Abdulrahman Qishta Portfolio Mar2018

MAR2018 Selected Projects 2017 | 2018

abdulrahman qishta portfolio & résumé

CONTENTS ARCHITECTURE

LESAFFRE ENTERTAINMENT EGYPT

CASCADE | 4-9 EGYPT

BAMBOO HOUSE PHILIPPINES

GLORY HOUSE | 10-13 KUWAIT

REBORN HOUSE | 14-19 KUWAIT

AWADI HOUSE KUWAIT

EFU RESEARCH CENTER EGYPT

LILLY HOUSE | 20-23 EGYPT

JEDDAH HOTEL KSA

INTERIOR

APOTHECA BEAUTY CO | 24-27 KUWAIT

QISHTA APARTMENT | 28-31 EGYPT

PLANNING & LANDSCAPING

EPS CITY EGYPT

RUDIAN NEIGHBORHOOD EGYPT

INITIATIVES AND ACHIEVEMENTS

NASAQ INITIATIVE EGYPT

MU-FOE LANDSCAPING EGYPT

RÉSUMÉ

MANSOURA NILE TRANSPORTATION EGYPT

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CASCADE design techniques are needed in order to provide a “Passive healthy indoor enviroment which is essential for the employees’ productivity as well as enhancing the visitors user experience.

Consultant Mostadahm Architects & Planners Date JAN2018 Project Type Administrative Location Sadat City, Menoufia - Egypt Area 17,000 m2 Scope of Work Design Development 3D modeling Rendering Studies Visualization

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I joined Mostadahm A&P and started my work with a presentation of Schematic Design phase that was made before. This was followed by the Design Development phase where I had an important role at that stage.

My colleagues and I have made changes on the plans that enhance the performance of the building. Designing the façade was the largest part of my effort, where I was keen of emphasizing the main

mass (entrance block) and the concepts we were thinking of at the earlier phases. With a harmonious mix of finishing materials I tried to reflect the spirit of modernity.

We have also chosen a pattern and molds while designing the façade elements in different ways, size and materials, giving a sense of unity in the design.

Work Experience | CASCADE

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By altering the massing and causing the building to self-shade; the GF has much lower radiation

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Wind Catcher

Light Wells

Solar Chimney Atrium

Adjustable Louvers

Passive Design Techniques

Wooden Cladding

Thermal Analysis Spatial Operative Temprature Separate spaces’ temperatures were studied over the summer months (June, July and August). When comparing the initial case with the design case, it is noticed that on average the difference is 1 degree and it exceeds 3 degrees in some 5 spaces as seen in the indoor break area.

Base Case

Design Case

Daylighting Analysis

Daylighting was studied for the design case, first without adding shadding devices, in terms of daylighting autonomy, sDA.

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Deep Daylighting Techniques

Mass subtraction Clerestory Windows Light Wells Solar Chimney Semi-Shaded Outdoor Patio Atrium

Work Experience | CASCADE

Wind Catcher After determining the prevailing wind direction; a wind catcher was utilized to allow for as much cooling ventilation as possible to enter the building. The idea behind the wind catcher is to orient an opening towards the direction from which wind comes the most.

Adding a wind catcher above the main hall entrance circulates the air through the corridor, allowing for a sense of fresh air in otherwise still spaces.

Light Wells Due to the nature of having only one elevation in this project, it was important to provide natural illumination to spaces which are not directly on the elevation. A light well in our case is done by taking a small set-back at select rooms and building walls at the set back to act as the building’s envelope, highly reflective walls are then built at the original envelop location, thus reflecting sun rays into the building through the windows at the setback walls.

Climate Controlled Atrium The employees’ zone is a large space for which conventional ventilation techniques would ot be enough, by adding what could be called a climate controlled atrium. On the contrary from the solar chimney, the atrium’s cover is made from a highly reflective material as to not cause negative pressure as in the solar chimney case.

The atrium thus creates opportunities for ventilation in both the ground and first floor, and also allows for indirect natural illumination to enter the spaces, creating a pleasant indoor atmosphere.

Solar Chimney An important aspect of good ventilation is allowing an outlet for air heated within the building by adding what is known as a solar chimney above the building’s main entrance, a solar chimney is done by placing a surface exposed to the sun to be heated by its rays, when the surface is heated it creates a field of negative pressure that acts as a section field for hot air to escape towards it and leave the building through the vents built at the chimney.

