Architecture Portfolio by Carol Hossam

Selected Projetcs

Graduate 2020

Architecture

Carol Hossam Elassiouty

CAROL HOSSAM ELASSIOUTY ARCHITECT

EDUCATION Bachelor of Science in Architectural Engineering, The American University in Cairo (AUC), 2020.

• GPA: 3.85, graduated with Highest honors.

Semester abroad, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), Barcelona Spain, 2018.

• Studied, the history of Architecture and urban planning approaches of Barcelona along with other Western countries. Observation of theories through field trips in the city.

French Baccalaureate (Bac), Sacré Coeur, 2015.

• Mention: Trés Bien.

EXPERIENCE 01221451514

2019

carolhossam@aucegypt.edu

AWARDS

Languages: Fluent in spoken and written Arabic, English and French. In addition to a basic knowledge in spoken and written Spanish.

Computer: Proficient Revit, Lumion, AutoCAD, Adobe Photoshop, InDesign.

In addition to Microsoft Office skills.

Very Good 3D max, Rhino.

Mediocre Grasshopper, Sketchup

2017

EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

2019

SKILLS

2017

AUC Departmental Project Exhibition, Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Design and project display in the Architecture Student Exhibition • Designed, in a group a hospital located in El Korba Egypt, exhibited Fall 2019.

• Created, a Rehabilitation center revolving around displaying the qualities of its structural system, Space frame and Vierendeel truss. Nominated in Spring 2019.

• Re-vitalized, in a group, Master plan of Nazlet El Seman area in Egypt, Spring 2019.

• Produced, site analysis model of Tahrir area, exhibited in Spring 2018.

2018

Honors for Seniors, Certificate for outstanding academic achievement Spring 2018.

AUC, Teacher assistant & Research assistant, February – May 2017, & August – December 2020.

• Guide, the students in using various digital tools and develop shop drawings.

FD Cosmos, Architectural trainee, August 2019, Sheraton, Cairo.

• Designed, landscape and parking for residential units and developed their digital models.

Technische Universität Berlin (TUB), Architectural Workshop, January 2019, El Gouna campus.

• Conceptualized, innovative and contextual students housing, after attending guided excursions.

Mountain View, DMG real estate developer, Architectural trainee, August 2018, Fifth settlement.

• Developed, new ideas for the company products and visualized their posters with the innovation team.

• Refined, BOQs after learning various skills concerning the use of Microsoft Excel.

• Outlined, the history and requirements for LEED certification.

Orascom Construction, Architectural trainee, July 2017, Administrative Capital.

• Learned, Quality Control procedures in construction site of ALMASA Hotel.

• Practiced, paper work in Procurement, Q.S and Cost departments.

Court Design, Architectural trainee, January 2017, Heliopolis.

• Pre-designed, the position of rooms in a Hotel along with the interior of these rooms.

AUC Ultimate Frisbee Team (AUC Mayhem), Member, 2015 - Present.

• Competed, in national and international tournaments, such as “All African Ultimate Club Championships 2017”, in Kenya & “Windmill 2018”, in Amsterdam Mouvement Eucharistique des Jeunes (MEJ), Member, 2011 – 2019.

• Organized, and prepared activities, lessons and games for children and adolescents • Participated in two charitable missions in two shanty towns, “Menya” and “Matareya”.

Orcas, Tutor, September – December 2017: • Tutored French lessons to a seven years old boy, language service.

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CONTENT INDEX

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GRADUATION PROJECT 01-Factory 4.0 Sustainable, technological business & industry support center; To reinvent the architecture language of Helwan, the dying Egyptian industrial city.

