MOHAMED RAFIK
POST-GRADUATE SELECTED WORKS (2012 - 2015)
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1 Bio / C.V.
9 Graduation Project
Downtown Passagway Project
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National Urban Forum
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Informal Character Research
Bab Saada Project
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18 Various CLUSTER Projects
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Urban Innovaions Competition
Dencity Competition
26 EZBET Earth Building Workshop
31 29 Japanese Tea House
Centenary Square Competition
Serres Workshop
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Adobe Brick House
Detoxification Center
Freelance Work and Travels
Architect / Urban researcher and Assistant Lecturer aiming for a career in Architecture, Urban Planning and Management while retaining the balance between academic involvement and professional experiences. It is difficult to Ignore the rapid pace of Urbanization and the need for new settlements globally since statistics indicate that the world urban population will reach 70 per-cent in 2050. Growing up in Egypt, my interests lie in the field of sustainable development of Urban settlements especially in Arid regions, such passion is inspired by living, studying, teaching and working in a Desert Settlement in Giza. I learned from my Undergraduate degree under the supervision of my professors who were disciples of a Famous Egyptian Architect (Hassan Fathi) whose Projects were mostly about vernacular architecture in Arid regions in the Middle East. After graduation, i started my professional experience in An Urban/Architectural practice (CLUSTER) founded by my Professor Dr. Omar Nagati. Graduating top of my class, i was awarded a Scholarship for an MSC in Project Management in the University of Greenwich, London, UK, which was completed successfully with distinction. My thesis was entitled “Measuring the Sustainability of Urban Developments in New Desert Communities (The Case of Haram City in Giza, Egypt)” Afterwards I returned to Cairo to take the post of Lecturer’s Assistant as well as working as a part-timer in CLUSTER
Education
Photoshop 99.2%
College Saint Marc, Alexandria, Egypt (1994 - 2007) (Bsc. Architectural Engineering) MSA University, Faculty of Engineering, Dept. of Architecture Giza, Egypt (2007 - 2012) (Bsc. Architectural Engineering) from the University of Greenwich (equivalence) (Msc. Project Managment) University of Greenwich, School of Architecture, London U.K. (2013 - 2014)
GPA 3.96 UK GPA 3.98 74% (Distinction)
Work Experience February 2014 - Present (Full-time)
Illustrator AutoCAD
Assistant Lecturer
Manual Rendering
MSA University June 2012 - December 2012 (Full-time) February 2014 - Present (Part-time)
InDesign
Architect / Researcher
June 2011 - August 2011 (Trainee)
Architect / Researcher
June 2010 - August 2010 (Trainee)
Architect
Rhino
Grasshopper Sketchup Ecotect
Career Related Experiences National Urban Forum ( June 2015) City of Serres Workshop (July 2014)
Earth building Workshop ( May 2015) Azbakeya Workshop (April 2010)
Port Said Workshop (October 2011)
On-site Construction (August 2008)
Model-making
Revit
Awards Awards MSA Scholarship for Academic Excellence for a Master Program in The University of Greenwich World Architecture (WA) Community Award for Graduation Project
Archicad
as well as being presented at the CMA| EDU: The 2013 Exhibition MSA Faculty of Engineering Trophy
3D Max
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Personal Personal InfoInfo Date of Birth: 1/8/1989 Age (25) Address: Goman Residence 1B, El Sheikh Zayed Giza, Egypt (12588) Email: rafik_mohamed@hotmail.com Tel: +2(01005434414)
Lumion Languages: Arabic (Mother tongue), English (Good all-around knowledge) French (Fair knowledge) Gender: Male Nationality: Egyptian
Word and Excel
GRADUATION PROJECT 2012
SUSTANABLE URBAN DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH CENTER
13th Cycle Winner This site was chosen due to the deteriorated state of its urban fabric and the need for a sustainable approach for its people and heritage, thus this project is proposed as a new research facility in the heart of the area to provide setting for research and development in the urban fields to upgrade slums and squatting settlements, and strategies for new settlements in other areas. This facility can provide two senarios of usage; as a major governmental organisation , or as rental office spaces for NGO’s that work in the field of urban development to coordinate their effort in the most efficent way for this country
CAIRO PASSAGEWAY PROJECT 2012
A part of the plan is tested using a range of softwares to determine the effectivness of materials (i.e. rammed earth partition) and isolation membranes . A model is built using revit software to simulate the weather data of cairo on the building and the need of energy, cooling and heating requirments After Measuring the solar radiation in this particular site, it is conducted that the yearly incindent radiations are 1696 kw/m2 , Solar panels are then introduced Costing (147$) (537 L.E.) per meter square Then calculating how many panels will be required to generate the amount of energy used for cooling and heating ; 245340 kw / 1696 kw/m2 (80% efficiency) = 144 m2 Cost of theses panels = (144 x 537) = 77328 LE . Without panels The kilowatt according to Egyptian Electric Company is 18 Pt/kw, Which means it will cost 245340 x 0.18 = 44159 LE/ year The Price of the Solar panels are reimbursed in 1.5 years.
