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Interdisciplinary Academic Research

Curriculum Vitae.................................... 04

3D Printed Concrete Tectonics.............. 08

Concrete Choreography......................... 16

Timber Spatial Assemblies.................... 22

Frame Möbel.......................................... 28 Doubullet................................................30

Light Weight Metal Structure.................32

Professional Practice

Baniyas Mixed-Use Development.......... 44

Town Square Development.................... 48

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CURRICULUM VITAE

2021

Aya Shaker AUS & ETH Zurich alumna and part of the Digitalization & Parametric Design Team at Besix. An experienced Architect who has worked in the design and construction industry for 6 years. Post my first years of practice, and driven by my enthusiasm for Innovative Building Technologies within the field, I pursued my Graduate Degree in Architecture and Digital Fabrication from ETH Zurich, Switzerland. As part of my current role, I am responsible for developing various digital tools to automate and enhance construction workflows including Autodesk Revit, ETABS, etc.

Contact Info:

Mobile Phone: +971 50 9424 992 (UAE) Email: ashaker.aya@gmail.com

Technical Skills: • • • • • • • • • •

Education:

Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich (ETH), Zürich, Switzerland.

Master of Advanced studies in Architecture and Digital Fabrication September 2018 - September 2019 American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE. Bachelor of Architecture September 2009 - June 2014

C# (Programming Language) Python (Programming Language) Grasshopper Dynamo Rhinoceros AD Revit AD Maya AD Autocad MS Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint) Adobe Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop)

Languages: • •

English: Fluent Arabic: Native

Professional Experience: BESIX – Dubai, UAE Parametric Designer - February 2020 - Present • Developing Python based tools to automate workflow and expand the parametric capabilities of various Engineering Software such as D-Sheet Piling and ETABS. • Developing plug-ins for Autodesk Revit, written in C# programming language.

• Automating repetitive workflows in Revit via Dynamo scripts.

SIEC (Studio International Engineering Consultants) – Dubai Site Project Architect - July 2017 - August 2018 Responsibilities and Duties within SIEC Project Supervision Department: • Inspecting the progress and the quality of all architectural applications on site • Reporting to the Senior Resident Engineer regarding critical problems and concerns.

• Assuring the compliance of site works to the project’s quality standards and contract requirements.

• Reviewing shop drawings, material approval submittals, RFIs and any other related documents and queries.

SIEC (Studio International Engineering Consultants) - Dubai Architect - July 2015 - June 2017 Responsibilities and Duties within SIEC Design Department: • Developing the design from schematic design stage up to tender stage for various projects that range from residential to commercial developments.

• Preparing the architectural submittals to client, and reviewing the same for the other disciplines to ensure compliance with contract requirements.

• Coordinating with the liaison officer the required submittals to authorities and compliance of the design with the local building code and regulations.

• Coordinating with a multi- disciplinary team of specialists and sub consultants to accommodate the design requirements and assess its implications on the architecture.

Curriculum Vitae. 2021

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Academic Research Experience:

American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE Undergraduate Thesis – September 2013 – June 2014 • Setting up the scope of the research, parametric design and digital fabrication workflow.

• Developing and constructing partial scale prototypes to explore various geometrical possibilities.

• Developing and constructing full scale prototypes to understand the material behaviour and design accordingly.

Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich (ETH), Zürich, Switzerland MAS DFAB ETH – September 2018 – September 2019 • Setting up the parametric design and digital fabrication workflow.

• Developing parametric design iterations using computational design tools such as grasshopper and python programming language.

• Developing algorithms to aid in fabrication data extraction.

• Setting up robotic fabrication stations and running fabrication simulations.

Curriculum Vitae. 2021

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INTERDISCIPLINARY ACADEMIC RESEARCH Computaional Design Digital Fabrication Material Science

3D PRINTED CONCRETE TECTONICS 2019 Course: Master’s Thesis Semester: Summer 2019 Project Duration: 2.5 month Tutors: Ana Anton (DBT at ETHZ), Dr. Lex Reiter (PCBM at ETHZ) Project Partner: Noor Khader Description: This thesis project aimed at exploring tectonic concrete extrusion 3d printing (CE3DP).CE3DP can be defined as the process of joining the deposited concrete, layer upon layer to create pre-designed objects from 3D model data. The primary task of the research is to explore possible tectonics in light of specific fabrication and design parameters using the facilities of the institute of technology in architecture (ITA) at ETH Zurich.

