shall follow the Maximum Play guidelines providing maximum level of detailing to ensure highest social interaction and the desired integration with the .public realm
t. The building Base element shall .have a higher ratio of solid to void
n. The building Base element to allow levels of podium while realizing 3 for .a friendly human scale
Maximum Play: Relates to• the Base element of the building and shall allow for maximum detailing to realize highest level of human interactions due to its .high visibility
o. The building Base element shall correspond to the Bus Terminal building as the anchor of the .1 development in District
No Play: Relates to the• Crown element of the building and shall allow for basic detailing .appropriate to its low visibility
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In line of the above, to ensure the intended overall façade articulation, the following guidelines shall be :applied
To better understand the concept of the “level of play”, the elements shall :be described into three categories
Medium Play: Relates to• the Body element of the building and shall allow for medium detailing appropriate to its .medium visibility
SOLID TO VOID RATIO
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u. The building Body element shall .have a similar ratio of solid to void v. The building Crown element shall .have a lower ratio of solid to void
p. The building Body element is recommended to follow the Medium .Play guidelines q. The building Body element is recommended to promote verticality expression through minimal use of .colors and materials r. The building Crown element is recommended to follow the No Play .guidelines
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New Township Community MASTER PLAN InSite | KEO , 2021 Abha - Saudi Arabia 1,055 Hectares Master Planning | Urban Design Rhino, Manual Sketching, AutoCAD, SketchUP, Adobe Set.
Land Use
The development area is divided into two sites, totalling about 1,055 Hectares in area. For Stage 3, the site wide master planning and conceptual infrastructure design shall be undertaken which will accommodate for both sites and as illustrated in the latest masterplan developed so far. The main impetus for this project is to provide housing schemes for the Saudi residents in an organized and well thought out scheme, and supported by the necessary public amenities that will make this a livable and thriving community.
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MASTER PLAN This standard Hillside village model can then be adapted for use on the Hilltop and in the Wadi valley below. The Wadi villages group together with public and social amenities to create a town centre.
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Each village will connect through safe pedestrian routes directly to the town centre and the green waterfront on the edge of the wadi. The green wadi becomes the focus for a Friday mosque plaza linked by bridge to retail souk plaza, schools for boys and girls, a social centre, commercial offices, and apartments. The pedestrian realm is maintained without disruption by cars.
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AL JADA Master Plan MASTER PLAN Arada LLC , 2018 Sharjah, UAE
Access
Response
Principal site access points.
The shortest distance to the central destination.
A response and reaction to the site geometry.
Approach
Character
Unity
Each primary access point has a view corridor to the ecentr of the
An extrovert destination contrasted with an introverted and private residential district.
An expression of unity between the university and the city.
Principal Connection s
Linear Geometry
Connectivity to three surrounding arterial highways.
Connecting to Mohammed Bin Zayed Road (E311) and the university via linear elements, balancing the curving geometry.
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A good city is a walkable city. As Sharjah stridesforward to becoming a healthy city in the region, Al Jada aligns with that orientation by taking into considercommunity with the right distribution and location of land uses. The subdivision plan consists of the following land uses: residential, mixeduse residential, commercial and entertainment, retail, hospitality, commercial offices, recreational, public and community facilities, open space and utilities. The strategy used to define the building footprints was to achieve the maximum plot efficiency that mediates between built up area, open space, walkability within its neighbourhoods on multiple levels. The development is planned to be a balanced well-functioning mixed use between structures and parking efficiency. The height strategy for the development was a simple approach that corresponds to the site constraints such as the flying path and the major highways that surrounds its boundaries.
