Yasmeen Ghaddar Architecture & Design Portfolio 2024
Content Profile................................................................................03 Freelance Projects....................................................04-07 University Studio Projects Peripheral.................................................................09-13 Revived Beirut Gems..............................................15-17 Emergency Architecture.......................................19-21 Interlocked City......................................................23-25 Model Making.................................................................26 Urban Sketching..............................................................27 Pencil Drawings...............................................................28
Architect | Artist
Beirut, Lebanon
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Experience
INTERIOR ARCHITECT – NATUZZI ITALIA / FURNITURE LINE
Januray 2023 - Present
At Furniture Line, I design personalized interiors for clients while working with established Italian luxury brands like Natuzzi, Bonaldo Alf Dafre, Calligaris, … Key components of my role include furniture layouts, mood boards, 3D Renders and site visits. My balanced approach to design and sales helps drive business growth and deliver client satisfaction.
ARCHITECTURAL INTERN – BERNARD KHOURY / DW5
September - October 2022
At DW5, I worked on four main projects for Beirut, Kuwait, Dubai, and Senegal, cooperating with the team on tasks such as 2D CAD drafting, area tabulation, layout organization, and finishing/furniture schedules.
ARCHITECTURAL INTERN – MIMAR HAMOUIE
July-August 2021
At Mimar Hamouie, I collaborated with the team on a façade regeneration competition for a tower in Brussels, which resulted in our first-place win. My contributions encompassed extensive site research, precise handdrawn designs, as well as 3d modelling.
ARCHITECTURAL INTERN – DAR AL HANDASAH
June -July 2021
At Dar, I was part of the design team working on two airport projects for Nigeria and Abu Dhabi. My tasks included developing 3D models and 2D drawings, table of areas, and comprehensive precedent research.
Other Experiences
FREELANCE 3D RENDERING
2023- Present
Alongside my job, I’m presently engaged in freelance work involving 3D renders and consultations in design.
PORTRAIT ARTIST
Skills & Softwares
2D Drafting, 3D Modeling & Rendering: AutoCAD, Revit, Rhinoceros + Grasshopper, Lumion, SketchUp + D5
Graphic & Presentation Skills: Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, Adobe After effects
Others: MS Office, Hand-drafting, Model-making, Visual Merchandising
Hobbies
Portrait Drawing, Photography, Reading, Urban Sketching, Painting
2019 - Present
I have been drawing for more than 10 years, and I have successfully sold around 67 pencil portraits since 2019.
DESK RESEARCH PROJECT
October 2021
I was extended an opportunity to work on a desk research project for Dubai, which centered on providing interior design products and services to the upper middle class through an AI-enabled platform. My integral role involved identifying benchmarks, building repositories, creating an MVP and rollout roadmap, and developing a Business Model Canvas.
Education
BACHELOR OF ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN – LEBANESE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY
GPA: 3.67 (with Distinction)
Clubs: Design Club, Civic Welfare Club
Member of American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS)
GENERAL SCIENCES – NATIONAL EVANGELICAL INSTITUTE FOR GIRLS & BOYS
2017-2022
2002-2017
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Yasmeen Ghaddar
Freelance Projects
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01 Living & Dining Area
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Renovation
Project Location: South Lebanon
02 Clinic Design
Project Location: Paris, France
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Project Location: Jezzine, South Lebanon
03 Chalet Living & Dining Area
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Univeristy Design Projects
01Peripheral.
Final Year Project
Thesis Statement:
The Independence Highway is a physical division between two completely different areas: Badawi residential neighborhood and the industrial zone of Corniche El Naher. The street level of Badawi is filled with car repair shops constantly annoying the residents. It also houses uneducated children of all ages. On the other side of the highway, Corniche El Naher is a ghost land with large wasted lots and no human interaction. The aim of this project is not to try and link these two separated areas, instead, it is to benefit from this division.
The stratetgy is to work on the street level by relocating the car garages, transforming Badawi street into a pedestrian shopping street catering to the residents’ needs, and providing the children with some sort of education. Other interventions will include creating more communal & green spaces in Badawi to make the neighborhood more alive, welcoming, and safe.
