I am an architectural assistant with 8 months experience. I come from a multicultural background and I am working towards a Master’s degree in architecture.
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2016-2019
The University of Nottingham
BArch (Hons) Architecture (ARB/RIBA Part 1)
My passion for stone in architecture grew through academic projects focused on re-use and sustainable principles.
BA Law with French and French Law (2019 - 2020)
Transitionary year truncated by the COVID pandemic.
Lycée International Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France
OIB (Option International Bacalaureate)
Graduate with high distinction (mention ‘Bien’) at a joint FrenchBritish program with a focus on math and science (‘Bac S’).
Work Experience :
09/2023 - 03/2024
Ensamble Studio Madrid, Spain
Architectural intern responsible for drafting plans, project renders, and presentations.
06/2024 - Present
Internships : Lina Ghotmeh - Architecture
Architectural intern primarily focused on model making.
Paris, France
Paris, France
Summer 2019
Cabinet Archers
Intern in commercial real estate acquisition department of a French law firm.
: US, French : njezequel08@gmail.com : +33 (0) 785583496
Languages :
French
English
German
Spanish
Japanese
Grasshopper Nottingham, England
Software Skills :
BIM
Autocad
Revit
Rhino
Photoshop
Indesign
Illustrator
ADOBE
MS OFFICE
Powerpoint
Excel
OTHER
2012-2020 Paris, France
Interests :
Fédération Française de Judo
Referee and steward in amateur judo competitions.
Competitive Judo Black belt, this blossemed into a passion for combat sports.
Producing Art Painting, sketching, pottery.
Traveling
Learning about local cultures and their history.
Enscape
Twinmotion
Craft Skills :
Sketching
Model making
CHISEL 101
Stonemasonry hub
02 CRAFT
Models & freehand sketches 03 FORAGE
Graffiti elementary school 04
A4 POSTER
Carlo Scarpa precedent study
Location Effingham street, Bootle, Merseyside, England
Project Mixed use, Academic, Year 3
Site 5075 m2
/ Isometric view - Revit, Enscape, Photoshop
STONEMASONRY HUB
Date 12/2022 - 06/2023
Studio Alisdair Russel, Andrew Cross Role Author
This is a habitat for stonemasons that explores various stone architectures. It houses living, academic, production, and public facilities. They are built in a dilapidated area of the historically significant Liverpool Docks and hope to restore public interest in the neighborhood. The design refurbishes two 19th century warehouses (grade II listed buildings) and blends historical english stonemasonry with Haussmanian and Japanese design influences.
A key public feature is the suspended walkway which can be accessed from pavilions placed at strategic flow points. At an elevation of 6.4 meters, visitors can observe craftsmen and their students as well as stone related displays.
/ Concepts
Urban Canyon
Stone Ornaments
Interactive Texture
/ Site Analysis / Zoning
/ Pedestrian Access & Green Spaces / Vehicle Access
At 6.4 meters, the public views workshops and stone artefacts from a different perspective. This element was included to showcase the beauty of stone from all angles and stonemasons at work whist giving them a sense of privacy.
/ LEVELS 3 to 5 - Autocad, Photoshop
Stonemasons and apprentices can stay on-site. Studio appartments with shared kitchen and laundry facilities provide a resting space whilst encouring the users to socialise. Indeed, the communal spaces are orientated south or adjacent to the heart of the site (i.e. between the grade II listed buildings).
/ Chisel 102, Acrylic on canvas, January 2024, 61 x 50 cm
This piece blends the schematics developed for Chisel 101 (longitudinal section and shadows), instinct, and painting techniques that I was re-discovering.
Quantity and speed is how I approached my education in architecture. This allowed me to freely experiment with forms and understand ‘humane’ proportions when my BIM skills were not up to par. Now that I have a clear idea of what type of architect I would like to be, I can throw myself in the quagmire of computational design.
/ Freehand Sketches
/ Chisel Concept, Year 3
/ Chisel Concept, Year 3
/ Forager Co-Living, Communal Kitchen, Year 2
/ Card Models
/ Sculptor’s Creative Collective, 1:200, Year 1
/ Wine Guildhall, 1:200, Year 2
/ Forager Co-Living, 1:200, Year 2
/ Wine Guildhall Perspective, Year 2
GRAFFITI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Location Regent Road, Liverpool, Merseyside, England
Project Education, Academic, Year 2
Site 476 m2
/ Site Analysis
Date 04/2022 - 06/2022
Studio Farida Makki
Role Author / Zoning, Photoshop
This elementary school houses 2 classes of 25 pupils per year (hosts 4 academic years). Students are encouraged to produce graffiti and appropriate themselves the building.
The scheme explores the education experience in urban environments by breaking the ‘no graffiti’ rule and creatively exploiting the maximum of space and daylight.
The design also embraces the studio theme of ‘foraging’ as construction materials and canvases are reclaimed from abandoned materials around the 10 Streets - namely, corrugated sheet metal and clay bricks.
