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S H E R I N E 0 K H A FA G Y
B’ARCH AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF SHARJAH
SHERINE KHAFAGY
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Shereen Khafagy is an Egyptian architect raised in the UAE and recent graduate of the American University of Sharjah. She is passionate about acquiring historic reference through research to discover methods of environmentally considerate architecture and incorporating them in a more innovative context. Shereen is also keen about designing in different scales from urban planning and buildings to interiors, furniture and product design.
P ersonal sherinekhafagy@outlook.com Phone number: +971 50 926 7744 Linkedin: sherinekhafagy DOB: 20 February 1998 Nationality: Egyptian Residence: Dubai Residency Visa: Available Driving License: Available Languages: English + Arabic
education American University of Sharjah Bachelor’s degree, College of Architecture, Arts and Design Architecture Fall 2015 - Spring 2020
Enric Miralles Bendetta Tagliabue Architects Study Abroad Semester hosted by EMBT Foundation in Barcelona under AUS undergraduate program. - Places and Culture among eight spanish states. - Case study by EMBT. - Critical Practice and Contemporary Discourse in Arch theory. Fall 2019- Barcelona, Spain
Rosary Sisters School IGCSE - International General Certificate of Secondary Education and Edexcel Advanced Levels
S kills + Interests
experience
Rhino Vray for rhino Adobe Indesign Adobe Illustrator Adobe Photoshop Adobe Premier Autocad Sketchup Revit Twinmotion
BMA Studio Architects Architectural Intern
Pottery Laser Cutting Model making 3d Printing Sketching Wood Shop Casting Collaging Movie making Photography
Programs ordered based on skill level
-Revit construction drawings production and compilation -Client presentations and post production -Interior design detailing Summer 2019- Dubai, UAE
Study Abroad Under AUS undergraduate program, a study tour exposed students to the unique mix of ancient and contemporary architecture of Naples and it’s surrounding islands. Spring 2018- Napoli, Italy
ACHIVEMENTS+AWARDS
CONTENTS
The Christo and Jeanne Claude Award Short listed for the final round as one of the top three entries.
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Entertainment Interchange
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Spring 2020- Newyork University Abu dhabi
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Maseera
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Queens Micro City
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Vector Active Systems
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Case Study at EMBT
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Physical Craft
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Sacred Space
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Bibliotheca Muweillieh
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Bathing Ritual
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Precedent Analysis
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Lagos Aquafarm Stadium
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d’Academy: under mentorship of Aga khan Award Participated in “First Ideas Exhibition” at d.Academy warehouse 14, Al Serkal Avenue. Spring 2018- Dubai, UAE
Radical Design Competition Received an honourable mention in Arc-deck design competition and featured in Arc-deck 2020 E-book. Summer 2020
CAAD Six Degrees Online Exhibition Graduation project exhibited in CAAD AUS graduate show link: https://caadsixdegrees.com/Gbadebo-Giwa-Shereen-Khafagy Spring 2020
IASS Form and Force Conference Participated as student assistant in assembling a project exhibited by professor Kenneth Tracy. Fall 2019- Barcelona, Spain.
AUS Merit Scholarship Awarded to students with high school average equivalent to 95 percent or above and maintained by cGPA of 3 and above. Fall 2015 - Spring 2020
B’ARCH AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF SHARJAH
01 ENTERTAI N MENT INTERCH ANGE GRADUATION PROJECT Spring 2020 Ajman, United arab emirates Partner: Gbadebo Giwa Instructor: Jason Carlow As one drives northward from Sharjah on the E311 the skyline of an unfinished city rises out of the desert. Emirates City in Ajman is a dense cluster of towers in various stages of completion lodged in developmental limbo. The district’s banal, repetitive residential towers perched on top of multi-story parking garages are the architectural by-products of global real estate speculation and local building codes. Entertainment Interchange is primarily directed to use the major component that Ajman lacks to boost its own economy and to create a unique competitive identity that would align it with the more developed emirates, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, etc. This component is what we believe to be a well-rounded and interconnected Entertainment Industry. Ajman’s leisure landscape currently consists of a single shopping mall, a handful of hotels, and a park that does not suit the financial level of most of its residents. This project attempts to create a Bilbao effect in Ajman by creating an Entertainment City Megastructure that interrogates the synthesis of every possible leisure activity with residential programs with the hope of dissolving socio-economic strata amongst residents and visitors. This proposal provides an incentive for Ajman residents to not only stay in Ajman but serves as an attraction for residents of other Emirates and tourists worldwide. It is important to note that the final projects/result due to the COVID-19 pandemic are presented in the form of a developer brochure that outlines the organization and amenities of each development in a unique way that transcends and illustrates architectural ideas and elements in a way readable and understandable to architects and non-architects alike.
