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Amal Saleh

Professional Summary

Highly motivated architecture graduate seeking a challenging position to utilize knowledge and skills in design, project management, and construction. Strong attention to detail, excellent problemsolving abilities, and proficiency in various software programs. Artistic Designer experienced with wide variety of design tools and comfortable working in both 2D and 3D environments. Creating visually appealing and highly functional designs.

Work History

Freelance Designer

Self Employed Web, Ajman (Remote)

• Analyzed user behavior and feedback to optimize design and user experience.

• Used Adobe Creative Suite and Rhino to model,draft and produce designs

• Identified design requirements for each project.

• Developed prototypes for testing and presentation purposes.

• Obtained approval of concepts by submitting rough drafts to client.

• Established clear communication channels with clients, ensuring accurate understanding of requirements and timely delivery of work.

• Explored new techniques in graphic design trends keeping abreast of industry advancements.

• Transformed clients'' visions into reality through creative designs tailored to their unique needs.

Accounts assistant

New hope auto spare parts Trading

• Prepared and maintained accurate financial records, including balance sheets and income statements, using accounting software

Contact

Address

Ajman UAE Phone

+971-52-6232164

E-mail amalsaleh.n@gmail.com

WWW

https://bold.pro/my/amalsaleh-240526145819/212r

• Assisted in reconciling bank statements and verifying accuracy of transactions, ensuring compliance with company policies and procedures

• Collaborated with accounting team to analyze financial data and provide recommendations for improving cost efficiency and reducing expenses

• Supported preparation of financial reports and presentations by gathering relevant data, conducting research, and performing data analysis.

Education

Bachelors in Architecture: Urban Design

Heriot Watt University - Dubai, U.A.E

Highshcool diploma

Westminster School Dubai - Dubai, U.A.E

Interests

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SOFTSCAPES 2020 COMMUNITY CENTER 2021 OASIS PLAZA: 2021

CREATIVE PORTFOLIO

NMAD:MUESEUM OF WOVEN

SOFTSCAPES LINKAFÉ: CAFE & CYCLING WORKSHOP

IN THE PROJECT SOFTSCAPES, WE LOOK AT HOW DIFFERENT FUNCTIONAL ENVIRONMENTS MIGHT OVERLAP, BLURRING THEIR EDGES AND OPENING UP NEW POSSIBILITIES AND MEANINGS IN THE PROCESS.

THE TYPICAL PERIMETER-DEFINING BUILDING ENVELOPE IS ADDRESSED AS A PERMEABLE FAÇADE OR EDGE, AKIN TO THE HISTORIC SOUKS OF THE MIDDLE EAST. THE PERMEABLE FACADE CAN PROMOTE SOCIAL INTERACTION AND PASSIVELY ENHANCE COMFORT CONDITIONS WHILE ALSO PROMOTING ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY.

LOCATION: MUSHRIF PARK, DUBAI

TOTAL AREA OF 542 M²

WARM SOUTH-WEST PREVAILING WINDS

COME IN FROM THE DESERT

VEGETATION HEAVY FOLIAGE TO THE WEST OF THE SITE PROVIDES SHADING FROM THE HOT WESTERN SUN.

PEDESTRIAN ACCESS A TWO WAY, 4M CYCLING TRACK

VEHICLE ACCESS NOISE FROM AIRPLANES AND FROM THE CARS AND BICYCLES MAY DISTURB THE FUNCTIONS ON SITE

NORTH-WEST PREVAILING WINDS

SUMMER - WARM WINDS WINTER - COOL WINDS

THE HOTTEST MONTHS OF THE YEAR ARE DURING THE MONTHS OF JUNE TO MID NOVEMBER, WHILE COOLER MONTHS ARE DFROM DECEMBER TO MAY. DESIGNING ACCORDING TO THE HARSH WEATHER IS KEY TO A SUSTAINABLE AND EFFICIENT BUILDING THAT PROVIDES SHADING.

