Architecture Portfolio_Hadi Pirmohamed_2023

PORTFOLIO ARCHITECTURE

Hadi Pirmohamed, MArchD (RIBA Pt.11) Graduate

About Me

As a BSc, MArchD Architecture graduate seeking a position as an Architecture Assistant, I am well versed in the understanding of RIBA stages 0-4, through my practical experience in numerous design projects at university and as a freelance architectural designer. In addition, I have a sound theoretical foundation in RIBA stages 5-7 through completing a mock client pitch at Oxford Brookes University. I could add value to your practice with my expertise in Revit, AutoCAD, Adobe CS and physical modelling as highlighted in this portfolio. Additionally, I have acquired a variety of skills during my volunteering at Dunstable eye Centre and Zainabiya Islamic Centre, and when I ran an online company called ICONic Designed as highlighted in my CV, which developed my business insight and further enhanced my attention to detail. Skills that are transferable to the Architectural Assistant role.

Meridian Water: The Brief

Community Spirit (Connections)

Youth

Reducing crime and unemployment

Hireable Sports Courts

Attractive Short Courses

Job + Career Centre

LEISURE CENTRE

HIGHER EDUCATION CENTRE

Communal Work Spaces

In-Equality Line

Reducing the divide

Introduction of Technology

BUSINESS CENTRE

Hireable Supplies / Facilities

Hireable Meting Rooms

Using Technology to improve physically, connect virtually and enable us to use smaller spaces

Up-Skill Locals

Reducing crime and unemployment

Reduce the line of inequality border

The main aim of this proposal is to bridge the gap between 2 communities to solve the anticipated line of inequality border of Meridian Water. This will be solved through creating a community centre targeted at the youth to up-skill the locals and create a space for residents to hangout, collaborate with each other and forge new connections.

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Meridian Water: Design Development

Lines from surrounding building typology informing the massing of this proposal to further connection.

Creating an enclosed courtyard for collaboration between both Upper Edmonton and Meridian Water

The process of reducing the massing area and creating multiple heights for different functions

Amending the massing to improve the practicality and layout of functions and to invite the public into the site

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The design development diagrams and site map were created using SketchUp, Illustrator, Revit and Photoshop to highlight the origins behind the overall massing and its development to the final design. Each function and space allocation were critically researched in accordance to current and proposed demographics and were determined accordingly.

Meridian Water: Structure

Column Calculations

Slim deck Beam Calculations

10211mm (Largest Grid Span) / 30 = 340.37mm (beam depth)

Tapered beams to span long distances (20m)

Sheer wall for lateral loads - Train wind pollution

Building Core around the fire exits

Tributary area (58m2) = 8m X 7.25m

Column = 152mm X 152mm

Concrete Slab Calculations

2-way Simply Supported concrete slab

- 10211mm (Largest Span) / 35 = 291.74mm (slab)

2-way Continuously Supported concrete slab

- 10211mm (Largest Span) / 40 = 255.275mm (Slab)

Floor Depth

Hollow core floor slab to reduce floor depth

291.74mm (2-way Simply Supported concrete slab) 340.37mm (Steel slim deck beam depth)

Scale: 1:2000

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The overall structure for the Meridian Water project includes a shear wall on the west side of the building to combat against lateral loads from train winds, a tapered beam for the sports hall’s long span and multiple cores around the building for vertical fire exit circulation. Additionally, to ensure the floor depth efficiently uses space, the construction includes a hollow core floor slab that sits within a slim deck beam. The above drawings were drawn using AutoCAD and illustrator.

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Green Roof Detail (Left): Made using AutoCAD, and highlights how the assembly of the extensive green roof is supported by the hollow core concrete floor slab that is attached to the steel I beam on the external cladding wall. Axonometric Component Detail (Right): Made using Illustrator and Sketchup, and highlights how the CMU block is attached to the steel column with the wire anchor holding the submerged reinforced steel bar in the concrete mix.

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Meridian Water: Construction Details

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Meridian Water: Sports Building Section

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This drawing was made using Illustrator and Photoshop, and highlights how the building interacts with its immediate surrounding whilst tackling with impact loads from fast passing trains with a shear wall and plant room buffer to minimize noise. Additionally, the tree plantings on the east are strategically placed along with the 4.95m corridor/breakout space to stop direct sunlight entering the sports hall whilst allowing windows on the facade for viewing/connecting purposes.

Jewellery Quarter: Proposed Site Plan

Scale: 1:1000

Revitalising connections in Jewellery Quarter by creating educational spaces for individuals to learn about history and hand crafting. The proposal is also a hub for upcoming artists and designers to collaborate, start-up business and use the maker spaces provided to create small precious objects. The drawings were made using SketchUp, Illustrator and Photoshop.

