Selected Works 2019

Reem S. Bukhamseen Portfolio | 2019

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Pediatric Hospital Facility

NEXT Medical Office

ART MADE GALLERY Gallery and Apartment

PEDIATRIC OPHTHALMOLOGY HOSPITAL PROJECT TYPE: Pediatric Hospital Facility LOCATION: Al-Zahra, Kuwait SQUARE FOOTAGE: 39,420 sqf.

COMPLETED : Spring 2018, Academic first place for the ASID & IIDA * Awarded Interior Design Excellence Award 2018.

Complete Thesis Research Books: reembukhamseen.com

The entire building’s roof structure is covered with solar panels. This will allow the facility to store solar energy and put it to use when in need or to start powering all the facility’s running necessities over time.

With Kuwait’s harsh arid climate, vegetation has adapted in order to survive in salty soils with limited water supply. Native plant species have developed different methods to not only withstand the climate, but also contain water.

With roots deeper than the plant stems themselves, plant species are scattered throughout the landscape in order to reach unseen levels of ground water. On

the surface level, the plants are seen to grow in almost a random pattern, but this in fact is an indication that the species have managed to reach ground water from that very spot.

Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah Hospital

Housing District : Bloc

Housing District : Block 1

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Photos by Aziz Al Mutawa ‫تصوير عزيز المطوع‬

Inspired by the sporadic growth of vegetation in select areas throughout the desert landscape of Kuwait, the Pediatric Opthalmology Center will implement multiple indoor garden spaces that serve as self-sustaining ecosystems, working to harvest energy to maintain themselves and fuel the surrounding activities.

as become focal points within the facility as the wellness services and activities will be located along it’s perimeter. Overall, the placement, function, and character of these gardens will allow users to easily navigate throughout the facility using the gardens as landmarks to distinguish different sections within the Center.

The Center will use these garden spaces as healing gardens, spaces for children to interact and play, as well

View of the Exam Room, Level 01

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The gardens will experiment with the indoor/outdoor relationship between the plant species and the users as each garden will serve a different function. Using gray watering systems, native plant species and solar powered devices to harvest energy throughout the day, the gardens will act as an individual plant system surviving on it’s own mechanisms.

Integration of indoor garden spaces, both visually and physically accessible to all users of the facility, will increase staff productivity, progress healing, and enhance the patient’s experience.

PARTI DIAGRAM

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The outdoor garden area connects all sections of the facility to one another by creating a shared focal space.

Both wards connect allowing children, visitors, and staff members opportunities to interact while being exposed to natural light and fresh air. The garden acts as a self sustaining mechanism by utilizing Kuwait’s natural landscape by specifying native plant species, covering the building’s roof with solar panels, using a gray watering system, and providing an overhead canopy to partially shield users from direct sunlight.

MAIN CIRCULATION STUDY

MASSING STUDY

DIRTT Bespoke Wood in light oak. 75% of sound that hits the surface is absorbed.

DIRTT uses renewable energy to produce their products and they contribute to LEED points.

Prudential Lighting P8900 Recessed and dimmable.

Master Terrazzo 5479.

CelingsPlus Perforated Ceiling Tile Recycled Aluminum LEED.

Bauwerk Color, Interior Paints.

Made with natural materials.

Allows walls to contain healthy micro-climate. 100% Green Power when in production. In Bleached White.

Steelcase Node with Share Surface, in a grey finish.

Lonfloor Fleck - F574 574 Glow Has Lonseal’s Green Air for Low VOC’s and Green Medic for increased microbial resistance.

Firsthand speckling hides grit and scuffing.

Master Terrazzo 8080.

Kilo Islands Hightower Furniture.

Steelcase Emu Lyze Chair in White.

Steelcase Victor 2 Recycling station.

Montara 650, table in matte white finish.

Steelcase Verge stool without casters, in a red finish.

Master Terrazzo 8389.

Jockimo Liquid Lava Floor Tiles.

