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URBAN REGENERATION
Pocket park on Palestine Street- ILCA
The rehabilitation of Mahmoud Al-Qudah park - ILCA
Korek Mountain resort
Al Muharraq Cornice
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BIOGRAPHY
building
residential
Five buildings in King Hussein Business Park
The fountain commercial & entertainment mall - competition entry
The fountain commercial & entertainment mall - built project
INTERIOR DESIGN
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03 لاو حــصي لا يــفنل لوــقأ سأــيلا نيدوارــي نــح" ةــّشق بزــح نــم ، لــمنلا بزــح نــم يــننإ ، زوــجي ... يدــي نــم ًادــبأ اــهتلفأ لاو اــهب ثبــشتأ قــيرغلا اــنيلع تــضق نإــف ، اــهب لــبقن لا ، ةــيمزهلا تــقنم اــهلاك نــيرمأ زــجنن نــفقاو رجــشلاك توــنم ةــكرت ، ةــنيثم تارــخو ةــلواحلما فشر ؛ لــيمج رــخآ لاــتحا كاــنهف نــمداقلا لىإ صرــحب اــهفلخن اــننأ اــنررق اــنمدام ، ةــيمزهلا رــغب اناعــسم جــيوتتل ".اــيحن نأ لواــحن نأ َلــبق توــنم نــل روشاع ىوضر
Rasha Aladhami is a determined architect and creative thinker whose work spans across multiple disciplines and a variety of scales. With over 14 years of experience, she is equipped with diverse knowledge in design, tendering, and construction supervision demonstrating exceptional leadership and multitasking abilities.
Rasha’s recent work has varied between urban regeneration, architecture, and interior design giving her an insight into different fields while developing her problem-solving skills and fulfilling her constant need to evolve.
Rasha holds a Master of Art in Interior Design from Edinburgh College of Arts, The University of Edinburgh and a Bachelor of Science in Architectural Engineering from The University of Jordan. r.aladhami@gmail.com Tel. +962 799 210 407
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07 A R C H I T E C T U R E
PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL BUILDING
Jordan
Nov 2017
sqm
The inception of this project was the result of the challenging site conditions with its irregular shape, extremely steep terrain, and relatively small area. Situated at the top of one of Amman's mountains, the building enjoys uninterrupted views towards the west offering sunset horizons rarely found in urban settings. The design aimed to maximize framed views and panoramas, and in addition, extend indoor spaces outward offering a multitude of outdoor spaces of different typologies.
This family building houses three different apartments each with a unique layout in response to its users' needs.
1. A duplex on the 3rd and 2nd basements with the living spaces on the lower floor and the bedrooms on the upper. A North-South axis regulates the lower floor connecting 2 outdoor spaces; a terrace to the North and a garden to the South.
2. A flat on the 1st basement with an East-West axis connecting 2 outdoor spaces; a courtyard below the street level from the east and a panoramic double volume terrace to the west.
3. A flat on the 1st floor accentuated by a central courtyard open to the sky, and a spiral staircase leading to a small breakout room on the roof. The room itself extends outside and offers a huge roof terrace to the West.
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HOUSE 3
Terrace Terrace
Courtyard Courtyard ۱
Amman,
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Roof Terrace
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Panoramic Views
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5 BUILDINGS IN KING HUSSEIN BUSINESS PARK
Amman, Jordan completed Jul 2021 38,000 sqm
The project comprised five office buildings within the current Business Park boundaries. The offices are divided by a street into two groups; three buildings on one side and two on the other. The new design marks a break with the existing building and proposes a new working space environment that embodies the client vision to expand beyond the actual boundaries.
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Ground Floor Arcade
THE FOUNTAIN COMMERCIAL & ENTERTAINMENT MALL
Aqaba, Jordan competition winner Feb 2016 18,000 sqm
The Fountain mall was designed to create a continuous exciting and pioneer outdoor shopping experience via a series of urban stairs, covered alleys, plazas, and viewing platforms. With this new approach towards malls, the Fountain could be targeted as an entertainment destination that can host festivals, concerts, shows, and exhibitions.
Additionally, the design focused on creating rich indoor spaces by means of simple yet strong geometry in order to express and embody the rich and varied program.
The surrounding streets, main entrances, fountain location, and mountain views sculpted the project and created nine separate masses on the ground and first floors. The ground floor spaces responded to the main entrance-central fountain axis while the first floor spaces followed the mountain view direction.
The result was a porous building rich with shaded commercial alleys, coffee shops, and restaurants terraces offering a genuine urban experience while enjoying the natural scenery of Aqaba's mountains.
