ARCHITECTURE + DESIGN
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Selected works 2012-2015
SEID ABDU
PORTFOLIO
ARCHITECTURE + DESIGN
TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS 01-02
Résumé
Projects 03-22
Architectural studies
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Experimental works
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Interior design
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Digital modeling and Visaulization
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Product design
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RÉSUMÉ
ARCHITECTURE + DESIGN
PORTFOLIO
SEID ABDU UNDERGRADUATE PORTFLOIO University of the Ethiopian architecture Institute and Building construction
seidabdu789@gmail.com +251 912 706 190
RÉSUMÉ
RÉSUMÉ OBJECTIVE Architectural designer looking to enhance design abilities while contributing to the advancement of architectural research’s from different perspective. Enthusiastic and determined worker looking forward to create efficient, innovative and functional design.
EDUCATION University of the Ethiopian architecture Institute and Building construction/5th year Architecture program. Lideta Catholic Cathedral School[L.C.C.S] /2000-2011/12.
WORK EXPERINCE GET C.A.E /Architectural intern [july 2014-january 2015].
SKILLS Technical: Cinema 4d, Rhino+Grass Hopper, Auto desk Revit, Maxwell render[for 3DS max,Cinema 4d,Sketch up,rhino and Maxwell Studios] , Auto cad, Autodesk 3Ds Max, Google sketch up pro,Adobe Suites[CS5,CS6] and physical Model making . Creative: Digital Presentations, Sketching, Animating, Sclupting, Artistic visualization. Personal: Excellent organizational, communication and time management skills, ability to work as a team, open to critisizm, reliable and independent worker.
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THE BOOK STORE
ACADAMIC PROJECT
The Book store Architectural design Acadamic project
APRIL 2014
ACADAMIC PROJECT
THE BOOK STORE
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THE BOOK STORE
ACADAMIC PROJECT
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The project is located in the Ethiopian institution of architecture and building construction campus [EiABC] as an extension platform for the main library. The intention behind this book store is to make it a hub of the campus and assist the students by supplying up-to-date books and research materials.
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The building accommodates two main programs which are the retail part that’s located on the ground floor and the temporary reading space found on the first floor so that customers can examine the materials they’re purchasing. The design approach focuses on integrating the concept and the contextual matter encountered. In the design process vertical and horizontal louver structures are used to solve the issues caused by the harsh afternoon sunlight entering the interior space. The sun breakers/louvers are designed to allow sunlight to pass through them in a controlled manner, the structural form is generated by combining the results found from the sun path experiment and the concept of an opening book.
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Intervention site
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Sunlight intensity
Shop Reading Space
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ACADAMIC PROJECT
THE BOOK STORE
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Afternoon Harsh sun
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Entrance
Sunbreakers
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Sun path Analysis Addis Ababa,ETH
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8:00 AM
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THE BOOK STORE
ACADAMIC PROJECT
Admin.
Protolab
Location map Work Shop
Legend
Library Material Test Dept.
Building Entrance
Equipment store
Pedestrian Movment
Lecture Rm.
Site Plan
North Elevation
West Side Elevation
THE BOOK STORE
ACADAMIC PROJECT
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X Reception/cashier Book shelf
Book shelf
Void Temporary reading space
T/men Book shelf
T/women Entrance Void
Ground Floor Plan
1st Floor Plan
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East side Elevation
Sec X:X -0.15
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THE BOOK STORE
ACADAMIC PROJECT
Parapet wall
Ferro-cement flat roof Ceiling Steel Structural spacers
Steel ‘’I’ Section Beam
Frosted roofing layer
Down pipe
Flint glass Prisms
Sunbreakers 3mm perforated and Tinted glass 3 mm Glass
Steel ‘’I’ Section Column
Stair HCB wall Door
Paved Road
ACADAMIC PROJECT
THE BOOK STORE
Tension cable
Glass holder Flint glass Prisms
Steel Hook Connector
The notion behind this facade is to experiment and create rainbow projections on the interior space so that it would generate a stimulating effect on the brain of the customers. The first layer of the facade system must be translucent,just enough amount of sunlight to illuminate the room and at the same time to focuse the sunlight to hit the prisms on the desired spots.The second layer is fixed with dispersive prisms that are made with a pyramidal shape.The material used for the prism is flint glass because it has a higher refractive index . The angle of refraction is dependent on the refractive index of a certain material, it also depends on the wavelength of light travelling through it so this effect occurs when the different wavelength of light travels at different speed. This shows the movable and non-movable part of the facade system, the movable one can slide upto 50cm.As the prism layer of facade moves away from the perforated layer the rainbow effect created decreases because the sun rays hitting the prism are not focused.
