Architecture Design Portfolio.

PORTFOLIO

"ARCHITECTURE SHOULD SPEAK OF ITS TIME AND PLACE, BUT YEARN FOR TIMELESSNESS."

-FRANK GEHRY

ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO

Art and Craft

Fast Learner

Adventurist person

Public Speaking

Problem Solving

Collecting Records

Film Camera

AutoCAD SketchUp

Rhinoceros

Grasshopper

3DMax

Revit

Lumion

Enscape

VRay

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Illustrator

Microsoft Office

English - Fluent

Arabic - Fluent

Swahili - Fluent

French - Basic

Japanese - Basic

Spanish - Basic

BRIEF

Graduated in Architecture, I bring with me a robust work ethic and a forward-thinking attitude. I firmly believe in the potential of merging architecture and research alongside design thinking to fortify our communities and create a positive global impact. I hold the belief that by working collaboratively, we can construct a brighter future, and that's why I place great emphasis on my communication and teamwork abilities."

This portfolio is some selected projects from my five years studying architecture that possibly can represent my interest in architecture.

ZAKIA

Abu Dhabi, UAE

+971504653115

zakiafaiz999@gmail.com

instagram:

thezealousarchitect

https://www.linkedin.com

/in/zakia-alameri

Dec 2023Feb 2023

Jul 2023Aug 2023

Jan 2023Feb 2023

Nov 2022Dec 2022

May 2021Oct 2021

Jun 2020Aug 2020

EXPERIENCE

Professional Traineeship Programme, Art Dubai, UAE.

PMP Architect Assistant, AlDar Investment, Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Architect Assistant, Capital Engineering Consultancy L.L.C, Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Junior Assistant, Architectural Digest Middle East with ITP Media Group, Dubai, UAE.

Modeling and simulation intern (graphic design intern). Dubai, UAE.

Architect designer of a small village mosque that turns into a madrasa for the kids to learn the Quran. Arusha, Tanzania.

Dec 2019Feb 2020,

Jun 2019Sept 2019

Research Assistant Abu Dhabi University, Supervised by Dr.Rim Meziani Abu Dhabi University, Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Lockheed Martin, Abu Dhabi, UAE Admission Department Student Prefect Abu Dhabi University, Abu Dhabi, UAE.

PUBLICATION

2023

2022

2021

2021

“The Power Of Design” Magazine. Architectural Digest Middle East

“The Curves” Urban Design Project. Landscape Middle East Magazine

COVID-19 and Inequalities: A qualitative approach in comparing six cities toward a Resilient Response Plan.

IRSPSD Journal

Spatial Adaptation for Alternative Care Facilities During Covid-19 PandemicSiting Field Hospitals for Abu Dhabi City.

IRSPSD Journal

AWARDS

New York Sustainable AI for Architecture program.

Gritnova, Zaha Hadid, BIG. One of 30 winners worldwide for the Scholarship program.

VENICE BIENNALE REVEALED: BEHIND THE SCENES experience. European Cultural Academy. Scholarship.

The Abu Dhabi Art Pavilion Prize. Competition Mannarat Al Sadiyaat, Dct. Second Place Prize.

Emerging Talents Programme.

Qasr Al Hosn, Dct, House of Artisans. One of 7 Winners of a full Scholarship.

BRANDING IN ARCHITECTURE.

European Cultural Academy, UAEU, Dct. One of 7 Winners of a full Scholarship.

UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIP. Abu Dhabi University. Scholarship.

Asia Young Designer Awards. (AYDA). Second Place.

WASA World Architecture Student Award. Studio 6. First Place.

Eco Lodge Design Competition. BeeBreeders. First Place.

ISO[NATION] competition. Mooarch. Shortlisted.

Award in One Day Design competition. ROCA. First Place.

Tea Makers Guest House Competition. Bee Breeders. Shortlisted.

A Sustainable Bus Stop Competition. Abu Dhabi University First Place.

CONTEXT

Architecture Year 5 Project 2023

Architecture Year 4 Project 2021

Architecture Year 5 Project 2022

THE SERENE WELLNESS & RETREAT. Graduation

THE HERONS TOWER. Skyscraper

THE UNDER LIBRARY. Public Library

Desert Pavilion

Architecture Year 4 Project 2020

THE

LEARNING CENTRE

Architecture Year 4 Project 2020

THE PRIVATE SKY.

ECO LODDGE

Architecture Year 4 Project 2020

THE VORONOI PAVILION.