Reviving the public spaces that existed a thousand years ago ...
Animation Link: http://youtu.be/jIBMCYPSal4
CLUSTER (2012-2015) (Cairo Lab for Urban Studies, Training and Environmental Research)
CAIRO PASSAGEWAY PROJECT 2012
Cairo Downtown Passages aims to develop a pilot urban design and art project in the northern part of downtown Cairo, highlighting existing and emerging initiatives and activating underutilized public spaces
The outcome of the design workshop selected by a juried review were the “Green Oasis” project for the Kodak Passage, and the “Light Oasis” for the Philips Passage. CLUSTER has overseen the design development and implementation of these two schemes, emphasizing a more diverse, safer, and environmentally enhanced experience in the passgeways. The “Green Oasis” transforms Kodak into a pedestrian park, while the “Light Oasis” in Philips brings marquee lighting and the possibility for film screenings to a previously dark and decaying space.
KODAK PASSAGEWAY PROJECT 2015
Kodak Passage is a linear space flanked by a U-shape building that is mostly empty as many of the surrounding shops surrounding are either empty or have low streettraffic. It is a linear passage that connects Adly Street to Abdel Khaleq Tharwat Street. The indoor spaces flanking Kodak offer an opportunity for pilot art and cultural programs that may potentially spill over the passage integrating all premises and engaging these programs with wider public.
PHILIPS PASSAGEWAY PROJECT 2015
Philips Passage is an L-shaped space connecting Sherif and Adly Streets. It offers an opportunity to engage diverse activities: with its mix of retail, food, entertainment and service uses. It suffers from the chronic, but typical encroachment into the public domain by shops and street vendors. It also occupies a unique setting between privately owned and public access, pedestrian traffic amenities and infrastructure
CAIRO PASSAGEWAY MAP 2015
A Map containing urban routes in downtown Cairo, that shows off the diffrent typologies of Passageways and their activities as well as their formal and informal character
EUF (EGYPT NATIONAL URBAN FORUM) 2015
CLUSTER is one of the main organizers of The EUF Conference, organizing Urban tours in Desert, Historic, and Informal Urban areas, As well as curating two exhibitions (Eco-House, And the ETH/Artellewa Visual arts Installation in Marriott hotel
CAIRO’S INFORMAL CHARACHTER RESEARCH 2012
This project highlights the character defining the urban informality in Greater Cairo Region to set codes for this type of vernacular architecture built by the people efforts to create an affordable built environment
The scope of Renovation and Redevelopment Project includes the structural rehabilitation and retrofitting tasks, as well as the architectural and interior design tasks. At the Preliminary Design Stage (concept design and permit document), the following components were proposed and approved by the Client.
BAB SAADA THEATER 2012
1.Renovation of the entrance zone, including the redesign of public toilets. 2.Introducing a direct public entrance to the courtyard zone. 3.Proposing a new amphi theater, cafeteria and additional toilets in the courtyard zone. 4.Converting part of the balcony into a temporary stage, and introducing a wall curtain, which allows the balcony it to serve as a separate smaller theater (200-220 seats). 5.Enlarging the main stage to accommodate performances (8mX12m), and including back and two side stages with necessary access and storage spaces. 6.Adding a rehearsal room underneath the main stage with sufficient clear height and adequate sound insulation and floor treatment. 7.Considering back-stage and service entrances, including unloading deck as well as access to kitchen and storage areas
CAIRO ABSTRACT MAP 2015
STREET VENDOR INITIATIVE 2012
ARDELLEWA PARK 2012
BUILDING ENTRANCE 2012
BEIRUT ART SPACE 2012
COMPETITIONS AND WORKSHOPS 2014-2015
I N F I N I T E
B I R M I N G H A M
CENTENARY SQUARE COMPETITION, BIRMINGHAM UK 2014
Choosing an intervention strategy in Centenary Square in Birmingham is a complex task. The square carries a lot of constrains and functions that needed to be carefully studied. The main strategy adopted is to provide the citizens with a public space that relates to their past and provide a vision for their future while allowing a flexible platform for future extension of activities. Birmingham is a city known for its’ industrial heritage, while keeping an eye for a better sustainable future that gives ground for the responsible use of natural resources. The main idea behind the central structure is recycling scrap metal that can serve both function and aesthetic purposes. The scrap metal is located in the proximity of Centenary square, in an abandoned factory from the Industrial era,; “GKN Screw factory”, This factory used to produce a lot of the screws and bolts during WWI, thus reusing the scrap metal in it as a monument will serve the main strategy. Creating a “loop” shaped structure of reused
metal serves the main concept and provide the space with a unique character that increases the sense of ownership and attractiveness. This Loop can be used as landmark as well as being re-used according to the event in the space, the recycled metal boards that covers the steel mesh, can be disassembled to form whatever serves the event; such as being used for parallel projection in a art venue or on The Armed forces day. On the Annual marathon day, it can be used to build the platform for the winners and allow them to celebrate in front of the monument. The pattern on the Ground was retained only in the part where it was noticeable that people used it as a performance area in the western part of the space, the rest of the pattern was reinvented using the same language of the existing carpet with broken paths indicated in the red color, that coincide with connections found in the Big City plan including pedestrian walkways, cycle routes ... etc.
