ARCHITECTURAL PORTFOLIO BY AHMAD NURFAISAL

ARC HITECTUR AL PORTFOLIO AHM AD N URFAI SAL BI N SH AM S U L AR I FFI N

Introd uction Resume + Curriculum Vitae References

Selected Stud io Projects Semester 06 - Project 02 : Penang Convention Centre Semester 05 - Project 01 : Urban Transit House Semester 04 - Project 02 : Taiping Cultural and Arts Centre Semester 06 - Project 01 : USIM Library Facade Uplift

BASIC INFORMATION

Ahmad Nurfaisal Bin Shamsul Ariffin 1, Taman Jarak, Bintong, 01000 Kangar, Perlis, Malaysia ahmadnurfaisal@gmail.com (+60) 11-3783 7321 Male

SOFTWARE

Autodesk Autocad Autodesk Revit Adobe Photoshop Adobe Illustrator SketchUp V-ray for SketchUp Lumion

EDUCATION

Mrails Group International (February 2020 - Present) Junior Architect Desbu Group (September 2019 - January 2020) Project Manager + Designer Niro Granite Group (July - August 2019) Designer Ismar M.S. Consultant Architect (June - September 2017) Internship Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (2015 - 2019) B.Sc Architecture Hons. (LAM Part 1) Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (2014 - 2015) Foundation in Science and Technology (Tamhidi) SMKA Arau, Perlis (2009 - 2013) SPM levels

Best Student Award for Semester VI Award winner KLAF 2019 : E-VOLUTION : Speculative Design Workshop Participant, Exhibitor

ACHIVEMENTS + INVOLVEMENTS

Ahmad Nurfaisal

EXPERIENCES

Microsoft Office

Global Islamic Student Outreach 2017 : Acheh, Indonesia Graphic Designer, Organizer, Participant Hustle Run ‘17 Organizer, Graphic Designer FKAB Fest 2017 Organizer, Graphic Designer 28 th PAM Architecture Student Workshop : MATRA Head of Delegates, Participant Best Student Award for Semester III Award winner

PENANG CONVENTION CENTRE

NAQLISTUDY

PRECEDENTSTUDY

FORM I TERATI ON

URBAN TRANSIT HOUSE, BANDAR TASIK SELATAN

NAQLISTUDY

SI TESTRATEGI ES

Thi sNaql i s t udi e si sf oc us i ngoni mpr ov e me ntofone s e l f . “ Fore ac honear es uc c e s s i v e( ange l s )be f or eandbe hi ndhi m byt hede c r e eofAl l ah.

I nde e d, Al l ahwi l l notc hanget hec ondi t i onofape opl eunt i l t he yc hangewhati si n t he ms e l v e s .

Andwhe nAl l ahi nt e ndsf orape opl ei l l , t he r ei snor e pe l l i ngi t .

Andt he r e i snotf ort he m be s i de sHi m anypat r on.

Ar Rad[ 13: 11] Bas e dont hev e r s eabov e , pe opl ene e dt oi mpr ov et he ms e l v e ss ot he ybe c omea be t t e rpe r s ons ot he ybe c omeabe t t e rs ot hatt he yc anbe c omemor ee f f i c i e nti nt he f ut ur e .

Bas e dont hev e r s eabov ei tc anbei mpl e me nt e di nde v e l opi ngac onc e ptf or de s i gni ngt hi spr oj e c t , ahous et ha

CONCEPTUALAPPROACH REVI TALI ZELI VI NGS Thec onc e ptt hatc anbede v e l opf r om pr e v i ousNaql i s t udi e si s‘ Re v i t al i z eLi v i ngs ’ .

Thi sc onc e pti sde r i v e df r om t hei de aofTr ans i tHous ei t s e l f , whe r et hei nt e ns i t i e sof l i f e s t y l ei squi t ef as t .

