Portfolio

THE ARCHITECTURAL PORTFOLIO

SALMA ELROUBY SALMAELROUBY@AUCEGYPT.EDU

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Graduated with a Bachelor of science in A tectural Engineering from The American Univ Cairo. Awarded the Exemplary Student award class as well as Suma Cum Laude (Highest Ho After graduation, backpacked solo through th continent for two months; experiencing and d menting her travels through seven states. Her post graduation include an Architecture and U Research endeavour concerned with the Disco Architecture in Contemporary Egypt. As well creating an elective course where Egypt’s Star got interviewed by students.

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CONTENT Resume

Graduation Project

Contextual Design Studio

Computational Architecture

Behavioural Design Studio

Structural Design Studio

Technical Drawing

Display Design Urban Research

Graphic Design

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Work E EDUCATION

URBAN

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ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING

The American University in Cairo 2011- 2016

Exemplary Student Award Suma Cum Laude (Highest Honours)

THANAWEYA AMMA

El Farouk Islamic School 2013- 2016

Concentration: Mathematics 99.5%

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URBAN RESE

SKILLS SOFTWARE

AutoCAD- Revit- Sketchup- Adobe Suite Microsoft Office- Movie Maker- QGIS

ARCHITEC

LANGUAGES

English- Arabic (Mastery)

French (Independent User)

ARCHITEC

Engineeri

Experience

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can University in Cairo 2017- Present

Career Related Experience BIENNALE DE VENEZIA

NG ASSISTANT

can University in Cairo 2015- Present

Extract Build Model Workshop 2016

CREATIVE EGYPT DISPLAY

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can University in Cairo 2013- 2016

Omar Effendi Mohandesseen 2015

CREATIVE CITIES CONFERENCE

AUC & CLUSTER 2015

EARCH INTERN

CLUSTER 2015

LEARNING FROM CAIRO CONFERENCE

CLUSTER 2013

CTURE INTERN

Dar ElHandasa 2014

CTURE INTERN

ing Consultants Group 2013

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SCHOOL PROJECTS

Photo by: Salma ElRouby Jodhpur, India 2016

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Port-Said

A Case of Urban Identity Crisis

DESIGN PROBLEM: The Architecture & Urban Identity Crisis in Egyptian Cities

PROBLEM DEFINITION After studying literature, looking at examples and analysing our personal experience, we concluded that Urban identity is composed of three main aspects. The first, physical aspect, which is a factor of the Urban fabric, grain and texture. Second is the social aspect manifested in the human scale interaction level. The social bond between individuals, spaces and groups. The third is the transcendental aspect of Perception; the collective image that the world projects.

PORTSAID’S IDENTITY The urban identity of Portsaid is a mixture of 3 layers. The economical side driven from its function as a hub for trade. It’s cultural identity springing from its location within its neighbouring Mediterranean cultures. Finally, the perception of Portsaid nationally as a global connector.

Urban Identity Crisis-Thesis I- Group

INTERVENTION STRATEGY Our approach is to consciously revitalize the city through preserving the old architecture and heritage so that people would understand the importance of this heritage while at the same time develop a contemporary expression that fits both the ongoing development and the global perception of Port Said

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WHY CULTURAL CENTER? Culture has the ability to preserve community by increasing social connections within the neighborhoods. Art has always been linked to architectural identity; various cities around the world that are known for their culture, Ballet remains the main feature of Moscow and Opera is the sole of Venice.

ESSENCE OF PORTSAID On an urban scale the arcades have transformed the city boundaries to BLURRED LINES. Walking along Port-Said, one doesn’t know where the architecture starts and where the street ends.

Urban Identity Crisis-Thesis I- Group

DESIGN INTENT The application of the essence of the arcades solves the challenge of creating a landmark to the city and the Mediterranean culture through experience rather than through form.

WHY ARCADES? ARCADES in Port-Said are the simplest feature that shows the relation between the human being and the built environment. This Architectural feature has lent the urban space part of the built environment and vice versa.

