[Yahya Abdullah] M.Arch 2021
Selection of works University of Toronto
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Architecture is the art of spatiality; light, form and perception are its contributors.
Project Name
Independent Work
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Yahya Abdullah
BENEATH US. Golden Mile, Toronto, Canada To float; an act paralleling the human desire to rid gravity’s individual pull on the body. One can imagine experiencing serenity or intensity depending on how water is engaged; a natatorium may truly become a space for varying levels of passion. The key characteristic of the project derivation is apparent through investigations of two juxtaposing systems; the duality of solid and void as a material and spatial relationship, tying the project to an overarching curiosity of time, space, light and water.
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Beneath Us.
Partnered Work
A place beneath us. Where time is the distiller of space, Mother Nature bred a son of no place. When the city turned to blue and grey reflections Of a sky it so little cared for. Retract. Revert to the earth you once came from, A shelter where the sky speaks through portals of light. Uncover. The sleeves of sand and dirt bring you warmth, And the water flows as summer springs. Beneath you a place exists, Where you may return to a shadow of light.
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Yahya Abdullah
CROSS SECTION 3
CROSS SECTION 2
CROSS SECTION 1
Urban intervention 6
Beneath Us.
Partnered Work
SECOND FLOOR PLAN GROUND FLOOR PLAN
Ground Floor - 0m
Second Floor [+ 2.5 m] 7
SECOND FLOOR PLA
Yahya Abdullah
Exterior night, above ground 8
Beneath Us.
Partnered Work
Site physical model 9
Program models
Yahya Abdullah
Athletic Pool 10
Beneath Us.
Partnered Work
1 - Skylight detail
2 - Seating gallery rail
Athletic Pool section & details 11
3 - Pool detail
Yahya Abdullah
Entrance lobby courtyard 12
Beneath Us.
Partnered Work
1 - Skylight detail
2 - Soil level facade detail
Entrance lobby section at courtyard 13
3 - Door detail
Yahya Abdullah
Main entrance lobby 14
Beneath Us.
Partnered Work
Spa corridor 15
Yahya Abdullah
SCRATCHING THE SURFACE. Portlands, Toronto, Canada Questioning the current methods of parcelization along Toronto’s waterfront is key in establishing a typological transformation towards a healthy social network. The proposal is to develop an urban intercollegiate university campus by taking on a cohesive staging approach which embeds the faculty curriculums throughout the project life cycle.
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Scratching the Surface.
Individual Work
lifted program
raised SPINE connection
ecological networks
mixed-use blocks 1:2000
Axonometric Train Station Hub - connection to SPINE network
site implemented
1:500
Axonometric Train Station Hub - traing docking and circulation
Proposed train station hub
Program layered network 17
Yahya Abdullah
Heritage corridor 18
Scratching the Surface.
Individual Work
Campus block 19
Yahya Abdullah
Building network typologies 20
Scratching the Surface.
Individual Work
The main ‘Spine’ network becomes a system of connectivity throughout the scheme. Interconnectivity between programs establish a true sense of mixed-use programming, engaging public and private by blurring the threshold of outdoor.
Section through mixed-use ‘Spine’ 21
Yahya Abdullah
TREES OF STONE. Château de la Mothe Chandeniers, France YAC Competition 2019 (Italy) Stone and water. Trees as vibrant as the word is green. The intervention sensibly meanders through the site in telling the story of its ruined castle. A site establishing a contemporary version of the past should tell a story of preserved tactility. How does one choreograph a careful experience without breaching the integrity of a preserved legacy? Sometimes to preserve is to leave alone; restoring becomes the journey that is catered to the visitor.
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Trees of Stone.
International competition
History, age and a weathered story. Tales that never speak are the ones to be heard One about a romantic site embraced by the bustling trees of time One about a fire, And one about the trees. I saw the humans flee, but the landscape found a home, They saw the fire and adopted the child. All that is left is the weight of history carved in stone, Silence is age. From the ashes, rose flowers; Vines that will tell you of how they were born; How the trees greet the stones of forefathers, Only then can the humans return to an era; Where trees are houses that float like the rivers beneath them, Where man and earth return to their mothers. The fruit of a land that bears again, Only then will the trees and stone embrace the new.
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Yahya Abdullah
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Events area
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Visitor’s reception
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Visitor’s centre pathway
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Spa and Restaurant
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Castle villas
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Observation tower
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Wineries (underground)
Site intervention 24
Trees of Stone.
International competition
Castle gangways 3rd level
Castle gangways 2nd level
Shop
Preserved castle
Castle restoration 25
Yahya Abdullah
Spa view of Ruins 26
Trees of Stone.
International competition
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Reception
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Change rooms
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Massage area
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Main pool
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Cooling pool
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Dry sauna
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Steam sauna
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Meditation
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Yoga
second floor (spa)
third floor (spa)
fourth floor (restaurant)
section
10 Restaurant dining 11 Kitchen
Spa and Restaurant 27
Yahya Abdullah
Visitor’s timeline pathway 28
Trees of Stone.
International competition
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Bedroom
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Washroom
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Fireplace room
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Firewood storage
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Stairway
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Entry foyer
Castle ‘Tree’ - Villas 29
Yahya Abdullah
Castle platform and observation tower relationship 30
Trees of Stone.