Mos tne gl e c t i ngt he i rhe al t hduet ot he i rbus yl i f e s t y l eand r e s ul t i ngi nunbal anc el i f e s t y l e .

Re v i t al i z eLi v i ngsme anst or e j uv e nat et hel i f e s t y l e i t s e l f , byhav i ngagoodandqual i t yofl i f e s t y l e .

Agoodl i f e s t y l ei de al l yi shav i nga bal anc el i f e s t y l e , me nt al l yandphy s i c al l y .

The r ear es e v e r al pr i nc i pl e st hatc anbe appl i e ds ot hatt hi sbal anc el i f e s t y l eas uc c e s s .

Thi spr i nc i pl e sf or me ds ot hatt he us e roft hebui l di ngc anac hi e v e dofwhatwec al l bal anc el i f e s t y l e .

Af t e ras hor t pe r i odoft i me , pe r s onne l swi t habal anc el i f e s t y l eac hi e v e ds ot hatabe t t e rs oc i e t i e s andnat i onpr oduc e d.

SI TEANAL YSI S

Wi ndDi r ec t i on

Pr opos edv ehi v ul ar c i r c ul at i on

Pr opos eds i t e emphas i s

Pr opos edc l us t er l i k e des i gnedf ac i l i t i es

Ci r c ul at i onofv e hi c l eand pe de s t r i ani sde s i gne dt o s ur r oundt hes i t es ot hat mor es pac ec anbeus e d.

Thebui l dupar e ai sde s i gne d f arf r om t hej unc t i ons ot hat c onge s t e dt r af f i cc anbeav oi de d.

Theus e rbe ne f i t si nhav i ngmor e pr i v ac yduei ti sf arf r om j unc t i on andr oads .

Fac i l i t i e sar ede s i gne dt o c l us t e r e ds ot hatus e r s e as i l yac c e s st hef ac i l i t i e s .

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TheNor t he r npar toft hes i t e i sf orpubl i cduet oi t spos i t i on.

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Thel owe rpar ti sc ons i de rt o bes e mi publ i c .

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Thec e nt r al par ti si npr i v at e z onewhe r e asonl yus e roft he bui l di ngc ange tac c e s st ot hat ar e a.

FORM MORPHOSI S

Vi s t a+panor ama

Ex i s t i ngVehi c ul ar Ci r c ul at i on

Bl oc ki sobt ai ne d f r om s i t eoft he pr oj e c t .

Ex i s t i ngPedes t r i an Ci r c ul at i on

Pr opos eddes i gnz oni ng.

SunPat h

Unus e ds pac ei s s egr egat ed t hr ought hegr i d f ac i ngQi bl a.

Thebl oc k si s s epar at edt oe nhanc e t hev e nt i l at i onof s pac e s .

Spac e si sr emov ed t oc r e at ev oi df or c r e at i ngc ommunal s pac e s .

Thebl oc k si ss t agger ed f ore nhanc i ngt hev i e ws andpanor amaoft heus e r s .

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Ty peB1uni t

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59m2

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Smal l f ami l y

Youngc oupl e s , ne wl y we ds

Youngpr of e s s i onal s

34pax

2pax

12pax

s c al e1: 100

SPACEOFACCOMODATI ON

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Manage me ntOf f i c e 2.

Mul t i pur pos eHal l 3.

Li br ar y+r e s our c e sc e nt r e 4.

Comme r c i al Shops 5.

Mus ol l a 6.

Nur s e r yCe nt r e 7.

Gy mnas i um 8.

Fut s al +Bas k e t bal l Cour t

80m2 300m2 70m2 180m2 100m2 70m2 80m2

Ty peB2uni t s c al e1: 100 56m2

Ty peCuni t s c al e1: 100 35m2

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TAIPING HISTORY, CULTURAL AND ART CENTRE

NAQLISTUDY

DESI GNTYPOLOGY Si t epr ogr ammes

“‘ Aaddeni edt hemessenger s.

