Selected Works

Eslam Salem

Selected Works 2014 - 2018

About

Eslam Salem is an Egyptian Architect born in cairo,1992. He had his ‘Bachelor Degree’ from Modern Science and Arts University (MSA) with a validation from Greenwich University-U.K- with Second Honours (1st Division). Currently, Eslam is working as an Architect at ‘Pragma’ a design studio based in Dubai.

Before moving to Dubai he had a great two years experience working as an Architect at ‘CDC-Abdelhalim’ an Aga-khan award firm. He is working in all design phases from conceptual sketching to final presentations. Eslam is also working in many projects in Egypt as a freelance architect.

In January 2016 Eslam and his team was selected to be the Curators of the Egyptian pavilion in La Biennale di Venezia’s15th cycle which is curated by Alejandro Aravena. Eslam and his team traveled and curated the Egyptian pavilion, which had the name of ‘REFRAMING BACK/IIMPARATIVE CONFRONTATIONS’ which aims to highlight and narrate some successful stories about architecture and urbanism in the Egyptian challenging context.

Working under the supervision of Prof. AbdelHalim Ibrahim -An Aga Khan Award Architect- was a turning point in his career. During these 2 years working at CDC-AbdelHalim he participated in many projects and international competitions. He worked on Al-Borouj Grand Mosque project which will be one of the most iconic and largest mosques in the middle east. He also was among the team who particiapated in ‘URBAN RE-PLANNING OF MASPERO TRIANGLE INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION’ as they were shortlisted after the pre-qualification phase.

In 2015, Eslam was placed the 1st in ‘Urban Innovations Competition’ organised by Cairo University (CU) + The American University in Cairo (AUC), which was aiming to make small scale interventions on the urban scale in the 6th District in October city in Cairo. Beside, In 2013, He placed the 1st at the National stage in the ‘INTERTNATIONAL COMPETITION OF MASS HOUSING’ organised by UN-HABITAT + International Union of Architects (UIA).

Eslam also wokred in other fields of Architecture after his graduation. He worked as a Landscape Architect in IDD Landscaping firm where he participated in large scale landscape projects.

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Contents

1. Cultural Canyon

4. DCH - Emaar

7. Marassi - Emaar

2. Dar Al-Uloum Library

5. Al-Borouj Mosuqe

8. MASPERO

3. Al-Ghubaiba Gardens

6. Al-Canal

9. Syrian Market Street

Baghdad, Iraq 2018

Al-Jouf, KSA 2018

Sharjah 2018

Dubai 2018

Cairo, Egypt 2017

Sharjah 2017

North Coast, Egypt 2018

Cairo, Egypt 2015

Research project, Egypt 2017

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La Biennale di Venezia 2016

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Resume Eslam Salem Al-Manal Tower, Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai, UAE. (+971)505990582 eslamahmadsalem@gmail.com eg.linkedin.com/in/eslamsalem

Education

Softwares

AAST Cairo, Egypt

MSc. Architectural Design IClass of 2017 - On HoldI

MSA University Cairo, Egypt

BSc. Architectural Engineering IClass of 2014 - GPA 2.90/4.0 - GoodI

Greenwich University London, UK

BSc. Architectural Engineering IValidation Certificate GPA 3.45/4.0 - Very GoodI

Ramsis Language School Cairo, Egypt

High School, Thanawya Amma IPercentage 88/100I

Word, PowerPoint AutoCAD ArchiCAD Revit SketchUP Rhinoceros 3D Grasshopper 3D Maxwell Render Lumion Adobe Photoshop Adobe Illustrator Adobe InDesign

Languages

Work Experience Pragma Dubai, UAE

Architect IJuly ‘17 - PresentI

Arabic IMother LanguageI

Egyptian Pavilion -Biennale di Venezia-

Co-Curator of the Egyptian Pavlion at ‘La Biennale Arciettura 2016’

English IIelts Score 7.0I

CDC-AbdelHalim Cairo, Egypt

Architect ISeptember ‘15 - June ‘17I

French IBeginnerI

IDD Landscaping Cairo, Egypt

Landscape Architect ISeptember ‘14 - July ‘15I

German IBeginnerI

Riad Architetcure Cairo, Egypt

Intern Architect IOctober ‘13 - February ‘14I

Battle McCarthey London, UK

Intern Architect IAugust ‘12 - September ‘12I

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Publications

Competitions Rifat Chadirji -Tamayouz Award 2018-

Honorable Mention entry in Rifat Chadirji -Tamayouz Award 2018ISeptember ‘18I

IBNI BETAK-Not Just A BackyardPaper. Published in the 6th International Conference of UN-Habitat Agenda-ArchCairoINovember ‘15I

Dar Al-Uloum Library international competition

Entry level in Dar Al-Uloum Library international competition IMay ‘18I

Rehabilitation Centre for Street Children.