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SELECTED ACADEMIC PROJECTS 02-Studio Interior Visualisation Modeling and rendering of a studio’s interior

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03-El Korba Hospital Hospital design in a restricting area in El Korba, Egypt. (Group Work)

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04-The Rebirth Urban transformation, rebirth of Nazlet Elsemman neighborhood, in proximity to the Giza pyramids plateau. (Group Work)

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05 -Parametric Design Learning from nature, Capturing mobility: Conceptualising, Modeling & Prototyping

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06-Business Incubator Green Business incubator, helps Eco-friendly startups

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07-Housing Design & GIS Designing housing units in MIVIDA compound, fifth settlement, Egypt (Group Work)

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01-Factory 4.0

Sustainable, technological business & industry support center; To reinvent the architecture language of Helwan, the dying Egyptian industrial city CONCEPT Sustainable technological Transformation of Helwan’s industrial business through the empowerment of its workforce, in an Architecture 4.0 environment.

In 1950s, Helwan, Egypt, became an industrial city; Resulting in huge effects such as huge human density, high pollution and decreased area of agriculture lands. These problems lead to recent relocation of a good number of factories, followed by increased unemployment rate, large number of brown-fields, and remaining underdeveloped industries. That is when a transformation had to occur. Gradual technological and sustainable transformation of Hlean’s industries from 2.0 towards 4.0, with integration of IT business. Moreover, a reorientation of the workforce and their work environment has to happen to allow this industrial shift.

Mediterranean Helwan

Red Sea Egypt

DESIGN APPROACH 3 main key words, the most associated with industry 4.0, were considered. 1-Connectedness, is mainly related to the mobile, energetic newly needed work environment. It inspires the physical and visual connection between spaces, functions and with nature, for more collaboration and creativity. Different circulation means exists to enhance the future employee experience. 2-Unboundedness, is also related to the non restricting experience of the employees, with the space flexibility that allows free mobility along with plug, work and play mood.

Also, the large views of Helwan sceneries allows detachment of the direct environment and a more free experience. The unboundedness is moreover related to the futuristic, sustainable image of the building. 3-Appropriation, it focuses on the customization to Helwan environment, the proportions and materials appropriation, the structure appropriation to the industrial city, and finally the transitional experience from less to more technology and connection as we go upward, for human progressive adaptation.

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Perspective showing the Stepping green roofs

Front perspective of the building from the Nile

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Overall perspective of the building looking from the city side, to the western orientation of the Nile

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FORM GENERATION

Program

Site inspiration

Sketchy form visualization

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Vertical transition

AXONOMETRIC DIAGRAM

FUNCTIONAL ZONING The 13 floors have varying experience, as the lower are more divided into different functions. As for the higher floors, functions start to merge, achieving the transitional experience from less to more technology and connection, for human progressive adaptation.

This idea is directly related to the appropriation of the building experience to Helwan.

Layout

Legend

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GROUND FLOOR PLAN

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FIRST FLOOR PLAN

The building experience starts in the GF, where the suction effect is created when the person looks upwards, and see the spaces highly connected. Different entrances are created separately for different functions, that merge as we go upward. The porosity created at the lower floors, continue differently upward, and is visible in the sections, through the created indoor atriums that allow high connectedness; And the outdoor atriums that allows natural ventilation and visual connection.

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MOBILE EXPERIENCE

Bracing detail

Different circulation means exists to connect between spaces & enhance the future employee experience. For example, when an alpha state of mind is needed in a certain task, the employee can use the ramp to circulate with different views and get the needed experience. Along with the high connectedness between spaces, a balance in the office experience is created through the existence of both collaboration and individual spaces with various formality. Moreover, various grids are, created to highlight different assets of Helwan, like the Malek Farouk Square.

Structural concept

Wall Detail :ACP cladding

STRUCTURE The structure is insired from the industrial Helwan, to follow the transitional appropriation concept, as explained above.

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Fourth Floor Plan

Fifth Floor Plan

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Sixth Floor Plan

Seventh Floor Plan

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Section A-A

West- Nile Elevation 16

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Section B-B

Perspective taken from the main entrance of the project, showing the stepping effect

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South Elevation

The perspective was taken from a third floor terrace showing the internal spine with the circulation in between

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ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS

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02-Studio Interior Modeling and rendering of a studio’s interior PROJECT DETAILS This project is a studio’s interior 3Dmax modeling and rendering. The request was to mimic an existing picture of a studio with some changes and additions.

