Architectural portfolio_ Imane FIHRI-FASSI _ 2019

PORTFOLIO Imane FIHRI-FASSI // 2019

Imane FIHRI-FASSI fimanef@gmail.com B.P 3159 Farah, Settat, Morocco 26000

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Architect

About me I am a 26 year old Moroccan architect. I graduated from Ecole Nationale d’architecture de Rabat (ENA) and I accomplished a Master degree in civil engineering from La faculté des sciences et techniques de Settat (FSTS).

After finishing my graduation projects from both universitie’s curriculums, I chose to take a step back from “life” and seek a different endeavour in Turkey where I worked as a volunteer with AIESEC International. This experience allowed me to have an introspective perception and discover many aspects of my personality. I made a new network of friends along the way while discovering a new and diverse culture in the wonderful country of Turkey.

Returning to Morocco, I took an internship in an architectural firm in Settat where I participated mainly in construction sites visits and meetings.

Currently, I am looking for an opportunity where I can blossom as newly graduated architect and gain experience by being thoroughly involved in the different phases of a project starting with the sketches and meetings with clients all the way to delivering the building. I would like to enhance my skills in terms of architectural design, graphic visualization in addition to deepen my knowledge of construction techniques. I am at the beginning of my journey and I am looking forward to a professional environment full of creativity.

Curriculum Vitae

Education

Professional experience

•Faculté des sciences et techniques de Settat (FSTS)

•Architectural practice: El Mostafa El Hariri

Professional master degree in civil engineering Thesis : “Planning and management of a construction project - Case of a community development center in Settat.”

Appreciation of the jury : Good (Bien)

• Aiesec International, office of Antalya, Turkey

November 2018

•Ecole Nationale d’Architecture-Rabat (ENA) July 2018

Diploma of Architect (Architecte D.E.N.A) Thesis : “In search of happiness: human-oriented urban design”.

Architectural project : Community development center in Settat, Morocco.

Appreciation of the jury : Honors with congradulations of the jury (Très honorable avec félicitations du jury).

• Al Kodds high school, Settat

July 2011 Scientific Baccalaureate, Option: Physics with Honors

May 2019- July 2019 Internship Construction site visits and meetings (market, clinic and seaside residences).

November 2018- January 2019 volunteering internship Project: Teaching English creatively to kindergarten kids.

• Bâti-Engineering (Engineering lab)

July 2018- November 2018 Internship Supervised work on the final project of the Master of civil engineering.

•Agence urbaine de Settat (administration)

July 2015 Internship Learning the process of making urban planning documents and their related laws, assistance to the instruction committees of construction projects.

•Edifice SALMA S.A.R.L (construction company)

Languages

August 2013 Internship at a construction site (residential project G + 4)

Moroccan dialect : mothertongue

•JET PRO S.A.R.L (construction company) August2013 - October 2013 Internship at a construction site (clinic project).

Arabic

: advanced

French

: advanced

English

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Spanish

: beginner

Turkish

: beginner

•Architectural practice : Kaissar Rahal

July 2013 Internship 3D modeling and graphic visualization, interior sketches, propositions for a project of interior renovation.

Personal qualities and interests

Software

Creative, positive, collaborative, organized, communicative, adaptable to a multicultural context, calm.

Archicad Artlantis Photoshop Indesign Vray Revit

Travel / Fine arts / Cinema / Photography/ journaling

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PROJECTS Architecture

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Landscape

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Urban design

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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CENTER

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COLLECTIVE HABITAT G+9

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HIGH SCHOOL

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RESTRUCTURING AL IRFANE DISTRICT

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MULTIFUNCTIONNAL CENTER, A NEW HEA

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City : Settat // Year : 2018 // School project (6th year)//

City : Rabat-Salé // Year : 2016 // School project (5th ye

City : Rabat // Year : 2014 // School project (3rd year)//

City : Rabat // Year : 2015 // School project (4th Year) //

City : Rabat // Year : 2015 // School project (4th year)//

/ Supervisor : Dr.Soumaya Samadi

ear)// Supervisor : Dr.Laarbi BOUAYAD

/ Supervisor : Pr.Saloua BENNOUNA

/ Supervisor : Pr. Abderazzaque ES-SEDIQUI

ART TO AL IRFANE DISTRICT

/ Supervisor : Pr. Abderazzaque ES-SEDIQUI

#01 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CENTER

Academic project (6th year) Supervisor : Dr.Soumaya SAMADI Location Site surface Software

