Architecture Portfolio - DN - 23

D A V I D N A B I L

Part I Architecture BSc (Hons)

Relevant Experience

Project Management

KEF Holdings | Dubai, UAE

April 2023 - Start of Postgraduate Degree

Architectural Assistant Part I

IDP | Coventry, UK

February 2022 - February 2023

Obtained a mature skill in Architectural Team Work Flow

Collaborated directly with the Director

Recognized Client | Architect | User mindset

Attained knowledge of Urban Design philosophy

Attended CPDs, design work shops and project bids

Gained a good level of awareness on DAS, building regulations, and fire strategy in housing development

Photographed IDP’s social events

Architect Part I

TRADA Design Challenge | UK

February 2022 - June 2022

Lead architect of the team

Attempted to create a well-connected floor plan

Supervised the project’s progress

Collaborated with the team on the project’s goals

Short-listed 6 out of 23 teams

Architectural Intern

Traceline | Dubai, UAE

August 2021 - October 2021

Collaborated with Kinnersley Kent Design

Contributed to design projects aligned with Emaar Properties and high end multinational brands

Undertook the role as a General Manager on multiple Interior construction sites

Built great relationships with the Clients

Contacted and negotiated contractors

Resolved any issues encountered on site

December 2020 - February 2021

Participated in design discussions involving the client

Collaborated closely with the project team on Development of the external façade design and the plan layout

Monitored project’s progress on site

Interior Design Intern

Concept | Cairo, Egypt

July 2019 - August 2019

"For the first 30 years of your life, you make your habits. For the last 30 years of your life, your habits make you"

- Steve Jobs

Education

Extracurricular Activities

BSc in Architecture Personal Services

Coventry University | Coventry UK

Perspective | UAE & UK

September 2018 - May 2021 2020 - Current

Dissertation: To What Extent Could High-Rise Balconies

Achieve Social Connection.

Gained a mature foundation of architectural history & ethos

Completed planning applications, contracts and time sheets

Established concepts such as the different stages of forming a company, applied taxation & BIM levels

Applied building construction techniques/ building regulations/ fire strategy

Visited multiple architectural sites outside of the UK

Arts & Humanities Foundation

Coventry University | Coventry, UK

2017 - August 2018

Introduced to Art and Design History

High School

Al Mawakeb School | Dubai, UAE

Voted president of the Arts and Design Society

Directed creative aspects of school events

Middle School

Cairo, Egypt

Attained high distinctions at four schools

Skills

Provided photography services to the clients

Aided in the design and development of web pages

Experienced the process of creating a brand image

Voluntary Service

Architecture Society

Coventry University | Coventry, UK

Assisted in organising Guest Architects' Events

Light & Sound Management

Small Theaters | Dubai, UAE

Supervised sound sets and cinematic light systems during plays

Scouts Team Leader

Egypt & UAE

Served the younger and the eldest

Prioritized contributing to charitable causes within the community

Demonstrated problem solving skills

Hobbies Strength

Photography 2 < Years

2 > Years

Exploring

AutoCAD | Indesign, Photoshop, Lightroom, Illustrator | Microsoft Word, Powerpoint, Excel

Rhinoceros 3D | Sketchup | 2D Archicad | Enscape

V-Ray | Grasshopper | Cargo.site | Design PH | Revit

Camping

Interpersonal Skills

4

Marcolini Paus;

IDP GROUP

Current

Building for a Healthy Life.

Attained knowledge of Urban Strategies:

- The role of street hierarchy in contrast to social connectivity and building typologies.

- The influence of various building typologies and forms on the site's activity and atmosphere.

- The ability to position buildings' forms accordingly to achieve a sustainable outcome and guide users.

- The impact of a site's layout details on the users' visual and movement safety.

- The impact of site's levels and drainage on the Urban layout.

- Incorporating different route typologies, for instance, cycle routes and pedestrian walkways.

Participated with the technical team on completing Residential M&E drawings, window and door schedules, elevations, fire strategy and substructures layouts on a housing development plan. Furthermore, joined the team for site snagging.

Contributed to IDP Design Academy, which enhanced the overall office knowledge of design strategies—committed to CPDs on the latest building regulations and detailing techniques. Moreover, assembled bid brochures and DAS applications in collaboration with the creative director.

Lastly, dedicated photography to serve IDP in all events.

