Portfolio

With a master’s degree in architectural engineering, my focus lies in Architectural Engineering as multidisciplinary product and aim to Energy Efficiency. Moreover, I have amassed over 5 years of professional experience before starting my master’s degree, contributing to various projects encompassing Building Information Modeling, Architectural Design, and Construction Engineering.

Alongside, I am actively forging a trajectory in Facade Designs, tailored to building energy and building envelope enhancements as part of my final thesis topic: prefabriced facades, which I am focusing on information workflow between BIM-BEM tools to achieve Net Zero Energy building.

WALEED A.

CONTENTS

Dar Al-Oulom library, KSA

Project Goal Architectural

Welcoming urban gesture in the form of a vibrant and active plaza central to the ensemble of the civic buildings within the block. Including the adjacent mosque and the schools.

Summary

Attractive place for people to gather for a variety of cultural and educational purposes. The zoning of functions by sound character establishes a gradient from noisy to conversational to quietude as one ascends the interior stairs to the new library volume. But even within the table form at the top, delicate zoning establishes moments of conversational necessity as well as the inert physical collections in the center of the plan, but reserves dedicated quiet user spaces at a majority of perimeters.

YEAR: 2018

CLIENT:

The Abdulrahman Al Sudairy Cultural Centre (AACC)

APPLIED SKILLS

Architectural design, international competition, and multidisciplinary teamwork

MADE WITH Revit, SketchUP, Lumion, and Photoshop

The levitating Library volume is not merely a formal deployment, but in tandem with the stepped landscape interior of stairs and tiers, it represents the literal ascendency of its citizenry with uplifting purpose accompanying the knowledge and resources contained within. With its elevated prospect, the Library also develops more dimension to the initial sense of civic identity with sweeping panoramic views of the entire city.

New Integrated Complex BOSCOVICH

The Cambium Office Building, Italy

Project Goal

An integrated sustainable building technology approach to design NZEB office building in the heart of Milan with in depth optioneering process.

Sammary

In Milan’s central district, renowned for its dense urban fabric and diverse facade styles, our goal was to respect the architectural language of the context while injecting fresh vitality. We adopted a “hidden gem” strategy, using transparent facades to lure pedestrians into the building’s heart. This oasis fosters a harmonious life-work balance for both the public and office occupants, enriching the urban experience.

YEAR: 2022

APPLIED SKILLS

Architectural design, Optioneering, Energy Effieciency, Daylighting, and Unitzed facade systems

MADE WITH

Revit, Rhino, SketchUp, ClimateStudio, Therm, Lumion, Photoshop, and Illustrator

An optioneering process of lighting, opaque, transparent, and energy consumption was conducted to enhance the baseline scenario which assume min consumtion only by Surface to volume ratio. Taking into consideration the amount of energy consumption, heat gains, and working hours according to each function. Afterwards, playing with the unitised facade angle to achieve the best lighting and efficiency.

After a comprehensive process for each facade orientation, the aim was to meet both the design and the sustainability principle in a middle ground that serve the overall efficiency of the building. Moreover, using the solar energy to cover the remaining consumption after the passivhaus principles applied.

Parallel to the simulations, an investigation of the available technologies for unitised facade system and material that serve the purpose of sustaniability like CLT for example.

Anchoring Plate

CLT Slab Thickness 20cm

I-Beam UB356 x 171 x 67

Opaque Panel of Aluminum Sheets and insulation

Gradient Transparency Glass

Thermal simulation with THERM software that investigate the thermal bridge effect which could happen between the panels.

Building design and engineering

Adaptive façade pattern

Project Goal

The project addresses the challenge of creating a wall that forms AI pixel art pictures through the rotation of individual pixels, while also incorporating human text prompts and harnessing solar energy through photovoltaic (PV) panels.

