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AKHOURI LEED GA, Living Futures Associate, ASHRAE, AIAS
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SELECTED WORKS AND RESEARCH
LIVING LAWRENCE HALL
ADAPTIVE RE-USE x LIVING BUILDING CHALLENGE
BIOGENICS X MASS TIMBER
MASS TIMBER x BIO-MATERIAL RESEARCH
THE CONNECTIVE LENS CIVIC REVIVAL: STUDY ABROAD
A GREEN HAVEN FOR BEIRUT
TRAUMA INFORMED DESIGN
VENICE ARCHITECTURE BIENNALE 2023: TRANSPECIES DESIGN
DESIGN x FABRICATION x EXHIBITION
LIVING LAWRENCE HALL
TERMINAL STUDIO, EUGENE OR ADAPTIVE REUSE x LIVING BUILDING CHALLENGE
PRESERVE PROJECT
RECYCLE THE BRICK AND STEEL FROM 1990s
UPCYCLE MATERIALS FOR NEW BIKE RACKS + COVER
DONATE BRICKS TO URBAN FARM FOR SHELTER
SCAFFOLD BUILDING WITH PHYSICALLY EMBRACE
STRUCTURAL
Key Approaches:
1.Timber Tradition
2.Educational Transparency
3.Flexible Growth
A reimagination of Lawrence Hall at The University of Oregon, as the first College of Design campus building in the U.S. to attain Full Living Building Challenge Certification. I created solutions that checked off each requirement within the petals and achieved my Living Future Assoiate certification.
PROJECT PRODUCE
PREFABRICATED MODULAR MASS PLYWOOD VOLUMES
CAN BE PLACED AND MANIPULATED TO ADD PROGRAM
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EMBRACE
STRUCTURAL GRID
WITH GLULAM MEMBERS.
EXISTING
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HERITAGE TRUTH DENSE TO DELICATE
Understanding the place, the people, the history and the local materials
Adding on the new whilst respecting what exists
Dense existing concrete core to delicate exterior augmentation
Densely packed program carved to make lighter open spaces
Visible systems and connections as means of education
Peeling back the layers to create a visible case study
CONCEPTUAL EXPLORATION
A synthesis of the explored ideas to create a lamp and parti model that would inform the dense core to a delicatemovement outwards using mass timber to show connections and and systems
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CONCEPTUAL SYNTHESIS
SECTION PERSPECTIVE`
URBAN AGRICULTURE
NIGHT RENDER
WATER RECLAMATION
STRUCTURAL SECTION 10 STRUCTURAL SECTION DETAIL
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BIOGENICS x MASS TIMBER
MS in ARCHITECTURE: MASS TIMBER DESIGN FOCUS
THE CREATION OF A FULLY BIOBASED WALL ASSEMBLY
TRADITION
PRACTICE
PRACTICE
Key Approaches:
1.Waste Reuse
2.Material Autonomy
3.Respecting Traditions
The creation of a fully biogenic mass timber wall assembly
Researching vernacular materials and methods to promote ‘material autonomy. ASTM thermal and acoustic testing will be conducted on a 32” X 32 “ wall assembly
UTILISATION
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INSULATION
MYCELIUM + STRAW
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CLADDING
_MADE AT OSU COMPOSITE LAB WITH SCOTT LEAVENGOOD
INVASIVE WESTERN JUNIPER + PHENOL FORMALDEHYDE
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CONNECTIVE LENS
VICENZA, ITALY : STUDY ABROAD
CIVIC PROJECT
SITE REPAIR CIVIC
Key Approaches:
1. Link to the Past
2. Civic Gift
3. Southeastern Revival
Designed a feature connecting the Basilica and Chiesa Santa Maria Dei Servi, offering a unique perspective on the church’s ruins with water and light. Contributed to the community by honouring the site’s historical significance and adding vibrancy. Proposed a market hall to breathe life into the area, accommodating seating overflow from Piazza Biade and Erbe.
CIVIC VS ACTIVE
CIVIC
GIFT
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BAY STUDY
28 THREADING OLD + NEW VIEW DOWN SIGNORE CROSS SECTION
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GREEN HAVEN FOR LEBANON
TRAUMA INFORMED DESIGN
PRE, DURING AND POST DISASTER RELIEF
DISASTER PEOPLE
Key Approaches
1. First hand accounts
2. Trauma- Informed Design
3. Empowerment over Intervention
A study that started with interviewing Lebanese citizens who were displaced due to the explosion that happened on the 4th of October in the Port of Beirut. This was caused by a large amount of Ammonium Nitrate igniting. This resulted in 7000 injuries and 218 deaths and rendered over 300,000 people homeless. We were able to understand how other issues affected the daily lives of the people in Beirut.
PEOPLE ENVIRONMENT
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SITE PERSPECTIVE VERNACULAR PLANTS LONGITUDINAL SECTION
TRAUMA INFORMED RESEARCH
36 LOWEST FLOOR COMMON AILMENTS + HEALING PLANTS
VIEWS TO NATURE
GROWTH DOME RENDER
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VENICE BIENNALE 2023
PALAZZO BEMBO AND GIARDINNI MARINARESSA
LEAD DESIGNER X LEAD FABRICATOR X PROJECT MANAGER
CONCEPTUALISE
FABRICATE
Key Tasks: Graphic design, Fabrication and Woodworking, Vinyl Cutting, CNC Operation, Photography, Project Management and Coordination, Rendering, Lighting Design, Photography, Laser Cutting, Public Presentations
Transpecies Design was featured in the 2023 Venice Architecture Biennale. I was the designer and fabricator for the first 3 rooms given to us in Palazzo Bembo. I wore many hats and managed the project from start to end.
EXHIBIT
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FABRICATE
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ROOM RENDER
ACTUAL MEMORIAL WALL CUSTOM BUTTERFLY CLIPS
FRENCH CLEAT SYSTEM
44 TOWER KIT OF PARTS FINAL ROOM BENCH CONNECTIONS BENCH IN GIARDINNI
PLAYGROUND
EXPLORE RECYCLE
A COLLECTION OF PERSONAL PROJECTS
RECYCLE MAKE
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+ 3D PRINT
CNC
MASS TIMBER DESIGN + BUILD TEXTILE DESIGN
CNC + WOODWORK
50 WASTE REUSE CUTTING BOARD SENSORY DESIGN MASS PLYWOOD - WASTE REUSE
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