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aRCHITECTURAL, cOMPUTATIONAL, eXPERIMENTATIONAL design
MOHAMED S. MOHARRAM (MA) Architecture
Keywords:
Architecture, Computational Design, Experimentational, Parametric design, 3d printing, Robotic production, Data-Driven, Materialization
ABOUT I -Mohamed S. Moharram- am an Egyptian Architect Who is interested in Digitalization, Computation, Materialization, Generative Design & Robotic Prototyping in Architecture and Research. I did my Bachelor of Architecture at Mansoura University in Egypt, August 2012 and currently finished my Master Thesis in the field Design to Robotic Production at DIA international master program in Dessau, Germany, with a Collaboration of Robotic Building Group at TU Delft, July 2018. I have worked in various fields of Academic, Research, and Professional Institutes. I have worked as a teaching assistant for 3.5 years at Dep. of Architecture, Mansoura University after finishing my bachelor. Also, I built up some experience doing competitions and part-time working as a junior architect and graphic designer with different offices. In 2017, I have been one of the team members at L-A-V-A (Laboratory of Visionary Architecture), in Stuttgart working in a vast range of futuristic projects & innovative designs through different design phases from pre-design to fabrication details. Looking forward to gaining more experience in the field of Digital Architectural Design & Fabrication either doing Professional Practice or continue in Academia as I am always motivated by visionary ideas and motivated by learning new things.
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pORTFOlIO DIRECTORy I. Resume
2012
2013
II. Professional Work 1.0
Residential
Tourism Agenc Residential Building Facade Design Interior Design of Private Apartment
2.0
Residential Apartment Interior Design 3.0
Mansoura University Wall Design
III. Academic & Research 4.0 5.0 RET- Hinterlands
6.0 7.0
International Transport Hub
IV. Workshops & Competitions 8.0
Zero Award Competition Terra-Delta Competition 6th October Gate Competition Islamic Secrets Competition
2015
2014
2016
2017
2018
Auto Reise Center Vaihingien Student Housing
l Buidling Facade Design
Kacst Headquarters
cy Facade Proposal
Saudi Housing Research Siemens Center Competition Shiraz Fun City Proposal Interior Design of Private Housing
Munich Future Hotel
Private House Facade Render
German Village Saudi Arabia Oasis Plaza Complex Proposal
Retail Store for Perfumes Residential Building Design
Data- Driven Hybrid Structures Robotic Additive Manufacturing Topological Hybridity Robotic Prototyping Crystaline Growth KĂśttbuser TĂźr Berlin (VR) Design by Algorithm
Confronting Informality Competition DIA & TU Delft Workshop 02 Behavioral Netwroks Workshop DIA & TU Delft Workshop 01 KIWIS Kore Winter School 3rd IWaTec Winter School Urban SOS- Competition Taking Leave BUE Competition
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I. RESUME
Academic Experience
Teaching Assistant and Researcher Department of Architecture, Mansoura University Co-Founder & Member ESU lab (Egyptian Sustainable Urbanism), Mansoura University, Egypt Research Assistant "Combined Renewable Energy Techniques, For the Development of the Egyptian Hinterlands" research project funded by STDF
Professional Design Architect Intern Experience L-A-V-A, Laboratory for Visionary Architecture, Stuttgart, Germany Freelancer Architect MAKAN Design Studio (For Architectural Designs and Interior Design) Part-time Architect and Graphic Designer at Arab Consult Group Architect and Graphic Designer Internship at AMA Stream Office Education & Dessau International Architecture (MA), Mater Degree - GPA 1.6 Training DIA Master Program Hochschule Anhalt, Germany Pre- Master Studies Smart Growth and Urban Management Approaches for sustainable Development of Egyptian Hinterlands” Mansoura University, Egypt Pre-Master studies of Architecture (score: 86% - ranked 1st ) Project Management Diploma AUC, American University in Cairo, Engineering and Science Services Bachelor of Architecture Mansoura University, Egypt (score: excellent 88% - ranked 1st ) Workshops
