S a r a k a k a n i architecture| design porfolio
s a r a yousef k a k ani T: 0096279 6090807 0097150 5112331 A: University Street, Irbid, Jordan Salam St, Abu Dhabi, UAE E: Sy.kakani@gmail.com A recent B.sc.Architecture graduate from JUST, I’m looking to obtain a meaningful learning experience to explore my interests in architectural and environmental design. Very independent and self-motivated, I’m looking to apply my strengths and better them in a suitable creative work environment
Skills Language Arabic Native English Fluent French Basic Graphic SketchUPPro8 Autodesk 3DS MAX Autodesk AutoCAD 2013 Adobe Photoshop Illustrator InDesign CS6 ArchiCAD 16 Artlantis 5
Education 2009-2014 Jordan University of Science and Technology, Al-Ramtha, Jordan B.sc.Architecture, Accumilative Average (80.1) 2005-2009 Al-Nahda National Schools, Abu Dhabi, UAE A-levels, AS-levels, IGCSE’s
Internships
and
Relevant Experience
Aug-Sep 2013 Intern at Heberger Engineering, Abu Dhabi, UAE Residential design and graphical representation Jun-Jul 2013 Intern at Gdar Group, Amman, Jordan Residential design and graphical representation Working drawings for apartment buildings Dec 2011 Booth and Stage Design for school fair, International Community School, Abu Dhabi, UAE Brainstorming with educational department staff on booth and stage requirements Sketching conceptual images of overall design Drawing up finalized plans for carpenter to work
Interests
and
Extracurricular Activities
Travel
Visited Countries- Oman, Canada, USA
Calligraphy
Currently learning
Debate Club
President of highschool debate club and head organizer of ADMUN 2009 (Abu Dhabi Model United Nations). Delegate at ADMUN2008
Volunteering
Volunteer at SKMC (Sheikh Khalifah Medical City) from 2007-2009 Volunteer at Dar Al-Shifa Medical Center 2005-2007
Basketball
Member of highschool varsity basketball team 2006-2009
Literature Cooking Foreign Film
Production Design
Projects Year 5
[Dis]tant [Connect]ions A
creative
meditation
Year 5
University Street Irbid Urban
Internship Villa in KSA rendering
analysis
Residential Unit
Year 4
Year 4
area
center
Internship Villa with majlis
Lego Inspired Tower
Lego Inspired Masterplan
Residential
Brand-based
urban master-
unit
skyscraper
plan develop-
and podium
ment
Year 3
Year 3
Year 3
perimentation
ments
Mechanical
Apartment
living unit
building
Year 2
Year 3
Tesselation Ex-
Vray Renders 3ds Max Project
Irbid Apart-
Mental Ray Renders 3ds Max Project
Spiritual Retreat
Mukawwir Spiritual Retreat
Internship
Afaneh apartments rendering
Apartment Building
Year 4
Livening Irbid urban interventions
Year 3
Irbid Culture house cultural center
Mass formation
[dis]tant [connect]ions A meditation creative center located on the banks of the Yarmouk River, this project creates a point of spirituality that can promote possibilities and inspire hope. Through a spacial journey, the user leaves the mental rails behind and instead reflects on how what has happened in the present, the here and now can fuel creativity. Thereby bringing the product of that creativity back into society for its growth and benefit.
RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN MEDITATION CRACK AND CREATIVITY AXIS
The Journey
university street irbid
A collaborative project with Hassan Zain Eldein and Reema Momani. An urban study of Irbid’s university and surrounding area, with the aim of creating a redistributed masterplan to better facilitate the residents need.
internship projects A few rendered projects for GDAR group architects under the supervision of Do’aa Al-Zaghmouri
heberger engineering A residential project designed and rendered for Heberger
the lego t o w e r s A collaborative project with Saraa’ AlOmari. Through the use of sustainable methods and the basic concept of stacking and falling lego pieces. The lego towers served to be the main attraction point to the master plan introduced ahead.
the lego masterplan A collaborative project with Saraa’ Alomari, Reem Obeidat, and Nardeen Twal, the lego masterplan introduces a brand based sustainable eco-system.
livening the heart of irbid A multiple phase project with the initial phase being a collaboration with Hassan ZainAlDein, Ibrahim Mardini, and Amro Alnimri that’s objective was to redesign and rehabillitate downtown Irbid using the least Intrusive methods
The following phase was individual. A cultural connector between 3 socially active areas was introduced by retiling and redoing the facades of two pedestrian streets and renovating and re-using the “Jumaa House� as a cultural space.
The original “Jumaa House� facades were kept intact as interior changes took place to accomodate new facilities in the abandone landmark.
t e s s e l at i o n e xperiments A scenario of a travelling salesman with need of a movable unit to accomodate his work was introduced, requiring that the unit may be compacted in a 1*1m box with a maximum unit space of 2*3m, and the mechanism for the unit must be inspired by his proffesion. So came the origami man, with the folding gallery and work space
apartment building, irbid Located in the heart of a heaviliy residential area in Irbid, the mixed use apartment building, was to provide a mixture of privacy and transparency to accomodate it’s residence and respect their context. This project was inspired by one of Toyo Ito’s first works, a old people home located in Japan
c u l t u r e h o u s e A culture house to sit in “Fo’ara Plaza” and gently interact with the pre-existing “Nabulsi House”, aiming to re-activate the misused plaza and attract people to one of Irbid’s renovated Ottoman landmarks.
S p i r t u a l r e t r e a t Inspired by Mukkawers natural terrain, this meditation center sits snug in the mountain, cracked by the holiness of light and the direction of Alqibla.
3ds max vray rendering Exterior and Interior Day/Night experimentations
3ds max m e n t r a l r ay rendering Exterior and Interior Day/Night experimentations
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