Undergraduate Architecture Portfolio

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RCHITECTURE

ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO 2017-2019 BY SARAH ABDUL KARIM

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CURRICULUM VITAE

EDUCATION.

ANTICIPATED GRADUATION IN 2024 2003 - 2017

DUBAI INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL 12 YEARS OF HIGH-SCHOOL 2017 - 2019

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF SHARJAH 2 YEARS COMPLETED IN A BACHELOR OF ARCHITCTURE

PROGRAM COURSEWORK. 27 CREDITS OF ACHITECTURE COURSES INCLUDING ARCHITECTURAL STUDIO, HISTORY, MATERIALS AND METHODS, LANDSCAPE, AND ARCHITECTURAL PRINCIPLES.

SKILLS. RHINOCEROS VRAY FOR RHINO AUTODESK AUTOCAD ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR ADOBE INDESIGN.

EXHIBITIONS. 2018

DESIGN FOUNDATIONS EXHIBITION SHOWCASING THE BEST WORK OF FOUNDATION STUDENTS AT THE AMERCIAN UNIVERSITY OF SHARJAH.

SCHOLARSHIPS. 2017 - 2019

MERIT SCHOLARSHIP

LANGUAGES. ENGLISH ARABIC

INTERESTS.

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01 DRAWING FOUNDATION YEAR 2017-2018

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SELF PORTRAIT

DES 111 | DESCRIPTIVE DRAWING | FALL 2017 STUDENTS HAD TO DEMONSTRATE THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS NEEDED TO CONTROL VISUAL COMPOSITION AND PROPORTION IN OBSERVATIONAL AND FREEHAND DRAWINGS. STUDENTS WERE ASKED TO PHOTOGRAPH THEMSELVES WITH A CERTAIN EXPRESSION AND DRAW IT UPSIDE DOWN. THE PAINTING REPRESENTS THE EXPRESSION OF FEAR AND IS DRAWN USING ACRYLIC PAINT.

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OBJECTS

DES 111 | DESCRIPTIVE DRAWING | FALL 2017 STUDENTS HAD TO DEMONSTRATE THE ABILITY TO USE AT LEAST THREE DIFFERENT DRAWING MEDIAS SUCH AS PEN, PENCIL, CHARCOAL, INK AND THREE DIFFERENT DRAWING TECHNIQUES SUCH AS HATCHING, CROSS HATCHING, SHADING, LINE/WASH IN A REPRESENTATIONAL DRAWING. STUDENTS HAD TO DRAW THE OBJECT CHOSEN USING THOSE DRAWING TECHNIQUES. ACRYLIC PAINT WAS USED TO ACHIEVE A WET TECHNIQUE DRAWING AND CHARCOAL WAS USED TO ACHIEVE A DRY TECHNIQUE DRAWING.

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WET TECHNIQUE

DRY TECHNIQUE

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STILL LIFE

DES 111 | DESCRIPTIVE DRAWING | FALL 2017

STUDENTS WERE ASKED TO REPRESENT THE PERCEPTION OF DEPTH, PROPORTION, 
SCALE, AND FIGURE/GROUND RELATIONSHIPS USING DIFFERENT LIGHT SOURCES, ANGLES AND UNIQUE GEOMETRIC SHAPES. THIS DRAWING WAS HAND DRAWN USING CHARCOAL AND PENCIL.

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GRADIENT

DES 111 | DESCRIPTIVE DRAWING | FALL 2017 A DRAWING ASSIGNMENT THAT ASKS STUDENTS TO CREATE A GRADIENT USING DIFFERENT TYPE OF SHAPES, LINE TYPES AND LINE WEIGHTS.THIS DRAWING HAS 5 DIFFERENT GRADIENTS FORMED

BY PLUS SIGNS, SWIRLS, VERTICAL LINES, HATCHES AND DOTS. THE DRAWING WWAS DRAWN WITH BLACK CHARCOAL.

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TRANSFORMATION DES 111 | DESCRIPTIVE DRAWING | FALL 2017

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SMITH HOUSE

DES 121 | DESCRIPTIVE DRAWING II | SPRING 2018

A CASE STUDY ABOUT THE SMITH HOUSE WHICH WAS BUILT BY RICHARD MEIER IN 1967.

THE CASE STUDY IS ABOUT THE ARCHITECTURE CONVENTIONS AND THE STUDENTS’ ABILITIES TO DRAW PLANS, ELEVATIONS, INTERIOR PERSPECTIVES AND EXTERIOR PERSPECTIVES. INTERIOR PERSPECTIVES WERE ONE POINT PERSPECTIVE DRAWINGS WHILE EXTERIOR PERSPECTIVES WERE TWO POINT PERSPECTIVE DRAWINGS.