IN DUBAI RAINFALL IS RARE, HOWEVER WHEN IT DOES RAIN, AS THE SITE IN A DRAIN ZONE THE DESIGN WILL HAVE TO TAKE THE RARE RISE OF WATER LEVELS INTO CONSIDERATION.

SOFTSCAPES WITH SPATIAL FORM

+TWO CYCLING TRACKS EXTENDING FROM THE EXISTING TRACK.

ACTING AS THE SPINE OF THE PROJECT,PLACED IN A POSITION WHERE WIND IS STRONGER.

+CYCLISTS DISAPPEARS AND APPEARS THROUGH THE CAFE BY BREAKING THE CAFE INTO SEGMENTS, BLENDING INTERACTION BETWEEN OUTSIDE AND INSIDE

5M SET BACK FROM SITE BOUNDARIES

EXISTING BICYCLE TRACK

WINDTOWER POSITIONS

+TAKING ADVANTAGE OF WINDS BY INCLUDING WINDTOWERS,TO USE LESS ENERGY

STRUCTURE POSITION

BUILDABLE AREA

+ TECHNO FARMING AS A PLUS FUNTIONW, USING INGREDIENTS THAT ARE GROWN IN THE CAFÉ , PROMOTES VEGETATION, COULD ALSO BE USED AS A NATURE THERAPY

POLYPROPYLENE MESH PANELS TO REDUCE HEAT

WINDTOWER AS NATURAL VENTILATION

DISPLAY OF MOVMENT IN THE CAFE + WORKSHOP.

GREEN ROOF

WORKSHOP

CAFE

GREENHOUSE

THE WIND TOWERS ARE A PROMINENT PART OF THE DESIGN, REFERENCING TRADITIONAL ARCHITECTURE IN DUBAI. THIS PASSIVE DESIGN METHOD CATCHES COOLER BREEZES THAT PREVAIL AT A HIGHER LEVEL ABOVE THE GROUND AND DIRECT IT INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE BUILDINGS.

CAFE WITH SPACE FOR NINE PEOPLE, SMALLER KITCHEN,THE ADDITIONAL TRACK GOES THROUGH IT AND LINKS WITH THE MAIN TRACK.

WORKSHOP AT THE VERY END OF THE CAFE TO THE NORTH, EAST, NORTH AND WEST VIEWS WITH THREE ACCESS POINTS.STORAGE UNDERNEATH THE STAIRCASE. THE SLIDING DOORS ALLOW THE WORKSHOP TO SPILL OUT INTO THEOUTDOORS AND EXPAND.

THE TWO CYCLING TRACKS ACTING AS THE SPINE OF THE PROJECT, PLACED IN A POSITION WHERE THERE WILL BE A PLEASANT BREEZE OR “HEADWIND”

DURING THE WINTER, THE FOLDING SLIDING DOORS OF THE TWO CAFES WOULD BE OPENCHAIRS AND TABLE COULD BE PULLED OUT BLENDING THE CAFES AND THE TRACKS

USING MATERIALS SUCH AS POLYPROPYLENE. USING MESH-LIKE MATERIALS TO LAYER AND CREATE A BLUR BETWEEN SPACES. THIS ALLOWS TO BLUR BETWEEN THE LANDSCAPE INTO THE INSIDE OF THE CAFE , CREATING AN ILLUSORY AND PLAYFUL WORK.

OUTSIDE SEATING AREA CONCEPT, THE THIN SCREENS ALLOW PRIVACY AND SHADE WHILE BEING OUTSIDE.

