Portfolio | Md Shahadat Hossain (Part-01)

BONGOTAJ MEMORIAL MUSEUM COMPLEX @ KAPASIA, GAZIPUR

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Md. Shahadat Hossain X (Thesis)

Individual Studio Assignment

13 Weeks (Design + Drawing)

Dr. Jasmin Ara Begum

Dr. Nujaba Binte Kabir, Dr. Ayasha Siddiqua

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Dr. Habib Ibrahim Rahmatullah

“Honorable Mention” at “Architecture Masterprize 2021”

“Top 30 International Finalists” at “INSPIRELI AWARDS 2021”

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SHOWCASE MAGAZINE CONTEXT

BONGOTAJ SHAHID TAJUDDIN AHMED

(July 23, 1925 November 3, 1975)

Tajuddin Ahmad was a politician and freedom fighter of Bangladesh

The played a pivotal role during the liberation war of Bangladesh

• The first prime minister of Bangladesh

Lead liberation war on behalf of the country’s undisputed leader

• Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

• The whole Bengali nation remained united Participated in the language movement during the early years of Pakistan

• He became the general secretary of Awami League in the sixties

THE MOTIVE OF THIS PROJECT:

This memorial museum complex is a thesis project, which is proposed to show respect for our great national leader Bongotaj Tajuddin Ahmad and his journey throughout the political history of Bangladesh.

Considered the Axis as Tajuddin Ahmed’s life's timeline and the gallery will be the historical event throughout his life.

“The Axis” would be his “LIFES GOAL” & “The Gallery” will be “UPS & DOWN” throughout his historical journey.

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SHORT BRIEF OF BONGOTAJ’S LIFE:

Bongotaj Tajuddin Ahmed, was the first prime minister of Bangladesh. One of the significant national leaders of the country. He was a cold minded leader. He lead many historical movements of Bangladesh. He was the constant companion of the political journey of the father of the nation Bongobondhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. His life’s motive was to do something for the people of Bangladesh and in every historical movement he was on the frontline with Bangabandhu. His life’s great success was led and organized liberation war movement of Bangladesh, absence of Bangabandhu. When the nation was in danger

history choose him for this great work. The ninemonth of liberation war history of Bangladesh was the witness of his great leadership. He united all political personalities and the people of Bangladesh and made the first government called “Mujibnagar Government” and collect support for the liberation war. He handles all types of conspiracy at that time of war. Because of that, people of Bangladesh found a free nation and a flag that is their own. But, some people didn’t like that and they first killed the father of the nation and then killed four leaders along with Bongotaj. The nation dropped on dark age history.

This project is located at Tajuddin Ahmed’s birthplace Kapasia, Gazipur. My site is a part of his home, with existing residences, a school, mosque, school field & a pond.

I divided his life’s timeline into four major parts like “British Period”, “Pakistan Period”, “Liberation War”, “Bangladesh Period”. Every period we saw some change in his life gain and loss.

My design conceptual development was built on the basis of his speech. He was a disciplined man with his commitment and work for the people from his soul. My idea was to find him by his great work and his historical journey of glorious victory.

So, my concept is I I Journey Through a Glorious Victory I I

We find Tajuddin Ahmad by his contribution to the nation-building, that would be showing respect of his contribution. By knowing a leader like him and his philosophy, personality, and leadership our future leader will be inspired. His goal was fixed, to do something for the nation and history find him out. So, I created an axis through the site which I represent as his life’s timeline, and some volume with an axis that will be his life journey through history.

I created some green slopes to blend the built form with nature like the personality of Tajuddin Ahmad. From the entry of the site, people saw only green slop at the front and the axis at the back, and the green natural beauty of Shalban as a backdrop.

I create a continuous water body with five gallery spaces. Water is used to imitate the deltaic landscape of Bangladesh as well as a guiding element. Water channels and the sound of water flow guide the visitors to the end of the journey- a terminal to evoke a sensual emptiness that reminds the absence of Tajuddin Ahmad.

We walk through his life’s timeline and in the end, we lost him. When people go to “Galley 05” they show the darkest history of our nation, the leaders who navigate us to find a new nation we present them brutal death. The “Hall of Remembrance” feel the historical ambiance of losses & sacrifice.

A screen of life’s timeline of the political journey of Tajuddin Ahmed’s created for the visitor in front of “Hall of Remembrance”.

Creating a pathway with the existing residence and other structures. So, visitors can visit the existing residence of Tajuddin Ahmad where he has been raised.

