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Nada Mansour

WORK EXPERIENCE

PERSONAL INFO Address: E-mail: Date of Birth: Place of Birth: Mob. Number:

Palm Parks Compound, 6th of October nadamansour24@hotmail.com 24.01.1994 Giza, Egypt +201227906349

November 2020 Present :

Currently working at STYLE DESIGN ARCHITECTS - Architect / Interior Designer - My work scope includes, preparing design offers, dealing with clients, developing design proposals from conceptual phase until DD packages (architectural, furniture, flooring, lighting, RCP, electrical, HVAC, plumbing, landscape plans, bathroom packages, elevations, etc...) along with coordination & supervision between MEP consultants, structural consultants, lighting designers, preparing BOQs

February 2018 May 2019 :

Worked at DIE STADT (previously EARTH CONSULTANTS) - Project Coordinator & Architect - Worked primarily in the design development phase of Asten College, (a school owned by PHD) & managed the coordination between Gensler, Palm Hills Developments & Die Stadt as a local consultant - Worked on developing design proposals for EL MASYAF, a residential compound in the North Coast - Worked on developing residential Prototypes for Pyramids Heights

EDUCATION 2017

Completed my Bachelor Degree, German University in Cairo Architecture Engineering

2016

BACHELOR PROJECT Completed at ESCOLA TECNICA SUPERIOR D’ARQUITECTURA DE BARCELONA, UNIVERSITAT POLITECNICA DE CATALUNYA Architecture Engineering l 8th Semester, Barcelona

2015 2012 - 2017

German University in Cairo Architecture Engineering

2003 - 2012

Deutsche Evangelische Oberschule Kairo Deutsches Abitur

1998 - 2003

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Semester Abroad at the German University in Cairo Berlin Campus, 6th Semester

El Alsson International School Until Grade 3

September 2017 - Worked at STYLE DESIGN ARCHITECTS - Junior Designer January 2018: - Worked on the conceptual design of Talaat Mostafa Headquarter Building - Worked on the design development phase of “Consoleya” a co-working space at the french consulat in Downtown Cairo

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WORK EXPERIENCE June 2017:

July - August 2016:

July 2014:

July- August 2013:

November 2013:

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INTERNSHIPS

Interned at Earth- Consultants (Die Stadt) -worked in the urban department -presentations for the urban concept of Joulz Inertia -technical drawings for Joulz Inertia including masterplan, urban sections & detail blow-ups Cairo, Egypt

PERSONAL SKILLS Languages:

Digital:

Interned at Earth-Consultants (DIe Stadt) -worked at the architecture department -design proposals of architectural prototypes for Hyde Park Katameya including twin houses, townhouses & villas -design proposals for Wadi el Natroun Complex (a sustainable, environmentally friendly complex) Cairo, Egypt Interned at Saleh Hamdy Architects -working drawings for Veranda Sahl Hashish Cairo, Egypt Interned at IMA Architecture -Introduction at the IT departement: introduction to Revit -Design of a patio in a small garden of an apartment in Nicosia -Design of a wine bar-shop in Limassol measured drawings, meeting with clients, presentation drawings Nicosia, Cyprus SB’13 Conference -Participated as a member of the organising committee Cairo, Egypt

Arabic German English

Native Fluent Fluent

Hobbys:

Photography

AutoCad Revit Rhinoceros & Grasshopper Photoshop Indesign Microsoft Office Sketchup EXTRA EDUCATION

May - June 2020: Completed an online Photography Class with Bryan Peterson School of Photography (BPSOP) Travel 2008: 2010: 2011: 2012: 2013: 2014: 2015: 2016: 2017: 2018: 2019:

Milan Lecco Como Barcelona Stuttgart Barcelona Stuttgart Nicosia Limassol Protaras Ayia Napa Stuttgart Mannheim Heidelberg Paris Berlin Prague Lisbon Porto Barcelona Amsterdam Muenchen Stuttgart Rome Florence Barcelona Valencia Cancun Playa Del Carmen LA LasVegas Athens 5

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Student Work CAIRO RESIDENCE BACK TO THE CITY CENTER

