Portfolio_Simon_Meindl_April_2024

PORTFOLIO

Meindl Simon

Technical University Munich

University of Applied Siences Biberach

German Jordanian University

Polytechnic José Antonio Echeverría

All the projects described in the portfolio were developed by myself. Co-authorship is listed accordingly. Any display errors may occur due to data compression.

CONTENTS

I. [DEN]CITY

STRATEGIES FOR SOCIAL SPACES I MARCH 2024 I

II. GROWING TOGETHER

DESIGN AND PARTICIPATION I FEBRUARY 2024 I

III. NUCLEUS

BACHELOR THESIS I FEBRUARY 2023 I

IV. PLASTIC PARASITES

FINE ARTS I JANUARY 2022 I

V. EXCURSIONS

[DEN]CITY

Simon Meindl

Prof. Dr. Arch. Rubén A. Bancroff

Prof. Dipl-Ing. Martin Weischer

TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY MUNICH

Polytechnic José Antonio Echeverría

March 2024

Group Project

PROJECTREPORT

St. Lazaro, Escobar Street, Havanna, Cuba

The three-week project in collaboration with students from various universities focuses on the architecture, history and socio-cultural structure of Havana and Cuba. The task was based on the examination of the oldest generation and the integration and care of this generation, but could be expanded. Two buildings were planned in order to achieve an intersectional and intergenerational exchange. The on-site analysis revealed the diverse needs of the community, as well as the

PUBLIC HOUSE PROGRAME CWS24

possibility of expanding the task, so that ultimately two buildings and a vertical garden were designed. The smaller building is for public use by the elderly and the entire community, resulting in a very open structure. The larger of the two buildings creates living spaces of various kinds, as well as a green public recreation area through the vertical garden, which connects the residents with the public of the street. Other important aspects were the climate, as well as material and general scarcity, which played a decisive role in the construction and façade design in particular. A complete development of all aspects was unfortunately not possible or required.

GROWING TOGETHER

Simon Meindl

Prof. Diébédo Francis Kéré

TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY MUNICH

February 2024

Group Project

(everything shown was done independently)

PROJECTREPORT

Azraq Refugee Camp, Azraq, Jordan

THE PROJECT FOCUSES ON SYRIAN REFUGEES, IN THE AZRAQ CAMP IN JORDAN AND NOT ONLY ON WATER-RELATED BUT RATHER HUMANITARIAN NEEDS. FOR THE CAMP TO TRANSITION INTO A LONG-TERM SOLUTION THE BASIC NEEDS MUST BE SECURED AND ADVANCED. THE PROGRAM IS DIVIDED INTO SOURCING, STORING, AND DISTIBUTION. FIRSTLY, TRIANGULAR BASINS COLLECTING AND FILTERING THE

WATER, THAT IS COLLECTS IN THE WADI DURING THE RAIN SEASON, ARE IMPLEMENTED. THE WATER IS STORED IN A SYSTEM THAT SUPPLIES THE CAMP VIA THE EXISTING PIPE SYSTEM. THE PROJECT THEN FOCUSES ON A PROCESS CALLED „DESERT GREENING“ THAT PROVIDES THE REFUGEES WITH JOBS, EDUCATION, FOOD, AND AN ENJOYABLE AND SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT THROUGH GROWING PLANTS „FUELED“ BY THE STORED WATER. THIS PROCESS REQUIRES A PLANT PROPAGATION AREA THAT DOUBLES AS A WORK AND COMMUNITY SPACE FOR THE REFUGEES. ADDITIONALLY,

THE PROJECT PROVIDES SMALLER BUILDINGS DIRECTLY AT THE REFUGEES’ HOUSES PROVIDING AREAS FOR BASIC NEEDS CONNECTED TO FAITH, NUTRITION, COMMUNITY AND HYGENE AS WELL AS GROWING PLANTS. BOTH BUILDING TYPES ARE INSPIRED BY TRADITIONAL SYRIAN AND JORDANIAN ARCHITECTURE INCLUDING IWANS, RIWAQS, AND VAULTED CEILINGS MADE OF LIMESTONE SOURCED FROM THE BASIN. THE GOAL IS, TO PROVIDE THE REFUGEES NOT ONLY WITH WATER BUT ALSO TO ENABLE THE PEOPLE, THE PLANTS, AND THE CAMP, TO GROW TOGETHER.

NUCLEUS

Simon Meindl

Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Felix Schürmann

Dipl.-Ing. Univ. Ludwig Zitzelsberger

University of Applied Siences Biberach

Bachelor Thesis

February 2023

The „Nucleus“ idea presupposes, that (previously) disregarded or underrepresented social groups and functions are integrated in order to form a basis and livelihood for a spectrum of people. A low-threshold and yet representative radiance is essential for the building. For this reason, during the course of the design, not only the given spatial programme but also the design task were expanded from a residential to a multi-use building which is intended to promote social integration in the area on the basis of community connections. Three main elements were added to the existing structure. The lowering of the plaza in order to create a representative façade as well as additio

nal space in the basement. Furthermore, a intermediate level with an overhanging sports hall was incorporated in order to transfer the split level of the existing building to only one level, on top of which a residential building was placed, which rises above the surrounding structuresas a representative element that takes precedence similar to the other prestigious buildings in the city centre. Furthermore, the existing building is divided into three main parts, which are oriented through all floors around two inserted atriums. Reduced private living spaces with communal kitchens and living areas designed to strengthen the interconnection are essential for the residential section.The public areas serve the needs of the residents as well as local amenities and cultural and community integration into the city.

PARASITIC PLASTIC

Simon Meindl

Prof. Tina Haase

TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY MUNICH

February 2024

Group Project

Ausstellung

Wintersemester 2023/24

Di 6.2. - Do 8.2. | 10 - 17 Uhr

Donnerstag ab 18 Uhr Finissage mit Performances

Lehrstuhl für Bildende Kunst, Prof. Tina Haase

www.arc.ed.tum.de/lbk

EXCURSIONS

University Excursions

I. Italy Padua, Vincenza 2019

II. Germany, Berlin 2019

III. Iran Shiraz,Yazd,Isfahan2019

IV. Italy Milan 2021

V. France Paris 2022

V. Cuba Havanna 2024

Private Excursions

I. Singapore, Indonesia 2018

II. Syria, Libanon, Israel, Palestine 2022

III. Portugal, Spain, Morocco 2023

Umayyad Mosque, Damascus, Syria, 2022

Bacchustemple, Baalbeck, Libanon 2022

Jameh Mosque, Isfahan, Iran 2019

Institut du Monde Arab, Paris , France, 2022 Mudec, Museo delle Culture, Milan, Italy, 2021

PORTFOLIO

Meindl Simon

Technical University Munich

University of Applied Siences Biberach

German Jordanian University

Polytechnic José Antonio Echeverría