A R CHITEC TU R AL P O RTFOL I O A collection of creative design projects by Tokka A. Elkholy
Curriculum Vitae PERSONAL INFORMATION
Tokka Abdelraouf Elkholy 2nd District, 6th of October, Giza, Egypt. +20 101 031 1190 eng.tokka@gmail.com Skype tokka.elkholy00 Sex Female Date of birth 08.09.1993 Nationality Egyptian
Graduated Architecture Student PROFESSIONAL DEGREES 2011- 2016
2010 - 2011
BSc Degree Architecture
Modern Science and Arts University (MSA) 26, Wahat Road, 12566 6th of October, Giza, Egypt. Validated by University of Greenwich, UK. Cum. GPA 3.54 Graduation Project A
High School Degree Kuwait Private High School 103 street, Al Farwanya Government, Kuwait. Cum. GPA 96.72 %
WORK EXPERIENCE June-August2015
27.11.2009
Internship
Takween Integrated Community Development Company. 25, Road 6 Maadi, 11742 Cairo, Egypt. -Documenting the existing conditions and needs assessment with the local stockholders in the framework of Izbet Khayrallah, Cairo, Egypt. -Participating in the field physical and behavioral surveys.
Tokka A. Elkholy WORKSHOPS March 2013
Environmental Control Passive Design -Three Days includes lectures about sustainable architecture and passive design. -Three Days of working with a team to achieve a sustainable architectural project in Al-Haranya District, Haram, Giza, Egypt. Certificate of participation
ACTIVITIES June 2014
July 2014 PAPERS December 2014
Organized by MSA University, Egypt
MSA Annual Exhibition Organization team member of the Architectural Exhibition.
Architectural Manual Rendering Course Assisting younger colleagues in architecture presentation.
Enhance Public Urban Space Adjacent to the Bridges
Team work paper on enhancing Qasr El-Nile Bridge and Gazira Garden.
PERSONAL SKILLS Mother tongue Arabic Other language English
Listening Reading Writing 7 6.5 6
Overall band
6.5
Speaking 5.5
Communication skills -Worked with various types of teams not only in my preceding four years in the academic field but also in the activities I involved in. -The competence to communicate with younger colleagues and motivate them, and that is because the course I managed. -Experienced at giving presentations to large audience that is because the periodic presentations in my academic scoop in the college as well as the intermediate and high school. Computer skills -AutoCAD -ArchiCAD -Photoshop --Indesign -Word -Excel -Sketchup -3D Max -Lumion -Ecotect -PowerPoint Manual skills -I have manual architecture rendering qualifications by using watercolors, markers and pens in representing my projects, especially in landscape. -I am a good free-handing person in architectural sketches and free drawings. Other skills Drawing renowned cartoon characters with pencils since 2007. Creating daily supplies by recycling unused materials.
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Yi&Ya Cultural Center. Location: Maspero District, Cairo, Egypt. Design Date: Graduation Project 2015-2016.
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Darb Al-Ahmar Handicrafts Revival Center. Location: Darb Al-Ahmar, Old Cairo, Egypt. Design Date: Design VIII 2014-2015.
06-23
24-27
Yin and Yang Cultural Center is not a building with a specific function, it is a public plaza for interacting, communicating and practicing different activities. It is the connection between Maspero’s community and the tourists outside this community. It is an outdoor project to enhance the environment of Maspero.
Darb Al-Ahmar Center is located in an ancient district with a complex urban fabric and surrounded by historical monuments. The residents of this area are neglecting the value of the place they raised in, besides the crafts that their predecessors used to work and live from it. The Revival Center brings the handicrafts to life.
PORTFOLIO CONTENTS
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MSA Festival Theater Location: MSA university, 6th of October City, Giza, Egypt. Design Date: Design VII 2014-2015.
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Working Drawings Design Date: Working I / Working II 2013-2014.
28-33
34-41
MSA Festival Theater reflects the main feature of the university “The Green Windows College�, and that is because it is a theater for the students. The theater role is embracing the talents and becoming the icon of art, music and precious occasions that occur in the university. It is the artistic soul and heart of MSA university.
