Sarah Almaki Selected work 2008-2014
Content
Urban Intervention
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0 Hedjaz Train Station
Exhibition Space
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0 Amman Stairs Urban Regeneration
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0 Tokyo Replay Center
Infill Projects
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0 Philosopher’s Villa
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0 City of Walls
International Competitions
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0 German Pavilion Design Expo 2015
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0 Crafts Museum
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0 Graphic Expression
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0 Resume
01 Hedjaz Train Station Individual design
Location: Amman Jordan. Client: The Hedjaz Railway Association The railway station design was not treated as an isolated mass of heritage, but as a piece of cultural identity that needs to be molded back into the urban fabric of Amman. The design process began with the idea of a link , a Linear mass designed for the purpose of Connecting the old station with the new world.
Analytical studies of the site contained maps of circulation, solid and void, vegetation and a Kevin Lynch analysis of mental mapping. Ultimately it was the photographic analysis that had the most influence on the design process. The relationship between the streets and the difference of levels adds a layer of richness to the experience , especially when linked with the abundance of panoramic views of the old city of Amman. It was clear that the existing facilities would not be able to satisfy the needs of a modern age station.
Existing Station
Aerial view of surroundings 1927
Surrounding Neighbourhoods
Mental Mapping
Land Use
Solid and Void
Street View
Platform Level Plan
Concourse Level Plan
Proportional Grid
Railroad Circulation Pedestrian Movement Car Circulation
Structure
The Proportions of the site were taken to maintain a Numerical Link between the old Station with the new one . The distance of X being the distance of the old tracks with the buildings is matched by a distance of X being the distance of the New Tracks and it’s surrounding facilities. For each x:x ratio there is a horizontal link of 1.75 X representing the tangent line of the Heritage Area and the existing Functional area
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Pathway to Departure Hall
02 Tokyo Replay Center
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Location: Akihabara, Tokyo Client: Otaku & Amine Lovers. Via Archmedium This Project is an international competition, the challenge was to create a center for Anime and Otaku lovers in the heart of Akihabara. Our approach was to create an “Element”; a transformational dynamism that penetrates the site from an urban context and journeys its way upwards to form experiences within folding. It wraps and unwraps to achieve vibrant spaces within spaces. One second it’s an urban envelope, another it’s a more private Otaku experience and later an urban open theater for everyone to enjoy wherever they are in Akihabara. When the element navigates upwards it becomes an open theater where it acts out different roles at the same time; seating for the audience, stage to contain the performance and a lighting element. The experience takes you
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03 City of walls
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Location: Baghdad, Iraq
War has littered Iraq with its residual military urbanism and has so changed the face of Baghdad drastically. It manifests itself with concrete blast walls that cover miles where street level interaction used to occur. The city I walk in today is a place heavily segregated by gender, there is no room for a woman like me to walk, talk, or engage with the my city. This contradicts directly with my memories from just a few years ago. I was left only to imagine my body through these spaces. As if there has been a diversion, a new perspective of history that could include me in it. I use my body as a memory device, moving myself from a context of security offered through urban spaces in Bonn, Rome, Venice, and many other cities and projecting them on the reality of Baghdad. The result is a series of photographs that dwell within the then and now, merging two realities, trying convey a sequence of events that take place simultaneously, but ultimately could never be.
ate architecture that dwells the between fixed and dynamic, closed and open, security and that sees unforeseen events. As facts stare us straight in the face they reveal the many guises
dation: whereas my performance exhibits the walls as an impression, a projection, and an hitecture introduces them as a foundation for the disoriented, fragmented and decentralized
nking about the aspects of the walls I wanted to emphasize. They all lead me to the technique on through the duality of image and reflection. I then started constructing a parasitic omponent in between the resulting space. the methodology results in a space sanitized of tion, wehich is added through a third layer.
The Labirynth space of statelessness
The Moving Room Between Venice and Baghdad, 2011-2013
The Swing Between Bonn and Baghdad, 2010-2012
The Scale Remagen and Baghdad. 2011-2010
04 Philosopher’s Villa Individual Work
Location: Weibdeh Amman Jordan. Client: Classified
Lighting, accessibility and connectivity with the context were the focal points of this project. Located in the heart of a charming old neighbourhood in Amman, Jordan, it was important to find a functional and conceptual link between the villa and its context. In this Villa resides an intellectual Jordanian figure who came back after years of living abroad. The concept revolves around linking the project both functionally; as it connects on the levels with the old stairs adjacent to it, and through the massing ad the design creates interesting indoor outdoor connections. Being a driving force the stairs were reflected into the interior of the villa.
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The function reflects directly on the massing of the project, the library can be isolated as it contains a separate entrance, yet it is connected through the use of split levels connecting it directly to the living room.
05 Crafts Museum Individual Work
Location: Jabal Amman, Jordan Client: JARA NGO.
