Randa Mujahed
B. Sc. Architecture Selected Works Portfolio 2016
A view of Madaba, multimedia on paper. 2013
Contents
Contents Project 1: Commercial Design: Jabal Amman Adraj Centre May 2012 4th Semester - German Jordanian University
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Project 2: Sustainable Design: Kiosk/Bus Stop/ Module
October 2013 5th Semester - German Jordanian University 11
Project 2.2: Sustainable Design: German Jordanian University Library January 2013 5th Semester - German Jordanian University 17 Project 3: Graduation Project: Project Patch-Up March 2015 - February 2016
9th & 10th Semesters
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Project 4: Grosspeter Tower
2014 Burckhardt + Partner AG 49
Project 5: Baloise Insurance Headquarters 2014 Burckhardt + Partner AG 55 Project 6: Studio X/Columbia University Workshop - “Public Bit�
July 2013 65
Project 7: Additional Artwork: Amman Collage
July 2011 73
Artist Research - Lucian Freud Acrylic on Emulsion - 2009
Site and Grid
Commercial Design
Jabal Amman Adraj Centre 4th Semester: Winter 2012/2013
Proposed Development Location
Project Circulation
Most of the project consists of scaled hand-sketches. The project is located on an important piece of land in the beautiful Jabal Amman (Amman Mountain). It consists of
multi-functional commercial spaces, and focuses of retail, land-use, and circulation. The aim is to create architecture, not a building.
Project Circulation and Greenery
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First Concept Sketch - Interior Courtyard
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Section B-B’
South Elevation - Main Entrance
North Elevation - Pedestrian Entrance
Site’s Ground - Jabal Amman
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2nd Level Plan
Architecture
Adraj* Centre:
Due to the tight parking space, which is a problem in Jabal Amman in General, this project would encourage a lot of walking and exploring. It’s main theme is stairs and pathways which is much like Jabal Amman’s spirit. The project has minimal landscaping features, which will only encourage using staircases even more. The overall look is inspired by the roman ruins which the site overlooks, and also follows The golden ratio in terms of elevation design and sectioning. This project is small arts and shopping haven, with: - Mixed Use Studio Space -Dance Studio -Music Rooms -A variety of shops -Restaurant -Cafe -A space where artists can display their works *Adraj: “Staircases” in Arabic
Site Axonometric
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3D Model - Foam-board and Card
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Sustainable Design
Kiosk/Bus Stop/Module Individual Work 5th Semester: Winter 2013/2014
Starting the new academic year in a new undeveloped campus in the suburbs of Amman was quite the experience.
We were asked to design a modular system that could serve as a bus-stop, a kiosk, or any light construction.
A much needed bus stop was to be the warm-up project of the term.
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Architecture
The module was inspired by the human spine. The flexibility, the adaptation, and the beautiful repetition of its anatomy. The carefully calculated balances of the module would adapted to all seasons and the sun angles
automatically, along with collecting storm water and shielding from wind at the same time. The blind blades are topped with flexible photo-voltaic cells that power the entire project.
Winter Frontal Arm Angular Placement in Winter
Spring/Autumn
Summer
Blade Angles during difference Seasons
Frontal Arm Angular Placement in Summer
Concept Sketch of Seating Device
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Concept Sketch
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Located on a vital social circulation node withing the German Jordanian University’s new campus in Madaba, Jordan, the location is a poorly designed bus stop. The module is highly flexible, with built in solar panels on the top sun blades to protect from direct sun light and at the same time collect and store energy that powers the automatic system without the need of external electricity cables or generators. Sufficient amounts of flexible photo-voltaic cells were calculated withing the overall surface area. Along with being sunfriendly, the project also allows easy storm-water distribution and collection, gently sloping its platform towards a calculated angle.
Shrubs used as wind buffers Kiosk Flexible Shading System Green grass patches WiFi Hub Stationary/Copy kiosk Important existing social/circulation node
Simple tree benches Sloped platforms that allow storm-water collection
Plan
Project’s main elevation
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Sustainable Design
German Jordanian University Library Individual Work 5th Semester: Winter 2013/2014
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With the Bus Stop and kiosk warm-up project just done, we were to design a library for the new GJU campus in Madaba, Jordan.
