Architecture Portfolio | 2015 - 2023

PROJECT INFORMATION

Building Type Hotel

Location Dubai, UAE.

Firm Aedas

Year 2015

Plot Area 5,584.69 sqm

Current status Under construction Stages Concept

Building Information :

The clients expectation was to provide a five-star resort in the business hotel market. The location of the development plot at the south side of business bay provides view corridors to Dubai’s newest ares of downtown, Meydan and the Design district, not to mention prime views of burj khalifa.

Due to this location, one of the main architectural design drivers to be utilized was maximizing these unique views.

Programme :

• Hotel rooms

• Townhouse

• All day dining

• Sky lobby

• Meeting room

• Specialty restaurant

• Club

• Pool

• Gym

• Spa

TASK EXPOSURE

• Plan resolution

• Report composition

• Circulation/Traffic/Sun diagrams

• Vehicular route study

• Modular unit study

• 3D model

• Elevator requirement study

• Core design options

Softwares Cad, Indesign, photoshop, Sketchup, Lumion.

UNIT STUDY

GROUND FLOOR PLAN

TYPICAL FLOOR PLAN

LE MERIDIEN MINA SEYAHI EXTENSION DUBAI, UAE.

PROJECT INFORMATION

Building Type Hotel

Location Dubai, UAE.

Firm Aedas

Year 2016,2017

Plot Area 3,300 sqm

Current status Construction

Stages : Pre-concept, Concept, Detail Design.

Building Information :

The focus of this Project’s scope will be the addition of a new world-class hotel tower, approximately G+30 storeys, circa 300 keys, which will enhance the existing 5* resort masterplan. This new tower is intended to be connected via bridge link to the new existing car-park, in addition the creation of a new basement link to the existing LMMS hotel.

• 300 guestroom keys

• 1B +G+30 storeys

• Standalone MEP utilities

• Maintaining existing DTCM 5* ‘Resort’ criteria

• F&B – Lobby lounge/ café, ADD & Signature Restaurant

• Meeting/ Conference Facilities

• Gym/ Fitness Centre

• Car-parking to be provided entirely by adjoining car-park structure

• BUA – 30,787 sqm

TASK EXPOSURE

• Conceptual layouts

• 3d visuals

• Renders

• Facade design & model

• Report composition

• Technical drawings

• Conceptual visuals

Softwares Indesign, photoshop, Sketchup, Revit, Rhino, Vray

CONCEPTUAL DESIGN DEVELOPMENT

Facade Description :

The main façade elements are summarized as follows:

1- In the facade design, the outer curved free form “skin” translates to a roof canopy as well as a large curved structure at the Podium.

2- Intermittent horizontal fins throughout the building made of similar material as the curved façade.

3- the timber ribs at ground level 4- glazed elements, including continuous curtain wall, in between slab curtain wall and glass balustrades.

5- the balcony side walls 6- vertical curved bands and reflective material

Glass fiber reinforced concrete (GFRC) and ultra High Performing concrete (UHPC systems are versatile and can provide panels in almost any shape. A series of different molds can be used to achieve the curved skin façade. the façade can be more cost effective if a repetitive mold is used for the façade. these thin, lightweight materials can reduce the amount of load being applied to the superstructure compared to a traditional precast system.

POOL DECK CANOPY

VALBONNE OPEN SKY COMMERCIAL CENTER ANTIBE, FRANCE

PROJECT INFORMATION

Building Type Mixed-Use Commerce

Location Valbonne, France

Firm GRD

Year 2018

BUA 100,000 sqm

Current status Under construction

Stages:Concept,Schematic,Detail Design

Building information :

Restaurants = 8000 m2

Retails = 43000 m2

Leisure = 3000 m2

Office = 26000 m2

Theatre = 2500 m2

Museum = 500 m2

Hotel + Spa = 10,000 m2

160 Key hotel designed as per ‘Hilton by Curio’ 4* hotel standard.

Task

• Hotel structural design on a radial grid

• This building consists of 4 functions

- Leisure, Hotel, theatre, Conference & Spa. The fire exit design strategy was challenging as the functions circulation are restrictred to over lap.

