This portfolio contains selected works from projects designed during my time at Turner Fleischer Architects Toronto, Kearns Mancini Architects, Toronto, ASD Architects, Riyadh, and Meta-Con Design, Lahore. The projects are chosen to highlights the diverse scale and design approaches. Explorations of space, tectonics, social interaction, and reactions to contextual influences have all been presented.
SOBEYS
CANADA POST:
MEDIA WALL ELEVATION/DETAILS
IRELAND HOUSE: TOKYO
THE AGENCIES - ROCK 1
THE AGENCIES - ROCK 1
By clustering the four state agencies in Rock 1 this area becomes an outward looking hub of innova�on and enterprise. Posi�ve enterorise externali�es are gained by working together in close proximity and collabora�ve ventures are encouraged by the architectural arrangement.
By clustering the four state agencies in Rock 1 this area becomes an outward looking hub of innova�on and enterprise. Posi�ve enterorise externali�es are gained by working together in close proximity and collabora�ve ventures are encouraged by the architectural arrangement.
THE EMBASSY - ROCK 2
ACCOMMODATION - ROCK 1 and 2
THE EMBASSY - ROCK 2
was essen�al to located the Ambassador near the embassy staff and the embassy staff near the consular services. By stacking the three programmes within Rock 2 the rela�onship hierarchy is clarified spa�ally. These more private func�ons are contained together, aiding security.
was essen�al to located the Ambassador near the embassy staff and the embassy staff near the consular services. By stacking the three programmes within Rock 2 the rela�onship hierarchy is clarified spa�ally. These more private func�ons are contained together, aiding security.
ACCOMMODATION - ROCK 1 and 2
The ambassador is li�ed atop the two large rocks. This is the most private area of the scheme and provides the most exci�ng viewpoint opportuni�es. The spanning of both rocks represents the ambassadors role in bringing the two na�ons together, in effect their home is a physical bridge.
The ambassador is li�ed atop the two large rocks. This is the most private area of the scheme and provides the most exci�ng viewpoint opportuni�es. The spanning of both rocks represents the ambassadors role in bringing the two na�ons together, in effect their home is a physical bridge.
The public zone is found in the nexus of all three rocks and their rela�onship with the plain. Visitors will enter via the large void atrium space and so will immediately visually connect with all the structures. The two storey library is housed in Rock 3 while the Hub is located in the ‘plain’ on which the rocks sit upon.
The public zone is found in the nexus of all three rocks and their rela�onship with the plain. Visitors will enter via the large void atrium space and so will immediately visually connect with all the structures. The two storey library is housed in Rock 3 while the Hub is located in the ‘plain’ on which the rocks sit upon.
LAYAN GALLERY
Layan gallery is created to host not only over 200 objects from Saudi traditional and modern art but also from famous artists from all over the world. Different facade options were made an alternative to the traditional Mashrabiyas (Screen).
3 types of facade options were mad: Mechanical louvers that move in 2 dimensions according to the desired design to, fixed panels with perforations in gradient and kinetic façade.
An alternative to the traditional screen design, mechanical louvers with diamond-shaped motif designed as perforations in front panels.
Facade Design Options
P. MOHAMMED’S VILLA
The villa is designed to maximize its connection with the garden and pool area, forgoing a traditional fa-cade and installing glass panels held in place by thin black frames open to garden and pool. First floor is designed as a linear block with 4 meter cantilever over the pool and the garden.
The Plan of the house is divided into different zones: family zone, guest zones, prince office and staff zone and guest sleeping. Three different entrances keep the circulations of these zones apart from each other.
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9.MASTER
MR EYAD’S VILLA
Curved roof villa for Mr Eyad was designed around a pool to give a sense of enclosure and privacy. The 4,000 square-metre house was designed as a complex for living and working. Pool is the focal point in the design of villa as it was surrounded by the male guest area, female guest area and family sitting area.
As the site sits on a close proximity of old city of Darriyah, the exterior walls were rendered with local Riyadh stone to respect the traditional colour and material.
The villa is C-shaped in plan, and the full height windows around the pool bring ample daylight in interior areas.
GROUND FLOOR LEVEL
1. FOYER
2. ENT. LOBBY
3. LAVATORY
4. TOILET
5. CLOAK ROOM
6. GUEST SITTING
7. GUEST DINING
8. KICTCHENETTE
9. FAMILY SITTING 1
FIRST FLOOR LEVEL
1. BOYS LIVING
2. BOYS BEDROOM
3. BOYS DRESSING
4. BOYS BATHROOM
5. MAID›S ROOM
6. GIRLS LIVING
7. MASTER LIVING
8. MASTER BEDROOM
9. HIS DRESSING
14. GIRLS DRESSING
15. GIRLS BATHROOM
16. STORE
17. TERRACE
HRH P.TALAL’S VILLA
This box-shaped building sits right in the center of date’s farm. The arrangement of the spaces transforms the outdoor space into an integral part of the building. House features glazed facades on the South and East sides to open up to views of the surrounding Oasis in the desert.
Diagram
SADOON VILLA
The Mediterranean style villa was designed for 2 brothers with shared communal/Guest spaces on ground floor and bedroom on east and west side for each of them.
The focus was the rear side of the villa where all windows and sitting areas open towards a pool which was situated at the basement level to make it more private.
PRIVATE VILLA
The elevation of this Small Villa is a mixture of modern and traditional local materials. The building consists of interlocked, rectilinear volumes clad in stone, wooden strips and Riyadh stone.
TRENDLINE FURNISHERS
The design is focused on a relationship between interior spatial organizations and exterior supporting volumes.
The facade of the showroom is combination of different volumes and intertwined surfaces. Different sized glass openings provide glimpses into the unique and bespoke furniture design by Trendline Furnishers.
GRC CAFE
The GRC cafe is combination of vivid scarlet and black colour simple volumes that contrasts with its lush green surround-ings. The red colour is meant to stand apart from its bland, suburban-style neighbours.The design in focused on indoor and outdoor spaces’ interconnectivity.
GUEST HOUSE
Traditional stone and plaster facades of this Guest House in the hilly town of Murre provide views of the stunning green mountains. All the surfaces are rendered in a mixture of stone and plaster that echoes the local vernacular architecture.
The project was involved designing the single storey office including a personalized space for the manager and landscaped spaces that echo its simple form and materiality.
A personalized landscaped space for the manager was designed enclosed with perforated panels to make it partially concealed from the road.