TUD & DIA Urban Furniture Robotic lab, Dessau, Germany Behavioral Networks Shapes of Logic Conference, Architecture Museum, Worclaw, Poland KIWiS Kore University International Winter School (as Tutor) Ephemeral Design for the Marginal Urban Spaces in the Slopes of Enna, Italy 3rd IWaTec Winter School Sustainable Use of Resources: Water and Energy for Egypt, TU Berlin Camous El-Gouna Sponsored by Exchange by Exchange & DAAD DAAD Study trip Student group of the Mansoura University, Egypt in the Federal Republic of Germany
1/12/2012 - 30/9/2016
1/4/2014 - 30/9/2016
15/1/2013 - 16/1/2016
1/8/2017 - 30/4/2018
1/1/2015 – 30/6/2015 1/4/2013 - 30/10/2014 1/8/2012 - 30/10/2012 1/10/2016 - 15/7/2018
1/10/2013 – 1/9/2016
1/10/2012 – 1/1/2013
6/2/2016 – 30/5/2016
1/9/2008 - 30/7/2012
October 2017
April 2017
March 2016
February 2015
September 2010
MOHAMED SAAD HAMED MOHARRAM Sebastian Bach Str. 4, Dessau-Roßlau, Germany +4917630174010 Mohamed.S.Moharram@gmail.com , m.moharram@l-a-v-a.net https://mohamed-moharram.com/ www.linkedin.com/in/Mohamed-Saad-Moharram Sex male | Date of birth 01/03/1991 | Nationality Egyptian
Personal Skills
Research & Proposal Writing Presentation Skills Team Leading & Team Building Start-ups & Project Management International Networking Self-Learning & Problem solving
Language Skills
Arabic Language English Language Deustch Language
Software Skills
Microsoft Office Autodesk AutoCAD Autodesk 3ds Max with V-ray Rendering Autodesk Revit Architecture Adobe Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign) Rhinoceros Grasshopper Unreal Engine (Virtual Reality) Key Shot Renderer Simulation tools Cura 3d Prinitng Laser Cutting Software
Learning
Awards
Beginner
Beginner
Good
Fluent
Good
Native
Professional
Java Programing Processing Python Scripting German Language (B1 - Deutsch) One of the 20 best project in "Confronting Conformality" Competition, TU Delft, 2018 Innovation Award at KIWiS Winter School, 206 One of the best 20 research posters at IWaTec Winter School at TU-Berlin Campus Elgouna, 2015 One of best 20 projects in Zero-award organized by: (EECA), (EGYCOM) and (SEDA) ,supported and financed by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), 2013 2nd place of design the gate of 6th October city at MTE, 2011 1st place at Terra-Delta student competition arranged by Mansoura University, 2011 1st place at student research competition “secrets of Islamic Architecture” in Mansoura university 03 / 42
IV. Professional Work
This section contains a selection of latest work experience through different practices and internships especially In LAVA, Germany. Some of these projects are still going till now. Most of the graphics and designs are done by the author.
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Auto Reise Center ARC Raststätten, Breuna, Germany L-A-V-A Labroatory for Visionary Architecture, Stuttgart, 2018 Team: Costa Krautwald (Senior Architect), Evgenia Spyridonos (AIP) Softwares: Rhinoceros, V-ray render, Grasshopper, Adobe Suite Task: Pre-Concept, Site Environmental Studies, Spaces Stacking, Exterior Design & Modelling, Rendering & Post Production
Description ARC Raststätten is an auto service center on the autobahn highways in Germany. The project consists of a gas station with a services area. a gastronomy area and a hotel including parking places for trucks and cars. The main idea is to design a guide for all the sites and make a holistic design with a special charachteristic for different functions.
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Gas Station Scenario
IBIS Hotel (82 Rooms)
Hotel Accomodation
Ground Floor Plan
Family Visit Scenario
Auto Reise Center, Germany, L-A-V-A
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Auto Reise Center, Germany, L-A-V-A
Site Environmental Anlaysis Analysing the site form different aspects regarding the sun radiation and orientation to address the best orientation for the project especially the hotel part. Alos addressing the wind direction and orient the hotel main axis on the sam direction to minimize the noise coming from the Autobahn highway.