THE PANELS ARE LARGE, THAT HELP REDUCE BUILDING ENERGY REQUIREMENTS. IT REFERS TO DESIGNING BUILDINGS AND SPACES (INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR) USING LOCAL CLIMATIC CONDITIONS TO IMPROVE THERMAL AND VISUAL COMFORT. THESE DESIGNS PROVIDE PROTECTION FROM SUMMER SUN

COMMUNITY CENTER

AL KARAMA IS ONE OF THE OLDER AREAS OF DUBAI WIDELY CONSIDERED AS A RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT BUT ALSO OFFERS MANY COMMERCIAL PROJECTS. THE NAME OF THE AREA IS INSPIRED BY THE ARABIC WORD, KARAMA – MEANING: ‘DIGNITY’. AL KARAMA OCCUPIES AN IDEAL LOCATION WITH ZAA’BEEL STREET AS THE MAIN THOROUGHFARE OF THE CENTRAL AREA, GIVING WAY TO NUMEROUS COMMERCIAL UNITS. IT IS ONE OF THE MOST ACCESSIBLE PLACES FROM ALL OF THE CITY.PART OF BUR DUBAI AND CLOSE TO THE DUBAI CREEK, AL KARAMA HAS A UNIQUE VIBE HOME TO MANY LOW-RISE RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS.

LOCATION: AL KARAMA PARK , DUBAI

TOTAL AREA OF M²

A PLAYFUL SPACE FOR CHILDREN TO ENGAGE, LEARN AND PLANT. EVERY LITTLE CUBOID EDGE GOES ABOUT AS A LITTLE STRUCTURE FOR A COUPLE OF PLANTS. WITH A MINIMAL SLENDER STRUCTURE.

MOST VISITORS THINK DUBAI IS THE HOME OF GIGANTIC SKYSCRAPERS WHILE THAT’S NOT THE CASE WITH AL KARAMA. MADE ON A TIGHT GRID SYSTEM, THE AREA SPANS A MEAGRE 2 KM, YET HOUSES THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE, LEADING IT TO BE ONE OF THE MOST POPULATED AREAS IN DUBAI.

SOME NEIGHBOURHOOD’S IN KARAMA HAVE GREEN POCKETS BETWEEN ALLEYWAYS OF BUILDINGS IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD. ONE OF THE TWO THINGS THAT KARAMA LACKS IS CRUCIAL TO A FULFILLING LIFE, GREENERY AND NATURE. THE PEOPLE IN KARAMA HAVE MADE IT CLEAR THEY WOULD LOVE TO ENHANCE THE PARK. PROPOSING A COMMUNITY GARDEN WHERE THE PEOPLE PLANT VARIOUS PLANTS AS A COMMUNITY, THIS WOULD INVITE WILDLIFE. ACCORDING TO THE INTERVIEWS,KIDS LOVE TO VISIT THE PARK TO PLAY AND SOCIALIZE WITH OTHER CHILDREN, BE CLOSE TO NATURE AND THE BIRDS THAT THE PARK INVITES. BENEFIT KARMA AS A WHOLE, ONCE THE COMMUNITY GROWS ENOUGH PLANTS IN THE GARDEN, THE PEOPLE IN KARAMA COULD TAKE PLANTS BACK TO THEIR APARTMENTS OR PLACE THEM IN BETWEEN ALLY WAYS LIKE HOW DONE IN THE S H E I K H HA M DA N C OLO N Y, SPREADING THE GREENERY THROUGHOUT KARAMA.

INTEGRATING THE STRUCTURE WITH THE GROUND. AVOIDING OVERPOWERING THE PARK. ADDING A COURTYARD IN A COOLER SUNKEN PLACE THAT PROVIDES COMFORTABLE SHADING FOR VISITORS.BUILDING UNDERGROUND ALLOWS FOR COOLER STRUCTURE. MODEL REPRESENTING HOW THE ACCESS POINTS CAN BE EXTENDED OR HIGHLIGHTED AND CONTINUING INTO A RAMP.

KARAMA, DUBAI

SHEIKH HAMDAN COLONY, KARAMA

CONCEPTUAL MODELS

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE GREENHOUSE AND THE COURTYARD WICH IS AN EXTENSION OF THE GREENHOUSE.

