Omar Aly
portfolio
2013 - 2020
Omar Khaled Salama Aly Personal Info Nationality
Egyptian
Phone
+49 162 7016354
Date of Birth
05.08.1994
aly.omar.k@gmail.com
Adress
Calvisiusstraße 5B, 04177, Leipzig, Germany
Links
www.linkedin.com/in/Aly-Omar www.behance.net/Aly_Omar
Experience July 2017 - June 2018 /Junior Architect /Amer Vision /Cairo, Egypt
Software Skills
- For a one-year working in the office, I worked on the designing phase of Al-Galaa Hospital in Cairo, through proposing new design solutions including concept diagrams, technical drawings, and perspective renders. In addition, I was involved on other projects including residential and office buildings as well as industrial buildings. - Gained valuable managing skills as a result of meetings with clients and contractors, as well as overseeing purchase, delivery and installation of various components of the project
ArchiCad
June - July 2017 /Intern Architect /Amer Vision /Cairo, Egypt AutoCad
- Gained general knowledge from working on various sizes and types of projects, passing from the idea development phase, technical drawings and then to the building implementation
3DS Max
June - July 2016 /Trainee Architect /GD&P /Cairo, Egypt - Worked on a design proposal of a High-rise office complex project, participating from the concept development phase, getting through working drawings then to the perspective renders
Revit Microsoft Word
June - July 2016 /Intern Architect /Stephan Consulting International /Essen, Germany
Microsoft Excel
- Practiced the building construction phases on site
Microsoft PPT
- Involved in Analyzing and defining various typologies of the building structure systems (Berufsforderungswerk Der Bauindustrie NRW, Essen, Germany)
Rhinoceros
August - September 2015 /Architecture Workshop /ETH Zürich & Cluster / Cairo, Egypt - In collaboration with the urban and architecture planning department of ETH Zürich University & Cluster, we initiated an analysis on informal settlements in Cairo, looking into proposing a design of affordable housing units in the neighborhood of Ard al-Liwa, Cairo, Egypt
Photoshop InDesign
August - September 2014 /Intern Architect /Cluster(Cairo Lab for Urban Studies & Environment Research) /Cairo, Egypt
Illustrator
- Involved in designing and mapping new passage ways in the historic downtown region, Cairo
Lightroom
- Involved in analyzing & defining the various types of typologies in regard to the passage ways and visualizing coherent diagrams and illustrations
V-ray
Education
Lumion
October 2018 - July 2020 /Master of Arts In Architecture (MA) - Hochschule Anhalt - Anhalt University of Applied Sciences, Dessau, Germany
Feburary 2018 - July 2019 /Erasmus Exchange Summer Semester - Architecture and Urban Design - Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy
Languages
October 2012 - July 2017 /Bachelor of Science in Architecture (B.Sc.)
Arabic
Native
English
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September 2010 - July 2012 /High School Diploma
German
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- El-Farouk English Language School, Cairo, Egypt
- Faculty of Architecture & Urban Planning - German University In Cairo (GUC)
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Contents Academic I. Beyond life’s necessities
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II. Luxor new convention center
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III. Cairo Nile Tower
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IV. Downtown primary school
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V. Exhibit 1:1
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Luxury residential high-rise located in Berlin
Public convention center placed on the hills of the new Luxor city
Mixed used high-rise facing the Cairo Nile river
Primary school located in Cairo old Downtown
Exhibition space located in Dessau Architecture campus
Work Projects VI. Dahab island playground
Sustainable water purification playground located on Dahab Island
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Site Plan Location: Fischerinsel, Berlin. Total Area: 15,000 sqm.
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Beyond life’s necessities Translating royal lifestyle into contemporary luxury spaces The project proposes a residential high rise building which defines the notion of luxury through spatial methods. The site is based in Fischerinsel which located on the river Spree, in the Mitte district, and is one of the most ancient places of Berlin, the island initially began as a real citadel, Cölln. The project site is located in the southern tip of the island delimited by the large Leipziger Straße which connects Alexanderplatz with Potsdamer Platz and the Spreekanal. Relied on the reference of Berlin Stadtschloss, typologies of the apartments differ by volume, heights, and areas. The project transforms the concepts of luxury space from being private to be shared by extending ordinary functional spaces, which increases social interaction between residents. The meaning of luxury in the project goes by changing heights through rooms and apartment typologies according to functions and status. The building includes studios, two, three rooms apartments and double-store apartments.
