Nada Rakha Portfolio by Nada Rakha

C O N T E NTS

A) CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Elsevier Company

Vibes Entertainment Hub

Etisalat Head Quarters Elevation

B) COLLEGE PROJECTS

01 Logistics Incubator Office Building C O N T E NT S

(Egypt)

Villa Elevation Design

Meditation Park

Interior Design

Landscape Design

Graduation Project

(Libya)

(Scotland)

Building Materials & Manufacturing Technologies Research Institute

B) WORKING DRAWINGS

C O N T E NT S

Construction Design

02 Power System 03

Light Design

04 HVAC System 05

Fire Fighting System

C O N T E NT S

C) ART WORK

Architectural 3D Renderings

Photography

Pencil Drawings

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Elsevier Research Office

Given Requirements : Design a formal office location for freelance, temporary employees, With a man cave themed breakout.

Required Concept : Breakout must help the employees clear their mind and relax.

Given Location: -Allianz head office building - CFC

Conceptual Studies : -Logo: Galileo Capturing an apple from the Elsevier’s knowledge tree. -Color Scheme: Orange

-Major: Medical & Health Professional Researches -Working Hours: 24/7 -Employees Leisure Interests: Football + Reading

Theme: Nature -Theme inspired from the Tree in the logo, which the employees made it clear they are very proud of.

Elsevier Research Office

Theme Application: 1-Flooring ; Materials: grass themed carpet tiles + real small pebbles + wood tiles  Project Execution was during the 2017 industrial crisis, importing tiles wasn’t an option so I only had a specific number of 3 random green tile models, in addition to the wood & the pebbles.

Theme Application: 2-Breakout Furniture: A-Hollow wood Tree Abstract  As a solution for the lack of barrier between the breakout area and the working office space, so I designed decorative looking trees yet made from sound insulating material, inspired from the tree in the logo.

Elsevier Research Office

B- Raw wood furniture  Furniture with no sharp edges to look as if its freshly extracted from the jungle

C- Pebbles Relaxing bean bags  Custom made pebbles like pillows and bean bags. D- Shipping Containers Themed lockers  An abstract relation to the sea to complete the nature scene. E- Green colour scheme

Elsevier Research Office

B- Raw wood furniture  Furniture with no sharp edges to look as if its freshly extracted from the jungle

3-Exposed Ceiling Abstract Black coloured ceiling with dangling lights inspired from the night sky.

Elsevier Research Office

Career Highlights

Vibes Entertainment Hub

Given Requirements : To Renovate a Villa of Area 250sqm + 200sqm garden and transform it into an entertainment hub.

Required Concept : The place is to be colorful to provide different vibes of positive energy

Given Location: El sheikh Zayed

Hub’s Activities 1- Coworking Space 2-Photosessions location 3-Yoga & Meditation 4-Dance Studio 5-Art Classes 6-School After hours

7-Informal Meetings & Interviews 8-Cooking & Cake Decoration Classes 9-Zumba Classes 10-Crossfit & Aerobics 11—Makeup Classes

Project Obstacles Vibes Entertainment Hub

1-Budget: Budget should be between 30k to 40k EGP Including Renovation finishes & Furniture.  To achieve this budget I had to create some of the furniture with my own hands, paint some of the walls and sew the whole yoga tent

2-Time: The location is a rental with high fees, so the client wanted to start taking actions immediately without seeing drawings or 3Ds just photoshoped photos of the location to help her imagine my ideas

3-Location must be Relaxing & Mood changing to all women from ages 6-90y/o 4-Every cm should be a photo opportunity

Vibes Introduced 1-Vintage Retro Vibe 2-Nostalgia Vibe 3-African Vibe 4-Qahwa Vibe 5-Gypsy Vibe 6-Homey Kitchen Vibe 7-Indian Carnival Vibe 8-Artistic Vibe

Vibes Introduced:

Vibes Entertainment Hub

1-Vintage Retro Vibe To hide the fact the project budget is only 40k, according to the clientâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s request, the reception had to look as luxurious as possible to attract the targeted A-class visitors

Before

Gypsum Board wall to add an extra room & isolate the used to be open kitchen from the reception Ikeaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s High copy Carpet 400egp instead of 2000

After Second hand Office Desk transformed by the carpenter into a reception desk

Plastic Clock 70egp

Motivational Quotes

Metal like plastic chandeliers 170egp

Artificial plant from almosky

Vibes Introduced:

Vibes Entertainment Hub

Second hand Couch

Second hand Bedroom night stand

Vibes Introduced:

Vibes Entertainment Hub

2-Nostalgia Vibe/ Selfie Corridor As requested by the owner to make every cm a photo opportunity, I had to use the corridor connecting the rooms with the reception as a selfie corner, with everybodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s favourite memories from famous movies, shows, commercials ,..etc

And infront of the door of the Qahwa themed room / makeup sessions room I hanged a custom made selfie ring on the wall, as these are the most selfie taking type of visitors.