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URBAN INNOVATIONS COMPETITION 2015 This Multi–layered solution includes a variety of interventions touching upon the following three axes (Urban Agriculture, Renewable Energy, and Sustainable Mobility), additionally this solution is derived from the residents’ concerns, needs and activities as well as observed issues. The methodology employed involved; first a questionnaire interviewing representatives of the different strata of community members of “Megawra 9”, secondly, common activities and variant utilizations of different spaces against the original purpose of building those spaces third, the team has also done an intensive online and field research
Survey Findings
scanning previous case studies, trials around the world, on top of relative experimental technological applications, in addition to the previous; efforts were channeled to verifying the feasibility of the selected ideas. Although “Elhussein” market lies outside the boundaries of the neighborhood it is considered the most vibrant location to demonstrate the presented ideas within the neighborhood in the near future and later on can be applied in other neighborhoods of the city and hence the market plays its role as a “CATALYST”.
Hen House for Poultry raising in the back/front yard
Micro Wind-Turbines
Batteries and capacitors to light up the poles and LED strips in the square
Large canope trees to provide shade in summer time.
Concept Statement: In the quest of avoiding the Ozymandias syndrome; “Invest in the future and in the quality of life of the people on the street. The optimal densities will follow” said by Edward Ng in Designing high densities cities. Firstly , Development will be built upon community relations with the aid of nongovernmental organizations (NGO’s) and professional civic organizations will be formed to train and engage in programs for organizing, and supervising different stages of the vacant land development in anticipation of the increasing number of rural migrants to greater Cairo region. Secondly, local leaders will be elected from the civic organization that was formed earlier, to act as the link of communication between the local community organizations, residences, shop owners and etc…. and the professional NGOs throughout the phases of the development in terms of social, economic, political and managerial aspect in order to reach a self-sufficient sustainable future for the community. Thirdly, The vacant plot will be utilized as an open market space (shops) that will exist in the ground level with shades and open social spaces for interaction and the shops will be distributed in a way that will provide the opportunity for the incremental growth of housing units over the stages of development that will finally generate a cohesive urban fabric that compliments the existing urban environment. This market place will act as an economical center
that will be built where the market stalls renters’ will be able to start to rent workers studios’ that are established with cooperation between the community leaders and the contractors from the community. Finally, once the workers are selfsufficient and ready to start a family they would be able to build their own residential units alongside the community contractors to live in. It will be better to create a familiar family environment for the student since the inhabitants of the rural areas live in a familylike society interaction in the community. (Sense of community). Housing units: According to the statistics and studies for the informal settlements especially of those of the chosen site, it seems that there are three main categories of migrants inhabit is expected such as workers, students and families according to the census performed by the state in 2008; the projected percentages of these categories are as following (26.2%) Students, (34.55%) Workers and (39.25%) Newlyweds, to further explain the intention of these percentages is to give a rough estimate of the number of different housing typologies in the whole building block and how they can be built incrementally over time; for example if we have hundred units, thus thirty nine of them will serve newlyweds migrating to the site.