A Pre Graduation Intensive ReserchIJanuary ‘13I

Biennale di Venezia Competition

Placed the 1st in the Egyptian Ministry of Culture Competition and selected to Curate the Egyptian Pavilion in ‘Biennale Arcitettura’ IJanuary ‘16I

MASPERO Triangle Re-planning Competition

Entry Level in MASPERO Triangle International Competition with Dr.AbdelHalim Ibrahim -Aga Khan awarded- team INovember ‘15I

Urban Innovations Competition

Placed the 1st in Urban Innovations Competition which was orgainzed by Cairo University and Amercian University in Cairo (AUC) IFebruary ‘15I

UN-Habitat Mass Housing

Placed the 2nd at the National phase in Mass Housing Revitalization International Competition which was organized by UN-Habitat IFebruary ‘14I

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Honorable Mention: The Rifat Chadirji Prize 2018 -Tamayouz Award-

Cultural Canyon Tamayouz Award Competition -Baghdad Design Centre-

At our core, we as humans desire both be held and be free. We naturally want to be able to see the sky, the garden, the people while feeling at the same time that we are contained within a safe space in an ever-threatening world. In our scheme the buildings take the form of a cultural canyon – a place where both the sky and enclosure are present. A place where people inhabit the space in a way that renders them both held and free. The design of the Baghdad design center and its landscape are based upon a sensitive and sympathetic approach to the cultural landscape of Baghdad. The elemental nature of the forms encourages people to flow within a new cultural core that is linked to the rest of the city through the port promenade and the pedestrian footbridge to the memorial walkway.

This flexible access not only invites the visitors but also serves as a key cultural space for the community. The skyline is composed by independent volumes highlighted by landmark tower. These geologically inspired fragments contain art exhibition spaces and allow strong integration with outdoor display and event spaces. The vertical sky galleries offer a new perspective over the city of Baghdad by bringing people up to a level where they can see the entire landscape of the city. The new Baghdad Design Centre is an opportunity to create a link between the City and the buildings using the transitional space of the void. This project is not limited to the restoration of historical buildings but also creates a new outdoor space to enrich the cultural landscape of Baghdad. *All renders were done by other team meber.

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Honorable Mention: The Rifat Chadirji Prize 2018 -Tamayouz Award-

DIAGRAMS

01- SITE AND CONTEXT

02- Courtyard

05- Connectivity

06- Engagement with the walls

Cultural Street

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03- Intimate Spaces

04- Welcoming Approaches

07- The Void (Cultural Canyon)

08- Tectonics

Recreational Plaza

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Honorable Mention: The Rifat Chadirji Prize 2018 -Tamayouz Award-

AERIAL VIEW

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Honorable Mention: The Rifat Chadirji Prize 2018 -Tamayouz Award-

MASTERPLAN

Front Elevation

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FLOOR PLANS

EXPLODED DIAGRAM

Ground Floor Plan

First Floor Plan

Side Elevation

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Honorable Mention: The Rifat Chadirji Prize 2018 -Tamayouz Award-

MOMENT

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Dar Al-Uloum Library Competition Entry

As the main objective of the (AACC) is to redevelop the existing Dar Al-Uloum Public Library and surrounding campus. The scheme proposed is initiated from the desire of making an advantage of the existing resources of the library as it is found in a very good condition.

So in order to accommodate the additional program, we thought about extending the library vertically rather than extending it horizontally which will save more area for future new constructions in the site in one hand and on the other hand it will preserve the green area around the building which is a shared area between public library users and the schools around. Even environmentally adding a new construction above the current library is more efficient in terms of energy usage as it just allow a minimum amount of surface area exposed to the external hot environment.

Additionally, a n extended canopy has been added to site “mimicking the roof geometry in a smaller scale� which can improve the outdoor thermal comfort for all users approaching the library, school or the mosque.

*All renders were done by other team meber.