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Jewellery Quarter: Design Development

Museum of the Jewellery Quarter

Train / Tram Lines St Paul’s Church

Listed Buildings

With only a 10-minute walk from Birmingham New Street, 2-minute walk from Snow hill station and ample parking space on adjacent to the site, individuals planning to visit the proposed building will find it easy and effortless. Located at the edge of Jewellery Quarter, the site has the potential to be a gateway for people entering from the city centre. The proposal engages with the site’s steep slope, whilst considering the traffic from A4400, the surrounding buildings and the new urban strategy on prioritising pedestrians. The above were drawn using illustrator and free hand sketching.

Connecting my massing proposals with surrounding building edges and shapes

Massing

In keeping with the project theme of “CONNECT”, I felt the best way to start massing my proposal was through exploring the shapes of structures immediately surrounding the site. I started with mimicking shapes of existing buildings and manipulating them slightly to create the massing. After realising the site size, I started cutting down volumes of the massing until coming up with the desired outcome. The above were created on illustrator, SketchUp

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Physical Modelling

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Chosen

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Rotated 1800

Reflected and enlarged Shifted and enlarged

Jewellery Quarter: Environmental Strategy 1

The proposal sits well within the site after being inspired by the L-shaped surrounding typology. The inclusion of angles was to give significance to the courtyard, to encourage people to enjoy the outdoor space whilst collaborating and connecting with one another. The main entrance, located on the site slope, was carefully designed to allow individuals to easily walk up the slope. The addition of stairs and ramp was to create a grandeur feeling whilst also ensure that the building it accessible to all members of the public. The above physical model was fully hand crafted.

Double Skin Facade

- South East Facade

- Ventilate in Summer

- Insulate in Winter

- Adds Visual Effect

Atrium

- Centre of Building

- Public Breakout Space

- Stack Ventilate in Summer

- Insulate in Winter

- Allows lots of light in Building

Solar Panels

- Placed on roof

- Renewable energy Source

Roof-Top Water Feature

- Thermal Mass Material

- Warms Building during Winter/Night

- Should be covered during the night

Exposed Concrete

- Exposed in Atrium Area

- Thermal Mass Material

- Warms Building during Winter/Night

North Facing Windows

- Natural Light Preferred for Functions

- Reduced need for artificial Light

Environmental Study: The strategy consists of direct, indirect, passive and active systems to ensure artificial energy consumption is reduced. Passive (direct) systems include building orientation, thermal mass, ventilation (single/stack), double glazed windows, atrium design, south facing trees and building layout. Passive (indirect) systems include the double skin facade, roof-top water feature, insulation and solar panels.

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Jewellery Quarter: Environmental Strategy 2 (Double Skin Facade)

Double Skin Facade:

*As my proposal only allows the double skin to be 2 stories high, stack would not work effectively, therefore the double skin facade will act as a buffer zone to control the weather (reducing the need for artificial energy consumption)

Summer Winter Day Night

Hot air Escape

Overhang for solar shade

Warm air transmitted from occupants and equipment

Single glazed to allow maximum solar gain

Double glazed windows open for cool air to enter and heat to escape

Windows/cavity levers open to allow heat to escape and cool air to enter the building (Stack Effect)

Heat escape is low due to the double glazing window and double skin cavity.

Stack Effect for heat to escape and cool breeze to enter building

Adjustable Blinds (Shade)

Double Glazed windows to reduce heat loss

Air intake/escape closed to keep warm air from escaping Brick facade design to allow sunlight into building

Heat stored in concrete during the day and release during the night (Thermal Mass)

Brick facade to shade the building in the summer, reducing solar gain.

Cavity intakes and escape is closed to keep heat in the building during winter nights

Environmental Study: The double skin facade sits inside the building and acts as a buffer zone to control weather similar to a trombe wall (reducing the need for artificial energy consumption). the diagram above highlights scenarios on how the double skin facade works in the summer, winter, day and night.

Double Skin Facade Detail: The above was drawn using illustrator was highlights the materiality of the structure (concrete columns and concrete hollow floor slabs), perforated brick cladding and steel reinforcements. The detail also displays insulation, vapour barrier, thermal breaks, connections such as steel trimmer beams, column re-bars and c-sections.

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The double skin facade was designed as an environmental strategy and to reduce noise levels created by the A4400 road and connects with the Jewellery Quarter Area with its perforated brick design to keep an element of privacy whilst also allowing light to enter. The above drawings were made using SketchUp, Illustrator and Photoshop and the images on the left were taken of a 1:50 physical model.

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Jewellery Quarter: South East Facade

Interior Atrium Visual: An interior shot of an atrium, a space where the public can hangout and connect with one another. The space includes a large full glass facade and skylight to create an open and airy atmosphere. These images were created using SketchUp and enhanced with Photoshop

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Residential Garden Renovation

SOUTH-WEST ELEVATION

PROJECT 1

PIRMOHAMED RESIDENCE: GARDEN RENOVATIONS

PROJECT 1

DESCRIPTION:

PIRMOHAMED RESIDENCE: GARDEN RENOVATIONS

DESCRIPTION:

EXTENSION AREA

EXTENSION AREA

FRONT ELEVATION

FRONT ELEVATION

BACK ELEVATION

BACK ELEVATION

EXTENSION AREA

EXTENSION AREA

Scale: 1:200

PROPOSAL 2: Renovating the garden to create a self contained 1 bedroom unit, an outdoor lounge/dining area, space for family recreation and minor interior renovations to the house.

