Portfolio Zahid Nawaz Ajam

Zahid Nawaz Ajam . PCATP Selected Works 2011 - 2017

Education

Columbia University MS.AAD

New York, NY Jun 2016 - May 2017

NUST, School of Art Design and Architecture B.Arch Thesis: Tres Digital Biblioteca Awards: Mevlana Scholarship Grant Registered architect in Pakistan with the Pakistan Council of Architects and Town Planners (PCATP) after completion of B.Arch and 1134 hours of work experience.

METU, Faculty of Architecture B.Arch 2 Semester Exchange Program

Professional Skills

Adobe Photoshop Adobe Illustrator Adobe Indesign Microsoft Office AutoCAD 2016

Rhinoceros 5.0 Grasshopper 3D Studio Max 2016 Python Google Sketchup Ecotect Revit 2014 CNC Milling Vray 3.0 Model Making

Employment

Columbia University Student Photographer

Islamabad, Pakistan Sept 2011 - May 2016

Ankara, Turkey Sept 2013 - Jun 2014

Languages

English - Fluent Urdu - Native Pushto - Fluent Turkish - Beginner Hindi - Spoken New York, NY Oct - May 2017

The Architects Intern Architect Worked with principal, Tariq Hassan on multiple schemes regarding 2 houses and created renderings and presentation drawings to be shown to the client.

Karachi Pakistan Aug 2015 - Oct 2015

SR Designworks Intern Architect Worked with partner Rashid Rashid to design and render facade options and floor plans for an apartment complex in Lahore.

Lahore, Pakistan Jul 2014 - Sept 2014

Emre Arolat Architects Intern Architect Worked with architect Ozge Ertoptamis to design a bridge for the METU research center.

Collaborated to design and model the proposal for the new Turkish embassy in Prague.

Istanbul, Turkey Jun 2014 - Jul 2014

Honors

Columbia Abstract First Contact, Re-thinking Mies, Pixellated Lamp

New York, NY Dec 2016

Secretariat Mosque Design Competition 1st Place

Islamabad, Pakistan Nov 2015

Mevlana Scholarship Grant Furniture Design Competition Honorary Mention, Nail-less Chair

Ankara, Turkey Sept 2013 Islamabad, Pakistan Jun 2012

01 Re-Drawing East Harlem Creating and inclusive community within NYCHA. 02 Re-Thinking Mies Re-thinking the Metlife building as a monument for transport and what that would mean for New York City.

03 Islamabad Modern Using movement paths to alter the relationship between the audience and spectator.

04 Functional Fabrics Altering the textile production process to be more research oriented and inclusive of the community.

05 Tres Digital Biblioteca Reviving the library as a multi nodal hub of activities.

06 Re-Fuse(ing.)

An entry for the evolo skyscraper competition dealing with the refugee crisis.

07 Spin City Creating high performance asymmetric spinning tops.

08 Pixellated Lap Simple element, complex geometry.

09 The Cube is a Lie Movement from stillness.

10 First Contact Narrative based rendering.

11 METU Research Center Emre Arolat Architects 12 Turkish Embassy Emre Arolat Architects

01 Re-Drawing East Harlem Creating an inclusive community within NYCHA Instructor: Hilary Sample Spring 2017

Over the decades, East Harlem has been a victim of negligence since policies and planning was initiated but never followed through and as a result the quality of life within has deteriorated.

Through careful analysis it was found that a block of NYCHA properties seemed to divide East Harlem into two halves. The NYCHA developments follow the model of the tower in the park where the park was intended to become a public social space. It was unsuccessful because in attempting to become everyones space, it became a space for no one as no one took ownership of it and eventually the space became known as an unsafe area and outsiders dared not enter it.

My project attempts to fix this by creating an infill community in the park below the NYCHAs which combines the garden building relationship of a low-rise with the density and ideals of a tower block. The community divides the park space into smaller more manageable segments which allow residents to be part of the collective yet retain a sense of privacy and individuality in the neighborhood.

The new settlement includes not just housing but learning spaces, cultural centers and trade schools to promote an idea of cultural celebration and inclusion through art and education.

The NYCHA Slab The NYCHA slab between 115 st and 112 st seems to divide East Harlem in two due to its size and un-maneuverability. The project aims to create an ecosystem within each block which is self supporting yet inclusive of the community. The block intends to become a space for a series of events choreographed together.

Tower and the Park Relation This diagram discusses how isolated the tower seems within the park. Due to the distance between the upper floors and the garden the residents do not come to think of the park as their own garden and do not “own� it.

