Yasmine Kaissi
Yasmine Kaissi
yasminekaissi2@gmail.com (949) 910-1151
Assoc. AIA | 38864861
Orange County, CA
EDUCATION Woodbury University | San Diego, CA
CLASS OF 2023
Bachelors of Architecture
Orange Coast College | Costa Mesa, CA
CLASS OF 2019
Associates of Science in Architecture
EXPERIENCE Office Depot | Irvine, CA Sales and Print Associate •
JAN 2020 - PRESENT
Utilizing Adobe Suite to assist customers in designing and customizing print materials, including business cards, brochures, and banners.
•
Demonstrated a keen eye for detail and a strong understanding of architectural principles, ensuring precise measurements, scale accuracy, and adherence to design specifications in the printing process. MAY 2023 - PRESENT MAY 2019 - JAN 2020
Freelance Drafter | Orange County, CA •
Conducted on-site visits to existing builds to measure and prepare accurate drawings for existing structures, layouts and dimensions using Revit and AutoCAD.
Orange Coast College | Costa Mesa, CA
SPRING 2019
Teaching Assistant for Architecture Studio 2 • • •
Mentored and supervised students during studio sessions, offering constructive feedback and encouraging creative thinking and problem solving skills. Acted as a liaison between students and the lead instructor, addressing concerns, answering questions, and providing timely updates on studio assignments and deadlines. Facilitating group discussions and critiques, fostering a collaborative learning environment and encouraging students to articulate their design ideas effectively.
Pacific Coast Consulting | Newport Beach, CA
OCT 2016 - MAR 2019
Administrative Assistant • • •
Provided comprehensive administrative support to ensure smooth daily operations and efficient client service. Demonstrated strong problem-solving skills, resolving administrative issues independently and escalating when necessary. Assisted in preparing billing statements, invoices, and expense reports, ensuring accurate and timely processing.
HONORS
Norman Millar Endowment Scholarship DEANS LIST
FALL 2022 | SPRING 2022
AIA | Orange County Design Competition SKILLS Rhinoceros 3D
Revit
SPRING 2023
AutoCAD
Adobe Creative Suite
Illustrator | Indesign | Photoshop
MERIT AWARD | 2019
Microsoft Office
CONTENT
Thesis
03
The Cube
11
Play Park
17
Canopium
25
The Block
33
THESIS Location | Beirut, Lebanon
PROJECT | Arch 431 - Studio Ten PROGRAM | Music Hall & Restaurant PROFESSOR | Catherine Herbst
IN PROGRESS
The initial idea was to look into the repurpose of abandoned or war torn buildings. The Egg is location in Beirut, Lebanon was originally designed as a cinema, part of a larger shopping center but construction halted in 1975 during the civil war. With my
current
exploration
centered
around
understanding the spaces created through voids and the occupation of music within those spaces.
3
Thesis | The Egg
Joseph Philippe Karam Architect for upcoming Beirut City Center
Civil War starts
Civil War Ends
Tower Demolished
INITIAL UNDERSTANDING OF THE SIZE AND SCALE OF THE EGG INITIAL ANALYSIS OF THE EGG SPEAKER ACOUSTIC
SUSPENDED REFLECTORS
ACOUSTIC STUDY • •
HARD SURFACES TO REFLECT / SOFT TO ABSORB CONCERT HALLS AVERAGE SIZE AND SHAPE:
FAN SHAPE
LECTURE ACOUSTIC
SHOE BOX
VINEYARD
Thesis | The Egg
Deemed a culture of heritage site by the Lebanese Ministry of Culture
Revolution against corrupt government, The Egg used as a hub for protests.
The Egg reclaimed as a public space
UNDERSTANDING CONTEXT Downtown Beirut Place de l’Etoile Beirut Souks Zaitounay Bay Balcony Overseeing the Sea Garten SKYBAR Beirut Music Hall Waterfront Temporarily Closed
Port of Beirut Base Navale de Bayrouth Martyrs’ Square Beirut Opera House Mausoleum of Rafic Hariri Mohammad Al Amin Mosque Saint George Maronite Cathedral Gebran Khalil Gebran Park El Murr Tower Rafic Hariri Memorial Park Charles Debbas Park
REDEFINING THE EGGS RELATIONSHIP TO THE SUPPORTING PARKING STRUCTURE UNDERNEATH
CATEGORIES DEVELOPED THROUGH SKETCH
PULLING FROM THE ORIGINAL DESIGN OF THE BAND WRAPPING AROUND THE EGG, THE DESIGN IS A VERSION THAT MOLDS AROUND THE EGG AND THEATER.
