« If mobility is the lifeblood of the 20th century `city of movement`, data is the beating heart of the 21st century `city of transactions`. The most important task will be to provide a flexible, adaptable and connected infrastructure that delivers places that work for people. This is the challenge, and the future is now. »
Laura Narvaez Zertuche, Foster + Partners, during the 2nd edition of the “Architecture of the Future” conference, held from October 9 to 11, 2019.
SELECTED ARCHITECTURAL PROJECTS
EXTENSION ONDULÉE
FYP Project - Sports Center
AJAX GREFFÉ
Concept Project - Intervention on the Existing
L’IMMEUBLE NÉBULEUX
Concept Project - Residential Building
PROJECT HEXA 3000
Virtual Project - Pandemic and Emergency Architecture
LA LANTERNE D’ACHRAFIEH
Construction Drawings - Company Building
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DIGITAL SKILLS
COLLABORATIONS RENDERED VISUALS
EXPERIMENTAL VISUALS
PROFESSIONAL WORKS
INTERNSHIPS
1ST PROJECT
EXTENSION ONDULÉE OF THE FOUAD CHEHAB STADIUM
AREA : 38 400 m2
LOCATION : Jounieh, Lebanon
« L'architecture est le jeu savant, correct et magnifique, de formes assemblées dans la lumière. » Le Corbusier
SPORTS ARE A TRUE PILLAR OF BALANCED LIFE, TRANSCENDING BORDERS AND CREATING LASTING BONDS BETWEEN INDIVIDUALS. IN A WORLD WHERE MOVEMENT IS SYNONYMOUS WITH LIFE, SPORTS PRACTICE BECOMES AN EXPRESSION OF FREEDOM AND POSITIVE ENERGY. IT IS IN THIS SPIRIT THAT THE PROJECT TO EXPAND THE FOUAD CHEHAD STADIUM IN JOUNIEH IS BORN, A BOLD AND INNOVATIVE INITIATIVE TO CELEBRATE THE IMPORTANCE OF SPORTS.
THE PROJECT PUSHES THE BOUNDARIES OF ARCHITECTURE BY USING FREE AND PARABOLIC FORMS, THUS AVOIDING THE COLDNESS OF INDUSTRIAL ARCHITECTURE. THESE FREE CURVES SYMBOLIZE FREEDOM AND MOVEMENT, CREATING A MODERN AND DYNAMIC AESTHETIC.
THE INGENIOUS USE OF THESE FORMS CREATES A SELF-SUPPORTING CONCRETE STRUCTURE, UNITING FUNCTIONALITY AND ARCHITECTURAL BEAUTY.
THE CHOSEN SITE ALREADY INCLUDES SPORTS FACILITIES, AND IN RESPONSE TO THE LACK OF PUBLIC SPORTS CENTERS IN THE REGION, AN EXTENSION TO THIS STADIUM IS A SOLUTION TO A NEED.
THE FREE FORMS SPRAWL ALONG THE TERRAIN, CREATING CENTRAL AREAS THAT DIRECT PEDESTRIANS TO VARIOUS ACCESS POINTS.
THE UNDERGROUND CONNECTION BETWEEN THE BUILDINGS CREATES A SEAMLESS EXPERIENCE FOR VISITORS, WITH AN INNOVATIVE MAIN ENTRANCE LOCATED UNDERGROUND, SYMBOLIZING IMMERSION INTO A WORLD DEDICATED TO SPORTS AND ACTIVE LIVING WHILE CONTROLLING ACCESS TO THE PROJECT.
HALLWAY AND BILLBOARDS
COVERED ENTRANCE AND LOUNGE
UNDERGOUND ENTRANCE
SECTION A-A
SECTION C-C
SECTION B-B
SOUTH ELEVATION
MAIN ENTRANCE
WATER SPORTS GARDEN
BASKETBALL COURT
2ND PROJECT AJAX GREFFÉ
«
Voyez : je suis vieille, mais je suis belle… »
Anatole France
AREA : 7 000 m2
LOCATION : Zouk Mosbeh, Lebanon
LOCATED AT THE INTERSECTION OF THE RESIDENTIAL AREA AND THE INDUSTRIAL AREA, THE AJAX FACTORY, DATING FROM 1955, WAS ABANDONED.