Methodology: The research was conducted through having both of the design and fabrication processes intertwined. The design explorations and prototypes of various assembly logics involved the following phases:

Assembly Typologies Design Research - precedent studies - literature review

Design Development - digital sketching - parametric modeling - rhinoceros gh python / grasshopper

Prototyping partial-scale - pla 3d printing full-scale - robotic 3d concrete extrusion

Final Demonstrators

Fabrication Set-up: The research was made possible by the facilities and the team of the Robotic Fabrication Lab (RFL) at ITA, we had access to an ABB robot with both vertical and horizontal movements of its gantry. The robotic arm was equipped with a concrete extruder allowing a controlled hardening of concrete during fabrication. For this, the extruder continuously mixes concrete with an accelerator in a small mixing chamber, just before extrusion. To drive the robots, the printing data is sent and monitored through an on-line communication station via the robotic communication protocol.

3D Printed Concrete Tectonics. 2019

fabrication setup diagram by Nicolas Feihl (MAS DFAB 19) 08

3D PRINTED CONCRETE TECTONICS 2019 Connection Types: We distinguished connections between assembly parts according to the the joining interface into end-to-end and side-to-side interfaces as could be seen in the diagram on the right.

Assembly Typologies End To End Interface Perpendicular To The Printing Direction

Side To Side Interface Parallel To The Printing Direction

End-to-End Interface: i) Interlocking Interface The nature of the vertical printing process does not allow for non-planar interfaces on both ends of the printed components. Therefore, the interlocking approach emerged as a solution to connect the 3D printed components in a predefined position. Given the minor level of imprecision that is associated to this fabrication technique, a tolerance gap of 10 mm was provided between all of the assembly faces.

assembly typologies chart

units interlocking logic

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assembled 3d printed units (left),cross sections of a single unit (right) 09

3D PRINTED CONCRETE TECTONICS 2019 End-to-End Interface: ii) Half-lap Interface In an attempt to work with the technique’s limitation of having at least one flat end, the research looked at a way to connect two components by creating a twolevel interface. In order to generate a printable design, a slicing script was developed to segment arbitrary shapes into two parts with specific ratios.

As a final step to generate a printable design, the algorithm introduces an inner structure which is an orthogonal extrusion along the splitting plane.

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Side-to-Side Interface: i) Interlocking Components To further explore the idea of interlocking module, a twoparts prototype of a U-shaped interface was printed.

3D Printed Concrete Tectonics. 2019

overall side-to-side and end-to-end prototype

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3D PRINTED CONCRETE TECTONICS 2019 Building on the observations from the previous experiments, the research exploration expanded to look for solutions where interface logic is less susceptible to local imprecisions.

Side-to-Side Interface: i) Key-way like Interface The advantage of such a logic is the significant reduction of the contact surface to a small number of printed layers. This increases the probabilities of having less mis-matching printed components. This specific logic can be applied to different geometries while maintaining the same advantage, as can be seen in the images on the right.

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3D Printed Concrete Tectonics. 2019

key-way like interface prototypes 11

3D PRINTED CONCRETE TECTONICS 2019 Design Implementations: In addition to assembly logic, this thesis developed and built a bar for the 10-year ITA anniversary party. For this we provided a functional countertop surface.

Two methods were explored to answer the question of how to print a functional surface. Both of which are dependent on the orientation of assembly and usage. The first method entails printing 2D geometry directly onto the printing bed to generate a usable perforated surface. The second method utilizes the side of the printed geometry that is parallel to the printed direction, hence, this method takes advantage of the side with the most consistent surface quality.

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Method I: The main challenge in this method was finding the right geometry that allows for a smooth continuous robotic movement. This relationship could be clearly seen in the first prototype with triangular subdivisions (a). The second explored closely packed curvilinear geometry with parallel outline which showed an improvement in the print quality (b). However, the third prototype (c) of self-intersecting circular geometries showed the highest potential in generating a continuous smooth path with less frequent abrupt changes in direction, therefore, self-intersecting geometries were explored at a larger scale.