STUDIO ZONING Front yard

Kitchen & Dinning aea

Partialy double height Reception area Toilet Entrance

Ground floor zoning

Bathroom & Living area

Bedroom

Entrance First floor zoning

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03-El Korba Hospital

Hospital design in a restricting area in El Korba, Egypt CONCEPT Redefining the essence of waiting A space is where a person waits. To wait is to stay in place in readiness or expectation.

Inspired from the philosophical topic of phenomenology, and its direct analysis on El Korba context throughout history, the main aim was to redefine the waiting experience in the designed hospital.

While one is present in the waiting areas, the space tends to manifest the hospital as a Dwelling, Memory or Monument, with varying proportions. A waiting areas with a dominant Dwelling experience, is a space that encourage communication and social support that creates a sense of community. Dwellings are characterized by cozy enclosure, and a natural environment and special furniture setting. As for Memory, it is strengthened through the activation of the different senses the person has. The light, movement pattern, surrounding smells are all important design guidelines in Memory waiting areas. Finally, Monumentality experience, is the result of the scale of the space along with the exposure aspect to the Korba context.

Mediterranean Cairo

Egypt Red Sea

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Redefining the “waiting” experience

Design guidelines:

Site Inspiration “We do not dwell because we have built” during WWII, the Heliopolis plaza turned into hospital

Functional Zoning

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Exterior Shot of the hospital in context

Communal area of the hospital

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GROUND FLOOR PLAN: Zoning & Circulation:

Egress Analysis:

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FIRST FLOOR PLAN: Zoning & Circulation:

Waiting areas typology:

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FOURTH FLOOR PLAN: Zoning & Circulation:

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BASEMENT I FLOOR PLAN: Zoning & Circulation:

Vertical service:

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HOSPITAL EXPERIENCE Beside the unique waiting experience; The design approach of the hospital initially prioritized the functionality of relation, between the different departments, and between the interior devisions of each department. The corridors were places in a way to facilitate circulation, and segregate the doctors movement from that of the patients and visitors. In the operation units and ICU the “clean” and “dirty” corridors were strongly separated, leading to different cores. As per the overall functions distribution in the hospital, the operational departments were placed mainly in the first four floors, the services in the basements, and the inpatient units in the last two floors.

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INPATIENT ROOMS

Rooms prototypes:

Different prototypes exist for the inpatient rooms, with various dimensions. Daylight analysis for the different prototypes were conducted during the design process to reach the best orientation of the rooms.

The visible wooden screens on the elevation, were mainly used for the inpatient units. These screens were environmentally used when needed, but also in some cases, in the lower floors, they were used to provide privacy.

Inpatient room

Southern Elevation

Northern Elevation

Daylight Analysis:

North West

South East

South East Elevation

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04-The Rebirth

Urban transformation, rebirth of Nazlet Elsemman neighborhood, in proximity to the Giza pyramids plateau.

CONCEPT The Rebirth of Nazlet Elsemman; Abstracting from the death to create life.

The aim of this project was to revive the neighborhood of Nazlet Elsemman, located in proximity to the Giza pyramids. Abstracting from the pharaonic causeway experience that represent an illustrated time-line of the king’s life from birth to death, to even the rebirth after death in an eternal life; A similar rebirth experience of the neighborhood from death to life was the main aim of the project. Using the analogy of a revived pharaoh, the new neighborhood master plan was divided into three components, the Backbone, the Spine, and the Heart. The heart, being the newly introduced pumping heart, to attract tourists in the periphery of Nazlet Elsemman; with an organic grid, inspired from the Giza plateau topography.

The Backbone, is the wall that the government refuses to demolish as it separated the Giza plateau from the pyramids; And that was transformed into a memorial wall, a live museum with visual access to the plateau. As for the Spines, they are the main causeways, main live streets, with linear grid that extend the heart experience to the wall.

