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00Content PAGE 01- CV..............................................................................................................................................03 02- Thesis I: De[coding] A Creative reinterpretation of the code........................................................05 04- Thesis II: De[coding] A Formulation of the code..........................................................................09 05- Edge and Boundary.....................................................................................................................25 04- Morelia’s Momorial....................................................................................................................27 06- Al Bourij Pavilion ......................................................................................................................31 07- Ruins in Fragments......................................................................................................................33 08- Cultural Paradox........................................................................................................................35 Other Works 09- Design Laboratory [DI LAB]........................................................................................................39 10- Inside the Box.............................................................................................................................41 11- X-House......................................................................................................................................41 12- Construction Drawing................................................................................................................43 13- Regional Surveying......................................................................................................................47
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02de[coding] Thesis I : A Creative reinterpretation of the code Downtown Beirut, Lebanon This thesis re-questions the building laws in Beirut. Plot sizes, price per meter squared, location and target groups are all additional parameters that sentence us to what we call “contemporary� architecture today in Beirut. This is done while considering the effort in design today aimed at constructing glittering, spectacular and consumable images that feed the consumer. My
intention is to attempt to
re-question the set parameters that are making a noticeable effect on the The two main factors that this thesis focuses on are the building
conventions of the domestic planning in the city. code and the market.
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main assumption of the thesis is that the developers who have a monopoly on the market
are producing housing units that focus on market and the economical aspect of the project and not actively ac-
the new contemporary lifestyle that the younger generation are living, even if it is at the expenses of other qualities such as light, ventilation, comfort, etc‌ commodate the needs of
Therefore, it becomes relevant to question the limitations that the building law has on the residential production in the city and questioning the flexibility of housing typologies that can be produced either by mutating the existing law or re-thinking some of the existing parameters in the building law that have a direct effect on the spatial qualities. 1- Ottoman Housing 2-CBD Post war soildier 3- Typical residential unit
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CATEGORY 1
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THE STRUCTURAL ELEMENT
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code in relation to the architectural elements that determine the spacial qualities of the interior architecture of the living unit, its circulation and exterior elements.
Diagram categorising THE LEBANESE BUILDING LAW and visualising the main elements.
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03de[coding] Thesis II : A Formulation of the code Gemmayze Beirut, Lebanon The final architectural product of this thesis revolves around creating an alternative to the building and designing methodologies that came to become the norm of what would be found today as residential architecture in most of the urban fabrics globally. The main solution for this case was the exploration of not only building on top of these buildings as an addition to complete the FAR, but also building underneath these buildings. Using the reassured setbacks by the building law and excavation of the courtyard to create a sunken courtyard, this design was successful in achieving the required living conditions such as light and ventilation. In addition to the insulation of different residential typologies that are aimed at the new generation that does not necessarily adhere to the live style of previous generations. Insulation
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forefront of planning when it comes to new ways of enhancing the living spaces through out the urban fabric specially throughout a city like
Beirut, that severely lacks public spaces.
Sectional Perspective of courtyard view
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Exploded Axonometry of added floors Underground
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Formulated Trails of the Roof Design The diagram shows the different roof outcomes that came from inserting the different parameters to generate house, as well as creating the additional FAR that was aimed at keeping in mind the visual preservation of the skyl
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a roof that would respect the traditional red tile roof that is a prominent element of the traditional
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After investigating the different factors that contribute to the residential typologies found today mainly in Beirut, these different parameters where extracted and implemented to create a substitute. These parameters where tested on a residential block that has a prominence of a heritage buildings that is important to be renovated and preserved. An important aspect of this thesis was to study, analyse and abstract a formulation of new design methodologies that could be used innovatively in preservation projects or as design methodologies in future developments to help architectural projects to contextualise it self.
Using the gabarit as
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not only consider light and ventilation as a basic parameter, but as a preservation tool of the sky line from the street level.
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04EDGE AND BOUNDARY AA Spring Semester Abroad Design Museum, London The design exercise explore the two dimensional and three dimensional aspects of the topic EDGE AND BOUNDARY that was the main focus of the study of the design museum as a space. Where the rendering marks the visual boundary that is created by certain point of views through out the museum and how permeable is the vision through the space.
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This diagram translates the visual boundary from a two dimensional to a three dimensional spaces as you walk through the different levels and look across the open plan and promenade around each level. 31 Visual Boundary 3d Translation Diagram
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05Morelia’s memorial AA Spring Semester Abroad Morelia City, Mexico Morelia
known for its historical buildings and pink stones. It is a
touristic heritage site. The
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The design focuses on using leftover urban spaces that have remaining elements of the infamous pink
stone and using them to install a small scale memorial which has a large impact on the area due to the choice of materials and monumentality in height.