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Harvest room
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Pressing
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Aging and mixing
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Bottling
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Barrel Cellar
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Bottle Cellar
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Washrooms
International competition
Winery and observation tower 31
Yahya Abdullah
LUCENT ART. Birmingham, Michigan, USA Downtown Birmingham is an upscale center at the core of Birmingham, Michigan. The region is thriving with dining venues, cultural activities and over 300 retailers that have become a walkable district for the people of Birmingham. The Lucent Arts Center development project will create a node in the heart of the city and provide an active social, educational and recreational environment on the current vacant lot. The art center will act as a city gateway and bring new identity to the area generated from its existing characteristics.
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Lucent Art Centre
Individual Work
Night 33
Yahya Abdullah
West and East elevation 34
Lucent Art Centre
Individual Work
First floor
Second floor 35
Third floor
Yahya Abdullah
Sculpture garden 36
Lucent Art Centre
Individual Work
Transverse section 37
Yahya Abdullah
Site. The site is located along a street wall, on a busy road within the downtown Detroit area.
DETROIT SPEAKS
Maximize. Building envelope extruded to maximum height.
Detroit, Michigan, USA The ‘Detroit Speaks’ centre proposes a building for spoken word in an effort to help revitalize the public engagement within the downtown areas of Detroit, Michigan. The centre targets many user types through; open mic stage performances with local artists, libraries, classrooms and even poetry listening stations for those interested in observing poetry in quiet spaces. Listening stations bridge the receded floor space directly to the facade, allowing for interior contemplative spaces that embrace the outdoor public realm.
Solar angle. The site is situated between two dominant buildings, limiting areas of natural lighting. The angled form allows to maximize lighting.
Public facade. The facade of the building is set at the street-wall face to maintain public engagement within the urban context.
Reconnected bridging. Poetry listening stations are inserted within each floor above grade, between the receded floor slab and the public facade of the building. The public threshold is engaged from the interior
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Detroit Speaks.
Independent work
Axo section 39
Yahya Abdullah
Basement performance floor
Basement performance floor 40
Second archive floor
Detroit Speaks.
Independent work
Facade section 41
Yahya Abdullah
Facade listening station 42
Detroit Speaks.
Independent work
Tetrahydral vaulted structure 43
Yahya Abdullah
(re) ACTIVATE THE EDGE Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA The rigidity and future self inflicting chaos of the typical levee wall system has diminished the river’s edge to notions of industrial human centric production. In order to truly reactivate the river, the edge condition will become an adaptable interrelated network of spaces for human and ecological growth. Many prey and predator type birds have been integral in the cultivation of future public spaces in acts of preservation and activation. ‘Resistance begets activity.’
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(re)activate the edge.
Independent work
Eagle Tower
Permeated Living
Active Pedestrian Bridge Active Edge
Bird Pavilion Productive Crop Zone
Urban sectional relationships
Facade listening station 45
Yahya Abdullah
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Qualities of Intervention Areas 01 - Permeated Living 02 - Connecting Spaces (pedestrian bridges) 03 - Active Threshold Space 04 - Contemplative Space 05 - Tranquil Space (bird park + bird pavilions + eagle towers) 06 - Productive Space (flood plain plant cultivation)
Proposed active river edge 46
(re)activate the edge.
Independent work
Museum / cultural hub 47
Yahya Abdullah
THE CLIFFHOUSE Design competition - (class winner) The site sits adjacent to both a forest to the east and a lakeside coast at the south. The program is organized by its public + private spaces both vertically and horizontally. The client requires a studio and library space, which becomes a distinctive ‘crystal studio’ contrasting the orthogonality of the adjacent programs. ‘Crystal Studio’ breaks the public and private threshold within the interior spaces, vertically bridging the zones in an open space to drive creativity.
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Project Name
Independent Work
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Yahya Abdullah
Mississauga, ON, Canada Residential, Retail, Office 77 storeys Designer Lead designer during competition (winners). Worked from competition to DD + visualization renders
M3 52
Architectural designer
Office works
Competition winning scheme 53
Yahya Abdullah
Montreal, QC, Canada Residential, Office, Retail 60 storeys Lead Designer Lead Designer, Schematic design options proposal to Design Development + visualization renders
Victoria Sur Le Parc 54
Architectural designer
Office works
Toronto, ON, Canada Residential, Hotel 32 storeys Designer Design options + visualization renders
203 Jarvis [Manga Hotels] 55
Yahya Abdullah
Montreal, QC, Canada Residential, Retail, Office 20 storeys Lead Designer Design proposal for city, plans, parking, elevations + visualization renders
De Maisonneuve 56
Architectural designer
Office works
Ottawa, ON, Canada Residential, Office, Hotel, Retail 34 storeys Lead Designer Competition (Winners), Schematic to full development of design, including plans, elevations, parking, and heritage considerations + visualization renders
383 Slater 57
Yahya Abdullah
Ottawa, ON, Canada Residential, Office, Hotel, Retail 34 storeys Lead Designer Competition (Winners), Schematic to full development of design, including plans, elevations, parking, and heritage considerations + visualization renders
383 Slater 58
Architectural designer
Office works
Ottawa, ON, Canada Residential, Office, Hotel, Retail 34 storeys Lead Designer Competition (Winners), Schematic to full development of design, including plans, elevations, parking, and heritage considerations + visualization renders
383 Slater 59