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CONCEPT STRATEGIES

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Spatially, the current scheme provide a brand-new image to the library with the minimum construction possible as it extrudes the library vertically within the surround local context so it’s more recognized by users or visitor as a landmark building in the city center. Even internally, the new roof floor has elevated the inner space experience where all visitors can gather inside the atrium. The new roof structure provides and adequate amount of natural light that helps to improve the reading experience inside the library.

Additionally, a n extended canopy has been added to site “mimicking the roof geometry in a smaller scale� which can improve the outdoor thermal comfort for all users approaching the library, school or the mosque.

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As the existing roof structure with skylights seemed to have small size openings that allows light to get through, and additionally it was not easy to control the amount of light inside.

In regards to our scheme of extending the library vertically, variant options has been tried to reach a good shape aseptically and provide a adequate amount of light for library users among different floors.

The roof geometry has been developed after trying different schemes and simulating the amount of light that can go through so we can control the over heat or glare inside.

The idea of having vertically extruded skylights was inspired from the local existing old buildings around Al Jouf area. The stone made new roof is elevated upon a translucent slit that make a good gesture of the new extension of the library.

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MASTERPLAN

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GROUND FLOOR PLAN 01. W. Vestibule 02. W. Information 03. W. Auditorium Office 04. W. Entrance Hall 05. W. Children’s Area 06. W. Storage 07. W. Periodicals 08. W. W.C. 09. W. W.C. 10. W. Storage 11. W. Kitchen 12. W. Storgae 13. W. Office 14. W. Office 15. W. Office 16. Gallery 17. Auditorium 18. Mixed Entrance 19. M. Entrance Hall 20. Social Space 21. M. W.C. 22. M. Storage 23. M. Kitchen 24. M. Office 25. M. Office 26. M. Office 27. M. Office 28. M. Office 29. Offices Lobby 30. M. Office 31. M. Office 32. M. Office 33. M. Administration Entrance 34. W. Adminstration Entrance 35. Auditorium Entry/Exit 36. Auditorium Entry/Exit

Longtudinal Section 01. M. Entrance Hall 02. M. Periodicals 03. M. Open Reading Area 04. Library 05. M. Storage 06. M. Entrance Hall 07. M. Periodicals 08. M. Open Reading Area 09. M. Stacks 10. M. Storaage

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SECOND FLOOR PLAN 70. Control Desk 71. Classroom 72. Information Desk Lobby 73. Reserved Meeting Rooms 74. Reserved Meeting Rooms 75. Lobby 76. WC 77. Prayer Hall 78. Kitchen 79. Social Space 80. Technical Centre 81. Digital Innovation Space 82. Management Office 83. Storage 84. Rare Books 85. Library

Cross Section 01. Entrance Hall 02. Periodicals 03. Open Reading Area 04. Stacks 05. Storage 06. Administration Hallway 07. Administration Offices 08. Control Desk 09. AC Rooms 10. Auditorium

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EXPLODED DIAGRAM

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STREET VIEW

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READING MOMENT

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1. Existing Mass

2. Extension (Vertically + Horizontally)

3. Extension Geometry

4. Natural light access from above

5. Vegetation access from ground

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AERIAL VIEW

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Ghubaiba Gardens Pragma

Al-Ghubaiba Gardens is a masterplan redevelopment project in Sharjah, UAE. The aim of the proposed masterplan is to enhance the built environment of the neighborhood with adding new types of residential buildings that serve most of the population cases plus adding new features for the city as open spaces and green parks

structures are flexible enough to various degrees of privacy within entral courtyard, allowing for ple entry points that can be olled if needed via gates. It is mended to have a minimum of two points. Complete elimination of dors or *All “sikkas� the by central renders into were done other yard is unadvisable as it prohibteam meber. ccess for servicing and increases bility of privatization of space reduces social interaction

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CONCEPT STRATEGIES

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Residential (Ground+1) Residential (Ground +2) Resiedential (Ground +4) Open Green Spaces

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MASTERPLAN

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CLUSTERS AND VILLAS TYPES

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Courtyard Units

Backyard Units

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Sikka/Alleyway Private Backyard Access from Backyard to Communal Space Shared Communal Space

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BACKYARD VILLA TYPE

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Plot Plot Area: Plot Area: Area: 320320 Plot sq.m.

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Area: sq.m. 320 sq.m.

Total Total Total GFA: GFA: 440 GFA: 440 Total sq.m.

440 sq.m. sq.m.