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UPPER LEVEL

MIDDLE LEVEL

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LOWER LEVEL

SOUTHWEST ELEVATION

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NORTHWEST ELEVATION

WEST ELEVATION

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SECTION

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SKIN & BONES DES 131 | DESIGN FOUNDATIONS II | SPRING 2018 THIS PROJECT INTRODUCES THE PRINCIPLES AND METHODS OF DESIGN, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON PROCESS AND CONCEPTUAL DEVELOPMENT. IT EXPLORES ORGANIZATIONAL SYSTEMS, SPACE AND FORM IN THE CREATION OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL DESIGN CONCEPTS. FURTHERMORE, IT EXPLORES CRAFT AND MAKING SKILLS WITH A VARIETY OF MATERIALS AND TOOLS.

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EXPLORATION OF SKIN THE PROJECT EXPLORES THE DIFFERENT TYPE OF FOLDS THAT CREATE THE SKIN OF THE MODEL AND EXPLORES THE STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS THAT SUPPORT THE SKIN. THE MODEL WAS MADE OUT OF BRISTOL PAPER THAT REPRESENTS THE SKIN AND THE BASSWOOD THAT REPRESENTS THE UNDERSTRUCTURE.

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BAR + DES 131 | DESIGN FOUNDATIONS II | SPRING 2018 BAR +- IS A PROJECT THAT ALLOWS STUDENTS TO UNDERSTAND SPACE PERCEPTION THOUGH IDEAS SUCH A NEGATIVE SPACES AND IMPLIED SPACES FORMED BY SUBTRACTIVE AND ADDITIVE METHODS. THE MODEL WAS BUILT IN A WAY THAT ALLOWS THE PERSON LOOKING AT IT TO INTERACT WITH THE MODEL ITSELF. THIS IS ACHIEVED BY FORMING A PIECE THAT PERMITS THE MODEL TO BE SPLIT INTO HALF. THIS ALLOWS THE VIEWER TO TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT THE NEGATIVE SPACES. THIS PROJECT WAS BUILT COMPLETELY OUT OF CHIPBOARD AND ALL PIECES WERE HAND CUT.

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WATERCOLOR STUDIES

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03 ARCHITECTURE SECOND YEAR 2018 -2019

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CASE STUDY ARC 201 | ARCHITECTURAL STUDIO | FALL 2019 STUDENTS MUST EMPLOY THE FUNDAMENTALS OF VISUAL PERCEPTION AND THE PRINCIPLES AND SYSTEMS OF FORMAL AND SPATIAL ORDER THAT INFORM TWO AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL DESIGN AND ARCHITECTURAL COMPOSITION. STUDENTS WERE GIVEN A CASE STUDY OF A DWELLING IN JORDAN,AMMAN CALLED THE B2 HOUSE. IT WAS DESIGNED BY THE ARCHITECT AGA KHAN.

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THE SPATIAL LANDSCAPE ARC 201 | ARCHITECTURAL STUDIO | FALL 2019 THIS PROJECT ADDRESSES THE FUNDAMENTALS OF MAKING ARCHITECTURAL FORM AND SPACE WITH EMPHASIS ON DESIGN INQUIRY, EXPLORATION AND PROCESS. IT ALSO CONCENTRATES ON CLASSIC INSTANCES OF FORM SOURCES IN ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN SUCH AS FUNCTION, EXPERIENCE, STRUCTURE, CONSTRUCTION AND CONTEXT. THIS PROJECT ALSO TESTS STUDENTS ON THEIR ABILITY RESPOND TO A CERTAIN CLIMATIC SITE CONDITIONS AND HUMAN REQUIREMENTS.

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THE DWELLING’S IDEA WAS BASED ON AN ADDITIVE TECHNIQUE IN WHICH A HUGE RETAINING WALL WAS BUILT PERPENDICULAR TO THE ORIGINAL RETAINING WALL. THE DWELLING IS COMPOSED OF THREE MAIN ELEMENTS, WHICH INCLUDE THE THE FLOATING OFFICE, HUGE RETAINING WALL , AND THE MAIN DOUBLE HEIGHT SPACE.

