UTHRA VARGHESE ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO 2014 - 2018
UTHRA VARGHESE uthra.varghese@outlook.com g00051285@aus.edu (+971) 50 7751822 P.O. Box 127796 Abu Dhabi, UAE
CURRICULUM VITAE
EDUCATION Graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Architecture (cum laude) from the American University of Sharjah Graduated from The International School of Choueifat (SABIS) Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
EXPERIENCE Intern at the New York University Abu Dhabi Art Gallery (Summer 2017) Vice President of American Institute of Architecture Students (Fall 2017 – Spring 2018) Executive Assistant of American Institute of Architecture Students (Fall 2016 – Spring 2017) Student Resident Life Assistant (Spring 2018) Tau Sigma Delta Honors Society Member (Fall 2016 – Spring 2018) Architecture Intern at Shankland Cox (Summer 2016) Teaching Assistant in Art and Architecture History to Dr. Giesen (Fall 2015 – Spring 2016)
ACHIEVEMENTS World Architecture Community Award- Dubai Maritime Museum (2018) GAMMA 2017 Young Artist Award Winner for Architecture and Design (Vienna, 2017) Chancellor’s List American University of Sharjah (Fall 2016 – Spring 2017) Dean’s List American University of Sharjah (Spring 2016 – Fall 2017) Honourable Mention at the Paris Pavilion- The Art of Peace Archasm Competition (2016) Awarded the Trinity College of London Piano Exhibition Award Middle East (2012)
SKILLS Digital Skills: Rhinoceros 3D, Chaos Group V-Ray, Autodesk Autocad, Autodesk Revit, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Indesign, Adobe Illustrator, Microsoft Offi ce, Google SketchUp, Grasshopper, Blender
Analog Skills: Physical Modeling, Free-hand drawing, Oil Painting, Lithography, Screen Printing
Languages: English, French
STUDY ABROAD Seeing and Drawing in Italy with Prof. Brian Dougan (Summer 2014)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
AGRI-INDUSTRIAL HOUSING
Spring 2018
DUBAI MARITIME MUSEUM
Spring 2017
ITHRA BRIDGE
Fall 2017
AGGREGATE ARCHIVE
Fall 2016
PERFORMING ARTS CENTER PARIS PAVILION RETREAT
Spring 2016 Summer 2016 Fall 2014
LIVE - WORK
Spring 2015
INHABITATION
Spring 2015
HULLSPACE VECTOR ACTIVE STRUCTURE SCHOOL WITHOUT CLASSROOMS PRINTMAKING
Fall 2016 Spring 2016 Summer 2017 Fall 2017
AGRI- INDUSTRIAL HOUSING Location: Industrial Area 10 Sharjah, U.A.E. In collaboration with Tasnim Tinawi Spring 2018 Prof. Jason Carlow
The project explores the layering of agriculture and
The housing and adjacent market adopts a utilitarian
new residential infrastructure within an industrial
architectural language by re-purposing storage silos as
site to yield a rich urban environment that mixes
spaces for commercial activity. A sinuous path interrupts
space for housing and leisure with urban farming,
the gridded layout and provides circulation that connects
storage and distribution. New, affordable hous-
the project.
ing units are situated within elevated rigid space frames along the edges of an existing worker
Through architectural intervention, the project seeks to
housing complex. The new housing is positioned
elevate the socio-economic mobility of the residents by
at the periphery of a new layer of rooftop farms
creating an independent agricultural industry where the
which provide unexpected views that provide res-
workers farm their own food and sell their produce in the
idents with a zone of respite from the industrial
marketplace. The proposal for providing urban farming
nature of the surrounding districts. Farming and
on the rooftops of existing housing aims to create a build-
shading follows a diagonal pattern that responds
ing type that can be later incorporated to other housing
to the solar orientation on site.
areas on site.
Plan
Section Perspective
UNIT TYPES
3.3 m
3.3 m 3.0 m 5.3 m
3.0 m
3.0 m
Single Occupancy Area: 12 sqm Total: 59 units
Double Occupancy Area: 17 sqm Total: 28 units
STORAGE CATALOGUE
Soil Storage
Volume: 60 cubic meters Total: 4 on site
Water Storage
Volume: 42 cubic meters Total: 3 on site Supplies water to farms using underground pumps.