: City-center, Settat (Morocco) : 3.6 ha : Archicad 21, Twinmotion, Photoshop CC

Year

: 2018

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Urban Context

Architectural Parti

The project is located in Settat which is a medium-sized and quiet town, however, it is lacking recreational areas. The community development center that I suggested sows seeds of joy and happiness in a community almost governed by the monotony and the boredom of its environment.

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• The project is dedicated to all soci focuses on the elements that promot equity, sociability, centrality of relig principles are based on an extensive

creating an architecture that appeals to the senses and the soul.

ial categories: youth / adults, men / women, families / single, rich / poor .., and te emotional well-being and life satisfaction on both short and long terms, namely: gion, public health, recreation and the architecture of emotional well-being. These e theoretical research which preceded the design of the project.

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Program and design process The program of the entity is composed of four main functions: - Recreation: providing activities that guide children, teenagers and adults to discover their different passions.

-Meeting and socialization: includes a set of spaces which favors communication and gathering between individuals.

- Spiritual healing: providing a space of prayer and a religious reminder in a sensory manner both visual, through architecture and audible throug Adhan and recitation of the Quran.

- Functional Integration Center: integrates pre-existing functions (commerce) to absorb the needs for job opportunities and ensure the functional integration of the project in its surrounding environment.

1- Elimination of the automobile track dividing the site in two.

2- Emphasis of the existing by giving value to the landscape of the dried river (Oued Boumoussa).

3- Identifying the points of convergence of the various possible pedestrian paths.

4- Implementation of the program according to the principal and functional requirements.

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The connection between the different ments of the program by curved scenophic paths.

Covered urban market

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e banks of Oued Boumoussa (the dried river), will be held a green theater. urrent state, the wadi is a dump of garbage and wild plants. It has been completely dry for han a decade and generates stifling smells due to marginalisation. s project, I planned to turn it into a green open theater, with grassy picnic areas at the edges, the bottom of the bed I designed some colorful play tracks with dry fountains reminiscent of quatic element. During the day, the green theater will have a calm and quiet spirit. At night, chronizing the music, the light effects and the jets of water, the lived atmosphere would be ntirely different dimension.

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Playground

With its two meters below g encircled by a retaining wal The goal is to create a feelin area of ​​the playground is 287 and four shaded play areas.

ground level, the playground is a space semi-open and semi-closed. Open on the big sky and ll in addition to a semi-opaque fence made of wooden bars arranged under a wavy effect. ng of protection and security for parents without limiting the freedom of children. The total 75 m² and has two entrance ramps for optimum accessibility, large staircases, public toilets 17

Sensory garden

The sensory garden is a place of rest, me derly. Entertaining and soothing the sens getaway from the everyday life, it is a pin

editation and wonder. It is a refuge for visitors of all categories; youth, adults and the elses of visitors, be it the sense of smell, sight or touch, the sensory garden is a romantic nk shade offered to the city.

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Open air work space

Right in the center of the sensory garden, I set up an outdoor work space with a furniture specially designed allowing anyone to bring their books, personal laptop or tablet, work while enjoying the beautiful weather with complete peace of mind. The space is bordered by a closed water course that marks its limits in relation to the sensory garden, hence producing a calm atmosphere thanks to the sound of water.

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A market, a mosque and a recreational and cultural center

The three built elements of the program are a market, a mosque and a recreational and cultural center. The architecture of the three buildings blends in with the curved shapes of the roofs and outer envelopes. This orientation comes from the desire to integrate the buildings into nature and create a sense of continuity that is not found in rigid forms. In addition, several studies have shown that sharp shapes accentuate our anxiety, therefore, as the well-being is the stake of this project, the final result has given a space where nature and architecture merge to form a coherent whole.