Programs used:
vray for rhino+Rhino+Photoshop+INDESIGN
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Zoning and programmatic stages diagram.
Master plan bird eye perspective view.
Master plan bird eye perspective view.
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Ferries wheel diagram showing the connection between entertainment, housing, pedestrian circulation and office spaces.
Detail diagram showing the two types of auditoriums, indoor and outdoor.
Relationship between bridge and housing units, Pentahouse, apartments and offices.
Relationship between various programs, Roof garden, Billboards and Running track.
Articulation of road network through the site and back to the surrounding conditions.
Conecptual section depicting how the project megastructure merges leisure activity with residential programs hollistically forming a fluid flexible multifunctional space.
Generative diagram of a single tower.
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02 M a s e e r a Shortlisted for Christo and jeanne claude award Spring 2020 Ajman, United arab emirates Partners: Rachel George and Rania Mohamed Mentor: Gregory Watson Maseera (noun: Journey) is an art installation that emotionally provokes the journey of our parents and grandparents in the United Arab Emirates. The installation is an homage to their resilience in the face of adversity and the challenges they faced. It is also a demonstration of their masterful craft and their resourcefulness to adapt to their circumstances. Just like how our forefathers took the first steps to tame the desert, their children today take their first steps into the space race. Maseera poses the three most fundamental questions to our existence: Where do we come from? What are we?Where are we going? Therefore, the installation answers these questions as it becomes a symbol of the on-going learning process that the people of the UAE are always pursuing. The destination is always one step ahead as we always aim to be better than ourselves yesterday. Maseera embodies this journey through the juxtaposition between the vernacular craft-oriented areesh (a vernacular building material made of palm leaf steams, tied using palm fibre rope) and the streamlined prefabricated concrete. This journey symbolises a timeline of material and immaterial changes that have been a part of our lives over the past decades. Walking through this timeline installation, the first object is Areesh. Moving forward, the concrete structure rises from the ground to engulf the fading areesh and a process of mutation starts. Traces of the Areesh structure are present on the cast concrete as a symbol of our identity and how our history will always be engraved in our memory. Programs used:
LUMION+Rhino+Photoshop+Illustrator+INDESIGN Materials used:
AREESH+CEMENT+STEEL REBAR
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Detailed models of physical constructs: Areesh, Concrete and steel rebar.
Physical model showing the upper section of concrete coloumns.
Physical models using plaster and basswood at 1:10 scale.
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03 QUEENS MICRO CITY Timber in the city competition entry Spring 2019 QUEENS, NEWYORK, USA Partner: Shaden Kalouti Instructor: Roberto Castillo Residences in this project are a mix of small units for single or double occupancy and larger, family-based units with more than one bedroom. All apartments have exposure to natural light and air. Complementing the residential portion of this project is the integration of a early childhood education center for 135 children between the ages of 6 weeks and 5 years (infants through pre-kindergarten). With changes in family structures and the increasing requirement that both parents work to meet the challenges of living in cities, the role performed by early childhood education centers in the long-term development of children is increasing in importance. The community wellness centre will serve both residents of the on-site housing and also residents and workers from nearby neighbourhoods. Drawing on the historic role of the gymnasium as a centre for both physical and also mental and emotional health, the centre will include a range of spaces for individual and group exercise, as well as multifunctional large-span spaces for pools and indoor team sports that are envisioned to be able to serve the community and wide events. Programs used:
TWINMOTION+Rhino+Photoshop+Illustrator+INDESIGN
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Core and Basement
Beams and Columns
Floor Slabs
Reinforced Concrete
Glulam
Cross Laminated Timber (CLT)
Exterior Walls
Balconies and windows
Exterior Skin
Cross Laminated Timber (CLT)
CLT and metal framings
Wood Slat
Reinforced concrete, steel and timber systems.
