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Rawan Kahhaleh Class of 2016 Address : Amman, Jordan Mobile : 00962 798012711 Email : rawankahhaleh@outlook.com

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Personal Information Name Date of Birth Nationality Address Marital Status

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Rawan Kahhaleh 10 Aug 1992 Jordanian Amman, Jordan Single

Languages Arabic English Italian

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Mother Language Fluent Beginner

A highly motivated and enthusiastic fresh graduate with a bachelor’s degree in architecture from the University of Jordan. I am a hard worker, sociable, passionate to learn new things and have new experiences. I work excellently with Autocad, Revit and Photoshop. I have an easy going nature which makes me able to work in groups and to communicate interactively with clients.

Education 2016

Bachelor’s of Architecture from the University of Jordan Grade : Very Good - 3.45/4 from 172 Credit Hours

2010

Scientific high school from Arab Model Schools Grade : 93.1/100

Experience 2017

Junior Architect at Mawshour Architects and Consultants - Amman, Jordan Since 10 January

2015

Architectural internship at Studio Tuzzolino - Margagliotta Associati - Cammarata ( Agrigento - Italy ) 21 June – 10 August

2015

Participated in the International Festival of Architecture Schools held in Corinth, Greece with the University of Pescara 18 May – 24 May

Competitions 2015

Participated in International Ideas Competition of Architecture Project : Barcelona Temporary Pavilion in Barcelona, Spain

2014

Participated in Jo-Green Competition - Won the third place Project : Green Mosque in Amman, Jordan

Expertise  Hands-on Hand Drawing - Architectural Style, Free Style

Model Making - Wood, Carton, Foam Photography - Architecture , Landscape, Still Life

 Software AutoCAD – 2D AutoCAD – 3D Adobe Photoshop Lumion Microsoft Office - Excel, PowerPoint, Word Revit Architecture - Modeling

Revit Architecture - Render SketchUp

3ds Max - Modeling 3ds Max - Mental Ray Render 3ds Max - Vray Render

References Mawshour Office Dr. Arch. Wael Al Azhari Prof. Arch. Ali Abughanimeh Prof. Arch. Giovanni Tuzzolino

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CONTENTS 5TH Year

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 Soul of Nature - Children Natural Club Graduation Project

4TH Year

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 Parliament  Mental Rehabilitation Center  Farm House  Journey To The Core - Al Madeenah Al Monawara Street Corridor Urban Design

3rd Year  Landscape Design for Sharm Resort in The Dead Sea  Library in Aqaba  Banquet Halls  Hotel

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2nd Year

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 Healthcare Center

1st Year

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 Studio Design

Competitions

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 International Ideas of Architecture – Project : Pavilion in Barcelona  JoGreen for Sustainable Architecture – Project : Green Mosque Won the Third Place

Soul of Nature – Children Natural Club Graduation Project Supervised by : Dr. Wael Al Azhari Done by : Masa Sawwaf Rania Nsour Rawan Kahhaleh

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Graduation Project -

5th Year

Soul of Nature – Children Natural Club Site Area : 25800 m 2 Project Area : 10200 m 2 Location : Badr Al Jadeeda, Amman, Jordan Description

: This project is about teaching our children how to take care of nature and to bring back childhood outside in a way that stimulates children’s curiosity to discovery and exploring.

CORE PROBLEM

Lack of Environmental awareness and facilities that increases the bond between nature and children (builders of the future)

AIM A child-scaled city that strengthen the relation between children and nature and opens the doors of exploring by nature leaving to our planet a new generation of responsible, creative and most of all nature reserving men and women

STATEMENT

Enjoy building a better future

Site Analysis

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The Site located in Badr Al jadeeda, Amman was chosen among three suggested sites using the matrix analysis.

Site features :• Located in a green area yet doesn’t contain trees ( we don’t have to cut trees ) • Easy access from three main streets. Located near to residential areas and schools • Agricultural soil which will help to plant different types of trees

Late Hussein king mosque

Our Site

The eagle and flags

Section A-A Our site

A B

B

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Section B-B

Solid Our site

Slope = 0.18m/1m

120m

18m

228m

100m

Total Area 25.8 m2 Total Circumstance 693.9 m

235m

118m

Street network & vegetati on Topogra phy

Site Context

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Graduation Project -

5th Year

Soul of Nature – Children Natural Club Conceptual Approach Children need to feel freedom yet they must be protected, controlled, and directed in a way that stimulates their abilities creating a new generation “future men and women” that cares about nature and knows how to protect it.