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Professional Experience

ASTEN COLLEGE SCHOOL

Page 8-17

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RESTORATION CENTER INTEGRATED DESIGN PROJECT

Page 58-69

2.2

EL MASYAF

Page 18-23

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NEW SCHOOL IN DOWNTOWN DESIGNING FOR EDUCATION

2.3 Page 24-27

1.4

Page 70-79

PYRAMIDS HEIGHTS Page 80-85

URBAN MUSEUM Page 28-33

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HISTORY MUSEUM, NEW CAPITAL, CAIRO Page 34-45

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SEWING THE CITY, THE CITADEL & THE SEA Bachelor Project

Page 48-57

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CAIRO RESIDENCE Back to the City Center

Islands on the Public Sea

Located in a neighborhood in the center of Cairo, AL Dokki, the subject of the Design Studio V was to design a housing project.

The main idea of the project is to tackle problems of the city and the neighborhood scale. The main problem of the city and neighborhood scale is the lack of public spaces. The project introduces a strategy to improve the situation of the neighborhood. The strategy is that the whole plot (ground floor) is used for the public with different qualities and uses. There are three different islands one for educational use (library), one for dining and gathering, one for a new formal market place inspired from the Boulaq market and finally an open sports & community area. The main strength of the project is that it found a new typology bringing different types of people together due to the different uses that attract different kinds of people.

Design Studio V Dr. Monique Juettner 7th Semester

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Elevated Roof for Residents on 1st floor

Ground floor with public use

Islands on public sea

Restoration Center

Islands

Bulaq Market Cafes & Restaurants Market

Urban Museum

As the project is in Dokki, which is a dense area the residents of the Islands on the public sea need their privacy. This is applied through the elevated gardens that are only accessed by the residents , which gives them a quality of having private open space that is still connected visually with the surroundings and public spaces.

The diiferent functions and uses the project serves for the people solves the problem of living in the downtown and having to use private car to reach the needs.

Library

Cairo University

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Master Plan

Cairo Residence

Public Sea

School in Downtown

Shooting Club

Bachelor Project New Capital Museum

Skylights on roof with seating

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Bachelor Project New Capital Museum

3D showing functions & Traffic

Cafes & Restaurants

Courtyard

Nursery

School in Downtown

Market

Cafeteria

Market Area

Library

Sports& Community Area

Gym

Stationary

Community & Sports Area

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Cafes & Restaurants

Ground Floor Plan

Library

Cairo Residence

Supermar-

Urban Museum

Restoration Center

Sections showing quality of spaces

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Market Plan

Market Model Photo

Cairo Residence

Market Model Collage

Urban Museum

Restoration Center

Market Model Collage

Bachelor Project New Capital Museum

Skylights on roof

School in Downtown

Market Model

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Section B-B

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Section A-A

Restoration Center

4th Floor Plan

Cairo Residence

3rd Floor Plan

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School in Downtown

Bachelor Project New Capital Museum

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Restoration Center Al Fustat, Cairo

Located in Al Fustat Cairo, the subject of the Design Studio III was to design a Restoration Center for the Egyptian Crafts. Al Fustat is known for pottery and nowadays this craft is discontinuing, so the aim is to make the Egyptian crafts flourish once again and especially in this part of the city.

The design had 4 main keywords.

Restoration that includes the four workshops of Wood, Metal, Stone and Pottery. The Educational, Training and Research that include the training classes and labs. The administration with offices for the staff. Last but not least the public area, which in this design is divided into two spaces, the courtyard inclosed by the building forms and the platforms.

The facade is designed with perforated panels and 45 degree tilted louvers to provide indirect light in the building.

Integrated Design Studio III Prof. Thomas Loeffler 5th Semester

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Bachelor Project New Capital Museum

Workshop Workshop

School in Downtown

Workshop

Exhibition Hall Entrance Hall

Pedestrian Entrance

Car Entrance

Main Elevation 20

Cairo Residence

Urban Museum

Ground Floor Working Drawing

Restoration Center

Workshop

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Skirting 10 cm Tiles 2 cm Mortar 2 cm Sand 4 cm Water Proofing2 cm Sloped Concrete 3 cm Concrete Slab 10 cm Compact Soil

Catwalk between construction and facade panels Facade Section

Structural Plan Facade Detail Plan

The perforated facade panels used in the project are finished with opaque and semi-transparent Fibre-Cement sheets.

