NR Portfolio by Nada Rakha

C O N T E NTS

A) ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN PROJECTS

Logistics Incubator Office Building

Villa Elevation Design

Meditation Park

Interior Design

Landscape Design

Graduation Project

(Egypt)

(Libya)

(Scotland)

Building Materials & Manufacturing Technologies Research Institute

C O N T E NTS

B) WORKING DRAWINGS

Construction Design

Power System

Light Design

HVAC System

Fire Fighting System

C O N T E NTS

C) ART WORK

Architectural 3D Renderings

Photography

Pencil Drawings

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN PROJECTS

Architectural Design Projects

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

LOGISTICS INCUBATOR OFFICE BUILDING & TRA NSPORTATION HUB

Conceptual Studies : 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

Building Orientation Justification 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

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 & TRA NSPORTATION HUB

Plans:

Ground Floor Plan

LOGISTICS INCUBATOR OFFICE BUILDING & TRA NSPORTATION HUB

First Floor Plan

Second & Forth Floor Plan (Typical Floor Plan)

Third Floor Plan

LOGISTICS INCUBATOR OFFICE BUILDING & TRA NSPORTATION HUB

Design Layers

LOGISTICS INCUBATOR OFFICE BUILDING & TRA NSPORTATION HUB

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 & TRA NSPORTATION HUB

Section & Elevations

Section A-A

Elevation 1 (North)

Elevation 3 (East/West)

Elevation 2 (South)

Elevation 3 Shadow Analysis

Elevation 2 Shadow Analysis

in Libya, Tripoli

Architectural Design Projects

Villa Elevation Design

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 & Developed Design

Villa Elevation Design

in Aberdeen, Scotland

Architectural Design Projects

Meditation Park

A task from the international â&#x20AC;&#x153;Polyport PolyArk IIIâ&#x20AC;?

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

Leisure

Gateway

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

A Project 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:

-Relaxing area:

Energy Healing Lounge (A space for sending healing energy directly to an affected area.) with personal and group bubbles (experienced space) (Uses light as a vehicle to connect you with your essence.)

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

Meditation Park

Lighting unit Relaxing Bubble 1-4 Users

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

Candles Table ( white Granite)

Seats By the river

Candles Table ( white Granite)

Inner Light Meditation Room Main Lobby

Lighting unit

Energy Healing Room

Sitting Steps( white Granite)

Plan Scale 1:50

Meditation Park

Elevation Scale 1:50

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 –One Way 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 . 10th 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 : 1- Located on Al-Tahrir Street (a major street & one of the highest traffic roads in Al-Dokki . 2-Parking 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: 1-Standard Educational Labs (For Interns and Trainees ) 2-About 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 .

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

Building Materials & Manufacturing Technologies Research Institute Plans

Ground Floor Plan

Building Materials & Manufacturing Technologies Research Institute First 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 HVAC system

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

Pencil Drawing

ART WORK

(A sample of my work at the annual gallery in college)

ART WORK

Photography

ART WORK

Architectural Presentations

ART WORK

3D Renderings

ART WORK

Thank you..