With hundreds of mind-maps and diagrammes that should fully analyse all the forms of the book-sorting, and student distribution.
The design should be inspired from the module we created earlier, and should tackle one of the three aspects of sustainability.
I chose to focus on Social Sustainability and Environmental Sustainability.
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Upside The Upside
Library
Down Social Sustainability Environmental Sustainability Circulation Function
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Architecture
Hand Render of Ground Floor
Concept Sective
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Following the Bus stop/Kiosk modular project, we were instructed to find a sustainable solution for the German Jordanian University’s new campus’ library. After extensive social behavior research and multiple existing library system case-studies, the concept slowly evolved into one that would challenge students into accessing the library, making it more exiting to
enter and to explore. Rather than spending their time at the cafeteria or smoking around campus, a student can now enter the library which was built on one of the university’s melting-pot-social-node, see and interact with the social ground floor, then look up and see the massive amount of books and resources. Top to bottom circulation. 22
Architecture
Trees to maintain the air flow
Book Management Facilities
Sustainability Systems - Air Circulation
Library Offices and Book Management Facilities South Elevation Main Entrance Tripple Volume/Main Entrance Hall 3 Different Levels for intense visual impact Ramps for Wheelchairs - Very big problem in Jordan
East Elevation
General Social Study/ Seating Areas
Section A-A’
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Side entrance, to go straight up to the books
2 Staircases following the contour lines
Ground Floor Plan
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Adaptive Reuse & Urban Farming
Project Patch-up
Graduation Project - Individual Work 9 & 10th Semesters: Spring 2015/Winter 2015/2016 Honorary Mention - iSustain Award 2016, Amman, Jordan
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Graduation projects are meant to push the boundaries. No more cliche ideas and buildings.
gaps in the city, in a way which would benefit the environment, and promote a healthy lifestyle.
Therefore, the idea behind Project Patch-up was a combination of solutions that Amman and the surrounding areas need. In a nutshell it is to fill the
Project Patch-up introduces urban agriculture and interlinks it with social activities such as gastronomy and farming.
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Architecture
Space Syntax: Two-Dimensional Spacial Interactions - Vertical Plane Wall - Balcony - Window - Roof - Stairs - Tree
Space Syntax was a study conducted to explore the interactive social spaces in Amman, and compare them to their context.
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Experimental Layering of 2-Dimentional Elements
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Architecture
The aim of the project is to improve current “un-pressing” issues found in Amman, in terms of space and public spaces. When most upcoming projects focus on new developments and have a pricey construction bill, this project aims to allow for a lower level development. Its main concept is to fix what’s broken by recycling the existing unused spacial typologies.
hoods, without having the need to create completely new constructions and structures, but to enhance and rebuild what already exists. Therefore the project challenges the existing dominant architectural mindset, and aims to find new ways to fix local space problems.
The project will focus on finding solutions for public space problems within communities and neighbor-
Backdrop of Amman
Greenhouse
Outdoor Platforms Communal Kitchens
Communal Planters Exploratory Opportunities Communal Kiosks
“In-between” Conceptual Shot
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Project Axonometric
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Architecture
Backdrop of Amman
Green House(s)
Outdoor Platforms
Exploratory Opportunities Communal Planters Communal Kiosks
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Conceptual Collage -Typology: The Vacant Land 32
Architecture D
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apx. 50cm Fair-face Concrete apx. 20cm Fair-face Concrete apx. 10cm Heat and Water Insulation Roller-Shading Device - Mesh Double-Glazed Glass Panels
300 sqm
Kitchens
170 sqm
Market Kiosk
Administration 120 sqm
230 sqm
Multi-Purpose
170 sqm
Residential (Existing)
760 sqm
Greenhouse
(Existing)
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C
B
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apx. 50cm Sub-surface Soil
1590/5630 sqm
Built-Footprint
2087/5630 sqm
Hard Landscaping
apx. 10cm Fertile Soil apx. 50cm Sub-surface Soil apx. 10 cm Sub-surface Soil - Clay
Plantation - Outdoor
Fair-face Concrete apx. 7cm Wooden Frames - Plant Boxes apx. 5cm Water Insulation
1428/5630 sqm
Side Entry Pit for Stormwater
Detail of Greenhouse Structural Module
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Site Plan/Programme/ & Zoning Diagrammes 34
To try and find the underlying problem of public space in Amman, a simple analysis was made.
