PORTFOLIO SELEC TED WORKS 2024
RAZEEN MALIK NAZAR
Razeen Malik Nazar Architect, Landscape Architect, Designer
It has always been my life’s dream to become a Designer. The idea of creating a previously unseen world has always been fascinating for me. The art of organising spaces that blend with surrounding environment which majorly involves planning, designing and aesthetically sculpting a timeless masterpiece. My objective is to understand, learn and acquire an in-depth competence and hone my skills in this stream. The works and philosophies of Cedric Price, Daniel Libeskind, and Rem Koolhas have always inspired me and made me want to continue pursuing my research in the relationship between human perceptions and architectural spaces.
Table of content 1. Pavilion design 2. Museum and science centre 3. Apartment design 4. Tesoma Master plan 5. Masters Thesis (Mitigation Strategies to reduce urban heat island effect) 6. Outdoor recreational planning & design 7. Urban Ribbons 8. Artesian Aquifer Restoration
1. Pavilion Design Tartu, Estonia
Software: 3dsmax,Vray, Photoshop
Tasku Shade- The Form connects to the flow of the river which is a flexible architectural open space that invites people to come in and spend time.
Shading the spaces
Forming lines from the shaded spaces
Developing in to Paper Model
2. Museum and Science Center Oulu, Finland
Software: Rhino, Autocad, Sketchup, Enscape, Photoshop
Oulu’s new Museum and Science Center is located in the Myllytull district, whose regional identity is formed in terms of building history significant factory environment, and during the last decades of built housing construction. In the plan, the plot will be supplemented with an elegant new part that is connected to the power plant demonstrating the eternal mutual dependence of art and science. New Museum and The science center complex is a combination of two museums, which raises the multi-layered art and science at the center of the now renewed activity dependency relationship. The building functions as a multi-level platform especially for children and for young people to try and make mistakes – try and experience. The new building is the size the city’s urban living room. Renovated together with the power plant and the tower the building complex is positioned as part of the historical built environment and at the same time acts as a catalyst for Oulu’s development towards an international level cultural city. Sustainability is at the center of the building’s implementation construction solutions and energy-efficient design principles.
The subtle connection between the new building and the Existing science center creates open spaces of different nature around it
The roof garden and Black Box, attached to the existing old building by pushing the corners to the ground.
The main entrance is located at street side. The outdoor exhibition area is located on the roof that can be accessed from outside and inside.
The exhibition spaces form the heart of the building around the junction
A multi-level public space will form around the building, with a lot to see and experience
Floor plan
Front Elevation
Section
Floor plans The museum and science center will be built from sustainable and recyclable materials, with the highest possible recycling percentage. The interior materials have been chosen in such a way that they are durable and suitable for a museum environment, and do not contribute to the spread of dust, for example, and are suitable for the type of building in terms of maintenance. The building’s main facade material is a maintenance-free anodized aluminium slat made from recycled aluminium. The wooden ceiling beams visible from the inside bring warmth to the overall look of the building. Wood is also used as a construction material elsewhere in the building. The interior of the exhibition building opens out through self-supporting cone-shaped glass elements. The glass facade can be closed from the inside and thus, if necessary, affect the temperature of the premises. The glass facade is built from repeated cone-shaped elements, which enables costeffective construction. The glass is hardened and a selective film is installed on it, which results in a U-value of 2.8. The glass is UV-coated in those parts that are exposed to direct or strong indirect sunlight. The glass facade structure is separated from the roof structure. Interior view
Structural system axonometry
3. Apartment design Svolvær, Norway.
Software: Archicad
The project takes shape on a single volume elevated from the ground. As a result, the ground floor, through outdoor and semi-covered spaces, makes a transition between the street, the access, and remits to the characteristics of suburban housing. There are two types of spaces five double beaded flats and two studio flats. Each unit has its own private access, Private balcony and parking spaces .