Freedom

Control

Organized Chaos “Law of Nature”

“Chaos in the world brings uneasiness, but it also allows the opportunity for creativity and growth”

• The form was created as clustered boxes (with curved edges so as not to harm kids) controlled by a central court with a tree alike vertical circulation core that represent the soul of the project.

• The core symbolizes sustainability with energy floors, PVC’s, and solar beams that absorbs sunlight in the morning and reflects it in the evening.

• Way finding was applied by giving different colors for the masses, using skylights and dynamic technology on the windows of children’s masses, and placing different functions on a different levels.

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• Sustainable materials was used in the building - Recycled Rubber in the outside of the building - Easy and flexible to shape and design - Suitable for kids - Sustainable

- Solar absorbent beams that reflects light at night - Using ETFE (Ethylene tetrafluoroethylene) roofing material

Sustainable Approach Geothermal Heaters

Photovoltaic Cells

Biogas Generator

Human Generators

Energy Floors

Dynamic system and flouro lights

Graduation Project -

5th Year

Soul of Nature – Children Natural Club Environmental Approach Phyto-purification

Aquaponic Farming

Hydroponic Farming

Rainwater Harvesting and Reusing

Organizing Existing Trees

Roof Gardens

Manual Sketches

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3D Zoning and Exploded view The Project contains four main masses

Planting

Recycling

Restaurant Lobby & Administration

Exploded Levels View

Graduation Project -

5th Year

Soul of Nature – Children Natural Club Site Plan

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Plans

Graduation Project -

5th Year

Soul of Nature – Children Natural Club

Ground Floor Plan

First Floor Plan

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Second Floor Plan

Third Floor Plan

Graduation Project -

5th Year

Soul of Nature – Children Natural Club Elevations

South-East Elevation

South-West Elevation

Sections

Section A-A

Section B-B

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Model

Interior 3D Shots

Graduation Project -

5th Year

Soul of Nature – Children Natural Club Exterior 3D Shots

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Parliament Project Supervised by : Dr. Omar Amireh Done by : Haneen Khader Lina Abu Shanab Rawan Kahhaleh

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4th Year

Parliament Project Site Area : 52600 m 2 Project Area : 22910 m 2 Location : Al Abdali, Amman, Jordan Description

: This project is a design for a new parliament building instead of the old one located in AlAbdali. The design concept was to create a new way of thinking by creating an extraordinary design.

Conceptual Approach

Creating a new way of thinking Crown Chakra Is generally considered to be the state of pure consciousness, within which there is neither object nor subject. It is located either at the crown of the head, or above the crown of the head . Sahasrara is represented by the color white.

So how do we create something ?

First of all we need to Transform Create transform what’s already there forming a new creation, and the practical application phase interfere where we Application could find new results.

Transformation

Brain Chakra

Centralized Order

Human Feelings

Critical Thinking

ORDER

Critical Thinking Elements

Analyzing Evaluate & Create

- How individual chakra’s can create centralization order connecting thoughts.

- Random lines created the masses in our project randomly to create the shock we needed in the human brain.

Remember & Describe Understand

Random Order

Creation

Feelings

Shock

Random Masses

Relaxation, Excitement

Critical thinking journey

Communion

Main Hall

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Application

Represented at the final point with the inter-active wall, where people can react and express their ideas and their feelings through out their experience in our journey.

- Focusing on the bright side .

- showing people our achievements throughout history .

- A smaller phasing part.

Past

Our Journey

Present

Our present is unsteady : paths on water/sensor water features/lighting effects The biggest part : A turning point

Future

Represented by darkness leading to the Ray of Hope

Added Values Screens represented with: - Water features - Green strips - Historical screens

Descriptive Drawings Design Development 1

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Expressing Our Journey

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4th Year

Parliament Project Site Plan Cut on Level 2m

Cut on Level 5m

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Sections

Section A-A

Section B-B

Elevations

Southern Elevation

Western Elevation

Northern Elevation

Eastern Elevation

4th Year

Parliament Project Plans Cut on Level 2m

Cut on Level 5m

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Cut on Level 7m

Cut on Level 10m

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4th Year

Parliament Project Structural Design for the Main Hall Structural solution for the main hall area: - The main hall's ceiling will be a space truss 1.25 m high with 8 columns HEA 300 (30cm x 30cm) columns cladded with a composite material - The main hall's floor, slab and the audience's area floor, slab will be a concrete post tensioned slab with drop panels 400cm x 400cm x 20cm ( the slab's thickness will be 35 cm ) - Using concrete columns 50cm x 50cm Drop Panel

HEA Colomn

One-Way Ribbed Slab

Structural Plan

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3D Shots

Mental Rehabilitation Center Supervised by : Dr. Riziq Shaaban Done by : Masa Sawaf Rania Nsour Rawan Kahhaleh

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Site Area : 13600 m 2 Project Area : 4211 m 2 Location : Airport Road, Amman, Jordan Description

: Mental rehabilitation center for children that concentrates on teaching children using the senses and connecting them to nature trying to figure out the strength in each child.