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The recreationnal and cultural center

The aim ofthe recreational and cultural center is to provide the city with a place in which citizens can have acces to artistic activities, cultural events, reading spaces or exhibition galleries. It is a place where one can discover herself, meet people who share the same interests and explore new technological and artistic trends. The program developed takes into consideration new passions that are particularly popular among today’s youth, such as the creation of video and / or multimedia content.

The chosen architectural form is inspired by the Fibonacci suite or the golden number known for its proportionality and great aesthetics. In plan as in elevation, the spaces are articulated around a central core which was the departure of the design. The building is refined from floor to floor and its height does not exceed 15 meters. When treating the elevations, I opted for the raw textures of smooth concrete, glass and wood strips whose composition underlines the elegant movement of the building.

Southern elevation

Northen elevation

Western elevation

Eastern elevation

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Plans and section

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Roof-Terrace

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#02 COLLECTIVE HABITAT G+9

Academic project (5th Year) Supervisor : Dr.Laarbi BOUAYAD Location Site surface Software

: Sidi Hmida, Bouregreg valley, Rabat-Salé (Morocco) : 920 m² : Archicad 16, Awrash, Artlantis 5, Photoshop CC

Year

: 2016

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Urban context • This habitat is part of a revitalized urban planning based on the values​​ of equity, dignity, tranquility and solidarity while taking into account the issues of sustainable development. It is intended for a “simulated” Muslim community that values​​ its principles and implements them.

Architectural Parti Design a habitat that respects the founding pr quility and sobriety while taking into account The spatial challenge is to design a build tween appartments.

* The planning work was collective, the whole studio was i

rinciples of the Muslim space such as respect for privacy, good neighborhood, tranthe needs of contemporary Moroccan life. ding with double-height patio apartments while respecting privacy and security be-

involved, but the architectural design was individual.

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Volumetry and study of solar exposure Habitat : Voisinage

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Location Situation

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The first shapes of the housing buildings were simple rectangles (15m width) arranged in U or T shapes to create courtyards for social interactions.

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According to the mask diagram esta East and South-West orientations ar Morocco. Therefore, we divided ea West into blocks, then we rotated e create four facades, two of which are

Duration of solar exposure per day (The analysis is done by Awrash software) between 8h and 9h between 6h and 7h between 5h and 6h

ablished by Awrash software, the Southre the best for optimal solar exposure in ach of the bars that were oriented Easteach of the blocks of 45 ° to the South to e oriented South-East and South-West.

Final site plan

Location on the new urban plan

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The patio The particularity of this habitat is its endowment in patios. The interior architectural organization of each apartment revolves around this prioritized central element.

The combination of patios

The system of patios applied in this project is a system of alternation in which each patio has a double height which allows the appartment to have a direct connection to the sky. Its minimum dimensions are l x w x h = 3m x 3m x 6m. The choice of surface is mainly linked to the central role of the patio as a living space and not as a service space while the double height is due to an optimal sunshine penetration. It should be noted that the top apartments have no openings on the patios from below to preserve the privacy and security of the inhabitants.

The study of sun exposure

In this project, the patio plays a key role in lighting and solar exposure. It allows apartments to benefit from two additional facades in addition to the main ones.

Thus, its location is imperatively on one of the southwest or south-east facades. On the diagram above, it turns out that these two orientations benefit from the longest periods of solar exposure. Nevertheless, the useful surfaces of sunshine differ between seasons (diagram below). They are large enough in winter and small enough in summer.

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Interior Ambien

nce: Thanks to its centrality and opening onto the sky, the patio offers sensations of both grandeur and conviviality.

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Plans of technical details of an apartment

Plumbing plan

Electricity plan

Structure plan

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#03 HIGH SCHOOL

Academic project (3rd Year) Supervisor : Pr.Saloua BENNOUNA Location Site surface Software

: Hay Ryad, Rabat (Morocco) : 2 ha : Archicad 16, Artlantis 5, Photoshop CC

Year

: 2014

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Urban context The project is located in the chic most prive liged district of Rabat, the Moroccan capital. However, it is intended for a diverse population consisting of children with a rich background living in the villas surrounding the site and those coming from less fortunate families living in precarious neighborhoods nearby.