GFA: 440 sq.m.

No.No. ofNo. of Bedrooms: of Bedrooms: Bedrooms: No.3 of Bedrooms 3 Bedrooms Bedrooms: 3 Bedrooms + Maid +3Maid +Bedrooms Maid + Maid No.No. ofNo. of Bathrooms: of Bathrooms: Bathrooms: No. 3.5 of3.5 Bathrooms: 3.5 3.5

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Plot Plot Area: Plot Area: Area: 320320 sq.m.

320 sq.m. sq.m. 320 sq.m.

Plot Area: Total Total Total GFA: GFA: 350 GFA: 350 sq.m.

350 sq.m. sq.m.

Total GFA: 350 sq.m.

No.No. ofNo. of Bedrooms: of Bedrooms: Bedrooms: bedrooms 3 bedrooms 3 bedrooms + Maid +3Maid +bedrooms Maid No.3 of Bedrooms: + Maid No.No. ofNo. of Bathrooms: of Bathrooms: Bathrooms: 2.5 No. 2.5 of2.5 Bathrooms: 2.5

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Entrance Elevation

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Plot Plot Area: Plot Area: Area: 320320 Plot sq.m.

320 sq.m.

Area: sq.m.320 sq.m.

Total Total Total GFA: GFA: 440 GFA: 440 Total sq.m.

440 sq.m. sq.m.

GFA: 440 sq.m.

No.No. ofNo. of Bedrooms: of Bedrooms: Bedrooms: No.3 of Bedrooms 3 Bedrooms: Bedrooms 3 Bedrooms + Maid +3 Maid + Bedrooms Maid + Maid No.No. ofNo. of Bathrooms: of Bathrooms: Bathrooms: No. 3.5 of 3.5 Bathrooms: 3.5 3.5

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First First First Floor Floor Floor First Floor

Roof Roof Floor Roof Floor Floor Roof Floor

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Plot Plot Area: Plot Area: Area: 320320 sq.m.

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Plot Area: Total Total Total GFA: GFA: 350 GFA: 350 sq.m.

350 sq.m. sq.m.

Total GFA: 350 sq.m.

No.No. ofNo. of Bedrooms: of Bedrooms: Bedrooms: bedrooms 3 Bedrooms: bedrooms 3 bedrooms + Maid +3 Maid + Maid No.3 of bedrooms + Maid No.No. ofNo. of Bathrooms: of Bathrooms: Bathrooms: 2.5 No. 2.5 of 2.5 Bathrooms: 2.5

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Entrance Elevation

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VILLAS CLUSTER SHOT

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DCH - Emaar Pragma

Following a design competition held

by Emaar group, Pragma was invited to develop designs for the façades of Cluster 1C, a residential block within Creek Park District Master Plan as part of a group of international firms working on various zones of the project.

Pragma’s proposal aimed at resembling traditional towns through the utilization of materials, textures, and architectural elements that create a more intimate urban scale and domestic environment. The master plan is developed by SSH, the lead consultant on the project responsible for the development of typical floor plan layouts and types.

The design approach draws inspiration from regional vernacular architecture. The colors, textures, and architectonic elements are contemporary interpretations drawn from various regions and precedents.

*All renders were done by other team meber.

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Key Plan

Cluster Plan

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Bay Elevation

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Ratio of Glazing : 35% Ratio of Solid: 14%

Ratio of Glazing : 48% Ratio of Solid: 17%

Ratio of Glazing : 29% Ratio of Solid: 13%

Ratio of Glazing : 21% Ratio of Solid: 17%

Study of Window Proportions and Interior Lighting Quality

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Original Terraces Area = 69.214 m2 Proposed Terraces Area = 126.912 m2

Proposed Terraces Area = 153.715 m2

Compound wall details

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PRESPECTIVAL STREET VIEW

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Al-Canal Pragma

A closed competition aiming to redvelop the Sharjah canal sides by adding office buildings with some retail activities and waterfront experience.

*All renders were done by other team meber.

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CONCEPT STRATEGIES

Cross-Section

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1. Current Linear Situatuon

2. Break down masses

3. Staggering masses

4. Green pockets generation

5. Gardens and courtyards generation

6. Core towers added to masses

Circulation lines

Gardens and Courtyards

Water-Taxi stops

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MASTERPLAN

Main Elevation

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Marassi Pragma

A new resort development in NorthCoast, Egypt. The scope was a4 days assignment for a Masterplan proposal and conceptual design for villas architecture and prototypes

*All renders were done by other team meber.