RESPECT, METAMORPHOSIS, TRANSFORMATION, FUSION : ALL THESE NOTIONS CAN ONLY BE USEFUL FOR THE REPROGRAMMING OF SUCH A LANDMARK.
THE FOLLOWING PROJECT PORTRAYS A CONNECTION BETWEEN THE FACTORY AND THE GROUND AS A REPRESENTATION OF NATURE INVADING ABANDONED SPACES.
THIS ROOF-SHAPED INTERVENTION IS INSPIRED BY THE ART OF ORIGAMI AND TRIANGULATION. THEREFORE, SUCH A STYLE MERGED WITH DIFFERENT PARAMETERS LED TO SHAPING A ROOF GRAFTED ONTO AJAX.
MY WORK ON THE FACTORY STARTED WITH TESTING MODELS USING THREADS AND NEEDLES.
AFTER RECEIVING A RELEVANT RESULT IN TERMS OF SPACE MANAGEMENT AND AN ADEQUATE LAYOUT, THE STRUCTURAL AND LIGHTING PARAMETERS WERE ABLE TO DEEPEN THE VISION.
THE SPORTS PROGRAM WAS IMPLEMENTED IN THE FACTORY AND THE CULTURAL PROGRAM WAS PLACED UNDER THE ROOF.
SECTION A-A
3RD PROJECT
L’IMMEUBLE NÉBULEUX
« L’architecture c’est le vide, à toi de le définir. »
THE FOLLOWING PROJECT INVOLVES LEARNING THE PROPORTIONS AND SIZING OF THE DIFFERENT SPACES CONSTITUTING A HOME. LIKEWISE, IT TEACHES HOW TO ESTABLISH THE CONTEXT OF A HOUSING PROJECT, ESPECIALLY BY TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
THE PROJECT DERIVES FROM A STACKING SYSTEM GENERATED BY A SERIES OF PARAMETERS AND CONSTRAINTS MAINLY ASSOCIATED WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND SURROUNDINGS.
THEN, THE PROJECT WAS SCULPTED BY FOLLOWING THE DIVISION OF FUNCTIONS AROUND A CENTRAL ELEMENT THAT LINKS THE PROJECT.
Luigi Snozzi
AREA : 1 550 m2
LOCATION : Beirut, Lebanon
SIXTH
NINETH FLOOR PLAN
TENTH FLOOR PLAN
MASSE PLAN
4TH PROJECT
PROJECT HEXA 3000
AREA : Undefined LOCATION : According to demand
The following project is a response to the international competition Pandemic Architecture organized by the design ambassador for ARCHISEARCH.gr
« Lorsque les besoins des citoyens changent, leurs villes et leurs maisons changent également. »
THE PANDEMIC ARCHITECTURE COMPETITION ATTEMPTS TO OPEN A DIALOGUE IN SEARCH OF IDEAS ON THE FUTURE OF LIFE, WORKSPACE, AND PUBLIC SPACE.
AS PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD FACE THE REALITY OF SELF-ISOLATION, A VISION OF A WORLD WITH MINIMAL HUMAN CONTACT HAS EMERGED. THEREFORE, I AM LOOKING TO BUILD DIFFERENT AREAS THAT ARE SPREADING AROUND THE WORLD. THE FINAL VISION FOCUSES ON THE VERTICAL DISPLACEMENT OF THE HUMAN RACE. SUCH ACTION FREES THE SURFACE OF THE PLANET AND LETS NATURE TAKE ITS COURSE WITHOUT HUMAN INTERVENTION.
THE SPECIES STUDIED IN THIS PROJECT IS A SPONGE CALLED HEXACTINELLIDA. THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THIS ANIMAL SEEM REVOLUTIONARY.
WHAT BETTER WAY TO CHALLENGE NATURE THAN TO INSPECT NATURE ITSELF?
HEXACTINELLIDS (GLASS SPONGES) ARE DEEP-WATER MARINE SPONGES WITH GLASS SPICULES AS THEIR SKELETON.