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FLOOR PLAN: LEVEL 01

1. Reception Area.

2. Check-In Desk.

3. Pharmacy.

4. Exam Room Waiting Area.

5. Exam Rooms 6. Nursing Mother’s Room.

7. Storage Room.

8. Indoor Garden.

9. Prayer Rooms.

10. Procedure Room.

11. Dressing Room.

12. Doctor On Call Room.

13. Private Inpatient Suite.

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14. Shared Inpatient Suite.

15. Nurse Station.

16. 0-9 Ward.

17. Medical Records Room.

18. Medicine Storage.

19. Children’s Play Room.

20. Head Nurse Office.

21. Storage Room.

22. Outdoor Garden Space.

23. Diagnostic Rooms.

24. Diagnostic Waiting Area.

25. Doctor On Cal Room.

26. Indoor Garden Space.

27. Prayer Room.

28. Procedure Room.

29. Private Inpatient Suite.

30. Shared Inpatient Room.

31. Nurse Station.

32. 10-15 Ward.

33. Medicine Storage.

34. Medical Record Room.

35. Children’s Play Room/Lounge.

36. Emergency Department.

37. Private Inpatient Suite.

38. Doctor On Call Room.

39. Minor Surgery Room.

40. Emergency Reception / Entrance.

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FLOOR PLAN: LEVEL 02

1. Prayer Room 2. Kitchen.

3. Staff Cafe.

4. Open Work Space.

5. Shared Doctor Offices.

6. Outdoor Seating.

7. Auditorium.

8. Indoor Gym. 9. Outdoor Bridge.

10. Prayer Room.

11. Nursing Mother’s Room.

12. Medium Conference Room.

13. Large Conference Room.

14. Booth Seating.

15. Storage Room.

16. Surgery Reception / Waiting Area.

17. Nursing Mother’s Room.

18. Storage Room.

19. Dressing Room.

20. Procedure Room.

21. Private Inpatient Suite.

22. Shared Inpatient Room.

23. Nurse Station.

24. Surgery Ward.

25. Medical Record Room.

26. Medicine Storage.

27. Head Nurse Office.

28. Storage.

29. Indoor Garden.

30. Sub Sterile Room.

31. Surgery Room.

32. Theatre.

33. Waste Closet.

34. Indoor Garden.

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View of the Main Reception Entrance, Level 01

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View of 0-9 Ward Nurse Station, Level 01

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NEXT MEDICAL OFFICE PROJECT TYPE: Medical Office LOCATION: Seattle, WA SQUARE FOOTAGE: 15,000 sqf.

COMPLETED : Fall 2017, Academic

RECEPTION AREA

STAFF WORK STATIONS

Steelcase NEXT * Awarded Competition Honorable Mention, out of 800 competing students from 65 programs.

MEDICAL OFFICES

Inspired by Seattle’s urban layout in using the grid, the NEXT Medical Office uses an underlying grid framework to coordinate spaces within the program in a systematic way easily understood by all users. As a layout, the grid possesses familiarity with users, giving the patients the ease of being able to coordinate within an unknown space.

By laying out spaces along a framed grid, users can easily

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navigate upon entering the medical office. The grid not only serves in way finding, but also allows spaces to be interchangeable due to their familiar sizes and shapes. It also serves to represent the NEXT Medical Office’s brand, showing the office’s bright and optimistic culture while still maintaining medical professionalism.

REJUVENATION SERVICES

WORK CAFE

View of Acupuncture Room

Axon Showing Linear Garden Strip

Boston Fern

Peace Lily

Given the program’s limitation of being unable to connect interior walls to the adjacent wall of windows due to the unusual geometry, an opportunity arose. If this dead end corridor could be used for just circulation, it would also mean the doors would face the window and require more closure of spaces. But instead, if this space was used as a linear strip of indoor plants, that do not require much squarefootage, this meant access to the windows was being taken advantage of fully. With this being said, because the linear strip is not accessible via a common pathway, almost full height operable windows are installed in the rooms adjacent to the exterior windows. This allows the user of the space to control the conditions in regards to accessing the plants or wanting more acoustic privacy.

