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RECREATIONAL SKETCHES

INTERLOCKING SKYSCRAPER

E xp E rim E nting with catwalks , int E rs E cting massings , and pock E t spac E s in a singular unifi E d composition .

CANYON INTERWOVEN STRUCTURE t

w E aving with th E E xisting canyon .

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ACCENTING STRUCTURES

th E two distinct juxtapos E d structur E s ar E r E sponding to E ach oth E r

in an int E r E sting g E om E tric dynamic and E xplicitly int E rtwin E d by a

catwalk s E rving as a 3 rd massing .

TOWERING TREES

inspir E d by a sit E of soaring tr EE s , th E skyscrap E rs tow E r and E m E rg E

from th E ground dramatically and ar E int E rconn E ct E d by catwalks

lik E branch E s .

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acc E nting structur E s tow E ring tr EE s

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CARVED OUT CANYON

a coh E r E nt combination of outdoor spac E s i . E ., plazas and built forms .

mor E ov E r , it ’ s also an int E r E sting play of contrasts of h E avy canyons and light glaz E d forms

SOLID/VOID INTERPLAY

a composition of solid structur E s and voids int E rtwin E d forming a

p E rformanc E of a dynamic bustl E of outdoor and indoor spac E s E voking mov E m E nt

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BUILDINGS IN DIALOGUE

int E r E sting similar forms with slight g E om E tric variations

y E t with conn E ctions that cr E at E a communicativ E dynamic

L-SHAPED FORM ITERATION: 1

E xp E rim E nting with “ l ” shap E d building typology configurations and conn E ctions through catwalks and facad E compositions .

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buildings in dialogu E l - shap E d forms it E ration : 1

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L SHAPED FORM ITERATION: 2

thr EE s E ri E s of l - shap E d structur E s configur E d in unson that cr E at E s

a br E athabl E , v E ntilat E d , and naturally illumin E d spac E s , altog E th E r .

CONTEMPORARY BRUTALIST STRUCTURE

a p E rsonal d E sign twist of a brutalist structur E that has a mor E cont E mporary d E sign approach . t h E bulky glaz E d mass E s giv E s it a mor E light E r f EE l to its concr E t E pr E d E c E ssor archityp E d E spit E its monolithic bulkin E ss

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l - shap E d form it E ration : 2 cont E mporary brutalist structur E

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CONTEMPORARY VILLA

INTERSECTING HIGH-RISERS

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a cont E mporary d E - stijil isnpir E d p E rsonal d E sign styl E of a cont E mporary villa .
angular and r E ctilin E ar cont E mporary high - ris E rs int E rs E cting through a s E ri E s of horizontal glaz E d mass E s and sky bridg E s . cont E mporary villa int E rs E cting high - ris E rs

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L SHAPED FORM ITERATION: 3

E xp E rim E nting with int E ractiv E , chanc E social spac E s by morphing

l - s hap E d structur E s to s EE k circulation m E thods .

SUSPENDING STRUCTURES

bulky

columns , and links that giv E

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CANYON CONCEPTUAL FORMS

a triad compostion of sharp angular structur E s minspir E d by th E d E s E rt canyon sit E including th E color sch E m E and mat E rial ston E t E xtur E s .

INTERTWINING TOWERS

t wo tow E rs acc E nting E ach oth E r through int E rtwining horizontal glaz E d mass E s in g E om E tirc r E c E ptiv E arcs and circular voidal conn E ction zon E s . canyon conc E ptual forms int E rtwining tow E rs

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L SHAPED FORM ITERATION: 4

t wo l - shap E d forms inv E rt E d of on E anoth E r conn E ct E d through a focal irr E gular , param E tric glaz E d mass dominating

NEO-FUTURISTIC COMPLEX

hadid and frank g E hry .

