Academic and professional portfolio Ali Badreddine
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Replacement, atonement, and a land which has forgiven
Institute of architecture + other things
Third Year Architecture Studio (Spring 2015)
Sharek: A rental sharing platform
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MIT Lebanon Challenge 2020
Etihad Rail: AD350 alignment
First and last mile connectivity and integration strategies
Fifth Year Final Architecture Studio (Spring 2017) 28
Rahayel City: (ICAD V) Master Plan & Infrastructure Concept Design 36 Dubai 2040 Integrated 20-year Smart Urban Structure Plan
Abu Dhabi Reem Island
Integrated Land Water Access Plan (ILWAP)
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Academic Key Professional
Personal
feb - may 2017
Replacement, atonement, and a land which has forgiven
Fifth Year Final Architecture Studio (Spring 2017)
Instructors: Michael Hughes*, Fernando Menis
Location: Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Role: Architecture Student/ Type: Group**
We were intrigued by the static representation in archaeological centers and museums of the region’s material culture that does not go beyond their exhibition. The fact that material culture, in this case, through the act of weaving - both from animal wool and palm fronds - is confined to exhibition is the reason why a continuous relationship of an arts/crafts tradition between the past and present ceases to exist.
Responsibilities:
Contributed to the development of the project’s concept
Worked on 3D modeling, visualizations, technical and conceptual drawings using different media (charcoal, ink, color)
Worked on building and assembling the physical model and its documentation
What we proposed was a space that allows people to be part of the arts/crafts tradition by engaging them in the material culture’s process, from extracting raw materials to the production of the art and artifacts themselves. This we believed, would create an understanding and an appreciation of the processes of material production beyond the knowledge attained from discovering physical remnants or artifacts of the past. The production and artistic output would create a cultural link that would allow people to view themselves as important elements of a rich cultural process that would revive, thrive and sustain the region’s material culture. *mhughes@aus.edu **Abdurrahman Baru
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Mleiha’s Sarcophagus
Physical modeling/ photography credit: Ali Badreddine, Abdurrahman Baru
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Drawings credit: Ali Badreddine
Experiential perspectives: a study of space, light and procession
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Drawings credit: Ali Badreddine
Drawings showing initial plan and section strategies that influenced decisions in the design and spatial programming process
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Visualization credit: Ali Badreddine/ 3D modeling credit: Ali Badreddine, Abdurrahman Baru
Rendered perspectives of entry (1) and view of the palm grove and harvest (2), palm grove and gallery exterior (3) and view through low threshold towards an open space (4)
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Weaving and crafting activities inside
Perspective section credit: Ali Badreddine/ 3D modeling credit: Ali Badreddine, Abdurrahman Baru
Section perspective of overall form, interior spaces and the palm grove, showing where certain activities take place
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Palm frond harvest and processing
Final
physical model
Institute of architecture + other things
Third Year Architecture Studio (Spring 2015)
Instructor: Amin al-Saden* Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates Role: Architecture Student/ Type: Individual
This project engages the idea of porosity as expressed through a series of different forms of openings in walls - the structural system employed in this project. The walls express monumentality and monolithicism which contrasts with the interior spaces required by the brief, defined by orthogonal volumes that strike through the walls emphasizing porosity of spaces.
The volumes have a quality of lightness in contrast with the density and mass-like quality of the walls. Introducing different sizes of pores into the walls strengthen the concept of porosity and enhances the experience and appreciation of the quality of the walls while not jeopardizing their structural integrity and the contrast between the walls and the spaces created. Porosity throughout the walls is defined in terms of porosities of light, vegetation, access, seating spaces as well as views.
The ground level is left open and the programs have been raised at a higher level to allow for freedom of flow along and through the walls. This provides a space for the visitors to interact with the project even when the institute itself is closed. This defines the project as one that is welcoming and interactive and would provide possibilities of it being used as a place of entertainment. The spatial experience through this project provides an insight on how it works at redefining public spaces in an arid and hot climate such as Dubai.