• Multiple complex scissor staircase resolution to avoid people from various functions overlap their exit route

• Part of the hotel acts like a bridge. To achieve these , various strategies were adapted for structural stability.

• Transferring project to Revit and Enabling BIM for detail design stage.

• 3D printing protypes for Shape study

• Integrating GRP outer skin with the internal Facde.

• Integrating the hotel structure with the theatre using console intervention

RHINOCEROS

Glass reinforced concrete panel integration with the internal hotel facde

Commercial centre: Consists of Retail Units, Restaurants & Cafes.

Tasks

• Canopy Design for the Reatils Hubs using computational design

• Visual connectivity in the designing of the internal retail streets for brand benefits

• Circulation strategy for the users from car parks

• Structural and design approach to incorporate escaltors around lake.

• Retail Layouts and service provisions

PROJECT INFORMATION

Building Type Residential

Location Yas island, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.

Firm Aedas

Year 2015

Plot Area

Plot 4 = 24,411 sqm

Plot 5 = 19,049 sqm

Current status Under construction Stages Pre-concept, Concept, Schematic, Detail Design

Building information : (Basement Levels)

Depth -4.5m

Number of Floors 1 (B1)

Floor to Floor 4.5m to Ground

(Podium Portion)

Height Ground to Podium 1 at 5.2m

Number of Floors :1

External Cladding Type Stone Cladding / High Quality Curtain Wall

(Towers)

Height 34m to 41.2m

Floor to Floor 3.6m (Typical)

Number of Floors 8 to 10

External Cladding Type High Quality

Curtain Wall

Number of Parking Floors: 2 (B1 & Ground)

(Beach house)

Height: 7.2m (Double Storey) & 10.8m (Triple Storey)

Amenities

• Reception

• Convenience Retail

• Lounge

• Podium Terrace/Pool deck

• Gym

• Multi Function Hall

• Buildings FM offices

• Prayer rooms (retail & office)

CONCEPTUAL MASSING

GRID STUDYDESIGN APPROACH

Key design drivers

• Respect for context, climate and culture

• Luxury residential community / high qualify finishes (Aldar Gold Standard)

• Quality Accommodation /State of the art community facilities

• Strong sense of identity and attraction (Sense of community)

• Efficient planning / Refined Interior Environment

• Maximize views to the water side (capturing views)

CORE DEVELOPMENT

Ground floor will serve as the main entrance to each of the buildings with a reception lobby and associated back of house amenities. A retail unit is centrally located within residential block D. The typical building tower plan incorporates some of the most flexible modern planning tools to respond to client’s study for the market by offering different options for rooms.

The core and services such as elevators and majority of the shafts are located within a central core freeing up the floor area for organizing rooms. Stairs are position to the opposite sides of the building to provide efficient evacuation escapes. Those planning guidelines complement each other to create a unique plan which is both functionally and aesthetically pleasing.

TASK EXPOSURE

• UPC/ADM/ ADCD approvals

• Site analysis diagrams

• Report composition

• Grid planning

• Conceptual massing

• Traffic analysis/EVA access route

• Core development

• Setbacks and height study

• Master area schedule (NSA,GFA,BTSA,GFA,FAR etc)

• Parking calculations

• Apartment layout configuration

• Ground floor circulation

• Facade study

• Landscape coordination

• Marketing plans

• 3D renders and post processing

• Topographic level analysis

• Unit mix generation

Softwares Cad, Indesign, photoshop, Sketchup, Lumion, Ecotect, Rhino+Vray

PLOT 4 AND PLOT 5 - LEVEL 1

PLOT 4 AND PLOT 5 MASTERPLAN

THE VILLAGE HOTEL & OUTLET CENTRE

FRANCE

PROJECT INFORMATION

Building Type Hotel & Commercial centre

Location Villefontaine, France

Firm GRD

Year 2018

BUA Commerce - 128,000 sqm Hotel - 8500 sqm

Current status Commercial - Built Hotel - Under construc`tion Stages Concept,Schematic,Detail Design

Building information :

The village comprises of 120 luxury, premium luxury, and sports brands as well as 11 restaurants. It also contains green spaces, concert stages and a large lake flanking the village provides stepped seating for visitors to enjoy a fountain show along with magical visual projections on the water every night. The project opened in April 2018.