3.0 m 3.0 m 6.5 m
6.5 m
3.0 m
Shared Laundry Room Area: 18 sqm Total: 5 units
Fertilizer Storage
Volume: 22 cubic meters Total: 14 on site
3.0 m
Shared Kitchen Area: 21 sqm Total: 5 units
Silo
Vegetable Marketplace Total: 4 on site 3 Levels Ramp and Elevator Access
DUBAI MARITIME MUSEUM World Architecture Community Award In collaboration with Tasnim Tinawi Spring 2017 Prof. George Newlands
The Dubai Maritime Museum project is situated
The stark contrast between the dark lower floor and the
along the historic creek shore. The site is an ac-
light upper gallery is an analogy to the experience on a
tive space that allows for traditional dhow-building
ship or vessel.
activities. In addition to the two main galleries, the program offers The museum hopes to pay tribute to the heritage
a café, a souvenir shop, administrative offices and multi-
and craft making traditions of the United Arab
purpose rooms. The columns on the lower floors act as
Emirates. The design of the museum features an
display spaces. The museum is accessible by car and by
undulating green roof and a light box that rests
metro but also but also features a connection across the
above it. The earth roof transforms into a shad-
creek by boat that compliments the visitor’s maritime ex-
ed landscape area that provides public space for
perience. Due to the nature of this studio, comprehensive
gathering.The lower gallery offers a subterranean
drawings were made that detailed all aspects of building
experience while the upper gallery is characterized
construction.
by its polycarbonate façade that filters light.
Narrative Diagrams
Concept Diagram
EGRESS
OFFICES 135 sqm
MAIN GALLERY 1800 sqm
W.C. 60 sqm
MULTIPURPOSE 250 sqm
EGRESS
First Floor Plan
CAFE 250 sqm EGRESS PRIVATE SERVICE ENTRY
EGRESS
SHOP 20 sqm SERVICE 10 sqm
STORAGE 30 sqm
GALLERY 1125 sqm DROP-OFF
W.C. 52 sqm
LANDSCAPE
LIBRARY 105 sqm STORE 15 sqm
EGRESS
ADMIN 30 sqm INGRESS
BOAT PARKING 130 sqm
TO PUBLIC ENTRANCE
Ground Floor Plan
+ 16.1 m A.G. + 15.1 m A.G. 2M X 2M Steel Space Frame Structure 7
MAIN GALLERY
Polycarbonate Facade
19
+ 7.2 m A.G. + 6 m A.G.
Concrete Girders
9
3
8
ADMIN
GALLERY
Grade
Wood Veneer Attached to Steel
Timber Panel
SECTION A SCALE 1 : 200
+ 16.1 m A.G. + 15.1 m A.G.
10
MAIN GALLERY
EGRESS STAIRCASE
OFFICES
+ 7.2 m A.G. + 6 m A.G.
2
CAFE
GALLERY
4
LANDSCAPE
PARKING
Grade
SECTION B SCALE 1 : 200
Sections
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K
J
I
H
G
F
E
D.1
D
C.1
+ 16.1 m A.G. 8
+ 15.1 m A.G.
+ 7.2 m A.G. + 6 m A.G.
Grade ade de
Timber Panels
Grass over Concrete Roof
X Triple Wall Polycarbonate Sheets
NORTH EAST ELEVATION SCALE 1 : 200
9
8
7
6
4
5
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2
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+ 16.1 m A.G. 9
+ 15.1 m A.G.
+ 7.2 m A.G. + 6 m A.G. G.
Grade
Ti b Panels P Timber
X Triple l Wall Polycarbonate Sheets
SOUTH EAST ELEVATION SCALE 1 : 200
Elevations
MAIN WATER SUPPLY
AHU TO MAIN POWER SUPPLY
FAN COIL UNIT SUSPENDED CEILING WITH LIGHT FIXTURES
METER
Mechanical Systems Axonometric
STRUCTURAL AXONOMETRIC 2m x 2m x 1m Space Frame Structure 35 cm Steel Box Columns 35 cm X Triple Wall Polycarbonate Sheets
First Floor Concrete Slab Overlapping Conrete Girders
Load Bearing Walls Supporting Concrete Roof Earth Berm Over Concrete Roof
Load Bearing Walls Supporting Girders Spread Footing
Flared Structural Columns
Structure Axonometric
Wall Section Model
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EGRESS
ELEVATOR SHAFT
S.A.
S.A.
S.A.
S.A.
S.A.
S.A.
S.A.
R.A.
R.A.
R.A.
S.A.
MAIN GALLERY f
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R.A.
AIR HANDLING UNIT WITH CHILLER OVER TOILETS
R.A.