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First Floor towards the Fountain
Ground Floor Shopping Alleyway
Ground Floor Plan
First Floor Plan
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The main Fountain square
THE FOUNTAIN COMMERCIAL & ENTERTAINMENT MALL
Aqaba, Jordan completed Jan 2021 21,500 sqm
The Fountain mall was designed as a commercial and leisure landmark in the heart of Aqaba. The stone building offers terraces that frame and overlook the mountains of Aqaba highlighting the unique beauty of mountainous landscapes. With a total area of 21,500 m2, it includes food outlets, coffee shops, retail stores, a big hypermarket, a kids’ playground, and most importantly a multipurpose central atrium that is designed to host various activities and events. A 3-floor height rain curtain accentuates the void and acts as a backdrop for events.
Project Photo credits @Mohammad Al Masri
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First Floor over viewing Aqaba Mountains
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The main Atrium showing the rain curtain and central fountain
The effect of light and shadow in the mall's main Atrium
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POCKET PARK ON PALESTINE STREET - ILCA
Despite its small size, the site presented an opportunity to create a significant impact at the neighborhood scale. Several participatory design workshops were held with identified key members from the local community to guide design decisions. The community expressed their top priorities which culminated in a safe pocket park where their children can play and where they can hold weekly or monthly gatherings and events.
The design focused on green infrastructure concepts and on turning the site into a porous natural landscape. Permeable materials such as bound gravel and sand constitute the larger extent of paving surfaces. Interlocking tiles were also used for the sidewalks and along Juneid street. Instead of a 3.5 concrete wall, a stepped modular brick wall was designed further enhancing the project’s UGI goals by providing biodiversity and habitat.
A big communal table, later painted by a street artist, sits at the heart of the park gathering the neighborhood kids.
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01 Existing 03 Green boundaries 05 Multi-functional green wall 02 Two zones 04 Enlarging green surface 06 Activating platforms
Amman, Jordan completed Aug 2021 400 sqm
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A local kid riding his bicycle
Project Photo credits @Mohammad Al Masri & @Hadeel Mohammad
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Post- completion in summer 2021
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MAHMOUD AL QUDAH PARK ILCA
The design responded to sustainability challenges and community aspirations within the project's budget constraints. The design also capitalized on the park's on-site facilities as well as its commanding views; new networks strengthened existing relationships and unified spaces allowing the park to host a multitude of new activities.
Scattered green pods hosted different activities, such as, picnic areas, exercise areas, children's playgrounds, and a multi-purpose bazaar space, while acting as rain gardens and green infrastructure elements with their flat and porous surfaces contributing to slowing water run off especially in the park's sloped topography. These rain gardens collected water and provided concentrated green and rich landscapes while minimizing the area of intervention in response to the project's budget constraints.
A continuous ramp cuts through the park and provides accessibility to the different park zones connecting the park's opposite entrances together.
Additionally, and in response to the community's #1 demands, the existing football field was enlarged and fully rehabilitated taking into consideration the required safety measures.
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Aggregate Well Compacted
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Sub-base Large Single Size Crushed Stone Compacted Soil
Amman, Jordan completed Aug 2021 8,000 sqm
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Mahmoud Al Qudah Park one year after completion
Accessibility
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Accessibility via ramps; render vs. reality
Existing situation
Green pods Water retention
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KOREK MOUNTAIN RESORT
Erbil,
Iraq proposal 2021 60,000 sqm
The site is located on top of Mountain Korek, in Erbil. The proposal capitalized on existing infrastructure and services. A spine of activities connected the existing restaurant to the telefrique station. The proposed program emphasized the need for a mixture of cultural, commercial, natural and sports activities that engaged surrounding communities and supported linkages to neighboring tourist destinations to ensure a sustainable tourist destination.
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PLAZA SPINE AMPHITHEATRE CRAFTS CLUB CAFE CAFE CAFE SHOP SHOP RES. COMMERCIAL NATURE TRAIL TERRACED GARDENS AGRICULTURAL FARM CLIFF POOL NATURE Nature Commercial Culture Public Realm 1 2 13 14 N
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Auditorium
Spa and Infinity Pool
AL MUHARRAQ CORNICE
The oblique diamond weave is a structural grid with strong visual connotations. This abstract geometry can generate both the built and the unbuilt environment; it changes scale to form different activities and stretches in both directions to negotiate different situations. The zigzag facade increases the interaction between the street and the commercial facilities and maximizes the building frontals offering different exposures. Additionally, it reinforces the relationship between the project and the water by offering a multitude of unconventional rich conditions.
A two-level triangular architectural module generates a prototype that houses the commercial space (restaurant/ café) with its services (kitchen/ storage) in the back. Prototypes are linked together through a shaded outdoor area. An exterior staircase links the promenade to the terraced area of the mezzanine level. A second staircase extends to a rooftop terrace, offering a generous outdoor space with uninterrupted sea and city views.