The extension of the project consists of Hotel design as per 4* Grand Hyatt standards. It consists of 135 rooms, Gym, Spa, Bar, All day restaurant & swimming pool.

Tasks :

• Commercial centre - Modification of the entrance to the project. Various sizes of the ‘House’ Modules were studied to entice the public to enter the project.

COMMERCIAL CENTREHOTEL

PART 2 : HOTEL (GRAND HYATT PLACE)

Tasks

• Studying forms from the village to recreate a taller version for accomodating the hotel

• Hotel layout design as per Grand Hyatt guidelines

• 3D Modelling Digital & Physical using MakerBot

• Technical details

• Interior Designing

• Freeform Modelling

• Renders & Post production

• Authority Approvals

Vernacular roof module study to achieve efficient room layouts

Green slope facade detail using freeform modelling tool (SubD / Tsplin - Rhinoceros)

Wall-facade junction detail to create minimal impact on facade

Interior Design & Matrial / Furniture Specification

PROJECT INFORMATION

Building Type Hotel

Location Dubai, U.A.E.

Firm Aedas

Year 2016

Plot Area 7,448.92 sqm

Current status Under construction Stages Tender, IFC

Building information :

2 BASEMENT + GROUND FLOOR + 6PODIUMS + CLUB HOUSE + 56 LEVELS SERVICED APARTMENTS + ROOF

FTF height = 3.9M

Programme : • Serviced hotel apartment

Staff room

TYPICAL FLOOR PLAN

TASK EXPOSURE

• DM approvals

• DM green checklist

• DCD approval

• Core design resolution

• Office FF&E specifictaion

• Garbage calculation

• Parking calulations

• Terrace/Pool deck design

• Structure coordination

• IFC drawing production

• MEP coordination for DM approvals (substation/transformer room)

• QS coordination

• Material Specification

• Door, hardware, furniture schedule

• Vehicular route design

• Swimming pool details & fitouts

• BOH kitchen coordination

• Porte cochere canopy design

• Basement/Podium ramp slopes

• Facade element design

• Gate level & DMD coordiantion

• Lift calculation

• Area summary

• Enlarged Views

• Squash court design

• Balcony Lighting

• Podium extract air louvre design

• Landscape design

• Ironmongery schedule

• Landscape lighting

• FLS drawing production

• BIM modeling

• Fire escape stair resolution

• Post tender clarifications

• Raise floor IDF detail

• Facade lighting

• Glazing schedule

Softwares Revit, AutoCad

ANGERS BUSINESS CENTER

ANGERS, FRANCE

JABEL ALI VILLAGE PHASE II DUBAI, UAE.

PROJECT INFORMATION

Building Type Residential

Location Jabel Ali, Dubai, U.A.E.

Firm Aedas

Year 2018

Plot Area

Hill 1 = 15,132 sqm

Hill 2 = 16,234 sqm

Hill 3 = 17,867 sqm

Hill 4 = 9,405 sqm

Hill 5 = 10,515 sqm

Hill 6 = 8,905 sqm

Hill 7 = 15,911 sqm

Total = 94,049 sqm

Current status Tender Stages Schematic, Detail Design.

Building information :

The Hillside Apartments is mainly a residential project with a very small portion of community retail (450 sqm). It is located the south of Dubai, along the Sheikh Zayed Road. The main vision for the project is to become a quiet and peaceful part of the overall Jebel Ali village Masterplan, with pedestrian friendly landscapes and roads with a hillside suburban character. The architectural character should follow a modern and contemporary character but also with some traditional materials too.

Programme :

• Apartments

• Pool deck

• Terrace

• Landscape

• Villas

• MEP rooms

• Retail

GROUND FLOOR

TASK EXPOSURE

• Structure coordination

• Landscape levels coordination

• BIM modelling - columns/core/ structure/water tanks/balconies/ facade elements/ floor slabs/raft/ footing/RCP/staircase/planters/ beams

• Attic slab

• Detail drawing production

• Plan resolution

• Building/podium edge resolution

• Expansion joint co-ordination

• BOH enlarged plans & sections

Softwares Revit, AutoCAD

HILL 7 - LEVEL 1

HILL 7 - SITEWIDE SECTION SITE PLAN

PROJECT INFORMATION

Building Type Villas

Location Dubai Hills, Dubai, U.A.E.

