portfolio 2, nour khalifa - georgia tech school of architecture

portfolio 2

fall 2023

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georgia

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khalifa

architecture

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precedent analysis: biblioteca vasoncelos design studio 2 fall 2023 intructed by charles rudolph

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media + modeling and personal artwork m + m II fall 2023 intructed by yeinn oh 2D + 3D schemata maribor art gallery m+m I spring 2022 intructed by bryce truitt

rendering exercise, pavillion 29

school for the perfoming and visual arts design studio 2 fall 2023 intructed by charles rudolph

palladian villa transformation sequence texture collage

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personal artwork 2022 - 23 'arrangements from trader joe's ' 34 'going home' 35 'fluidity' 36

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excavate + build: vacation home foundation studio fall 2022 intructed by robert woodhurst

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abstraction exercise foundation studio fall 2022 intructed by robert woodhurst

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mechanical art + shape grammars: refugee housing design studio 1 spring 2023 intructed by bryce truitt

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mixed-use development: savannah artist loop design studio 1 spring 2023 intructed by bryce truitt

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precedent analysis: biblioteca vasoncelos design studio 2 fall 2023 intructed by charles rudolph

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VASONCELOS LIBRARY ALBERTO KALACH MEXICO CITY , MEXICO 400,000 SQ. FT 2006

SAN SIMON TOLNAHUAC

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BIBLIOTECA VASONCELOS

SANTA MARIA LA RIBERA

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The Biblioteca Vasconcelos has far more significance than just being a fortress of books - it is a garden, event space, and social gathering hub. The building stands as a fortress; both intimidating and awe-inspiring in scale. After entering via the eastern entrance, the visitor is met with a hollowed-out interior of a matric of suspended, weaving shelves.

As Kalach envisioned it, the form is intended to exude the feeling of ‘being in an ark’ immersed in a botanic garden.

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The circulation is not necessarily linear - the visitor is free to roam and explore the endlessness of this structure. Located in Mexico City, an extremely densely populated location, the library was built and intended for the masses as an all-encompassing space for the city to benefit from.

Kalach offers the idea that there are ‘no boundaries between architecture and urbanism, just as there are no boundaries between architecture and gardens’.

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school for the perfoming and visual arts

design studio 2 fall 2023 intructed by charles rudolph

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The site proposed for the hypothetical performing arts high school lies in the thick of Atlanta’s urban fabric bridging the world of Midtown, Georgia Tech, and Downtown with the eastern Ponce City Market, Little 5 Points, and Inman Park. When ideating, the root of this project remained in the site context. How does the building respond to its surroundings? How can it not only serve its students, but also the communities and developments that already exist around it? The proposed design solution breaks the rigidity of “public” and “private” spaces without sacrificing school security measures. It is not just a school, but rather an offering to its surroundings that enhances community and encourages outdoor recreation. The skate park, public amphitheater, and walkway on the western third of the site are all extensions of the school’s nature completely open to the public’s benefit.

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The proposal rationalizes a rather abnormal choice in geometry with modularity in structure and program orientation in the floor plans. As the form approaches the main urban intersection between the streets of North Avenue and Central Park Place, the shape narrows to present a central point of the project. The library’s overhang on the second floor serves as a grand, welcoming marker that merges the two respective wings of performance and education without compromising the distinction made between them.

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The proposal creates a closed loop in its circulation, where everything connects back to itself and never breaks. The loop wraps around the central courtyard, serving as an epicenter to orient back to and encouraging outdoor gatherings. The “knuckle” of the project is defined by the indoor auditorium’s circle geometry completed by the outdoor amphitheater in the central courtyard.