the newly defined “public spaces” When the second image is reversed, it is clear how much untouched spaces are left. A
These are the spaces which need to be tackled.
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12.48 % 12.48 %
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People in the region also have a lot of social gatherings and visits indoors, within their homes or private gardens. The second image therefore has the roads and alleys added to the solids. Thus showing
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With a simple Solid/Void diagramme, one can see that there is plenty of vacant space. It should be noted that in the region, the lack of designated, shared, public space has lead to a splurge onto the streets; where people enjoy they’re self-assigned public space.
Architecture
Level 00 1:200
Solid/Void - Public Space Study
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Architecture
Working on a very difficult piece of land, with more than 17 meters of height and contour levels, created so many beautiful niches and corners in the proj-
ect. The buildings on the bottom street level, could also easily be integrated in the future, as urban flower-pots windows bursting with flora.
Section B-B
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Section D-D
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Architecture
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Part of Project Eastern Elevation
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Architecture
Note: Join pages 40 and 42 for full Elevation 41
Part of Project Eastern Elevation
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Project Eastern Elevation
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Architecture
B o t a n i c al Econom i c s
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Architecture
Render Shot from Greenhouse
The term Botanical Economy comes from the project. It means that, creating such fillings in our rotting city, can uplift the mood, the economy, and the lifestyle of the locals and the visitors. This project, can influence sales in terms of refreshing the downtown area near AlSalt Street, and creat-
ing a small communal vegetable market. In the future, the project on this specific plot could expand to link to similar approaches in nearby sites, linking the project together to make a whole “ringcity�.
Render Shot from Greenhouse Interior
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Staircase Visualisation
2014-Ongoing
The design comes from the concept of two interlocking masses, and with an elegant grid which moves upwards with a gradient.
Burckhardt+Partner AG
http://www.grosspetertower.ch
Office Space & Hotel
Grosspeter Tower
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Located in Grosspeterstrasse in Basel, Switzerland, the Grosspeter Tower will be one of a kind. Completely cladded with Photo-voltaic cells, this 22 story tower will be a combination of contemporary office spaces along the tower part, and the base will serve as a hotel.
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Architecture
Photoshopp-ed Image of Hotel Lobby
Model of Tower Lobby, hotel Lobby and Breakfast room 1:50m
The model had many pieces which can be removed and newer parts could easily be attached. 51
Using this model, the team and I created Photoshop-ed images of the model to present our interior design ideas to the clients - page 40 displays some of the final shots made by a team member. Some of my tasks involved interior work and lobby zoning, facade development, and interior visualisations (page 37-38). Photoshopp-ed Image of Tower Lobby 52
Burckhardt+Partner AG
Most of the work that I was asked to do involved creating and working on a 1:50m scale model of the Tower entrance, the hotel entrance and the breakfast room (model shown above).
Einfügepunkt 0,0,0
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1.45
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- 0.07 = 277.85 m.ü.M.
1.43
+22.38 = 300.30 m.ü.M.
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- 0.02 E E E E
± 0.00 = 277.92 m.ü.M. - 0.44 = 277.31 m.ü.M.
Main Render Shot
Eastern Elevation
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D6/23.01.2015
1.45
11.06.2014
1.45
1:250
1.45
OST
+78.15 = 356.07 m.ü.M.