UNITED INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY @ Satarkul, Dhaka

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Md. Shahadat Hossain

IX

Individual Studio Assignment

7 Weeks (Design + Drawing)

Dr. Shehzad Zahir

Dr. Shafique Rahman

Mr. Md. Rigu Sarker

GATHERING KNOWLEDGE BY GATHERING PEOPLE | |

• The design idea was to develop some informal activity space that will be connected vertically and also develop a link with formal functional space. So, I tried to create a connection with the existing lake and tried to keep some activity space (like Indoor games, Cafe, and a Library) near the lake. I believe people can get more knowledge outside the class by gathering.

DESIGN VISIONS

Creating Architectural space to gathering students

Shearing knowledge by gathering of students

• Create identifying space for each department

Gathering student of all department in a common space

Creating a public space for all to create social interaction

Public space will have a connection with lake to enjoy it

View From Entry Court

FIRST FLOOR PLAN

SECOND FLOOR PLAN

Section Through Entry Court

HOUSING FOR MIDDLE AND HIGHER MIDDLE INCOME GROUP IN DHAKA CITY

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Md. Shahadat Hossain

VIII

Group Studio Assignment

Concept & Design Development, Sketch, Model Making

8 Weeks (Design + Drawing)

Dr. Jasmin Ara Begum

Dr. Rumana Afroz

Mr. Imran Ebne Amin

DESIGN CONTEXT

Providing housing for urban population is a major issue to address in Dhaka, as this mega city is growing at a faster pace (around 4.5%) and less than one third of the population have houses of different form. To address the present situation the Government of Bangladesh has taken several projects and the housing for middle income group is one of them. The site is located in Uttara model town with 20 acres of land area.

The problems of housing in Dhaka city are multi-dimensional. Recent research shows that majority of the housing in Dhaka city lack adequate space for healthy living and growing for urban population especially children and elderly people who spend most of their time inside the housing. The confined indoor apartment spaces are causing lot of social and psychological problems among the residents.

The residents have indoor as well as outdoor activity areas designed as per their need and also enhance social interaction among them.

AIM

The Aim Of The Project Is To Create Healthy Living Environment So That Different Age Group Of The Residents Have Indoor As Well As Outdoor Activity Areas Designed As Per Their Need And Also Enhance Social Interaction Among Them.

SITE LOCATION : Dhaka, Bangladesh

CONCEPT

The Project adopts the “City Within a City” concept as the main design Strategy in order to create an active social scenery that reproduces the city scale in a single building.

The design adopts the enclosure of the urbanism scheme and the complexity of the internal organization in order to form a miniature version of many activities through the pathway.

In this scenario, we tried to create a hierarchy of spaces with green buildings and lees energy consumption.

( DESIGN STATEMENT 4.0,7.0)

Site Analysis

Zoning

Design Considerations:

1.0 A hierarchy of social interaction has been maintained by certain stages: starting from interaction between families to neighbor leading to the neighborhood.

A. First stage of interaction has been made in the common lobby spaces of the apartments.

B. Second stage of social interaction has been made by designing green spaces and interactive pathways in the ground level, in between apartments, which is surrounded by facilities like, cafe, gym, indoor game areas.

C. The Third stage and the wider scale of social interaction is created by vehicle obstruction free pathways between open green spaces and apartment buildings from one end of the complex to another.

2.0 Generally a person living in the ground level feels the deprivation of privacy. So in the design an attempt is made to create a scenario where living in ground floor will feel like living in first floor by sunken the immediate space of the flat. This process will also provide light to the underground vehicular roads.

3.0 To bring residents close to nature, open spaces are filled with green plants and grasses. Even the concrete portions right above the basement are also filled with soil and planted smaller plants and trees in the green space which are directly connected to ground. Overall the full site is used as a green space.

4.0 Another consideration is providing vehicle free pedestrian routes so the children and elderly people can walk easily throughout the housing area. For this particular consideration we took our vehicular road under the pedestrian road which is - 6 feet below the ground level. To solve the darkness, clumsiness and insecure situation under the underground passage, some portion of the pathway is punched to bring light inside the road.

5.0 A hierarchy of building heights is maintained towards the site force so that maximum number of apartments can enjoy the site view.

6.0 The multi-purpose hall is designed at -6 feet level which is the road level so that anyone can easily come to the place by car and drop off right in front of their apartments. Also we made the roof of the multi-purpose hall green to maintain the harmony of green in different levels.

7.0 The pedestrian level is designed +2.5 feet higher than the ground level so ambulance or fire brigade can easily access through the pedestrian level by ramp.

( DESIGN STATEMENT 3.0)