R.A.
R.A.
S.A.
S.A.
S.A.
S.A.
EGRESS
S.A.
10
35CM x 35CM Steel Box Columns
Reflected Ceiling Plan
9
S.A.
S.A.
2M X 2M Steel Space Frame Structure
Suspended Fabric Panels
Fluorescent Lamp
S.A.
S.A.
ECTION DETAIL
Steel decking with insulation White EPDM roofing Waterproofing layer Flashing Reflective Titanium Sheet Mullion Space Frame 35 MM Polycarbonate Sheet 1400 MM Steel Box Girder Cieling Plenum Suspended Acoustic Absorption Fabric Panels and suspended light fixtures 35 MM Steel Column
Aluminum Batten
Baseplate connected to concrete slab Concrete Girder Load Bearing Concrete Girder Lighting Fixture Gutter Vegatation Layer Gravel Rigid Insulation Drainage Layer Waterproofing 20 mm x 20 mm Timber members
Cieling Plenum Light Fixture and reveal Batt Insulation Gypsum Board Interior Finish Rebar Concrete load bearing wall
Skirting Limestone Flooring screed Waterproofing layer Concrete Slab Sand Gravel
Wall Section
ITHRA BRIDGE Location: Za’abeel Dubai, U.A.E. In collaboration with Tasnim Tinawi Fall 2017 Prof. George Newlands
The site is located in Za’abeel which is an iconic part of Dubai. Upon analyzing the site, it is evident that two distinct conditions exist; the rigid and structured language of the world trade center in contrast with the fluid and open nature of the park. The proposal aims to combine both these elements by formally creating a bridge that seems rigid and seamless on the exterior but is in fact folded and curved on the interior. The curvature of the walls on the bridge allows the users to experiences the vertical nature of the space and this plays on the light quality within the bridge thus activating the space. The height and enclosures provide shade for the bridge and protects the users from the harsh climate of the United Arab Emirates.
The circulation present on the bridge is direct allowing access from both ends of the building. The bridge to Za’abeel park proposes another connection from the podium level for the users. The bridge that lands into Za’abeel Park creates a significant moment in the project. The earth mound aims to provide structural support as well as seating for users to view events taking place within the park. A sustainable strategy was also explored by using eco-mesh within the ribs layers. This further enhances the experiences of walking to the park and also brings elements of the park into the bridge. The bridge invites the residents of Dubai to experience a new connection between architecture and landscape and to view the city from a different perspective; that of a pedestrian exploring his or her surroundings.
Vegetation - Eco Mesh
Timber Handrails
Stone Tiles on Metal Decking
GRGGlass Reinforced Gypsum
MATERIAL DIAGRAM
Concept Diagram
USER DIAGRAMS
User Diagram
Tower 2 - Residential Use
Access to Podium
One Za’abeel Project
A
170 M
Access to Sidewalk
Site Plan
Ramp From Podium Above
6.8 M
Exterior Unconditioned Space
B
Exterior Seating Space
A
SITE PLAN | ZABEEL PARK BRIDGE
A
170 M
FLOOR PLAN | ZABEEL PARK BRIDGE Access to Sidewalk Ramp From Podium Above
6.8 M
Exterior Unconditioned Space
B
Exterior Seating Space
A
LONGITUDINAL SECTION WTC BRIDGE
1:200
Plan
FLOOR PLAN | ZABEEL PARK BRIDGE 178 M 170 M
12 M
LONGITUDINAL SECTION WTC BRIDGE
Section
1:200
178 M 170 M
12 M
LONGITUDINAL SECTION ZABEEL PARK BRIDGE
Cricket Stadium
Za’abeel Park
ADA Access to Park Exterior Seating Space
B
Wall Section
ADA Access to Park
Exterior Seating Space
1:400
1:200
B
Wall Section
ADA Access to Park
Exterior Seating Space
1:200
1:200
Steel Pipe Steel Box Frame Pier Cap connection Rigid Insulation Earth Waterproofing layer Drainage Pipe Footing
Wall Section Detail
WALL SECTION DETAIL - ZAABEEL PARK BRIDGE
Eco Mesh Vegetation Layer Soil Rigid Insulation Waterproofing layer Steel Frame GRC Rib
Concrete Panels Conrete Slab Reinforcing Wall Gravel
1:150
CROSS SECTION - ZABEEL PARK BRIDGE CROSS SECTION - ZABEEL PARK BRIDGE
CROSS SECTION - WTC BRIDGE
Section Perspectives
CROSS SECTION - WTC BRIDGE
AGGREGATE ARCHIVE GAMMA Young Artist Award Winner Location: Hatta, Dubai, U.A.E Fall 2016 Prof. George Katodrytis
The words pixilation, bits and dots were chosen as
In terms of program, the project functions as an archive
reactors to begin the project. This lead to abstract
within the mountainous region of Hatta. The project re-
material exercises and experiments in order to cre-
sponds to the site conditions by extending and anchor-
ate proposals. After multiple surface manipulation
ing itself within the mountain as it cantilevers over the
studies were conducted a specific material was
lake. The bifurcation allows for users to walk through the
chosen- plastic drinking straws. The straws were
space and view the landscape from a different perspec-
cut to measured lengths and then stitched togeth-
tive. The small tubes provide the storage space neces-
er. The material provides a specific light quality
sary for archiving purposes.