1 Station Park with a view of city spires.

2 Prominent building.

3 Sequence of apartment buildings.

4 Mixed use building with potential for roof-top bar space

5 Under-craft car parking

6 Statement nodal "Polygon" building.

7 Two & three storey hybrid house/ apartment blocks with roof amenities.

8 Low-rise block .

9 Existing listed buildings.

10 Existing garden and garden wall.

11 New urban green space.

12 New green verge.

13 Existing railway station.

14 Existing Debenham's building subject to redevelopment.

Bid Proposal outline by IDP Creative Director

Mixed-use Urban Proposal Outline

Hand-drawn and planned by IDP Creative Director

Housing development streets hierarchy

Base plan drawn by IDP Architect Associate

As a member of the team responsible for detailing London's new residential high-rises, I have played an instrumental role in ensuring compliance with national guidelines, including Building Regulation - M4(2), M4(3), and the London Housing Design Guide. In this capacity, I have worked closely with my colleagues to readjust the floor plans, accounting for the needs of users, fire strategies, and circulation within the building. The end result has been a series of well-designed, functional spaces that meet the needs of their occupants while conforming to the latest industry standards.

Furthermore, as part of my work on residential high-rises, I have been involved in reevaluating building facades. Specifically, I have collaborated with the team to rearrange the building's openings to accommodate newly proposed internal layouts, construction materials, and floor levels. This has required keen attention to detail and a deep understanding of the architect's principles.

This is one of the various Residential towers which are being detailed and supervised at IDP Group.

Through my experiences, I have gained a comprehensive understanding of the latest architectural methods and formations in residential tower design, such as the intricacies of facade build-up and circulation.

TRADA COMPETITION

June 2022

Timber Development UK | Passive House Competition.

The brief included three clients The brief included three clients with three different targets; Culinary school and vegetation | Football coaching school | Bar and Cafe.

The building reveals itself between the trees to the residential development. It sits far in nature, open to the sun and the landscape, including the project's vegetation. The distance of the building promotes overall site safety, an escape from everyday life and promotes cycling.

The plan resolves the sound and hygienic issues occurring in different activities, the flexibility of rooms, business management, the relations between social connectivities and concavity between outside and inside.

Furthermore, the building's form imitates the city's character. It considers future development in the structure with the potential to have a roof viewing point to the play fields.

Feedback:

- The framework has some intriguing prospects.

- Incredibly brave efforts given the circumstances.

- Rooms well considered with nice, simple, flexible space.

1 Cafe

2 Flexible Meetings Room

3 Catering Kitchen

4 Kids Classroom

5 Cooking School

6 Changing Rooms

7 Officials Changing Rooms

9 Training Room

10 Main Training Room

11 Management Office

12 WC

13 Shower Rooms

14 Plant Room

1 Proposed Building

2 Cycle Storage

3 Proposed Walk Way

4 Proposed Benches

5 Vegetation

PIERRE MARCOLINI

October 2021

The new blueprint for Pierre Marcolini chocolate cafe/ shop, located in the Fashion Avenue | Mall of the Emirates.

The client raised concerns regarding the design and detailing of a branch previously made. Traceline was one of the companies that proposed a new and improved design. To achieve this outcome, the old branch was assessed, and design failures were identified in their use of details. This was due to a lack of experience in cutting and applying the materials. Taceline was assigned the role of envisioning an original advanced design that addressed the issues whilst simultaneously managing to keep brand features distinct and radiate elegance whilst doing so. Collaborating with the team helped propose a blueprint that was more reflective of Pierre Marcolini as an individual and his achievements. Moreover, Marcolini’s luxury chocolate variety of flavours.

PAUS;

October 2021

Paus; | Café, gathering, yoga & meditation space

The project was a collaboration between the work of Kinnersley Kent Design and Traceline. Paus; tackles the mental wellness of young adults in Dubai, UAE. It is a space for people to come together, bond, and share positive experiences—the project brief intended to execute a space that remained comforting yet elegant.

The project’s design objects a home-like feel that is luxurious and minimalistic. The gathering spaces are flooded with natural light using long windows and lofty ceilings. Moreover, the light was toned down by white perforated curtains. The meditation spaces’ ceilings were lowered down to implement a sense of closeness and safety. In addition to grey concrete flooring, the timber interior brings a sense of warmness to the space. Finally, detailing how different lines, materials, and textures align were created to spiritually connect and align people.

RESIDENTIAL ARCHITECTURE

April 2020

Residential architecture | Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham. The project is inspired by studies on Donnybrook Quarter by Peter Barber, Dortheavej Residence by BIG, Central St Giles by Renzo Piano, Alexandra Road estate by Neave Brown, and Gazzano House Amin Taha.

