Portfolio Ramy Maher
This portfolio contains a variety of projects that are done at both undergraduate and graduate programmes as well as competitions and professional projects.
Contents
Supplementary material can be found on vimeo.com/ramymaher
Different Point of View on Atlantis - Dispersive Filters Architecture Extended Threads - Remote Experimental Building
Layers of Egypt - Venice Biennale Entry (Second Prize)
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Interior and Furniture Design
Little Broadway - Student CafĂŠ Bedroom Redesign - Redefining Spaces Living Room Design - Futuristic and Sentimental An Office for a Psychiatrist Bathroom Design - Stockholm 2013 One Chair- Unique Design B8 Exposed - Furniture Design
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Product Design
Entangled - Necklace Serpent - Vehicle Wanderer - Vehicle
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Professional Work
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Architectural Design
Conversation - Mukhtar Museum Annex Loosening the Knot - School of Applied Architecture
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Dormitory Room Design Restaurant Design Unmasked - New Cairo City Hall
Villa Designs Reception Interior Design
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Atlantis Dispersive filters
Atlantis Dispersive Filters BRIEF
The project deals with the 21st century problems of Amsterdam using technologies to keep the city’s cultural identity.
Concept
Atlantis is a system of small units that float in the canals of Amsterdam. The main function is to form attractions to divide crowds evenly all around the city. When they are not working, they clean the water in the canals of Amsterdam. The studies are based on self-assembly behaviors in physics, chemistry and biology. Left Top: Assembly The units assemble in X, Y and Z axes at 2 points each and having additional assembly locations at each 45 degrees making a total of 14 assembly palces. Next Page: Simulations Simulations show how overpopulation on one side of a typical Amsterdam canal leads the units to form attractions to even crowd distribution. Designs may seem random, but they are controlled by ranges for the points that form the bridges. Overpopulation is sensed via sensors, and then the units start forming attractions. 5
Atlantis Dispersive Filters
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Atlantis Dispersive Filters
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Extended threads remote experimental building
“A great era has just begun. There exists a new spirit. There exists a host of works in this new spirit. They are encountered above all the industrial production. Architecture suffocates in routine” – Le Corbusier.
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Extended Threads Remote Experimental Building Functions
“Extended Threads” is an elaborate exposure to my understanding of architecture. Nietzsche said: “It is just as absurd to ask strength not to express itself as strength, not to be a desire to overthrow, crush, become master, to be a thirst for enemies, resistance and triumphs as it is to ask weakness to express itself as strength”.
The second part of the proect is designing the unit that builds. A set of functions was set so that the design is based on them.
I perceive an architect as a person with a set of skills that qualify them to produce designs for functional and nonfunctional needs. This project questions what architecture nowadays is about, and investigates analytical perceptions about what and why architecture is what it is today. This project seeks to present experiments based in: architecture, coding and gaming. This project experiments architecture in gaming and programming. It provides an excellent link between architecture and gaming where the gamers can actually build in other real environments. In order to build in space or any extreme destination, the easiest way is to send small robots and use them to build. The idea is not only to use these robots to build, but rather to create a game where these robots are controlled by people.The moon is an example of the places out of reach. Real life can then be linked to virtual environments. Yes, the players are playing and using virtual reality headsets, but they are changing something in the real life space. Moreover, people make use of their time by building structures on faraway places, or places that they thought they could never reach. People can use their virtual reality headsets to have a clear view of what the environment on the moon feels like. Robots can interact with each other and help each other build.
Move in all directions
Rotate and adjust the angle of motion
Be able to self-recharge using solar energy
Be able to build using local materials
Tolorate extreme weather conditions and be durable
How It Works
Move and adjust direction
Project a laser beam to sinter the dust/ sand.
Collect dust from around
Blow (spray) dust in the direction of preference
The sintered dust/sand is the building component
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Extended Threads Remote Experimental Building Components
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External Walls Laser/ Dust Pads Solar Pads Interior Body Balancing Mass & Motor Connecting Tubes Fixer Pads Connecting Bridges
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External Walls Laser/ Dust Pads Solar Pads Interior Body Balancing Mass & Motor Connecting Tubes Fixer Pads Connecting Bridges 10
Extended Threads Remote Experimental Building Simulations Simulations were made on how these units work, and how they function showing the resulting structures.
