ISSUE 01 JANUARY 2021
2021
zdschronicles
zdschronicles
zds chronicles provides a monthly overview zdschronicl
of the major news, events and celebrations of zdsarchitectsfamily.
chronicle noun
chron·i·cle | krä-ni-kəl
1. Definition a historical account of events arranged in order of time usually without analysis or interpretation.
project tracking
ceaser 167
location
North coast
area
1490 m
2
start date
december 2020
delivery date
team
Nouran Atif Reem Sherif
May 2021
phase
under construction
pitching
design
construction
delivered
spatial experience & materials The one oor summer house is a modern and laid back retreat. The use of earthly colors and natural materials gives the inhabitants the feeling of being grounded and comfortable in the house.
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1930 m2
team
Nouran Atif Ereny Adel Maryam Effat
phase
under construction
pitching
design
construction
delivered
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ceaser 184
spatial experience & materials The two story house is an elegant yet modern summer house. A combination of natural colors with saturated accent colors are used, this gives the house the comfy yet rich experience.
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4
new projects
CFC residential villa phase
design process
pitching
design
construction
delivered
pitching
design
construction
delivered
pitching
design
construction
delivered
pitching
design
construction
delivered
new giza residential villa 1 phase
design process
new giza residential villa 2 phase
design process
new giza residential villa 3 phase
design process
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celebrations anniversaries
birthdays 1/1
1/1
5 years
4 years
AbdulKarim Emara Planning Engineer
Tamer Taghian Architect
Dr Tarek Garouda
Islam Gamal
7/1
19/1
3 years
3 years
Karim El-Zeki architect & Co-Founder
Mahmoud Abd Rabo Head of Procurement & contracts
Farida El-Hout
Rawan Mansour
Senior BD Executive/ Associate Head of Operations
Architect
24/1
25/1
1 year
Farah Hisham Architect, Team Leader
Mo’men Abdel Fattah Associate Design Director
Islam Mohamed
Chief Operating OfďŹ cer
Project Coordinator
welcome
Ehab Ahmed Senior Document Controller
(Welcome Back)
Electrical Engineer
28/1
Khaled El-Zeki, Architect & Founder
happy new year!
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ofďŹ cial Holidays Orthodox Christmas Day
January 25 Revolution Day/ National Police Day
7/1
28/1
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monthly pick
E. Fay Jones
The Frank Lloyd Wright disciple is most famous for his transcendent work with wood for Thorncrown Chapel, and is the only Wright pupil to be awarded the AIA Gold Medal 1990. Preferring the landscape of Arkansas to a city, his best work is mostly rural chapels and residences instead of urban commercial buildings.
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Thorn-crown Chapel The remarkable glass and wooden structure was dreamt up by E Fay Jones while he was both practicing in Little Rock and working as Dean at the University of Arkansas School of Architecture in 1978. With over 425 glass windows and a repeated column and truss structure, the vertical chapel is like a "forest within a forest," reaching 48 feet high, 60 feet long and a mere 24 feet wide. A central skylight allows generous portions of light to spill through onto those below. Custom lanterns adorn each column and at night reflect off the glass – as if they were lit somewhere off in the forest. For Jones, the process of construction was just as important as the final object. His practice was unique in that he employed not only young architects, but craftsmen, such as stonemasons and carpenters, whose influence is evident in the Chapel. Every truss was made of local pine – “no larger than what two men could carry through the woods.” 2x4’s, 2x6’s and 2x12’s were assembled on site and subsequently erected, leaving minimal site impact. In fact, the only visible steel in the project is the diamond-shaped patterns centered in each truss.
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reminder
please, do not forget to go to the nearest kodak studio and take your professional looking photo.
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