The perforated facade elements act as climate buffer and light filter.

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Section B-B

Bachelor Project New Capital Museum School in Downtown

Skirting 10 cm Tiles 2 cm Mortar 2 cm Sand 4 cm Sloped Concrete 3 cm Concrete Slab 10 cm

Restoration Center

Catwalk between construction and facade panels

Urban Museum

Steel Structrure System

Cairo Residence

Skirting 10 cm Tiles 2 cm Mortar 2 cm Sand 4 cm Thermal insulation 5 cm Water Insulation 2 cm Sloped Concrete 3 cm Concrete Slab 10 cm

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Downtown School Designing for Education

Located in Cairo Downtown, the subject of the Design Studio II was to design a School.

As Downtown has its own herritage and historical essence the urban context is respected in designing the school concerning different aspects. The height of the adjacent residential building and leaving space between it and the school not to block its facade that has balconies and windows.

Also the rythm and frames of buildings in downtown was took as an inspiration adding on that the color coding that is used in the design. The school is surrounded by a fence that is designed to be a boundary but also to serve inside and outside the school with the seating area in it, for example someone outside walking can sit. This idea was thought of to serve the community as Downtown is crowded but it does not have any public seatings for the people.

The primary school has 12 classrooms and 6 group classrooms for 300.

Design Studio II Prof. Barbara Pampe 4th Semester

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Main Elevation

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Ground Floor Plan

Section A-A Cairo Residence

Restoration Center

School in Downtown

Typical Floor Plan

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Bachelor Project New Capital Museum

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URBAN MUSEUM Museum Island, Berlin

Located in the Museum Island, Berlin, infront of Bode Museum . The subject of the design studio was to design an urban museum.

The main idea of the concept is to return to the roots of Berlin and to connect its contemporary post war surface to its historic grounds, through physically entering the Berliner Ground to experience the exhibitions of the world famous European paintings. The three voids: The underground museum contains three voids, The Void of Unity, Void of Struggle and the Void of Continuity, the vertical connection between the surface and the ground are the sources of light in the underground spaces. The architectural promenade through the spaces is unconstant and changing according to the quality of each space and its connection the voids. The overground Pavilion of the Museum, which is connected to the underground through the three voids, serves an urban stage to the public, for open exhibitions and everyday events.

Design Studio IV Dr. Berd Bess 6th Semester

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Bachelor Project New Capital Museum School in Downtown Shell Analysis

Void of Struggle

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Master Plan

Grid Plan

Transpaernt

Translucent

The grid of the mueum was taken from the museums in the museum island like, Bode Museum, Neues Museum etc. .

The Function of the Shell The primary prurpose of the shell is to serve serve as an urban stage for the museum island and to connect the surrounding buildings together, however it is not only a standing pavillion that provides shade but also the source of electricity for the underground museum as it is covered with solar panels.

Solar Panels

Restoration Center

Void of Continuity

Urban Museum

PAPER COLLAGE

Cairo Residence

Void of Unity

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Side Elevation

Exhibition -5.00 m

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Exhibition -6.00 m

Exhibition -7.00 m

Urban Museum

Exhibition -5.00 m

School in Downtown

Bachelor Project New Capital Museum Exhibition -15.00 m

Storage -6.00 m

First Floor Plan

Section A-A

Cairo Residence

Library -4.5 m

Restoration Center

Main Elevation

Lobby -6.00 m

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History Museum New Capital, Cairo

The History Museum is located at the heart of the administrative district at the borderline of its enormous park acting as a gate for the parliament with the adjacent national museum.The location is a meeting site of two main axis that differ in character and function.

The cultural spine that is the main axis and is defined by the history and national museums, is a tourist hub and is generated from the upper to the lower part of the district with different cultural functions and leads on one side to the parliament and on the other side to the opera. The second secondary axis is the one in the park that takes one in a journey through the landscape and the buildings that generate this landscape from the national museum to the musical hub. The museum is planned to host a variety of different activities: exhibition spaces, an auditorium, a multipurpose hall, a restaurant, a gift shop, etc. The activities are diverse in the types of visitor communities they serve, in their operating hours, in their environmental requirements and in their interaction with the urban context. The building concept encourages undisturbed access to the building and even using it as a passage from a side to another, which makes it interesting for the user to experience various architectural scenes while having his journey throught he park. The location of the park creates different open public spaces on each of its sides with different scales.