Selfie ring costed 250egp instead of 3000

Coffee Bar

Vibes Introduced:

Vibes

3-African Vibe This vibe is targeting the arts and crafts room to inspire the visitors with all the colours and graffiti.

I bought a second hand dining table and painted it in black to hide any scars from previous users

Storage Puffs to act as chairs and visitors storage

Vibes Introduced: 4-Qahwa Vibe Qahwa vibes targets the Informal meeting room/Makeup sessions to give ease and comfort to the users.

Vibes Entertainment Hub

70EGP oriental curtains

100egp chairs that I sprayed in different oriental colours

60EGP Vintage second hand radio

Meâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;alemâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Photo

25EGP tv skeleton

Customs for Visitors to take photos, and by sharing photos its an instant marketing source for the hub

Vibes Introduced:

Vibes Entertainment Hub

5-Gypsy Vibe For the dancing studio

6-Homey Kitchen Vibe For the cooking and cake decorating classes Had to cover the walls with home made artworks, as a budget friendly solution to hide maintenance holes in the ceramic tiles by the previous owners

Vibes Introduced: 7-Indian Carnival Vibe Targeting with the carnival vibe the Yoga & meditation zone.

Vibes Entertainment Hub

Before

After

Vibes Introduced:

Vibes Entertainment Hub

8-Artistic Vibe

Vibes Entertainment Hub

Photo sessions at the location

Career Highlights

Etisalat Headquarters Elevations designs

Elevations of 6 floors with 2 different themes Each floor had its own design Theme -Nature -Culture

ETISALAT HEADQUARTERS ELEVATIONS DESIGN

COLLEGE WORK

College work

Incubator Office Building & Transportation Hub

Given Requirements : Design an Incubator Office building attached to a transportation hub. Built-up Area: Max 3000 ,Total Area : Max 10000

Required Concept : Mobility & Transition

Given Sites : -Industrial Site -Agricultural Site

Conceptual Studies : LOGISTICS INCUBATOR OFFICE BUILDING & TRANSPORTATIONHUB

Theme : Mobility & Transition  Modularity  Pixelation

Theme Justification: -Mobility & Transition was the given Concept of the project. -The Pixelation theme gives the building the ability to add future extensions, without losing its identity. -Pixels represents the whole concept of the project Physically & Conceptually, which is “Similar individuals, with different characteristics, yet together they form a full image.”

Site Justifications: Chosen Site : Agricultural Site Since the office building is attached to a transportation hub so there is a great chance that the offices are mostly going to be working in the import & export business. Color Tags: Given Site

Agricultural area

Railway

Chosen Position in site

The Building takes this specific orientation so it would take maximum Northern directed Spaces as well as the refreshing view of the blue Nile river and its green agricultural surroundings.

Nile

The agricultural Site would be a suitable choice because: 1-Agricultural products are mostly organic and needs speed in its exportations as well as imports of agricultural supplies and chemicals So by choosing to build the mentioned project in this site , will speed up the process. 2- The presence of the Nile River introduces the opportunity of national & international shipping

Building Orientation Justification

Concept Application Blocks of Volume 5x5x4H attached together introducing different experiences of lighting(natural & Artificial ) ,Solid & Void Variations. Allowing different types of clients (office renters) to have a variety of choices in there rented offices characteristics according to their needs. The Concept is to be applied on different layers (Model layer, Plans Layer, Elevations Layer, Details Layer)

Position Choice in Site Justification: -Reaching all possible kinds of transportation for the hub, as it is by the Nile as well as railway and two main streets. -Easy Accessibility This Concept application allows the engineer to choose from almost all kinds of structure systems(Steel,Column & Beam , etc..) I chose the column and beams system.

