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CONTENTS 01 CANOPY OF FLIGHT 02 MICRO-DWELLING
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My name is Mohammed Al Mazrouei, I am a 25-year-old Emirati, I graduated from Abu Dhabi University with Bachelor of Architecture certificate in 2021. I am an ambitious and passionate man about my study and looking forward for more opportunities and to gain experience. Moreover, I am looking forward to being a main support for the development of my country regarding construction and urbanism. I aim to increase my knowledge in sustainability to add to my country in sustainable development and green architecture, as it is an important main direction the world is moving into.
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CV
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GENERAL Born: 30-07-1995 Address: Khalifa City, Abu Dhabi, UAE contact info 00971 50 9580088 | kal-mazrouei7@hotmail.com
Education 2016-2021 Abu Dhabi University | Bachelor of Architecture Courses: Design Foundation | Design Communication | Design Studio | Urban Planning | Urban Design | Working Drawing | Graduation Project
CERTIFICATES 02-2017 Revit Architecture 02-2017 3DS MAX 02-2017 Photoshop
SKILLS Presentation / communication creativity self-motivation leadership
SOFTWARE MS Word and PowerPoint Revit AutoCAD 3DSMax Photoshop
LANGUAGES Arabic English Spanish
HOBBIES Pastels and oils gaming
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YEAR: 2020 | LOCATION: | BUILDING: PUBLIC | TYPE: ACADEMIC
CANOPY OF FLIGHT
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A BIRD’S HAVEN The brief of this project was to create a lightweight aviary on Leicester’s old Bowstring railway bridge, which was demolished in the act of regeneration of Leicester’s Bede island. To begin the project, a kite building exercise was taken to help better understand lightweight structures, thus inspiring the fundamental structural form of the design. The structural element of the kite created derived from mechanism of an umbrella, the ability to open and close using linkages. This further developed into a wear kite referred to as ‘kite wing’.
Upon further experiments, research and further designs processes, the basic concept of an umbrella frame greatly influenced the conceptual design of the aviary, creating series of linear square formation that connects forming a clean simple rectangular form, held together by
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system of pole structures. The tall structures create an open enclosure for the birds to freely fly and allow for vegetations to have room to grow.
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Site Analysis: Schwarzplan
Site Analysis: Land Use 8
Site Analysis: Regeneration plan
Site Analysis: traffic 9
Ground floor plan
Research: site analysis -> Design Proposal The project is also designed to benefit the city of Leicester and its residents as the idea of retrofitting the old, abandoned bridge brings life back to the region as well as attracts more visitors to the city providing more jobs to residents. The design also integrates a community
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garden space and outdoor sitting area by the riverbank for the public use, promoting community interaction and building a better healthier community from a once abandoned eyesore structure.
First floor plan
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Axonometric view
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Elevation 16
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YEAR: 2020 | LOCATION: | BUILDING: PUBLIC | TYPE: ACADEMIC
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MICRO-DWELLING PROJECT a modular environmentally friendly live-work unit The brief of this project was to design a modular environmentally friendly live-work unit, tackling the theme of Spatial justice. This project was to address the ongoing challenge of ‘Dark factories’ operating within the City of Leicester and the subsequent risk arising from the unsafe cramped working conditions within the clothing sweatshop organisations. Furthermore, workers at these factories are underpaid (£3-£4.50 per hour) for their work.
In response to this localised urban phenomenon, a 15 square metres CLT construction is proposed to support both living and working space for workers of these organisations, whereby works are not exposed to high risk working environment as well as will support them as it is economical to build and run. Each unit can accommodate 2 individuals work working space at the
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front of the unit and living space at the rare, along with a sleeping area on a mezzanine floor acceptable by a ladder. This off-grid uses rainwater collected in tanks underneath the dwelling as water source and solar panel along with integrated concentrated solar panel to power as well as heat the unit.
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WORKING AND LIVING AREA
VOLUME IS SHAVED DOWN TO MINIMISE SPACING TAKEN UP BY EACH INDIVIDUAL UNITS WHEN POSITIONING ON SITE
ROOF IS ANGLED DOWN ALLOW FOR EFFICIENT SHEDDING OF RAIN AND SNOW.
OPENINGS FOR VENTILATION
Concept Diagram
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B Floor Plan
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INTEGRATED CONCENTRATED SOLAR GENERATE ELECTRIC WHILES USING COOLING FLUID THAT HAS BEEN WARMED UP TO HEAT THE BUILDING
PLANTERS ON THE OTHERSIDE WALL FOR PLANTING THEIR OWN FOOD
SOFA WITH PULL OUT STORAGE AND TABLE/WORK SURFACE
WATER COLLECTOR COLLECS RAIN WATER THAT RUNS OFF THE SIDE OF THE BUILDING
STEEL GRID LINE ON ADJUSTABLE LEGS
Exploded axonometry 22
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Section B
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Service system diagram
SOLAR PANEL POWER INVERTER INTEGRATED CONCENTRATED SOLAR PANEL
WATER COLLECTOR SYSTEM WALL CIRCUITS
24V BATTERIES
ELECTRIC WATER HEATER GREY WATER TANK
UNDERFLOOR HEATING
LED CEILING LIGHTS
INCINERATING TOILET
Electrical and Hea�ng Plumbing system
WATER PUMP RAIN WATER TANK 25
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