Site plan
Floor plan
4. Tesoma Master plan Tampere, Finland
Software: Revit, Autocad, Sketchup, Enscape, Photoshop, Illustrator
Tesoma is a district in Tampere found in the western part of the city and its surroundings. The actual Tesoma district center is located on the north side of the track and is made up of residential, commercial, office, and service spaces. Significant design factors include the ability to adapt to climate change, environmental sustainability, and recreational activities. The local train station’s surroundings make it easy to switch between various modes of transportation. The track’s north and south sides are connected by the underpass and provide the hub with an active transportation strategy.
Vision
Urban meets green
Active commuter train stop environment
A set of distinctive areas
Forest Block
The large blocks around Teerivuorenkatu form a distinctive environment. The high rise residential buildings in forest block are designed in the the direction of the railway track, protecting the area from noise, and the forest enhances the natural setting. The components come together to create entities that provide community with diverse environment.
Urban squares that start from the train station continue to the forest block providing users with a different kinds of experiences. Urban environment is formed by the apartment blocks and active ground floors that create inviting atmosphere. Green corridors and connections enhance a well-being and biodiversity in the area.
Active ground floor
Green Typology
Strom water Management
Active Transportation
Sports Block
The area around the Tesoma commuter train stop has green spaces, squares and different activities. The local railway ensures good accessibility to the services by all modes of transportation, ensuring that the sports center’s many uses benefit the surrounding community as well. The area’s uniqueness is strengthened by preserving the existing brick building. The goal is to comprehend the network of sporting facilities that resembles a campus throughout the entire Tesoma area.
Adaptation of the building plays an important role for the future sustainable development of the cities. It provides site with the strong identity and highlight a distinct aspect of the surroundings.
Various Typology
Various sports Facilities
Green typology
Strom water Management
Train station Hub
On both a local and regional level, the hub offers users an effective, convenient, and environmentally friendly mode of transportation. The street levels are activated by using squares and entrances on the ground floor of buildings. Easily accessible business facilities and a youth center contribute to the neighborhood’s identity and enhance the area around the local train station. The solar panel energy is used throughout the block by utilising the parking facility’s capacity as energy storage. Green roofs, permeable surfaces, rain gardens in public spaces, and retention ponds are used in the design as effective storm water management.
The central HUB evolves the Area into a central Node combining green Recreation Spaces with semi-public Activity Plots in a unique Way.
Various Typology
Green typology
Transportation Strategy
Local energy production
TVA
The high existing Apartment Block Area is getting improved by adding new Townhouses which creates a smooth downscale ending up in nearby green Spaces. The playground will merge into the courtyard of the building, which protects it from noise.
Apartment blocks with additional townhouses can transform and benefit to existing elements by inputting new functionality to the courtyards.
Yards and Parking
Active transportation
Strom water Management
Green typology
Detached houses
Residents are prioritised during renovations to the Ristimäkenkatu neighbourhood, which creates better-organised street space. To preserve small-scale buildings and greenery areas, supplemental block construction is undertaken. The objective is to make it possible for small businesses to operate in the region and to bring a unique new service structure to the neighbourhood.
Detached housing identity with a careful infill let site to be transformed into the blocks. Small interventions of a new typologies can benefit to the area.
5. Masters Thesis
Mitigation Strategies to reduce urban heat island effect
Chennai, India.
Software: Revit, Autocad, Lumion, Photoshop
It is predicted that by 2050, 68% of the world’s population would reside in urban regions, up from the current percentage of 55% (UN Desa, 2018). Chennai, the fourth biggest megacity in India, is home to the Indian automobile industry and 11.5 million inhabitants. UHI in Chennai, is increased by concretization, urbanisation, population expansion, and loss of green cover, all of which contribute in various ways to the suffering of the city and its inhabitants. This study aims to identify and evaluate the problems caused by urban heat islands. And giving solutions for heat loss via several green techniques for the case study location in Chennai, India. In addition to applying the same design methods to other streets affected by the local heat island on a larger scale. The formation of design codes is created based on literature review findings, the EPA handbook, and online survey results.