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PERSPECTIVE

FIRST FLOOR

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CROSS SECTION

LONGITUDINAL SECTIONS

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THE WALL ARC 202 | ARCHITECTURAL STUDIO II | SPRING 2019 STUDENTS WERE RESPONSIBLE TO DESIGN A REALISTIC WALL THAT WAS BASED UPON 4 IMPORTANT PRINCIPLES WHICH INCLUDED APERTURES, CORNERS, TESSELLATIONS AND DEPTH. THE WALL HAD TO ALLOW A DECENT AMOUNT OF LIGHT WITH A DESIGNED TESSELLATION. MOREOVER, THE CORNER OF THE TWO WALLS HAD TO BE DESIGNED AND MOST IMPORTANTLY THE WALL WAS NOT SUPPOSED TO LOOK FLAT.

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THE WALL + ARC 202 | ARCHITECTURAL STUDIO II | SPRING 2019 THIS PROJECT WAS BASED ON THE PREVIOUS PROJECT CALLED “THE WALL”. STUDENTS HAD TO TAKE THEIR DESIGNED WALL AND APPLY IT TO AN ARCHITECTURAL SPACE, HOWEVER STUDENTS HAD CERTAIN SPACES AND DIMENSIONS TO WORK WITH. THE TWO SPACES DESIGNED IN THIS PROJECT WAS A SOCIAL SPACE AND A MEDITATING SPACE. THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT , THE TESSELLATION WAS INTERPRETED IN BOTH SPACES. FIRST, THE BENCHES OF THE SOCIAL SPACE WERE CREATED

BY EXPANDING THE DEPTH OF THE WALL’S TESSELLATION. SECOND, THE TESSELLATION WAS USED IN THE MEDITATING SPACE BY INTERPRETING IT WITH THE FLOATING STEPS OF THE WATER.

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THIS MODEL WAS BUILT USING CHIPBOARD AND A 3D PRINTER. THE MODEL EXPRESSES HOW LIGHT EFFECTS THE ARCHITECTURAL SPACES.

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SITE ANALYSIS ARC 202 | ARCHITECTURAL STUDIO II | SPRING 2019 THIS PROJECT ANALYZES THE CURRENT URBAN CONDITION OF THE SITE WHICH IS A RESULT OF A HISTORICAL TRANSFORMATION, THROUGH AN UNDERSTANDING OF ITS SOCIAL, MORPHOLOGICAL, FUNCTIONAL, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND PERCEPTUAL CHARACTERS IN RELATION TO BOTH LOCAL CONDITIONS AND THE LARGER CITY SCALE. THIS ANALYSIS EMPHASIZES THE DIFFERENT SOCIAL AND PERCEPTUAL DIVERSITIES FOUND IN THE LOCAL AND NEIGHBORHOOD SCALES OF BUR DUBAI AS WELL AS THE MORPHOLOGICAL ELEMENTS THAT CREATE DIFFERENT TYPES OF EXPERIENCES.

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TEXTURED NOLLI MAP THIS MAP WAS CREATED USING TEXTURES FOUND ON THE SITE .

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AL MANZIL COMMUNITY AND WELLNESS CENTER ARC 202 | ARCHITECTURAL STUDIO II | SPRING 2019 STUDENTS WERE ASKED TO DESIGN A WELLNESS CENTER WHERE THEY WERE GIVEN SPECIFIC TYPE OF SPACES SUCH AS POOLS, SAUNAS, HYGIENIC SPACES, ETC. STUDENTS HAD TO DEMONSTRATE THE ABILITY TO DESIGN FOR HUMAN NEEDS AND SPATIAL EXPERIENCE. MOREOVER , THE PROJECT WAS LOCATED ON THE SITE THAT STUDENTS ANALYZED PREVIOUSLY. IT WAS BASED ON A CONTEXTUAL DESIGN IN WHICH THE BUILDING DOES NOT HARMONIZE WITH ITS SITE BUT RATHER CREATES A CONTRAST BETWEEN THE OLD AND THE NEW. MOVING THROUGH THE BUILDING , THE VIEWER IS CONFRONTED WITH A SERIES OF EXPANSIVE AND COMPRESSIVE SPACES . THE VIEWER ALSO EXPERIENCES A SERIES OF ATMOSPHERIC SPACES WHICH IS MOSTLY SHOWN IN THE LIBRARY WHERE THE ROOF IS MADE UP OF GLASS WITH WATER ON TOP TAHT FORMS INTERESTING LIGHT REFLECTION DURING THE DAY.

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SWIMING POOL

WET SPACES

GATHERING SPACE

LIBRARY

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MANAGEMENT CLINIC SERVICE SPACES

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MASSING MODEL THIS MODEL WAS BUILT BY PLASTER AND MUSEUM BAORD. THE MASSING MODEL AND SITE BUILDINGS WERE MADE UP OF CASTED PLASTER WHILE THE BASE OF THE SITE WAS BUILT BY STACKED MUSEUM BOARD.

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