*amin.alsaden@mail.utoronto.ca
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feb - may 2019
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Study models of wall typologies and iterations of intersecting volumes and spaces between
Process showing formation of walls and programs defined as independent volumes intersecting at different levels
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First and second floor plans
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Rendered view of the approach
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Rendered view between the high walls
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jun 2020
Sharek: A rental Sharing Platform
MIT Lebanon Challenge 2020
Location: Beirut, Lebanon
Sub-track: 1.A. Basic Needs: Food, Water, and Shelter
Type: Group*
The MIT Lebanon Challenge was a weekend hackathon that gathered people from all over the world in a purely digital event to brainstorm ideas and solutions for Lebanon’s most pressing economic challenges. I was part of the Basic Needs: Food, Water, and Shelter sub-track. My team and I focused on the shelter aspect of the theme and identified how residents in Beirut and its surrounding areas have been finding it difficult to find housing following a tumultuous year of social and economic woes.
What we proposed was to create a mobile/ online platform called ‘Sharek’ (to share) that matches prospective tenants in need of housing and are looking for roommates to potential landlords. We worked on finding ways to create value, generate income, implement and choose our target audience in addition to identifying competitive advantages and a strategy to market our platform.
Responsibilities:
Worked on designing the user experience of the mobile application
Contributed to the research on how to generate revenue and identify a target audience
*Sub-track team
Beirut, Lebanon
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Renting a private flat in Beirut is not affordable
Average income of a Lebanese wage worker is 1,855,570 L.L/month (2017)
The minimum cost of a private rental in Beirut is 500$ (at least 40% of income)
Residents are finding it difficult to find housing
Tenants cannot afford existing stock and building new apartments requires land, capital and time
Beirut has a stock of large apartments so adapting existing stock to new needs is preferable
Solution: Sharek
Creating value
For tenants:
• Reduces broker fee while offering access to shared rental listings market
• Allows tenants to split the high cost of renting
• Connect tenants based on their preferences
For landlords:
• A direct link to tenants willing to share
• Higher occupancy rate
• Vetted through a tenant rating system
An online platform that matches tenants looking for roommates to potential landlords 1 2
Generating revenue
For tenants: They would have two options: a free standard package and a fixed fee premium package
For landlords: They would be able to list their flats for a fixed monthly/ weekly fee. The fixed fee for a shared flat that already has some occupants would be less than the fee for an empty flat
Implementation: Proof of concept
How can we build a model, identify risks and mitigation strategies?
• Identify some rental units in a area with potential customers (e.g. Hamra St., Beirut)
• Get landlords to join our platform and list their units
• Get tenants to occupy these listings
• Identify risks and mitigation strategies
• Improve our model
• Expand to MENA markets to compensate for lower revenue margins in Lebanon
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Facebook groups
and SplitSpot
SpareRoom
user interface
rating system
connectivity
2 1 3 1 2 Target audience Competitive advantage Go-to-Market strategy: Partnerships Young professionals Universities Students Companies Newlyweds and small families Charity organizations
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• Not in the MENA region • Does not focus on tenant
• Does not include a rating system
We need something like this, considering the current situation. The fee perfectly makes sense to keep the platform sustainable. I’m interested.” - Hamra Apartments Yes, if it’s helpful, then I am willing to pay a fee. But I’m willing to pay a one-off payment rather than a monthly commission.” - Property owner A small fee that helps me easily navigate between other tenants and dorms is not an issue.” Yes, since the platform makes it easier for me to find a possible roommate.” Tenants get to choose where they would like to find an apartment or a roommate match They then subscribe, set up their profile, and search through the platform to find a roommate that matches their needs and affordability Number of people willing to share an apartment Yes 86.4% 13% 0.6% Maybe No - University student - Single employed
mar - jun 2020
Etihad Rail: AD350 alignment
First and last mile connectivity and integration strategies
Supervisor: Laura Donovan*
Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Role: Graduate Architect/ Type: Individual
The Etihad Rail AD350 alignment is a high speed rail connecting the city of Abu Dhabi with the city of Al Ain. The effort required a benchmarking analysis of the latest and future trends in first and last mile strategies that can be implemented and integrated with the different station typologies that dot the length of the alignment.
There was an emphasis on proposing and mapping innovative and seamless first and last mile segments for a user’s overall journey in addition to visualizing a customer’s experience with a proposed app that lays out a sequence to their journey and their choice of different mobility modes.