ACCORDING TO DR SALLY LEYS, THE GLASS SPONGE REEFS FORM A MARITIME “OASIS OF LIFE”.
THEY FORM A MASSIVE PATTERNED SKELETON FOR STRUCTURAL SUPPORT.
WITH A MINIMUM OF MATERIAL, THE STRUCTURE OBTAINED EXHIBITS HIGH MECHANICAL STRENGTH, WHILE REMAINING FLEXIBLE.
RESIDENTIAL ZONE COMMUNICATIOM HQ
HEALTH CARE AGRICULTURE GRAVEYARD
EDUCATION HQ
DRONE PARKING
OXYGEN RESERVE
5TH PROJECT
LA LANTERNE D’ACHRAFIEH
AREA : 1 150 m2
LOCATION : Achrafieh, Lebanon
« L'architecture est le jeu savant, correct et magnifique, de formes assemblées dans la lumière. » Le Corbusier
THE PROJECT INVOLVES DESIGNING THE HEADQUARTERS OF A COMPANY SPECIALIZING IN LIGHTING. IT INCLUDES THEMED EXHIBITION SPACES, WORKPLACES, OFFICES, AND MULTIPURPOSE ROOMS WITH FLEXIBLE FUNCTIONS.
THE GOAL IS TO CREATE SPACES WITH HIGH SPATIAL QUALITY THAT ENHANCE VISITORS' VISUAL PERCEPTION AND THEIR INTERACTION WITH THE DISPLAYED OBJECTS BASED ON LIGHT. THUS, ACHRAFIEH'S LANTERN WAS SHAPED ACCORDING TO THE PRINCIPLES OF VERTICAL VISUAL TRANSFORMATIONS.
THE LOBBY ON THE GROUND FLOOR TRANSFORMS INTO EXHIBITION AND LIGHTING SPACES, WHICH THEN CONTINUE INTO OFFICE AREAS.
THE FOLLOWING ARE THE EXECUTION DRAWINGS OF THE PROJECT.
DIGITAL SKILLS
RENDERED VISUALS
B - MICROCOSME I : 2020 https://youtu.be/th4oCL4pZEg
B - MICROCOSME II : 2021 https://youtu.be/aEJoYciX7Lo
UNE COHÉSION : 2022 https://youtu.be/jyDy1sZhK1s
EXPERIMENTAL VISUALS
WHAT FOLLOWS ARE RENDERED GRAPHICS TAKEN FROM UNIVERSITY GROUP PROJECTS THE FOLLOWING EXERCISE
NICOLAS HAMAOUI, RAYAN MOUSSA
NICOLAS HAMAOUI, RAYAN MOUSSA
MOUSSA
COLLABORATIONS 2021
WR-GF-ARC : PRIVATE VILLA IN SYRIA, WITH THE ARCHITECT JEAN CLAUDE MALHAME
M.A.C ARCHITECTURE
ZARIOS HENDERSON - USA, NV RESIDENTIAL VILLA - PLAN
5151 SH - USA, LV RESIDENTIAL VILLA - PLAN
HB27 TOWER - NIGERIA COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENCIAL TOWER - PLAN
PLATE WITH SUPPORT, CONCEPTION FOR 3D PRINTING
HB27 TOWER - NIGERIA ILLUSTRATIONS
COLLABORATIONS 2022
OREA : RESIDENTIAL BUILDING IN LARNACA, CYPRUS, WITH THE ARCHITECTURE AGENCY PRED LTD
PASCAL GRASSO ARCHITECTURES
GOURMET RESTAURANT - COTONOU, BENIN
EXTENSION OF ARTIGUE’S HOUSE - SAINT-CYR-SUR-MER, FRANCE
RENOVATION PLANS OF AN APPARTMENT IN TROCADERO - PARIS, FRANCE
COLLABORATIONS 2024
OLA : RESIDENTIAL BUILDING IN LARNACA, CYPRUS, WITH THE ARCHITECTURE AGENCY PRED LTD
AKL ARCHITECTS
DEK NEW BALAMAND CAMPUS - BEIRUT, LEBANON
SUSTAINABLE INTEGRATED MUNICIPAL ACTIONS (SIMA) - BEIRUT, LEBANON