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classroom dance studio library recital room bridge faculty office teacher’ s lounge conference room gym cafeteria atrium kitchen storage patio - cafeteria lookout courtyard

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dance studio recital fine artsroom studio faculty office dark room conference room modeling + photography studio cafeteria skate park kitchen public amphitheatre patio - cafeteria courtyard

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fine arts studio dark room modeling + photography studio skate park public amphitheatre

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classroom library bridge teacher’s lounge gym atrium storage lookout

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classroom library bridge teacher’s lounge gym atrium storage lookout

9 dance studio 17 10visitor entrance recital room 18 11 student entrance faculty office 19 12pinup space room conference 20 13blackbox theatre cafeteria 21 14backstage kitchen+ theatre storage 22 15wood shop patio - cafeteria 23 16auditorium courtyard

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visitor entrance amphitheatre student entrance prayer + meditation room pinup space locker room blackbox theatre parking + loading dock backstage + theatre storage wood shop auditorium

17 28visitor fineentrance arts studio 18 29student darkentrance room 19 30pinup space modeling + photography studio 20 31 blackbox skate theatre park 21 32backstage + theatre storage public amphitheatre 22 wood shop 23 auditorium

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amphitheatre prayer + meditation room locker room parking + loading dock

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amphitheatre prayer + meditation room locker room parking + loading dock

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fall 2023 intructed by yeinn oh

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media + modeling and personal artwork

2D + 3D schemata maribor art gallery

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m+m I

spring 2022 intructed by bryce truitt

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rendering exercise, pavillion

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m+m I

palladian villa transformation sequence spring 2023

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dian Villa Transformation #1 Khalifa

Plan Drawing Scale: 1/16”= 1’-0”

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m+m I

texture collage spring 2023 33

' arrangements from trader joe's ' oil paints spring 2023

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' going home ' prismacolor pencils spring 2021 35

' fluidity' oil paints fall 2023 36

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excavate + build: vacation home The form expressed is derived through excavation and balance. The constraints of this exercise outline that any material "subtracted" from the earth must be equivalent to the material allotted to build above ground. For this exercise, the hypothetical "plot" of land is flat and measures 128' x 160'.

foundation studio fall 2022 intructed by robert woodhurst

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abstraction exercise

foundation studio fall 2022 intructed by robert woodhurst

The purpose of this exercise is to explore the possibilities of abstraction through a loose architectural lens. The process begins with a 3x3 grid of photographs exemplifying the concepts of either point, line, or plane. From there, abstracted drawings are produced in phase 2. Finally, a model is abstracted from said drawings.

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mechanical art and shape grammars: refugee housing This proposal responds to two constraints outlined in the probe: the expansive site provided in El Paso, Texas, bordering a mountain range to the northwest, and the primary material choice of reusing shipping containers for structure and modularity. This design fosters natural and frequent neighborly encounters by providing easy and direct paths between all residences and necessary facilities and creates areas for smaller subcommunities within the larger camp.

design studio 1 spring 2023 intructed by bryce truitt

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A balance between public and private space is established, providing families of refugees with their units and individual refugees with shared units of 4 to 5 people. Nodes of community spaces, such as green space and commercial opportunities, are created while considering space efficiency. Enticing communal spaces are provided to foster community growth and provide refugees with a sense of comfort and home.

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mixed-use development: savannah artist loop

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design studio 1 spring 2023 intructed by bryce truitt

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The design solution is rooted in the concept of "both-and", rejecting the rigid traditional concept of the "either-or".

Savannah's art scene is vibrant, but upon closer examination seems dominated by SCAD and "finer" art enthusiasts. This building is an effort to make the creation, display, and business of art accessible to a wider demographic, targeting citizens of savannah who reside out of the predominantly white historic district.

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1 retail 2 mechanical 3 courtyards 4 gallery 5 bathrooms 6 ramp 7 studios 8 atrium 9 roof terrace 10 café + restraunt 11 kitchen + restraunt storage

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The program features a merging of all phases of the creative process operating under one roof. vendor shops placed on the periphery of the loop face outward on the ground floor, engaging the public. A double-height museum resides at the center, where art can be displayed. on the second floor, 28 in-house studios are provided for local artists to inhabit in rotations, allowing the building to reach out to underserved creatives.

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