Mediterranean Cairo

Egypt Red Sea

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Architectural Engineering Department

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1- Horse and bike rental 2- Fagnoun Administration 3- Watch tower 4- Folclore auditorium 5- Cultural center 6- Sports complex 7- Market 8- Horse festival 9- Visitor’s center 10- Kite surfing

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DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS

HISTORICAL URBAN GROWTH

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THE PUMPING HEART

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05-Learning From Nature

Parametric design capturing mobility: Conceptualizing, Modeling & Prototyping CONCEPT After analysis of chemical and physical aspects that generate the form of both the fulgurite and sugar snake, the power of attractive forces in form generation was highlighted. The gravity and Weight forces had a large effect in curling the path of the sugar snake. A site analysis was conducted, solar studies along with people movement and, to detect the areas of attraction on site along with their cause. The following conclusion was reached: The facades are the attractive forces on site; They attract people to behave around them as people tend to sit and interact around a solid surface to avoid total exposure. As a response, the pavilion best placement was decided to be in the center to create extra interactive spaces. With its root in the center, the workplace’s aim was to create a connection between the labs of its adjacent buildings. Just like the form of the building, the facade panels have their own attractive forces that affects their movement. The facade mobility is directly related to the sun path.

Mediterranean Cairo

Red Sea Egypt

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Panel details

DETAILED SECTION 32

Panel details

B-B

B-B

Panel details

B-B

B-B

B-B

B-B

B-B

A-A

B-B

B-B

B-B

B-B

5.00

B-B

120.0

TILES 0.02 m TILES 0.02 m SAND & MORTARSAND & MORTAR 0.04 m 0.04 m R.C 0.15 m R.C 0.15 m D.P.C 0.02 m D.P.C 0.02 m TILES 0.02 m P.C 0.1 m P.C 0.1 m SAND & MORTAR 0.04 m R.C 0.15 m D.P.C 0.02 m section P.C 0.1 m

56.00

5.0000

B-B

B-B

Detailed Scale 1:10

A-A B-B

B-B

B-B

5.00

A-A A-A

B-B

B-B

The G

B-B

Portfolio

A-A

Patterns of MobilityConceptualizing, Modeling

5.00

120.0

TILES 0.02 m TILES 0.02 m SAND & MORTARSAND & MORTAR 0.04 m 0.04 m R.C 0.15 mm R.C 0.15 mm TILES 0.02 TILES 0.02 The Grashopper definition D.P.C 0.02 m D.P.C 0.02 m SAND & MORTAR SAND0.02 & MORTAR TILES m P.C 0.1 m P.C 0.1 m 0.04 m& MORTAR0.04 m SAND R.C 0.15 m R.C m 0.15 m 0.04 D.P.C 0.02 m D.P.C 0.02 m R.C 0.15 mm TILES 0.02 P.C 0.1 m P.C 0.1 m m D.P.C 0.02 SAND & MORTAR section P.C 0.040.1 m m

B-B

5.00

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56.00 120.0

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5.0000

56.00 120.0

5.0000

56.00

5.0000

A-A

Portfolio

A-A

Portfolio

Portfolio

A-A

The G

TILES 0.02 m TILES 0.02 m SAND & MORTARSAND & MORTAR 0.04 m 0.04 m Detailed R.C 0.15 m R.C 0.15 m Scale 1:10R.C 0.15 m D.P.C 0.02 m D.P.C 0.02 m TILES 0.02 m P.C 0.1 m P.C 0.1 m D.P.C 0.02 m SAND & MORTAR Detailed section P.C 0.1 m 0.04 m Scale 1:10 R.C 0.15 m D.P.C 0.02 m section P.C 0.1 m Patterns of MobilityConceptualizing, Modeling

Detailed Scale 1:10

Patterns of MobilityConceptualizing, Modeling Patterns of MobilityConceptualizing, Modeling

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Grasshopper Definition of the whole pavilion ARCH 473/3522 - Spring 2019

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Portfolio

Final Project

ARCH 473/3522 - Spring 2019

The panels are attracted by the sunlight, that affectshe length of its extrusion. The more the radiation is direct and causes strong heat, the more the panel extrude to permit the entry of light while shading to minimize the heat.