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Med Phili Mediterranean Philharmonica

THESIS STATEMENT Revitalizing the Urban Identity of PortSaid through preserving its heritage while developing contemporary expressions of its Architecture by engulfing the community in a landmark that preserves and evolves the culture

SITE PLAN

Thesis II- Design Project- Individual

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Med Phili Mediterranean Philharmonica

THE SITE: Located at the intersection point between the Suez Canal and the Mediterranean in one of Egypt’s most strategic coastal cities, Portsaid.

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Performing Arts sch Galleries Library Auditorium Festivals & gatherin

Thesis II- Design Project- Individual

The program works on a model to document, teach and celebrate the ethnic performing arts of Portsaid, in order to lead them to perpetuity and evolution

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DEVELOPMENT SKETCHES & MODELS ICONIC EXPERIENCE, The design concept and form has evolved, till it reached middle grounds between both approaches. While keeping the STRUCTURE an integral part of the design.

Blurring the edges

Merging with the Coastline

Mediterranean sea

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Mediterranean sea

School section

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Mediterranean sea

Library section

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Mediterranean sea

Auditorium section

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GROUND FLOOR PLAN

SECTION A

SOUTHERN ELEVATION

EXPERIENCE

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SECOND FLOOR PLAN

SECTION B

NORTHERN ELEVATION

Physical Model

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“Tadamun”

Collaborative

Community Center- Old Islamic Cairo

PROGRAM

Library- Post Office- ID Center- Car Registration- Community Registration

How five functions co together to create one community center?

PLOT AREA

7000 M2

ESSENCE

Library Rotating Floor

A place carved around people’s needs, through maintaining maximum use of open spaces and connectivity across all entities and floors

Communa Spaces

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FIRST FLOOR PLAN

WESTERN ELEVATION

Digital Model

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CO-WORKING SPACE School Courtyard

PROGRAM Designing a variety of working spaces (Individual and Group work spaces) & seating options.

SOFTWARE Rhino & Grasshopper

MY ROLE Within a group of three, I developed the generation equation that modelled the collaborative space around the users need.

This model was voted on later by the class to be executed. Our teaching assistants, professors, and a group of 23 students later on cut and assembled the pieces to create this space

Digital Design & Workshop- Group

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Things Aren’t What They Seem School Courtyard

ESSENCE Maximum Distortion of Reality; Things aren’t what they seem

THESIS STATEMENT Layering visual and acoustical elements to distort reality

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PATTERN GENERATION Function

Acceptance Awareness Campaign

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Since the Architecture campus is inspired by architecture, I utilized side star known in Islam pattern generation.

Form Design Studio- Individual

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FYE Headquarters Freshmen Orientation Program Office

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Offices- Auditorium- Training Classrooms- Assembly Line Area- Communal Space

STRUCTURE SYSTEM

Concrete Shell Structure

AREA

3,500 m2

Structural Design Project- Individual

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NORTH ELEVATION FLOOR PLAN 2 A0-302

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OFFICES TRAINING HALL OCCUPANCY: 40 SEATS

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RC SHELL GROIN AVG. 150 mm STEEL ANCHOR BOLTS STEEL L-SHAPED PLATE 100X75X8 mm STEEL T-SHAPED PLATE 100X100X10 mm DEFORMATION JOINT BOLT & NUT WELDED CONNECTION

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CLUB BOOTH School Courtyard

ESSENCE Enjoy Initiating

STORY

From a stand alone structure to a single wall to a 15 m2 pavilion, this cardboard booth was built to portray the essence of the university First Year Experience (FYE) program.