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As the character of Sodic Estate evolves in to a Lifestyle Hub for urban living beside the New Sheik Zayed City, layers of accommodation, entertainment and leisure become exposed. The first thing is to define opportunities within the public realm in which to create a more convenient, comfortable and exciting development for residents, workers and visitors alike. It will be accomplished this with a three-tiered approach: 38
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NIC is an industrial zone with multiple and integrated manufacturing parks that comprise the economic driver for the city. The city should reflect the prospects of the future in terms of advanced technologies and urbanization. The city will attract innovators, entrepreneurs and investors which eventually turn the city into business and commercial hub works based on manufacturing economies of scale. Main components; the port, the logistics park, the manufacturing, the mixed-use development should not be partitioned, rather, these components must operate interactively. Flexibility for smooth transformation and lay Sample Work c Muhammed Abbas
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The North District master plan is located within towards the northern fringes of the Lusail City and was first master planned for MME approvals as a mixed-use development catering to an approximate population of 63000 persons. Due to changing market conditions and demands re master plan for the North District development is required to be a low-density residential villa master plan. The project seeks to create a low-density development in line with the market demand within Lusail City offering just the right balance of villa plots complimented with the public amenities and open spaces. The project seeks to introduce a new more compact plot typology to create diversity within Lusail City and to satisfy a wider base of the market demand. This is also reflected in the choice of plot sizes that are smaller in comparison to the neighboring districts within Lusail. The master plan is developed with a series of hubs that bring together the essential community facilities required to create a “Residential Sanctuary”. There is an emphasis on creating connected and walkable open spaces that create a sense of a much more expansive open space connecting via the streetscape and shared surfaces.
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Illustrative Master plan The North District as the name suggests is the northern most district development within Lusail City. This district is bordered by major expressways on three sides limiting urban connections with neighboring developments. The North District master plan layout assumes an idealistic scenario where in there are no constraints within the site extents, and 100% of the site area can be utilized for the development. This is primarily relevant for the part of the site that is intersected by the current alignment of the Lusail Expressway. As agreed, with Qatari Diar during the development process the realignment of the expressway will remain outside the scope of works for the concept design of the North District master plan.
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The City of the Future is envisioned to respond to pressing need for affordable new residential units in Baghdad. The offering will mainly feature single family plots in addition to multi family apartment buildings plots. The residential offer in the City of the Future is complimented by a retail component and all the necessary community facilities and green network required to create a visionary complete city where people will have the opportunity to live, work and play. Sports facilities, cultural institutions, public libraries and walking and cycling facilities are offered within the City of the Future in order to support a healthy lifestyle for the body and mind. In addition, the City of the Future is envisioned to live up to its name by adopting modern, progressive and forward looking initiatives related mainly to energy conservation and sustainable strategies. Promoting walkability, and micro mobility and supporting a well connected pedestrian/cyclist network are some of the mobility related sustainability strategies, while creating a complete community, exploiting solar energy conservation strategies and designing for microclimate are some of the design and operations ones. Once completely built, the City of the Future will be home to 70,000-80,000 residents enjoying well-planned communities, a beautifully designed public realm and a wealth of cultural and recreational opportunities in addition to an array of sports facilities all located within a walkable well connected community designed to embrace sustainability efforts.
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The main vision around the desire to reconsider the Lusail District as a more productive neighbourhood centred around the incredible opportunity to host the 2030 Asian Games and then build upon that infrastructure investment to develop a regional hub for Sports and Technology. And it is to determine what the site would look like to successfully host the Asian Games, though knowing the games are a brief moment in time and a Legacy Strategy that positions Lusail to thrive for future generations is critical to the project. The future can bring a considerable amount of excitement in the form of new development, new green spaces, new businesses, and new families, but the metric for success for the Athletic Village is it’s ability to transition from the an Events-Led masterplan into a Campus for Sports and Technology, and that will require forging new relationships with the government stakeholders, technological businesses, entrepreneurs and citizens of Qatar around this powerful idea.
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The Reem Island Masterplan vision aims to transform the naturally existing island rich in mangroves, into a modern planned community that will attract both UAE nationals and expatriates. This development is envisioned to transform the overall image of Abu Dhabi and elevate it to a World class city. The Island has been planned to provide a mixed landuse which would include contemporary residential housing options, office and business facilities, retail shopping in addition to recreational and leisure facilities. The Island will take into consideration its context that are both natural and man-made. The design of the masterplan of Al Reem Island balances the verticality of the structures and the horizontality of the open spaces and parks. A LiveWork-Play concept aims to create a harmonized environment. Al Reem Island features high rise towers with luxurious apartments and penthouses and villas set against a backdrop of landscaped areas, mangroves, marinas, and a waterfront.