PROPOSAL 2: Renovating the garden to create a self contained 1 bedroom unit, an outdoor lounge/dining area, space for family recreation and minor interior renovations to the house.

EXTENSION AREA

REVISION:

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NORTH-EAST ELEVATION

ADDRESS: Asim Pirmohamed 1 Laverde Walk Milton Keynes MK10 9TL

CLIENT:

DRAWING 18 + 19

ADDRESS: Asim Pirmohamed 1 Laverde Walk Milton Keynes MK10 9TL

PROPOSED FRONT / BACK ELEVATIONS

DRAWING 18 + 19

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PROPOSED FRONT / BACK ELEVATIONS

Extension Area

LEGEND: Extension Area

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GARDEN FENCE 12m

The client was looking to extend the property and rennovate the garden through creating a self contained 1 bedroom garden suite with an external lounge and dining area. To ensure the garden suite did not extend over the garage / intrude into the neighbours views, the garden topography was designed below the property’s ground level. Additionally, the external facade of the garden suite was designed with white render and timber panels to connect with the existing property. The above drawings were created using AutoCAD.

EXTENSION AREA

249768mm 600mm

PROJECT 1

PIRMOHAMED RESIDENCE: GARDEN RENOVATION

DESCRIPTION: Garden Room: Consists of a large bedroom with en-suite and an open plan living space for the lounge and kitchen.

Interior Renovation: relocation of W/C and side door to create a larger utility room.

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300mm

GARAGE 7150 x 6291mm 200000mm

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PROPOSAL 2: Renovating the garden to create a self contained 1 bedroom unit, an outdoor lounge/dining area, space for family recreation and minor interior renovations to the house.

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205000mm

CLIENT: ADDRESS: Asim Pirmohamed 1 Laverde Walk Milton Keynes MK10 9TL

65749mm LOUNGE 4266 x 3328mm KITCHEN 2820 x 2967mm W/C 2596 x 1500mm BEDROOM 4244 x 3950mm 12m 8m 4m 0

DRAWING 15 W/C 1407 x 1800mm UTILITY 2413 x 3125mm DRIVEWAY

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Garden Suite: Garden renovation through creating a self contained 1 bedroom garden suite on the south with an external lounge and dining area. Garden Landscaping: The NE section of the garden includes landscaping in the form of a raised platform of plants, tiling and lighting effects. The above floorplan were drawn using AutoCAD to highlight the different spaces in the garden.

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Residential Loft Extension

12m

The client was looking to extend the existing conservatory (dashed orange line) to create a large living dining and kitchen to accommodate 20-30 guests without compromising on the view into the garden from the study. The floor plan and elevations were drawn using AutoDesk Revit and annotated using Illustrator to highlight the proposal in comparison to the existing building with relevant dimensions for the client to understand the size of the space and furniture.

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View into the garden from the study

DAY (NATURAL LIGHTING) VISUAL

NIGHT (ARTIFICIAL LIGHTING) VISUAL

SME Office - Interior Design: Proposed Floorplan

Scale: 1:400

The client was looking to improve the problems in their existing offices by creating a space that is client welcoming and to create an environment to improve employee efficiency. This was explored by adding a new file room, central IT room placement, larger kitchen/breakout space, nature, and a more efficient use of space. The plan is divided in 3 sections, management (Right), workforce (Middle) and a space for client meetings (Left) and was drawn on illustrator and Photoshop.

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SME Office - Interior Design: Interior Visuals

Lounge Visual (Left): The space was transformed to create an airy atmosphere for employers to meet clients where the semi-open partition wall (left) with the addition of nature and placement of furniture and branding (red logo’s) creates a good and lasting impression to the visiting clients. Directors Office Visual (Middle): The office includes a feature wall (right), space for a desk and informal meeting area (lounge chairs), and extended ceiling height to create a grandeur feeling and atmosphere.

Sales Visual (Right): The

office was designed to increase collaboration and improve office culture, the addition of nature brings the space alive and

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open plan

the frosted glass (on the right) separates the sales and finance departments for privacy. The above visuals were created using SketchUp and enhanced with Photoshop.

MArchD Dissertation: Exploring Movement of people around Milton Keynes

The project revolved around the urban design of Milton Keynes, specifically exploring how people move around the city. The visualisations were drawn using illustrator and Photoshop and highlight how the proposal involves embedding colour thoughout the city’s transportation network in the form of road and pathway markings, adding colour lamp posts, enclosures, bins, railings etc. The idea behind this proposal, is to visually help residents navigate around the city, which is an issue that residents currently face today.

In addition to embedding colour in Milton Keynes, key maps such as the bus routes (left) and cycle routes maps (right) were also created and will be provided to residents digitally and physically, to make them aware of the different transportation methods the city offers. This helps reduce congestion on the city grid roads which was another issue residents face today, and is an issue that is expected to worsen in the future if the problem is not solved.

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