The2019 panels movement was done using Grasshopper attraction points ARCH 473/3522 - Spring Final Project and curves. The plug-in Lady Bug was then used, to automatically draw the sun path and replace the attractive points with the radiation analysis.

The Movement: The panel is formed from two triangles, when the panel operates, the top triangles is scaled. The panel extrusion is achieved through retractable tubes hinged in the triangles.

Portfolio

Final Project

ARCH 473/3522 - Spring 2019

Carol Elassiouty

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Grasshopper Definition of the panels

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GROUND FLOOR PLAN

Main Entrance

Exhibition space

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4m

Ground Floor Plan Scale 1:200

ARCH 473/3522 - Spring 2019

WEST ELEVATION

Carol Elassiouty

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FIRST FLOOR PLAN N

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SECTION

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06-Business Incubator

Green Business incubator, helps Eco-friendly startups CONCEPT Business incubator that heps transform Eco-friendly theoretical ideas into commercial facts, mainly by creating social connections. Also, by offering test fields, experimentations with plants and green technologies, are allowed. Moreover, exhibitions exist for more effective display of ideas and social connectivity. Following the function, the design approach focus on environmental aspects.

Mediterranean Cairo

Egypt Red Sea

The overall form of the building, was determined following the results of a wind analysis. The porosity created in plans, through the spine, is opened from the prevailing wind direction, allowing the flow of wind inside the courtyard and thus maximizing natural ventilation. The porosity also adds to the permeability of the building, encouraging more social connections.

The porosity idea is also reflected on the elevations. The porous curtain walls, not only balance transparency and privacy, but is also environmentally designed to create an indoor pleasant environment.

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South East Elevation

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ELEVATION SCREENS The porous curtain walls are environmentally designed following the heat analysis. The average annual heat pattern on the elevations was studied and was followed by division of the curtain walls, in a way to solidify heat spots. Glass was therefore left in the areas of minimum direct solar heat.

ELEVATION Section B-B OR 3D SECTION/SECTIONS

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BUILDING EXPERIENCE

Building Zoning:

The business incubator has an inner court that visually and physically connects spaces and functions.

Ashare benchmark Ground Floor Plan

First Floor Plan

Second Floor Plan Education

Entertainment

Working Areas

Connection with the society

Ashare benchmark

Benchmark comparison, (KWh/m^2/yr) , before & after change of windows glass, roof layers, HVAC conditions, and daylight utilization along with pavement of shading screens.

Nile Elevation South West Elevation

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07-Housing Design & GIS

Designing housing units in MIVIDA compound, fifth settlement, Egypt.

CONCEPT MIVIDA, is a housing compound that targets families of upper middle, and upper class. The aim of this project was to design affordable housing units for small families and newly married couples, that can fit in MIVIDA compound, and that has three prototypes.

Following the site analysis, the three chosen prototypes were: -Penthouse -Duplex -Loft These prototypes, were all designed to accommodate more than two residents. They are more affordable when compared to other two storey prototypes. They also provide a different lifestyle in comparison to a typical flat. Moreover, the units are in proximity to different facilities of the compound such as the school, business park and river walk.

Mediterranean Cairo

Red Sea Egypt

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PROTOTYPE - PENTHOUSE

First Floor Plan

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2m

Area analysis Ground Floor Plan Area distribution

Zoning Wet areas

Public areas

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2m

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PROTOTYPE - DUPLEX

Ground Floor Plan

First Floor Plan

Area distribution

Area analysis

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2m

Key section

Key plans

Zoning Wet areas Private areas

Public areas

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2m

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PROTOTYPE - LOFT

Ground Floor Plan

First Floor Plan

Area distribution

Area analysis

Key plans

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2m

Key section

Zoning Wet areas Private areas

Public areas

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2m

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