PORTFOLIO Theresa NOHRA

M.S. SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE AND LANDSCAPE DESIGN

EXPERIENCE

MAY 2022 – PRESENT ARCHITECT, COCREARE – MILAN, ITALY

• Designed and adjusted technical drawings and 3d renders to meet the client’s needs.

• Prepared drawings for the Conceptual Design Phase and the Detailed Design Phase of a project.

JUNE 2020 – JULY 2022

ENGLISH TEACHER, THE LANGUAGE CLUB – PIACENZA, ITALY

• Planned, and delivered lessons that facilitate active learning.

• Managed student behavior in the classroom, and maintained records of their progress.

• Communicated necessary information regularly to students, colleagues and parents.

JUNE 2017 – SEPTEMBER 2017

SITE ARCHITECT-INTERNSHIP, NEW TECH CONSTRUCTION – BEIRUT, LEBANON

• Monitor progress through inspections and reports, and updating construction documents.

• Coordinated work with engineering and construction units at project site.

EDUCATION

MSC. SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE AND LANDSCAPE DESIGN, POLITECNICO DI MILANO

Graduated with a GPA OF 110/110 (equiv. GPA 4)

BA. ARCHITECTURE, UNIVERSITÉ SAINT-ESPRIT DE KASLIK-USEK

Graduated with a GPA 3.2

SKILLS

• Leadership and teamwork skills

• Communication and interpersonal skills

• Analytical and problem-solving skills

• Time management and organizational skills

Languages

• English: Native

• Arabic: Native

• Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook

• Autodesk: AutoCad, Revit, Recap, 3dsMax

• Adobe: Photoshop, Indesign, Acrobat

• Rendering: Lumion, Vray

• French: Fluent

• Italian: Intermediate Level

The Regeneration Of A Post-Industrial Landscape

This project is located in a highly industrial area in Barcelona, where there’s an abandoned factory that has the highest structure in all of the city’s skyline. I’m reconnecting the factory to the main city line using a bridge that expands on the roofs of factories creating a second level in the city where people could interact and exist with nature. This bridge is accessible through

University - Group project several points that follow the famous grid of Barcelona. Moreover, these access points to the bridge act as flexible urban installations that people could use for different activities. The main goal of this project is the renovation of the old factory and turning industrial spaces more livable.

The used softwares were Autocad, Revit, Lumion, Photoshop and Indesign

MEETING THE SITE

URBAN MORPHOLOGY

Industrial facade

Industrial facade with commercial GF

Residential facade

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0 100 250 500 m

Single direction road

Single direction road -

Pedestrian friendly

Single direction road -

Pedestrian and bike friendly commercial GF Double dir

Residential facade with Leisure Area

Green Area

Open space

Private open space

Parking area

Pedestrian

Low income residential Double dir facade

ection road ection roadfriendly

Double direction road-

Pedestrian and bike friendly

Design Proposal

STEP 1.

Letting the overpass go through the building, making it more inviting and attracting to people.

STEP 2.

Unboxing the existing volume, creating different kinds of atmospheres and several terraces.

STEP 4.

Creating different platforms to link the overpass to the 3 cheminies. Space

Super

STEP 3.

Creating a new vertical circulation that provides a more engaging movement of visitors

Primary nodes

Secondary nodes

Tertiary nodes

Green roofs

1. Memorial park

2. Public square

3. Cultural and commercial center

4. Residential area

5. Art plaza

6. Pocket garden

7. Ecological bridge

8. Under-path

Pedestrian friendly street

Tram line

Tram stop

Main roads

Old beach level

Connection to 3X

3 XEMENEIES PLAZA AXONOMETRIC

Plaza with sea view for people to enjoy when leaving the turbine hall

this plaza face to the sea, people will have a good sea view when they go out from the turbine hall. The plaza also con nect to the ecological part, good natural environment.

Turbine hall and 3X are the Super Node of the project, they have many functions

Vertical nodes are flexible spaces for people to stay and to connect to the overpass

the turbine hall and the 3X is the supernode in our project, it has multi-functions, this super node will attract more people to here.

Ecological park to connect with nature. It will help increase the biodiversity in the area.

the ecological park connect to the green area near the river, it like a natural protect area, increase the biodiversity and for people close to nature.

INSTALLATION----PRIMARY

Connection to Bridge

Exposition-library

Platforms

Offices-workshops

Shops-restaurants

Art zone is for young artists to show their work. It’s from the remaining of the old site

art zone is the space for young artist to show their work and the art installation in front of the 3X is made by the facilities which remain

steel

material: bracing

Living The Future

The design site is on the edge of urban expansion of Milano, with many elements such as city texture, green space, farmland, rivers and so on to consider The goal is to create a sustainable development model in this region, where ecology and agriculture, energy and resources, social and cultural will all be sustainable. The living environment will be improved, agricultural production will become environmentally friendly and efficient, and urban space will be better able to promote human well-being, while energy and resources will be maximized and used sustainably.

Traditional detached homes will be replaced by social clusters incorporated into the surrounding natural landscape. Single farmland will be transformed into a diverse mix of fields, orchards and wetlands, wind and solar energy will provide major electricity for agricultural production, and household waste and crop straw will be used to produce some fertilizer to feed back to the land. People’s social interactions will become closer in this mode, and finally, we can achieve the harmonious coexistence of man and nature.

