Abdirahman Mohamed Portfolio

ARCHITECTURE P O R T F O L I O

ABDIRAHMAN MOHAMED SELECTED WORK 2020

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BIRD WATCHTOWER DESIGN FUNDAMENTALS 1 STUDIO

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MARKET SQUARE

ARCHITECTURE DESIGN 1 STUDIO

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ARCHITECTURE DESIGN 2 STUDIO

“Architecture is the very mirror of life. You only have to cast your eyes on buildings to feel the presence of the past, the spirit of a place; they are the reflection of society.” – I. M. Pei

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PCI SPANCRETE STUDIO

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BIRD WATCHTOWER

PORTFOLIO ABDIRAHMAN MOHAMED

BIRD WATCHTOWER

FRONT RENDER VIEW

SIDE ELEVATION

PERSPECTIVE RENDER VIEW

FRONT ELEVATION

01 BIRD WATCHTOWER Description: Material Performance, tectonics, spatial conditions, spatial perception and spatial performance

EXPLODED ISOMETRIC

This project investigates form and material performance and perception, tectonics, the development of skill in representational norms, and design methodologies. It enables the exploration, experimentation, and deep knowledge of the transformation of two-dimensional qualities into three-dimensional spatial conditions: from shape to form, drawing to model, representation to material, diagram to program, and analysis to context. This is a bird watch tower project that explores the design aspect of bird obersevation in a natural habitat.

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BIRD WATCHTOWER

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BIRD WATCHTOWER

This project incorporates multiple programs. The first program is a wheelchair ramp which can be adapted to suit any disability. It allows disabled people to access the first-floor programs which include a classroom and seating area. The second program is in a small room with a seating area that can be used for discussions. The third program is an exhibit that features all types of birds found in the midwest.

The fourth program, a dedicated bird-watching tower located on the second floor.

FIRST FLOOR PLAN

WEST SECTION VIEW

EAST SECTION VIEW

SECOND FLOOR PLAN

NORTH SECTION VIEW

SOUTH SECTION VIEW

The purpose of this project is to design and construct a bird watching tower at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee. The bird watching tower at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee will serve as an essential component for birdwatching enthusiasts, providing a safe and accessible structure for observing avian species. The design of the tower will incorporate advanced infrastructure such as trails and walkways to enhance accessibility and safety. Additionally, the project will prioritize landscape preservation, recognizing the importance of

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MARKET SQUARE

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MARKET SQUARE

Court Yard Mass inspired by pulbic market

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Market stalls

NORTH SECTION VIEW

EAST SECTION VIEW

WEST SECTION VIEW

SOUTH SECTION VIEW

Rest Rooms

Cafe and seating Office

02 MARKET SQUARE Description: public realm, building typologies, masonry cladding, sociology.

EXPLODED ISOMETRIC

This is a design that explores a public market for the Locust Street Neighborhood that will include a outdoor market square. The project focuses on public realm and basic building typologies. The project will be built in bricks and concrete blocks with steel or precast frames. Public markets have evolved over the centuries in terms of design and shape, but their main function has remained. Market rights were granted to towns in the Middle Ages, which made them a true town. In the industrial era, markets were viewed as unsanitary and, with the growth of transportation and distribution, they were deemed inefficient. Public markets are now seen as an important part of what it is to be a modern city. This project explores how a positive relationship could be created between the community and public markets.

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MARKET SQUARE

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MARKET SQUARE

Design and function are what make a public market unique. The design has changed slightly over the centuries. There must be a market indoors that people can shop in throughout the year. There must be outdoor market installations that allow people to shop outdoors during warm seasons. I use a lot of glass to bring light into the building and make it feel like the outdoors. The programs include market stalls indoor and outdoors, offices, bathrooms, egress steps, building stairs for cooking classes, cafe, seating area on the second floor and an elevator for accessibility. It is located on the border of the north and east side of Milwaukee. This is a great way to connect not only with the neighbors, but also those who live outside the community.

FIRST FLOOR PLAN

NORTH VIEW ELEVATION

INSIDE RENDER VIEW

SECOND FLOOR PLAN

PERSPECTIVE MAQUETTE

COURTYARD RENDER VIEW

In ancient Rome, the Imperial fora was home to multiple shops. Imperial fora is a massive structure with a series monumental foras (public squares) which were the center of Roman Empire politics, religion and economics. Market architecture is a building that houses a number of shops. The primary design method for the project began with an examination of the architectural history of European public markets. We were given the chance to research and study the brick/masonry used in the structures.