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Circulation Later we try to make the design very flexible to accomodate different functions with and easy circulation for the users making 2 parts: one is 24/7 part for the hotel loppy and the gas station and the other on is from 6am to 6pm area including the food area in it.
Auto Reise Center, Germany, L-A-V-A
Layout
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SIEMENS Global Demo Center SIEMENS Visting Center Competition, Amberg, Germany L-A-V-A Labroatory for Visionary Architecture, Stuttgart, 2018 Team: Nuno Galvao (Projects Manager), Costa Krautwald (Senior Architect), Mariusz Polski (Senior Architect), Grayson Bailey (AIP), Elena Krasteva (AIP) Softwares: Rhinoceros, V-ray render, Grasshopper, AutoCAD, Adobe Suite Task: Spaces Stacking & Blocking, Layout Design, Facade Design, Graphics
Description The project is the first prize of the work for SIEMENS competition for Visiting Center in Amberg that LAVA office in Stuttgart Won. The design focused on 3 main aspects which are Tradition and Innovation through ceiling design, Design and Sustainability through facade design, and Functionality and Efficiency through Atrium Design.
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Spaces & Volume Study
Atrium Integration The concept of Atrium was presented to imply 2 main client request which is the connectivity to the SIEMENS Campus and the Security concept for the employers way separating them from the Guests way. Also, it provides better interior environment and day lighting use inside the building.
SIEMENS Amberg Competition, Germany, L-A-V-A
Atrium Circulation
Multi-Usable Common Space
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Building Envelope Around the deliberately kept open atrium, a free-form staircase pile up similar to container flexible spaces. With clear vision towards a high degree prefabrication straight walls with high efficiency which form with the straight outer surface, the thermal shell of the building.
SIEMENS Amberg Competition, Germany, L-A-V-A
Facade Design The design-giving faรงade elements are made of metal (or in individual sheets, new textiles) and are as prefabricated as solid shading element designed. Therefore, this facade can be designed more freely and largely by CNC machines in the factory and then asemblied in the site.
South West Elevation
North West Elevation
Cross Section
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Design Technology Features
SIEMENS Amberg Competition, Germany, L-A-V-A
Stacking & Blocking
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3.0 FUTURE MUNICH HOTEL The Heart of Europe, Worl Islands, Dubai, UAE L-A-V-A Labroatory for Visionary Architecture, Stuttgart, 2017 Team: Nuno Galvao (Projects Manager), Simon Novak (AIP), Elena Krasteva (AIP), Evgenia Spyridonos (AIP) Softwares: Rhinoceros, 3ds Max, V-ray render, Grasshopper, AutoCAD, Adobe Suite Task: Pre-concept, Program Design Spaces Stacking & Blocking, Facade Design, Room Interior Design & Modelling, Graphics, Renderings and Post Production
Description Munich Future Hotel is a 5 stars Hotel located in the world islands in Dubai. It is a prt of 3 other hotels representing European countries. The main idea of the proect is to reflect the bavarian culture and technology from exterioe view through media facade design and interior view through futuristic rooms design and technological user-friendly reception and lobby design.
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Typical Floor Plan
Guest Journey
THOE Future Munich Hotel, Dubai, L-A-V-A
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Human Ecentric Design
Design Tactics & Development
THOE Future Munich Hotel, Dubai, L-A-V-A
Media Integratipon The idea of Media interaction was applied through the big scale on the facade of the project through a n interactive media disks that can create different scences and considered as the media screen for the other hotels in the plaze. Also it has been applied inside the rooms through Media wall whivh the guest cancustomize on his own as a gamification concept where you can do sport a run against someone else and chnge the view scenes in the room.