The interest of the simulation is to see how these structures can be altered. These designs are remotely designed by the players.
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Extended Threads Remote Experimental Building
Above: Builder Game Logo Below: Computer Game with Hand Gestures
Right: Mobile Game with and without virtual reality
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Extended Threads Remote Experimental Building
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Conversation Mahmoud Mukhtar Museum Annex
Conversation Mahmoud Mukhtar Museum Annex
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Conversation Mahmoud Mukhtar Museum Annex
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Conversation Mahmoud Mukhtar Museum Annex BRIEF
This project is a small cultural annex to the existing Mahmoud Mukhtar Museum in Zamalek within the existing museum grounds.
Concept
The annex is a signal for the Egyptians promising the rise of a new era.
Metaphorical Representation
The main focus of the project is representing an identity. The closer to the street (public), the more panels rise aligning regularly. This resembles how Egyptians face difficult situations. The form expresses the morphing of Egyptians till the final rise takes place. The annex is a constant conversation between the people and the architecture.
Feared Glory
I am the unspoken glory of yours The unseen shaper of your dreams I possess the passion That you always seek, but never dare to ask for Here I come and the portal ahead Asking you to walk in, but you trip over and crouch back Is it fear of the what lies ahead? Plans of the annex
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Conversation Mahmoud Mukhtar Museum Annex
Facades and Layout
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Conversation Mahmoud Mukhtar Museum Annex
ÂŤThe annex is a constant conversation between the people and the architecture.Âť
Right: Interior Shots Showing the Upper Floor Gallery 19
Loosening the knot school of applied architecture
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Loosening the knot School of Applied Architecture Brief
Using education to solve a real life problem in Egypt.
Concept
Bridging the gap between theotetical sciences and applied architecture.
Interpretation
There exists some tension between the different social levels in Egypt, which makes cooperation much more difficult. The project tackles an educational issue and a social issue where a knot ties the whole society. In this school, the workers teach the architects and vice versa. The relationship between both is enhanced because they teach each other, and the architecture students get handson experience so that they can be excellent craftsmen as well.
The Bridge
Two species from diferent worlds An unmistakable bond Warped thoughts, Asemic at the other end Frustration.. The link was sought Still the bridge is infinitely distant There comes a place a golden orb in thought destined to guide 21
Loosening the knot School of Applied Architecture
Lower ground floor plan
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Loosening the knot School of Applied Architecture
first floor plan
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Loosening the knot School of Applied Architecture
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Dormitory Room Design
Loosening the knotschool of applied architecture
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Loosening the knot School of Applied Architecture - Dormitory Room Design
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Loosening the knot School of Applied Architecture - Dormitory Room Design Brief Design a dormitory room for the school’s students using the minimum area possible. Challenges 1. Smaller bedrooms are more challenging with having to use every inch in the 3x4m room. 2. All the lines of the project are the same: exterior and interior. 3. To make use of the extremely small room and put all what a student of architecture needs. The bed on 180cm of height solved the whole problem.
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Restaurant Design
Loosening the knotschool of applied architecture
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Loosening the knot School of Applied Architecture - Restaurant Design
Brief Designing a restaurant/ cafÊ where everybody gathers. The restaurant The restaurant is an invitation to live in the nature within the campus of the school of applied architecture. The restaurant is an example of bridging and integration metaphorically and literally. It links architects and craftsmen and it links the residential and the educational buildings. Abundant materials are taken from the environment around the site’s location in Fayyoum.
The Cave Far away in the middle of the crowd Muted enough to be so-called silent Rhyming with a heartbeat In a floating moment Misguidance, it may seem Felt and heard by the worthy Profoundly carved in the mind of those who believe it exists Right: Top: Ground floor plan Middle: First Floor Plan Bottom: Second Floor Plan 29
Loosening the knot School of Applied Architecture - Restaurant Design
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Loosening the knot School of Applied Architecture
The Bridge
Two species from diferent worlds An unmistakable bond Warped thoughts, Asemic at the other end Frustration.. The link was sought Still the bridge is infinitely distant There comes a place a golden orb in thought destined to guide 31
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Unmasked New cairo city hall
Unmasked New Cairo City Hall
Brief Design a new city hall for New Cairo City.