INDEX / DATUM
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GEZEICHNET
1.53
TOWER ANSICHT Burckhardt+Partner AG
A3
FORMAT
1.45
A
ERSTELLUNGSDATUM
1.45 6.40
MASSTAB
paa-f_s-os-7.5
PLANNUMMER
1.45
B
GESCHOSS/SCHNITT/FASSADE
max. Höhe nach Bebauungsplan +77.58 = 355.50 m.ü.M.
6.40
REALISIERUNG
1.45
C
PLANUNGSPHASE
1.45
6.40
PLANART
4.87
D
PLANTYP
1.435 1.45
6.40
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GEBÄUDE
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GROSSPETER WERKPLAN
6.40
AREAL
F
TOWER GROSSPETER
6.40
PROJEKTTITEL
basel burckhardtpartner
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11.113439
6.40
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Architecture
Office Space
Baloise Insurance Headquarters May 2014
Burckhardt+Partner AG Competition
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Our main concept overall was to invite the public into the building, by creating homogenousity between the new headquarters, the plaza in front, the central train station and the park. Facade Concept Diagramme
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58 Sketchbook Sample with Diagrammes
Burckhardt+Partner AG
Elevation facing Street Plaza Scale 1:400
With a limited volume, and a conservative client, our team was tackled with the finding a modern take on the ever-classic cube design of a building. We experimented with countless facade designs, core systems, interactive spaces and zoning to come up with a usable, adjustable concept.
Office Seating Layouts Conceptual Diagrammes
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Burckhardt+Partner AG
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Architecture A A
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Section A-A
Facade Detailed Section
Facade Detailed Render
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Burckhardt+Partner AG
2nd Floor Plan
Architecture
Rendered Shot - Interior
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Rendered Shot - From Plaza
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Burckhardt+Partner AG
Rendered Shot - From Plaza
Studio X/Columbia University Workshop - “Public Bit”
Public Bit - “LocaLights” June 2013
“The Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation (GSAPP) held its annual Public Space Workshop for architecture students The Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Plan65
ning and Preservation (GSAPP) held its annual Public Space Workshop for architecture students. “ -publicbit.org
www.publicbit.org
LocaLights Team: Paul Michael Graves Tala Baddar Nezar Abu-Halaweh Randa Mujahed 66
Additional Work
What if you can make your own hang-out place a public space?
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localights.com website proposal with how LocaLights works
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Additional Work
Site - Untouched
Site with a LocaLight
Completed site, with removed LocaLight - now an official public space
Site with construction and benches
Site with paving and benches
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Site with paving, benches and plants
The aim of the workshop was to come up with solutions to solve the major problem of public space in cities such as Mumbai, Istanbul and Amman, with the use of a “PublicBit” - “PublicBit is a mobile, open hardware unit developed for deployment in public spaces with sensing capabilities that are networked for realtime transmission of city specific data.”
LocaLights are high-tech devices installed at public space renovation projects throughout the city. Passersby are attracted to the LocaLights by reflective mirrors in the day and glowing LEDs at night. Smartphones are directed to the LocaLights. com mobile website. Members participate in an active community of volunteers and fundraisers. 72
Additional Work
Jabal Amman Collage Visual Communication Course - GJU 2011
During the Visual Communication Course the task was to create a visual of my favorite view - which was the view overlooking downtown Amman. The collage was originally a hard-copy, which was then put onto
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Photoshop and edited out to create different themes and atmospheres.
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Two years later, a different type of multimedia collage with the same theme was created, also with snippets of the original. 75
Multimedia Jabal Amman Collage, 2013
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References: Dr. Farouk Yaghmour
Professor - Architecture at German Jordanian University Yaghmour Architects
yag_arch@go.com.jo
Prof. Amani Malhas
Industrial Professor - Architecture at German Jordanian University Malhas Architects & Engineers
amanimalhas@gmail.com
Contact Details: +962 (0) 79 677 69 69 randa.mujahed@gmail.com
Mailing Address: Randa Mujahed P.O. Box 9291 Amman, Jabal Al Luweibdeh 11191 Jordan
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Conceptual Zoning Plans - Aqaba Resort
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Randa Mujahed
Mobile: +962 (0) 79 677 69 69 Email: randa.mujahed@gmail.com