Dracaena

Snake Plant

The integration of the linear garden strip purifies the air and provides views to green spaces which boost focus and productivity.

To cater to the healthcare environment, the below recommendations were implemented: 1. Using sterilized soil-less growing media, which does not contain any material that could be used as a food source for mold, means optimum benefits.

2. Using sub-irrigation, also known as a self-contained water technology in which the system delivers a specific amount of water to the plant as per needed, prevents risks of overwatering and eliminates the exposed moist growing media to the air.

Fecus Tree

Aloe Vera

Indoor Purifying Plants

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Login Menu, NEXT Application

LOGO DEVELOPMENT: The grid is incorporated within the brand logo, while also being a reinterpretation of the Red Cross, which is associated by many with healthcare. The cross is then used in the design of the reception desk.

What makes NEXT the “Next” Medical Office?

Presenting the NEXT Medical Application, accessible to patients, employees, and guests.

As Steelcase provides the pieces to the puzzle with their ever-advanced furniture products and NEXT will provide the space and services, in order to create a conversation between patient, clinician, and community, there’s one missing component. How to connect them all back together. The application will seamlessly integrate with Steelcase’s technologies, with NEXT’s lively and advanced work culture, as well as the main patient demographic.

The patient would be able to book appointments through the application, and get reminders on upcoming visits.

The patient would also have access to medical records and prescriptions, which will be updated automatically after each visit. The patient can also attend events NEXT will be hosting such as cooking demonstrations.

The clinicians / staff are able to book conference rooms prior to meetings, and can share medical news and technologies through the application.

The application will also allow the staff members better access to healthier local food options. It will allow for ordering / catering, listing local and organic vendors nearby. Volunteer opportunities will also be listed and updated weekly.

As a guest user, upcoming public events held in the office will be announced through the application and will allow for registration.

EXAM ROOMS 1A - 10A

View of Reception

Different User Menus, NEXT Application

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FLOOR PLAN LEVEL 1 + MEZZANINE: NEXT PROGRAMS: 1. Exam Rooms 2. Break Out / Collaboration Spaces 3. Acupuncture Room 4. Massage Rooms 5. ADA Unisex Washrooms 6. Water Fountains 7. Nursing Mother / Relaxation Room 8. Medium Conference Room 9. Large Conference Room 10. Laundry Environmental Space 11. Work Cafe 12. Lounge / Breakout Spaces 13. Medical Supply Room 14. Resource Center 15. Open Office

16. Education and Lifestyle Zone 17. Collaboration Spaces 18. Shared Office 19. Exercise / Gym Room 20. Phone / Quiet Room 21. Staff Lockers and Waiting Area 22. Consultation Room 23. Reception Waiting Area 24. Reception Area 25. Reception Desk 26. Records and Transaction Space 27. Self Check-in 28. Main Entrance 29. Staff Entrance 30. Indoor Garden Strip

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View of Work Cafe

DRINKS

Sincerely, NEXT Team

Axon of Open Office and Work Cafe

The above ceiling element consists of square felt tiles installed within a steel grid structure, in order to control acoustics in more concentrated areas.

The tiles are in bright colors that bring energy to the open office and work cafe areas.

Elevation of Cafe Wall

FRESH FOOD

FRESH FOOD

FRESH DRINKS

FRESH DRINKS

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View of Self Check-In Stations

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View of Open Office Space

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ART MADE GALLERY PROJECT TYPE: Gallery Space and Apartment LOCATION: Ithaca, NY SQUARE FOOTAGE: 6,000 sqf.