Cross Section
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Rooms Design Neutral Plan
Active Plan
Resting Plan
THOE Future Munich Hotel, Dubai, L-A-V-A
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II. Academic & Research
This section contains a selection of research, academic projects that was done through my studies in dessau for the master degree including may master thesis work and some academic or research projects from my Bachelor.
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4.0 Data-Driven Hybrid Structures Matser Thesis; Design to Robotic Production Studio TU DELFT(Robotic Building) & DIA COLLABORATION, Dessau, Germany, 2018 1st Supervisor: Prof. Henriette Bier, 2nd Supervisor: Sina Mostfavi Software Used: Rhinoceros, Grasshopper, Octopus, millipede, Kangaroo, KUKA PRC Plugin, Pufferfish, Adobe Suite, Cura 3D Printing, Arduino Nominated for Robert Oxman Prize 2018 for Best Master Thesis
Description This project is done through the work of Master Thesis and its focus is on Data-Driven Design to Robotic producton consists of 3 different scale of Design through Macro, Meso and Micro Scale conducting reaseach on the analysis of architectural data, design factors and parameters which are affecting the design in different scales to create feedback form production to Materilaization.
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Stacking Variations for the Program design Randomly generated from grasshopper depending on the same objectives which are tested based on the proportions and the positioning of spaces according to its relation to the building or to each other using Octopus plugin. The 3 objectives that are used here are; the proportions of the individual spaces, the volume of the whole program and the distance between spaces according to their relations in the spatial organization.
Geometry genrations from the stacking volumes Another step is to generate different geometries based on these stacking variations and later these also can be evaluated in regards to environmental analysis of every geometry.
Data-Driven Hybrid Structures, Master Thesis
1. Stacking Variation
2. Populating Cloud of points
3. Stacking Cloud of Points
4. Genetrating Geometry
5. Subtracting new form old
6. Merging old and new
1. Stacking Variations
2. Cloud of Points
Skeleton for the new Program and Spaces
Skin for the new Program and Spaces 3. Stacking points cloud intersection
Skeleton of the old Building
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Floor Plans & Sections
Data-Driven Hybrid Structures, Master Thesis
1. Macro Scale Building Morphology The geometry shape has different morphologies which differs based on the function and size of every space. Cutting the Geometry in a different position and trying to analyze the shapes of the outer and the interior space.
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2. Meso Scale Voxelization A family of voxels is created according to different D2RO&O factors and data. Some of the voxels are considered as structure voxels. others for porosity, others for Insulation. In Regards of robotic materialization, some aspects have been considered too as the assembly logic continuity of voxels and the amount of material used and the percentage of cavity and porosity included.
Furniture Structure
Technical Porosity
Insulation
Solid: 50 % Void: 50 % Porosity: 00 %
Solid: 50 % Void: 50 % Porosity: 00 %
Solid: 70 % Void: 30 % Porosity: 00 %
Solid: 50 % Void: 50 % Porosity: 00 %
Solid: 30 % Void: 20 % Porosity: 50 %
Solid: 60 % Void: 40 % Porosity: 00 %
Solid: 50 % Void: 50 % Porosity: 00 %
Solid: 70 % Void: 30 % Porosity: 00 %
Solid: 50 % Void: 20 % Porosity: 30 %
Solid: 50 % Void: 50 % Porosity: 00 %
Solid: 40 % Void: 30 % Porosity: 30 %
Solid: 30 % Void: 40 % Porosity: 30 %
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Hybrid Meso Voxelization
01. Meso Basic Surfaces
05. Cells Selection
02. Stress Lines anlysis
03. Cells Cloud
06. Voxelization of Different parts 07. Structure Voxels (Part 01)
04.Deforming Cloud
08. Porosity Voxels (Part 02)
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Informed Hybridity Hybrid Meso Cloud Voxelization 12 optimization factors are defined for the optimization of the Meso scale design and then are transformed into different variations of cloud system for applying a different kind of voxels to it to have multi- hybrid mesoscale. Different iterations can be made by mapping vast range of user interface and changing function.