SELECTED SITE HAS LITTLE TO NO VEGETATION.ALL ACESS AND PATHS LEAD TO THE SELECTED SITE, AWAY FROM THE CLUTERD PARKING AND LOUD STREETS. PLACING DIFFERENT FUNCTIONS ON EACH SIDE ACCORDING TO THE DEMOGRAPHIC AND HEAT MAPS.

PLACING MAIN FUNCTIONS IN THE MIDDLE & HAVING THE SUPPORTING FUNCTIONS GO AROUND.

I.E. COWORKING SPACES GOES AROUND THE LIBRARY.

ODE TO PAUSE Oasis Plaza: Co-housing

PAUSE REFERS TO MOMENTS OF SOLITUDE AND REFLECTION WITHIN A BUILT ENVIRONMENT.

THESE PAUSES ARE ESSENTIAL FOR CREATING A SENSE OF BALANCE AND HARMONY IN A SPACE. THEY PROVIDE INDIVIDUALS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE A BREAK FROM THE HUSTLE AND BUSTLE OF EVERYDAY LIFE.

AL RAS, A UNIQUE AREA IN DUBAI, IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF HOW ARCHITECTURE CAN PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR SOLITUDE IN THE VIBRANT TRADE AND BUSTLING STREETS. THIS HISTORIC NEIGHBOURHOOD, KNOWN FOR ITS INTRICATE NETWORK OF "SIKKAS" OR ALLEYWAYS, OFFERS POCKETS OF QUIET IN THE BUSTLING CITY. THESE NARROW PASSAGEWAYS NOT ONLY SERVE AS SHORTCUTS FOR RESIDENTS BUT ALSO ACT AS SPACES FOR RESPITE FROM THE HARSH DESERT CLIMATE. AL RAS DEMONSTRATES AN AWARENESS OF THE HUMAN NEED FOR MOMENTS OF RESPITE IN URBAN SETTINGS BY INTEGRATING THESE INTIMATE SPACES INTO THE NEIGHBOURHOOD'S FABRIC.

LOCATION: AL RAS, DUBAI, U.A.E

project

TUCKED OVER THE SOUTHEAST COAST OF THE PERSIAN GULF, DUBAI HAPPENS TO BE THE MOST POPULOUS CITY IN THE UAE. ONCE A MERE FISHING VILLAGE OF NOT MORE THAN 800 PEOPLE, DUBAI HAS OVER TIME EMERGED AS A GLOBAL METROPOLITAN AND A MAJOR BUSINESS HUB OF THE MIDDLE EAST.

AL RAS IS AN AREA WITH BUILDINGS THAT ARE MAINLY LOW RISE ( 5-6 ) AND CONDENSED, WITH ALLY WAYS IN BETWEEN THAT GIVE IT A DIFFERENT FEEL THAN MOST PLACES OR AREAS IN DUBAI.

AL RAS IS A BUSY AND COMPACT AREA WITH NUMEROUS SHOPS, RESTAURANTS, AND APARTMENTS, ALLOWING ITS PEOPLE TO MOVE BETWEEN THEIR WORKPLACE AND HOME EASILY. MOST RESIDENTS WALK TO THEIR WORKPLACE, A PRIVILEGE THAT NOT MANY RESIDENTS IN DUBAI HAVE, WITH THE HUMID CLIMATE AND BEING A CITY THAT HEAVILY DEPENDS ON CARS.

THE BUILDINGS IN AL RAS ALSO FOLLOW A MORE TRADITIONAL METHOD OF CONSTRUCTION, HAVING ALLY WAYS IN THIS HOT AND SUNNY CLIMATE THAT ALLOW FOR COOL AIR AND SHADE. AL RAS NEIGHBORHOOD IS NOT CENTERED AROUND THE USE OF AUTOMOBILES,STREETS ARE ORGANIC. CITY WAS BUILT AROUND PEOPLE AND MOVEMENTTHROUGHOUT PLACES. IN AN ERA BEFORE MECHANICAL SYSTEMS, PASSIVE DESIGN STRATEGI -ES WERE A MUST.