and creates and distorts views allowing for different illusions. It is lightweight in nature but strong
The proposal reacts to the wind and light conditions
and durable when aggregated. The method of
present on site. The project aims to add an ephemeral
stitching and the material properties of the straws
form without disturbing the natural landscape and allow
allows for movement and alterations of its form.
visitors to experience man-made work along with nature.
Collage of Physical Model on Site
Floor Plan
Perspective Approach to the Project
Exterior Perspective
Longitudinal Section
Interior Perspective
PERFORMING ARTS CENTER Location: American University of Sharjah, U.A.E. Spring 2016 Dr. Carmen Jimenez
The site is located on the campus of the Ameri-
Ramps connect spaces and create different levels of ex-
can University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
perience. Volumes are introduced on the ramps to pro-
The project involves adding a new building that is
vide enclosures for private activities within the program.
linked to the existing Performing Arts Center on
The proposal consits primarily of monolithic materials
campus.The proposal explores fluditiy of space
such as concrete but the volumes are constructed with
and program. Relationships are created between
timber panels.
various elements of the program. These relationships are then divided and represented as open
The program consits of a variety of interactive spaces
spaces versus closed spaces. The project aims
required on a college campus. The theatre being the pri-
to divorce from the grid layout present on site but
mary space along with the cafe. The program also con-
at the same time integrate functions of space and
sits of more private spaces such as offices, conference
provide connectivity between them. Procession
rooms, rehearsal rooms, study spaces, innovations labs
plays an important role in the project, allowing ac-
and entrapreneurship labs.
cess from different points on site. Public and private zoning
Sloped separation between zones
Ramps added to delineate spaces
Vertical circulation zones at both ends
Encolsed spaces added to the form
Volumes added when space intersects with a ramp
Circulation Within Project
Access in relation to site
Cafe
Theater
First Level Plan
Kitchen Store
Rehearsal Offices
Band Room
Choir Room Lobby Rehearsal Room
Ground Floor Plan
Cross Section
Cafe
Theater
Top Level Plan
Innovation Lab
Entrapreneurship Labs
Second Level Plan
Longitudinal Section
Elevations
0.1 m 0.5 m
A. Pre-Cast Concrete Wire Mesh Gutter Rigid Insulation Waterproof Membrane Hollow Core Concrete
16 m
c.
Timber Panel Purlins Rigid Insulation Steel Channel
11 m Floor Finish 0.5 m
Concrete Column
Glass Railing
B. 7.5 m 0.3 m
Mullion
Glass
0.8 m
Gravel
Concrete Footing
Earth
Wall Section
PARIS PAVILION | THE ART OF PEACE Honourable Mention Archasm Competition Group Members: Tasnim Tinawi, Reema Abu Hassan Summer 2016
The proposal aims to showcase the act of peace
The process of detaching and attaching the notes are
by creating an interactive pavilion that is realized
manifested as the installation comes to life and “light”.
through the community’s collective efforts.
The program of the pavilion provides spaces that allow for various interactions amongst visitors, as the exteri-
Small texts that inform of the significance of peace
or is also used to maximize public activities around the
are attached to undulating optic fibers that are il-
framed elements. The frames that hold the strands of
luminated once the note is detached. The bright-
fiber also support translucent glass panels that provide
ening of the fibers alludes to a person’s enlighten-
enclosures, serve as shelves and work spaces.
ment about the historic importance of peace. This
The united efforts of people from different cultural back-
features throughout the pavilion and allows people
grounds are used to convey peace in the illuminated pa-
to contemplate the true meaning of solidarity and
vilion in Paris, the city of lights.
share this with others. At the end of pavilion, visitors are welcome to contribute by recording their
Space Covered: 500 sqm
experiences and insights about peace at the gal-
Height: 5 m
lery.
