SAIRA AHMED
Architecture & Design Portfolio
Advanced Computer Modeling, Modeled in Archicad & rendered in Cinema 4D
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INTERIOR DESIGN: UNGER & FAGEN GEORGE ST, LONDON, W1
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PROJECCTED COMPLETION DATE: 23rd FEB 2017
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Re-locate and create display drawers
Simple Reception desk Level out walls, keep cabinet behind & combine storage.
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1. Mirror feature wall 2. reference picture; to form 2D wire wall artwork with wall stickers of classic frames in greyscale on wall. 3. option.1 for display; perspex boxes on oak base with floating shelving. These could be fixed to the wall, or hanging... 4. Sourced metal cabinet, will be sprayed, so could a dark colour, i be any thought black, with perspex stacked boxes. again could be hanging or fixed to the wall.
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5. Reference photo of box, all sides however transpa will be transparent.
Table with bench & stools / chairs
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Boxes displaying glasses along the adjacent wall, with mirrors? Shelving -recessed lighting
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This project consisted of the internal refurbishment and design of an opticians in central london. Involving bespoke glass lighting , solid oak waney edged table and oak finishings. To be completed 01/03/17, wall artwork and a new display cabinet will be fitted. From conception to completion I was the sole designer working on this scheme. This project was an important exercise of learning to design with a contractor.
mood for colours/ finishes and materials
GEORGE ST.
Dec 2016
2000 mm
Adam simmons opticians
OPTION 1: Similar to other opticians, with somereveals in varying levels throughout the units/ able to fit some dawers in the lower sections inside cabinets.
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OPTION 2: Individual rectangular bespoke made units, where they display and reveal sides of the glasses from each angle. Wooden panels are the openable doors
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Options with this scheme: cut into wood for reveals? Break up the units for negative spacing?
Wood texture and tone should match the other units that are to be made by Campbell Marson.
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OPTION 3: -Varying heights of floor and placing of floating units. -Mirror in space between units (plain walls an option also) -Options to display on ‘plinths’ or dress with ornaments - Cut outs to display glasses.
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Shelving - Painted white? -Glass? -Wooden
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SAIRA AHMED
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Plan of typical unit @ 1:5 Perspective views
UNGER & FAGEN 5, GEORGE ST, LONDON
Perspective view from reception
A3 1.5
Perspective view from thr door/ street window
180mm x 80mm ingraved logo with Campbell Marson frames located in furthest left cabinet.
UNGER&FAGEN
Key below highlighting the contrasting wood from the oak used already, - options for grey or dark stained oak.
5 Geogre ST, LONDON
OAK DOORS; similar to other finishes in the store
options below for contrasting wood (stained or burnt oak)
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Opening pattern of 15mm Oak either solid or casing for alass paneled doors, with solid doors below to storage.
Below shows a scheme for replacing the ‘silhouette’ display along the left hand wall of the store. However the cabinet below is to be made by wooden optic frame and bespoke flooring specialists, CAMBELL MARSON.
Plan of upper cabinets with divide.
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wooden engraved with ‘CAMPBELL MARSON’ located to left of unit.
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E-01 Lezan UNGER & FAGEN 5 George St, LONDON 21 - 01 - 17
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Plan showing upper display
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Plan for lower storage cabinets
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Elevation of whole unit A3 1:20
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standard elevations of cabinet. Internal Shelving: 5mm glass Dotted line : LED lighting
Lezan UNGER & FAGEN 5 George St, LONDON
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Solid Oak door with cut out reveal
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Glazed door
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Internal of all units, independent of door style A3 1;10
GA Design Internationa Amari Onyx, Yangshao, China The hotel was located in the mountanous country town of Yangshao with strong local culture of up to 6 dominant cultural groups. We worked on creating a scheme that satisfied out Thai clients and also reflected its setting. I assisted FF&E designers and created concept artwork for the hotel lobby, Drafting and editing/ updating computer models
Elevations of reception lobby These elevations detail a gold foiled stone engraved thai pattern also mirroring a famous mountain nearby.
In order to be considered for the placement at URBANIST Architecture, a number of applicants were requested to design a 7 day mini project, located on a backland development currently housing 6 garages, in Bexleyheath, London. During my time at Urbanist I became well versed in planning and practice law, including a number of design and access statements and working as part of an efficent team delivering reports and editing exisitng and proposed drawings for planning applications and building control, for projects in London and some other surrounding areas. Urbanist Architecture has a 100% planning application sucess rate and took on varied portfolio of projects, however practiced more as a planning office. The sheme proposes of 2 [2b3p flats] 3 [1b2p flats] and 4 slightly smaller [1b2p flats]. The plans, sections and elvations are shown not to scale in this portfolio but indicate the general arangements each with private external space with a modern open plan layout optimising space from the small overlooked site.
