PORTFOLIO '23

PORTFOLIO

CONTENTS

تايوتحملا

BIO

Faisal is a multi-disciplinary designer, Architectural Visualiser, and interior architecture student with a passion for sustainable architecture. He has worked on projects spanning various disciplines and scales, from designing and 3D modeling to rendering for clients across Europe and the Middle East.

Faisal is committed to promoting environmental sustainability in architecture, particularly in the Gulf of the Middle East. He is a team player who was nominated for the interdisciplinary award for Collaboration and Interdisciplinary Practice for his work on the Butterfly Bench project, which aimed to revive the butterfly population of Brighton and promote socialisation following the pandemic.

Faisal’s attention to detail and ability to think big picture is evident in his project, “The Big Picture.” Here, he utilized LiDAR detection data to create a 3D model of Newhaven and cast a plaster terrain map, demonstrating his willingness to go above and beyond to incorporate site context into his designs.

Faisal holds a Foundational degree in Art and Design and is in the process of graduating with a BA (Hons) in Interior Architecture from the University of Brighton.

FAISAL AL SALE

Personal Information

D.O.B. 01.08.2001

EMAIL faisal.alsaleh1@gmail.com

PHONE +44 (0) 7460799834

ADDRESS Flat 4, 70 Grand Parade, Brighton, BN2 9JA

Skills

Software: Sketchup

Vectorworks

3DS Max

V-Ray

Twinmotion

Enscape

Adobe Illustrator, Indesign, Photoshop

Microsoft Office Suite

Fabrication:

Model-Making

3D Printing

Laser Cutting

Hand Sketching

Other:

Research

Terrain Mapping

Team Coordination

Sustainability

Languages:

English, Arabic - Bilingual Fluency

2020-2023

2019-2020

2017-2019

2015-2019

2018

2018

2022

2021

2021

2020

2018-2019

BA (hons) Interior Architecture and Design

University of Brighton

Education Foundation in Art and Design

University of Brighton International College

International Bacalaureate

Selected Subjects:

Higher Level

English

Higher Level History

Higher Level Visual Arts

Standard Level Psychology

American Highschool Diploma

American Creativity Academy ( Hawally, Kuwait)

Pencil & Graphite Drawing Course

Artspace Q8

Summer Architecture Course

Oxford Royale Academy

Work Experience

Modelling, Rendering, Design

DForm Architecture, Kuwait

Designed, Rendered Living Space

Evian Les Bains, France

Designed, Rendered, Fabricated Entertainment Centre Nuzha, Kuwait

Designed, Fabricated Kitchen Island, Pantry Ahmedi, Kuwait

Voluntary Work

Ambassador, Behavioral Counselor

Student Ambassadors of Goodwill

• Mentorship of Students

• Behavioural Guidance Counselling

• Academic Counselling and tutoring (English, History)

• Administrative Support (Events, PT Conferences)

2017 Administrative Support & Camp Counseling

Blank Hunts

Assigned role of Administrative Helpdesk and Student Counselor

• Administrative Support (Helpdesk and Reception)

• Management of Workplace Communication

• Management of Student Records and Attendance

• Student Supervisor

• Student Advisor

PROJECTS

عيراشملا

BENCH

“Escape

The aim of ‘The Butterfly Effect’ is to serve as not only a social seating area for students and passers by but also as a home to the ever growing population of butterflies in Brighton. Situated in a well used corner near the future main pedestrian bridge, the design is in the perfect location for commuters to stop for a coffee or for students to sit and study while feeling at one with nature. The Honeysuckle canopy creates the perfect habitat for butterflies to thrive and act as a home for the duration of their life. The simple to assemble self-supported temporary structure requires no glue or screws and instead relies on a slot together structure where each layer is stacked onto a pole system allowing the design to be quickly assembled or taken down. The shape of the design allows for multiple uses with the main use being aimed at a group of 2 or 3 people being able to sit in the booth like part of the design and have a more private interaction while also allowing for people to sit on the outer benches and corresponding stools (Made from the centre offcuts from the CNC cutting) providing more space and functionality for bigger groups or individual people to make the most out of the space.