LOGISTICS INCUBATOR OFFICE BUILDING & TRANSPORTATIONHUB

Plans:

Ground Floor Plan

LOGISTICS INCUBATOR OFFICE BUILDING & TRANSPORTATIONHUB

First Floor Plan

Second & Forth Floor Plan (Typical Floor Plan)

Third Floor Plan

LOGISTICS INCUBATOR OFFICE BUILDING & TRANSPORTATIONHUB

Design Layers

LOGISTICS INCUBATOR OFFICE BUILDING & TRANSPORTATIONHUB

Skin Analysis Color Choice: The off-white color is to minimize the modernized look of the project to adapt with the oriental architecture of the country side As well as adding roof gardens to adapt with the agricultural surroundings, Also to try to decrease the amount of pollution the transportation hub is causing.

First Application of Pixels :

Second Application of Pixels:

Huge 3D pixels distributed randomly vertically & horizontally giving the impression of the mobility, transition & growth of logistics this kind of project is going to help the society to achieve.

Applying a finer layer of pixelization to the skin in consideration of the environmental aspects of the orientation of each elevation 1st On the Eastern & Western elevations Resisted & Vertical openings, to avoid the horizontally directed Sun

2nd On the Northern elevations Maximum number possible of openings yet enough to adapt with the other elevations of the project

Elevations Intersections

Intersection of the Northern Elevation with the East & West

Intersection OF the Southern Elevation with the East & West

3rd On the Southern elevations Resisted & Horizontal openings, to avoid the vertically directed Sun

LOGISTICS INCUBATOR OFFICE BUILDING & TRANSPORTATIONHUB

Section & Elevations

Section A-A

Elevation 1 (North)

Elevation 3 (East/West)

Elevation 2 (South)

Elevation 3 Shadow Analysis

Elevation 2 Shadow Analysis

Architectural Design Projects

Villa Elevation Design in Libya, Tripoli

Given Requirements : To redesign the elevations of an already planned villa in Libya.

Required Concept : Modernization

Given Style: Concept Photos

Villa Elevation Design The Original Design

Client’s Requests The Client requested a modern designed exterior for the villa that would be expensive in construction

Villa Elevation Design

Given Concept Photos

Libyan Environment I live in Egypt & I haven’t had the chance to visit Libya before, So I had to do some research on the Context & Climate “Libya’s climate is dominated by the hot, arid Sahara, but it is moderated along the coastal littoral by the Mediterranean Sea. The Saharan influence is stronger in summer. From October to March, prevailing westerly winds bring cyclonic storms and rains across northern Libya.” www.britannica.com

Keywords: Expensive Materials – Desert – Sea Coast – Wind – Dust Humidity

Villa Elevation Design

The New & DevelopedDesign

Villa Elevation Design

Architectural Design Projects

Meditation Park in Aberdeen, Scotland

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Required Concept : Motivate the citizens to visit the famous harbor of Aberdeen as they used to in the past. Main Focus of the semester design was to focus on the spacial experience not the exterior look.

Dynamic

River Edge

One Mile walk

Lights

Gateway

Leisure

Grey City Water heart

White Depression Nature

Theme : Video Games Theme Justification : Using video games Will introduce the opportunity of: *Motivational Quotes  Depression Treatment + Self Support *Color Psychology  Depression + Grey Scale Treatment

Meditation Park

*Informations  Harbour Awareness + Introducing the harbour in a fun interesting way

Project : Components : ( Track– Tunnels –Meditation Points) Track : Colors of the track takes sequence of color therapy process 1-black : Purify the soul and get ready for development 2- then going blue : gives a start to peaceful thoughts & +ve thinking And so on .. It takes the shape of the river waves to increase the curves sensation ( Curves : ensures the eyes that everything is seen  safety feeling )

Introducing the harbour through a real life video game The Experience starts after passing the start point and see a hologram that opens up when you step on the specific block on the floor through your walk The hologram shows photos and informations that you are going to be asked about in one of the tunnels you will meet

Meditation Points Nodes on the way of the track wont be blocked because the track takes slopes forming bridges and shelters

Some places were requested to be attractive nodes with lights to attract people from market street

The Points takes the abstract shape of the sea foam , as a sort of connection to the sea foam at the harbor

AProject looks like the track in this project

The tunnels : Not a must ,its just a piece of challenge if you can complete it to the end ( You are free to enter the challenge or continue going on the track )

Lighting inside the inner light spaces

Position : at the end of the color level of the track During walking through the color level the user gain a special kind of emotion that needs to be expressed , so these tunnels are to direct the mental energy into an appropriate physical one Ex: The pink tunnel

Components : -Main Lobby

emotion : calmness  flying  jumping on bouncing floor

-Inner Light meditation area: (Uses

-Relaxing area: Energy Healing Lounge (A space for sending healing energy directly to an affected area.) with personal and group bubbles (experienced space)

light as a vehicle to connect you with your essence.)