Voxels Iterations
Data-Driven Hybrid Structures, Master Thesis
3. Micro Scale Voxel Materialization Applying different techniques of Experimenting with the voxel design to enhance the surface tectonics and create the idea of hybrid materials to be printed together using Robotic extrusion or normal 3d printing. Also to give the surfaces some porosity and interesting patterns. Applying the concept of linear growth simulation on voxels surface in 2 different iterations to create two different discrete surfaces and the second is to be applied for surface tectonics.
Micro Prototype
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Robotic Additive Manufacturing Cutom-Made Clay Extruder This project was aiming to expand the possiblities of DIA robotic arm (KUKA RX 16) to provide a new dimension of 3d printing with different material like clay and silicone. A linear extruder was custom assembled using stepmotor, arduino chip and other pieces which are laser cut or 3d printed.
Assembling and Prototyping
Testing extruder wooden connector and attaching it to the robot head using bolt and brackets and also adjusting the direction of it to the home position.
Figuring the right wiring of stepmotor to the drive and the UNO Arduino then test the speed and the direction of the step motor rotation.
Complete the assembley and make the extruder ready to work for the TCB calibration and positioning.
Assembling the base of the extruder; frame and materila tube then test the weight and the movemnet to make consistent and precious.
Data-Driven Hybrid Structures, Master Thesis
Experimentation
Load the code from the grasshopper to the robot and start extruding the material and printing.
Load the material (silicone) and test the extrusion manually and tuning the extrusion speed to the movement of the robot.
First layer finished and we were ready fo the next layer checking the resolution, nodes and sizes.
Monoitoring the movement and the extrusion and write the notes for next layer
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5.0 Topological Hybridity Mapping to Materialization, D2RP&O Studio 2nd Semester (SS 16/17) TU DELFT(Hyperbody) & DIA COLLABORATION, Dessau, Germany, 2017 Tutors: Prof. Henriette Bier, Sina Mostfavi Software Used: Rhinoceros, Grasshopper, millipede, KUKA PRC Plugin, Adobe Suite Teamed With: Hossam Hesham, Mahmoud El-Meligy Nominated Lars Lerup Prize for DIA 1st Year Studio Project
Description Mapping student housing to materialization were tested through a robotic subtractive manufacturing process to produce a Multi-Layered building made of Concrete, Eps and Air engaging milling and hot wire cutting using the KUKA R16 in 2 main phases. First a mold design to produce the concrete structure and then involving hybridity of EPS with concrete as one prototype.
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Design Framework
Macro
Outputs
Meso
Outputs
Micro
Inputs
Outputs
Unit Design
Human activities in a standard student housing mapping matrix
Area Sleeping
Studying
Bathroom
Dressing
Kitchen
Lounge
Prototype
Robotic
Production position
Movement
Topological Hybridity, STudio D2RP&O, DIA SS 16/17
Studio Scope: Design-to-Robotic-Production and -Operation (D2RP&O) employs customized design to production processes that incorporate material properties in design, control all aspects of the design to production process numerically, and utilize parametric design principles that can be linked to the robotic production. In this context, virtual modeling and simulation interface the production and real-time operation of physically built space establishing thereby an unprecedented design to production and operation feedback loop.
Points Cloud
Intersection
Space
Loads
Lighting
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Macro Scale: i. Activities spatial mapping including furniture and devices spatial requirement for space domain. ii. Frequency relationships between the activities.
Topological Hybridity, STudio D2RP&O, DIA SS 16/17
Material Experiemnets Different EPS and foam materials have been used to produce some voids inside it and then producing some molds for concrete casting. So we tried to enhance the foam structural physics using the concrete. Some other experiments was done to use the foam as mold for concrete structures spraying some acetone was done to produce such a hybridity.
Meso Scale: Analysis and Optimization: a finite element model is created and the stress lines are extracted. Materiality: With concrete and EPS as construction materials, hybridity is introduced.
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Meso Part Materialization & Design A part fo the student housing was cut and designed regarding the materialization betwetten concrete, eps and porosity optimizing the structural analysis and the porosity function for lights and ventilation with different material ratios depending on the part function and the user.