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PROPOSED VILLA PROTOTYPE

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First floor plan

Stagerred layout maximizes views

Central green spine -Entry driveway-

Meandering sikkas leading to beachfront Stagerred wall edge avoids the perception of a wall

Double loaded road layout adapts to topography earthworks cut and fill Access to villas from First floor - Private quarters on Ground floor Possibility of infinity edge pools on terrace levels

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Al-Borouj Mosque CDC-AbdelHalim

ِ ‫س َم َاوا‬ ٍ‫ور ِه ك َِم ْشكَاة‬ َّ ‫ور ال‬ َّ ُ ُ‫للاُ ن‬ ِ ‫ت َو ْال َ ْر‬ ِ ُ‫ض ۚ َمث َ ُل ن‬ ُ‫الز َجا َجة‬ ُّ ۖ ‫صبَا ُح فِي ُز َجا َج ٍة‬ ْ ‫صبَا ٌح ۖ ْال ِم‬ ْ ‫فِي َها ِم‬ ‫ار َك ٍة‬ َ ‫ي يُوقَ ُد ِم ْن‬ َ َ‫ش َج َرةٍ ُمب‬ ٌّ ‫كَأَنَّ َها ك َْو َكبٌ د ِ ُّر‬ ‫ُضي ُء‬ ِ ‫زَ ْيتُونَ ٍة َل ش َْرقِيَّ ٍة َو َل غ َْربِيَّ ٍة يَكَا ُد زَ ْيت ُ َها ي‬ َّ ‫ور ۗ يَ ْهدِي‬ ٌ ُ‫َار ۚ ن‬ ٌ ‫س ْسهُ ن‬ َ ‫ور‬ َ ‫َولَ ْو لَ ْم ت َْم‬ ٍ ُ‫علَ ٰى ن‬ ُ‫للا‬ ‫اس‬ ُ ‫ور ِه َم ْن يَشَا ُء ۚ َويَض ِْر‬ َّ ‫ب‬ ِ َّ‫للاُ ْال َ ْمثَا َل ِللن‬ ِ ُ‫ۗ ِلن‬ ‫ع ِلي ٌم‬ َ ‫للاُ ِب ُك ِّل‬ َّ ‫َو‬ َ ٍ‫ش ْيء‬ 35 ‫سورة النور أية‬

“ALLAH IS THE LIGHT OF THE HEAVENS AND THE EARTH. THE EXAMPLE OF HIS LIGHT IS LIKE A NICHE WITHIN WHICH IS A LAMP, THE LAMP IS WITHIN GLASS, THE GLASS AS IF IT WERE A PEARLY [WHITE] STAR LIT FROM [THE OIL OF] A BLESSED OLIVE TREE......”

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*All renders were done by other team meber.

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PRAYING MOMENT

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CENTRE OF THE SAHN AS A CENTRE OF ABLUTION

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SHADING UNITCREATES A CLOUD SHADING THE SAHN

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CRYSTALIZED MINARET AS A BEAM OF LIGHTADORNS THE SAHN CENTRE

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SAHN IS THE CENTRE OF THE LIGHT

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‫الصحنهواملركز‬ ‫الرئيسيللضؤ‬

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NIGHT VIEW

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Maspero CDC-AbdelHalim

MASPERO AREA IS A PART FROM THE GREATER CAIRO. THROUGH GENERATION OF 6 STRUCTURES HAVE BEEN AFFECTING AND DEVELOPED CREATING THE WHOLENESS OF THIS PLACE, THESE STRUCTURES ARE: NATURAL DEVELOPMENT STRUCTURE (DS), SOCIAL DS, ECONOMIC DS, POLITICAL AND LEGAL DS, CULTURAL AND INFORMATION DS AND URBAN DS. THE TEAM HAS RAISED ISSUES REGARDING IDENTIFICATION OF THESE STRUCTURES. THESE ISSUES HAVE BEEN RESEARCHED IDENTIFYING QUALITIES AND DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS OD EACH STRUCTURE.

THE MASPERO PROCESS AS MASPERO AREA WAS A DEVELOPED PART OF THE HISTORIC EVOLUTION OF CAIRO, UP TO DATE THERE IS A PROCESS THAT KEPT IT ALIVE, DETERIORATING, NEGLECTED, MARGINALIZED, DRIVEN TO DEATH, BUT SO FAR IT IS SURVIVING, FIGHTING FOR IT’S EXISTENCE, AND IT IS STILL ALIVE SEEKING FOR IT’S FUTURE.