Low Rise Building and Garden Relation Although the tenement typology has its issues, it has a very intimate relationship with the garden allowing it to be fully utilized.

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Solar Exposure during Summer - Midday

Solar Exposure during Summer - Sunset

Solar Exposure during Winter - Sunrise

Solar Exposure during Winter - Midday

Solar Exposure during Winter - Sunset

Typological Elements The elements to be included in each block include; short term residences for creatives, long term residences, cultural center and learning spaces.

Infill housing within NYCHA lots Using the earlier solar and ecosystem analysis as a system, the infill are arranged, tailored to each block depending on what it need at the time.

Block 2 Detail Design After creating a system, one block was chosen to design in detail. Block 2 was selected since it contained the most open area in relation to the built area.

Block 2 - Ground Floor Plan The plan presents the relationship between the NYCHA and infill as one of inclusion and sharing but the infill preserves the sanctity of the NYCHA while adding to it within the lot. Additional flies, play areas, art spaces and performance venues are added to increase life in the garden.

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Short Term Residence of Creatives This typology houses creatives who at the lower floors hold classes and after school activities, teaching their craft, while at the upper floors can carry out their own work.

Short Term Residence of Creatives - Detail The detail view explores the operable shading devices used as well as the murals dawn by the residents on the walls.

After School Activities at the Lower Level The view presents the interior/ exterior relationship between spaces and how the inside has individual character yet is not disconnected from the collective.

Workspace at the Upper Level The view explores the relationship between the workspace has with the murals and the elevated pathway.

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Plaster Water Proofing Insulation Gypsum Board Floor Finish Concrete Slab Top Deck Metal Decking

Long Term Residence The sectional isometric drawing visualizes how the long term residence is put together and how the elevated walkway attaches to it. The walkway borrows structure form the main building to become an extended balcony which connects different buildings together.

Long Term Residence - Upper Bedroom The view shows how life would unfold in the upper levels of the residencies with there always being a visual connection to the collective while the room becomes the heavily personalized private space of the resident.

Long Term Residence - Lower Lounge The view studies the life within the residence and how the NYCHA and short term residencies are juxtaposed with one another.

Cultural Center The cultural typology would be the last building type to be added to the community.

It would become a space for informal as well as formal events celebrating the culture within East Harlem.

Cultural Center - Main Court Perspective of the entrance to the cultural center. The interior court becomes a space for informal performances while the interior spaces serve as classrooms and auditoriums with the NYCHA buildings in the background.

Learning Space - Spatial Variation The learning spaces are able to vary their internal layout depending on the program they are being used for by moving the smaller volumes.

Learning Space - Cutaway Cutaway drawing showing how the smaller learning spaces on rails integrate into the larger volume and how it provides the smaller volume with services.

Learning Space - Maker Space By shifting the inner volumes the learning space becomes a space where unemployed residents can learn new crafts and trades.

Learning Space - Daycare By shifting the inner volumes insdie the learning space becomes a daycare where parents can drop off their children while they go to work.

Central Garden Space The view visualizes the life on the ground level and how all the individual parts join together to form a cohesive whole. It also showcases the different forms of cultural expression East Harlem has to offer and how they are choreographed within the park.

02 Re-Thinking Mies Re-thinking the Met-life building as a monument to transport and what that means for New York city.

Instructor: Ziad Jamaleddin Summer 2016

The MetLife building was a building without a cause. Designed by Walter Gropius for Tishman, it was intended to maximize the floor plate and look iconic. It was not until PANAM bought the building that it received its identity as an icon of transport, even operating a helicopter service from the roof.

Over time PANAM’s presence dwindled and it was bought by MetLife.

Over time the MetLife corporation’s presence in the building dwindled and floors were sold off to other organizations.

The project explores what it would mean to revive the MetLife building as a monument to transport in the city. The building would become a piece of the infrastructure, providing a service to the city while desnsifying it as well.

MetLife building as a part of Infrastructure The diagram explores the opportunities available once the MetLife building is understood as a part of the cities infrastructure. The diagram also explores how neighboring buildings could utilize the infrastructure provided by the MetLife building with the help of bridges.

Understanding the MetLife building as Infrastructure The Metlife building was taken apart and analyzed in terms of the infrastructure it could contain as well as how well integrated it is with the city fabric in terms of transport.

Programmatic Matrix - Connections The matrix divides programs in terms of the type of visitor. Special programs are included to accommodate every visitor and they are mapped in terms of speed of movement.