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Berlin Stadtschloss apartments circulation
Portal I, through Frederick II’s apartment starting from the reception room then to the living room, music Salon, then his working room
Portal III, the main entrance of the Schloss with access on the main street, passing by the White Hall (the main hall for ceremonies)
Portal II, through Princess of Prussia apartment to the shared reception room with Frederick II’s then to the music salon
Portal V, the main entrance to the Queen’s Apartment from the Lustgarten in the northeast of the Schloss, with a main access to the courtyard and the Library
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Berlin Stadtschloss Space Illustrations
Stadtschloss space illustrations showing the quality of the spaces followed by the four main apartments in the Schloss Space 1: Queen’s Gallery Space 2: prototype of the music salon Space 3: prototype of the tea salon Space 4: The White hall (main hall) Space 5: Portal III royal Staircase The showcased space were functionally common and shared by the residents of the schloss and some were accessible for the public
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In the north direction of the site from the street to the open rectangular passage with double story height of +10.000 m covering the ground and the first floor with an access to spree promenade.
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The high-rise is designed with five open pools each with double story height and four floor levels in between, each is totally accessible by all the residents within the near floors as an extensive amenity for more social interaction between the residents.
The direct access to the high-rise through the Inselbrücke with -5.000 m from the street level, the building is designed on 1,764 sqm out of 2,300 sqm of the plot. The remaining space is used as public space area for social activities.
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Section Axonometry
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Public Facilities 1.Main Lobby 2.West Reception 3.Festival hall 4.Restaurant 5.Restaurant kitchen 6.Restaurant storage 7.Public restroom 8.Homeservice room 9.Adminstrative office 10.Service room 11.Adminstrative office 12.Homeservice room 13. Service room 14.Lobby passage
ground floor -5.000
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1.Two rooms Apartment A 1.1. Master bedroom 1.2. Master bedroom bathroom 1.3. Living-room 1.4. Dining-room 1.5. Kitchen 1.6. Balcony 1.7. Guest bathroom 2.Two rooms apartment B 2.1. Master bedroom 2.2. Master bedroom bathroom 2.3. Living-room 2.4. Dining-room 2.5. Kitchen 2.6. Balcony 2.7. Guest bathroom 3.Public Areas 3.1. Outdoor lounge 3.2. Shared living-room 3.3. Day tea salon 3.4. Night tea salon 3.5. Shared living-room 3.6. Gym 3.7. Fitness studio 3.8. Yoga studio 3.9. Music salon 4.Public service 4.1. Laundry room 4.2. Public restroom 4.3. Public restroom
Third Floor +15.000
1.Two rooms apartment A 1.1. Master bedroom 1.2. Master bedroom bathroom 1.3. Living-room 1.4. Dining-room 1.5. Kitchen 1.6. Balcony 1.7. Guest bathroom 2.Four rooms apartment C 2.1. Lobby 2.2. Reception 2.3. Living-room 2.4. Dining-room 2.5. Kitchen 2.6.Guest bathroom 2.7. Home-service room 2.8. Storage 3.Public Areas 3.1. Outdoor lounge 3.2. Restaurant 3.3. Restaurant kitchen 3.6. Club room 3.7. Music salon 3.8. Day tea salon 3.9. Bar 4.Public Service 3.4. Public restroom 3.5. Public restroom
Fourth Floor +20.000
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1.Four rooms apartment C 2.1.1. Lady master bedroom 2.1.2. Lady boudoir 2.1.3. Lady balcony 2.1.4. Man master bedroom 2.1.5. Lady bathroom 2.1.6. Man bathroom 2.1.7. Man working-room 2.1.8. Man balcony 3.Public Areas 3.1. Outdoor lounge 3.2. Club room 3.3. Day tea salon 3.4. Night tea salon 3.5. Library 3.6.Pool Technical room 3.7. Shared living-room 3.8. Music salon 4.Public service 3.9. Laundry room 4.1. Public restroom 4.2. Public restroom
FifthFloor +25.000
1.Four rooms apartment C 2.1. Lobby 2.2. Reception 2.3. Living-room 2.4. Dining-room 2.5. Kitchen 2.6.Guest bathroom 2.7. Home-service room 2.8. Storage 3.1. Master bedroom 3.2. Master bedroom bathroom 3.3. Master bedroom closet 3.4. Balcony 3.Public Areas 3.6. Outdoor lounge 3.7. Music salon 3.8. Day tea salon 3.9. Bar 4.1. Shared balcony 4.2. Changing room 4.3. Changing room 4.6. Shared living-room 4.7. Swimming pool 4.Public Service 4.4. Public restroom 4.5. Public restroom
Sixth Floor +30.000
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Plans Axonometry
On the fifth floor as shown, part of the double story height apartment with an entrance from outside as the main circulation aspect of this high-rise, most of the apartments are accessible from the outdoor lounge, the idea behind was to promote more social interaction between residents and the ability to utilize more spaces generating more activities
In an intimate look to the facade, the type of the windows in the high-rise retains different design than the one from the Schloss, followed by four rectangular contour brick layers with addition of another four contour brick layers shaped with the arch form as a way of shading element delivering the needed amount of daylight to the rooms.