*All renders were done by other team meber.

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PROPOSED MASTERPLAN

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01. Maspero building 02. MOFA 03. Abo El-Ela mosque 04. Vehicles museum plaza 05. Cinema Alibaba 06. Italian embassy 07. Kalosedian school (Cultural Centre) 08. Residentail tower 09. Residential tower 10. Office building

11. Office building 12. Mixeduse building 13. Mixeduse building 14. Office building 15. Medical centre 16. Micro business centre 17. Mosque 18. School 19. Public library 20. Retail building 21. Retail building (Street vendors)

21. Retail building (Street vendors) 22. Residential building 23. Adminstration building 24. Nursery 25. Khedival spine 26. Nile park 27. Cultural plaza 28. Maspero Qasaba plaza 29. Nile park hotel 30. Abo El-Ela Hotel

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CONTEXT LAYOUT

Nile Elevation

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NIGHT SHOT

Cross-Section

Street Elevation

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(Featured in the Egyptian Pavilion book at La biennale di Venezia 2018)

Syrian Market Street Research Project

About the Project The 6th of October City hosts the largest number of refugees in Egypt.

Almost 25% of the country’s total number of Syrian Refugees live in this city. The targeted area of the city located between 6th of October and Al-Hossary Mosque which is one of the city’s most important landmarks which has been developing over the past two decades; encompassing the 6th of October City University in addition to a dynamic mixed-use zone known as Al-Amrikiyya Area.

The importance and vitality of Al-Amrikiyya Area have been escalating, especially over the past few years due to the increased presence of Syrian refugees in the city.

Subsequently, it has become an important gathering point; a hub of different commercial, administrative, residential and social activities; and an important urban node.

The main street of the targeted area is considered one of the most famous and condensed commercial streets in the city. It contains numbers of shops, restaurants and street vendors where the locals could find most of all their needs there. Subsequently it has become one of the most condensed and crowded streets in the city and having frequent traffic an unplanned organization between pedestrian spaces and vehivles ways.

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(Featured in the Egyptian Pavilion book at La biennale di Venezia 2018)

Existing Situation Analysis

Existing situation

Main existing road

Secondary existing road

Existing vacant plot

Existing unused underground parking #1

Existing unused underground parking #2

Existing unused underground parking #3

Existing pedestrian platforms

Existing vehicular roads

Existing solid & void

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Proposed Changes Analysis

Proposed pedestrian new platform

Proposed layout and nodes

Proposed generated nodes

People movement

proposed fabric

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(Featured in the Egyptian Pavilion book at La biennale di Venezia 2018)

Proposed retail unit

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Proposed retail unit details

The proposal main intention is to present a new idea to make people connect more, by converting the current street to a pedestrian walkway, as it will provide the base to propose something to organize the street’s activity. Besides,it has no negative effect on the vehicular circulation as analyzed.

Closed units

Opened unit (Right side)

In the targeted street there are street vendors, passing people, customers and university students which causes a highly congested traffic problem in the city.

The proposed idea was mainly about representing a retail unit that contains display areas and storages for vendors considering the space for pedestrian movement and retail activity impact.

The unit is a user friendly element that could be easily used and maintained by vendors themselves, as every vendor will get his own area and borders.

Organizing the activity of the street and the relation of vendors vs. passing people will have a great impact on the retail activity itself and on the using the public space proberly.

Opened units

The proposed unit is considered a street feature, as it contains all vendors and retail activity all day. while, at night after vendors close their parts and storages the unit is converted to outdoor public seatings, which will add to the land value and will be more user friendly street.

Closed unit (Right side)

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La Biennale di Veneziza 2016 Egyptian pavilion

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About the Project The Egyptian pavilion seeks to reveal various successful stories of architecture narrating the difficulties and challenges inside the Egyptian built environment. The works inside the pavilion reveal how architecture is actively creating change in communities. Nowhere are these confrontations more evident than in the urban context, and nowhere more so than in Egyptian cities. In this context, urban space became not just a backdrop but an instrumental foreground and an actor in the continuous and dynamic processes of change.

Project

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Contacts

eslamahmadsalem@gmail.com +971(0) - 505 990 582