Architectural Parti • To create a learning environment based

• The design of the project focuses on the students will have the opportunity to exc

• The teaching in this school is concerned the classical system. This is visible in the rooms, a drawing atelier, sports field, sci

d on social and cultural exchange in which diversity is the primary asset.

e emphasis of grouping spaces: garden, interior courtyard, stairs, corridors, etc., where change information learned in classes and develop common interests.

d with the development of soft skills and talents in complementarity with the subjects of project’s program which includes: a theater atelier, a music studio, a library, multimedia ientific labs, lecture halls and standard classrooms.

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Site plan

The high school building is placed in the center of the site, its main entrance is marked by a square that leads to the lobby. It is surrounded by a large garden designed to create the ambience of the four seasons: summer, autumn, winter and spring.

This choice reinforces the spirit of diversity within the establishment and is possible through a playful arrangement of colors, plant species and furniture. While walking in the garden of the school one has the impression of traveling in time.

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The shape of the building is a metaphor of six hands holding each other forming a hexagon.This image symbolizes the strength of union, stability and durability in time and space.

Some changes in the volume have taken place to make it more interesting and more functional.

Volumetry and facade composition

In order to make the transition between the interior and exterior more fluid, I created at the center of the hexagon a courtyard.

The volume obtained is static and heavy. It emphasizes horizontality.

On the facades, the shape of the hexagon was used to form ornamental patterns that symbolize several values ​​of the academic world such as complementarity, integration and solidarity. The different shades of gray symbolize a desired harmonious diversity between students.

P.S: The shape of the hexagon was also used in the landscape design in addition to the composition of facades and the volumetry.

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Ground 1 : Lobby 2 : Administration 3 : teachers room 4 : cafeteria 5 : music studio

6 : theater atelier 7 : changing-rooms 8 : stairs 9 : prayer space 10 : computer classroom

11 : library 12 : lecture hall 13 : repository 14 : technical room 15 : student orientation desk

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View of the library.

View of a science lab.

View of the “Winter Square” surrounded by the spring garden.

View of a standard classroom.

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#04 RESTRUCTURING AL IRFANE DISTRICT

Academic project (4th year) Supervisor Teamwork by

: Pr. Abderazzaque Es-sediqui : Imane FIHRI-FASSI, Fadoua LAARIF & Fadwa CHAKIR

Location Neighborhood area Software

: Madinat Al Irfane, Rabat (Morocco) : 300 ha : Autocad 2014, Archicad 16, Artlantis 5, Photoshop CC

Year

: 2015

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3D simulation

Presentation of the neighborhood • Madinat Al Irfane is a district in the city of Rabat that takes its importance from its location, its urban quality and the facilities and services it provides to the city. • It is known for its double calling: academic and medical services.

The academic institutions and the hostpital complexes in Al Irfan serve all the kingdom and give the district a notoriety shining on the national level.

of the neighborhood after the redevelopment, in brown are marked the levels to add, the red highlights the passage of the tramway

Goals of the restructuring Our intervention is based on the idea of ​​opening the district from the interior towards the city.The goal is to open the facilities (demolition of the fences), unify and share the public spaces of the neighborhood, while ensuring a balanced animation in all areas. In addition to increasing the physical links with neighboring areas in order to facilitate access to the neighborhood.

At the same time, we tried to solve the deficiencies raised during the analysis related to traffic, housing offer and seasonal frequentation of the district.

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Al Irfane before the restructuring

P.S: the land use plan, the analysis maps and the observations made are the result of a collective effort of

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SITUATION DU QUARTIER AL IRFANE

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Given the size of the academic institutions it brings together, the campus of Al Irfane is the largest in Morocco.

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Lack of connectivity between Institutions materialized by enclosing walls which emphasize Isolation.

In a large campus as Al Irfan, we are wondering why there is a lack in parastudying facilities such as sport clubs, restaurants and social hubs.

Map summarizing the various problems related to the academic vocation of Al Irfan.

1- Academic vocation • The academic institutions occupy 35% of the neighborhood area (106 ha out of 300 ha).

• A problem of unexploited surfaces is very remarkable: only 14.5% of the total surface of the equipments is built. 85.5% of the surface is vacant of which 18.5% is untapped (16ha).