Topological Hybridity, STudio D2RP&O, DIA SS 16/17
Hybridity Design Layering (EPS, Concrete, Air)
Hybridity Design Layering (EPS, Concrete, Air)
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Toolpath Layers
Robotic Milling 2 Parts EPS and Concrete Casting
Start milling using 5 layers of milling. 4 is for removing the unecessary material part.
Fixing the EPS part after cutting the actual bounding box dimension in fornt of the robot on the turn table.
Do the same for the second mold part and make sure to have the same position and settings.
the last layer with high resolution and low speed to achieve a smooth mold surface.
Topological Hybridity, STudio D2RP&O, DIA SS 16/17
Prototype: First a mold design was made to produce the concrete structure part and then another design was made involving the hybridity of EPS with concrete as one prototype. It is a kind of process to create a feedback from the robot to the design later and enhance the architectural factors of the space.
Coating the mold from inside With Gel and Oil to provide a seamless surface and to not let the concrete stuck to it.
Hot wiring the unnecessary parts of EPS (Base and Head) and then test the matching faces.
Preparing the final mold and use steel rods for fixing and also duct tape and then make a whole for cating and also use a movable table for shaking.
Mixing the concrete which is a speacial ready mixture compoiste that only needs water.
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Final Hybrid Component (Prototype)
Assembling and Prototyping Start milling using 5 layers of milling. 4 is for removing the unecessary material part. Using the turn table code to mill the other side and the Porosity surfaces . Do this for the 4 Parts of the Mold and cut the unecessary parts with the hot Wire. Clean and Sand the surfaces making sure the mold is accurately matches and closed when the 4 parts are together. Preparing the inner sides of the mold and gluing them together as one part for casting the concrete inside.
Topological Hybridity, STudio D2RP&O, DIA SS 16/17
Multi-Materilaity The multi-system robotic setup concentrated on advancing creation work process for subtractive manufacture. It joined two subtractive manufacture procedures for prototyping, a volumetric system for fabrication processing to include additional points of interest and porosity also was included to apply different kind of factors in one prototype where every factor is represented by one material.
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6.0 Crystaline Growth Studio Sensual Space, Studio 1st Semester (SS 16/17) DIA Dessau International Architecture Program, Dessau, Germany, 2016 Tutors: Manuel Kretzer, Adil Bokhari Software Used: Rhinoceros, Grasshopper, Hoopsnake, 3ds Max, Vray Render, Adobe Suite Teamed With: Hopeton Bartely
Description This project is part od studio sensual space for producing a radical architectural drawings. Theb main idea was to choose a world phenomena and exagerate the possibilities and the conditions of it and how this is affecting the architecture at certain places. Our project was about sea level rising in Amsterdam especialli the Dam sqaure.
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Macro Scale Main Problem: Melting Ice Caps What if ‌. All Amsterdam became underwater what will be the kind of Architecture deriving from this situation which we see in the image to the right (Aerial View Visualisation of Amsterdam on 2100 Submerged under sea-level)
Materilalization Using salt and water to grow crystals under different conditions
Experiemnet 01
Experiemnet 02
Experiemnet 03
Crystaline Growth, Studio Sensual Space , DIA WS 16/17
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Growing Crystals
Synthesis: Why we don’t we live under Water? - Humans Needs a ground - Grow A new Ground - Crystallization as an approach. - Understand how life grow in water. - Growing crystal farms on objects. Form Finding What we are trying to do is to create a mid-environment between existing architecture and the spaces under water that will have the ability to grow to makes it is own living spaces.