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Lower Level Connections

As the Metlife building connects to the neighboring sky lobbies with the help of inhabited bridges.

Analysis of minor connections from Metlife building to the lower buildings.

Bridge Typologies

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The bridges were further developed into different types depending on the buildings they connect.

Visual analysis of the intensity of movemet within each bridge.

Hotel/ Lounge Bridge Since the bridge connects to a hotel it takes on the role of a transit hotel and lounge where weary travelers coming from Grand Central can stay for a day in order to freshen up for their meetings. If the stay is even shorter, the bridge contains a lounge and a garden where guests can rest and socialize

Hotel Lobby - Bridge Perspective view from within the bridge, visualizing the life within and above the transit hotel. The guest may either check into their pod or relax in the lounge and garden.

Meeting/ Exercise Bridge Since the bridge connects two offices together, the bridge itself becomes a place for meetings to occur providing four different kinds of meeting rooms depending on the need. It transforms the adjacent building into a space to get ready for meetings with preparation rooms.

Transit Gymnasium - Bridge The second bridge becomes a space for activity where office workers can go to the gym straight out of the office, while it transforms the adjacent building into a space for relaxation which includes baths and space for yoga and aerobics classes.

Existing Tower Hierarchy Existing hierarchy of the office tower where there is one point of access and the more senior offices are away from the ground.

New Tower Hierarchy With the addition of bridges the existing hierarchy of the office tower is re-defined as it shifts from the top to a more centralized position in close proximity to the bridges since the tower can be accessed from the upper level as well.

Multi-Centric City As the parasitic bridge typology expands over the city, it begins to grow out of buildings which have the infrastructure to support such bridges but the growth of the network is never more than the maximum walking distance.

03 Islamabad Modern Using movement paths to alter the relationship between the audience and spectator Instructor: Raza Zahid Fall 2015

The project aims to integrate itself into the site in such a way that natural circulation patterns present on the site pass through the building, subtly attracting patrons inside.

The site, being a popular weekend attraction was host to a large amount of people who would come to spend their free time. Their movement paths and places of rest were analyzed and used to create nodes through which a grid was created along which the museum was designed.

By integrating itself along paths of movement, the museum attracts patrons inside into an environment of learning, becoming a social incubator of sorts.

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Axial Interpretation for Structure The earlier axial analysis forms the basis of a grid which organizes itself in relation to movement patterns.

Programmatic Layering The programs are layered in such a way that the visitor undergoes a gradual transition from the public sphere to the private to a semi public activity space which is contained within the circulatory loop.

Fast and Slow Circulatory Paths The diagram visualizes the different movement paths and how they are flow within and through the museum, subtly bringing visitors inside.

Public and Private Zones The digram visualizes the relationship between public and private zones and how they flow into one another.

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04 Functional Fabrics Re-ordering the textile production process to be research oriented and inclusive of the community.

Instructor: Lise Ann Couture

Fall 2016

Although fashions change with the seasons, the core production process for textiles has largely remained unchanged for centuries.

The traditional production process as efficient as it is, does not allow for growth or development since testing is only limited to quality control purposes while research takes years before it can be implemented down the production line.

The project attempts to re-think the production process where research becomes the heart of the process and makes the factory a more inviting space by allowing visitors to try on the clothing developed and in turn providing data to the scientists.

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Conventional vs. Proposed Production Process The conventional textile production process was analyzed in relation to a new proposed production process where R&D brought inside the production process in order to reduce time between a concept and its implementation.

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Production lines and spatial relations were mapped in regard to one another to analyze zones of overlap. The production lines become the ideation for a structural system.

As the conceptual scheme becomes more formalized, pocket spaces are established where flows diverge. Research studios are added to these pockets

Programmatic matrix This diagram was used as the basis of the formalistic massing where it was understood that the factory would have to be designed in two scales, the machine scale and the human scale.

Spaces which operated on a machine scale required large volumes and ventilation but less light, while spaces with operated on a human scale could have large spaces, more light and be of a smaller volume.

Exploded Isometric This diagram visualizes how all the parts fit together, such as the structure in relation to the production slabs and how they interact with the research spaces.

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The lower stories are more public and include shops and testing facilities while the upper levels include research spaces and designers stations.

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Interior Research Space/ Gym This view shows the dynamic voyeuristic relationship between the gym and the production spaces around it. Further more the beams are used to display data collected, as well as to transport materials.

Outdoor Research Space/ Playing Fields A view showing the interaction of the building with the recreational facilities.