Conceptual Approach • Reflecting what children learn • Learning with the senses • Integration with nature

It is about input & output Gallery Reflects

4th Year

Rehabilitation Center

School

The project was expected to be nature friendly, suitable for disabled children, designed with local materials and form, easy to execute and affordable.

These features was applied by : - Using courtyards and green areas - Using simple and familiar form - Sensory gardens which concentrates on the senses of children - Building with concrete material which is local and cheap and applying stone to the elevations in order to generate a good looking image

Sensory Gardens • Teaching and learning in an entertaining way • Focusing on the five senses which are touch, sight, hearing, smell & taste • Dividing the learning court into 4 main sections according to the senses 1- Taste & Smell

2- Hearing

3- Sight

4- Touch

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3D Zoning

Cafeteria

Classes

Sleeping Units Workshops

Physical Therapy

Main Entrance and Adminstration

4th Year

Rehabilitation Center Site Plan

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4th Year

Rehabilitation Center Plans

Ground Floor Plan

First Floor Plan

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Elevations

Southern Elevation

Northern Elevation

Eastern Elevation

Sections

Section A-A

Section B-B

Western Elevation

4th Year

Rehabilitation Center Interior 3D Shots

Model

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Farm House One Week Project – Manual Render

Supervised by : Dr. Riziq Shaaban Done by : Rawan Kahhaleh

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One Week Project -

4th Year

Farm House Site Area : 150 m 2 Project Area : 128 m 2 Location : Jerash, Jordan Description

: A farm house located in Jerash . The design was easy to construct using local materials.

Project Objectives • Reflecting the culture of Jerash • Using local materials • Low budget design and easy to execute • Elegant and simple interior design

Plans & Section Ground Floor Plan

First Floor Plan

Section A-A

Section B-B

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Elevations

Exterior & Interior Shots

Journey to The Core Al Madeenah Al Monawara Street Corridor - Urban Design Supervised by : Dr. Lamees Shabaan Done by : Masa Sawwaf Rania Nsour Rawan Kahhaleh

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4th Year

Journey to The Core Site Area : 7200 m 2 Project Area : 21000 m 2 Location : Amman, Jordan Description

: Redesigning Al Madeenah Al Monawara Corridor to be responsive to the users needs

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Mixed-Use Center Responsive environment was applied to the street with it’s six aspects ; permeability, variety, legibility, richness, robustness, and visual appropriateness.

The next step was to choose a building in the street and design it to be responsive to. So we chose a building in the center of the corridor at the end of our journey and gave it a U shaped design with terraces that connects the street vertically and horizontally.

4th Year

Journey to The Core Plans

G.F. Plan

1st F. Plan

Mezzanine Plan

2nd to 6th F. Plan

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Sections, Elevation & 3D Shots

Section A-A

Section B-B

South-East Elevation

Landscape for Sharm Resort Supervised by : Dr. Firas Al Sharaf Done by : Dana AlKurdi Haneen Khader Lina Abu Shanab Rama Al Majali Rawan Kahhaleh Saba Al Melhem

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3rd Year

Landscape for Sharm Resort Site Area Location

: 116820 m2 : Dead Sea, Jordan

Description

: This project is a design for the landscape of Sharm Resort in The Dead Sea

Conceptual Approach Our Mission: Compensating the hot weather of the dead sea and creating an immersive environment with the dead sea features.

Our Concept: Merging the most distinguished features at the dead sea with our site such as the following: • Minerals - we were inspired in our design by the phenomenon of the dead sea minerals which led us to use them in several occasions such as mineral sculptures, caves, nearby the pools, orientaion points .

• Water features such as waterfalls, swimming pools, lazy rivers and fountains.

• Climate - Choosing certain types of plants such as cactus, flowers, palm trees, accacia Arabica and defla.

- Using solar canopies to shade the parking and to provide energy for the lazy river.