Growing Crystal Farm
Bio mimicry; Dead Sea Salt Phenomena
Crystaline Growth, Studio Sensual Space , DIA WS 16/17
Aggregation Process Step 1
Step 4
Step 2
Step 5
Step 3
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Crystaline Growth, Studio Sensual Space , DIA WS 16/17
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7.0 Transport HUB Graduation Project - Suez International Airport 2030 Mansoura University, Dept. of Architecture, Egypt, 2012 Tutors: Prof. Osama Farag, Software Used: 3ds Max, Vray Render, Parametric Array, AutoCAD, Adobe Suite Ranked 1st for the best architectural graduation projects
Description The main idea of the airport project is Maximizing the Geographical Location of Egypt as an intermediate transport hub. So a multi complex services is to be provided in the airport terminal as a main transport hub in Suez Canal. So Vision, is to create an new urban network to connect the city internationally and locally
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Description: The main idea of the airport project is Maximizing the Geographical Location of Egypt as an intermediate transport hub. So a multi complex services is to be provided in the airport terminal as a main transport hub in Suez Canal. So Vision, is to create an new urban network to connect the city internationally and locally
International Transport Hub, Bachelor Graduation Project
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Arrival Floor Plan The design approach for designing the different flooe plans was trying to make the space in the airport more user friendly and outside connected through the mushroom structure approach and the inner small courtyards which made the design more naturally lighted and visually connected.
International Transport Hub, Bachelor Graduation Project
Mezzanine (Transit) Floor Plan The transit level design was trying to offer so many services and entertainment for the travellers and also it is connected visually with the airside and the departure plan using different vertical and horizonatl circulation means .
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Form Inspiration Form was inspired from the desert line and the sand dunes that cover the trees and palms.
International Transport Hub, Bachelor Graduation Project
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III. Workshops & Competitions
This section contains a selection of various entries in international and national student competitions projects that was done through undergraduate or postgraduate studies and different international workshops around the world. Most of the garphics and the render are the author's own work.
8.0 Xonomies BEHAVIOURAL NETWORKS WORKSHOP Shapes of Logic Conference, Architecture Museum - Worclaw, Poland - 2017 Tutors: Matthijs la Roi, Marvin Bratke, Paul Clemens Bart Software Used: Rhinoceros, Grasshopper, Processing, 3ds Max, Keyshot Teamed with : Amir Khazan, Hossam Hesham, Mohamed Eid
Description Proposing a decentralized connective network model developed through transcoding of agent based systems and a simulation of multidisciplinary daily activities as a predefined inputs to create a pattern as basic function of our agents behavior that could incorporate into the design of contemporary city systems that are able to evolve and forecast future possibilities.
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Processing The mentioned process was held with the help of a three-dimensional targeted agents simulation using processing. The process was divided into three overlapped parts, each represents a different type of circulation, and has its own characteristics simulating the real flow regarding the vision, speed of the agents and the attraction to the targets and the trails. The output morphology was used at two levels, designing the three-dimensional network, and redistributing the demolished area as new buildings to be positioned in the negative spaces of the generated lines.
AGENT TIMELINE | PHEREMONE TRAIL NETWORK
Xonomies, Behavioral Networks Workshop, Shapes of Logic Conference
01 | View Corridors 1 | Urban Analysis
2 | After Intervention
02 | Connectivity 1 | Urban Analysis
GENERATION
2 | After Intervention
SPACE SYNTAX | SPATIAL NETWORK ANALYSIS
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Xonomies, Behavioral Networks Workshop, Shapes of Logic Conference
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01 | Initial Urban Setup - Creating more definied evolved clusters connecting 2 Campuses. - Replacing old buildings that prevent river view
02 | Agent Behaviour Simulation - Site Entrances for agents source. I Network levels and nodes as targets. Exist Buildings as Obstacles
03 | Network Generation - 3 Main layers of networks ( Pedestrians, Bicycles & Vehicles ) - Generated network provides open spaces in between, more defined and more oriented for open spaces and Buildings
Xonomies, Behavioral Networks Workshop, Shapes of Logic Conference
Vehicle Network
Pedestrians Network
Lecture Halls Biotech Institute Dorms Informatics Institute
Conference Halls Recreational zone Mensa
Quite Zones Buildings
Buildings Network
04 | Infrastructural Intervention - Pathways to nodes to open spaces to buildings. - parking level underground
05 | Infrastructural Function - Units Configuration - Levels Variation
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