Structural Design Pavilion- Group

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Technical Drawing PROJECT Developing technical drawing using AutoCAD and Revit as part of course work for senior-year

GROUND FLOOR PLAN

Technical Drawing- Individual

WALL SECTIONS 21

Design Sketch

LANDSCAPE

DETAILS 25

Photo by: Salma ElRouby Mumbai, India 2016

DISPLAY DESIGN

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Extract Model Build Egyptian Pavilion Physical Models Biennale de Venizia

“... RB//IC wanted to go beyond the question of What is the story about? To How was the story written? Through creating an ambient space articulated by a journey inside the pavilion enabling visitors to explore the key figures “stories” in a curious way highlighting successful practice of Architecture opposing its relevant contextual challenges/problems allowing at some particular moments a dialogue between these icons and their static background challenges.”

Workshop- Participant

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“Al Mutanabbi Street Starts Here” Rare Books Library- AUC

“... the Rare Books and Special Collections Library is hosting the Al-Mutanabbi Street Starts Here exhibition, featuring 54 artistic and unconventional books dedicated to the memory of Baghdad’s AlMutanabbi Street. The opening marks the seventh anniversary of an explosion that decimated the renowned street, which housed the city’s bookselling district.”

Exhibition- Assistant Curator

Creative Egypt Displays Industrialization Modernization Center

“...... as the first registered trademark for the Egyptian ethnic and handicrafts products, Creative Egypt aims at promoting Egypt’s heritage and achieving sustainable development for Egyptian artisans.”

Store- Design Assistant

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Photo by: Salma ElRouby Pune, India 2016

URBAN RESEARCH

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Cairo Downtown Passageways Research- CLUSTER

“The research offers an opportunity to re-envision Downtown as a network of pathways housing commerce and entertainment.”- CLUSTER PASSAGEWAYS.CLUSTERMAPPINGINITIATIVE.ORG

Internship- Research Assistant

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GRAPHIC DESIGN

Photo by: Salma ElRouby Manali, India 2016

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Architecture Catalogue Architecture Engineering Department- AUC

GROUP EXPLORATIONS

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ARCHITECTURE CATALOGUE - VOLUME TWO Students Works for Design Studio IV The American University in Cairo 3

GROUP EXPLORATIONS

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INDIVIDUAL EXPLORATIONS

PREFACE

DES NG I

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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AUC CENTRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS

The idea of the project is focused on finding in the performing arts inspiration and connections for the making of architecture … the making of meaning, experience, function, and structure. The first stage of our project is conceptual, experimenting with the different media of dance, music, and drama and identifying meanings and different modes of meaning making. The second stage is focused on attempts to translate the identified meanings into experiential and structural expressions. The third stage focuses on the making of architecture out of the discoveries understandings emerging out of the first two stages.

In all performing arts there are common keywords they share even though there may have different nuances in each medium; for example: entertainment – series – sequence – steps – movement – structure – speed – rhythm – beat – balance - expression – emotion – release – spatial experience – performance – audience – body-being - aesthetic pleasure … to mention some. Most of these words can be used in reference to architecture and structures. Can we delve into the realm of such resonance … to see what we can learn about making a more relevant architecture to house the performing arts?

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INDIVIDUAL EXPLORATIONS The entrance of the pavilion is really low so that the user should be grounded. Then, they would gradually move upwards until they are above the ground with the only option to jump off the peak back to the ground.

“A GROUNDED CYCLE, DEFYING GRAVITY.”

The essence behind our structure is creating the cycle journey whilst reflecting on it and the agony of the break dancer. By the end of the cycle, you take a leap of faith and jump where you are finally letting go of the negative energy held within and reconnecting with your origins.

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AERIALISM

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CONCRETE RIBBON

Heba Elsawy

My concept was aiming to recapture the stillness that has been robbed in this age of distraction that we live in. To let the building be a reminder everyone of who they really are.

My design prolem was trying to grant users the right to silence and moments of intimacy that comes with silence.

Floor Plan

The concrete ribbon structure engulfs you and reminds you of who you are.

Each step along the curved surface shifts your center of gravity. Each step will be a reminder to force you to be aware of yourself. Stillness is all about awareness.

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Diagram

Diagrams

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Design Course- Teacher Assistant