Working I Drawings are manual drawings of a small villa in New Cairo, Cairo, Egypt. On the other hand, working II are softcopy drawings of restaurant in Al-Rehab District, Cairo, Egypt, that illustrates the used structure systems, the building and finshing materials of the building.
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Yi&Ya Cultural Center. Maspero District, Cairo, Egypt.
06-23
2015-2016.
P R O J E C T F O R M AT I O N
Main roads in the site.
Main nodes.
Creating pure shape.
Integrating plan with the surroundings
Main axis.
Touristic ramp zone.
Grid from the existing buildings for the community zone.
Existing buildings according to the buildings conditions. Existing buildings in the project.
Y I N & YA N G I L L U S T R AT I O N
The first floor of the existing building used as a waiting area for the conference hall, the waiting area connects between the gallery and the conference hall, so that the existing building acts like a bridge between two new buildings, and also the ground floor of another existing building in the area is used as a cafe, and that serves the concept well.
The Touristic Zone on +4.00, +5,00 and +6,00 levels contains permanent exhibitions, temporary exhibitions, panoramic restaurant, gallery, conference zone and cafe, and that represents the YANG ‘waterfront buildings’. The Community Zone on 0.00 level contains bazaars, “qahwa” (public cafeteria for the community with a traditional style), mosque and waiting area for the workshops, and that represents the YIN ‘community context of Maspero’. There are two different zones With two different types of users, but the idea of the ramp as a main zone is illustrating the condition of Maspero that is The Land of Disparity and Diversity but in a way that serves the community not the opposite.
Y I N & YA N G I L L U S T R AT I O N
Y I N & YA N G I L L U S T R AT I O N
The style of the touristic buildings is different from the community buildings but there is integration between both styles.
STREET INTERACTION
From noticing the behavior of the community in Maspero, the life is in the streets not in the buildings and that makes the street a place for social network and interaction, the street is a place for selling and buying daily goods, a place of special occasions; weddings, funerals and festivals, a playground for kids, seating and waiting areas. So the main zone in the project is the main plaza where the different activities occur in it and all the zones are connected with it.
STREET INTERACTION
The pavilion zone embraces different occasions during the night. The open space allows outdoor weddings at night.
STREET INTERACTION
The pavilion zone is a place for celebrating such as; celebrating “Ramadan� -Muslim celebration- by gathering and eating together at the sunset.
STREET INTERACTION
The pavilion zone witnesses several parties during the day for example; “Al-Tanora� dance, it is a traditional dance that brings joy and happiness to whom watch it.
STREET INTERACTION
The projection zone is the part of the project that the markets’ walls are designed to change its direction to create different directions of projection screens that displays cultural information about Maspero land in specific and Egypt in general. Also the walls can be transformed into shading devices for sitting.
STREET INTERACTION
The market zone contains shading markets and street vendors that sell local products and the workers are the resident of Maspero.
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Darb Al-Ahmar Center. Darb Al-Ahmar, Old Cairo, Egypt.
24-27
2014-2015
P R O J E C T F O R M AT I O N
The concept of the main plaza and its relation to the historical minaret and the ancient mosque in the site. Developing the urban fabric of the existing cemetries to be reused plazas and green areas for the center and to provide welcoming approach for visitors.
-4.00 Level Plan.
-8.00 Level Plan.
M U S I C B E AT S I L L U S T R AT I O N
Light hierarchy of the skyline of the masses as the skyline of the site.
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MSA Festival Theater.
6th of October City, Giza, Egypt.
28-33
2014-2015
P R O J E C T F O R M AT I O N
There are two axis generated from the axis of the university mass, the two main axis define the shape of the theater that formed from pure geometrical masses.
+7.00 Level Plan
-5.00 Level Plan
M U S I C B E AT S I L L U S T R AT I O N
The masses of the theater translate the rhythm of the musical beats, and it is obvious in the hierarchy of the theater’s shape.
TECHNICAL STUDIES
Visual angles
Acoustics studies
Entrances and exits
S T R U C T U R E D E TA I L S
The structure of the main auditorium is space trusses covered with coated boards, while the backstage is simple structure system contains of reinforced columns and beams.
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Working Drawings I/II 34-41
2013-2014
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