Dr. Hossam Salama 10th Semester 34

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Cairo Residence

Urban Museum

Restoration Center

School in Downtown

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FORM TRANSFORMATION

Masterplan 37

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Cairo Residence

Urban Museum

Restoration Center

School in Downtown

Bachelor Project New Capital Museum

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Museum Interior

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Urban Museum

Restoration Center

School in Downtown

Bachelor Project

New Capital Museum

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Museum Main Facade Morning Shot

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Urban Museum

Restoration Center

School in Downtown

Bachelor Project

New Capital Museum

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Museum Main Facade Night Shot

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Urban Museum

Restoration Center

School in Downtown

Bachelor Project

New Capital Museum

Bachelor Thesis ARCHITECTURE AND URBAN DESIGN PROGRAM GERMAN UNIVERSITY IN CAIRO Project development in ESCOLA TECNICA SUPERIOR D'ARQUITECTURA DE BARCELONA UNIVERSITAT POLITECNICA DE CATALUNYA Supervision under: PhD, Prof., Rita Pinto de Freitas

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Sewing the City, the Citadel & the Sea Bachelor Project Barcelona, Spain

This project, based in Barcelona (Spain) , is my thesis & Bachelor project. This project is completed after staying for 3 months in Barcelona where the project site and design process took place.

The project was devided into 2 main parts; conducting a masterplan in groups of 3 and then each individual takes part of the masterplan and completes their own design.The project site was located in Parc de la Ciutadella, which is somewhere near the center of Barcelona. The citys different fabrics were a very important aspect in the design process and were taken into consideration. The main masterplan showed the different fabrics and the main concept of the Drop & Spread of the green and public areas all around Barcelona.

The concept mainly shows how the Parc de la Ciutadella which is the main focus, spreads within the city fabrics and creates more opportunies and spaces that serves the people and the city.

Moving on to the individual project, the main conecpt was focusing on the connectivity of the Parc with Barcelonetta and solving the problem of the discontinuity of the city in that area that was caused because of the highway that cuts the city .

Prof. Dr. Rita Pinto De Freitas 8th Semester 48

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Demolished Buildings Existing Green Open Spaces

Drop & Spread

Cairo Residence

Urban Museum

Site Limits

Restoration Center

School in Downtown

Park within Fabrics

Bachelor Project New Capital Museum

Proposed Added Buildings

Different Fabrics

Different Layers 50

Important Surroundings

Green Cluster

Streets/City View

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Affected Areas

Intervention Areas

Proposed Green Public Spaces

Demolished Buildings

New & Old Buildings

Greenary

All Layers

Restoration Center

School in Downtown

Site Limits

Added Buildings

Bachelor Project New Capital Museum

Intervention Areas

Cairo Residence

Urban Museum

All Layers

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Masterplan

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Bachelor Project New Capital Museum School in Downtown Solid & Void 54

Existing connectivity & demolished Buildings

Proposed connectivity

Intervention Area with main axis

Main Axis with Existing important Buildings

Cairo Residence

Intervention Area

Restoration Center

Rind Road as a main disconnection of the city

Urban Museum

Pictures of Existing Reality

Connections & Continuities in the site

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Bachelor Project New Capital Museum 3D shot of the roman ruins & market infront of Franca Station

3D of the library & multifunctional building overlooking Franca station 3D of the Site 56