The proposal’s mass is directed towards the South. The East and West elevations are stepped as a reaction to the site’s slope. The slope opens the mass to an exceptional view of the city. Moreover, the mass has been cut towards pedestrian shortcuts on the site. Therefore, the building would welcome human interactions and ensure residents’ safety. Furthermore, the dwellings’ windows have been directed inwards and placed at a distance from each other to ensure the users have privacy while allowing freedom of contact between residents. Lastly, copper has been used as the cladding system, which changes color as it ages. Therefore, residents would develop a sense of belonging to the building.

A DESTINATION: THE FALLEN

April 2021

The Fallen | The proposed design is placed on Spon End, in Coventry. The site is alongside Coventry’s railway viaducts, which can be classified as a landmark. Instead of directly imitating the viaducts’ arches in the design process, they were perceived horizontally and translated into voids within the floor solids. Voids create freedom of visual connection between the vertical floors.

Additionally, Spon End is historically valuable as it survived the war bombs. In contrast, the war bombing has destroyed Coventry Cathedral, “which is Coventry’s landmark,” and the city center. Furthermore, on Spon End, 28 of the Railway viaducts have collapsed then were rebuilt. On the proposed site, one could see the new arches next to the old ones. As a result of the contrast of history between Spon End and Coventry Cathedral and the mark left by the new & old railway viaducts, the main facade of the proposal inclines towards the railway viaducts and Coventry Cathedral. Still, it stands at a right angle towards Spon End. Thus, the main facade represents Coventry’s city center destruction and the survival of Spon End. Furthermore, the facade has been divided down into columns to imitate the railway viaducts. The falling columns portray the natural collapse of viaducts arches and emulate the visual image of a moving train.

1 Main Entrance

2 Main Lobby/ Gallery

3 Cafe Seating Area

4 Cafe Kitchen

5 Cafe BOH

6 Reception Including Storage

7 Waste Collection Point

8 Storage

9 Library

10 Library Archive

11 Shower Rooms - WC

12 Workers Entrance

13 Bike Storage

14 Loading Dock

15 Events Space

16 Fire Exist

The Breakthrough Mental Barriers

The building's geometry creates an enclosed pocket against the Railway Vaiducts to outline an external zone for human interactions. It features an underground events space accessed from inside and seen from outside and a children's library, which would put a smile on passers. The brick patterns are rotated at compounding degrees to sit the "collapsed" facade in motion. The interior experience translates to a vertical movement through voids and light. The main entrance is located at a compressed point to emphasize the spacial airiness.

Digital Library

Main Entrance | Events Space |Cafe

1 Double layer timber cladding 100 x 22mm, 38 x 38mm treated sw cross patterns on 38 x 38mm treated sw patterns, Breather membrane with DPM, 50mm Insulation with sw section clipping system, 9mm Panelvent Board, 150mm insulation with 150 x 75mm C16 clipping system, Double layer fire-resistant board on vapour control layer, wood veneered panel lining on 25mm patterns.

2 Vinyl floor finish on glued and screwed FSC ply/OSB boards, 60mm insulation incorporating under floor heating, 40mm wood fiber insulation, Double layer fire resistant board, 160mm service gap on 500 x 135mm glulam beam.

3 Semi-intensive planted roof 150mm planted layer, filter mat, Drainage, 10mm rootinhabit membrane, 2 x 3mm bitumen seal;separation layer, Thermal insulation, 200mm rigid-foam polystyrene, 500 x 135mm glulam beam.

4 Low level ventilation damper with decorative grill screen.

5 Vinly floor finish on glued and screwed FSC ply/OSB boards, Oiled 60mm anhydrite screed with under floor heating.

6 Vertical timber shading system.

1 Double layer timber cladding 100x22mm.

2 Cladding system; vertical and horizontal patterns; 38x38mm treated sw cross patterns.

3 IGU.

4 Silicone Boot.

5 Insulation layer; 100mm.

6 Curtain wall.

7 Exterior Grade Sheating.

8 Timber Box Beam Structure.

9 Interior Finish.

10 Service Gap.

11 Breather membrane with DPM

12 Steel plate; timber & concrete connection.

PERESPECTIVE

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Practising photography for the past 7+ years as a way to explore the surrounding environment, to answer questions. It developed into "perspective", a form of seeing the world from eyes of pure curiosity and questioning what is appealing, freeing, dramatic. what shapes one's existence and behaviour.

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