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GLORY HOUSE recent concept and a unique project, Glory seemed like a “Afitting name

Alhumaidhi Architects

Consultant Alhumaidhi Architects Date AUG2017 Project Type Residential Location Kaifan, Kuwait Area 360 m2 Scope of Work Working Documents 3D modeling

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This project is very dear to me as it was the first work I did during my admission procedures to join Alhumaidhi Architects.

My first responsibility was to read the irregualr plans very well and do modeling for the building.

After joining the office, my first task was drawing and creating the toilets working drawings. It was a great experience to start working on the working and construction docu-

ments with such irregualr plans.

I feel lucky to get in touch with such staff Alhumaidhi Architects have. I think in a short time I learnt a lot from my seniors and the Principal Architect.

Work Experience | GLORY HOUSE

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Glory house can be described as clusters of shapes beautifully connected by winding edges

NOTE: THIS RENDERING IS DONE BY ALHUMAIDHI ARCHITECTS

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NOTE: THIS RENDERING IS DON

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Work Experience | GLORY HOUSE

NE BY ALHUMAIDHI ARCHITECTS

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REBORN HOUSE house is a thoughtful mix of natural-light filled spaces, “Reborn enhanced with inspired outside areas which allow you to equally enjoy both indoor and outdoor spaces.

Alhumaidhi Architects

Consultant Alhumaidhi Architects Date AUG2017 Project Type Residential Location Anjafa - Kuwait Area 1,200 m2 Scope of Work Design Development 3D modeling Rendering

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When I started working on Reborn house project; it was just starting the design development phase, and this has allowed me -under the supervision of a senior architect- to develop the eastern facade overlooking the Arabian Gulf.

I also went into a new experience with a perforated wall when I was asked to design the wall of the semi-closed garden attached at the western elevation.

“Reborn House... western elevation contains deep cuts angled for maximum privacy without compromising on natural light.

Alhumaidhi Architects

Work Experience | REBORN HOUSE

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thin and long slits along the neighbor sides of Reborn House allow ample light into services spaces without sacrificing privacy

NOTE: THIS RENDERING IS DONE BY ALHUMAIDHI ARCHITECTS

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Work Experience | REBORN HOUSE

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Work Experience | REBORN HOUSE

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LILLY HOUSE a country where residential areas are lacking in greenery, in“Instead of opening up to the street, a house should “open internally.”

Consultant Emar House Consultant Date APR2017 Project Type Residential Location Shorouk City, Cairo, Egypt Area 1,350 m2 Scope of Work Architectural Design (CD, SD, DD) 3D Modelling Rendering

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With the Lilly project, this meant that the villa would have its own unique story in the form of their communal garden and bright, spacious areas inside the house, as seen in the upper living room and staircase.

Work Experience | LILLY HOUSE

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In a country where residential areas are lacking in greenery, a house should be opened internally

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Work Experience | LILLY HOUSE

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INTERIOR PORTFOLIO | MAR2018

APOTHECA BEAUTY CO.

Consultant Alhumaidhi Architects Date SEPT2017 Project Type Commercial Retail Location Salhiyah Complex, Kuwait Area 135 m2 Scope of Work Interior Design 3D Modelling Rendering

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Apotheca Beauty Co. is a branch located in Salhiyah Complex in Kuwait City, Kuwait. Apotheca is a name for a luxurious brands in the country.

Work Experience | APOTHECA

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Apotheca Beauty Company

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Work Experience | APOTHECA

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QISHTA APARTMENT

Consultant Qishta Designs Date OCT2017 Project Type Residential Location Mansoura, Egypt Area 145 m2 Scope of Work Interior Design 3D Modelling Rendering

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Work Experience | QISHTA APARTMENT

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Qishta apartment

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Work Experience | QISHTA APARTMENT

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RÉSUMÉ | MAR2018

abdulrahman qishta ARCHITECT, ANALYST & URBAN PLANNER

LINKS qishta93@gmail.com www.linkedin.com/in/qishta www.behance.net/qishta

EDUCATION

2011-2015

MANSOURA UNIVERSITY Mansoura, Egypt

2010-2011

MENOUFIA UNIVERSITY Menouf, Egypt

2008-2010

ABDULLAH AL-AHMED SECONDARY SCHOOL

B. Sc. in Architecture, Faculty of Engineering

Preparatory year, Faculty of Electronic Engineering High School with grade of 97%

Jaber Al-Ali, Kuwait

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

DEC2017 - PRESENT MOSTADAHM ARCHITECTS & PLANNERS 6th October, Egypt ARCHITECT, ANALYST, VISUALIZER

PROJECT | CASCADE ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDING SCOPE | Architectural Design (SD, DD and WD), 3D Modeling, Visualiztion Direction