Bricks are energy efficient, durable, recyclable, low maintenance, and have minimal impact on their environment of origin. This project's design is modern and contemporary, inspired by ancient Rome's early structures.

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SPA BOAT HOUSE

Sauna 400sq.ft.

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tmosphere

Turns to steam

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98.6F

89.6F 89.6F

200 sq. ft.

- hotbath - branches

soft reflection

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400 sq. ft.

- sauna

200 sq. ft.

- cold bath

Incandescent, warm glow

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tmosphere

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humid/ Heavy

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Quiet

tmosphere

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Incandescent, dark enough to see rocks glow

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Meditation/ Quiet bath 200sq.ft.

Hallucination/ Quiet bath 200sq.ft.

150F

emp. Water

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SPA BOAT HOUSE

200 sq. ft.

- loudbath - natural healing

70% humid

2700 sq. ft.

- canoe/kayka storage - staging/training area

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200 sq. ft.

- sunbath - meditation

500 sq. ft.

- changing room - lockers - bathrooms

1000 sq. ft.

- cool outdoor bath -natural -heats up during winter turns into hotspring

1000 sq. ft.

- Indoor bath -mind/body, tia chi, yoga

600 sq. ft.

- Vender office & kiosk - lobby

Euphoria / loud bath 200sq.ft.

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98.6F

emp. Water

98.6F

T L S A

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98.6F

tmosphere

T L S A

frequency/ music

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tmosphere

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vibrated by sound

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500 sq. ft.

- changing room - lockers

Scale 1’-0”= 1/8”

57.2F 150F

200 sq. ft.

- showers - series of wateralls

200 sq. ft.

- quiet bath -massage

dock

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Mist

1st floor plan

direct natural

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light current

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Artifical, colored LED

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70% humid

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Quiet

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Intense florescent

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Hot spring/ Hot bath 200sq.ft.

Illusion& color/ Indoor bath 1000sq.ft.

Mist steamed

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1st floor plan

EARLY CONCEPT

NORTH SECTION VIEW

SITE PLAN

SOUTH SECTION VIEW

Scale 1’-0”= 1/8”

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SPA BOAT HOUSE Description: programmatically functional, earthwork and site design, comprehensively complex buildings, structurally sound, building compositions.

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emp. Water

natural/ artifical

Natural/ cold bath 200sq.ft.

Natural healing/ Sun bath 400sq.ft.

Body & Mind/ Outdoor bath 1000sq.ft.

89F

70% humid

T L S A

waterfall gentle movement

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75F direct/ indirect natural loud

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70F 57.2F direct natural water

70% humid steamed

DIFFERENT ROOM PROGRAMS

Complete buildings that can accommodate more complex programs. Beautiful, complex, structurally sound buildings with a functional program. Attention to the details of the site and its surroundings, which require more analysis and sophistication in earthwork design and site design. This project will be analyzed as a site composition and unified site. The project is a bath/spa house that houses boats. It is interesting to create different programs that creates various bathhouses. Understanding the human sense has allowed me to design spaces that are geared specifically towards the unique functions of each space.

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Spa/boathouse

SPA BOAT HOUSE

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SPA BOAT HOUSE

The project site is near the Milwaukee River. Design function is to build a bathhouse/spa for all types of watercraft, such as canoes and kayaks. To create different types of spas or bathhouses that affect the human sense, it is necessary to be able to manipulate sound and temperature. Materials used vary from water to rocks, and natural or artificial light. These programs can be hot, cold or sensory-deprived. They also come in loud rooms and quiet rooms. These programs are: Indoor baths, outdoor baths, saunas, hot baths, noisy baths, quiet baths, sunbaths, indoor showers, docks, changing rooms, and lobby.

1st floor plan

FIRST FLOOR PLAN

Scale 1’-0”= 1/8”

SECTION CUT MODEL

MODEL

SECTION CUT MODEL

MODEL

1st floor plan

Traditional architectural practice was traditionally focused on visual perception; however, over the past decades architects and designers have increasingly begun considering other senses such as sound, touch, smell and in some instances even taste when designing their works. This project extends the traditional architecture that emphasizes sight only by adding scent, sound, feel and touch as important sensory stimuli. Each room utilizes natural elements such as rocks, water features, light fixtures and shapes that stimulate multiple senses; specifically sight. The shape of rooms/spaces has been tailored specifically to meet the objectives of this project. The roof sloping to certain degrees either lets in more natural lighting or blocks it out altogether; overall design follows square lines as one

Scale 1’-0”= 1/8”

Sections

Scale 1’-0”= 1/8” PLAN SECOND FLOOR

2nd floor plan Scale 1’-0”= 1/8”

2nd floor plan Scale 1’-0”= 1/8”

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Sections

Scale 1’-0”= 1/8”

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FISH FARM

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FISH FARM

ROOF PLAN

FIRST FLOOR PLAN

Roof Module 568 Cubic ft.