Located in the heart of old Amman, this museum was designed to blend in with the surrounding urban fabric through a highly contextualized architectural approach. The design consists of three parts;workshops for local furniture and antiques, an existing old Building reused as an exhibition space for the antiques and two annex buildings that feature contemporary local Art. The main circulation axis was emphasized upon through the addition of a glass slab that functions as a pathway connecting the three parts together. The glass element brings necessary light to the exhibition areas without contradicting with the context .
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05 Amman Stairs Urban Regeneration 4 person Team
Targeting Children
Targeting the elderly
Targeting the Youth
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Location: Rainbow street. Amman, Jordan Client: JARA NGO.
This Project takes an in depth look at the stairs connecting Amman’s oldest areas. Because of recent commercial and recreational developments most of these areas have lost their sense of authenticity and are turning into purely touristic regions. This project tackles the issue of reviving theses area through strategies targeting different demographics.
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Educational institutions and Intervention codes
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Didactic Playground
Art Studios
Fibre optic installation
07 German Pavilion Design Expo 2015 2 person Team
Location: Milan, Italy Client: Milan World Exposition 2015 The concept came from the flow of energy, it consists of a form deformed by light. Part I: Breaking In Light broke through the first part of the building, making a pathway, the building split in two. Part II: Explosion Light moves more freely now. As the visitors walk down the ramps they see the dancing shadows . Part III: Submission After braking into the building light goes through a shattered glass cube that takes the visitors higher by\ ramps creating a courtyard of vines inside the building.
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First Floor Plan
08 Graphic Expression Individual work
Water color & Markers, 2010
Ink Painting, 2010
Watercolour, Ink & PS,
Marilyn’s Little girl Hand made collage September, 2012
Van Gogh’s Roses Oil Painting 2009
Penniless guitar player Sketch 2010
Berlin Invasion Digital Collage 2013
Making me nervous Bonn, Germany 2011
The King’s Horizon Milan, Italy 2011
Stranger’s Kismet Izmir, Turkey 2013
SARAH ALMAKI 1233 Colonel By Dr
Ottawa, Ontario , K1S 5B7 (613) 276 6867 sarahalmaki@cmail.carleton.ca
Career Objectives
Continue to gain professional experience & maintain a level of excellence in architecture. Currently pursuing LEED Accredited Professional Credential & CACB Certification.
Education
Master Of Architecture 2014-2016 (expected) Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario Performing Architecture, thesis studio with Andrew King Bachelor of Science in Architecture 2007-2012 German Jordanian University, Amman, Jordan Exchange Program: Architecture & Construction 2010-2011 Koblenz Applied Science University, Koblenz, Germany
Work Experience
Architect/Designer 2012-2013 Architectural Design Initiative Competed in several International Competitions including; Tokyo Replay Center (Akihabara, Japan) Complete design & presentation, team of 2 Architectural Intern 04-09.2011 Blocher Blocher Partners Stuttgart, Germany Designed International commercial, residential, and retail projects. Performed a number of tasks related to feasibility studies, construction drawing and architectural presentation; Berg Restaurant Competition (Vienna, Austria) Design & Presentation Planet Fashion (Bangalore, India) Interior Design work related to layout of the shops & display windows Central Childom Shopping Center (Bangkok, Thailand) Facade Design, creative solutions with leakage of the air conditioning system Blocher Blocher Office Building (Stuttgart, Germany) Individual Design of Shading elements & Seating Area Mercure City Shopping Center (Vienna, Austria) Early Design stages & Presentation
Architectural Intern 06-09.2010 Khammash Architects Amman, Jordan Worked on projects of various scales related to conceptual design analysis, construction drawing and architectural representation on projects such as; Dana Village Restoration (Dana Biosphere Reserve) Conceptual analytical research & conceptual design Mont. Ajloun Development (Jabal Ajloun, Jordan) On-site consultation, construction drawings Architectural Intern 09.2009-02.2010 Panorama Architects Amman, Jordan
Certifications
LEEDŽ Green Associate™: Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI), License 10868879-GREEN-ASSOCIATE
Skills
Software Computer aided design: Rhinoceros, Auto desk Revit, Auto Cad, 3ds Max, Sketch-up Adobe: Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Acrobat Render: Maxwell, V-ray, Lumion Model Making Hand Drafting, Wood Models, Large Scale detailed models, laser Cutting Communication English: fluent German: intermediate- comprehension & oral Arabic: native Analytical Researched urban morphology in train station design resulting in Hedjaz station design Independently produced and presented design booklet, BBP Internship Accurately advised supervisor regarding ventilation leakage management, BBP Internship
Workshops
LEED 201, Core Concepts & Strategies: 11.2013 USGBC LEED Certified Courses, Jordan Engineering Association Project Management Workshops I&II: 05.2012, 03.2012 Prof. Schnell -PM I&II- German Jordanian University Rhinoceros & Maxwell Rendering: 03-07.2012 Archtech Architectural Office, Amman, Jordan