DENCITY COMPETITION 2015 (SHELTER) 1
Market
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Workers (39.25%)
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Families (34.5%)
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Students (26.25%)
Indoor/Outdoor Activities
EZBET Earth Building Workshop 2015 (Experts Workshop)
SAMPLE (1)
Vault Cast System Finish Layer
Gravel (1 - 2.5 cm)
20 % Sand 40 %
Buckla Clay 40 %
Sand and mortar Metal mesh Earth vault template 60cm x 80 cm
Wood Joist 12 x 10 cm
SAMPLE (2) Beam (135 mm wide)
Gravel 23 %
Ezbet Soil 39 %
Sand Buckla 23 % Clay 15 %
Efi/ Lili Kadry/Ahmad Xenia/ papastergiou Athina/ charalampidou Rafik/ Mohamed
City of Serres, Greece Workshop 2014
The countless layers of the city of Serres goes unoticed by many travellers, tourists, and even the residents themselves. The city needs a series of sparks that can have a long term effect on the city and its’ inhabitants toward a better quality of life and a more suitable and inclusive public space without gentrification. Thus a minimilistic approach was adopted that help restore the balance to the river banks of the valley where most of the enjoyable activities take place that has to do with identity, culture and history of the city. Following a visit to the valley, experimenting the senses and feelings endoursed by the beauty of the natural environmental and the multitude of architecture and urban aglomorations. The first step was to connect both riverbanks in search for further opportunities on the other side. A series of buzz words were produced to identify the general ambience of each area, and then translated into a series of activities that help keep the river banks alive. The exact location of these nodes were then decided based on the land use map provided by the City’s local council, these nodes were connected on both the ground level and the visual accessibility in accordance with other sites. However this whole strategy is based on well studied incremental interventions over a long period of time that ensure its’ success. A pattern was then deducted from the historical grides of the city and its sacred sites, that have both random and rythmatic qualities. The intervention might seem minimal but the reprocutions of it are undeniable, as it opens the door for new development and cultural projects, as well as celebrating the city’s identity throught performances, events, and programs ran by its citizens in public spaces. These series of events will start with a seed, which the implementation of Sabils as a public water source in certain parts of the city, as well as being a window to its history. As Einstein once said; “Everyone can produce something complicated, but it takes a touch of genius to go the other way”
Flexible Pattern according to the space and the context
ARCH. ADEL FAHMY
ADOBE ARCHITECTURE PROJECTS
Concept Statement: A project by students in the German University in Cairo, envolves creating a cross cultural invention of a Traditional Japanese tea house (Roji) that encorporates the same philosophy of space and function while using traditional Egyptian/Nubian earth building techniques and features Thus under the supervision of my Prof. Adel Fahmy, we developed upon the student work this model here that best suits the project needs, with both a guest house, and the Host house, following a module of Japanese culture called (Tottami) which is 180x90 cm tiles and it’s fractions and multiplication. The construction material will be Adobe bricks as well as rammed earth partitions in the outdoor zone, with environmental techniques such as a wind-catcher inspired by the Its’ Persian couterpart from Yazd area called “Badgir”, as well renewable energy systems through solar panels As you enter through a semi covered dome you will find on your left an ablution fountain to wash up before you enter the holy tea ceremony.
JAPANESE TEA HOUSE (Roji) 2015
Part of a charitable organization called “Nebni Hayah” this house was a donation to a poor family that lost their home, thus my Prof. Adel Fahmy was asked to donate some of his efforts to help this family of 10 to find an appropriate affordable housing technique to build their home. Thus began the brick making process with help from local workers and local building materials, and a well designed house to incorporate two wives, their children and livestock and of course, the head of the family Ahmad. The construction took less than 3 weeks in total. and delivered through participatory processes the best formula for a rural house that’s built by the people from local efforts and resources, which can be reproduced elsewhere
ADOBE BRICK HOUSE (Am Ahmad) 2015
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On the Alexandria - Cairo Desert road, lies this complex of the Evangelical church that houses different social activities as well as a rehabilitation center for drug addicts. Is in need of more facilities to create a full detoxification center to serve the 12 step programme, in an environmentally friendly building technique that also creates a human oriented architecture. Thus Adobe techniques were implemented with dome and vault construction with a design based on the old architecture typology of the Bimaristan, especially that of Alleppo in Syria, of using courtyards, water elements and music in relaxing the patients and help accelerating their healing process Consisting of a doctor office, visiting room, Locked rooms, 6 beds dorms, and Multiuse facilities as well as open spaces and libraries to create a friendly atmospher
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Detoxification Center in Wady el Natroun 2015
FREELANCE WORK AND TRAVELS
Bayman, Afghanistan Competition (Tech Support for Studio MEEM)
Chicago Kiosk Competition (Tech Support for Studio MEEM)
Kuwait Villa Design (Tech Support for Studio MEEM)
ROME
MILAN
FLORENCE
ISTANBUL
BORSA
LONDON
PORTSAID
EDINBRUGH
GLASGOW
STIRLING
CANTEBURY
BARCELONA
SAGRADA FAMILIA
STONEHENGE
LLEIDA
STUTTGART NEW QUAY WORLD WIDE TRAVELS
EDEN PROJECT
SIWA OASIS
SERRES
FAYOUM
THESSALONIKI
AL GOUNA
BATH
ATHENS
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