Method II: As previously mentioned, this method tilizes the surface that is less susceptible to the technique’s imprecision.

Design opportunities with this approach were explored while maintaining the key-way like interface. Building on the design direction from the previous prints, 2D selfintersecting geometries were extruded up to 40 cm height to generate a usable surface (d).

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(c)

(d) 3D Printed Concrete Tectonics. 2019

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3D PRINTED CONCRETE TECTONICS 2019

3D Printed Concrete Tectonics. 2019

impressions from the design and fabrication processes, photos by Axel Crettenand 13

3D PRINTED CONCRETE TECTONICS 2019

impressions from the assembly process, photos by Noor Khader

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3D PRINTED CONCRETE TECTONICS 2019

impressions of the final product and ITA party, photos by Noor Khader

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CONCRETE CHOREOGRAPHY 2019 Course: Integrated Digital Design and Fabrication Project Semester: Spring/Summer 2019 Project Duration: 2.5 month Professor(s): Benjamin Dillenburger (DBT) Tutor(s): Ana Anton (DBT), Patrick Bedarf (DBT), Angela Yoo (DBT), Timothy Wangler (PCBM) Project Partner(s): Chaoyu Du, Eleni Skevaki, Jesus Barney, Jonas Van den Bulcke, Keerthana Udaykumar, Nicolas Feihl, Nik Eftekhar Olivo, Noor Khader, Rahul Girish, Sofia Michopoulou, Ying-Shiuan Chen, Yoana Taseva, Yuta Akizuki, Wenqian Yang Description: In collaboration with the Origen Festival in Riom, Switzerland the installation Concrete Choreography consists of nine, individually designed, 2.7m tall columns.

Each column is concrete 3D printed at full height in 2.5 hours continuously with a single batch of concrete with the process developed at ETH Zurich, with the support of NCCR DFAB.

Computational Design

Curvature Analysis

Fabrication Data

Robotic Path Simulation

Print

Computational Design

Sinus Function

Concrete Choreography. 2019

Mesh Subdivision

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the design applet that was used to develop numerous design iterations

Material Ornamentation

original mesh from applet

Concrete Choreography. 2019

calculating distance from the center

simulation of the print

pattern application

impressions of the final columns’ texture, photos by Sofia Michopoulou 17

CONCRETE CHOREOGRAPHY 2019 Fabrication Data Preparation The design development of the overall column takes place in the design applet resulting in a high-resolution mesh. In order to prepare for fabrication, the mesh under goes a curvature analysis to ensure that the maximum cantilevering angle in the design within the printable range, these parameters were developed during the early stages of the projects. Afterwards, the mesh is sliced horizontally using a specific algorithm to generate a series of 3D points.

Following these initials steps, these points are fed to a grasshopper script that alters the location of the points in space with respect to each other using Sinus function to create the unique surface ornamentation for each column.

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20o

0o curvature analysis

mesh slicing Concrete Choreography. 2019

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CONCRETE CHOREOGRAPHY 2019 Fabrication Statistics Path length = PL Concrete volume = CV Weight = W Time of print = T

C1

C2

C3

C4

C5

C6

C7

C8

C9

PL : 1576 m

PL : 1484 m

PL : 1490 m

PL : 1621 m

PL : 1595 m

PL : 1762 m

PL : 1884 m

PL : 1833 m

PL : 1607 m

CV : 236.4 L

CV : 222.6L

CV: 223.5L

CV : 243.1L

CV : 239.2L

CV : 264.3L

CV : 282.6L

CV : 275.0L

CV : 241.0L

W : 569.7 kg

W: 536.4 kg

W : 538.6 kg

W : 585.8 kg

W : 576.4 kg

W : 636.9 kg

W : 681.1 kg

W : 662.7 kg

W : 580.8 kg

T : 146 min

T : 137 min

T : 138 min

T : 150 min

T : 147 min

T : 163 min

T : 174 min

T : 170 min

T : 149 min

Applet 1 (Sinus Function Columns)