Diagram of the articulated site massing with sustainability approaches for more evnironmentally considerate building.
Longitudinal elevation showing the five residential buildings and wellness center. Buildings placement and heights are considerate to views, circulation and expected project capacity.
Generative diagram explaining the timber construction stages in executing one building.
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Section showing CLT and glulam building construction, scale: 1:75. 1:75
Floor Plan of timber constructed affordable housing project, 28*16 m, 448 sqm, scale: 1:75.
3d representation of an exterior building wall.
Wall section showing a combination of timber and steel construction systems.
Detailed shots of wall section physical model using basswood, acrylic and chipboard.
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04 VECTOR ACTIVE SYSTEMS Structural physical construct Spring 2018 Partners: Menna Hamdy and Rachel George Instructor: Faysal Tabbarah “Vector Active Systems are defined as: Short, solid, straightline elements arranged in stable triangular configurations that dissect external forces and transfers them along the length of each member until they are discharged. The system as a whole is under a coactive-stress condition, but the components will be under a single stress condition. Chords and web members will be either in tension or compression.� This definition was explored and demonstrated through our model that was connected by mechanical joints and where each member is under either tension or compression only. Programs used:
KARAMBA 3D+rhino+vray for rhino Mahogany wood+Screws+Bolts
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05 CASE ST UDY AT EMB T COLLAGE MAKING AS A PRELIMINARY DESIGN STAGE FALL 2019 Instructors: Benedetta Tagliabue and Salvador Gilabert During our semester abroad hosted by Enric Miralles and Benedetta Tagliabue Architects we have been exposed to their design strategies and methods. Collage making is always the preliminary stage in EMBT architecture and design. It’s their unique way to condense several ideas, pictures, sketches and moments to it’s graphic essence which is rationalized in the later design stages. The following collages attempt to convey one idea each by using pictures of personal observation and understanding is spaces and elements. Programs used:
Photoshop+illustator
06 PHYSICAL CRAFT DESIGN PRINCIPLES TRANSLATION FROM PAPER TO SPACE FALL 2016 Instructor: Gregory Spaw Based on a drawing print by Le Corbusier, an analysis of design principles (Rhythm, repetition, mass, positive/negative space. shapes, curves, alignment and contrast) was used to translate these principles to Lines and shapes using pencil on paper. Lines and shapes on paper were later translated to 3d physical models to construct the principles on a three dimensional space inside a specific bounding box size. The drawings presented attempt to show the generative process of lines, planes and volumes assembly in order to produce this physical construct. Materials used:
Chipboard+basswood+pencil+Arches paper
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07 sacred space Exhibited at d.Academy- Al Serkal Avenue SPRING 2018 SHARJAH, United arab emirates Instructor: Faysal Tabbarah Initiated by a series of material tests analysing the organic structure and form of a Palm Leaf, this project explores the possibility an organic form integration with concrete to create a spatial construct. Material tests using palm leaves and plaster derived the design of architectural elements. Digital mediums including Maya, Recap and Rhino were used to digitalise the physical models. Program includes two prayer halls, administrative spaces and muezzin residence
Programs used:
RHINO+Vray for rhino+autodesk maya+autodesk recap+INDESIGN Physical models:
PLASTER+PALM LEAVES
Material explorations using natural palm leaves and plaster.
Floor Plan showing mosque praying spaces, muazzin residence and public ablusion areas.
Exploded axon of architectural elements.
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08 bibliotheca muweillieh an exploration of site corners fall 2017 Sharjah, United arab emirates Instructor: Marisa Oliver An Infill project that takes place in Muwaileh-Sharjah. The pr gram includes Library, storage spaces, cafe and a series of study rooms. Steel construction system, glass reinforced Concrete facade panels and glass were the primary materials in this project. Conceptually and practically, the design was derived from an intensive research on site corners and how each corner demands a different design approach to suit it’s different character and function. Programs used:
AUTOCAD+RHINO+Vray for rhino+Photoshop+Illustrator
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Exterior wall section details.