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Master Plan
10 Volumetric Approach Ground Floor Plan First Floor Plan Second Floor Plan Third Floor Plan Large Scale Small Scale Street Recess Terrace Recess Back Street Scale Difference Inner Streets & Courtyard Terraces at Diferent Levels Back Facade Recesses
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North Elevation
Section AA’
The materiality of the project was tackled in two approaches. The facade closest to the highway was treated with thick fair faced concrete walls giving privacy & ensuring less highway noise (F). However, the facades in the back were metal-cladded relating to the industrial aspect of the area (E).
Tiling 2cm Sand and Mortar 8cm Reinforced Concrete Slab 40cm Tiling 2cm Sand and Mortar 8cm Reinforced Concrete Slab 25cm Plaster Finish Thermal Insulation 5cm Waterproofing Reinforced Concrete Slab 25cm Plaster Finish Door Rail Double Glazed Sliding Door Door Frame Metal Cladding CMU block wall 10cm Thermal Insulation 6cm Waterproofing CMU block wall 10cm Plaster Finish Flashing Wood Frame Aluminum Window Frame Window Sill Reinforced Concrete Lintel 5% Sloped Parapet Metal Coping Element 5mm Metal Angle for drainage Angled Frame Growing Medium 25cm Drainage Element 5cm Vegetation Gravel Edge Retention Trim FIRST FLOOR FFL ± 3.90 SECOND FLOOR FFL ± 7.80 Exhibition Space Lobby Entrance GROUND FLOOR FFL ± 0.00 THIRD FLOOR FFL ± 11.70 TOP OF ROOF FFL ± 15.60 Open Office Space 0.50 0.35 Tiling 2cm Sand and Mortar 8cm Reinforced Concrete Slab 40cm Fair-faced Concrete 35cm Thermal Insulation 10cm Waterproofing CMU Block Wall 10cm Plaster Finish Flashing Aluminum Window Frame Double Glazing Wood Frame Fair-faced Concrete Wall Tiles 2cm Sand and Mortar 8cm Thermal Insulation 5cm Waterproofing Reinforced Concrete Slab 25cm Metal Angle for drainage Double Glazed Skylight Aluminum Frame Angled Frame Growing Medium 25cm Drainage Element 5cm Retention Trim Vegetation Thermal Insulation 5cm Waterproofing Gravel Edge Reinforced Concrete 15cm Plaster Finish GROUND FLOOR FFL ± 0.00 TOP OF ROOF FFL ± 7.80 Furniture-making Workshop Mortar 8cm Concrete Slab 40cm Mortar 8cm Reinforced Concrete Slab 25cm Finish Finish 0.57 0.20 12
Details
Section (F)
Section (E)
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Axonometric Rendered Views
Exploded
Design VIII Project
02 Revived Beirut Gems.
The project tackles the old fabric of Mar Mikhael and Hekmeh neighborhoods with the old urban stairs that connect them. After a study on heritage collectives, 5 interventions were made on heritage sites in the area. The idea was to work on existing heritage buildings, either abandoned or damaged, to preserve them but at the same time respect their legacy. Some of the interventions included reclaiming these buildings for public use. A major abandoned garden in the area is also made more publicly accessible. All the interventions were made following the main objectives of heritage collectives: Awareness and Preservation from the constant threats our Lebanese heritage is facing.
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General Plan
The restortation of the damaged old house and working around it made it become even more highlighted as a heritage element on Armenia Street. By creating this public terrace in front of it, public access was also achieved for the Tobaji Garden in the back.
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SITE O1
PROGRAM | Political Exhibitions, Public Library, Cafe, Shops
Front Elevation
Focus is also done on two abandoned heritage houses. In addition to turning them into a permanent heritage museum and an auction house, a further building was added as a temporary museum with an access to an underground theater. This museum reinterprets a courtyard house closed by blank walls giving a sense of discovery to the visitors.
PROGRAM | Temporary & Permanent Heritage Museums, Auction House, Public Theater, Discussion Zones, Cafe
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SITE
Section AA’
Design VII Project
03Emergency Architecture.