C1 Hierarchy Ratio 3:6:1 Pedestal Ratio 1:1 Shaft Ratio 1:1

C2 Hierarchy Ratio 3:6:1 Pedestal Ratio 1:1 Shaft Ratio 2:3

Concrete Choreography. 2019

C3 Hierarchy Ratio 3:6:1 Pedestal Ratio 1:1 Shaft Ratio 2:3

C4 Hierarchy Ratio 3:6:1 Pedestal Ratio 1:1 Shaft Ratio 2:3

Applet 2 (Subdivision Columns)

C5 Hierarchy Ratio 3:6:1 Pedestal Ratio 1:1 Shaft Ratio 2:3

C6 Hierarchy Ratio 3:6:1 Pedestal Ratio 1:1 Shaft Ratio 1:1

C7 Hierarchy Ratio 3:6:1 Pedestal Ratio 1 :1:1 Shaft Ratio 1:1:1

C8 Hierarchy Ratio 3:6:1 Pedestal Ratio 1:1:1 Shaft Ratio 1:1:1

C9 Hierarchy Ratio 3 : 6 :1 Pedestal Ratio 1:1 Shaft Ratio 1:1:1

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CONCRETE CHOREOGRAPHY 2019

fabrication at the robotic fabrication lab at ETH, photo by Axel crettenand

final columns handling and transportation. photos by Benjamin Hofer Concrete Choreography. 2019

minor post processing, photo by Axel crettenand

final columns assembly on site. photos by Benjamin Hofer 20

CONCRETE CHOREOGRAPHY 2019

final installation. photos by Andrei Jipa(left), Benjamin Hofer(right)

Concrete Choreography. 2019

final installation and performance. photos by Benjamin Hofer 21

TIMBER SPATIAL ASSEMBLIES 2019 Course: Integrated Design and Robotic Fabrication Project Semester: Winter 2019 Project Duration: 2.5 month Professor(s): Fabio Gramazio (GKR), Mathias Kohler(GKR) Structural Consultant: Dr. Mario Rinke (Chair of Structural Design, Prof. Dr. Joseph Schwartz, ETH Zürich) Tutor(s): David Jenny (GKR), Jesus Medina (GKR) Project Partner(s): Chaoyu Du, Eleni Skevaki, Jesus Barney, Jonas Van den Bulcke, Keerthana Udaykumar, Nicolas Feihl, Nik Eftekhar Olivo, Noor Khader, Rahul Girish, Sofia Michopoulou, Ying-Shiuan Chen, Yoana Taseva, Yuta Akizuki, Wenqian Yang Description: Timber Spatial Assemblies is a realization of a commission to The Victoria & Albert museum in Dundee, Scotland. The brief asked to design and construct a pavilion-like structure to be part of the Hello Robot 2019 Exhibition. The design proposal focused on creating multiple pathways within the structure that would allow the audience to experience different moments.

Building on the previous work by Gramazio Kohler research group, the project focused on the development of a new timber construction method, where short slats are held in space and locked by wood dowels. Spatially

complex, the process takes full advantage of the potential for cooperative multi-robotic fabrication in the Robotic Fabrication Laboratory at ETH Zurich. The unique setup of two robotic arms suspended from a gantry allows to one arm to drill the holes for the dowels at a defined angle at the drilling station. Afterwards, the other robotic arm positions and holds a timber slat in space followed by manual insertion of the dowels to lock it in position. Taking advantage of the hygroscopic behaviour of wood, the dowels are pre-dried in an oven to facilitate their manual insertion into the pre-drilled holes. Once moisture is applied, the volumetric expansion maximizes the frictional force between dowels and slats making any additional nails, glue or screws obsolete.

Triple Dowel Connection Generation

Circulation-Informed Form Finding

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15.5 m

2m

top plan

longitudinal section

elevation

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TIMBER SPATIAL ASSEMBLIES 2019 Computational Design Process Single Surface Propagation

step 1 uv directionality

step 2 generate beam axes

step 3 shifted uv axes

step 4 beams generation

step 5 dowels generation

Double Surface Propagation

step 1 corresponding uvs

step 2 corresponding uvs result in a weak connection between two separately fabricated modules

step 1 mirrored uvs

step 2 alternatively, mirrored uvs result in flush strong seam between two separately fabricated modules

Multiple Surface Propagation

the same logic of mirrored uvs is applied to 3 modules meeting along 3 edges Timber Spatial Assemblies. 2019

additional dowel connections are required to ensure a sturdy connection

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TIMBER SPATIAL ASSEMBLIES 2019 Fabrication Setup