Exploded axon of major load bearing and non-load bearing architectural elements.
Exterior skin iterations using GFRC and glass.
Digital models shots via Rhinoceroses.
Pliminary physical massing model of major volumes on site.
Ground Floor plan of main library space, administrative areas, lecture hall and cafe.
Longitudinal Section through the main library space and administrative areas, it attempts to represent sectional variations and how it affects lighting and user experience.
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09 B AT H I N G
RITUA L
An exploration of walls as enclosure Spring 2017 United arab emirates Instructor: Cristiano Luchetti This project attempts to celebrate the concept of inhabitation. It provides an experientially sublime space for meditative contemplation constructed around the ritual of bathing by considering gravity, orientation, threshold, light, shadow, sequence, time, ground, view and human comfort. The bathing ritual includes a series of architectural elements that are executed directly or through a flexible multi-functioning approach. This series includes: Storage, changing, seating, ramp, aperture and entrance. Programs used:
RHINO+Vray for rhino+Photoshop+Illustrator+INDESIGN
Sketches of plan iterations.
Floor plan showing stages of arrival, sectional changes and seating (10*3.5 m plot).
Sectional perspective.
Physical model using laser cut mdf and cardboard.
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10 P R E C E D E N T A N A LY S I S ANALYTICAL GRAPHIC REPRESENTATION OF EXISTING PROJECTS As per our course work at the American University of Sharjah, each project brief is initiated by a series of precedent analysis to study, explore and learn from existing projects executed to deliver similar programs and functions. This exercise also helps establish a graphic style to be followed for the rest of the semester and helps widen our knowledge of architectural projects. Spring 2020, instructor: Jason Carlow. Big bang tower by Ensamble Studio. Container Tower by Wes Jones. Clusters in the air by Arata Isozaki, in Tokyo, Japan.
Spring 2018, instructor: Faysal Tabbarah. Parrish Art Museum by Herzog & de Meuron, in Water Mill, New York.
Programs used:
RHINO+Vray for rhino+Photoshop+Illustrator+INDESIGN
Big bang tower by Ensamble Studio.
Parrish Art Museum by Herzog & de Meuron, in Water Mill, New York.
Container Tower by Wes Jones.
Clusters in the air by Arata Isozaki, in Tokyo, Japan.
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11 L agos A Q U A F A R M S ta d ium Competition Entry for WASTE Multi-Purpose Stadium FALL 2018 LAGOS, NIGERIA Partner: Laian Abussaud Instructor: George Newlands Lagos was created by fishermen who established villages around the coast of Lagos island, where fishing was always an extremely crucial industry in Nigeria, hence our project focuses on aquaculture being a fundamental aspect in merging it with markets to substitute the stadium function when uninhabited. In the light of our approach to the competition brief, we believe primarily in the role of the scavengers in the process of construction and as inhabitants also. Lagos Micro village Stadium explores an inclusive self-sufficient and income generating land on the largest landfill in Africa: Olusosun landfill. The project attempts to create a multi-functional stadium through layering vital programs on the stadium structure and encompassing it’s definite boundary. Program includes markets, housing, educational facilities and an aquaculture system of production, storage and distribution unit is integrated to emphasize the fishing industry in Nigeria. Programs used:
RHINO+Vray for rhino+Photoshop+Illustrator+INDESIGN
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Site analysis data about the site location and country.
Indepth research about the fish industry in Lagos and types of fish grown in aqua farms.
Plimenary conceptual sketches to divide site programs.
Stages of remediating the Olusosun landfill.
An analysis of all functions around the site. INSTITUTIONAL, COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL, RESIDENTIAL
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Stadium plan showing it’s connection to the artificial fish farming water body which is used as a fish cleaning and packaging space when the stadium is unused.
Stadium section showing the juxtaposition in building materials: Brick walls, steel coloumns and roof made up of recycled objects from the landfill.
Render view from the aquafarm towards the fish market space inside the stadium which is being utilized when the stadium is unused.
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