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Close view to the swimming pool on the sixth floor,as shown the pool designed to be totally exposed to outside, receiving more daylight on the day, inspired by the stadtschloss facade the high-rise is designed in rectangular form and arches windows, part of the arches are with a height +10.000 m while the others are +5.000 m representing one floor level
The athletic facility and fitness area with 144 sqm along two story heights starts from the third floor up with a mezzanine on the fourth floor with 72 sqm designed with an open view to the spree, there are 5 gyms planned in this high-rise with four floors differences between each, shared by all residents with in the near floors.
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Prespective view
Swimming pool
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Shared living-room
Fitness studio
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Master Plan
Location: New Luxor, Egypt. Site Total Area: 250,000 sqm.
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Luxor Convention Center Translating significant historical lands into a sustainable social public spaces The project proposes a new masterplan design for the new Luxor city, a new sustainable city that offers many amenities while focusing on developing a mixed-use social public center. The main concept was to initiate a connection between the ring road and the city through the convention center so it engages the travellers to new Tiba, besides that the inspiration was derived from the king’s valley in Luxor, one of the most significant ancient monuments, it was inspired by the various levels and paths between the hills, so it was established on two direct paths, one connecting the city with the ring road and the other one connecting the city creating promenades and urban nodes for the inhabitation in new Luxor. The principal inspiration came from the hills of the king’s valley in Luxor. It was decided to differentiate between various functions on the site, so it was decided to employ two essential concepts for the convention center that hills emerging from the ground, while for the hotel, exhibition and offices the hills are elevated so they act as a shading shell over the buildings as shading element for the ground restaurants and the surrounded external areas, going to the convention center it was designed with a path cut through the building starts from ground up to the third floor.
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Luxor New Convention Center
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The site maintains five focal points represent as interaction points were people interact on the grand plaza in the center. Other focal point are placed between the buildings.
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Green areas were utilized along the site in various locations and around the building as a purification usage of air and also as a social interaction activity.
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Water lakes were implemented through the site for cooling temperature during summer, and help in humidifying the area.
Luxor New Convention Center
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The design of the convention center consists of four separate buildings: conference center, hotel, exhibitions with crafting workshops, and administration with restaurants.
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The design was proposed to support more shading elements coherent to the location climate of the site by providing a free form waffle structure shells covering all the buildings.
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The four buildings were placed according to the site grid promoting an adequate visual access from all points connecting to the ring road and creating two direct clear passage.
Luxor New Convention Center
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Luxor New Convention Center
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glazing panels
steel structure
CONSTRUCTION CONCEPT
SUN SHADING
The construction system for the convention building is net shell structure rest on the ground as its constructed of steel while the floors have different structure system. The other shells’ waffle structure made out of recycled steel.
The glass is intruded under the shell so that the shell provides shade to avoid overheating inside the building, also some parts of the shell are extruded to generate shaded parts to define the entrances and for the seating areas.
GFRC panels
glazing panels
double glazing panels
photovoltaic glass panels
air gap
SUSTINABLE MATERIAL
ENERGY EFFICIENCY SAVING
One of the characteristics of the GFRC is it is super strong and flexible material. GFRC offers proven thermal and acoustics.GFRC is sustainable, made with both available local materials and recycled content taken from the soil concentrates components.