Multiuse Diagram of the Visitor's Contribution to the Pavilion
Visitor's pinning up their own notes to the strands
Visitor's detaching small texts from the strands
Primary Frame
Fiber Optic Strands
Time Frame: Over Several Days
Suspended Glass Panels Time Frame: Over Weeks
Northeast Elevation Showing the Completion of the Pavilion
RETREAT Location: Socotra, Yemen Client: Botanist at Columbia University Fall 2014 Prof. Amin Alsaden
The project is about light and lightness. Even
The project was designed on a grid where openings are
though the project is made from a heavy and
introduced only when walls are present. There are no
opaque material, its planar geometry attempts to
openings in the circulation path, allowing for the experi-
catch light in various intensities in order to de-
ence of travelling from dark areas to light open spaces.
materialize the structure visually through light. In
One travels from more public areas to more private ones
addition to their role in capturing light, the planes
closer to the ocean.
also define, along with glass panels, the individual spaces of the project.
Views of the interiors and exterior landscape are blocked and revealed by the planes at different points. Similar-
These spaces are distributed carefully across the
ly, views of private spaces inside the retreat have been
main level, and contained within the two large hor-
blocked therefore allowing for privacy and reflection.
izontal planes, thus suspended lightly above the
The overall openness of the proposal allows the client
ground. The lower level planes support the main
to experience the wind and atmosphere of the natural
level and are placed four to six meters apart for
surroundings and most importantly the light.
structural reasons.
Main Level Floor Plan
0
1
5
1:100
Section A
Section B
0
1
5
1:100
Parti | Light Diagram | Circulation and Views
Roof Plane
Main Level Planes
Main Floor Level
Ground Level Planes
Site
Exploded Axonometric
LIVE - WORK Location: Dubai, Al Bastaqiya Client: Local Artist Spring 2015 Prof. William Eirik Heintz
The project is located in Al Bastakiya, a heritage
These volumes were then clearly zoned into public,
site in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. This historical
semi-public and private zones that respect the local need
neighborhood consists of housing units built in the
for privacy in the dwelling. The bridge is the most pri-
style of traditional Arab architecture. The houses
vate part of the house but with access from both the work
are primarily courtyard houses that are separated
space as well as the residential space. The zones were
by narrow lanes known as sikkas. The live-work
further deďŹ ned by thick walls that were carved out in the
project aims to incorporate some of the tradition-
private space and thin walls in the private zone.
al elements of the Arab dwelling in an attempt to modernize it.
The courtyard is also split to into two; a more private courtyard that allows views to the kitchen and studio and
The client is an artist that requested spaces for
a more public courtyard for exterior exhibition space. The
exhibition and studio work as well as residential
intersection of the bars provides an opportunity to create
quarters. The project was conceived as a bridge
views from the bedroom to the courtyard but also to the
that connects two volumetric bars.
main plaza on the exterior.
5.
1.
First Floor Plan
Ground Floor Plan
Sections
3.
INHABITATION Location: Dubai, U.A.E. Spring 2015 Prof. Wiliam Eirik Heintz
Procession and experience are the key elements
The parametric nature of the wall is used to create
of this project and are represented through a
atmospheric conditions for a bathing space. Brick
series of perspectives. Light versus dark, open
manipulation and changes in height condition provide
versus closed, cold versus warm were different
a variety of experiences for the users. Multiple tech-
variations that created contrasting spatial condi-
niques such as pushing, pulling and rotating the bricks
tions. The entry is a bright open space that wel-
were used to generate a variety of designs. The project
comes the client. The changing room is a stark
aims to create a gradation from opacity to transparency
contrast, dark and more enclosed allowing for
across the wall that viewers can experience. In addition
privacy. The final bathing space has shaded area
to introducing rotated modules at key turning points in
as well as open area to allow for natural light to
the design.
warm the water.