Responsibilities:
Provide initial benchmarking research on first/last mile connectivity
Develop storyboards of different station typologies and modes of transport
Visualize customer app experience and the overall AD350 ecosystem
Create iterative alignment maps based on team inputs
*laura.donovan@jacobs.com
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Rendered vision of Etihad Rail AD350 alignment Visualization credit: Ali Badreddine
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(1) Visualization credit (background): Jennath Poozhithara
User experience/ app interface credit: Ali Badreddine
Station typology with first and last mile connectivity integration strategies (1) and customer experience/ app interface design and sequence (2)
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Rendered aerial view of Rahayel City (ICAD V) Visualization credit: RedVertex/ 3D modeling credit: Ali Badreddine, Aneesh Illikkal
feb - may 2019
Rahayel city: (icad v)
Master Plan & Infrastructure Concept Design
Client: ZonesCorp
Supervisors: Nino Spahic, Vibha Suri* Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Role: Graduate Architect/ Type: Group**
Rahayel City (ICAD V) was a fast-track masterplanning effort in response to the client’s intention to develop a world-class, integrated auto-hub in Abu Dhabi - comprising showrooms, workshops and service centers in addition to residential, entertainment and hospitality elements - as part of a mandate by the government to implement strategic plans to develop the automotive industry in the emirate. The project covers an area of approximately 390ha.
The project’s objective was to create a dynamic environment for the automotive business to thrive while elevating the shopping and service experience for customers. In addition, the project has been developed in line with the Abu Dhabi 2030 vision to build a sustainable and diversified, high value-added economy that is well integrated into the global economy providing accessible and higher-value opportunities for all its citizens and residents. The aim for Rahayel City was to eventually become the destination for all automotive manufacturers, distributors, and dealers in Abu Dhabi and the wider region, providing a diverse and attractive range of auto-related investment opportunities.
Responsibilities:
Designed the interior and exterior of the workshops and service centers
Developed the architectural and visual form of several building typologies
Contributed to the development of the Master Plan and the structure and input of the final report
*vibha.suri@jacobs.com **Jacobs Planning Team
Exhibited in:
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FromAbuDhabiCity
Rahayel City (ICAD V) is part of several important industrial areas in Musaffah that serve the city of Abu Dhabi and its surrounding regions
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From Dubai
FromAlAin
Rahayel City (ICAD V)
Abu Dhabi City
Industrial Cities of Abu Dhabi (I, II, III, IV, VI)
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The development creates a service and entertainment-driven project with a unique approach to experience and character
Analysis plan/ theme diagram credit: Ali Badreddine
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Rendered perspectives of used car showrooms (1), commercial buildings and the car museum (2)
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Rendered perspectives of the test track (3) and Rahayel Plaza (4)
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Visualization credit: RedVertex/ 3D modeling credit: Ali Badreddine, Aneesh Illikkal
185m2 56m2 14m2 10.3m2 4.9m2 13.3m2 5m2 103.5m2
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Service Center (Basic Unit) Front Elevation Plot size
Repair
Attached
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Bays Storage Reception (Office) & Breakout Room Utilities (WC) + Eye Wash Area Main Circulation (Corridors) Additional (Miscellaneous) Total Built Up Area
and elevation credit: Ali Badreddine
Plan
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Rendered perspective of the attached service center block Visualization credit: RedVertex/ 3D modeling credit: Ali Badreddine, Aneesh Illikkal
jun 2020 - jun 2021
Integrated 20-year Smart Urban Structure Plan
Supervisor: Manosh De, Kamesh Sreenivasan*
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Role: Junior Planner/ Type: Group**
The Dubai 2040 Plan is the Emirate of Dubai’s 7th structure plan. The Plan builds on the principles for urban growth established by the previous planning strategies adopted by the emirate throughout the years.
It is the emirate’s primary spatial strategy, building an integrated roadmap to achieve the UAE leadership’s fifty-year development agenda.