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Planted Seating Stairs Planted roof top F & B outdoor terrace F & B shaded terrace F & B indoor seating area Seating steps Stairs Rooftop Rooftop Rooftop Rooftop F&B F&B F&B Kitchen Water edge Promenade Street F&B F&B Terrace Shaded terrace F&B Terrace Kitchen Shaded Terrace
Al Manama, Bahrain competition 2015 10,000 sqm
49 Drawing Number: Title: Project: Client: Consultant: M E T E R S Date: Nov 2015 Scale on A1 Purpose Of Issue Rev. Date 1:500 P.O.Box 926963-Amman 11190 Jordan Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Email Info @ engicon.com Tel +962 6 4602120, NOTES 1. DO NOT SCALE THE DRAWING, FOLLOW WRITTEN DIMENSIONS UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED. 2. ALL DIMENSIONS ARE IN MILLIMETERES AND LEVELS METERS UNLESS NOTED OTHERWISE. 3. EACH DRAWING SHALL BE READ IN CONJUNCTION OTHER DRAWINGS & ALL RELEVANT SECTIONS SPECIFICATIONS. BAHRAIN REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT (Edamah) B.S.C. (c) Muharraq Corniche Development A101 Ground Floor Plan Ground Floor Plan Seafront Facade Street-front Facade
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AL HUSSEIN TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY
Amman, Jordan completed Feb 2022 10,000 sqm
The project included the interior design for two Buildings in King Hussein Business Park (KHBP) to accommodate a state-of theart innovative, multi-disciplinary educational environment. Additionally, new structures connecting the two buildings were designed to facilitate the movement between the two buildings; a lobby on the ground floor and two outdoor bridges on the second and fifth floors.
Four main spaces animated the ground floor of the two buildings and acted as shared educational spaces inviting the public, whereas the dedicated learning spaces and classrooms were distributed on the 1st-3rd floors and were designed as flexible modular layouts that could be mixed and matched to meet the program requirements. As for the top floors, they were dedicated for the academic and administrative staff.
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Connecting bridges and lobby
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The Main Lobby From concept to reality
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The study lounge From concept to reality
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The Library's communal table From concept to reality
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Way-finding and signage
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NEIGHBORHOODS OF AMMAN POST COVID-19
This study examined Jordan’s reaction to Covid-19, it looked at short term measures that were implemented to quickly deal with the matter. It also showcased several neighborhood issues brought to light during the pandemic and possible short term and long term solutions for these problems that take into consideration the environmental impact.
Lastly it suggested components that should be included in every neighborhoods based on a thorough analysis of the current situation of Amman’s existing neighborhoods.
STEPWISE IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY; 11 STEPS FOR PARTICIPATORY GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS
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Jordan completed Aug 2020 Author
Amman,
Jordan completed Aug 2021 Author Friedrich Ebert Striftung | AE Business Council | August 2020 NEIGHBORHOODS OF AMMAN POST COVID - 19 Prepared by Nashwa Suboh - Firas Sweidan Hazem Zureiqat - Fares Lattouf Tareq Ghannam - Rasha Aldhami Basel Ureiqat - Sarah Tahhan https://library.fes.de/pdf-files/bueros/amman/16557.pdf https://www.facebook.com/FESJordanOffice/videos/357133545725506/?extid=NS-UNK-UNKUNK-IOS_GK0T-GK1C https://www.giz.de/en/downloads/giz-2022-en-Implementation%20Strategy.pdf
Amman,
The Stepwise Implementation Strategy is a handbook developed to guide Greater Amman Municipality (GAM) employees in planning and implementing Urban Green Infrastructure (UGI) projects in Public Open Spaces (POS) using an inclusive participatory approach. The handbook provides an overall road map for detailed operational and implementation aspects of UGI projects in POS area owned and operated by GAM. It helps in facilitating the design and implementation process among community members, municipality staff, and all project stakeholders.
AMMAN FROM GREY TO GREEN; ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS OF GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE
The publication aims at raising awareness among urban designers, architects, and engineers in the city of Amman, about the importance of implementing Green Infrastructure networks in urban areas to address their existing environmental as well as socioeconomic challenges. The main goal of this publication was to identify future interventions, both major and minor, that occur within the city’s public open space, as a key component that supports in building Amman’s resilience.
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https://www.giz.de/en/downloads/giz-2022-en-Implementation%20Strategy.pdf https://www.giz.de/en/downloads/giz-2022-en-Environmental%20Benefits%20of%20GI.pdf
Amman, Jordan completed Jul 2021 Contributer