Double glazing system with photovoltaic panels are used to act as temperature insulation and at the same time produce energy which will reduce the energy use in the building. Integration of green and water helps in the cooling process.
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Luxor New Convention Center
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Luxor New Convention Center
north east elevation
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Cairo Nile Tower Translating an old Industrial territory into current multi-practical space The project proposes a mixed-use high rise building which adress the quality of the urban context through the site. Initially, the high-rise was placed in this particular industrial area to act as a landmark and headquarters of the existing ship Factory. The high-rise was designed as a number of different sized masses, with each mass possessing individual characteristics with numerous functions. It’s placed on the corner overlooking the vastest part of the Nile channel, while the more principal floors on the top obtain view on the Nile. The high-rise highlights the most dynamic aspect of the which the shading by the bird nest form as a horizontal element each.The design provides a range throughout the high-rise creating six free form units on top of all other, rotating at a 30-degree angle creating different view and orientation for each section. Three main functions were designed for the space: exhibitions and public events, commercial use, fully and partially rented offices complex. The core of the high-rise is the main construction system element that supports the slabs. In addition to the core, radial steel beams are added. They are extended along two meters to th outside so that they also act as the support for the horizontal bird-nest form ring. These radial beams are supported by facade walls positioned under them to transfer the loads and contribute to the structure.
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Cairo Nile Tower
SiteArea
Location: Cairo, Egypt. Total Area: 7,900 sqm. Built-up Area: 1,835 sqm. Indoor Gross Area: 1,560 sqm
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Cairo Nile Tower
Concept Form
The concept was generated from the fowl home as prescribed viewpoint to utilize a nature structure, the feathered creature home was picked based on conceivable flexible materiality and as a thought of concealing the component for the high-rise, as shown in the plans an independent form intersecting ring surrounding each floor plan inspired from the bird nest shape; the circuit is supported by radial beams from each slab coming from the core, the position of the ring was taken place on each storey giving a free shadow form on the floor underneath
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Cairo Nile Tower
exhibition floor plan
commercial floor plan
offices floor plan
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Cairo Nile Tower
Economic and investment quality
Renewable energy supply
Initially, the high-rise would be a landmark replacing the ship factory, engaging more people and improving the areas’ urban aspect. Secondly, the wooden nest ring form around the façade has a high insulation value, therefore reducing more usage of energy
Integrating photovoltaic on the flat roof of the tower. Since a flat roof frequents the ideal place for a PV installation as it provides an unobstructed space perfectly positioned to catch as much sunlight as possible. The solar cells produce direct current electricity which can be either used or even stored.
Materials:
The sun shading:
Ecology of dominant materials wood (nest shading ring) wood is sustainable, CO2 neutral and an extremely effective insulator, creating excellent interior conditions. Steel radial beams(structure) Steel Elements hardly ever become waste at the end of their effective life. They are systematically separated and recovered to go back into the recycling process.
A horizontal nest with wooden ring form was placed around every floor to reduce glare or solar heat gain during warm seasons.In a way to temperate the climates; the sun is more aloft in the sky in the summer than the winter, it is possible for this ring to accomplish both summer shading and winter sunlight admission.
Space functionality
Alternative transport
Minimization of sealed areas outside were there are no sealed areas outside, all outdoor spaces are open not only for the people working in the offices but also the public, where people can interact socially. This increases the intensity of social urban activities.
Two directional cycle tracks are integrated on the waterline. Cycling provides an economic and independent journey for those who might otherwise have their travel options restricted and enables people to interact socially on the streets and this enhances a sense of community.
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Downtown Primary School Translating Modern European Heritage Into Children Primary School The project proposes a primary mixed school following the European architecture heritage, and integrating into the surrounding urban context. Relating to the urban concept, the surrounding context in Downtown Cairo was released from the modern European heritage in the 19th century when the planning of the area started. In-addition, planning the streets with linking squares that met to cross pond each others in continues lines, however the idea or the concept of the school is related to the timetable contrast of the new-modern typologies from the 19th century till now, establishing a relation of linking contrast through time change. Modern school buildings include a broad spectrum of layouts, some with free and open-plan forms, similar to the modern offices. With a predominantly open-plan arrangement. However, the architecture concept is more inspired by the modern European school typologies linked with the particular concept of circulation as there will be the internal circulation areas with respective rooms or subject departments creating generous well-designed circulation, which promotes a positive ethos and makes sense of building as a coherent local institution.
