Mirna khalifa portfolio 2018

PORTFOL IO 2017 - 2018

MIRNA KHALIFA Architecture ‘17

Education MSA University BSc Architectural Engineering GPA 3.65/4.0 Graduation Project Grade A Greenwich University BSc Architectural Engineering GPA 3.67/4.0 Dar El-Tarbiah International School I.G.C.S.E.,High School Average Equivalent to 98.9%

Workshops

2017

2012

Work Experience

MIRNA KHALIFA Architect

Villa 150H, Street 15 5th District, 6th of October, Egypt mirna.khalifa@gmail.com +201116600901

MSA – Modern Sciences and Arts University Sep. 2017, On-going Teaching Assistant Mostadahm – Tarek Rakha and Mohamed Anees Junior Architect/Analyst July 2017,- May 2018 MHDH – Mona Hussein Design House June 2017, July 2017 Intern – Interior Designer CDC – Abdelhalim Ibrahim August 2016 Intern – Junior Architect Urban Prototype Nile Project – Tarek Rakha August 2014 Junior Architect Flower Tag – Events’ Planning Nov. 2015, On-going Designer

Research Impact Measurement of Architectural Measures for Climate Change Adaptation in Informal Areas of the Greater Cairo Region Research.

Field Research and Site Measurements.

Documenting Quseir between the past and the present Cairo Urban Sketchers & El Megawra, Quseir Bienale Venice Modeling Workshop, Cairo Sustainable Landscape Program, London, UK Urban Complexity of Heritage Areas, Organizer Rassem Badran, Cairo QGIS Douglas Comer, Alexandria

2017

2016 2016 2015 2015 2014

Skills Photoshop

Sketch Up

AutoCAD

Revit

ArchiCAD

Microsoft Office

Manual Skills Watercolor presentation Ink presentation

Pencil presentation Calligraphy

Languages Arabic English French

Native

Fluent – IELTS: 7.5 Fair

Extracurricular Activities • • •

Volunteering in making decorations via Recycled Materials for national schools LeBaladna fundraising team member EZBET Community Workshop at Ezbet Abu-Qarn

Interests

2016 2016 2015

Contents

SELECTED WORKS

I.

SDRP – Admin.

Building P 06

II.

Managerial Office – Interior P 14

III.

PMP Diyarco – MHDH P 14

IV.

Residential Villa – MHDH P 18

PROFESSIONAL

V.

Recycling Hub – GP P 20

VI.

MSA Landscape - Redesign P 26

VII.

Nile Prototype Project P 28

VIII.

Miscellaneous P 33

ACADEMIC

I.

Administrative Building - SDRP

CONCEPT

Sadat city, Egypt, 2018

Lighting is one of the main design elements of an administrative building. Alternative day lighting strategies have been integrated as well as natural ventilation strategies and indoor greening. All complied to form an energy sufficient building eligible to be a LEED certified building.

*Modelling: ArchiCAD & Sketch up Post-production: 3Dmax & Photoshop

Air flow entering the building through the wind catcher needs to move in order to create a breeze, this is achieved by creating cross ventilation. Cross ventilation is created by having an inlet and an outlet, by taking advantage of the open space features at both the building entrance and the wind catcher .

1. A light well is designed using highly reflective walls, thus reflecting sun rays into the building.

2. An outlet for air heating through the building is added using a solar chimney.

1.Light Well

2. Solar Chimney

3. Wind Catcher

4. Climate-controlled Atrium

3. A wind catcher is utilized to allow for as much cooling ventilation as possible to enter the building.

4. A climate-controlled atrium is designed to allow indirect natural illumination and ventilation for indoor spaces.

Form Morphology

Passive design techniques are needed in order to provide a healthy indoor environment which is essential for the employees’ productivity as well as enhancing the visitors’ user experience. Light wells and inner courts were added for daylighting, together with a wind catcher and a solar chimney for natural ventilation.

Axonometric

First Floor

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Ground Floor

Gym Informal Meeting Area Showroom Storage & Roof Access Outdoor Area HR room Offices Safe

Laboratory Workshop Women’s Lockers Men’s Lockers Employees’ Office Hall Director

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General Manager Executive Room Meeting Rooms Prayer Room Indoor Break Room Outdoor Break Room Clinic

Employees’ Meeting Industrial Safety & Site Services 9. Prayer Room 10. Training Room 11. Restaurant 12. Kitchen

Orthogonal Projections

Section

Elevation

Interior Design Concept & Mood Board When thinking about the interior design of the administrative building, it is essential that it reflects the essence of the overall architectural design of building. This can be achieved by using the same color scheme as well as the design elements in the interior. This will reflect the exterior user experience on the interior, giving an overall feeling of uniqueness to all building occupants.