BAND DEFINED BY THEATER AND EGG
CREATING A THEATER MULTIPLEX WITH A FLEXIBLE RENTABLE SPACE UNDER THE EGG.
BACK ENTRANCE BOH
THEATERS
PUBLIC ENTRANCE
WRAP AROUND SKIN THE BAND IS A SKIN THAT IS ANGLED TO WRAP AROUND THE EGG IN A WAY THAT HUGS THE VIEW. THE METAL SHEETS ARE PERFORATED BASED ON THE OSCILLATION OF A SOUND WAVE, THIS IS A SYMBOL OF THE LEBANESE VOICE.
FACILITATING THE CURRENT PROGRAM OF HOSTING FILM, PERFORMANCE, ART EXHIBITS AND LECTURE PROTESTS, BY DEDICATING SPACE FOR AN ADDITIONAL THEATER, TUCKED UNDER THE CURRENT EGG. WITH ACCESS FROM EACH CORNER OF THE LOT, WHILE KEEPING THE EGG A SEPERATE ENTITY. THE EGG HAVING A SEPERATE ENTRANCE FROM THE ADDITIONAL THEATER FOR THE PURPOSE OF FEELING MORE LIKE A MONUMENT.
EXTERNAL ACCESS POINTS FOR CIRCULATION
DEFINING THE OVERALL SHAPE BASED ON THE SITE AND HOW IT REACTS TO THE EGG.
Thesis | The Egg
PROGRAM AND CIRCULATION
3
2
2 3 1
6 7 4
1
5
4
BELOW
GROUND
1 THEATER LOWER LEVEL 2 BACKSTAGE 3 BACK OF HOUSE 4 GIFT SHOP 5 LOUNGE 6 LOWER ENTRANCE 7 OPEN RENTABLE VENUE SPACE
1 THEATER UPPER LEVEL 2 BACK ENTRANCE LOUNGE 3 COFFEE SHOP 4 MAIN LOBBY
NORTH SECTION
Thesis | The Egg
2
1
ROOF 1 EGG ENTRANCE 2 ENTRANCE LOWER LEVEL
WEST SECTION
THE CUBE Location | Guadalajara, Mexico
PROJECT | Arch 430 - Studio Nine PROGRAM | Browsing Bookstore PROFESSOR | Hector Perez
The Cube is a reimagined book browsing experience as a way of adding to the existing coffee shop and gallery space around the corner. The design is built based on a vertical and horizontal grid with breaks of program. The extruded blocks on the façade, aid to book and art sharing embedded into the building to encourage , molding the bookstore into the current surroundings.
11
The Cube | Studio 9
Grid of 5’ x 5’ deployed horizontally and vertically, while openings are based on existing pillars
The Cube | Studio 9
GRID SYSTEM DEPLOYED
ROOF PLAN
1 ST FLOOR
2 ND FLOOR
The Cube | Studio 9
MATERIAL LIST
STRUCTURE STEEL TUBING 2”
POLYCARBONATE FLOORS
Interactive frame with intension to fill spaces with art and book share opportunities
CONCRETE WALL INFILL
STEEL SHINGLES ROOF
Bookstore designed as a browsing experience in connection to the coffee shop near by
PLAY PARK
Location | Hillcrest San Diego, CA
PROJECT | Arch 402 - Studio Eight PROGRAM | Residential Space and Learning Center PROFESSOR | Sebastian Seimer
The initial step of this project was getting a better idea of the site constraints by looking at the zoning and building codes of the neighborhood. Wanting to connect the surrounding residential area with the blocks of commercial, a hybrid of residential units and
public
transition
learning
the
spaces
center
was
designed
to
as
not
disrupt
the
to
surrounding homes. With louvers designed as another layer of flexibility to privatize the public spaces when needed.
17
Play Park | Studio 8
EXTRUDE
SPLIT
ROTATE
PINCH
DELETE
CARVE
LEVEL 1 PROGRAM
LEVEL 2 PROGRAM 81’-0”
81’-0” STAIRS
STAIRS
ELEVATOR & STAIRS LOBBY
ADA STUDIO APARTMENT 800 SQ FT
GOLDFINCH ST.
