Architectural Portfolio

ARCHITECTURAL PORTFOLIO MAHMOUD ALI

Hello!

My name is Mahmoud Ali

A student who is deeply interested in learning, exploring and immersing myself in architecture.

Passionate about sketching, photography and design, I seek to improve my acquired skills and to develop further ones constantly. Curious to acquire great knowledge in spaces and forms, and to understand the physical relationship between people and architecture. This curiosity has led me to develop an interest in the urban design aspect of architecture, which led me to the city of Rome, where i am currently pursuing my studies in the master program of Urban Regeneration.

Telephone : (+39) 3335700708

Email : mahmoud.arch@outlook.com

Address : Roma, Italy

Linkedin : https://www.linkedin.com/in/mahmoudali-a6a580190/

Work Experience

Haidar Ghanem Eng.

intern Tripoli, Lebanon Sep 2021 - Jan 2022

Jemma Chidiac Architects

Junior Freelance Architect

Adma, Lebanon Mar 2022 - Oct 2022

Education

Académie Libanaise des Beaux Arts

University of Balamand

El koura, Lebanon

Bachelor degree in Architectural Studies 2018 - 2022

Sapienza University of Rome

Rome, Italy

Master degree in Urban Regeneration 2022 - 2024

Competitions

Cemetery Challenge

Anfeh, Lebanon

Finalist 2022

Buildner Microhome Edition NO 4 2022

Softwares

AutoCad

Sketchup

Vray Rendering

Lumion Rendering

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Indesign

Adobe Lightroom

Competition Entry

Microhome Edition NO 4 2022

This project analyses translation as a point of intersection and rationality that redefines our concept of spatial axis and territorial coordinates. The ”GEO” brings disciplines of geometry and geography into an alternative model of spatial relationships. Reflecting on Euclidean Geometry, a translational act as a spatial act is to be understood from a geometrical angle, as a process of dynamic transformation between two geographical and structuraly compatibale spaces. Translation, as a political activity between the professional couple, determines how the users acquire a space and, thus, maps a new correspondant assembly of the MICROHOME.

“GEO” performs in five different scenarios allowing for a hybridty of the political state translating each of the user’s geographical position in space. As the geometry alters, the light entering the room changes progressively. The professional couple within “GEO” are reminded to reconnect and disconnect with each other and their surroundings.

Living Scenarios

“GEO” translates geographically, whether in rural or urban conditions, to replicate horizontally or vertically creating a living machine. The form of the living machine once assembled verticaly, for a scenario of an urban dense context, changes form constantly depending on the user’s interior function, while keeping a hydroponic urban farming wall well stated in the static structure.

A FOUR STAR HOTEL

Bachelor Degree - 7th Semester

Beirut, Lebanon

2022

In the ever growing area of Beirut, the Ashrafiyeh - Sodeco region has enjoyed considerable leisure and tourist development (restaurants , bars , pubs ... ). An international chain of hotels decides to build a four star hotel. The chosen plot adjoining -Zaatar W Zeit - Sodeco is 775m2. In order to develop the design criteria, it was necessary to studythe urban contextof the region, as well as a comprehensive study behing the design regulations for the chosen Hotel chain, InterContinental Hotels Group. The design relied on different levels of horizontal grid units that were meant to imitate the horizontal motion of the waves .

HOTEL LOBBY

Bachelor Degree - 8th Semester

Beirut, Lebanon

2022

This project consisted of modifying the interior design of the hotel lobby, while taking into consideration all the design regulations that occur while dealing with an international chain of hotels , like the InterContinental Hotels Group. Each of the hotels is a destination in its own right with a distinctive style and ambience, so to follow a certain design criteria ,all these aspects must be taken into consideration in the design phase and forward. The main idea behind the project is to bring the relationship between the exterior and the interior to life, and make the guest live through both spaces simultaneously. The exterior design of the hotel has been expressed with the horizontal flow and the modular grid array of wooden elements , from which the lobby design has took inspiration.

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Environmental Design

Master Degree - Second Semester Rome, Italy 2023

Tiburtino III is designed by Giuseppe Nicolosi and Roberto Nicolini , which is composed of about 20 residential buildings with 515 dwellings. The settlement is conceived as a real neighborhood with a complex articulation of public space, which, however, in the construction phase has not been realized according to the planning expectations. In the 1970s, some 35 years after its construction, the Tiburtino III public housing neighboorhood is dilapidated: the houses are in disrepair, there are no services and it is completely devoid of greenery. A sign of change is given at the national level by Law No. 167 of 1962, with which the housing problem is to be solved. Tiburtino III is included among the urban regeneration interventions as one of the Area Plans in the northern part of the capital.

Section Diagram

1- Flower Bed

2- Extended Balcony

3- Roof Garden

4- Steel Structure

PV Panels

Steel Structure

Overhanging Balconies

Louvers

Flower Beds

Existing Structure

Exploded Diagram

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Cube Scape Square

Master Degree - Second Semester

Ostia, Italy

2023

The project is located in Ostia, a town part of the commune of Rome, situated near the acient port about 25 km to the south of the capital. Cube escape square project located at piazza Lorenzo Gasparri to serve as a space for the community especially the young the generation, to reconnect the society, to innovative green spaces. The intension of this space is to hosts a creative and a reimagined outdoor space to fit a program of artistic and cultural activities. In addition, the idea is to give a sense of belongingness to the youngster community with new suitable and spacial design approach that helps practice their desired activities.

Second Floor

First Floor

Ground Floor

Structure Detailed Diagram

1- Carbon Fiber Cover

2- Cleat Connection

3- Lightweight Steel Beam

4- Base Plate with Threaded Rods