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Downtown Primary School
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Downtown Primary School
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second floor +6.00
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Downtown Primary School
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Wet screed, 30 Expanded polysteeryl, 40 Mastic, 30 Hollow-core reinforced concrete slab, 220
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Downtown Primary School
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Exhibit 1:1 Translating an educational space into an open exhibition area for social activities Exhibition design present the challenge of developing communicative environments that ‘tell a story’ in a three-dimensional space. Should exhibition design be seen as a work of its own or should it thoroughly represent a neutral supporting structure? The project organizes a new exhibition space with the possibility of designing numerous layouts of panels which is being achieved by using the grid of the hooks system in the ceiling. The exhibition space consists of suspended A1 panels with full projects, and one central cylinder with panoramic view of all of the projects inside of it. With practically invisible support system, the maze of the exhibition is being organized according to the placement of the panels. The location of the proposed design took place in the architecture design Dessau campus of Hochschule Anhalt next to the Bauhaus, as a group project under the supervision of the professor Johanna Meyer-Grohbrügge, the project presents one of the variants that were proposed for the space.
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Exhibit 1:1
Plan axonometry
Scenario 1
Scenario 2
Scenario 3
Maze pattern radial
Maze pattern square
Horizontal pattern
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Exhibit 1:1
Support system
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SiteArea
Location: Dahab Island, Egypt. Site Total Area: 1,200 sqm.
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Dahab Water Playground Translating an urban agriculture lands into sustinable educational playground for children The task proposes schooling play area for youngsters through running an inexhaustible asset from water and energy. The idea proposes a learning play area, which presents the study of plants and wetlands procedure for cleansing of dim water and reusing assets. The venture explains four fundamental necessities of kids, which are: wellspring of light around evening time for the play area, composite bathrooms, water for the booth and grass for the football field. As the venture was intended to be inexhaustible and recyclable, the manageable energy can be utilized. The plot of the venture is set on Dahab Island, which is horticultural land and complex gainful space. The island lays among confinement and mix in Greater Cairo - a territory moderately turned internal. Dahab Island speak to a significant co-wilderness: concealed quality land-spaces and air. The water play area can be incorporated in other areas, chiefly to schools and lodging areas. The plan is operated as an answer for unraveling the absence of public bathrooms at play areas and deal with the cleaning of dim water. The framework elevates kids to find out about wetlands and use of plants in purging water and producing a wellspring of energy that can be reused, which permits to give maintainability training to kids.
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Dahab Water Playground
A waterwheel comprises a type of device that takes advantage of flowing or falling water to generate power by plying a set of paddles mounted around a wheel. The falling force of the water pushes the paddles, rotating a wheel. In the used undershot type of waterwheel, there is no flume. In preference, the water rushes along the bottom of the waterwheel, wheeling it backwards compared to the water flow. This spinning motion occurs because the water pushes along the blades that are in contact with the surface of the water. Bamboo was set for planting as it produces more oxygen than trees, also being suitable for the region’s climate and being naturally anti-fungal.
Wood of pitch pine obtains the preferred material for the construction of the playground, as the most suitable material for the sustainable project.
The third used material is concrete,as a cheap material and more efficient which also fits the sustainable idea of the project.
section B-B
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Urban Vision
Urban scenario 1 Implemented prototype in educational areas : schools, universities and other educational amenities.
Urban scenario 2 Implemented prototype in public areas : hospitals, governmental buildings and other social public amenities.
Urban scenario 3 Implemented prototype in housing areas : social houses, high-rises and other housing amenities.
urban section
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Dahab Water Playground Wooden implemented bicycles as a source of entertainment and as a tool of generating electricity through the paddles for running the light at night. Constructed wetland unit as tool of water purification coming from the river with planted bamboo as a source of oxygen.
Water wheel unit used as tool for renewing the electricity running in the site from the water flow coming from the river.
Children swing planted for kids and used as a tool of delivering water from constructed wetland unit to another.
Main gate to the playground as a part of the water pipe circuit surrounding the site made of aluminum as more efficient life time material.
The water playground can be integrated in different locations, mainly to schools and housing
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Dahab Water Playground
constructed wetland
access to the river
seatings 54
Dahab Water Playground
football field
top view
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Email: aly.omar.k@gmail.com Tel.: +49 162 7016354