“ 1. Project Brief You will be considering in detail proposals for the project area which is defined on the Location plan. It is anticipated you will envisae the demolition of all the garages on this site. You will identify the physical qualities required of this development. Such qualities might include; street section, building lines, indicative building height and massing, relationship of building entrances to the public realm, public and private space, general arangements for parking and servicing etc. You will need to identify the physical characteristics that might be required for development. 2. Aim The aims of this project are centered around erecting a low-rise building for the provision of high quality, modern, bright flats that contribute to the housing stock of the area. The aim is to create 9 new flats, and tis needs to be incorporated into your designs. 3. Objectives: Seamless and sensitive design to be implemented to deliver the ideal living quarters with aesthetic sensitivity, intelligent design, and reliable construction. This backland development should enliven the urban fabric of life by inspiring and attracting people and unlocking the hidden potential of this location and space; ultimately, improving the standard of living for the residents. It should take maximum advantage of what the location and space have to offer, which is used to influence the design for the future of modern living. 4. Project Requirements The nature of your presentation will vary depending on your project, it is likely to include the following: - Concept diagram - Layout Plan - Floor Plans showing space planning of flats - Elevations showing facade treatment of the building - Sections and.or axonometric projection and /or 3D CGI visuals to indicate general three dimential built form.�
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02, 03Second & Third Floor
04 -Fourth floor & Roof terrace
2D ELEVATIONS NOT TO SCALE
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SECTIONS NOT TO SCALE
Left - S1 Right - S2
2D ELEVATIONS NOT TO SCALE
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SECTIONS NOT TO SCALE
Left - S3
Right - S4
The brief was to develop a site in Rochester, Kent, into a School of Music and Fine Arts as part of the University of Kent. The site lies between Rochester Cathedral and Rochester Castle, with a schedule including; a Library, Concert Hall & Studio spaces, art workshops, cafe, Gallery and student housing. The site spreads accross, where the castle mote was located and accross a historical graveyard. The models show the terrain of the site and its relationship to the historical context. The plans and sections adjacent show the LIbrary and its connections to the context, bridging between the Cathedral and Castle. The other images illustrate the initial stages of the scheme design. The driving force behind my design was to respect the incredible contect and to make something strongly of the place. So, I shaped the buildings around the restoration of the castle mote. My buildings use a mix of stone seen in the cathedral and castle to give the impression that the city wall had broken away. Shaping buildings into a series of fragments which then flow along the urban growth.
Masterplan shows the schedule being separated into 5 buildings: 1. Private student flats 2. Workshop & Arts building 3. Library 4. Concert Hall Building 5. Cafe, Gallery and Directors Flat. 6. Labyrinth sculpture garden.
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1. Plans illustrating one of the buildings from the scheme proposal. 1. Basement plan (Bookcase study desks) 2. Ground 3. First 4. Second (roofgarden) 5. Masterplan showing whole scheme 6. West - East Section 7. South - North Section.
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Concept and massing models exploring various approaches to adding to the roofscape of the urban context. Empasising the the axis of the site and using the level changes as a way to plan each building in section due to its location. It seemed important to maintain and add to the connections between the castle and cathedral. Using massings appropiately and responding to the context were considerations taken. The existing roofscape in Rochester was an influencing factor into the way the buildings morph into site surroundings.
Image 4 shows a view from the library roofgarden which can also be accssed from the adjacent concert hall & bar, this is through a series of spaces which lead through the hollow portion of the castle wall. This roofgarden levels out the site as an extension of the labyrrinth sculpture garden surrounding the castle. The study desk in image 3 was a furniture solution enabling students and private places to study amoungst the libray environment.
1. Models showing water intervention 2. Roofscape concept model 3. Bookcase study desk concept (library) 4. View from roofgarden to Cathedral 5. Massing forms on site model
- CONSTRUCTION DETAILS - Building Aarrangement strategies - Construction sequence diagrams - Key site moves and considerations
The diagrams above show the key moves I considered whilst masterplanning the site. 1. Keep views from castle to cathedral 4. Inhabiting the area arround castle. 2. Create activity nodes through site. 5. Pedestranise site createing a central campus. 3. Connections to upper levels 6. Keep historical tree graveyard unaltered
Above: Section accross generic building massing . Below: Perspective view accross private housing.
The theme for this project is that of transition, exploring modularity, urban design and housing with a particulat emphasis on sustainable environmental design and a humanistic approach- designing buildings that will enhance people’s lives. The unit is investigated at the full range of scales- from individual compoents at the scale of the human hand or small room to repeated building blocks in the context of a master plan for an urban community.
The site for this project is in the centre of canterbury, kent, adjacent to the River Stour. This area is currently occupied bt St Radigunds car park. Many tourists and other visitors to canterbury approach the city through the site along the riverside walk which passes through the site. Therefore this walk was important to be maintained as part of the proposal. The above images show a location plan, arial view of the scgene and a density diagram, indicating types of spaces surrounding the site. This helped investigate the type of housing that could mirror the context.
With this project I flooded the site as there is a risk of flooding and to enhance the riverside walk. This developed into creating two distinct levels and avenues. Residents can access the housing through a path shown in the perspective view, or by car. a basement car park accessible from the road allows the area to be mainly pedestrianised. Residents can accend to ‘ground’ or the first level through a central lift, which also allows further views towards Canterbury cathedral and The Marlowe Theatre. Landscaping creates private external park areas for public and some for private use.