Sammary

WALL-E leverages AI algorithms (DALL-E) through Grasshopper to interact with human text prompts, intelligently analyzing and interpreting the input to generate pixel art compositions in real-time. The kinematic unitized system allows for precise rotation of the individual pixels, facilitating the formation of intricate visual designs. Additionally, the wall integrates PV panels to harness solar radiation, providing the necessary energy to power the system

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Metalic pv panel cover. Translucent Polycarbonate box. Silicone gasket Seal set

Stainless steel bearing ball Battery storage

DC Input Stepper Motor Driver Stepper motor (28mm) Rotational gear rod. Mounting screw. Wall fixing brackets.

APPLIED SKILLS

AI, Visual Programming, Kinematic

Facade, Arduino

MADE WITH Grasshopper, Rhino, ClimateStudio, Photoshop, and Illustrator

YEAR:

2023

Yasser Arafat Museum

Interior museography

Project Goal

Creating the interior design and drawings for Former president Yasser Arafat’s museum in Ramallah

Sammary

The museum was designed by the late prominent Palestinian architect Ja’far Touqan, with the interior design by Egyptian architect Hussein Shaboury. Situated on 1,350 square meters, the total surface area of the museum is 2,600 square meters. The display area in the museum consists of four ascending ramps. A bridge connects the new building with the office of the late President Arafat, where he withstood 34 months of siege. The innate character of the besieged area has been preserved to provide visitors with an immediate, authentic visualization of the conditions during the siege.

A set of drawings contains the design development of the four ramps and detailed drawings for the important showcases that serve as milestones in the museum’s story.

Fit-out drawing, museum and exhibition spaces design

MADE WITH AutoCad, Photoshop, SketchUp

CLIENT:

YEAR: APPLIED SKILLS

Yasser Arafat Foundation 2016

Along the four ramps, there are several dioramas that serve as secondary stops in the storytelling journey. Additionally, the landings between ramps serve as the main stops to demonstrate significant events.

Nola Bakery Shop

Fit-out drawing

The main scope of the project includes the set of technical drawings made within Revit environment. Hence, it was crucial to set the right template with all standards of NAYA LAbs office.

Sammary

The creation of Revit template took into consideration every aspects starting from the right line weight of each line, patterns, and cut views followed by the set of sheets and its design. Then the family creation of each elements used in the interior space with the corresponding parameters and Level of details and information.

CLIENT:

NAYA labs “NOLA bakery shop”

APPLIED SKILLS

Revit templates, families, modeling

Fit-out drawings

MADE WITH Revit

The Revit model was made as central model using dropbox as online drive and two architects including me was able to develop the model together with BIM process. Currentely the shop is completed and the attached photos from the reality.

Cava Vaiolo

The gate, Italy

Project Goal

Adapting existing buildings for new functions and enhancing the urban spaces between them, while also serving as a gateway from the city urban areas to nature, directly connected to Cava Vaiolo of Lecco

Sammary

Connecting the five buildings of the area through urban design that activates resilience for nature, as this zone serves as an access point from urban areas to the Alps mountains in Lecco. Renovating the buildings aims to attract people interested in nature and mountain-related sports, such as the hiking community. Utilizing the first building, closest to the entrance point, as an indoor-outdoor passage directs people to the interactive urban design or guides hikers to nature.

The new design includes research labs to maintain better connectivity to flora and fauna and integrates commercial functions. Additionally, priority is given to pedestrians, with shuttle buses providing transportation to the upper side of the mountain.

APPLIED SKILLS

Urban Design, Intgrated Architectural renovation and urban resilience

MADE WITH AutoCAD, Revit, Photoshop, Illustrator, SketchUP

YEAR:

2022

LEGEND:

GATE ZONE A

A green barrier made of trees and other vegetation to act as a buffer zone and an acoustic and visual barrier from the industrial facilities opposite to the gate zone.

The community axis encourages people to be a part of the research activities by applying the principle of ‘learning by doing’.

The social engagement axis between buildings 1 and 5 creates a favourable environment for interaction and recreation through open spaces, galleries and seamless transitions between the ‘outside’ and the ‘inside’.

Mixed use facilities and shuttle bus stations provide favorable environment for flow of people through the gate zone towards higher up the mountain.