A B
HULLSPACE Competition Group Members: Tasnim Tinawi, Reema Abu Hassan Fall 2016 Prof. Jason Carlow
The Hullspace project takes it cultural and formal
Cables stretched within the frames form gently curved
inspiration from a traditional boat of the Gulf re-
surfaces between the frames which are reminiscent of
gion, the Dhow. The Hullspace project pays trib-
traditional boat rigging and fishing nets. These taught,
ute to the craft, form and culture of the Dhow by
geometrical lines become subtly translucent planes that
de-constructing and re-constructing a traditional
visually overlap and intersect to form a series of optical
boat through contemporary digital means to yield
and physical boundaries throughout the project. The pro-
a dynamic spatial experience.
posal is designed to produce a dynamic, reconfigurable object that could take on different architectural forms to
A cross-sectional analysis of a typical wooden
respond to site conditions. The project provides visitors
Dhow hull led to the project’s steel frame structure.
with a meandering journey through complex sculptural
Curved rib elements from the structure of the boat
forms, a rich visual experience and offers a glimpse of
were carefully extracted to create a catalog of sim-
historical seafaring culture of the Gulf.
ilarly shaped but unique building components. The new frame elements are formed into modules that can be flexibly connected in a series of different sequences and forms.
GULF TRADITIONAL DHOW
l and formal inspiration from a b Emirates region, the Dhow. e development of the U.A.E. rl diving, fishing and shipping important symbolic role in the sed extensively in the tourist o the cultures of the past. The ill alive and maintained in the tribute to the craft, form and d re-constructing a traditional ns to yield a dynamic spatial
wooden Dhow hull led to the p of digital design and drawing alyzed, re-drawn and modeled from the structure of the boat of similarly shaped but unique ments are formed into modules ifferent sequences and forms. ntly curved surfaces between ional boat rigging and fishing ome subtly translucent planes series of optical and physical posal is designed to produce a take on different architectural roject provides visitors with a culptural forms, a rich visual l seafaring culture of the Gulf.
HULL CONSTRUCTION OF THE DHOW
15 HALF
HULL SECTIONS
TO CONSTRUCT
THE OVERALL
FRAME
HULL SPACE
RENDERINGS
HULLSPACE
PLANS AND ELEVATIONS
ELEVATION 01
PLAN
2.7 M
3.2 M
9.5 M
ELEVATION 03
ELEVATION 02
HULL SPACE
RENDERING 02
VECTOR ACTIVE STRUCTURE Group Members: Divya Mahadevan, Gopika Praveen, Zahra’a Nasralla Spring 2016 Prof. Faysal Tabbarah
This vector active model explores the structural
The cable ties act as tension members once the load is
qualities of materials and the flow of forces when
added and help to stabilize the model. On the ground,
subjected to large weights. Each member under-
three more compression members are added to connect
goes a single stress condition of either compres-
all the elements that come in contact with the floor.
sion or tension. The entire model was fabricated using wood, cable ties and metal plates. The sym-
Dimensions: 1.7 X 1.5 X 0.8 (m)
metric nature of the design allows for compression
Materials: 2 X 4, 2 X 2 Wood
to take place with three connected members at the
3.8 mm Mild Steel
top. Joints were designed to hold the members in
6.4 mm Wire Rope
place and transfer the load to the ground.
SCHOOL WITHOUT CLASSROOMS Archasm Competition Top 50 Location: Berlin Group Members: Tasnim Tinawi, Reema Abu Hassan Summer 2017
The proposal aims to look at the present day
The school is comprised of systems that are indispens-
school typology and transform it to provide stu-
able to one another and form a complete whole. The
dents with an ever-changing landscape of creativ-
transparent uniform spaces are laid out in a gridded
ity and innovation. The spaces created inspire the
manner that breaks down the heirarchy and allows for-
individual as well as the class by providing tools
harmony with informal diverse space. The trees provide
for imagination. The exibility of the project allows
shaded spaces for children to relax and navigate through
for multifunctional uses and dynamic space con-
the landscape as well as create permeable walls to pro-
ďŹ gurations.
vide privacy for spaces and enclosures.
The project also attempts to blur the boundaries
This dynamic school typology will allow a new learning
between academia and enjoyment to create an
experience for children across the years, by providing the
environment where the personal interests and as-
tools of imagination and learning, as well as a stimulat-
pirations of each student are met.
ing environment to exercise these tools, suitable for the evolving city of Berlin.
PRINTMAKING Lithography Screen Printing Fall 2017 Prof. Paul Bantey
“Vending Migration” Lithgraph Edition
“Penrose” Serigraph Edition
“Arcadia” Serigraph Edition
UTHRA VARGHESE American University of Sharjah, UAE uthra.varghese@outlook.com g00051285@aus.edu (+971) 50 7751822 P.O. Box 12276 Abu Dhabi, UAE