COMPLETED : Fall 2017, Academic

Art Made Gallery is a three storey building that encompasses a two storey exhibition space along with an apartment on the third floor. Located in downtown Ithaca, NY, the tenants are seeking to exhibit Ghadah Al Kandari’s work, an International artist who uses a repeating subject in her works, whom she refers to as “Eve”. The gallery draws from her art by selecting bright contrasting colors and overlapping geometries to distinguish key spaces within

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the exhibit as well as aid in way finding. Her works are displayed in chronological order upon entering the space, starting by a display of her sketches and water colors, then paintings, and ending with her three dimensional art, as though a visual narration of the phases in which Eve was created.

Each display is distinguished by different colored linear strips placed to indicate to the user that he/she is entering a new phase of Eve’s creation.

A + M = ART MADE GALLERY

First Floor View of Gallery Entrance

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FIRST FLOOR

SECOND FLOOR

THIRD FLOOR

DIAGRAM LEGEND Gallery Space Restroom + Utility Space Office Space Commercial Kitchen Lecture Space Bedroom Space Kitchen + Living Space

LOCATION : Ithaca, New York - Ithaca Commons Placing this art gallery within a university district that has two strong programs in the Arts, will mean that the gallery will be constantly revisited by both university students, incoming students, professors, and local families. With both Ithaca College and Cornell University in close proximity, students are able to discover the changing exhibits within Art Made Gallery throughout

their university careers.

The gallery is also located in Ithaca Commons, identified as Ithaca’s main downtown area. This street is known for being busy throughout the year due to it’s high number of commercial and local shops spread in a linear strip. With this being said, selecting a strategic location will allow the gallery to increase it’s publicity and hopefully gain funding, visitors, and even contributing artists.

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Service Sink

Gallery Bathroom Literature Display Area

Drinking Fountains

Egress Exit

Elevator

Reception Desk

Main Entrance

FLOOR PLAN : LEVEL 1 GALLERY

Lecture Storage Executive Office

Art Work Storage

Lecture + Presentation Room

Gallery Kitchen

FLOOR PLAN : LEVEL 2 GALLERY + LECTURE

Guest Bedroom / Den

Living Room + Dining Room

Outdoor Deck / Patio

Master Bedroom + Bath

3/4 Bath

Kitchen

Laundry Room

FLOOR PLAN : LEVEL 3 APARTMENT

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Colorful linear strips are scattered amongst the gallery in order to allow a user to easily identify what he or she is looking at. Green strips indicate the artist’s first phase with sketching.

Blue strips indicate the artist’s water color collection that began as sketches.

The red strips indicate the artist’s canvas paintings.

And lastly, the yellow strips indicate the artist’s take on Eve three-dimensionally.

The user is also aided by visual documentation as a brochure based on each color strip is provided at the reception area.

KITCHEN AXON : WITH UNIVERSAL DESIGN FEATURES Counter edges are rounded to avoid user discomfort, while counter tops have varying stone patterns and colors to visually differentiate the working surface from the counter shell.

The counter shell is made out of QuartzStone, in Alabaster White.

94% of QuartzStone contents come from crushed waste left over in quarries.

This 30” fridge from BOSCH comes with a built-in drawer freezer at the bottom. This allows easy access. It also has a low energy consumption rate and is Energy Star qualified.

The counter base/toe-kick is made out of a Durat surface material. Durat is 100% recyclable, and is made from recycled post industrial plastics. The strong contrasting color allows the user to differentiate between the toe-kick and open space.

The kitchen sink faucet is part of the Simplice Collection from Kohler.

This lever style faucet is user friendly and meets the water saving requirements for the California Energy Commission, CALGreen, and Colorado SB 14-103.

Along with raised appliances, the space under the sink is left open, to allow wheelchair users to roll up to the sink and perform tasks without facing obstructions.

Top cabinets are attached to an automated track system that allows the user to lower the shelves when needed.

While LED strip lights are provided under the cabinets to provide task lighting.

The edge banding of the cabinet doors are both rounded and highlighted in a jade green, while the “D” style handles are painted red. This allows the user to easily locate the handles and distinguish the cabinet corners to limit user discomfort.

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First Floor View of Gallery Space

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First Floor, View of Back of Gallery.

Third Floor View of Bedroom

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