Cairo Residence

Urban Museum

The Cultural Pole Masterplan Proposal

Restoration Center

School in Downtown

3D shot of the library & multifunctional building

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2.1

Asten College School Palm Hills October, Cairo

Asten College is a School located in Palm Hills October. Generally, the school will focus on a high level of education, with particular attention paid to Arts, Technology and serving the surrounding community. This project has been a partner design process between Die Stadt & Gensler. Gensler has been engaged

by Palm Hills Developments (PHD) to research, investigate, develop, and define the project criteria for the school. This engagement was broken down into four stages. Gensler was engaged with stage 1 & 2, which were the Pre-Concept Design & Concept Design Program. Die Stadt took over at Stage 3, (Schematic Design & Detailed Design), where Gensler handed over the work to Die Stadt as a subcontractor and local consultant to PHD. Die Stadt took on the role of drawing procurement / architectural documentation. My role in this project since stage 1 till stage 2, where gensler handed us over, was project coordination & attending joint workshops between Gensler, Die Stadt & the client in London & Cairo. I received everything from Gensler and communicated with the Client & with Gensler & the GAEB (General Authority for Educational Buildings).

At Stage 3 & 4 I worked on the Architectural Drawings & attended meetings & presentations.

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Elevated Roof for Residents on 1st floor

The School contains of 5 Buildings. The Administration Building, The theatre & Cafeteria Building, The Gymnasium, The British School Building & Amercian School Building. The American School Building was divided into 4 parts, Kindergarden, Primary, Elementary & Secondary . Each Building was indentified with a Color to give the school a bit of life. The School has a big track and football court, a car parking & a bus parking .

One of the most important aims of the client was to serve the community & offer after school activities.

Skylights on roof

Secondary

Primary Elementary

Theatre Gymnasium Administration

Masterplan

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Asten College

El Masyaf

Pyramids Heights

Pyramids Heights El Masyaf Asten College Pedestrian Path between the Administration Building & American School Building

American School Building Ground FLoor 62

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Pyramids Heights El Masyaf Asten College Theatre & Cafeteria Building

Theatre & Cafeteria Building 64

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Pyramids Heights El Masyaf Asten College Administration Building

Administration Building Plans 66

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Pyramids Heights El Masyaf Asten College American School Building

Gymnasium Plan 68

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El Masyaf North Coast, Egypt

El Masyaf is a compound in the North Coast of Egypt. Die Stadt based its innovative design of the masterplan on connectivity, leading from the marina promenade, through the boutique hotel, up to the park, ensuring an easy walk to optimize accessibility for all its residents. In addition to the design of the master plan, Die Stadt designed the architecture of the vibrant southern village.

With a beach front stretched over 1-km, El Masyaf covers 171 acres of naturally leveled land along the north coast of Egypt. Reconfiguring the typical ‘Sahel’ strategies, El Masyaf offers staggered chalets with a view of the sea next to standalone villas. Die Stadt extracted the Urban Design of El Masyaf along with part of the Architectural Design. We made 5 Prototypes of Chalets & staggered apartments. In this project my role was to design Protiotypes for the project.

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Asten College

El Masyaf

Pyramids Heights

Pyramids Heights El Masyaf Asten College Ground Floor Unit 1

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Ground Floor Unit 2

First Floor Unit 3

Second Floor Unit 3

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Pyramids Heights El Masyaf Asten College Street views First Floor Unit 4

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Second Floor Unit 4

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Pyramids Heights El Masyaf Asten College Plaza with a public pool

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Street views

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Pyramids Heights Sahrawy, Cairo

The main concept of the design was to create twin houses, townhouses & condominium buildings prototypes with asymmetrical facades to give the compound a vibrant city like feel. Three different alternatives were created for the twin & townhouses & condominium buildings. The main inspiration for the facade looks were to have common fabrics from the old phase of Pyramids Heights, mainly brick facades. As of the interior architecture , the main concern is functionality along with the aesthetic.

Different features were created in the design to develop the above mentioned vibrant feel in the facades, for instance double heights & courtyards.

Townhouse Alternative 1 80

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Pyramids Heights El Masyaf Asten College Townhouse Alternative 1

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Townhouse Alternative 1

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Pyramids Heights El Masyaf Asten College Townhouse Alternative 2

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Townhouse Alternative 2

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Freehand Drawing & Sketches

Corridor in Khanqah of Shaykhu Old Cairo

Door in a building in Old Cairo

Farm House in Egypt 86

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Address: E-mail: Date of Birth: Place of Birth: Mob. Number:

Palm Parks COmpound, 6th of October nadamansour24@hotmail.com 24.01.1994 Giza, Egypt +201227906349

Thank you for your time and consideration.