Portfolio 2017-2022 Husam Bani Melhem
and Cultural Center
Contents 01 Irbid Museum
02 Sailor`s House 03 Interior Design 04 Experimental Cube 05 Chania Residential Complex
Irbid Museum and Cultural Center
Location: Irbid, Jordan Year: 2022
Why This Project ?
Irbid was the chosen City for the ACC Arab Capital of Culture for the year of 2021 by the UNISCO as well as Jordan City of Culture for 2007 by the Jordanian ministry of culture.
Mission Statement
For Irbid Cultural Center and Arts Museum to achieve a well in generated system that combines the different parts of the society with each other and with arts as well as creating an attractive set of activities that attracts everyone and represents the city of Irbid and allows its citizen to learn and interact with modern and new local and foreign societies arts and cultures unlike the traditional muse um or cultural centers.
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Aerial View
Exterior render that presents the whole building composition and relations between the different zones, which is similar to the fabric of Irbid city in an attempt to maintain, preserve the identity, spirit of the city while taking a minimal modern approach in design.
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Project 01 | Irbid Museum and Cultural Center p.6 Site Plan 1 2 3 5 4
Site Plan Key
Transitional Zones
The museum consists of five main different zone separated by circulation cores and open courts that woks as a transitional zones between the inner, outer spaces and the different functions in the museum.
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1. Entrance & Court 2. Workshops 3. Show Rooms 4. Mixed 5. Showrooms
East Elevation
Hierarchy
The building takes a hierarchical cluster growing form which gives the implication of central importance. With the library / educa tional zone being in the center surrounded by other zones which serves both functional and philosophical aspects of the project.
Section A-A
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West Elevation
Section A-A Key
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1. Library 2. Show Rooms 3. Workshops 4. Central Court
Third Floor Plan
Second Floor Plan
First Floor Plan
Ground Floor Plan
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Outer Activities
The project contains a market for products that are made in the workshops as well as an auditorium, restaurant, cafe which are connected to main building through exterior pathways and courts.
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Sailor`s House
Location: Irbid, Jordan Year: 2017
About This Project
Located on north western part of the city near the borders, a resi dential project in modern minimal design approach to accommodate a virtual client which works as a sailor
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Context
The house is in the suburbs of the city in an agricultural area, it functions as a summer house to accommodate the sialor`s family which are three children and his wife.
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Aerial View
Aerial view that shows the overall composition and the relations between masses and the void.
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Guest Room Living Room Kitchen WC. WC. Kids Room Garage Ground Floor Plan
Top view
A top view that shows the overall composition and the relations between masses and the void which is similar as a representation to the ship and the water.
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Zoning
The house consists of two floors and a garage, the first floor ac commodates the social activities and the kids play room while the second floor has the bedrooms and the more quiet activities
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Section
3D sectional View that shows the relation between the exterior, interior and the circulation within the house.
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Why this project?
Irbid was the chosen City for the ACC Arab Capital of Culture for the year of 2021 by the UNISCO as well as Jordan City of Culture for 2007 by the Jordanian ministry of culture.
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Interior Design
Location: Amman, Jordan Year: 2022
About This Project
Experimental interior design using 3Ds Max, Rhino, SketchUp and V-Ray, the project was created over three months span with multi ple softwares as to experiment with different visualization tools.
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Experimental Cube
Location: Irbid, Jordan Year: 2017
About This Project
Experimental project on the campus of Jordan university of science and technology inside the college of architecture and design, a public sitting area for student to gather and participate in all sorts of different activities.
Activities
The building is designed to host student activities but most impor tantly activities related to courses especially design and art classes which sometimes takes place out doors also as a gallery for stu dents to present their projects.
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Exterior
Exterior view that show the overall composition on site, view from inside the college of architecture, the university has over fifty thou sand students, the need for public spaces that can accommodate different activities is greater every year.
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Top View
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Circulation
Linear section that shows the inner circulation.
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Second Floor
First Floor
Ground Floor
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Design
The building has three floors similar to thee college building behind it is designed to accommodate multiple activities at the same time.
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Chania Residential Complex
Location: Chania, Crete Year: 2019
About This Project
A housing project located in the center of Chania that aims to accommodate university teachers, students and visitors, the project contains three buildings with multiple apartments in different area sizes.
Mission Statement
The project aims to create a gathering, socializing point for all the people with different positions that attend the university while main taining the level of privacy and comfort that suits each of them by providing multiple housing options within the same compound.
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Exterior View
Exterior render that presents the whole building composition and relations between the different zones, the buildings are rotated in 45 ° angle to get the most solar ener gy possible aside to having better views and ventilation from inside the apartment
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Second Floor Plan
Fifth Floor Plan
First Floor Plan
Fourth Floor Plan
Ground Floor Plan
Third Floor Plan
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Building `A`
Building `A` is a completely private building that has six floors with eight apartments ranging from 60 - 110 m² and a separate cafe on the ground floor.
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Second Floor Plan
Fifth Floor Plan
First Floor Plan
Fourth Floor Plan
Ground Floor Plan
Third Floor Plan
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Building `B`
Building `B` is a semi-private building that has six floors with eight apartments ranging from 60 - 110 m² with a mini-market on the ground floor.
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Building `A` Building `B` Building `C`
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Building `C`
Building `C` is a completely public building that has two floors with a typical plan five 60 m² apartments.
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Living Room
kitchen Bedroom
Structure
The three buildings are connected with a post and beam struc ture and a concrete facades which are common used material in Greece.
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Sustainability
The building was designed to be affordable and environment friendly by rotating the building to allow the sun to enter all the apartments as well to allow natural ventilation to reduce heating and cooling coasts.
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Composition Design
The composition design started with a square shapes with different sizes and were altered later on, the squares were shifted creating and allowing for more outer areas `balconies` for each apartment .
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Design
The desing was inspired by Le Corbusier`s Unite D’Habitation which was one of the case studies for this project.
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