6. Outdoor Recreation Planning & Design Tartu, Estonia
Software: Autocad, Sketchup, Lumion, Pho-
Phase 1 Analysing the Blue space and green space Starting from The city Centre till the end of the river in a radius of 1km. The study area is Emajõgi with a narrow contact area. Emajõgi is one of the biggest rivers in Estonia. The river flows through many counties and municipalities playing an important role in connecting areas and separating them at the same time. Studying hydrology, geology, soil typology, land use,settlements, communications, Ecology and culture are connected and how these connections have influenced the growth and fading of the area around Emajõgi. Phase 2 Defining Character Types of River Emajõgi
Phase 3 This was made by rating the landscape sensitivity impacts from low, medium, and high. The main focus was to understand each LCA unit sensitivity in different aspects like geophysical, cultural, aestetics, and ecology. The ecology plays an important role in our study area and can be considered as the core relationships between organisms. As well, conditions from seasonality are important to assess various activities for particular area. Sensitivity Criteria of Choosen LCA unit 13 (high sensitivity area)
Capacity assessment
Suitability assessment
Phase 4 Design Proposal
7. Urban Ribbons Leppävaara, Espoo
Software: 3dsMax, Autocad, Sketchup, Enscape, Photoshop, Illustrator
Espoo’s history as a front runner Espoo had never shied away from newness and innovation. Looking at its past, it is evident that Espoo is a modern city. From the 1950s development of the Garden City of Tapiola, to Alvar Aalto’s 1960s Otaniemi campus, to the 1990s high-rise business district of Keilaniemi, Finnish urban planners and architects have successfully re-imagined Espoo many times over. But history has shown that these developments, if not considered carefully, may unravel like loose ribbons. Leppävaara, as a modern district, is struggling to keep up with the pace of social and economic needs and is slow to prepare for environmental challenges ahead. It is evident that hubs of contemporary culture, like Leppävaara, possess many good qualities, freedoms, and potentials. Like ends of loose ribbons, they need to be grabbed and tied together to form a single whole. This proposal imagines the Leppävaara Station development area as a thriving live-work district that offers a sustainable and resilient model for inner city development by introducing a user-centric design, a sensitivity to local ecology, and a platform for economic growth.
Multilevel urban growth strategy Leppävaara has the potential to become a model urban hub of the 21st century. Located 23 km from Helsinki airport, and 19 km from Helsinki city centre, Leppävaara station is the first train station in Espoo region. Yet riders tend to leave the station area immediately through the Sello shopping mall or the parking lots surrounding the station. With innovative building typologies that offer additional cultural and community spaces, Leppävaara can become a new economic district that adds commercial value to the whole metropolitan area. Leppävaara is surrounded by natural forest and lakes, yet its centre is covered with tarmac framed by wide roads. By integrating green space into the site and buildings Leppävaara can lead the conversation about sustainable urban solutions. By redefining the modern spirit with new sustainable urban planning principles, Leppävaara can become a model resilient city district that is prepared for the future.Leppävaara is a city district of two parts divided by train tracks and the 110 cross country highway. By introducing a lively hub that bridges this divide, and that is public and inclusive, Leppävaara can become whole again.
The plan will create an added value for the whole metropolitan area: • By offering a new kind of urbanity in the form of a truly unique Northern synergy of nature and city • By introducing two seemingly contradictory paradigms in contemporary city planning: space and monumentality, the station area will become a unique gateway to the city • By introducing a new typology of ‘Super Plinth’ that would create a multilayered cityscape, accommodaing a variety of uses • By establishing an urbanity that is designed for a community looking for high quality of life close to the capital city while being closely connected to nature – and thus giving the area a uniquely local identity.
Street-level view from Gransinmäki Park towards east
8. Artesian Aquifer Restoration Design Kubija, Estonia
Software: Autocad, Sketchup, Lumion, Photoshop
The Space is designed to get the Balanced look by arranging plants by height. The simplest approach followed here was to follow a short-to-tall format. The spaces are linked with variety of activities for the users.
Mirjam
Emerald Gold
Golden Smaragd
Kraznal
An idea is salvation by imagination - F.L. Wright
Blender