The used softwares were Autocad, Revit, Lumion, Photoshop, Indesign and QGIS

University - Group project

- Close to a main highway

- Frequency of rainfall flooding

- Weak green structure

THE FUTURE

- Lack of multifunctional spaces

—— taking imagination seriously

- Misuse of landscape

and from Milan, our design site is on the edge of urban expansion, with many elements such as rivers and so on.

development model in this region, where ecology and agriculture, energy and resources, social and living environment will be improved, agricultural production will become environmentally friendly better able to promote human well-being, while energy and resources will be maximized and used replaced by social clusters incorporated into the surrounding natural landscape. Single farmland of fields, orchards and wetlands, wind and solar energy will provide major electricity for agricultural crop straw will be used to produce some fertilizer to feed back to the land. become closer in this mode, and finally, we can achieve the harmonious coexistence of man and nature.

BLUE INFRASTRUCTURE

SPECIFIC SITE ANALYSIS

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- Frequency of rainfall flooding

- Weak green structure

NATURE BASED SOLUTIONS

WEAKNESS

THREATS

NBS APPROACH

- Lack of multifunctional spaces

- Misuse of landscape

Biodiversity benefits

Urban forest

Human well-being

GENERATION

Well functioning ecosystems

CHALLENGES ECOSYSTEM SERVICES

water regulation pollination

FROM PASSIVE TO ACTIVE LANDS

Community garden

PRESERVE BIODIVERSITY

moderation of extreme events

nutrient cycling

photosynthesis

ACCESS &

Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and mental and physical recreation and aesthetic values

NEW DENSITY TO PRESERVE NATURE

NATURE BASED SOLUTIONS

Urban forest Community garden Green barrier

HIGH QUALITY PUBLIC SPACE

Green barrier

POLITECNICO DI MILANO - SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE AND LANDSCAPE URBAN AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN STUDIO - (053249)

Human well-being

Urban farming

Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable mental and physical health

recreation and education

aesthetic values

Pollination strip Ecological corridor

POLITECNICO DI MILANO - SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE AND LANDSCAPE DESIGN - AA2019-20 URBAN AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN STUDIO - (053249)

Urban farming Flood buffer

Constructed

urban forest

2. urban farming

flood buffer

green barrier

ecological

Prof. Fabiano Lemes | Prof. Emanuela Torrigiani | Israa Mahmoud | Sanaz

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3.

4. community

5. pollination

6. constructed

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Prof. Fabiano Lemes | Prof. Emanuela Torrigiani | Israa Mahmoud | Sanaz Ghaffari Zaki | Selena Vinetti

Section

Section 2

Section 3

Sidewalks details and types

CAMPARI SODA - Milano DesignWeek

Work - Group project

Campari Soda asked the office for a design that will bring people together to enjoy an typical Italian Aperitivo during Milano Design Week.

Our team worked on the idea of attracting people from afar to visit the site location as it was in “La Stecca” facing “Milano tree Library”. The location is exposed, the challenge was to make it inviting. The picture above portays our success through the number of cround that attended the event.

We reached our goal through creating eye-catching elements like the red led lights and the big screens that could be seen from all the Tree Library complex and of course through the positioning of a DJ set to make people enjoy their stay while drinking.

The used softwares were Recap and Lumion

Real foto taken during the event

Initial Situation

Render of the project

The Spot - Jal el Dib

The Aim of this project is to create a community center in Jal el Dib, a city in Lebanon, that is very sunny. The main challenge of this project was creating an atmosphere where people could be comfortable all year long. Jal el Dib is an extremly sunny place in summer and rainy in winter, which makes the climate difficult to enjoy. I reached a solution Creating a public libing room in the city that is shaded but with the reach of natural light. This was created throught the idea of putting the public

space and the gardens on the underground and creating a lot of natural sources of light from the ground floor level. This way the living atmosphere is always enjoyable as it’s shaded but also lit by natural light.

The used softwares were Autocad, Revit, Lumion and Photoshop

University - Individual project

Looking from the 1st floor to the rest of the site

Longitudinal section

The atmosphere in the basement level

Mass plan of the complex

Casale

Casale is a residential complex in casalpusterlengo in Italy. I took this projoct when the structure of the building was built, but the apartments weren’t devided yet. The biggest challenge in this project was finding the right number of apartments that this building could hold and giving each one of them good living spaces.

I worked mainly on Autocad to devide the plans and on Revit and lumion to create the shown renders.

I chose renders that showcase my style in living spaces in this portfolio from different appartments in this building.

Work - Individual project

Apartment 1

Villa Rivergaro

Rivergaro is a very beautiful and strategic Italian town, right on the hills overlooking the Pianura Padana. The owner of this villa in Rivergaro wanted to make his place more enjoyable in summer and to be able to spend his summer holidays in it with his freinds outdoors. The concept is to create a pool that overlooks the view that this town offers along with several outdoor zones that could be enjoyed by the family and surrounded by nature.

Work - Individual project

The main challenge in this project was working with the unique topography, something that i use in my advantage to create unique view points, the infinity pool and different layers of terraces and greenery.

The used softwares for this creation were Revit and Lumion.