White Leather Stuffed areas in the walls , behind theseats for warmth

Meditation Park

Lighting unit Relaxing Bubble 1-4 Users

Section Scale 1:50 Personal Relaxing Bubble 1User Section Scale 1:50

Candles Table ( white Granite)

Seats By theriver

Candles Table ( white Granite)

Inner Light Meditation Room Main Lobby

Lighting unit

Energy Healing Room

Sitting Steps( white Granite)

Plan Scale1:50

Meditation Park

Elevation Scale 1:50

Elevation Scale1:50

Meditation Park

Day Light + Lighting units + Rain

Day Light + Snow

Day Light + Rain

White Leather Stuffed Areas in the walls for warmth

Lighting Units

Night Lighting

The Effect of Rain At night

ARCHITECTURAL PROJECTS

Interior Design Sketches

Designing an interior design office

The task was to design an office that works on interior design, and the owner architect should be myself Given Concept: -Expressing your favorite style of architecture -Showing your clients how serious you are about architecture

My Key words: -Style (Organic – Gaudi) Back then we were studying Antony Gaudi in the history of architecture course and I admired his work the most so I wanted my office to be inspired by his work

Office Interior Design

-Concept Of Design: Unity – Personal Bubble

The Concluded theme was The Body Cells They represent the junior architects working together in the office As each of them is an individual with their own personal office/space on their specified tasks and talents, yet together they are all working with the same goals.

To give each architect his personal space yet not to lose the unity feeling I designed the office as a one big space were the walls are double walls with a 2.5m gap between them were the architects sit in the walls

Office Interior Design

Manager’s Office

Meeting Area & Client’s waiting area

Landscape Design

ARCHITECTURAL PROJECTS

Redesigning the Seddiq mosque garden

Accessibility & Roads: Slow –Two Way Slow –One Way Medium –OneWay Medium –Two Way Nodes Used by Families

Seddik Park Redesign

Project Entrances View # 1

View # 2

View # 3

Seddik Park Redesign

Graduation Project

Building Materials & Manufacturing Technologies Research Institute

My vision In Choosing the site will aim to help the institute , develop sustainable techniques in its researching process , as well as , Efficiency in the accessibility of the needed materials .

Building Materials & Manufacturing Technologies Research Institute

Project Statement By Studying the Egyptian economical state in comparison to the speed of the rising number of population , in the recent few years , there is a conclusion of an increasing overlap in social and economic functions in Egypt which, in turn, manifests itself in an increasing blurring of distinctions regarding architectural features all over the country.

The aim of the Institute is to search for new building materials alternatives (cheaper , sustainable , better qualities or easier in maintenance) to keep up with the social and economical changes , as there will be economical benefits on both present and future aspects . -Cheaper / Sustainable Materials & Techniques  Lower Cost Enough budget for more projects  Development --Low maintenance + Better qualities Time Saving Enough time to keep up with the social and economical needs Development

Examples of the goals the institute should reach : 1)Geosynthetic reinforced soil walls -Human-made materials from various types of polymers to enhance, augment and make possible cost, effective environmental, transportation and geotechnical engineering construction projects.

Solid wastes generation in India

-Its quality exceeds 3X the quality of traditional building materials -Doesn’t need concrete base, due to its lightweight, which can be created directly on the surface of the earth. -Pre-casted , with power lines and facilities inside it . -Installed in only 12 days, and custom designed. -Low cost ( 3 floors building of 70m/floor costs 70k-100k L.E ).

paper bricks made from 90% recycled paper mill waste (RPMW) and 10% cement . -The mixture is mechanically mixed and pressed into molds and then cured in the sun. -Low-cost means of eking more efficiency out of an already good practice. -Installation is similar to the clay ones .