BUSY ZONES

LESS BUSSY

The siTe is enclosed by lively & busy landmarks. WiTh TWo mosques on each side of The ploT making The siTe is croWded WiTh people ThaT aTTend prayers, especially on fridays. being close To The creek on The souTh side of The siTe, W Th many TourisT visTers and residenTs using The TransiT boaTs.

using all These landmarks To carve ouT Walk paThs ThaT Will connecT These areas and landmarks While providing shorTcuTs for pedesTerians. pedesTrian-friendly sTreeTs.

+ recreaTing The similar alley Ways in al-ras ThaT make iT a Walkable neighbourhood. including void and solid spaces are also crucial componenTs in archiTecTure and urban design. void spaces creaTe opporTuniTies for movemenT LIGHT,

mosT people ThaT live in al-ras are from pakisTan, and an adequaTe number of people are from iran and ndia, making al ras an admiringly culTural place. populaTed W Th many Tea shops ThaT serve karak, karak is a parT of Their everyday lives and is knoWn as masala chai', roughly TranslaTed as Tea WiTh spices. hoWever, mosT residenTs and pedesTrians don'T have choices of ouTside seaTing or a place To socialize comforTably.

as a plus funcTion for The projecT including a majlis, a majlis is an arabic Term meaning "siTTing room", used To describe various T ypes of special gaTherings among common inTeresT groups. The majlis can hosT TradiTional and folk music While also serving as a space Where They can unWind, socialize and enjoy Tea. Cultural dive present Co-housing Case many residenTs share aparTmenTs in alras To cuT doWn

inTroducTion

+ Both user groups are FlexiBle, sharing spaCes and living in s Maller spaCes is easier + introduCing students Could diversiFY al-ras Further

in The ciT y of eTernal sunshine,verTical oasis needs planTs ThaT love To bask in The sun.bougainvillea, WiTh iTs vibranT papery bracTs, and The resilienT deserT marigold are like The holly Wood sTars of dubai’s verTical gardening scene. They noT only ToleraTe The sun buT flaunT Their colors W Th pride, adding a Touch of glamour To your green specTacle.

acTing as a naTural insulaTing layer, green Walls help To regulaTe building TemperaTures, reducing The need for heaTing and cooling. in hoT climaTes, The shading provided by green Walls can loWer indoor TemperaTures, decreasing reliance on air condiTioning sysTems and consequenTly reducing energy consump

Tion. similarly, in colder climaTes, green Walls can provide addiTional insulaTion, helping To reTain heaT WiThin buildings and reduce heaTing cosTs during The WinTer monThs.

modular façade and Trellis sysTem faciliTaTes and encourages planT groWTh

The arabian jasmine

Tecomaria capensis

bougainvillea glabra

NATIONAL MUSEUM ACADEMY

OF DESIGN AND ART

MUESEUM OF WOVEN

CITY: DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

NAMAD WORLD TRADE CENTER 1

3300 SQM

MACRO ANALYSIS SZR

WEAVING

WITH ATAAD (CAMEL ACCESSORIES) MADE OF AL-SADU, WITH THE WOVEN DESIGNS ADDING VIBRANCY AND COLOUR TO THE SADDLES AND STRAPS

M useu M of weaving ... integration of cultures in the region . P resenting an aged valued tradition in a unique light . w eaving is interlaced M uch like the threads of roads of s Z r that connect dubai and the e M irates , that has significance role in the connectivity of dubai t he M useu M of woven , taking u P weaving as a the M e i n ter M s of the for M and the functions of the building t he M useu M and acade M y

-SHOW CASE OF WORK FROM THE STUDIOS---- USE OF WOVEN MATERIALS AND TEXTIELS.

-TEXTIELS LAUNCH

ARCHIVE TELLS THE PRINTED STORIES OF COUNTLESS EXPERIENCES, PLACES, AND MEMORIES THROUGH THE STRONG CULTURE OF WEAVING ACROSS THE MIDDLE AN EAST ASIA OF

khoos weaving

DESIGN DRIVER