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ARCHITECTURAL PORTFOLIO
TABLE OF CONTENTS RESUME
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COMMUNITY CENTRE
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LIVE/WORK
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BATHING SPACE
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CYPRUS RETREAT
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CASE STUDY
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DIGITAL HYBRIDISATION
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RESUME RAHUL MENON UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF SHARJAH b00049694@aus.edu raul.menonblack@gmail.com (+971) 55 476 93 62 RESIDENCE- SHARJAH, UAE
EDUCATION
ARCHITECTURAL PROGRAM AT AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF SHARJAH
SKILLS
AUTODESK AUTODCAD
VRAY(RENDERING)
ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR
DRAWING
ADOBE PHOTOSHOP
SKETCHING/DRAFTING
RHINOCEROS AUTODESK MAYA (SOME) PHYSICAL MODEL MAKING
LANGUAGES
ENGLISH MALAYALAM HINDI
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COMMUNITY CENTRE
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LOBBY/EXHIBITION PERFORMANCE HALL OFFICE/MEETING LOBBY OF PERFORMANCE HALL AUDITORIUM STUDY ROOMS MULTIFUNCTIONAL ROOM
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AN INFILL PROJECT WHICH IS A COMMUNITY CENTRE IN THE BUSY MUWAILAH COMMUNITY LOCATED WITHIN THE SUBURBS OF SHARJAH, THE PROJECT AIMS AT RESPECTING THE CONTEXT AND LIFESTYLE OF COMMUNITY BY KEEING THEM ENTERTAINED WITH VARIOUS SPATIAL ACTIVITIES FOR PUBLIC USE 3
COMMUNITY CENTRE
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COMMUNITY CENTRE
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COMMUNITY CENTRE
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COMMUNITY CENTRE
ELEVATION NORTH-EAST PRIMARY AXIS
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SECONDARY AXIS 1
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COMMUNITY CENTRE
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COMMUNITY CENTRE
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COMMUNITY CENTRE
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COMMUNITY CENTRE
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COMMUNITY CENTRE
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COMMUNITY CENTRE
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COMMUNITY CENTRE
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COMMUNITY CENTRE
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COMMUNITY CENTRE
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COMMUNITY CENTRE
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LIVE/WORK
IN AN ATTEMPT TO MERGE THE HERITAGE CULTURE OF DUBAI AND MODERN DESIGN ELEMENTS, AN ARTIST HOUSE WAS CREATED IN THE LOCAL CREEK OF DUBAI NAMED BASTAKIYA. THE IDEA WAS TO GO HAND IN HAND WITH LIVING AND WORKING CONDITIONS PROVIDING THE ARTIST WITH AN AMPLE AND FOCUSED SPACE FOR EXHIBITIONS AS WELL AS A COMFORTABLE SPACE FOR HOUSING ACTIVITIES.
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LIVE/WORK
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LIVE/WORK
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LIVE/WORK
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LIVE/WORK
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LIVE/WORK
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LIVE/WORK
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LIVE/WORK
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BATHING SPACE
TO CREATE A BATHING SPACE WHICH AIMS AT SPATIAL AND ATMOSPHERIC EXPERIANCES THROUGH A BRICK WALL STRUCTURE WHICH COULD BE MANIPULATED AT WILL. PROJECT WAS AN ATTEMPT TO ACHIEVE A DIGITAL SIMULATION AND RENDERS OF A SPACE 27
BATHING SPACE
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BATHING SPACE
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BATHING SPACE
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CYPRUS RETREAT
A RETREAT IN CYPRUS ON A TERRAIN OF UNDULATING FOLDS, OVERLOOKING THE SEA, A PROJECT WAS CREATED TO BRING HARMONY AWAY FROM THE BUSY CITY LIFE BY GOING IN DEPTH WITH ONESELF AND ENJOY THE WONDEROUS FRUITS OF NATURE 31
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CYPRUS RETREAT
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CYPRUS RETREAT
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CASE STUDY : ORIENT STATION
1993 - 1998 SANTIAGO CALATRAVA HYBRID SYSTEM FORM ACTIVE ARCH + VECTOR ACTIVE SYSTEM
GLASS STRUCTURE
SKIN
TRANSPARENT COVERING ABOVE
17 m
10 m
10 m
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POINTED ARCH CONDITION CREATED AS A RESULT OF REPEATED MODULES
COLOUMN SPROUTING INTO HALF ARCH CONDITION
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DIGITAL HYBRIDISATION
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AN ATTEMPT TO DIGITALLY HYBRIDISE A FORM IN NATURE WITH TOTAL IMAGINATION AND FLEXIBILITY AND SIMULATE IT IN A REAL LIFE SITUATION OR FANTACY 36
DIGITAL HYBRIDISATION
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