Undergraduate Architecture Sketchbook

BARCH SKETCHBOOK Safwan Sheikh

www.issuu.com/safwansheikh www.linkedin.com/in/safwan-sheikh sheikh1996safwan@gmail.com

CONTENTS

01

MOABIT GASTRONOMIE culinary organisation run by refugees

02 THE VOID

celebration of european contemporary city

03 DAMSON VILLAGE social housing project

04 KOSHINO HOUSE

render visualisation project

05

COMMUNITY CENTRE passive design project

01

MOABIT GASTRONOMIE location: moabit, berlin gross floor area: 5850m2

the brief of this project is a culinary organisation in the form of a live/work building in the district of moabit in berlin run by the clients: refugees, migrant workers and asylum seekers. a palimpsest method was used to analyse the feelings and atmosphere of the site which was previously a prison which enforced isolated imprisonment. the layers of history from the palimpsest were then extracted to give a massing form and proposed building outline. environmental research was used to improve the journey of migration and possibly loss of the refugees that are to reside in this project. the scheme followed a journey of entering the building with anxiousness of a new place, community and culture but then transform over time into a confident and integrated member of the community. the deeper inside the building you go, the more playful the architecture gets. the proposal hosts: 'isolation' spaces for retreat, privacy and seclusion including residential; 'transition' spaces that help a newcomer socialise and communicate; and 'integration' spaces for community gatherings, meetings and other social events.

sun pattern

vegetation

historic buildings

02

THE VOID

location: london st. pancras station gross area: 37m2

an installation for the celebration of the european contemporary city was the brief provided for st. pancras through reflection of current issues of brexit and the european identity. the concept is to promote cohesion of european cities and identity through their architectural landmarks. silhouettes of pre-programmed european buildings will form from a barrier to a gateway, as an 'open' border, to allow passengers through towards the exit. the proposed design consists of vertical pine beams hanging off steel cables which are motorised and are activated on the arrival of eurostar passengers.

conducting site analysis of st. pancras station through the medium of hand sketching to better understand location and context with regards to the urban scale. drawing is inclusive of st. pancras renaissance hotel, the british library, kings cross station and the regents canal.

DESIGN DEVELOPMENT

lift metal sheet to 65m above ground

2 metal plates for more rigidity

CONSTRUCTION RESEARCH

steel cables at different position

welded together 30mm steel

interlocking steel bracket

3D axonometric section cut through joints and construction

1. motor clamped onto lattice beam

2. lattice beam clamped onto iron truss

3. steel cables winched down

4. steel cables attached to pine beams

5. pine beams lifted

6. motor activated

sketch plan of installation on eurostar platform

sketch section of installation on eurostar platform

03

DAMSON VILLAGE

location: saffron, leicester land space: 7961m2 this masterplan was for a social housing project primarily using sustainable materials and technology. to cater for all ages and family sizes, there are 3 types of residential units proposed: -type1: existing ground floor can accommodate small families and/or wheelchair access with the possibility of adding an extra floor -type2: typical units are 20. 2 bed double-height units with an expandable modular timber frame on 12 of the 20 units to increase to 3 bed units -type3: 4 bed units for larger or multi-generational families with roof terrace there is also potential of a residential tower on the east side of the site with space of up to 20 residences, and a community hall has been provided in one of the type1 units. the structural frame is modular made from timber and pre-fabricated sips to cater for the expansion of families. the scheme encourages social interaction between people of different backgrounds to form a community through the public gardens and front-to-back arrangement of the units.

DESIGN DEVELOPMENT

04

KOSHINO HOUSE

"i don't believe architecture has to speak too much. it should remain silent and let nature in the guise of sunlight and wind." "you cannot simply put something new into a place. you have to absorb what you see around you, what exists on the land, and then use that knowledge along with contemporary thinking to interpret what you see." "one aspect of my design was to situate the house on a slope."

-tadao ando

05

COMMUNITY CENTRE

location: ghadames, libya gross area: 224m2

this is a building for the community to provide space for meetings, gatherings and activities. among desired spaces included an office space, a meeting room but mainly a communal hall for the residents of the area. sustainable characteristics were the prime focus of this design by incorporating old passive design techniques in a contemporary way. this included the use of thick walls made of rammed earth, a central courtyard and an external roof to shade the entire structure from direct sunlight.

DAYLIGHTING AND SHADING STRATEGIES