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Book store
THE BOOK STORE
Interior
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ACADAMIC PROJECT
ACADAMIC PROJECT
THE BOOK STORE
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THE BOOK STORE
ACADAMIC PROJECT
ACADAMIC PROJECT
THE BOOK STORE
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ARAXIE GALLERY
CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT
Araxie Gallery
Concept development personal project
SEPTEMBER 2014
CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT
ARAXIE GALLERY
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ARAXIE GALLERY
CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT
Concept synthesis The Araxie gallery is an art and sculpture gallery that’s conceived as a hub for art-lovers and links dierent cultural programs.The project is inspired from the interaction of water in relation to the prevailing wind.The tide accompanied by the air as a driving force sculpts the water into an interesting space. As a conceptual massing approach an analysis was made to study the patterns and the scenes created by the water movement.The project then evolved into this interesting structure by integrating the conceptual mass developed from the analysis with the spatial and functional qualities required for the program. Plan falling
Rising
falling Flat
Elevation
CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT
ARAXIE GALLERY
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ARAXIE GALLERY
Led lighting color variations
CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT
CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT
ARAXIE GALLERY
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ARAXIE GALLERY
CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT
CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT
ARAXIE GALLERY
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RE-FRACT
EXPERIMENT ON BUILDING ENVELOPS
RE-FRACT
EXPERIMENT ON BUILDING ENVELOPS Acadamic project
AKT II EiABC - Chair of Architecture and Design I Julia Mauser (Julia Mauser Architects) Sebastian Behmann (Studio Olafur Eliasson) DESIGNED BY Micheal Bekele, Orion Lemma, Seid Abdu, Yayne Zenebe
JUNE 2014
Project Board Akt II // Adiam Sertzu EiABC, Chair of Architecture and Design I // Brook Teklehaimanot Julia Mauser Architects // Julia Mauser Sebastian behmann (studio olafur eliasson) // Sebastian Behmann Project Authors AKT II : Adiam Sertzu, Jeroen Janssen EiABC: Brook Teklehaimanot, Lulit Solomon, Sarah Abdulhafiz, Assefa Gebrekidan Julia Mauser architects: Julia Mauser Sebastian Behmann (Studio Olafur Eliasson): Sebastian Behmann Project Implementation AKT II : engineering aid: Christian tygoer, Laura hannigan EiABC: finance and lodgistics: Sarah Abdulhafiz Prototypes Sponsored by EiABC
EXPERIMENT ON BUILDING ENVELOPS
RE-FRACT The name of the facade is a merge between Recyclying (one of the concepts in the design) and Refracting which was essential to the effect of the Light and Shadow research. RE (Recycle) - FRACT (Refraction). The 1:1 prototype features 6 modules. five of them are not openable while one is an opening module. It has 54 bottles of which 18 are jars and the rest are wine bottles. It is supported by a metal structure and the thickness of the concrete panels is 2.5cm.
RE-FRACT
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RE-FRACT
EXPERIMENT ON BUILDING ENVELOPS
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1.Acquiring bottles.
4.Heating the bottles.
7.Making formwork.
10.Placing the angle irons.
2.Marking them to the desired height.
5.Rapidly cooling the bottles.