Firm Aedas

Year 2018

Plot Area

B1 = 1396.18 sqm

B2 = 1093.92 sqm

B3 = 1252.39 sqm

D1 = 660 sqm

D2 = 660 sqm

D3 = 792.91 sqm

D4 = 807.37 sqm

Current status Tender

Stages Schematic, Detail Design. (Concept by Aedas Singapore)

Building information :

VILLA TYPES B1 (6 bed) B2 (6 bed) B3 (6 bed) D1 (4 bed) D2 (5 bed) D3 (5 bed) D4 (6 bed)

STYLES

S1 CONTEMPORARY S2 ELEGANT S3 MODERN

GF PLAN

VILLA TYPE D3

LEVEL 1

TASK EXPOSURE

• 3D modelling/Visuals

• Detail design production on cad & revit

• Window, Curtain wall, doors, canopy modeling

• Revit master schedule design for doors, windows, louvres, gate, curtain wall, facade elements.

• Details drawings for doors, windows, louvres, gate, curtain wall, facade elements, canopy

• Facade material specifications

• Design resolution ( BOH maids area, privacy through screen provision)

Softwares Revit, AutoCAD, Setchup

MATERIAL LEGEND

WINDOW SCHEDULE

D1D2D3D4

Style1-Contemporary25242121

Style2-HalfStone28252115

Style3-SlidingBox28231818

TOTAL81726054

B1B2B3

Style1-Contemporary7185

Style2-Wallstone7156

Style3-SlidingBox8135

TOTAL224616

LOUVRE SCHEDULE ARCHITECTURAL

GEMS DUBAI AMERICAN ACADEMY DUBAI, UAE.

PROJECT INFORMATION

Building Type School

Location Al Barsha, Dubai, U.A.E.

Firm Aedas

Year 2017

Plot Area 7,361.11 sqm

Current status Built

Stages Site inspection

Building information : The American Academy in Al Barsha is to provide the very best American curriculum education facilities in Dubai and to be considered a main rival the American Academy on the neighbouring site. The school caters for 2,720 pupils split within the four ‘schools’ of teaching, Kindergarten, Elementary, Middle and High School. Each school should act and be managed independently with the closest relationship between Kindergarten and Elementary.

TASK EXPOSURE

• Phase 2 final site inspections

• Pool tile design

• DM approvals

• Entrance gate Design

• Internal/external sports area design

• Fire assemply points layout

• FF&E supplies

• Material selection

• Snag checks

• Shop drawings and as-builts check

• WIR inspection & approvals

• Architecture drawings for minor works & modifications (library)

• Contractor-site consultants-client coordination

• Automated/Mechanical emergency exit door approval

• Play area canopy design

• Kindergarten play area design

• External sports area design (football, baseball,golf, shot put)

• Additional sinks sciene lab/ICT room layout

• Sport line marking & equipments

• TOC preparation

• OM and warranty check

Softwares AutoCAD

GATE DESIGN

EXTERNAL SPORTS AREA

LEVEL 1

LEVEL 3

Design Type : Planters

Location Amsterdam, Netherlands

Firm Concreative

Year 2021

Status Under construction

Building Information :

Concreative collaborated with BIG architects for the project Suitsupply HQ to design parametrically appealing planters for the terrace. There are 7 types of planters which were all incorporated following the computative architecture of the building

SUITSUPPLY HQ BY BIG ARCHITECTS AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS

PROJECT INFORMATION

Building Type Residential Location Dubai, UAE

Firm Concreative Year 2021

Stages Detail Design

Building Information : Wind Catcher

TASK EXPOSURE

• Detail design drawings production

• 3D printing file production for the Robot

• Structure resolution

Softwares Rhino + Grasshopper

SOLAR DECATHLON - WIND CATCHER

BESPOKE DESIGN ELEMENTS

BESPOKE DESIGN ELEMENTS