PAPER HOUSE.

ERTHR.

NYUAD ART GALLERY

The Christo & Jeanne-Claude Award

SELECTED WORK

THE SERENE WELLNESS & RETREAT.

THE THERAPEUTIC BENEFITS & AND PRIMITIVE CONNECTION TO THE NATURAL WORLD HAVE NOT CHANGED OVER TIME, BUT THE ARCHITECTURAL IMPLEMENTATIONS AND CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE OF RETREATS, PUBLIC BATHS, & AND SPAS HAVE. I DEVELOPED AN ARCHITECTURAL PROPOSAL FOR A "WELLNESS CENTRE & RETREAT" BASED ON THIS EXTENSIVE HERITAGE TO COMPLEMENT THE STUNNING SURROUNDINGS OF JUBAIL ISLAND'S MANGROVES. AL JUBAIL DEVELOPMENT WANTS TO ADD A FACILITY THAT USES WATER'S HEALING PROPERTIES TO PROVIDE MENTAL AND PHYSICAL RELAXATION. THE PROJECT REFERENCES ANCIENT PRACTICES THAT USE WATER OF VARYING TEMPERATURES AND STATES TO REENERGIZE AND HEAL PEOPLE. VARIOUS ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS REQUIRED FOR THE FACILITY TO FUNCTION PROPERLY & AND THE ARCHITECTURAL POTENTIAL OF THESE CONDITIONS IS OF PARTICULAR IMPORTANCE.

HAWA PAVILION

THE THERAPEUTIC BENEFITS & AND PRIMITIVE CONNECTION TO THE NATURAL WORLD HAVE NOT CHANGED OVER TIME, BUT THE ARCHITECTURAL IMPLEMENTATIONS AND CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE OF RETREATS, PUBLIC BATHS, & AND SPAS HAVE. I DEVELOPED AN ARCHITECTURAL PROPOSAL FOR A "WELLNESS CENTRE & RETREAT" BASED ON THIS EXTENSIVE HERITAGE TO COMPLEMENT THE STUNNING SURROUNDINGS OF JUBAIL ISLAND'S MANGROVES. AL JUBAIL DEVELOPMENT WANTS TO ADD A FACILITY THAT USES WATER'S HEALING PROPERTIES TO PROVIDE MENTAL AND PHYSICAL RELAXATION. THE PROJECT REFERENCES ANCIENT PRACTICES THAT USE WATER OF VARYING TEMPERATURES AND STATES TO REENERGIZE AND HEAL PEOPLE. VARIOUS ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS REQUIRED FOR THE FACILITY TO FUNCTION PROPERLY & AND THE ARCHITECTURAL POTENTIAL OF THESE CONDITIONS IS OF PARTICULAR IMPORTANCE.

ABU DHABI ART

SUMMER 2023

DCT MANARAT AL SADIYAAT

THE HERONS TOWER.

THE HERONS TOWER, INSPIRED BY ORGANIC SHAPES AND FORMS THAT ARE FOUND IN THE OCEAN WORLD AND TWISTING THE BUILDING TO GIVE ITA 360 VIEW OF BOTH THE CITY AND THE OCEAN FOR BOTH VISITORS AND RESIDENTS TO FEEL FREE IN A HORIZONTAL SHAPE AND MOVE AROUND THE BUILDING TO DIFFERENT VIEWS ON EACH LEVEL, BUT ALSO FEELING AT HOME AND FEELING ONE WITH THE BUILDING AND ITS SHAPE. IT IS LOCATED IN THE HEART OF THE CITY OF ABU DHABI WHERE MOST OF THE BUILDINGS ARE PLAIN SQUARES, ADDING AN ORGANIC-LOOKING BUILDING THAT HAS A TWIST IN THE MIDDLE OF IT ALL GIVES IT A NEW FREELAND WILL ATTRACT ALOT OF PEOPLE TO WANT TO COME AND DISCOVER WHAT'S IN THE TOWER.

THE UNDER LIBRARY.