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Section A-A

Library In Aqaba University Supervised by : Prof. Ali AbuGhanimeh Done by : Dana AlKurdi Rawan Kahhaleh

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3rd Year

Library Project Site Area : 52600 m 2 Project Area : 22910 m 2 Location : Jordanian University, Aqaba, Jordan Description

: This project is a design for the library of the Jordanian University – Aqaba branch. The design considered benefiting from the natural light while maintaining cool weather inside the library.

Conceptual Approach Offering several reading experiences such as - Reading on split-levels - Groups reading areas - Quiet reading areas - Outdoor shaded areas Compensating the hot weather in Aqaba and letting our readers enjoy natural sunlight without letting the heating sunrays into the library by: - Placing void on the northern side - Using small openings on the elevations exposed to sunlight - Creating architectural solutions to shade the void:

• Leveling

Sunlight Analysis

• Extending a false elevation from the upper floor

• Louvers

Sun Path Diagram During the Day on June, 21st

Our concept is to obtain natural light without having the effect of a “Green House”. This is done by letting the global light in without allowing the direct sun rays.

Front Side Analysis

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Sunlight Analysis

Sun Path Diagram During the Day on June, 21st

Back Side Analysis

School of Architecture Richard Meier Meier is a master of light, space, and volume. His architectural style can be adapted to very different circumstances and locations. He frequently uses the white color in his designs.

3rd Year

Library Project Site Plan

Plans Ground Floor Plan

First Floor Plan

Second Floor Plan

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3rd Year

Library Project Structural Plan

Sections Section A-A

Section B-B

Section C-C

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Elevations Western Elevation

Eastern Elevation

Southern Elevation

Exterior & Interior Shots

3rd Year

Library Project

Sections

Model

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Banquet Halls Two Weeks Project Supervised by : Prof. Ali Abughanimeh Done by : Rawan Kahhaleh

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Two Weeks Project -

3rd Year

Banquet Halls

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Site Area : 3500 m 2 Project Area : 1900 m 2 Location : Ajloun, Jordan Description

: This is a banquet hall project which includes a male and a female section. The challenge was to make a design on a rectangular site with the width of 20m only.

Project Objectives • Reflecting the culture of Jerash • Using local materials • Low budget design and easy to execute • Nature friendly using black stone which absorbs heat in the cold weather of Ajloun

Site Plan

Plans

Ground Floor Plan

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First Floor Plan

Second Floor Plan

Sections Section A-A

Two Weeks Project -

3rd Year

Banquet Halls

Section B-B

Elevations Southern Elevation

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Eastern Elevation

Exterior Shots

Two Weeks Project -

3rd Year

Banquet Halls Model

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Four Stars Hotel Project Supervised by : Prof. Ali Abughanimeh Done by : Dana Jayyousi Rawan Kahhaleh

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3rd Year

Four Stars Hotel Site Area : 7600 m 2 Project Area : 12300 m 2 Location : Al kilo Circle, Amman, Jordan Description

: This project is a hotel located in a central area in Amman, the users of it are generally businessmen so our objective was to give them a beautiful impression so they would come back with their families for tourism.

Project Objectives & Concept • Creating an attractive design that is eye-catching in a crowded area like AlKilo Circle • Showing the best of Amman and hiding the unpleasant views behind the hotel • The main street is narrow and has a bridge that blocks the view of the hotel’s elevation Our Site

Our Site

Bridge blocking the front elevation

Unpleasant View from the back

This was applied by : • Using a panoramic elevator on the center of the hotel to give the guests a pleasant view each and every moment • Moving the hotel to the back of the site in order to give a good view for the elevation • Adding a restaurant with a pleasant view on the last floor of the hotel • Using a single loaded corridor and small stripped windows in the back to block the bad view behind the hotel

Panoramic Elevator

Single loaded corridor

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Site Plan

Plans Western Elevation

3rd Year

Four Stars Hotel Plans

Basement

Ground Floor Plan

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First Floor Plan

2nd - 7th Floor Plan

3rd Year

Four Stars Hotel Plans

8th Floor Plan – Restaurant

Sections

Section A-A

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Section B-B

3D Shots

Model

Healthcare Center Supervised by : Dr. Abdulsalam Shboul Done by : Rawan Kahhaleh

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2nd Year

Healthcare Center Site Area : 4700 m 2 Project Area : 2180 m 2 Location : Queen Rania Street, Amman, Jordan Description

: This is a design for a healthcare center located in the University of Jordan. The design was eye-catching yet easy to construct with the usage of local materials.

