Omar Badriek
Selected Work 2017 - 2022
ARCHITECTURAL PORTFOLIO
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GSAPP Work 2021 - 2022 04 10
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Reviving The Vietnam Community Infrastructure Inequalities of Flushing Meadows Corona Bay Brick : Flooding, Urban Heat Island Effect, and Environmental Justice Ultrareal
My work at GSAPP aims to find design solutions for communities that are vulnerable to floods and sea level rise. From the community in Queens and East Harlem to the Vietnam community in Puerto Rico, my research and projects, set in different geographical, social, political, and economical environments, experiment with different approaches to find solutions that solve design problems at different scales. The projects are anchored in place and offer versatile spaces to accommodate different uses at different times.
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Reviving The Vietnam Community Advanced Studio VI - Individual Work Vietnam, Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
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The Vietnam community has long suffered from gentrification and natural disasters; most of the houses have been demolished without warning. Although some houses survived Hurricane Maria, many did not. Therefore, rebuilding the community and relocating the residents is crucial to create safe built environments, revive the neighborhood, and create an architecture of resiliency.
A view from inside the community, on a regular day.
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The different house components.
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Plans and sections for two different housing typologies.
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Political timeline / Natural disasters analysis / Vulnerability maps.
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Proposed solutions and design intervention at different scales.
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Infrastructure Inequalities of Flushing Meadows Corona Bay AAD Studio - Group Work with Xianghui Kong Flushing Meadows Corona Park , Queens, New York
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The project is located in an area that is often subject to flooding. To support the surrounding community, the project thus aims to provide shelter, basic necessities and the necessary tools in the case of an emergency. It is located in a few strategic locations around the park that would remain accessible in the event of flooding.
To maximize building use, the proposed spaces are extremely versatile: On a regular day the topmost space serves as a museum that potentially becomes an area for shelter in the event of a catastrophe. Buildings are placed in relation to the flood zone.
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Depiction of the current and future sea-level rise in New York.
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Finding solutions through collages.
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The top image shows the view from the building’s satellite park. The bottom one shows the versatility of the space which can transform from a museum to a shelter.
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Installation at the Queens Museum, all students structures were placed over the Panorama of the City of New York.
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Brick : Flooding, Urban Heat Island Effect, and Environmental Justice Advanced Studio V - Individual Work East Harlem, Manhattan, New York
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The East River Houses in East Harlem is a public housing project. The project analyzes the elements of segregation in NYCHA buildings and proposes a design intervention for each element in a sustainable manner. The project is located in an area that is prone to flooding, thus the landscape is designed accordingly to prevent it.
The drawing shows the material life cycle, material sourcing, fabrication process and the landscape adapted to flooding situations.
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The drawing shows parts of the building at different scales and highlights the brick interventions material assemblages.
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To allow more natural light into the interior spaces which are relatively dark, the project proposes semi-open textures and large windows, which creates a brighter atmosphere.
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Contrast between the existing brick arrangement and new brick typology.
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Techniques of the Ultrareal: Dreamscape Elective - Group Work with Aahana Banker, Anthea Viloria, and Francesca Doumet
Breaking away from the bounds of reality, ‘Dreamscape’ creates a surrealist environment that distorts familiar architectural elements and offers fantastic imagery; by looking at 3d modeling as a ‘tool for design’ and not simply a render engine.
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Undergrad and Professional Work 2018-2021
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Al-Rajhi Regional Bank
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Co-Living Sweetspot
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JO Showroom
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Al-Rajhi Regional Bank KAU Studio 8 - Individual Work 24
Al-Rajhi Bank regional office building, a landmark in the Makkah region, a reflection of islamic values, a beacon of integrity and transparency that embodies the stability of the bank, designed to improve employee’s well being and productivity in the workplace.
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ITEM ROOM_NUMBER
Ground Floor Plan
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Al Ruwais, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Section A-A
ITEM ROOM_NUMBER
UP
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Pattern Development
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Co-Living Sweetspot Graduate Architect - Atkins (Dubai) - 2020 30
Based on the concept of openness and collaboration, Co-living is a way of living that encourages residents to interact and work together, thus increasing interactivity and making it an economical choice.
WHAT IS CO-LIVING? Co-living is the trend of living with many other people in one space that encourages its residents to interact and work together. Co-living is built on the concept of openness and collaboration, with the residents often sharing similar philosophical values. This form of housing is based on the sharing economy. Residents will usually have their own bedroom and bathroom but will share common areas like cooking and living spaces. On a practical level, the expenses are shared between all the residents, which can make it a more economical choice for some. The price you pay for a co-living space will vary depending on the city you live in, but it will always be cheaper than traditional rent. Our designs leverage every element of innovative thinking in order to support ALDARS vision for a co-living development in the heart of the city. Our concept proposes three key drivers to help unlock the vision.
1. Optimised Residential design efficiencies. A robust set of design parameters outlined in the sweetspot matrix have been evidenced through extensive ‘ATKINS’ in house case studies and utilised to ensure, optimised parameters for success.
PRIVATE LIVING
SHARED AMENITIES
2. Kit of Parts. A specific kit of parts have been proposed to maximise and underpin the design parameters established by the sweetspot matrix. Facilitating repetition and consistency across the building design.
PRIVATE LIVING
PRIVATE LIVING
3. Economies of Scale. The optimised design efficiencies and kit of parts approach are further leveraged through economies of scale by utilising the components designed across the co-living and affordable portfolio to ensure best price and a competitive advantage.
CO-LIVING SPACES
PRIVATE LIVING
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KIT OF PARTS COMPONENTS KIT OF PARTS
Precast Facade Bathroom Pod Precast Stairs Precast Columns Delta Beams Precast Slabs Twin Wall Core Tree
UNIT KITS OF PARTS ASSEMBLY 492 UNITS
BUILDING COMPONENT QUANTITIES
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465
Precast Facade
465
Bathroom Pod
42
Precast Stairs
714
Precast Columns
1197
Delta Beams
2058
Precast Slabs
777
Twin Wall Core
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Tree
5723
Total
Economies of Scale The optimised design efficiencies and kit of parts approach are further leveraged through economies of scale by utilising the components designed across the co-living and affordable portfolio to ensure the best price and competitive advantage, the client gave us three plots and let us choose the most appropriate for the project, so we did a matrix to decide which one is the best taking into consideration the GFA, regulation, and context.
Plot A NUMBER OF UNITS: 806 806
Precast Facade
806
Bathroom Pod
72
Precast Stairs
1190 Precast Columns 2065 Delta Beams 3325 Precast Slabs 1088 Twin Wall Core 9
Tree
9361 Total
Plot B NUMBER OF UNITS: 465 465
Precast Facade
465
Bathroom Pod
42
Precast Stairs
714
Precast Columns
1197
Delta Beams
2058
Precast Slabs
777
Twin Wall Core
5
Tree
5723
Total
Plot C NUMBER OF UNITS: 605 902
Precast Facade
902
Bathroom Pod
48
Precast Stairs
1073
Precast Columns
1802
Delta Beams
3154
Precast Slabs
82
Twin Wall Core
8
Tree
7971
Total
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JO Showroom Trainee - Decipher - 2017 34
A sunglasses showroom designed to put forth the products on display using contrasting materials with a rough industrial yet expensive look such as brick, metal and wood.
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