Thus the factory provides the community with spaces of recreation while the community provides the factory with much needed data on its products.

05 Tres Digital Biblioteca Reviving the library as a multi nodal hub of activities Instructor: Raza Zahid

Spring 2016

Since information today can be access within the blink of an eye the thesis attempts to question the relevance of the library today. It argues that with the changing times people may not visit libraries to read but will come for social interaction and the discussion of ideas. It will come to contain far more programs and events that the traditional library is designed for.

The proposed design has multiple formal and informal zones for interaction, auditoriums, exhibition spaces, study areas, eateries and shops as well as spaces that accommodate the traditional functions of a library. The layout allows public space to flow through the heart of the library encouraging greater interaction between users.

Programmatic Shuffling Similar programs which can benefit from one another are grouped into nodes. The nodes form a network on the site which will serve as the basis for the design of the library.

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Programmatic Breakdown Exisiting programs were analyzed with respect to area and interaction.

Macro Site Analysis Existing libraries, schools and attractions were mapped so that the new library is able to form a link between them. The library would be in close proximity to various cultural institutions which would so it could create a unique synergy among the afore mentioned programs.

Micro Site Analysis Based on the earlier analysis a site was selected. The site was further analyzed in terms of demographics, views, natural elements and accessibility.

Master Plan Master plan showing how the different nodes interact with one another and are integrated into the site.

Exploded Axon This diagram visualizes how different nodes interact with one another and the in between spaces where nodes merge into one another. These in between spaces are areas of amorphous high intensity programming.

Ground Floor Plan The ground floor contains more public and shared amenities which encourages a steady flow between spaces.

Upper Level Plan This level features a more controlled interaction between spaces and is curated more towards tourists and events and technological education.

Basement Floor Plan The basement level is the most open level, allowing people to walk through it. It features sunken courtyards, reading rooms, cafeterias and auditoriums.

06 Re-Fuse(ing.)

A refuge for displaced migrants Evolo 2017 Skyscraper Competition Teammates: Zahid Nawaz Ajam, Anthony Zampolin, Jugal Rana, Abubakar Hayder

Spring 2017

An entry for the Evolo skyscraper competition. The idea is centered around the refuge crisis and how architecture and the built environment could mediate it.

The current refugee crisis coming in tandem with the large scale migration from developing nations to developed nations has set off a movement of people not seen in modern times. Millions of peoples are now crossing seas, land and continents in search for a better life. A great shift of populations is taking place. Cultures are being displaced. Boats are filling up, tensions in the receiving countries are mounting as cultures clash. Shelter is once again a prominent human need.

In anticipation of the large numbers of migrants, in a cyclical basis large skyscrapers populate the seas. Floating on the seas with no attachment to land, no borders and no affiliation to nations, states or international bodies. A shining beacon for the displaced. Migrants flock to it, looking for a better life, safety in the water and protection from all malignant influences. Spiraling upwards from the sea the Refuge is the accumulation of these displaced peoples. Rescue vessels set off from the tower to save the distressed refugees and deliver them to the safety of the towers. As it accumulates these populations the towers grow, shining even more brightly for those in need; a potent symbol of the dire state of the world yet equally a reassuring signal of hope and safety.

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Growth Mechanism Rescue boats dock on to the tower and move up the spiral. The tower grows in times of strife serving as a beacon and a reminder of the current times.

Living Unit Docking Mechanism The rescue boats dock into living pods within the tower. The pods are flexible and can be adapted to a variety of uses.

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Isometric Section Section showcasing the life within the tower. The new community is governed by a glass orb with resides in the center and grows with the tower. The orb becomes the center of community life.

07 Spin City Creating high performing, asymmetric spinning tops Instructor: Daynl Nagy Spring 2017 Spinning tops, although one of the oldest play things have not seen much innovation in terms of basic design. New designs have always required a certain amount of trial and error relying on the intuition of the tinkerer to balance them out. In turn, this has limited the designer to largely rotationally symmetric designs.

What if a script was generated, which could balance any conceivable shape and make it spin? What novel new shapes could be developed if the designer was not burdened with the task of balancing out the design?

Thus we have developed a script which through addition or subtraction of mass, balances out the final design, liberating the designer from the tyranny of symmetry. Now the designer is able to choose from as many different profiles as he/she desires within the same top. The tool will then take upon itself the tedious task of rationalizing the designers irrationality to balance the design so it may spin.

Consequently the next step would be to add a secondary fitness criteria to the script to maximize spin time for the respective shape as well as an efficiency of material.