Whent hei rbr ot hersai dt ot hem, ” wi l l y ounotf earAl l ah? ” .

I ndeed, Iam t oy ouat r ust wor t hymessenger Sof earAl l ahandobeyme.

AndIdonotasky ouf ori tanypay ment .

My pay menti sonl yf r om l or dsoft hewol r ds.

Doy ouconst r uctonev er y el ev at i onasi gn, amusi ngy our sel v es.

Andt ak ef ory our sel v espal aces andf or t r esst haty oumi ghtabi deet er nal l y ?Andwheny oust r i k e, y ou st r i k east y r ant s.

Sof earAl l ahandobeyme.

Andf earHewhopr ov i ded y ouwi t ht hatwhi chy ouk now.

Andgar densandspr i ngsi ndeed, If ear f ory out hepuni shmentoft er r i bl eday . [ Asy Sy ur a: 125135]

Ex hi bi t onmodul es

f i r stmodul eex hi bi t st he hi st or i esofPer akbyt he t i mel i nes Fi r st massi ngf orpubl i c andcommunal spaces.

Fr om v er sesi tdepi ct showt hepr ev i ouspeopl enotobey i ngLor dor der s unt i l t hepuni shmentcome.

Thest or yof‘ Aadr acesdi sobey i ngl or dunt i l agr eatpuni shmentar r i v edupont hem ev ent hepr ophethadwar ned t hem oft hi sgr eatdi sast er .

Thest or yt ol di nAl -Qur ani sf orust ot ak ecaut i on andt ak emeasur eofwhatwedi d.

Second massi ngf orpr i v at e spaces.

CONCEPTUALAPPROACH Thi r d massi ngf orpubl i c andr ecr eat i onal spaces

I nt egr at i onofexhi bi t i onspaces

secondmodul e ex hi bi t st hecul t ur e ex per i ences di v er se i n Per ak

t hi r dmodul eex hi bi t sar t s ofcul t ur ali nPer aksuch aspai nt i ngs,dancesand song

f our t h modul e ex hi bi t s t he cul t ur aland hi st or y t ool sori t ems

GREENENVI RONMENT HERI TAGEPRESERVATI ON SOCI ALLI NK SOCI ALI SI NGPLATFORM I NFORMATI ONCENTRE

FRONTELEVATI ON

LEFTELEVATI ON

REARELEVATI ON

RI GHTELEVATI ON

SCALENTS

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GROUNDFLOORPLAN SCALENTS

FI RSTFLOORPLAN SCALENTS

URBAN TRANSIT HOUSE, BANDAR TASIK SELATAN

NAQLISTUDY Fr om s ur ahAl ’ Al aq, v e r s e15: “ Re c i t e s , i nt henameofy ourL or dwhoc r e at e dCr e at e df r om a c l i ngi ngs ubs t anc e s .

Re c i t e , andy ourL or di st heMos tGe ne r ous Whot aughtbype nTaughtmant hatwhi c hhek ne wnot . ”

s i nc et hemani f e s t at i on ofk nowl e dgei st hr ough r e adi ng:t he c onc e pt ualappr oac he st hatc anbei mpl e me nt e di nde s i gni ngt he f ac adet r e at e me ntofUSI Ml i br ar yi s‘ WAHYU’ , t her e v e l at i on.

DESI GN PARAMETERS

Thi sc onc e pti sde r i v e df r om t hes t at e dNaql is t udi e s .The r ear e s e v e r ale l e me nt s t hatc anbeabs t r ac t e df r om t hec onc e pt ual pr i nc i pl e s .

NARRATI VEOFTHESURAH Theange l Gabr i e l appe ar e dbe f or et hePr ophe t Muhammaddur i ng hi sque s tt oi s ol at ehi ms e l fi nHi r a ’ c a v ef orc ont e mpl at i onandr e f l e c t i on.

Theange l c amet ohi m andas k e dhi mt or e ad.