AUG – SEPT 2017 ALHUMAIDHI ARCHITECTS (NHEC) Sharq, Kuwait ARCHITECT

PROJECTS | GLORY HOUSE (CD, 3D MODELING)

| REBORN HOUSE (DD, 3D MODELING)

| APOTHECA BEAUTY CO. (INTERIOR DESIGN, CD)

SCOPE | Architectural Design (SD, DD and WD), 3D Modeling, Client Meetings

APR - JUN 2017

DAR AL-EMAR CONSULTANT (EHC) Mansoura, Egypt JUNIOR ARCHITECT – PART-TIME

PROJECTS | 3 RESIDENTIAL VILLAS

| HOTEL IN MAKKA

SCOPE | Architectural Design, 3D Modeling

OCT 2015-DEC 2016 EGYPTIAN AIR DENCENCE FORCES Matrouh, Egypt ARCHITECT, DEVELOPER, LEADER

DESIGN | Masjid in a military unit in Siwa

| Lounge for the Major General in both Salloum and Barrani

DEVELOP | New database system for the Archive Dept.

JUL-AUG 2015 DAR AL-EMAR CONSULTANT (EHC) Mansoura, Egypt JUNIOR ARCHITECT

PROJECT | JEDDAH HOTEL SCOPE | Architectural Design (Concept Design & Schematic Design)

SCOPE | Logo Designs, Branding Identity

MAY-JUL 2015 M.R. DESIGNS GRAPHICS DESIGNER

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

MAR 2017 MANSOURA UNIVERSITY TEACHING ASSISTANT

Mansoura, Egypt

Mansoura, Egypt

PROJECT | URBAN UPGRADING AND GENTRIFICATION

SCOPE | Teaching students the upgrading techniques, adaptive rehabilitation uses of historic building

2014 ROOF STUDIO Mansoura, Egypt SOFTWARE INSTRUCTOR

VISUALIZATION TECHNIQUES VIA ADOBE PHOTOSHOP

2013 QISHTA STUDIO Mansoura, Egypt SOFTWARE INSTRUCTOR ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ESSENTIALS

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INTERNSHIP

AUG-SEPT 2015

TAKWEEN ICD Ma’adi, Egypt

URBAN PLANNING INTERN

PROJECT | TUNNEL DEVELOPMENT IN IZBIT KHAIRALLAH

SCOPE | Documentation phase, Field surveying

RESEARCHES

AUG-SEPT 2015

MANSOURA DEVELOPERS Mansoura, Egypt

FUTURISTIC VISION OF TRANSPORTATION

CASE STUDY | MANSOURA CITY

Submitted proposal to Dakahliya Governorate of using the Nile River as

a solution for transportation crisis.

ADVISOR | Mohannad Foda (Lecturer)

PUBLICATIONS

OCT 2016 NASAQ INITIATIVE DOCUMENTATION PROJECT

Mansoura, Egypt

PROJECT | MOKHTALAT.. A FORGOTTEN HERITAGE

Conditional survey for heritage buildings

WORKSHOPS AND COURSES

DEC 2017 MOSTADAHM & PERFORMATIVE PRAXIS LAB BUILDING SIMULATION WORKSHOP

Giza, Egypt

AREA OF FOCUS | DAYLIGHTING & LIGHTING SIMULATION | ENERGY & NATURAL VENTILATION SIMULATION

FEB 2017 GIZMO STUDIO Alexandria, Egypt COMMUNITY PLANNING AND URBAN DESIGN

TITLE | Essentials for developing master plans for a mixed-use neighborhood

TITLE | The Power of Where

DEC 2016 BENAA FOUNDATION Cairo, Egypt GIS & THE APPLICATION OF MAPS DEC 2016

ŒCUMENE STUDIO Ma’adi, Egypt

THE UN-WORKSHOP | ART, PAINT AND PLANTATION

Housh Ygama’na 2016 | Community Participatory Workshop

NOV 2016

BENAA HABITAT Fayoum, Egypt MUD ARCHITECTURE | VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE Clay-Sand bricks, Rammed earth techniques (Dr. Adel Fahmy)

OCT 2016 IMP!ACT CAIRO PROGRAM Cairo, Egypt ENVISIONING, THINKING MECHANISMS,

GROUP DYNAMICS, INITIATING SOCIAL ENTERPRISES SEPT 2015 DAAD KAIRO AKADEMIE TRAINING Cairo, Egypt MODULES | SELF-MANAGEMENT, SELF-MARKETING (Dr. Heba Salama) FEB 2015 TU BERLIN CAMPUS ELGOUNA El Gouna, Egypt IWATEC WINTER SCHOOL Sustainable use of resources “Water & Energy” in Egypt 2014 ROOF STUDIO Mansoura, Egypt ARCHITECTURAL GRAPHICS WORKSHOP DEC2013 MENHAJ COMPANY Mansoura, Egypt