8.Arranging the plywood and re-bar.
11.Arranging the bottles.
3.Cutting them on the marked area.
6.Connecting them back to back.
9.Preparing the angle irons.
12.Getting ready for casting.
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RE-FRACT
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13.Mixing the cement,sand and gravel.
16.Getting ready for installation.
19.Welding the angle irons.
14.Casting-process.
17.Preparing the overall frame.
20.Preparing the rotating module.
15.Compressing the cast.
18.Masking the frame for painting.
21.Fixing the handle and locking mechanism
22.Final facade
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RE-FRACT
EXPERIMENT ON BUILDING ENVELOPS
Module to Module connection
Reference
DETAIL-1
1. 1.1 x 2 cm RHS. 2. 6 x 6 cm,4 mm thick angle iron. 3. 12 mm CHS. 4. 8 mm dia. RE-bar. 5. Gasket. 6. Concrete panels. 7. 2 x 1.1 RHS 8. 6 x 6 cm, 4mm thick angle iron. 9. 8 cm long steel bolt 10. 15 cm RC Slab.
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ANGLE IRON DETAILS
PLAN
ELEVATION
3D SECTION
EXPERIMENT ON BUILDING ENVELOPS
As Built Drawing
Reference 1. 10 cm x 10 cm metal frame. 2. Middle support 3 cm x 1 cm RHS. 3. 2.5 cm concrete panel. 4. Reinforcement bars. 5. Connectors [metal L proďŹ le plates]. 6. Window frame. 7. Recycled wine bottles. 8. Recycled jar bottles
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RE-FRACT
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FACADE EXPLODED AXONOMETRY
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RE-FRACT
EXPERIMENT ON BUILDING ENVELOPS
opening detail The opening on the facade is made by rotating one of the recycled glass and concrete panel modules along its central axis. A connecting pin is ďŹ xed both on the top and the bottom. on the top the pin is used to suspend the module so that it becomes easier to rotate, and on the bottom it is used to keep it from moving sideways. There are guides that are ďŹ xed on the frames, this is done in order to control the rotation and to make it in one direction.
OPEN FACADE ELEVATION
EXPERIMENT ON BUILDING ENVELOPS
RE-FRACT
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A. U- Channel metal frame [68cm by 88cm]. B. Upper connection point. 1. diameter 1.6cm CHS 3cm long used to keep the bolt from reaching the top and damaging the top side of the frame as it suspends the panel. 2. diameter 8mm bolt 5cm long welded to the module under the top frame and is used to suspend the module to enable easy rotation. 3. 2cm outer diameter washer placed to keep the bolt from going through the CHS over time. 4. 2.5 cm by 2.5cm RHS closed on one side 3.2cm long, placed to cover the pin and the other elements from the concrete mix while casting the panels. C. Lower connection point 5. 2.5 cm by 2.5cm RHS closed on one side, placed on the lower side to protect the rotating elements from concrete 6. diameter 1.6cm CHS 3cm long used to keep the bolt aligned in the right direction. 7. Nut, 5mm thick. Used to create space between the module and the frame 8. 5cm bolt used to anchor the panel and to keep it from moving laterally. D. Reinforcement 9. Small 3cm bars welded to the frame to keep the concrete from moving laterally. 10. vertically placed 8mm bars 11.Additional 8mm bar added to reinforce the tension zone.