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l - shap E d form it E ration : 4 n E o - futuristic compl E x
a fantasy - bas E d , n E o - futuristic compl E x d E sign that has d E constructionist inspir E d d E sign styl E mainly from zaha

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STAIRWELL DECONSTRUCTIONIST CONCEPT

t h E conc E pt is th E isolation and d E construction of a typical

l E vantin E apartm E nt typology wh E r E th E stairw E ll is th E focal point . t h E n th E two wings on opposit E sid E s all conn E ct E d through thr EE l E v E ls of sky bridg E corridors

INTERWOVEN CUBOID CONCEPT

t hr EE void E d out cuboidal forms ov E rlapping and furth E r int E rwov E n by catwalks , v E rtical E l E m E nts , and skybridg E s throughout th E E nti E rty of th E structur E .

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stairw E ll d E constructionist conc E pt int E rwov E n cuboid conc E pt

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L SHAPED FORM ITERATION: 5

i rr E gular l shap E d forms with dramatic horizontality with sharp int E rs E cting zon E s and ov E rlapping g E om E tri E s that giv E s ris E to sl EE k cantil E v E rs , t E rrac E s , and plaza pock E ts E m E rg E .

THE CARVING & OVERLAPPING

c arving out curvilin E ar forms in an oth E rwis E r E ctilin E ar ov E rall structur E ( middl E void as an E xc E ption ) has , as a r E sult , cr E at E d an int E r E sting a E sth E tic & fascinating vistas for th E us E r E xp E ri E nc E in th E s E t E rrac E and gard E n voids spac E s .

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l - shap E d form it E ration : 5 th E carving & ov E rlapping

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L-SHAPED FORM ITERATION: 6

a noth E r it E ration of th E l - shap E d structur E s to pursu E id E al

br E athability , coh E r E nt indoor & outdoor dualiti E s , chanc E spac E s ,

circulation , v E ntilation , and lighting as portray E d in th E sk E tch diagram

E l E m E nts i . E ., arrows .

TRAPAZOIDAL TOWER CONCEPT

t h E form was form E d by lt E rnating and contrasting trapazoidal forms juxtapos E d v E rtically whil E a glaz E d cladd E d cor E tow E rs to th E top whil E b E ing r E c E ss E d in r E lation to th E dominant trapazoidal volumns

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l - shap E d form it E ration : 6 trapazoidal tow E r conc E pt

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TERRACE IN THE SKY

a coh E siv E s E t of structur E s adh E r E d tog E th E r and a primary on E ( blu E building ) that has a crowning hanging t E rrac E which is th E culminating social spac E thus bolst E ring th E social coh E siv E n E ss of th E compl E x .

RHOMBOIDAL TOWER CONCEPT

t his is a variation and a sort of an it E ration of th E “trapEzoidal towEr concEpt” on pag E 12. t h E diff E r E nc E h E r E is th E twisting and angular torsions of th E rhomboidal formations which is an E xp E rim E nt on shading m E thods and int E r E sting E xpansiv E

for th E us E r E xp E ri E nc E s at various vantag E points .

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t E rrac E in th E sky rhomboidal tow E r conc E pt
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RIBA ARCHITECTURE COMPETITION

th E v E rnacular archit E ctural sk E tch is a visionary proposal is highly inspir E d by th E

a l - s alt city in j ordan . t his conc E pt is captur E d by a sunris E trail narrativ E

illustrat E d by th E sunris E gradi E nt colors of th E buildings that ar E int E rconn E ct E d by a

n E twork of staircas E s & ov E r - hang E d

communal gr EE n roofs . m or E ov E r , th E us E r

E xp E ri E nc E of walking up th E sunris E trail

narrativ E in th E community is E nrich E d by th E chanc E int E ractions with r E sid E nts throughout th E compl E x w E b of staircas E s and by th E b E autiful vi E w of orch E strat E d

gr EE n roofs of hous E s stack E d in multi -

lay E rs of topographic l E v E ls . t h E

topography is a distinct f E atur E in j ordan

sinc E it ’ s a v E ry mountainous r E gion with al most no flat lands . a lso , th E r E d dott E d lin E s

d E not E th E topographic contours of j ordan ’ s

mountainous t E rrains and th E r E d arrows

signifi E s th E us E r ’ s trail . a s a final not E , th E

j ordanian b E douin dagg E r / sword on th E

v E ry top is m E r E ly an artistic touch to symboliz E and captur E th E “ carv E d slic E ”

f E atur E of j ordan ’ s int E rwov E n community .

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