My vision In Choosing the site will aim to help the institute , develop sustainable techniques in its researching process , as well as , Efficiency in the accessibility of the needed materials . 10 th of Ramadan City

Site analysis Site Choice Criteria : -Natural energy source (as the ovens and the cold rooms are working 24/7 consuming a lot of energy) -Close to the city , to easily supply the city with the produced samples and to be easily supplied with the resources -By the edges of the city to protect the residents from Possible pollution caused by some of the labs -Nearby a building materials industrial area -Neighbors landuse mustn’t be affected by the vibrations caused by some of the labs -Large Span roads for the loading/unloading trucks -Possibility of futuristic expansions

61 building materials factories Accommodation in the engineers city –less than 2km away . Not so far from the city side. in the eastern desert – enough sun for solar energy production First option -Site is Already determined by the government to be a smart village (economical ) Second option -Landuse -Suitable Neighbors Potentials marked on map # 2 Context heights 3-4 floors

Site Constrains -Sunny -Max Building Height =30m

Existing Precedence Building Materials & Manufacturing Technologies Research Institute

Housing & Building Research Center Giza , Egypt The Center is a group of 10 different institutes

One of these institutes is “Building Materials & Quality Control Research Institute “ Positive Factors in the institute : -In the middle of the city and easily accessible . -Supplied with all the needed labs and technologies . -Large empty Spaces for experiments and future additions. -Labs are well ventilated . -Huge Library. -Has its own magazine .

Negative Factors in the institute : 1Located on Al-Tahrir Street (a major street & one of the highest traffic roads in Al-Dokki . 2Parking Area can fit 20-30 Cars and Average 5 Microbuses 3-Located next to a school that has no parking Therefore: -While Loading the materials and products to/from the trucks , the traffic of the whole district is affected . -Not Enough Parking nor buses . Solutions -Design a larger parking area (average 100 cars -10 Buses ) -Locate the site on a minor yet wide road .

4- Located in a residential area Therefore : Harming the Residents health by the polluted air and heat produced by the Fire Safety Labs . Solution: -Locate the site on the edges of the city (close enough to the clients yet far enough for safety). 5- The Labs & Factories Consume a huge amount of energy . 6-Facades aren’t Sustainably designed Therefore : The main aim of the institute is not achieved ( helping the economy and environment ). Solution : -Locate the site in an area with a renewable energy source (wind or solar energy)

Topic Division : The main focus of the project is on the laboratories: 1Standard Educational Labs

(For Interns and Trainees ) 2About 20*60-80 Area Labs, triple height for ventilation and loading the materials

-Used for experiments and production . ( small sized Factories) in the needed fields (RC – Materials – Health & Safety issues – Soil – constructions physics )

-The Track where materials and products are lifted & loaded on Photos are of the materials lab at the HBRC 3-Standard Labs in the needed fields ( Chemistry Labs - Pressure Labs - Cold Rooms - Physics Labs - Geology Labs Geophysics Labs – Nanometeric Labs)

- Openings near the ceiling for light & ventilation

The Institute design should act as an introduction of its own concept Concept Key words :

Building Materials & Manufacturing Technologies Research Institute

sustainability – awareness - Structure – materials Exposed Structures

Concept of design Reinforced steel Trusses Canopy structure (all structures chosen are recyclable) Concrete slabs will be replaced by Fly ash As concrete store 40-60% of the weather thermal energy As well as fly ash is 97% recycled materials

Steel Concrete Earth Blocks Glass Materials & Structures chosen according to environmental & Functional Issues

Aside to showing the building process and materials ,the Form of the building is a capture of the interaction between the researchers and visitors

Targeted Visitors direction: conference hall exhibit library educational area On the way to these places the visitor is to go through exposed circulation entertained by watching the work inside the labs

Application Constrains By Applying the Concept of design, the project lost life and became depressing so I had to find a solution to motivate the students and workers to have better emotions so they can achieve the maximum possible .

Aphoto showing the view in the entrance Showing the maintenance pipes, more than one kind of structure, slab filling, wall bricks & Solar Cells.

Plans

Ground Floor Plan

Building Materials & Manufacturing Technologies Research Institute

Second Floor Plan

Building Materials & Manufacturing Technologies Research Institute

The visitors can watch the scientists without interrupting them as they watch them from a height of 3m above

Views from inside the labs showing the exposed Building materials, structure and HVACsystem

The windows take the shape of a wall during the building process

Solar Cells on the East-South & West-South Elevations to give awareness & decorate the elevations As well as, Producing energy as the project consumes a lot of it

Building Materials & Manufacturing Technologies Research Institute

3D sketch to show the form

The Manufacturing labs need huge chimneys, yet they pollute the air

Solution: -Increase Chimneys height -Build them with fire clay bricks to decrease the heat emission -Follow the ne LEED invented chimney design (it is not 100% eco-friendly, Yet it decreases the harm)

WORKING DRAWINGS

Working Drawings

ART WORK

Architectural Presentations

ART WORK

3D Renderings

ART WORK

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