The explosion of August 4th, 2020 caused extensive damage in the area of Mar Mikhael and left a large number of its survivors homeless. This project consists of offering an emergency housing building for these refugees by proposing a new way of living together, sharing spaces, and manifesting solidarity. The main program consists of sleeping units pushed to the main facade to create a shared open space where people can meet and socialize. The flexibility of the project allows to combine and split units to accomodate families of different sizes. It also allows to change the program into commercial shops for people who lost their workplaces due to the blast.
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A plan that is repeated on each floor with variations in the placements of the unit
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Transversal Section AA’
First Floor Plan
Design VI Project
04Interlocked City.
The project consists of a pedestrian pathway integrating several functions of the program and interlocking the two communities on each side of the road. These timber volumes create interactions between people inside and the passer-by with the impression that the masses could be reassembled in various ways on the bridge. The exhibition spaces are an extension to the art galleries and museums present in Achrafieh providing cultural/artistic opportunities for all people. Studios and workshops form the main functions of the program with indoor and outdoor café spaces.
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Detailed Section Partial Elevation
Longitudinal Section BB
2 17 12 13 14 Wall Section cut in the painting studio unit Scale 1:20 Key 1. vertical timber panels as finish battens to hold the timber panels breather membrane plywood board stud wall with thermal insulation vapor barrier plaster board white paint for internal finish 2. wood floor (tongue and groove) Thermal insulation 15cm precast concrete slab units 3. skirting 4. grout fill between the precast units 5. substructure (steel beams) 6. main structure (steel beams) 7. light structure 8. anchor for the glass partition 9. glass partition 10. window flashing 11. roof flashing 12.gravel paving screed precast concrete slab units 13. truss system on the bridge level 14. exterior stone paving tile adhesive screed precast concrete slab units 15. bottom chord of the truss 16. top corn of the truss 17. bolts connecting truss and beam 18. light steel structure holding the cantileved unit 19. planter 20. Metal cap 10 11 16 15 17 18 19 20 8 9 17 12 13 14 Key 1. vertical timber panels as finish battens to hold the timber panels breather membrane plywood board stud wall with thermal insulation vapor barrier plaster board white paint for internal finish 2. wood floor (tongue and groove) Thermal insulation 15cm precast concrete slab units 3. skirting 4. grout fill between the precast units 5. substructure (steel beams) 6. main structure (steel beams) 7. light structure 8. anchor for the glass partition 9. glass partition 10. window flashing 11. roof flashing 12.gravel paving screed precast concrete slab units 13. truss system on the bridge level 14. exterior stone paving tile adhesive screed precast concrete slab units 15. bottom chord of the truss 16. top corn of the truss 17. bolts connecting truss and beam 18. light steel structure holding the cantileved unit 19. planter 20. Metal cap 10 11 16 15 17 18 19 20 Partial Elevation in the East Facade Scale 1:20 Roof Flashing Vertical Timber Panels Upper Flashing Element Steel Frame Lower Flashing Element Metal Cap Steel Truss System Planter Section BB Scale 1:100 24
In terms of structure, the bridge acts as one huge beam supported by vertical elements on each plot and a floor-toceiling truss system all along; a diagonal light structure embedded in the walls of each unit works in tension to support the cantilevered units.
East Elevation
Egress Stairs Egress Routes Other vertical circulation Circulation Underground Floor Level -3.5 Lower Ground Floor Level +0 Upper Ground Floor Level +5.5 First Floor Level +9.7 Accessibility/ Entrances Egress, Accessibility, and Circuation Diagram Car Access Egress Stairs Egress Routes Other vertical circulation Circulation Underground Floor Level -3.5 Lower Ground Floor Level +0 Upper Ground Floor Level +5.5 First Floor Level +9.7 Accessibility/ Entrances Egress, Accessibility, and Circuation Diagram Car Access East Elevation East Elevation Scale 1/100 25
Accessibility
Structure Egress &
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08 Urban Sketching.
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09 Pencil Drawings.