Gantry Gantry

Oven Oven Fabrication Control Control Fabrication

Robot pick/place Robot 11 - 11 Pick /-Place Robot 12 - 12 Drill - drill Robot Drilling Station Drilling Station Picking Station Picking Station Fabrication Base Fabrication Base Cutting Station Cutting Station

Timber Spatial Assemblies. 2019

a total of 16 modules make up the timber structure 25

TIMBER SPATIAL ASSEMBLIES 2019

1. Design Geometry 1.Design Geometry

9. Manual Adjustment 10.Manual Adjustments

2. Segments 2.Segments

5 3 1

4 2 0

8. Placing Station 9.Placing Station

3. Assembly Sequence 3.Assembly Sequence

8. Picking Station 8.Picking Station

4. Segments Positioning 4.Segments Positioning

7. Drilling StationStation 7.Drilling

5. Beams Cutting StationStation 5.Beam Cutting

6. Oven-dried Dowels 6.Oven-dried Dowels

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final installation at the V&A Dundee. photo by Michael McGurk

Timber Spatial Assemblies. 2019

final installation at the V&A Dundee. photos by Wenqian Yang 27

FRAME MÖBEL 2018 Course: Design Foundations Semester: Fall 2018 Project Duration: 3 weeks Tutor(s): Marirena Kladeftira (DBT), Matthias Leschok (DBT) Project Partner(s): Noor Khader Description: Frame Moebel is a creative class that explores the possibilities of space frames in furniture design. The goal of the course is to develop form finding algorithms for spaceframe table design and explore parametrically the formal and aesthetic possibilities of additive manufactured joints.

Our area of exploration includes super lightweight structures and spring models.The computational tools included Kangaroo, a live physics engine for interactive simulation, optimization and form-finding directly within Grasshopper and Rhinoceros 3D. Moreover, prototyping of full scale PLA nodes took place in 3d printers.

The table was selected to be part of the “Hybride Konstruktionen” exhibition, curated by the Annette Spiro chair at ETH Zurich.

top: tetrahedron space farme . bottom: relaxed springs model

60 cm

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120 cm

Rods: 69 Nodes: 25 Frame Möbel. 2018

assembled table, photo by Julius Hatt 28

Bottom Joints

Mid Joints

Top Joints

FRAME MÖBEL 2018

joints catalogue

Frame Möbel. 2018

3d printed PLA joint prototypes and assembled table, photos by Julius Hatt 29

DouBULLET 2018 Course: Design Foundations - Rapid Clay Formations Semester: Fall 2018 Project Duration: 4 weeks Tutor(s): Jenny David (GKR), Inés Ariza (GKR) Project Partner(s): Noor Khader, Yoana Taseva Description: DouBullet is a four-week design and build assignment investigating a novel fabrication process for malleable materials. The projects focused on the study of robotic fabrication processes for malleable materials, where the precise control of forces and positions applied to the material to design and build highly differentiated structures.

The setup consists of a small-scale six-axis robotic arm manipulating an end-effector that allows to prepare projectiles of different sizes, position them, and press them into their respective shapes by linear pneumatic actuation. Through iterations of empiric testing, design simulation, and physical prototyping different typologies of the technique were explored. Besides showing the design potential of the different approaches, the goal was to increase the interlocking behavior of the projectiles that leads to better structural performance, to improve the robustness and speed of the fabrication process and to develop methods to relate the physical outcome to the computational design and simulation framework.

UR-5 fabrication set-up. diagram by Noor Khader

Design Parameters

placing two opposing bullets enhances the stability

sectional interlocking allow the geometry to deviate away from the vertical axis without compromising the structural stability

the bullets create an interesting tactile quality to the surface

Fabrication Parameters

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insertion angle DuoBullet. 2018

placement height

opposite bullet spacing 30

DuoBULLET 2018 Inner / Outer Bullet Spacing Gradient

plan view - horizontal spacing gradient

section view - vertical spacing gradient

Final Prototzpe Parameters Height: 8 mm Insertion Angle:150/140 Piston Extrusion: 6 mm Adjacent Bullet Spacing:14 mm Opposite Bullet Spacing: 34-36 mm Vertical Plane Deviation: 40 º