Meeting Room

Sales & Purchases

Landscape and Main Plaza

Main Plaza

Working Drawings for Main Plaza

The main plaza, which contains the main route for visitors from the moment they arrive, park their cars in the parking and then head to the administrative building, which explains the inclinations of lines and nodes to help give a sense of direction. The whole plaza is divided into 3 main areas. Each provides a different users’ experience. Plaza 01 provides a multipurpose activity area. Moveable light furniture arrangements can be used according to the purpose of each activity. Plaza 02 provides built-in, selfshaded benches with trees where users can enjoy their breaks. Plaza 03 includes a tent structure which provides a shaded area for users. The LEED certification checklist points were put into consideration during the landscape design process. Vegetation types and recycling of water were key elements.

LEED Certification Checklist

LEED certified buildings are resource efficient, they use less water and energy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, they have low environmental impact, increase occupant satisfaction and health, have reduced running costs, benefit from regional and international exposure as well as receive academic recognition.

II.

Managerial Office Interior, 2018

Working on the interior of a manager office. My work focused on the needs of the client as well as the existing conditions and constrains. The mood that suits the manager’s work scope was put into consideration, as well as his age and nature of clients, all worked together to develop a coherent design.

*Modelling: Sketch up Post-production & Render: Sketch up

Design Proposal

III.

PMP - DIYARCO Landscape, 2017

Working on the landscape for Diyarco compound. My work focused on the social park, designing the pool deck area with the surrounding landscape patches, including services, shaded areas, sitting benches and pathways.

*Modelling: Sketch up Post-production & Render: Sketch up

Layout

3D Perspectives

IV.

Residential Villa Katameya Dunes Interior, 2017

Working on the interior of a residential villa in Katameyya Dunes. My work focused on the second floor, designing the bedroom and bathroom of a resident, starting from following the conceptual reference as agreed upon with the client and reaching the final drawings.

*Modelling: AutoCAD Post-production: Photoshop

Mood Board

A. Bedroom: Elevations

B. Bathroom: Layout and Elevations

V.

Recycling Hub Bachelor Project, 2017

CONCEPT

PLATO; SEEKING IDEALISM

Constructing a Recycling Hub in a rich context such as Wekalet El-Balah, knowing that Wekala is already familiar with the recycling intervention (iron smithing and car spare parts), hence the aim of creating a Zero-Waste community, reaching for “Idealism”.

*Modelling: ArchiCAD & Sketchup Post production: Photoshop

Site Analysis

Urban Fabric

Nodes

Master Plan

Levels

Architectural Plan, Zoning and Conceptual illustrations

Access Points

Spine

Responsive Architecture Material System The work proposes an ‘architecture of transition’ – a series of transformations between forces, material phases, people, spaces, and functions. The mechanism is controlled by either environmental phenomena (pollution level, temperature,..) or the recycling hub itself through controlling joints and consequently, surfaces causing the structure to open and close.

I. DIY Metal Market

The transparent faรงade showing huge DIY metal sculpture.

III. Main Entrance Shades made of recycled fabrics reflecting the geometry used.

II. Platonic Screen

Double skin faรงade generated from the platonic outline.

VI.

Redesigning MSA’s Landscape Sustainable Landscape – London, UK, 2015

MSA is famous for its huge green areas that are remotely used by students. The target was to redesign the whole landscape sustainably to meet the students’ and staff’s requirements, and to help change that massive areas into more interactive and more integrated ones.

*Manual Presentation

Redesigning MSA’s landscape Sustainably The original situation indicates massive loan areas, which need continuous irrigation and indicates lack of shading units as well. It appears that landscape was designed to meet the aesthetic needs without bearing the sustainable needs into consideration. *MSA’s current situation

Urban Strategy

Revival of Nile promenade and connecting the city

VII. Ibn Alakhsheed St.

Nile Prototype Project Research Project, 2014

Cairo is famous for its nonwalkable streets. The aim was to convert the local streets into more welcoming ones through adding respectable bike and pedestrian lanes in addition to managing the parking slots and waste areas.

A prototype focusing on four of the main streets in Giza was redesigned as the proposal of the streets intervention needed.

Screens

Carnival Area Public Space

Kafor St.

Real Estate Value

Essam Eldaly St.

Underground Parking

Al Tahwia St. Al Yamn St.

Bike Sharing

Outdoor Museum

Proposed Elements

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Facility Kiosks Bus Stops Recycling Trash bins Pedestrian Crossings Seating Benches Light Posts Bollards Traffic Lights

Proposed Alternative 01 BRT Integration

Proposed Alternative 02 Urban Boulevard

Urban Design Proposal

Nile and Kamel Wassef St.

Concluded Needs and Thoughts 

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Schematic Concepts for Scalability Urgent Need for Further Holistic Studies Schematic Design vs.

Construction Documents Feasibility Studies and Energy Calculations Imagination is Key

Nile and Essam Al-Daly St.

Giza and Kamel Wassef St.

Giza and Essam Al-Daly St.

VIII.

Miscellaneous

Manual Sketches

*On site sketches for different locations in Cairo

*On site water-color sketches for different locations in Quseir

Photography

Physical Models

Biennale - RB\IC Workshop