Thepr ophe tt he nr e pl i e d, “I donotk nowhowt or e ad” .

Theange l t he nc ame t ohi m andpr e s s e dhi m andt he nr e l e as e dhi mt he nas k e dhi mt o r e adagai n.

Thepr ophe tr e pl i e dt hathec an ’ tr e ad.

Theange l t he n r e pe at e dt heac t i onunt i lt het hi r dt i met ot hee x t e ntt hatGabr i e l s ai d, “ Re ad, andy ourL or di st heMos tGe ne r ous ” .

Thee v e ntde s c r i be di st hef i r s te nc ount e rofPr ophe tMuhammad wi t hAr c hange lGabr i e lasr e s ul tofhi m be i ngappoi nt e dasa Pr ophe t .

JabarI bnAbdul l ahr e por t e d: c onc e r ni ngt hepaus ei nr e v e l at i on, t he Pr ophe t , pe ac eandbl e s s i ngbeuponhi m, s ai d, “ Whi l eI waswal k i ng, al l ofs udde nIhe ar dav oi c ef r om t hes k y .

Il ook e dupands awt he s ameange l whohadv i s i t e dmeatt hec a v eofHi r a ’ s i t t i ngonac hai r be t we e nt hes k yandt hee ar t h.

Ibe c ameaf r ai dofhi m andIc ame bac khomeandI s ai d, ” Wr apme ! ” The nAl l ahr e v e al e dt hev e r s e , “O y ouwr appe dup, Ar i s eandwar n, Ande x al t y ourL or d, pur i f yy ourgar hei dol s ” .Af t e rt hi st her e v e l at i ons t ar t e d me nt s ,andabandont c omi ngs t r ongl yandf r e que nt l y .

Sour c e: Sahi hBuk har i 4, Sahi hMus l i m 160 Thehadi t habov ef or e t ol dusonhowhar dt hef i r s tr e v e l at i onwas be s t owe duponPr ophe tMuhammad.

PRI NCI PLESAPPLI EDI N I NTERGRATI NGWI THTHE CONCEPTUALAPPROACH Thef i r s t r e v e l at i oni st hei mpor t ant e v e nt e v e r happe ne di nhi s t or yof I s l am.

Thi se v e ntmar kt hebi r t hofr e l i gi onofI s l am.

The r ear es omei mpor t anc ee l e me nt st hatar os e sf r om t hev al ueof t hi se v e nt

Theas c endi ngmov ementbe i ng i l l us t r at e satt hef or m off ac ade bys howi ngt hes hapeoft hes k i n f ac ade be c ome s mal l e ras i t goe sdown.

Thi sabs t r ac t sar et oi mpl i e di nde s i gni ngt hef ac adeofUSI Ml i br ar y .

Theabs t r ac te l e me nt sar emos t l yi nabs t r ac t sofmov e me nts i nc ei t t r i e dt os y mbol i s eori l l us t r at et het r ans f e rofk nowl e dge .

DESI GNSTRATEGI ES Thet hr e epar ame t e r st hat ar et obeappl i e donde s i gni ngt hef ac ade bas e dont hec onc e pt ual appr oac h.

Ther e pe t i t i onof t hef or mc r e at e d t hes ec l us i v enes soft hes pac e oc r e at ean byt wi s t i ngi tt o30ot i nt e r e s t i ng f e at ur e s , as we appr oac he st hemai ne nt r anc e s , t hef or ms e e mst oope nupt o pr e s e nc e t he s ens e of wel c omi ng.

Thi s f or ms ar e ar r ange dv e r t i c al l yandr e pi t i t i v e l y s y mbol i s e st hebook sar r ange d ont hebook s he l fatl i br ar y .

Thehi er ar c hyoff or mi sde s i gn s ot hati ti l l us t r at e st hes our c eof t hek nowl e dgec omef r om The Mi ght yOne , Al l ah.