Giving an exposure to the building and allowing it to breathe, the new city hall can be seen from everywhere.
CONCEPT The truth is unmasked. The people now have control over the governmental institutions.
The building focuses on huge masses of glazed glass to allow people to see clearly what is happening inside.
Interpretation Out of a revolution in Egypt, the people have showed that there is no other way to move forward than transparency. The people have showed through a wide range of demonstrations that it is no longer accepted for the government to go unmonitored.
The building has an administrational building, a building for the hall and an amphitheatre that offers an enclosure for the whole project.
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Compressed Foam Cornice Ceramic Tile 2cm
Steel Hanger
Marb
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Gypsum Board Steel L section 5x5cm
Details 1:5 Gypsum Board 2cm
Suspended Ciel 1:5
Plaster Coat 1cm
Sheet 26 Compressed Foam Cornice
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Suspended Cieling Detail 1 1:5
Gypsum Board 2cm Plaster Coat 1cm
Gypsum Tile 2cm
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Suspended Ceilting Detail -2
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Plaster Coat 2cm
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Layers of egypt venice biennale entry (Second Prize)
Award Second prize (Ministry of Culture) Brief
Design a pavilion for Egypt to be in the Venice Biennale 2016
Concept
The pavilion journey is an experience taking the visitor from the past to the present and then to the bright future; from labyrinth to Elysium.
Interpretation
Over the past few years, the younger generations have been able to spot that the current situation is not what Egypt wants nor what it deserves. They have showed the willingness to change this situation. Several unsuccessful trials have been carried out seeking the paradigm shift. It’s always darkest before the dawn. With a slight non-lingering glimpse of the past- just to know the Egyptian culture and heritage- we stand at a point where we have to look towards the future. We are using our perception of what the “Layers of Egypt” (a trace of older civilizations, religion, education and outstanding manpower) are to show how they affect building the future and send the message to the visitors. These factors affect our imagination of how the future architecture of Cairo will look like. Our timeline starts now… and goes on. 40
Layers of egypt Venice Biennale Entry
Interpretation
The visitor goes from an open gallery to a labyrinth; signifying Egypt’s past and present. All the display is covered in black and all the pictures displayed show sufferings. The next step is the only white bright space in the pavilion: the Elysium which is a metaphor for the future. The idea is to study what forms the Egyptian urban fabric and define relationships that rule how the fabric is formed. Combining this urban fabric with the imagination of how the urban growth will be, the resultant is a broader image that shows how Egypt’s urban fabric will evolve. Cairo’s urban grid will evolve in three ways: 1. A random agglomeration around the city. 2. Around the main streets and having green areas. 3. Business districts with skyscrapers and their agglomerations. Using virtual reality headsets, the visitor’s experience is immersive where they see our anticipation of the urban grid coupled with their input. 41
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Elysium:
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little broadway student cafĂŠ
Little broadway Student Café Brief
Redesign the student café to make it more appealing to the students.
Concept
Creating new activities that make students want to go to this particular café rather than the other nearby cafés.
Interpretation
Little Broadway is a café with a stage where students can meet and perform. Students can sing, play music and perform in front of each other. An upper level is created so that students can see the stage from a higher level too; leaving some space for other activities at the back. The design includes wall seatings and shelves as well. A mirror in the higher level makes performers see the people coming towards the café if the blinds are open. The staircase was especially designed for the café occupying the minimum space possible to save space for the seatings on the adjacent wall.
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Little broadway Student CafĂŠ
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Bedroom Redesign redefining spaces
Bedroom redesign Redefining Spaces Brief
Redesign an existing bedroom for an art student who is incredibly organized. Also the student is 6’ tall and this is to be taken into consideration in the design. With a lot of friends coming over and his passion about television, he specifically asked for a television in the design.
Concept
Provide a sleek design where the student can feel he is living inin a piece of artwork.