Plans & Section Section A-A

Top View

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Ground Floor Plan

First Floor Plan

2nd Year

Healthcare Center Elevations

Western Elevation

Southern Elevation

Eastern Elevation

3D Shots

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Model

Studio Project Supervised by : Dr. Samer Abu Ghazaleh Done by : Rawan Kahhaleh

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1st Year

Studio Site Area : 340 m 2 Project Area : 366 m 2 Location : Amman, Jordan Description

: This is a design for a modern residential studio. Contrast in materials and colors was applied. Frosted glass was used for the windows of the ground floor to give privacy.

Plans, Section, Elevations & Model

G.F. Plan

Top View

1st F. Plan

Section A-A

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Southern Elevation

Eastern Elevation

Northern Elevation

Western Elevation

Barcelona Temporary Pavilion International Competition Supervised Done by by : Prof. Gianfranco Tuzzolino Done by : Dana AlKurdi Rawan Kahhaleh

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International Competition

Barcelona Temporary Pavilion

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Site Area : 1700 m 2 Project Area : 1100 m 2 Location : Port Vell, Barcelona, Spain Description

: This is a design for a pavilion in a very crowded area in Barcelona.

The design reflected the economic and architectural growth in Barcelona while still giving importance to the sea and nature.

Project Objectives • Not blocking the view of the sea • A project that reflects the lines of the urban context • Extraordinary pavilion that grabs the eye • Giving importance to the sea • Interesting exhibition that connects the street with the seafront

Conceptual Approach Our concept was to design something revolutionary that represents the development in the economic and architectural fields in Barcelona. Lines were taken from the context to form the project and the location by the sea formed the pavilion using transparent glass that doesn’t block the sea view in a crowded city where communication with nature is needed.

• The sea view is one of the most important views from our site so we used non blocking materials such as glass and steel grid in order not to block the view

• It is very important that the project goes with the urban context so we used the lines of the streets to create the lines of the project and the lines of the steel grid

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• Barcelona’s architecture merges between historical and modern types of buildings and now is known for its development, so our pavilion projects this very sophisticated step

• The sea is a very important natural element in a stressful city such as Barcelona. We represented this importance in our pavilion by directing the paths towards the seafront and raising the heights of the walls as getting closer to the sea

• Lines forming our pavilion where created in a way that connects the square Mirador De Colom with the sea front by interesting exhibitions and paths that gives users an overwhelming experience with the sense of high-tech

Context & Site

International Competition

Barcelona Temporary Pavilion Site Plan & Elevations

Eastern Elevation

Western Elevation

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Southern Elevation

Northern Elevation

Sections Section A-A

Section B-B

Section C-C

International Competition

Barcelona Temporary Pavilion Plans Ground Floor Plan

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First Floor Plan

International Competition

Barcelona Temporary Pavilion 3D Shots

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International Competition

Barcelona Temporary Pavilion 3D Interior Shots

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Green Mosque Local Competition – JoGreen Done by : Haya Atieh Hedaya Abu Jame Majid Eid Rami Al Zumer Rawan Kahhaleh

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Local Competition

Green Mosque

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Site Area : 800 m 2 Project Area : 620 m 2 Location : Shafa Badran, Amman, Jordan Description

: This is a design for a green mosque in Amman. The design should be sustainable and bring an outcome to the government. Green technologies and materials were applied with a modern design.

Sustainable Approach

Conceptual Approach

Conceptual Approach • The building is divided into two main messes: - The mosque mass, oriented towards "Al-Qibla" took a rectangular shape providing a comfortable area for praying.

- The residential mass took a “U” shaped which provides privacy for the houses and creates a semi-court area that can be used for praying in Fridays and when the mosque is crowded.

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• Leveling was used in the project in order to deal with the sloped site.

A basement that has one side opened to the main street and the others are buried under the ground. It was used as a green gym containing machines that generates electricity under the mosque and as commercial stores under the residential building.

The entrance to the gym and the commercial stores is from the main street while the entrance to the mosque is from the secondary backstreet in order to avoid the traffic and separate between the prayers and public users. • The minaret and the stripped window near it was designed to represent the voice waves of the of the "Athan" .

Green elements - Using photovoltaic solar cells to produce electricity, - solar water heaters to provide hot water - providing natural light - Trombe walls for ventilation - green materials - Exercising machines that produce electricity.

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Local Competition

Green Mosque Trombe Wall

High Efficiency Windows

Using Green Efficient Lighting & Occupancy Room PIR Sensor

Micro Renewable Energy System

Site Plan & Plans

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Local Competition

Green Mosque Elevations Southern Elevation

Eastern Elevation

20 - March

22 - Sep

Sun Path Analysis

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3D Shots