Site Context

Wild Flowers

Specific wildflowers such as kidney vetch, knapweed and marjoram are known to attract butterflies and will be planted in the planters of our structure. Having a wide variety of plants will create a bright and colourful grouping of plants which will be overall more visually attractive to users and will also help to attract all types of butterfly in the area.

Honey Suckle Plant

Honey suckles are a type of vine which is commonly used in butterfly gardens around the world, this is because it is the perfect home for caterpillars to transition into butterflies, this is due to honeysuckle being a very tangled species of plant causing them to create balls and thick weaves around the plant netting creating the perfect home for butterflies while also being home to a huge floral display of primarily pink flowers which bloom on the vines.

Butterfly Life Cycle

Small Blue

The small blue is the smallest of all the UK’s butterflies. Adults are on the wing from May to August and can be seen feeding on common bird’sfoot-trefoil or horseshoe vetch on chalk grassland, but only where kidney vetch also grows - the sole foodplant of the caterpillars. Males set up territories in sheltered places and the females lay their eggs on the kidney vetch or commonly on honeysuckle; the emerging caterpillars feed on the flowerheads.

Marbled White

The marbled white is a distinctive, medi um-sized, white butterfly, with black-cheq uered markings. Adults are on the wing the summer, from June to August. Strong colonies can be found on warm, spe cies-rich chalk and limestone grasslands, but woodland rides, railways cuttings and road verges are also frequented. The adults can often be seen feeding on pur ple flowers, such as field scabious, com mon knapweed and wild marjoram. The caterpillars feed on a variety of grasses, but red fescue is especially important.

1100mm

72mm

The Butterflies Most Commonly Found

Connections Between Layers

Canopy Poles

from University to sit in a beautiful floral garden with butterflies”

Plant Netting

The canopy structure will be created out of Plant netting allowing for the honey suckles to grow and weave into the netting giving them the perfect base to grow into. Plant netting I lightweight and easy to erect onto the hook structure atop the poles. The plant netting will also allow for cocoons to have a perfect home while they develop and hatch entangles in the honeysuckle and plant netting canopy.

Treated Plywood

Treated Plywood is a cheap and easy to source material, Its also perfect to be used alongside a CNC cutter allowing for precise large shapes to be cut out of the sheets creating a more precise overall finish. Having the plywood treated ensures it will hold up to the weather for as long as the temporary structure is erected. Plywood is also not too heavy making it easier to be transported to site and meaning it will take less people to assemble.

White-letter Hairstreak

The white-letter hairstreak is a small butterfly that breeds in elm trees in hedgerows, woodland rides and scrub. It can be hard to spot as it flutters around the treetops and vine covered surfaces, but does come down to lower levels to nectar on flowers like bramble. Adults are on the wing from June to August, and there is only one brood per year. Cater

pillars are well camouflaged, look

ing like young buds and leaves.

CNC Cutting

The main structure will be constructed of CNC cut plywood and then layered together being supported by a series of 60mm poles around the structure. CNC cutting is a cheap and quick source of fabrication for wooden parts and will allow us to use large sheets of ply to cut our shapes with the offcuts being used as stools to accompany the main structure. The main benefit of using CNC cut ply is that is means every layer will be perfectly cut allowing the structure to fit together without any alterations made. CNC cutting is also very quick meaning the fabrication time for the entire structure would be estimated at around 20 hours.

60mm

PIER

VILLA

Designing Front door + first floor window

Tasked with converting Lead Architects Floorplans into a 3D Model and Render

CONSOLE

Entertainment Center (Plywood, Veneer, Paint, LED Strips )

Entertainment Center

Model + Render (Sketchup, Enscape, V Ray)

3D

MISC.

. تاقرفتم

HOPE

“HOPE” (adobe Illustrator)

TIME

“TIRED OF WAITING” (adobe Illustrator)

TOPOGRAPHY

ايفارغوبط

Topographical Map of Newhaven (Lidar Data, 3DEM, Blender)

Topographical Model (PLA plastic filament, resin, Plaster)

2D

BIRDS

STILL LIFE (Graphite Pencil on Paper)

(Ink on Paper(s))