INSPIRED BY IRREGULAR SHAPES, EVERY SURROUNDING BUILDING IS SQUARED BUILDINGS. BRINGING A SENSE OF UNITY AND WELCOMENESS TO THE SPACE, SINCE IT CAN BE ACCESSED IN ALL DIRECTIONS, ALLOWING LIGHT TO COME IN WHERE IT'S NEEDED AND OUT WHERE IT'S NOT, CREATING A SMALL MICRO CLIMATE TO THE SPACE BY ADDING GREENERIES MOSTLY AT THE CENTER, WHICH ALLOWS PEOPLE TO READ AT PEACE AND WITH SCENERIES. AND THIS IRREGULAR SHAPE ALLOW COOL WIND COMING FROM THE NORTH-WEST TO ACCESS THE BUILDING ALLOWING A COOL BREEZE IN FOR PEOPLE TO ENJOY THE OUTDOORS, THESE THREE BLOCKS ARE CONNECT WITH A SHADDING BUT IS ALSO CONNECTED THROUGH THE UNDERGROUND.

SELECTED WORK

THE VOLONOI DESERT PAVILION

THE VORONOI DIAGRAM IS A SYSTEM THAT DIVIDES THE SPACE INTO SUBSPACES IN AN ORGANIC WAY THE DIAGRAM USES POINTS TO CREATE CELLS THAT SURROUND THESE POINTS. POINTS CAN BE PLACED SPONTANEOUSLY OR CAN BE DETERMINED IN THE DIRECTION OF A CERTAIN DATA AND TESSELLATION CAN BE PROVIDED ACCORDINGLY, INSPIRATION FROM NATURE IN THE DESIGN PROCESS IS A VERY WIDELY USED METHOD. ARCHITECTS AND DESIGNERS TAKE ADVANTAGE OF AESTHETIC FEATURES AND STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS OF THE OBJECTS FOUND IN NATURE. VORONOI DIAGRAMS ALSO KNOWN AS VORONOI TESSELLATIONS EMERGE AT DIFFERENT SCALES IN NATURE'S CELL STRUCTURES, HONEYCOMB, AND ANIMAL PATTERNS. ARCHITECTS AND DESIGNERS USE THIS DIAGRAM TO OBTAIN A MORE ORGANIC-LOOKING DESIGN, RATHER THAN IMITATE DIRECTLY FROM NATURE.

ABU

THE VORONOI DIAGRAM IS A MATHEMATICAL FORMULA USED IN MANY SCIENTIFIC FIELDS AND USE OF THAT GOES AS FAR AS DESCARTES. THE VORONOI DIAGRAM IS A SYSTEM THAT DIVIDES THE SPACE INTO SUBSPACES IN AN ORGANIC WAY. THE DIAGRAM USES POINTS TO CREATE CELLS THAT SURROUND THESE POINTS. POINTS CAN BE PLACED SPONTANEOUSLY OR CAN BE DETERMINED IN THE DIRECTION OF A CERTAIN DATA AND TESSELLATION CAN BE PROVIDED ACCORDINGLY. THE USE OF THE VORONOI DIAGRAM IN FIELDS SUCH AS ARCHITECTURE AND URBAN DESIGN HAS INCREASED WITH THE WIDESPREAD USE OF PARAMETRIC DESIGN IN ARCHITECTURE. ARCHITECTS USE THE VORONOI DIAGRAM ESPECIALLY TO OBTAIN AN ORGANIC STRUCTURE AND NATURAL PATTERN IN FACADE DESIGNS.

THE PAPER HOUSE LEARNING CENTRE.

I WANTED THIS SPACE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS THAT EXIST IN THE ROOM. MY DESIGNS FEATURE SPACES FILLED WITH NATURAL LIGHT. A COMBINATION OF NEW AND OLD FACADE HELPED I ACHIEVE VISUAL BALANCE IN MY DESIGN AND USING ALL EARTH-FRIENDLY MATERIALS TO GIVE LIFE TO THE BUILDING. GETTING INSPIRED BY THE ARCHITECT LE CORBUSIER'S WORK IN FRANCE "COLLINE NOTRE DAME DU HAUT HE PLAYED WITH DIFFERENT HEIGHTS AND SHAPE OF SOLARES TO USE AS THE BUILDING'S WINDOWS TO BRING IN NATURAL LIGHT AND ILLUMINATE THE SPACE WITH DIFFERENT LIGHT SHAPES. WHICH I USE BOTH ON THE ROOF AND THE WINDOWS ON MY ENTIRE BUILDING AND THEN SEPARATING THE BUILDING INTO TWO TO DIVIDE THE QUIET AND THE PUBLIC AREA AND CONNECTING THEM WITH TWO BRIDGES FOR THE PEOPLE TO HAVE THE FREEDOM TO CHOOSE WHERE TO GO AND WHERE THEY WANT TO BE.

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SELECTED WORK

THE PRIVATE SKY, ECO LODGE.