Axonometric Exploration of Morelia
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FUNCTIONS 1 EXISTING FACADE 2 ENTRY POINTS 3 CIRCULATION POINT 4 COLOUMN COURTYARD
5 CAFE 1- Existing Facade GREEN POCKET 2-Entery point 67 URBAN TEMPORARY GALLERY SPACE 8 PERMANENT GALLERY SPACE 3- Circulation Point 9 CROSSING OUT DOOR BRIDGE 4- Column Courtyard 10 ROOF TOP 5- Cafe 6- Urban Green Pocket 7- Temporary Gallery Space 8- Permanent Gallery Space 9- Crossing outdoor Bridge
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cities and areas with vast historical backgrounds, identity and sense of belonging are critical in their architec-
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Solider. The repetition of the sphere modules is different eras fall to shape the history of the area; the use of the same space for different functionalities across multiple eras. Each sphere is aligned to a monument visually accessible from the site. The Amin Mosques, Thes Maryter Sqaure, The Egg are Framed by the Sphere with a view from the inside of each space. The sphere recall to the domes of the mosques and churches present on site, but the design re-scales them and allows the user to experience the dome element on a different notion. the
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TEMPORARY DESIGN THE DESIGN APPROCH TACLES THE ASPECTS OF CLIMATE AND TEMPORALITY THROUGH THE USE OF MATERIAL AND THE APPLICATION OF TWO TYPES OF STRUCTURES THAT COULD BE EASILY TRANSPORTED AND ASSEMBLED ON SITE. 1 - THE ASSEBLING OF WOODEN PREFABRICATED WOODEN PANLES 2 - THE DEPLOYABLE GEODESIC SPHERE THE MAIN USE OF MATERIAL IS WOOD, INDOOR PARTITIONS ARE MADE OUT OF PRE-FABRICATED WHITE PANELS TO ALLOW FOR PR
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07Ruins in fragments Climate Responsive Design Studio Sawfar, Mount Lebanon The morphological conceptualization is the outcome of the existing topography and local landmarks that mark the site. The rigidity of the Grand hotel of Sawfar is mirrored, transformed and translated into a softer fragmented spaces that portray the spirit of a village that uses its interior space to relate to the outside and encouraging the transition between both, interior and exterior and between the volumes themselves. The
design tackles the environmental aspect through the use of cross ventilation to formulate the layout of the
units as well as minimising the digging of the sit, as these units sit on the site.
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The terraces alternate on both sides of the blocks for a full exposure of all views. The shifting of the terraces is based on the function’s places on each floor.
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08DESIGN LABORATORY [DI LAB] Baher El Eid Project Saida, Lebanon A outdoor
Saida’s old neighbourhood that benefits the occupants of Saida by creating community to interact and re-establish their links to the historical plot. The outdoor area serves the neighbourhood in two main occasions, Eid Al-Adha and Eid Al-Kabeer, where the area is filled with games for the kids of the area. insulation in the heart of
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Mashrou’ Leila Stage Design Project Ehden, Lebanon An
dynamic insulation that plays throughout the show, to raise awareness to the environmental single use plastic in Lebanon. The design consists of 7m x 5m x 1.5m cages that have a moveable
interactive
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door that opens throughout the show to flood the stage with collected plastic from a beach clean up initiated by
Recycle Beirut.
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09INSIDE THE BOX Product Design Islamic Pattern Design
The diagram depicts the Steps taken used to construct the basic pattern used for a proportional outcome and the curation of the unit. The jewellery box is a resultant of folding and cutting a basic unit delivered from the √2 pattern in Islamic Architecture; one of the tree portions of the Golden Mean. By cutting out parts of the unit, we allow the box to create folds and close in a unique way. This ODUCEDproduct BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION is a resultant of a collaboration between Leen Nadar my colleague and myself.
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10X-house Model Making Studio Cavadal and Morales Architects, Spain The main aim of the course was to use and existing project as a base to fully develop the technical works of it and develop them in order to produce the final product, the model. The physical model of the project was made fully of Balsa Wood, that was cut and made by hand as part of the process.
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11Construction drawings Technical Work Christopher Polly Architects, Australia
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Building Construction is a course that requires drafting and understanding of building techniques. The requirement of the course was to use an already built house [Eliot Ripper House] and reproduce its construction drawing ranging from bigger scale drawings to small scale of details of closets, stairs, windows.
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12surveying regional Architecture Technical Work Ma’aser Al Shouf, Mount Lebanon Surveying Regional Architecture introduces to the typical Lebanese house typologies. the course analyses the different morphologies of a chosen village in Lebanon, Maaser al Shouf. Assigning a house, the student is required to analyse the neighbourhood, trace back its history, survey it and reproduce its construction documents, the house was built in 1953. The outcome is a product of three group members Tala Salman, Shahad Al Rubai and myself. STREETS AND BUILT LAYER STREETS BUILT LAYER STREETS AND AND BUILT LAYER
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