• The infrastructure of the schools is unfair, only 30% of the colleges in AL Irfane offer students accomodation and first necessity and recreational facilities. Students from the remaining 70% of schools depend on the neighborhood facilities, and sometimes they depend on the facilities of other institutions if it is allowed.

• The academic vocation of the district generates a problem of seasonality. The district is frequented only during the academic seasons.

2- Housing offers •Al Irfane is mainly attended by students, professors and state officials. However, the resident population is made up of 90% of students.

• The area dedicated to housing represents 9% of the total area of the ​​ neighborhood.

• Housing supply comes in two forms: 1- Student accomodation.

2- Residential buildings.

• Due to the shortage of places offered by boarding schools and in-situ student accomodations, an excess of 15% of students looking for accommodation is estimated each year.

• The actual residential buildings in the district offer 480 apartments in total with surfaces varying between 70 and 130 m². It participates in the housing of less than 1% of students. This percentage is very low because of the high cost of rent.

3- Recreational equipments and first necessities facilities • There are oly few first necessities facilities in Al Irfane and they do not meet all the needs of residents.

•Plazzas and green spaces are almost absent from the urban landscape.

•Leisure facilities are either difficult to access or that they are dedicated to an exculsive clientele that does not include students.

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Map of housing supply in Al Irfane

Other equipments other than academic ones are divided into the categories above.

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Urban analysis : part 2

Carte de la trame viaire

4- Mobility • Hierarchy of the roads: One notes a dependence of the secondary roads on the main roads. This decreasing hierarchy of tracks from Allal El Fassi is confirmed by their decreasing width. • The flows of passengers and availability of local services are concentrated on the central axis Allal El Fassi. This causes several problems including points of conflict at the entrances to the neighborhood, insecurity felt in the secondary roads because of their desertic aspect and the feeling of isolation of the inhabitants of the buildings located at the bottom Irfane. It should be noted that secondary roads serve approximately 62% of Al Irfane students. So 62% of students can become victims of aggression.

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• A: The loop system: The loops located inside the mesh are presented as linear plots that return to their point of departure (we start from the Allal El Fassi axis and we return to it).

• B : The linear system: Going towards a smaller scale, one finds linear systems: arborescent or simple (1) and cul de sac or multi-issue (2).

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Restructuring process

2 Linking the interior lane with the existing tracks limiting the neighborhood.

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General structure plan

Table of existing and projected surfaces.

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Restructuring of neighborhood entrances 1

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Diagram of the restructured crossroad at the eastern entrance (coming from Avenue Abderrahim Bouabid).

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Landscape placemaking

• In order to make the district Al Irfane a friendly place to live, the creation of plazzas has been proved crucial, plazzas gathering different activities (catering, reading spot, relaxation) whose attendance will reflect a lively and attractive image of the neighborhood. • Favoring soft traffic within the neighborhood is also one of the priorities of the redevelopment.

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Perspective on the soft traffic section of the central axis Allal El Fassi

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#05 MULTIFUNCTIONNAL CENTER, A NEW HEART TO AL IRFANE DISTRICT

Academic project (4th year) Supervisor Teamwork

: Pr. Abderazzaque Es-sediqui : Imane FIHRI-FASSI and Fadwa CHAKIR

Location Site surface Software

: Madinat Al Irfane, Rabat (Morocco) : 13.5 ha : Archicad 16, Artlantis 5, Photoshop CC

Year

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Urban context •This project is part of the new vision developed for the redevelopment and restructuring of Al Irfane district in Rabat. • The idea behind the programming of a multifunctional center in the center of the district is to solve the shortcomings in areas of extra-curricular activities (leisure, sport, culture and meeting spaces), then to create a landmark to the neighborhood that will mark its centrality that has been always shy. It is true that Al Irfane encloses several buildings whose architecture is interesting but none of them represents an icon or emblem of the district in the imagination of the population of Rabat.

Architectural Parti • To create a dynamic nucleus within the Al Irfane neighborhood that radiates throughout the city.

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Choosing the building site

• The site is located at the base of the old social/commercial center of Al Irfane. This choice has been made intentionaly to keep the memory of the place.

• The perspective is oriented according to the central axis Allal El Fassi.

