MAHMOUD ZREIK
Architecture Portfolio Academic Work 2018-2020
CONTENTS
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DUBAI DESIGN DISTRICT SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT
SHARQAN COMMUNITY ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN V
MODERN ARTS MUSEUM ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN IV
SIDE JOBS ARCHITECTURAL VISUALIZATION
Senior Design Project
Innovation districts combine entrepreneurs, governments, people and educational institutes. They give the chance for everyone to show the world how they think, and how they could innovate to change the world. It is not just a place of working for a living anymore, yet it is about thinking for a living. Innovation districts allow people to communicate their ideas and grow their knowledge, to shift their ideas into the real world. Innovation districts usually reflect the culture and norms of the country they are built in. The districts could be built in multiple parts of the city as they have a similar concept to the educational hubs or business hubs, because they are integrated in the urban fabric of the city. But the difference between innovation districts and other hubs is the additional new functions that allow companies or institutes to be established and be productive.
OBJECTIVES Advance the position of U.A.E. in Education, Technology & Innovation
Help transform the economy from service-based to knowledge-based by 2021
Create opportunities for people interested in working on education technology
Innovation
Technology Education
CONCEPT + Flexibility
LOCATION +
Collaboration
= Transparency
Innovative Environment
FORM DEVELOPMENT
The concept behind dubai innovation district is to create a suitable environment for innovation which enourages people to innovate. first, flexibility in planning by using open plans with flexible distributions. Second, the form of the buildings and the plaza creates the transparency between the indoors and the outdoors. Also, using open plans made the communication transparent between people. third, applying flexibility and transparensy lead to an easier collaboration between people. Finally, when these three factors are found, it creates the best environment for innovation which is what Dubai Innovation District is all about.
Aerial view of the plot with surroundings
Dubai Hills Estate, Dubai
Aerial view of the conceptual Design
1. Raised the height of the mass to match the surrounding buildings
2. Connected an axis to the surrounding community
3. Splitting an axis with a view to Burj Khalifa
4. Splitting an axis with a view to Dubai Creek Tower
5. Subtracting masses and adding voids to define the plaza
6. Exploring with the shape of the masses to create a multilevel plaza
MASTERPLAN & URBAN LAYERS
ROAD ACCESSIBILTY
DISTANCES & ASSEMBLY POINTS
Office Building 1
Services + Parking
18.5 m
5.0 m
Softscape
External Pavement
Office Building 2
Research & Development
14.0 m
0.0 m
Water Body
Internal Pavement
Office Building 3
Visitors Center + Auditorium
9.5 m
-5.0 m
Events Areas
Underground Plaza
SITE LEGEND
MASS & VOID
LANDSCAPE
GROUND FLOOR PLAN
FIRST FLOOR PLAN
SECOND FLOOR PLAN
THIRD FLOOR PLAN
CONSTRUCTION DETAILS
DETAIL B DETAIL A
DETAIL D
DETAIL C
DETAIL E
SHARQAN COMMUNITY Architecutral Design V
We tried to achieve a sustainable housing community by using prefabricated modular housing units to save on construction cost and time, also improving the energy efficiency without limiting ourselves with the design. The design was part of a competition hosted by KEF Holdings to encourage the design of sustainable high-tech houses that can be placed either in new communities or already developed communities.
MAIN SELLING POINTS 1. We focused on connecting the houses with a central area without having to cross the roads. 2. We focused on the concept of stack effect and take advantage of the plots orientation and use the northern and southern sun the most. We tried to reduce the openings on the Western Side where the heat from the sun is the greatest. Our houses have an open faรงade which opens the living and dining areas completely to the outside where it becomes one huge space.
THIRD PLACE COMPETITION
WINNER
CONCEPT DEVELPPMENT
Connecting the grid with the existing grid.
Creating a Cul-de-sac to maximize site usage and dividing the plots
Orienting to the north-souoth direction to maximize efficiency and reduce solar heat gain into the houses
MASTERPLAN & URBAN LAYERS
ACCESSIBILITY
LEGEND
LANDSCAPE
The living + dining mass are raised higher and also, have a clerestory which combined with the open faรงade gives us an advantage for the stack effect
2 BEDROOM VILLA
HOUSES CONCEPT
Open Faรงade, having the idea of opening the whole room to the outside so that the inside becomes the outside and vice versa, it all becomes one space.
SIDE ELEVATION
BACK ELEVATION
SECTION 1
SECTION 2
GROUND FLOOR PLAN
4 BED ROOM VILLA TYPE-A
SIDE ELEVATION
FRONT ELEVATION
GROUND FLOOR PLAN
SECTION 1
FIRST FLOOR PLAN
SECTION 2
4 BED ROOM VILLA TYPE-B
SIDE ELEVATION
FRONT ELEVATION
GROUND FLOOR PLAN
SECTION 1
FIRST FLOOR PLAN
SECTION 2
4 BED ROOM VILLA TYPE-B
SIDE ELEVATION
FRONT ELEVATION
SECTION 1
FIRST FLOOR PLAN
SECTION 2
KITCHEN POD B
MODULES
A
BATHROOM POD
CONSTRUCTION AND INSTALLATION
PODS DETAIL
INTERIOR WALL - ROOF DETAIL
INTERIOR WALL - FLOOR DETAIL
PODS INSTALLATION
As we can see there is no finish applied on the walls where the pod will be installed and 10 mm tolerance available
Openings will be placed in the pods wherever we have doors/windows
MODERN ARTS MUSEUM Architecutral Design IV
The concept behind the museum is to create a new activity in Al Qasba -The Site- where the youth of Sharjah usually meet. Activities like various workshops, shows, exhibitions, and seminars. The museum style broke the traditional style of Sharjah buildings -Islamic Architecture- and reused the geometric shapes which is usually used by Islamic Architecture. The shape of the museum responds to the site and surroundings. One axis was drawn from the building next to it, and another one was offset from the bridge next to it. Then, they meet in the middle creating the main space and creating the welcoming shape which connects to The Qasba existing landscape.
FORM DEVELOPMENT
SITE: Sharjah, Al Qasba
2- Pointing the central mass to the Qasba main landscape.
1- Responding to the site factors and surroundings.
3- Raising part of the central mass to expose the main entrance.
4- The result is a new icon in Sharjah for modern arts.
FLOOR PLANS
FIRST FLOOR PLAN
GROUND FLOOR PLAN
1- Lobby, Reception & Open gallery. 2- WC. 3- Service Corridor. 4- Storages. 5- Kitchen. 6- Cafe’ & Restaurant. 7- Souvenir. 8- Auditrium Lobby. 9- Auditorium.
12- Multi-Purpose Gallery. 13- Learning Facility. 14- Projector Room. 15- Seminar Lobby. 16- Seminar Room. 17- Research Center & Archives. 18- Media Center. 19- Meeting Rooms. 20- Offices.
10- Workshop. 11- Gallery.
21- Coordinator’s Offices. 22- Mechanical Room.
SECOND FLOOR PLAN
ELEVATIONS & SECTIONS
FRONT ELEVATION
SIDE ELEVATION
SECTION A
SECTION B
CONSTRUCTION DETAILS
SIDE JOBS ARCHITECTURAL VISUALIZATION
SDME 2020 - TEAM SHARJAH
KITCHEN RENOVATION
LANDSCAPE DESIGN
UNIVERSITY OF SHARJAH - CENTRAL LABS
UNIVERSITY OF SHARJAH - M10 THEATRE
MAHMOUD ZREIK m.zreik@outlook.com