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08 Pixellated Lamp Simple element, complex geometry Instructor: Mark Bearak Fall 2016 The pixellated lamp was an attempt to take a simple unit and through a series of operations, create an intricate pattern. Inspired by the use of perforated brick I attempted to create and build a lamp which, during the day would cast shadows onto itself, while at night would glow and create an ambiance in the room.

Designed using grasshopper, a single curve controls the extrusion, rotation and aperture of the bricks depending upon their relation to a control curve. The final design was fabricated using a CNC mill on high density foam.

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The diagram shows how each individual brick reacts to its proximity to the control curve.

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09 The Cube is a Lie Movement from stillness Installation Islamabad, Pakistan Spring 2012 An installation created on the fields of SADA, NUST which was intended to be site specific and exemplify a quality of the site.

As the site was beside a curved road, it appeared to gradually reveal and unfold when approached. I attempted to incorporate this feature of unfolding into my installation. Taking cues from MC Escher’s impossible 2-D constructs I attempted to create an “impossible” cuboid which would form and deform itself as one drives around it

Construction The cube was constructed out of 4� steel pipes which were cut and welded together. The welded joints were then sanded to finish them.

Side View When viewed from the side the installation does not resemble a cube.

Front View When seen from the front the installation form a perfect cube.

10 First Contact Narrative based rendering Critics: Phillip Crupi, Joseph Brennan 2016 Taking inspiration from Hiyao Miyazaki’s Howls Moving Castle, The Incredibles and Stranger Things. The environment was imagined in a post apocalyptic world which has been invaded by alien robots. In the scene depicted below, the robot has extended a whip like appendage and abducted a child from a small red bicycle.

Self-Portrait Tri-color ballpoint pen on 150 gsm paper.

Gallata Tower Watercolor on 300 gsm art card.

11 METU Research Center Ankara, Turkey Emre Arolat Architects/ EAA 2014 The project was developed to fulfill the requirements of the new research center that would combine 23 existing research units at a centrum, aiming to increase the interaction between educational buildings and the technopark.

The building is located between the technopark and the campus. In order to connect the interior hub to the campus, a new landscape element is added to the design which acts as a bridge. Following the DNA of the campus alley, this new element starts from the existing alley, passes over the ring road, reaches the ground and rises again to the level of the atrium and lands to the technopark after passing through the building.

At EAA my task was to design and resolve the bridge in terms of connections, elevations, economy of material and structure. After developing the model i was asked to design and detail the railings as well as decide paving materials. Lastly i produced a material estimation to calculate the cost.

My other tasks at EAA included helping the design team model details for the main building.

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AR-GE YÖN. ODASI 24,96m²

YNG. MERD. 15,25m²

HOL 7,03m²

HOL 13,32m² TOPLANTI 21,76m² TEM.OD. 3,41m²

TOPLANTI 87,46m²

MBB FERMENTASYON 18,11m²

WC 2,50m² BAY WC 16,26m²

WC 2,50m²

WC 2,50m²

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HOL 24,12m²

ENG.WC 3,67m² AR-GE GENEL LAB. 79,80m²

AR-GE GENEL LAB. 76,35m²

MBB GENEL LAB. 81,23m²

MAYA ve BAKT. KÜLT. LAB. 61,79m²

TOPLANTI 29,09m²

YAPI YAKLAŞM

VESTİYER 27,28m²

SERVİS AVLUSU

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DEPO/SERVİS 61,93m²

RAMPA %6,9 - L=2400

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12 Turkish Embassy Prague, Czech Republic Emre Arolat Architects/ EAA 2014 The design of the Turkish Chancery in Prague was driven by the question of how to belong to the site while facing the discourse about being “Turkish” in a foreign land. The answer was found in the structuralist approach of Turkish regional architecture which constituted of a structural carcass within which the building is fragmented into four volumes allowing the building to merge into its site while having a structural grid as an abstract reference to Turkish architecture.

A similar interpretation was carried on to the interior. The traditional layout of a Turkish house has rooms around an anteroom, the “sofa” creates the main structure of the planning.

Here my job was to assist the design team in 3D modeling of different options for the interior of the building. I also worked on modeling the structure based on drawings produced by a Czech structural engineering firm and adjusting the internal plan and finishings based on their changes.

Interior Lobby A visualization of the main lobby and the play of materials within it

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Basement Plan - Structure A structural plan of the basement which was used to create the structural model. The plan includes cross sections of beams where they meet the columns.