THE PRIVATE SKY, THE SKY HAS ALWAYS BEEN ONE OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST PORTALS OF DREAMS. INSPIRED BY THE LAYOUT AND THE CONTOUR OF THE DESERT, TAKING THE SHAPE AND PLAYING WITH IT TO RESPECT THE LIFESTYLE OF THE DESERT AND ADDING OPENINGS BUT MOSTLY FOCUSING ON THE SKYLIGHT TO BRING IN DAYLIGHT DURING THE DAY AND A BEAUTIFUL VIEW AT NIGHT FOR THE VISITORS TO HAVE A GREAT AND NEW EXPERIENCE IN THE DESERT. I USED BOTIJO CLAY FOR THE FACADE AS IT WAS USED A LONG TIME AGO IN THE MIDDLE EAST TO KEEP WATER COLD IN HOT PLACES AND THE MORE HEAT SPACE IS THE COLDER THE INSIDE OF THE POT GETS, AND THAT'S A PERFECT MATERIAL FOR MY DESIGN. ALSO, USE FLEXIBLE SOLAR PANELS FOR THE ROOF OF THE BUILDING AS THE ROOF ALREADY TAKES THE SHAPE OF THE CONTOUR OF THE DESERT, IT WOULD BE PERFECT TO USE IT AS A DESIGN AND SOLAR ENERGY TO THE BUILDING AS IT CAN ONLY BE VIEWED FROM THE TOP VIEW, AND NO ONE WOULD KNOW IT THERE VIEWING IT FROM A LOWER PERSPECTIVE. FINALLY, I WANTED THE SPACE TO FEEL MORE LIKE A CAVE FOR THE VISITORS TO HAVE A NEW AND BEAUTIFUL EXPERIENCE IN THE DESERT

ABU DHABI UNIVERSITY

FALL 2020

INSTRUCTOR NULIFAR STUDIO 4

SELECTED WORK

Ethr is an art installation metaphorically exploring the intricate relationship between humanity, nature, and time. Crafted from resilient date palm trunks, each bearing the scars of years, the sculpture embodies the enduring spirit of the region, forming the foundation of our progress. A transformative element unfolds as the trunks are shrouded in a meticulously crafted concrete cast cloth.

The concrete cast serves as a protective shield and a symbolic veil, encapsulating the essence of the date palm trees beneath. Despite the absence of the actual trunks, the cloth takes on the form of each tree, subtly mirroring their contours. Representing historical roots often unnoticed, the veil, made from palm seeds, is a poetic reminder of our intertwined origins with nature. The cloth echoes the narrative of societal neglect of roots in pursuit of progress, suggesting a momentary forgetting and beautiful concealment of our natural legacy. Yet, within this concrete cocoon lies the innate resilience of nature, always ready to emerge and prevail. Erthr urges viewers to contemplate the delicate dance between progress and preservation, recognizing the silent strength of date palm trees as unsung heroes of our heritage. The sculpture stands as a silent sentinel, urging us to unveil obscured roots and appreciate the symbiotic relationship between cultural identity and environmental harmony.

*Erthr: an Arabic word meaning follows, reflecting the continuity of nature

WORKING DRAWING

FURTHER SKILLS

A WORKING DRAWING OF A SELECTED PROJECT DRAWING OR BLUEPRINT BASED ON EXPLANATIONS. IT IS ALSO COMPLETED WITH A THOROUGH PLAN AND VIEWS THAT WILL HELP ENSURE PRODUCT CONSTRUCTION OR REPLICATION WITHOUT ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. A PART OF PRODUCTION INFORMATION THAT WILL HELP THE DESIGNERS PROVIDE TO THE CONSTRUCTION TEAM TO HELP CONSTRUCT A PROJECT. THIS WORKING DRAWINGS WILL ALSO HELP IN GIVING GRAPHICAL AND DIMENSION INFORMATION.

FURTHER SKILLS

FURTHER SKILLS

INDEPENDETLY DEVELOPED SKILLS

THE FOLLOWING SECTION PRESENTS THE SET OF SKILLS I HAVE ACQUIRED OVER THE YEARS I’VE BEEN INTERESTED IN DESIGN. THE SKILLS PRESENTED RANGE FROM DIGITAL ILLUSTRATION, ARCHITECTURAL COLLAGE ILLUSTRATIONS, AND ARCHITECTURAL PHOTOGRAPHY TO FREEHAND DRAWING.

2019-2023

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