DuoBullet. 2018

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LIGHT WEIGHT METAL STRUCTURE 2014 Course: Individual Undergraduate Thesis Semester: Fall 2013/14 - Spring 2014 Project Duration: 9 months Tutor(s): Michael Dosier (AUS), Kevin Sweet (AUS) Description: The research was a one year-long project that explored the generative process of designing and building a parametric architectural system. The first phase of the research focused on exploring curved folding techniques and developing a prototype for a module that is to be used as the base unit within an aggregate parametric system. The second phase focused on developing the design of the larger architectural system through the use of parametric design tools and fullscale material exploration.

4.a1

4.a2

4.a3

4.b1

4.b2

4.b3

4.c1

4.c2

5.a1

5.a2

5.a3

5.b2

5.b3

5.c1

5.c2

6.a1

6.a2

6.a3

6.b1

6.b2

6.c1

6.c2

8.a1

8.a2

8.a3

8.b1

8.b2

8.c1

8.c2

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LIGHT WEIGHT METAL STRUCTURE 2014 Deriving The Module Considering the broad spectrum of geometry that could be developed into a modular prototype, a number of criteria were set to pose some limitations on the exploration stage. The first criterion was for the module to exhibit potential structural integrity within the system as well as the single separate component. The second criterion was the possibility of the module to be fabricated out of thin sheet metal.

After exploring several folding techniques, the illustrated technique was applied to a number of regular geometries in an attempt to explore the possible variations. To maintain a fair comparison between those different geometries, some characteristics were kept constant such as, regularity of polygons geometry, paper type and thickness.

The illustrated matrix on the left page corresponds to the images of the folded models on the right page. Module (5.a2) was chosen to be further studied and developed to form the base unit of the aggregate system. The base of the 3D folded module is a triangular one, which is an inherently rigid form. Also, the three edges of the triangular base provide a fixed connection opportunity to the adjacent modules, which means that the system can grow infinitely.

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LIGHT WEIGHT METAL STRUCTURE 2014 The next step was developing the module no. (5.a2) to allow for smoother folds and possible connection for the module to hold its inherited folded form. The following matrices show a number of paper models that explored possible geometry manipulations while using two variables: •

Depth of curves

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Crease line location

Locating the crease lines was a trial and error process that responds to the exhibited behavior of the folded geometry.

The crease lines are there to release the tension at the most stressed areas where a crease would inevitably happen.

The later helps the geometry to fold into a more refined and smooth form.

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LIGHT WEIGHT METAL STRUCTURE 2014

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LIGHT WEIGHT METAL STRUCTURE 2014 Moving forward towards full-scale metal fabrication, certain adjustments had to be made to the module geometry.

Geometry manipulation has a different language in each material. The language is affected by the means of fabrication; all of the crease lines were engraved onto the paper modules via a laser cutter, however, steel sheet can only be engraved via a mill. Due to the lack of access to a steel mill, those crease lines had to be translated to a language of discontinuous cuts that could be made via the available metal laser cutter. Those discontinuous cuts are referred to as perforation patterns. There are two primary pattern attributes that had to be tested in order to find the right value for the specific scale and material thickness of the module. Those attributes are •

Geometry of the cut (straight-lined cuts or circular cuts)

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Bar size, the distance from one perforated hole to the next perforated hole.

mountain fold: dashed line bar size: 10 mm

mountain fold: dashed line bar size: 10 mm

mountain fold: dashed line bar size: 10 mm radius: 1 mm

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LIGHT WEIGHT METAL STRUCTURE 2014

mountain fold: circular perforation bar size: 15 mm radius: 2 mm

mountain fold: circular perforation bar size: 10 mm radius: 1 mm

mountain fold: dashed line bar size: 7.5 mm radius: 1/2.5 mm

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LIGHT WEIGHT METAL STRUCTURE 2014 Moving onto the next phase of the project, an architectural parametric structure was designed using parametric design tools such as grasshopper and kangaroo, a live physics engine for interactive simulation, form-finding, optimization and constraint solving. The body of work done in the first phase served as reference for the design and fabrication of the single module. A specific location at the College of Architecture, Art and Design building was picked and the design was further refined to meet its site-specific requirements. In parallel, a series of experiments were carried out to resolve the module-module connection and the canopy to wall detail.

digital rendering of the steel canopy at its destination

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LIGHT WEIGHT METAL STRUCTURE 2014

plan view of the steel canopy at its destination

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LIGHT WEIGHT METAL STRUCTURE 2014

exploded diagram of the system parts

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photographs of the assembled steel canopy

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PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE Design Development Design Coordination Site Supervision

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BANIYAS MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT 2015/17 Description: 16 storey mixed use development.

Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Area: 11,500 m2 Status: Tender stage.

Expected Completion Date: March 2020.

Project Brief: Baniyas mixed-use development is a 3B+G+M+10+R building at the heart of Old Dubai. The project has a very interesting location near one of the most prominent metro stations in Dubai. The close proximity of the project to the underground railways has introduced a number of limitations to the design, resulting in site-specific solutions. The lower basement levels, ground floor and mezzanine comprise of service rooms, retail shops and storage rooms. Level 1 up to level 10, houses the hotel rooms and the management offices. Lastly, the roof level is dedicated to recreational facilities such as all day dining restaurant and an outdoor swimming pool.

Ground floor plan ©siec

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BANIYAS MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT 2015/17 Tasks and Responsblities: 1. Developing the design from schematic design stage up 4. Coordinating with a multi- disciplinary team of to tender stage.

2. Preparing the architectural submittals to client, and reviewing the same for the other disciplines to ensure compliance with contract requirements.

3. Coordinating with the liaison officer the required

specialists and sub consultants to accommodate the design requirements and assess its implications on the architecture.

5. Reviewing all tender queries and RFIs from bidding contractors

submittals to authorities and compliance of the 6. Preparing mood boards for internal finishes for both design with the local building code and regulations. the hotel and commercial parts of the development.

typical floor plan - hotel levels ©siec

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BANIYAS MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT 2015/17

key section through hotel rooms ©siec

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BANIYAS MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT 2015/17 To the left, a 3D diagram showing facade condition 01, where the building envelope is recessed by 1.2 m away from the GRC cladding system,

an evening digital rendering of the development ©siec

To the left, a 3D diagram showing facade condition 02, where the GRC cladding system is the main building envelope.

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TOWN SQUARE DEVELOPMENT - ZAHRA BREEZE - PARCEL NO.8 2015/18 Description: 10 storey mixed use development Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates Area: 102,000 m2 Status: Completed Project Brief Town Square development by NSHAMA is a housing complex in Dubai, which is 712 Acre in size. The complex comprises of residential flats, private villas and commercial units. In addition, the complex provides a variety of recreational facilities and parks. The project is located along Al Qudra road, an area that is witnessing a major construction boom in preparation to Expo 2020.

Zahra Breeze, parcel no.8, is designed to have two zones, each zone consists of 3 or 4 eight-storey buildings with a connected ground and podium levels that are dedicated to retail and parking functions. The residential units typologies range from studio up to 1, 2 and 3 bedroom apartments, as well as, duplex units located on the seventh & eighth floors. All of the residential units have access to facilities such as a common swimming pool, gymnasium and community club.

Tasks and Responsblities Stage I - 2015 - Junior Architect 1. Developing facade design options including façade geometry, materials and color palette.

2. Developing the layout plan for several apartment typologies, such as duplex uWnits and three bedroom apartments.

3. Working with a team to develop the architectural drawings set from schematic design stage up to issued for construction.

Stage II - 2018 - Site Project Architect 1. Inspecting the progress and the quality of all architectural applications on site 2. Reporting to the Senior Resident Engineer regarding critical problems and concerns.

3. Assuring the compliance of site works to the project’s quality standards and contract requirements.

4. Reviewing shop drawings, material approval submittals, RFIs and any other related documents and queries.

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TOWN SQUARE DEVELOPMENT - ZAHRA BREEZE - PARCEL NO.8 2015/18

site plan of parcel no.8 ©siec

overall first floor plan of zone 1&2 ©siec

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TOWN SQUARE DEVELOPMENT - ZAHRA BREEZE - PARCEL NO.8 2015/18

block a - typical floor plan ©siec

block b - typical floor plan ©siec

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block a - main elevation ©siec

main section through block a & b ©siec

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