150’-0”
LEARNING CENTER 900 SQ FT
131’-0”
PUBLIC WORK SPACE 1300 SQ FT
STUDIO APARTMENT 700 SQ FT
2 BEDROOM 800 SQ FT
STUDIO APARTMENT 700 SQ FT
ELEVATOR & STAIRS LOBBY
STUDIO APARTMENT 700 SQ FT
BUS STOP
41’-0 ”
41’-0 ”
60’-0”
BUS STOP
60’-0”
131’-0”
2 BEDROOM 1000 SQ FT
1 BEDROOM 800 SQ FT
GOLDFINCH ST.
RENTABLE STUDIO & OFFICE SPACES 500 SQ FT
150’-0”
RESTROOM 500 SQ FT
76’-0”
76’-0”
RESIDENTIAL UNITS 4,800 SQ FT LEVEL 11. ADA STUDIO APARTMENT 800 SQ FT LEVEL 21. STUDIO APARTMENT 700 - 800 SQ FT 2. 2 BEDROOM APARTMENT 800 - 1000SQ FT
PUBLIC WORK SPACE 1,800 SQ FT LEVEL 1 1. OPEN WORK SPACE 1300 SQ FT 2. RENTABLE STUDIO/ OFFICE SPACE 500 SQ FT
LEARNING CENTER 900 SQ FT
MAINTENANCE & STORAGE 1350 SQ FT LEVEL 1RESTROOM 500 SQ FT UTILITY AND STORAGE 500 SQ FT
G
KIN
R PA
Play Park | Studio 8
VERTICAL CIRCULATION
5'-0" SETBACK 5'-0" SETBACK
10'-0" SETBACK
5'-0" SETBACK
5'-0" SETBACK
FIRST FLOOR
5’
10’
20’
30’
Play Park | Studio 8
5'-0" SETBACK
5'-0" SETBACK
10'-0" SETBACK
5'-0" SETBACK
5'-0" SETBACK
SECOND FLOOR
5’
10’
20’
30’
CORRUGATED METAL
STUCCO
STEEL
WOOD
LOUVERS
CONCRETE
Play Park | Studio 8
EAST ELEVATION
CANOPIUM Location | National City San Diego, CA
PROJECT | Arch 401 - Studio 7 PROGRAM | Community and Support Center PROFESSOR | Blas Herrera
Canopium is a community center designed to fill the social inequalities the neighborhood faces through medical and legal services to childcare and activity programs to support the residents around. The project form was designed based on the walkability of the site, with the use of canopies to shade outdoor spaces and encourage movement between. While the design is cascading in the direction of the sun to support the canopy as solar panels.
25
Canopium | Studio 7
Program Building Blocks 1024 sq ft ea.
2048 sq ft
1024 sq ft ea.
512 sq ft ea.
SPLIT
SPLIT
STACK
64 x 32
32 x 32
(16 x 32) 2
2048 sq ft
1024 sq ft
1024 sq ft
Program Plan Education Legal Services & Offices Communal Spaces Healthcare
Arranged Building Blocks Cascading based on direction of sunrise to sunset
Canopium | Studio 7
Grid System
Site Plan
A.1
A.2
First Floor
25
Canopium | Studio 7
A.1
A.2
Second Floor
Section A.2
Open space in frame for glass light art
Solar panels embedded into metal frame
Tilt Mechanism for more sun exposure
Canopy Detail
Exposed concrete + Water based silicon resin coating
Float glass lined with ultraviolet protection
Concrete trowel finish + Permeable surface enhancement
Reinforced concrete void slab Structure steel
Concrete trowel finish + Permeable surface enhancement
Section A.1
Canopium | Studio 7
Asphalt waterproofing + Insulator + Concrete molded plate
THE BLOCK Location | Woodbury University | San Diego, CA
PROJECT | Arch 301 - Studio Five PROGRAM | Multi Unit Residential | Student Housing PROFESSOR | Hector Perez
The process of understanding multi-unit housing is explored and studied through the Space Block Hanoi Model by Kazuhito Kojima. By extracting the volume of a singular unit and altering it to adapt to the current urban infill adjacent to the San Diego campus of Woodbury University to design student housing.
33
The Block | Studio 5
INITIAL CASE STUDY Shape extracted from Space Block Hanoi Model by Kazuhito Kojima
Extracted Unit
SCHEMATIC DESIGN Flipped
Fracture
Shift
Stack
Main St
SITE PLAN
The Block | Studio 5
Alley
UNIT 1
WD
UNIT 2
W
D
The Block | Studio 5
1/32” = 1’-0”
(949) 910 - 1151 yasminekaissi2@gmail.com