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Redesign of Ain Al Maha and Beda’a Al Jubail considering the following: • Retain sold plots. • Introduce waterways into the proposal to maximize water front villa typologies thus creating unique offering • Create a standalone apartment community. • 7 bed villa typologies to be reduced while mid-size villa typologies to increase. • Road network to follow natural contours minimizing unnecessary twists and turns. • Keeping the current GFA
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The main vision is to build a lake district As seen in the intial sketches here, the town centres are the economic focal point and sit along the primary boulevard which is lined with townhomes to carry the activity from the town centre along the streetscape. Within the blocks is the fareej typology but modified to provide terraced plots along the waters edge. The lake edge is developed with a terraced villa typology to maximise views along the water and the green networks are brought back into the town centres to have a farreaching impact throughout the masterplan.
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The main goal is to add 6 villas at the eastern zone and it maintains the arrival location but improves the entry sequence with a priveledged view of the Dawaneya. The villas are arranged in a cluster to improve the definition of the palace grounds, and the staff accommodation and garage are located to create a sequence of well-defined garden spaces. • Improved Dawarena setting and entry sequence • Well defined gardens • Largest ceremonial garden • Ceremonial entry overlooks the mosque
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PROGRAMMING Recent behaviour suggest that residents now have more flexible schedules, which means that good public-space programming is even more important as it can appeal to a greater swath of users as people can choose where to be and when. This is how the new VYE Town Centre can maximise the positive impact of their facilities.
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The effects of COVID-19 are accelerating the rethink of cities, born out of the tension between the desire for social contact and the societal imperative of social distancing. With no vaccine or cure available, physical space has now become the mechanism to fight, prevent, and control the spread of the virus. As designers, we think the new VYE Town Centre is a tremendous opportunity to rethink urban space by linking a public space agenda to a public health agenda, one that will demonstrate how a well-designed environment can be more than beautiful and useful, but also exceed in community building to provide all residents the ability to engage in a Sustainable Public Life.
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The pandemic has had a tangible impact on how cities function. Recent research shows that people prefer to stay in their neighbourhood more; that cities are being used more for recreation, play and exercise; and locations that offer public activities see the highest increase in use. Spatially, these findings translate to some interesting design strategies, but to summarise: Local is now critically important. LOCAL MARKET
FIRST IMPRESSION Our massing is playful and derived from a desire to create a First Impression for the new VYE Town Centre that is memorable and inviting. The energy from within the complex spills out, enlivening the neighbourhood, while the lush landscape and unique flexpods provide a hint of the excitement inside.
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The future citizen is now locally located but connected everywhere and the NYE Town Centre will be a place where experience and engagement and supported by the latest technologies to make it easier for residents to have meaningful interactions. To do this, we propose an evolution of the public realm as it now has additional tasks it must perform, namely, it must allow people to congregate and to freely participate in public life while remaining safe. Our proposal is a new Collaborative Landscape – a robust combination of good design principles and technological advancements.
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The proposed location of the District Power Room has been shifted to the southeast corner of the site as we felt the suggested location occupied an area of prime frontage for the site. We felt it’s important that the corner of the site that is most connected and visible to the neighbourhood should not be prejudiced by the electrical requirements. If needed the cables can be routed through the project site.
The nature of work is changing and the FlexPods are designed to provide residents the tools to redefine the concept of Local. The pods can support collaboration via teleconferencing or Virtual Reality; small-scale manufacturing and 3d printing to contribute to the local economy, pop-up retail or exhibition spaces, or simply a quiet desk in a beautiful environment to break the monotony of working from home.
The new VYE Town Centre contains the latest technologies to contribute the most to the community using the least resources. The building is outfitted with solar panels and rainwater harvesting technologies, the landscape is irrigated via HVAC condensation with low-flow fixtures, the fitness equipment and pavers generate electricity which can power the low-energy lighting fixtures.
Passive design strategies are also used to contribute to the buildings minimal resource footprint. Building facades contain external louvers or a dual skin system to limit solar heat gain, evaporative pools and well-placed trees contribute to a cool microclimate, and all materials used should be regionally sourced.
Application based technology is changing the way residents can interact with their public space. A datahub is located in a FlexPod where residents can view their home energy consumption and track their fitness metrics. Phone apps can be developed that calculate the amount of energy produced in the fitness area which can translate to points to be redeemed in the Town Centre café.
Good design can encourage social distancing without the annoyance. We propose the VYE Town Centre is an environment that illustrates how people can safely interact without the overt reminders to socially distance. This is achieved through subtle design cues, such as patterning in the public realm or well-ventilated social spaces that are designed for ventilation and to limit congregating.
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