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RE-FRACT
EXPERIMENT ON BUILDING ENVELOPS
As Built Drawing
CLOSED FACADE ELEVATION
EXPERIMENT ON BUILDING ENVELOPS
OPEN FACADE ELEVATION
RE-FRACT
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RE-FRACT
EXPERIMENT ON BUILDING ENVELOPS
EXPERIMENT ON BUILDING ENVELOPS
RE-FRACT
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LA CAPANNINA
INTERIOR DESIGN
La capannina Interior design personal project
AUGUST 2014
INTERIOR DESIGN
LA CAPANNINA
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LA CAPANNINA
INTERIOR DESIGN
La capannina The restaurant is located on the ground floor of a multistorey building having a total area of 364 Msq, and contains all the basic programs like, reception, bar/dining area and kitchen with all its necessary equipment’s and adequate storage space in addition the restaurant upholds a stage for pianists and jazz performers.In this project I worked with the interplay of artificial lighting and texture of materials in an attempt to create the elegant look. The suspended rectangular forms on the ceiling along with the chandeliers are found at different elevations giving the impression of gravity defiance. The chandelier’s being at different elevations gives a striking dining area illumination. The rectangular forms on the ceiling are hanging with a mechanism of tension cables, Adding contrasting color made the hanging forms look floating and detached from the false ceiling. The spotlights and chandelier’s used around the bar/dining area generates warm incandescent light to adapt to the texture and color of the material used to decorate the space.
INTERIOR DESIGN
LA CAPANNINA
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Reception
Lobby
Stage
Store
Control Rm
Kitchen
Bar
Cold Rm
Service Area
Service counter
Ground Floor Plan
Lobby
Section X-X
Reception
Bar
Stage
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LA CAPANNINA
INTERIOR DESIGN
chandelier
The creation of this unique stage is governed by the design of the lighting system giving emphasis on the grand piano making the scene splendid both for the performer and the audience. The metal halide bulb lighting system causes the background of the stage to glimmer creating an optical abstract.
Grand piano
Stool with leather seats Breccia marble oor ďŹ nish
Dining table, 4 Chairs
INTERIOR DESIGN
LA CAPANNINA
Fine wood texture in a brick pattern with a good acoustics
Accent lighting system Projector lighting system for the stage wall cladding with zebrano wood texture introducing a natural look to the dining area.
Bar counter
This speciďŹ c wall is decorated with double cladding materials having 3cm air gap b/n them, frosted glass as a base material and polarized glass cut in to a wave like patterns as a foreground the former assists in creating a decorative part on the other side of the wall which is the reception area and the latter reects some part of the scene that is going around in the dining area as part of an abstract.
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LA CAPANNINA
INTERIOR DESIGN
INTERIOR DESIGN
LA CAPANNINA
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LA CAPANNINA
INTERIOR DESIGN
INTERIOR DESIGN
LA CAPANNINA
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LA CAPANNINA
INTERIOR DESIGN
INTERIOR DESIGN
LA CAPANNINA
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BED ROOM
INTERIOR DESIGN
Bed room Interior design personal project
JUNE 2015
INTERIOR DESIGN
BED ROOM
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BARN HOUSE
DIGITAL MODELING AND VISUALIZATION
Barn House
Digital modeling and visualization personal project
SEPTEMBER 2014
DIGITAL MODELING AND VISUALIZATION
FRONT ELEVATION
REAR ELEVATION
BARN HOUSE
LEFT SIDE ELEVATION
RIGHT SIDE ELEVATION
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BARN HOUSE
DIGITAL MODELING AND VISUALIZATION
DIGITAL MODELING AND VISUALIZATION
BARN HOUSE
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ARCHITECTURAL FINISHES
DIGITAL MODELING AND VISUALIZATION
Architectural Finishes Wall f.1 Wall f.2
Alternative wall finishing materials to reconfigure the environment
DIGITAL MODELING AND VISUALIZATION
ARCHITECTURAL FINISHES
Calm zone CONTEMPORARY
ELEGANT
SLEEK
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ISLAMIC CALLIGRAPHY
INSCRIBED QUR’AN VERSE
Inscribed Qur’an verse Islamic calligraphy personal project
AUGUST 2015
ISLAMIC CALLIGRAPHY
This writing is a quote found in a QUR’AN also expressing the “SHAHADA”. The design manifests islamic calligraphy to its simplest geometric forms. Materials used include plexiglas and metal pins as a connection mechanism.
INSCRIBED QUR’AN VERSE
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