The images to the left show two perspective views of the furniture box.
Through exploring the themes of this project of modularity and creating spatially efficient spaces resulted in this furniture solution. This could be used empty studio flats. Encasing a central bathroom, wardrobe space, desk/ study area, sofa/sofa bed, with extra storage and a small staircase leading to a bed area above. This ‘furniture box’ could be orientated to service a rage of different spaces.
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Re-Ball! is a design competition to turn 650,000+ white, translucent plastic balls into a site specific installation in the Dupont Underground’s east platform, Washington. The balls were previously part of the National building’s ‘The Beach’ exhibition.
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Washington is the metaphorical brain of the USA, the underground is a space of new imaginations. This project abstractly represent a synapse, the physical manifestation of an idea occuring in an individuals brain.
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The visitor enters into a frenetic space. Balls Blown by air The balls shoot all around through tangles pipes through plastic tubes & and sharp curves. As they progress the pace begins to slow, suspended by strings. the curves then become gentler. The visitor steps accross the central threshold and enters a space with a more languid pace. The narrative symbolised the calming of distractions which reflection can bring to modern life. Plans Below: 1:500
Inspired by Neuro Synapse in the brain
Each Pipe = loop
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The overall form represents a syanaptic connection in the brain. The visitor playing the rols of the neurotransmitters. The physical manidestations of a sensation itself. Numbered images:
Right: Not to scale
1. East Elevation Structure: 2. West Elevation The installation is a series of transparent plasticview tubes with the white plastic balls are 3. Perspective shot along the 4. Perspective view inside by air blowing machines. 5. Perspective view. 6. Plan of scheme It is divided into two halves, 7. Diagramseach side made of loops allowing the balls to be continuously re-circulated. 8. Site/Location plan The arrays of pipes are suspended from the walls and ceilings by cables.
Organised as a surface of tubes for the balls to shoot along the space, their dips and curves effect the speed at which the balls move through; slower in the steeper sections and faster along the straighter ones.
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The space is organised as a series of rooms, each with its own character but percieved as part of a continuous whole. The walls and floor remain free for display or events. Reg number: 35263526
8.Image (Above): Location Plan of Dupont Underground 6. Plan (Right): Plan showing proposal of tubes 7. Diagrams(below) : Balls Blown by air through plastic tubes & suspended by strings. Inspired by neuro synapse inthe brain.Each pipe acts as a circulatingl oop where each ball can continuously move through
Washington is the metaphorical brain of the USA, the underground is a space of new imaginations. This project abstractly represents a synapse, the physical manifestation of an idea occuring in a individuals brain.
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Structure: The installation is a series of transparent plastic tubes with the white plastic balls are shot along theinside by air blowing machines. It is divided into two halves, each side made of loops allowing the balls to be continuously re-circulaed. The arrays of pipes are suspended from the walls and ceilings by cables. Organised as a surface of tubes for the balls to shoot along the space, their dips and curves effect the speed at which the balls move through; slower in the steeper sections and faster along the straighter ones. Use: The space is organised as a series of rooms, each with its own character but percieved as part of a continuous whole. The walls and floor remain free for display or events.
Experience : The visitor enters into a frenetic space. The balls shoot all around through tangles pipes and sharp curves. As they progress the pace begins to slow, the curves then become gentler. The visitor steps accross the central threshold and enters a space with a more languid pace. The narrative symbolised the calming of distractions which reflection can bring to modern life. The overall form represents a syanaptic connection in the brain. The visitor playing the role of the neurotransmitters. The physical manifestations of a sensation itself.
100 DESIGN PROJECTS
This course was delivered by Rod Judkins, author of “The Art of Creative Thinking”.
CENTRAL ST MARTINS
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1. “describe the symbol ‘Accel erando’ used in musical notation indicating to gradually quicken tempo” 2. “Illustrate the word time using the word time” 3. “describe the symbol ‘A tempo’ a musical notation indicating in time”
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4. “A vague sense of time” 5. “Design a poster to deter aliens lifeforms from coming to Earth” 6. “Design a piece of jewelry for Kim JongUn”
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During this short course held at Central St Martins, London, I undertook 100 projects in five days. The projects are fast, varied and designed to encourage students not to be precious but to think in a free-ranging, open-minded manner. Every aspect of design is explored. A diverse range of peojects covers typography, packaging design, advertising, architecture, illustration, branding, storyboards, posters and many more. All the projects were carefully devised to encourage the development of unsual ideas. The emphasis of the course is on the production of concepts rather than ‘slick’ finish.
As each project is required to be produced at high speeds, it is impossible to resolve each concept. However this has infomed the way i approach designing in all forms through having conviction to one defining aspect of an idea. This particular skill is transferable to architectural design.
7. “Continue the evolution of man in a society ruled by technology” 8. “Redesign the infinity symbol” 9. “Design a monument for the founder of Central St Martins, William Lethaby”
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