LEED GREEN ASSOCIATES | PREPARATION FOR THE EXAM Green Building Concepts (Lecturer: Hoda Ibrahim) 2013/2014 MANSOURA UNIVERSITY Mansoura, Egypt SUMMER WORKSHOPS | SUSTAINABILITY CONCEPTS | DESIGNING AIRPORTS (Lecturer: Dr. Osama Farag) 2013/2014 AVL Mansoura, Egypt STUDENTS ACTIVITIES | DIGITAL FABRICATION

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RÉSUMÉ | MAR2018

COMPETITIONS

2014

MIRAGE CONTEST Modena, Italy

NOV 2013

STUTTGART INSTITUT & AYB AIN SHAMS

NOV 2013

FEB2013

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY IN CAIRO CATALYST FOR CHANGE REMAL FOUNDATION BRIDGE TO FUTURE

A ROUNDABOUT FOR CERAMICS AND TERRITORY EZBET COMMUNITY CENTER

Egypt & Germany

Cairo, Egypt Cairo, Egypt

LEADERSHIP/EXTRACURRICULAR

OCT2016 - PRESENT NASAQ INITIATIVE Mansoura, Egypt

MANAGING DIRECTOR, RESEARCHER

NASAQ Initiative: An Urban Development Initiative established in 2013 in Mansoura

City by a team of young Architects with high spirit and great potential towards change.

PROJECT | MANSOURA HERITAGE MAPPING

Mapping the heritage buildings and sites in Mansoura City; Joint-owner ship project in collaboration with CLUSTER

SCOPE | Documenting and Archiving maps, Creating database for previous studies and reports, Field Surveying

DEC 2016 - PRESENT BENAA FOUNDATION Cairo, Egypt

ARCHITECT, URBAN PLANNER, RESEARCHER

FEB2017 PROJECT | UPGRADING OF HABIBA VILLAGE Nuwieba, Egypt Sustainable Development (Rammed-earth Constructions)

SCOPE | Master Planning, Upgrading, Architectural Design DEC 2016 PROJECT | BENNA CENTER APPROACH Cairo, Egypt

Participatory Sustainable Development (Rammed-earth Constructions)

SCOPE | Elevations Design, Landscaping Design

2013-JAN2017 MANSOURA DEVELOPERS FOUNDER

Mansoura, Egypt

Initiative for developing Mansoura City

Egyptian Sustainable Urbanism Lab

2013-JUN2015

ESU LAB Mansoura, Egypt ORGANIZER, MEMBER

2012 AVL (ALGORITHMIC VIRTUAL LAB) Mansoura, Egypt CO-FOUNDER Digital Architecture Lab

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IEEE MANSOURA STUDENT BRANCH HEAD OF DESIGN COMMITTEE

Mansoura, Egypt

Student Branch of IEEE Global Organization

NOV2012-MAR2013 ENACTUS MANSOURA

MEMBER | IT COMMITTEE

Mansoura, Egypt

International Student Organization

AWARDS AND HONORS FEB 2018

2013

MOSTADAHM ARCHITECTS & PLANNERS EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH STUTTGART INSTITUTION & AYB AIN SHAMS EZBET COMMUNITY CENTER

Special Prize| Architecture & Urbanism

Best English Model Lesson (2010) Best English Demo Lesson (2007, 2009)

2012

2007-2010

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GREEN SCT CREATIVE MEMBER ABDULLAH AL-AHMED SECONDARY SCHOOL

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SKILLS

LANGUAGES ARABIC ENGLISH GERMAN SPANISH Native Proficient Basics (A1) Beginner (IELTS score: 6.0)

COMPUTER SOFTWARE 3Ds/CAD/CG TECHNICAL GIS

Google Microsoft Office ESRI SketchUp Word ArcMap (WIP) Excel PowerPoint Adobe Access Photoshop FrontPage Illustrator InDesign Autodesk AutoCAD/Architecture

3Ds Max Revit Graphisoft ArchiCAD20 Lumion

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thank you

LINKS qishta93@gmail.com www.linkedin.com/in/qishta www.behance.net/qishta CONTACT KWT | (+965) 65045187 EGY | (+2) 01026620161 | (+2) 01123004553