• The site is easily located and accessible via the intersection of the two structural roads coming from the main entrances of the district.

• The site is located in the middle of the pedestrian section on which it is planned a continuous animation.

• Among the ambitions of the project, its integration on the network of other nuclei of cultural, sports and commercial influence of Rabat.

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Drafts/ Evolution of the design

Initially, we imagined the center as a single grandiose and multifunctional architectural entity. We tried to impress through a volumetric contrast with the existing environment. Nevertheless, by rethinking the project’s development options and developing the entity’s detailed program, this proposal proved to be gigantic compared to existing and projected combined needs. Thus, we have reviewed our entire design.

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• In our new layout of the site, we were guided by the idea of ​​the promenade. A walk that follows paths of different ambiences allowing the user to experience the space under various emotions. To concretize this parti, we opted to thematize the pathways according to the elements marking natural landscapes: water, vegetation and light. Through their design and openness, these pathways draw great visual breakthroughs that guide the pedestrian.

• Among the new project guidelines was the creation of housing projects of different types ensuring a vibrant social life in the district throughout the year.

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General guidelines plan (final version)

• This plan shows the final layout of the pole. We opted for mixed-use functions. The vital and dynamic functions are positioned in the center and bordered by a circle line.

They overlap and overflow on the connecting pathways to ensure a continuous promenade. • The habitat is organized under two distinct entities depending on the target population: one will be dedicated to young people (students and couples) located near the Souissi university campus, and a second located on the other side and with a quieter family friendly atmosphere.

Several spatial configurations were explored before getting to the final proposition.

• In the center of the site,on the axis of Allal El Fassi, we planned a recreational and cultural center that will form the core of the pole and the architectural landmark.

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The central core

Abstraction diagram of the mass of the ground

• In order to emphasize the centrality while spotting light on the cultural dimension of Al Irfane, we opted for the function of the central nucleus to be a match between Culture & Leisure given the strong communication between the two.

• The architectural parti of the project is to create a building that emerges from the thematic pathways that structure the site. The different courses pierce the ground floor, mark its transparency and converge towards a central point constituting the plazza around which the building is articulated.

• The central square will also be marked by the passage of the streetcar and its stop at the center of the building. The entrance of the streetcar will be accompanied by the aquatic course (water court and fountains). The angles of the course layouts are obtuse to ensure a feeling of welcome and invitation.

Simulation of the ambience of the green flows th to the central core.

Plan view of a green flow

Streetcar lane

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Site plan

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Volumetry

A twisted volumetry intented to create awe.

The volume has been designed to be compact on one side and open on the other. Entering the building from the north, we feel like we are entering a closed space but as soon as we cross the breakthroughs of the thematic pathways, we are surprised by its total opening onto the sky. This opening allows a better ventilation and the enjoyment of the beautiful weather of Morocco.

Circulation within the building is established through a circle line that marks a distinct but transparent volume.

The shape of the stairs that bind the circle lines is a way giving an identity to the central plazza and especially a monumentality. Together (stairs and circle lines), they constitute the aerial journey.

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Floor plans

Ground level

1st Floor

3rd Floor

2nd Floor

4th Floor

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Sections and elevations

Section AA

Section BB

Façadeside latérale droite Right elevation

Façadeelevation principale Main

Façade latérale gauche Left side elevation

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Bright colors confirm invitation, transparency and life./ View from the circle line.

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CTIVITIES AND CERTIFICATIONS OF PROGRAMS

Artworks

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Photography

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Extra-curricular activities

During my academic life, I was ricular activities such as being board of the association “Cro a member of the japanese club I also took part of two interna the first one was “Future Leade the second one took place aft where I went on a Global Volu international.

s engaged in many extra-curg a member at the executive ossroads of civilisation” and b of ENA named “Nipponia”. ational leadership programs, ers Academy” in Rabat while ter my graduation in Turkey unteer program with Aiesec

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Leader

has successf through a Glo

rship Development Experience Certification

This document certifies that

fully completed her AIESEC Leadership Development Experience obal Volunteer opportunity tackling the Sustainable Development Goal Quality Education on January 8th 2019.

Cerficate ID: 4103418

Abdelrahman Ayman Ibrahim President of AIESEC

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