17’ x 24’ Glass Window

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Window Pane

Girder 41 cubic ft.

17’ x 24’

FISH FARM

Description: prestressed and precast concrete, pattern making, assembly of systems, masonary, madularity, prefabtication.

Wall 67 Cubic ft.

17’ x17’

Floor Plate 41 Cubic ft.

17’ x 24’

SITE PLAN

This project examines various aspects of prestressed and precast concrete construction by developing a single building. I focus early on in the design process on the part-to-whole relationship of precast system, so consider the module and underlying geometry. It is important to read about pattern making, architecture and the field conditions. I focused my attention on the production, transport, and assembly of systems that I had designed in the middle of the design process. I had to read technical literature throughout the entire process to improve the building's structure without sacrificing aesthetics. I had the chance to work with engineers from Spancrete who sponsored the studio. Throughout the process of working with the engineers, i had real insight on how i can improve my technical drawings.

Beam 120 Cubic ft.

24” x 24” x 40’

Girder 41 cubic ft.

17’ x 24’

Metal Bolt

Column 272 Cubic ft 24” x 24’” x 28’

Beam 120 Cubic ft.

24” x 24” x 40’

Column 272 Cubic ft 24” x 24’” x 16’

EXPLODED ISOMETRIC

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SECOND FLOOR PLAN

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FISH FARM

Aquaculture (fish farming), is now one of the fastest-growing food production sectors on Earth and now accounts for half of all seafood on our plates.

This project involves building a two-story fish farm with multiple programs on each level - classes, educational programming spaces, parking, lobby and much more can be found on the first floor; then in the basement is located an 50,000sqft space used exclusively to grow fish! Aquaculture does not aim to end world hunger; rather its goal is providing enough food for communities without access to arable land or with populations so large it exceeds supply capabilities - aquaculture can play an integral part in providing enough sustenance for them as a food supply system.

PORTFOLIO ABDIRAHMAN MOHAMED

FISH FARM

Winter Solistice

Summer Solistice

SECTION 01

SECTION CUT SUN STUDY

This project roof is an innovative prefabricated and assembled on-site system designed to control how much natural light enters a room by rotating roof pieces, or controlling how much daylight comes through windows. A green roof has also been included on top of this system; green roofs offer significant economic benefits like longer lifespan and energy savings while simultaneously offering opportunities for urban food production and increasing biodiversity.

SUN STUDY

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SECTION 02

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FISH FARM

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FISH FARM

Prefabricated architecture first gained momentum after World War II. This type of building is constructed off site in modules and then assembled at their destination site. This process saves time, reduces human errors on the job site and material waste saving both construction and environmental costs in one go. This project is prefabricated. I designed this project piecemeal and combined them into one whole piece that could be assembled off-site. My initial piece was the roof module which opens up for sunlight; followed by Window panes and finally a girder which supports them all. After the girder there is a beam which rests on a column. I then designed a wall which sits atop a floor plate. All these pieces were intended to be prefabricated and assembled on-site; by using modular designs we can create

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At 611 E Wisconsin Av, an 65,000 sqf parcel located near Lake Michigan in Milwaukee's central business district was investigated as part of this prefabricated project, consisting of five phases. The goal was to design a fish farm capable of feeding entire communities that lack arable land or are so numerous as to outstrip its food production capabilities.

With green roof technology providing advantages including reduced stormwater runoff, temperature regulation, longer roof life and heating/cooling energy savings - as well as providing ample food supply - designed on this 65,000sf parcel was examined closely in terms of this prefabricated project which could provide enough food supply capabilities while at the same time providing ample food sources.

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Plant Soil Planting Medium Filter Fabric Drainage Board Root Barrier Protection fabric Insulation and vapor Barrier Roofing Memberane Roof Structure

DETAIL SECTION 01

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DETAIL SECTION 02

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FISH FARM

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FISH FARM

RENDER 01

RENDER 02

DETAIL SECTION 03

RENDER 04 RENDER 03

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ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO

ABDIRAHMAN MOHAMED 2020 SELECTED WORK

“Architecture is the learned game, correct and magnificent, of forms assembled in the light” - Le Corbusier