Responsibilities:
Provided visual input in the form of maps, diagrams of different scales, and story boards that were presented to different groups and stakeholders
Provided technical writeup on urban design and best practices for the built environment
Supported subject-matter experts in urban planning, sustainability and infrastructure in research, technical and visual inputs that were incorporated into the final report
Supported the client in preparing visual storyboards for Dubai 2040’s competition entry to the ISOCARP Awards
*kamesh.sreenivasan@jacobs.com
**Multi-disciplinary Team
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Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, ruler of Dubai, at the launch of the Dubai 2040 Smart Urban Master Plan ceremony
Diagrams visualizing a sample of the principles of sustainable growth
38 The Plan adopts an integrated sectoral and normative approach Vision framework The Best City for Living Vision 7 Strategy Themes Business friendliness Peoplecentric priority Sector collaboration Resources efficiency Housing choice Environmental conservation Sustainability and resilience 8 Aims Spatial and infrastructure optimization Enhance park and open space provision People-centric accessibility Heritage, archaeology, cultural protection Integration of economic lands to enhance effectiveness Consistent and coordinated planning and development regulations Improved environment spatial quality and resilience Plan vibrant, healthy communities with a range of housing and core facilities 1 2 3 6 4 7 5 8 86 Principles For Sustainable Growth Spatial Development Parameters Marine and Coastal Environment Centres and Population Structure Growth Areas Land Use Open Space and Green Corridors Terrestrial Environment Mobility and Accessibility Utilities Integrated Corridors 1 6 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 34 Policy Directions 33 Indicators Policy 17: Provide a high-quality public parks and recreation system Create inclusive, mixed communities that enable good access to parks and open space Enhance provision of parks and open space Indicator 3.1: Increase public park provision per capita Sustainable Dubai Passive Solutions Active Solutions Integrated Solutions Resilient Dubai Vision 86 Principles For Sustainable Growth 8 Aims 34 Policy Directions 33 Indicators 7 Strategy Themes
The Plan envisions a city wide approach to open spaces and green corridors linked to environmental systems and population hierarchy
The Plan prioritises centres as key building blocks, connecting them with transit services to ensure easy access and improved efficiency
The X-minute community/work city concepts ensure that people are able to meet most of their daily needs/reach substantial number of employment centres within an X-minute walk or cycle distance from their homes or public transport systems
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Plan of the Reem Island Integrated Land Water Access Plan (ILWAP) ILWAP plan credit: Renjith Raveendran, Vijesh Sequeira
jun 2018 - jun 2019
abu dhabi reem island
Integrated Land Water Access Plan (ILWAP)
Client: Bunya LLC
Supervisors: Manosh De*, Nino Spahic Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Role: Graduate Architect/ Type: Group**
The client has requested the team to create an integrated land water access (ILWAP) report that guides the developers on Reem Island, as well as future developers, on the treatment of waterfront edges regarding accessibility to and from land/water. The ILWAP has been commissioned by Bunya LLC to provide more detail on the measures that are to be taken to create a unified land/water access plan. It is regarded as an important part of the implementation of the concept integrated master plan (CIMP) prepared for the island.
The ILWAP guidelines will be used by the developers to integrate their developments to reflect a unified vision for a versatile, varied and safe waterfront. The ILWAP aims to highlight a certain level of quality and conformance with the Vision 2030 overarching principles. The ILWAP was produced following a series of reviews, benchmarking and workshops with the client and authorities over an eight month period. The result of these reviews is the agreement and creation of six key principles, summarized by their acronym A.C.C.E.S.S, that embodies the essence of how the land water access would be achieved.
Responsibilities:
Developed written and visual guidelines and drawings on the best possible practices in creating a continuous and accessible waterfront
*manosh.de@jacobs.com **Jacobs Planning Team
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Revolving the vision of the ILWAP around the six key principles, A.C.C.E.S.S, provides the developers on Reem Island the blueprint for the creation of a quality waterfront and healthy urban environment that promotes a positive sense of community, a vibrant and modern way of living, and an appreciation and preservation of the existing natural ecosystem.”
- Reem Island Integrated Land Water Access Plan (ILWAP)
A series of typical waterfront edge sections, soft edge (1), quay wall (2) provided insight on the treatment of promenades and edge conditions to accommodate different types of users and accessibility scenarios
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S S CTIVITY ONTINUITY OMMUNITY XPRESSION USTAINABILITY AFETY
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Diagrams illustrating strategies for connectivity between land and water public transport locations (3)
(1, 2 & 3) Sections/ Diagrams
credit: Ali Badreddine
