ABOUT ME
NAME: SHAHAD ALMOUSA
NATIONALITY: SAUDI ARABIAN
DOB: 27/10/1996
MASTERS DEGREE IN URBAN DESIGN AND INTERNATIONAL PLANNING FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER, A COMPUTER ENGINEERING BACHELOR’S GRADUATE FROM THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF KUWAIT. AN ACTIVE INDIVIDUAL THAT PEERS WOULD DESCRIBE AS LIVELY, SOCIAL, AND ENERGETIC WITH GREAT COMMUNICATIONS SKILLS AND SEVERAL YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN PROGRAMMING.
01 - DESIGNING FOR NEURODIVERGENCE - AUTISM
02 - ANALYSIS GARTSIDE GARDENS
03 - GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE FOR HOT CLIMATES AREAS: THE CASE OF KUWAT
04 - CAR FREE DESIGN GARTSIDE GARDENS
05 - HOLT TOWN NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING
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PROJECT 1 DESIGNING FOR NEURODIVERGENCE - AUTISM
The design focuses on an understimulating design for hyper sensitive autsitic users, the design includes curvilinear forms, wide pathways, and pause spaces. All elements that allow sensory avoidance and acts as a buffer zone. Although autism is a broad spectrum the design focuses on reducing stimulation for those who are over responsive.
Concept Design
Immature Design 1 Wide Pathways
Immature Design 2
Curvilinear Forms
Immature Design 3 Pause Spaces
unit Nursery or daycare Bus stop Roof lounge/ garden
garden
Ground floor commercial
Ground floor parking and first floor indoor
Building heights before the design changes
Building heights After the design changes
Gradual decrease in building heights
20 meters 9 meters 15 meters
Routes Bus stop Route section Servicing Section Servicing
Building use Frontages Public realm Green infrastructure
PROJECT 2 ANALYSIS GARTSIDE GARDENS
This project focuses on the analysis of a given site near the University of Manchester. The site is adjacent to a park and is the base for several projects that have been created such as design for Neurodivergence, car free design, and more. The analysis is done on three different levels and features a model.
PROJECT 3 GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE FOR HOT CLIMATES AREAS
The project is a study on green infrastructure in hot climates, and focuses on Kuwait as a case study. The study showcases different factors that affect the area along with challenges and proposals. The main design proposals were redesigning the urban block in both residential and mixed use areas.
Extensive research on green infrastructure in the middle east using Kuwait as a case study. The research focuses on the effects of increased green infrastructure on reducing urban heat island effects. The project highlighted the applicability, or lack thereof, of green infrastructure in hot climate areas. The objective is to encourage further research and study on GI in hot climate areas and to prove that outdoor GI is of benefit to both the climate and to people. The project included fieldwork, interviews with professionals, and an elaborate research plan that supported claims and objectives.
Residential
Mixed use
PROJECT 4 CAR FREE DESIGN GARTSIDE GARDENS
The project featured a car free design just adjacent to Gartside Gardens in Manchester.
Concept design
Immature Design
Pros
Cons
PROJECT 5 HOLT TOWN NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING
The purpose of this project is to refactor changes within a certain neighborhood in order to enhance it’s urban design. The design showcased minimal intervention. Planning policies were also created for the design.
Character Area Plan overview Affected Areas GI changes
CONTACT DETAILS Email: Shayalmousa@gmail.com Phone: +44 0 7751895382