Design
Every single thing in the room is designed (the chairs, the wardrobe, the table, the bed...). Making full use of the space over 6’ high, the bed comes out of the wall at the height of the student; leaving space to put a desk underneath it. While a bedroom is basically a space for sleeping, the space is redesigned in this bedroom to suit the needs of the user.
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Living room design futuristic and sentimental
Living room redesign Futuristic and Sentimental Brief
Design a living room for a person who had specifically spoken about uncertainty in his childhood. The client is very interested in science and observing stars and he cherishes his lovelife as well.
Concept
Provide a futuristic design for the client that encompasses an infinite sky and an intimate corner where he can feel close to his girlfriend.
Design
After interviewing the client, it was clear he was uncertain about his past for his parents had drifted apart and he always wonders what could have been. The living room has two main zones: 1. The working zone where the client has shelves that are intersecting with the stairs, a table for his laptop and a telescope. 2. The living zone where the client can watch television and spend time with his girlfriend.
client forget about his past and be included in an infinite design. The ceiling features star-like lighting that ends with a mirror to give the feeling of an infinite plane. The clock on the wall has falling hour marks to show that time is no longer important when in the love corner. The painting shows two silver people trying to hold hands and a mirror behind them. The reflectivity gives a feeling of infinity. The staircase is held to the ceiling by intersecting chrome hangers to show what life could have been. Paths intersect after all.
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office for a psychiatrist
office for a psychiatrist Brief
Design an office for a psychiatrist having a meeting zone, a working zone, an area where he can discuss things with his clients, a reading zone and a chaise lounge.
Concept
Design a soothing space where the patients feel at home.
Design
The details matter. The design is rectilinear, which creates a feeling of relaxation for the patients. Nevertheless, the shelves and the desk are like a spider’s web that surrounds the office. The patients feel at home, and they feel they are being hugged and they want to speak more with the psychiatrist. The clock on the wall and the bookshelves are designed with a reference to Rorschach’s drawings. A living room-like corner is for the friendly talks and the falling water has a soothing feeling.
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Bathroom Design Stockholm 2013
Bathroom design Stockholm 2013
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One chair unique design
Bathroom design Stockholm 2013
Brief Design a unique chair Concept The chair uses one 240x200cm sheet of plywood and it is made out of 30 sections, each is 2 cm thick. The sections are cut, pressed and then glued. It does not require any bolts, rivets or joints. 65
B8 Exposed Furniture design Brief
Design a piece of furniture for building 8 in Dessau International Architecture Graduate School
Concept
Create a design that can never be applied anywhere else than building 8 by scanning the motion and designing accordingly.
After creating a motion map from spot on the bridge that can be seen in the above picture, the design was made according to the places where people do not move. The design is a small bar and a seat with a table for parties that often take place in this building.
Top Building 8 with the new furniture Right Motion map with furniture on low-populated areas Opposite page Motion scanning
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Entangled Necklace
Entangled Necklace
Brief
Design an object using monitored data.
Storyboard
People are no longer free. Intellectuality is no longer an option. People are forced to wear necklaces whose lengths are determined by the amount of pages they read. These necklace are cast onto the necks of people every month. The less people read, the tighter they become.
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The data was taken from a personal recording of the number of pages read by everyday for a month. The averages were remapped to match the circumference of the neck. Above and left Trying Entangled out Right Steps of form generation 69
Serpent Vehicle Brief
Design futuristic vehicles that offer something that does not exist at the time being.
CONCEPT
Provide the vehicles with spherical rotators to enable them to change directions easily. Both of the designs have auto-balancers and spherical tyre-like rotators.
Above Serpent: A motorcycle with spherical rotators that makes one stand tall and stand out. An incredibly swift experience with magnificent direction changing. Right Wanderer: A jet that uses thrust power to become stable and move upwards.
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Wanderer Vehicle
the following exterior and interior designs were made at i.elhabrouk archi t ec t s
villa designs
Brief
Design prototypes for fenced communities in Cairo. The designs have to suit everyone and be visually pleasing.
Concept
Supply the customers with the maximum comfort within the interior design as well as a pleasing exterior design.
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Reception interior designs
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