Architecture Portfolio

ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO

GRADUATE ARCHITECT

Rufa Goltay

Abu Dhabi University

Bachelor of Architecture

2018-2023

Revit AutoCAD Rhino SketchUp Lumion Twinmotion Photoshop InDesign

Jan 2023 – Feb 2023

Architecture Intern • Altourath

The 2-month internship allowed me to develop my rendering skills and gave me a glimpse into the roles and duties of an architect and the working of a consulting firm.

17 June 2021 – 17 August 2021

Design Team Intern • Architecture Consulting Group (ACG)

Trained as an intern of the design team and learned about the process of preparation of specification and detail design package for the Architectural and Interior Design activities.

Feb 2021 – June 2022

Student Council Member • Abu Dhabi University

As a part of the Student Council, I built on my leadership and teamworking skills. Being part of the council has helped me get better at taking up new initiatives and handling multiple responsibilities

Graduation Project 2022-2023

A recycling innovation center Upcycle Lab

Aiming to move society towards a more circular lifestyle, the project is a recycling center for the community where they can innovate and learn to upcycle the trash they produce giving it a chance to have a second life, maximizing the life-cycle of resources

To culture a more environmentally cautious market, the center provides facilities and spaces for upcycling businesses to be built and established. The resources from the people is given back to the people

‘Disintegration and reintegration to build something new’

The concept of the project is an ancient japanese practice called Kintsugi that encourages the repair and reuse of materials reflecting the idea of the project.

It preaches embracing imperfections to heal and become stronger. Applying this concept to the project invites people to heal and repair themselves as well as the earth and its resources.

Bio-Pixel Tower

Mixed use tower

Following the ideas of biomimicry the project is inspired by the local mangroves that guard the Abu Dhabi coast, and provide a habitat for different life forms in its roots trunk and canopy. The project houses 3 functions; Residence, Office and Retail, in its different sections

Semester 7 Fall 2021

The podium mimics the permeability of mangrove roots, while the greenery of around the tower reflects the idea of the mangroves protecting the coast by supporting the weak sandy soil with its roots.

Street Level

Al Bateen Library

A cultural epicenter of knowledge

Libraries are the results of collections of information that builds up over history, therefore the project reflects on the idea of how the present is a result of the past through studying the history of the site, by using the existing landmark design of bateen mall to inspire the design of the library.

Semester 8

Spring 2022

The project aimed to create something new for the community without disrupting the existing lifestyle that has been established by the neighborhood.

Unity Community Center

Khalidiya Park community

Located within a prominent park at the heart of the city the project combines the rigidity and fluidity seen in the site; the cornered and sharp edges in contrast with the organic curves of nature in the park.

Semester 6

Spring 2021

The project’s main features include; an Auditorium, Gallery, Dining Hall, Exhibition space, Library, workshops, and classrooms. Dedicated to serving all parts of the community, despite its differences to be united in one space.

First Floor

Fourth Floor

Experimental Farm

Indoor farm | long span structure

The indoor experimental farm studies the use of long span structures to create a form that attracts the community to take part in, and learn about new methods of farming, with markets and research labs

The concept driving the design was the bigger picture of nature from the starts in the sky to the greenery on earth, the infinity of nature.

5 Fall 2020

This resulted in a design that took visitors on a journey through the farm by allowing them to observe the functioning of farms through a viewing bridge.

Semester

Family Villa

Sea side villa | Family of 4

Villa project that explores forms resulting from the motions of a rubik’s cube to create a home that accommodates the needs of a family of 4.

With 4 bedrooms and rooms for recreation the villa maximizes the views of the site while ensuring privacy. Its design is the result of studies on the predicted movement and needs of the family.

Semester 3 Fall 2019

Rise Urban Park

Parking | Play | Eat

In a small urban space with limited parking the Rise urban park provides the neighborhood with a parking structure for 60 cars, a cafe, urban seating and a park for children

The main concept of the project revolves around the idea of human growth. As children grow up, they reach different milestones in their lives.

Semester 8 Group Project

Spring 2022

Rise allows children to go through this experience as they are climbing up a ramp that would take them from one milestone to another as they conqure the games at each level.

Visualizations made using Enscape and Lumion through Revit and Rhino modeling Spring 2022

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