1. Portfolio I Sandy Ghaly
Project Designer
MS. Arch I Dry Land Design , Urban Policy
sandyeghalli@gmail.com
sandy.ghaly@aridlands.org
2. Thesis Research I
3 Hydrologic solutions for a water smart LA
Supporting Water-Challenged Communities
Supporting Water-Challenged Communities to Capture and reuse
rain & stormwater by identifying areas suitable for infiltrating
water in the ground with the least investment and the highest
return.
Image: three major hydrologic zones:
Primary Infiltration (Infiltrate here) ,
Secondary Infiltration (Collect & convey) and
Contaminated areas (Do not infiltrate).
Pacoima is a high priority investment because
60% of its soils are suitable for infiltration.
Designing new water systems for low household income communities
that lack open & public spaces might benefit the economy, culture,
park poverty and food access.
3. Thesis Research I
Coupling infiltration nodes with transit stations
A transit station or stop can serve much more than a transporta-
tion function; it can be a setting for community interaction, a
place that fosters a diversity of activities.
By leveraging multipurpose infrastructural investment transit
stations can become focalpoints in a community, especially if
there is an associated plaza or public space.
4. Thesis Research I
Place making and food access
3 Hydrologic Solutions for a water smart LA explores the ways
we can maximize the recovery and reuse of rain and storm water
while supporting healthy sustainable food sources and designing
streets that activate public spaces, provide economic revital-
ization, increase public safety, and enhance local culture.
5. Thesis Research I
Policy Recommendations
Los Angeles needs to redefine the form based code to become a land
development regulation that fosters hydrologic zoning overlays
factors instead of just form or use.
Three distinct hydrologic zones should be incorporated in RE:Code LA:
7. 03. Method of construction:02. Method of inflection:
The process begins by drawing a line at angle of
the alltitude through each of the points on the object
in the front view. the intersection of these points are
then projected in the top view untill they intersect
with the horizontal base line at each point. the points
are then rotated until they intersect the azimuth.
01. Method of projection :
STEPS:
In order to engage the new volume with the ground
plane and create 3 dimensional habitable object,
mirror the construction lines of the shadows done
previously below the ground plane to re-orient the
new mass in relation to the ground plane.
Using a series of digital modeling techniques that
allow for the translation of three dimensional from two
dimensional lines, a new inhabitable volume is created
thatengages light and projects shadow
Develop prespectival view for the shadow Mirror shodow line to the below surface
The shadow is drawn by connecting the outermost
points on the object when they intersect the ground
and the adjacent Oblique view which illustrates the
shadow projection , connecting the three dimensional
orthographic projection of the original model.
The angles are combined in orthographic projections
to produce a shadow for the model and those lines are
later used after inflecting them to build a model
of habitable pavilions.
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Academic Work I
The Super Inflatable
8. X-LARGE : Professional Work I
The Pearl
The Pearl is an iconic man-made island located on the Arabian Pen-
insula’s eastern shores in Doha, Qatar. Covering an area of 400
hectares, it features 40 km of reclaimed coastline and 20 km of
pristine beaches.
The island is a mixed-use entity of themed districts entailing
beach front villas, elegant town homes, luxury apartments, ex-
clusive penthouses, five star resorts, marinas as well as upscale
retail and restaurants.
Duties include:
- Floor plans developement
- Construction drawings.
- Coordination with different engineering disciplines.
Main Consultant: Smallwood, Reynolds, Stewart, Stewart
Size: 4 million square metres artificial island.
Cost: the initial cost of constructing the island stood at $2.5
billion. It is now believed the project will cost $15 billion upon
completion.
9. X-LARGE : Professional Work I
Makkah Royal Clock Tower
Jabal Al Qala’a is a residential and hotel superstructure offering world-class
accommodations for visitors and residents of the Holy City of Makkah Al-Mu-
karramah. Often referred to as Makkah’s Royal Clock Tower, Jabal Al Qala’a
majestically stands on a 23 ha prime site south of the Holy Haram within walk-
ing distance from the Haram’s extending outdoor plazas.
Duties include:
- Makkah Royal Clock Tower Hotel design developement.
- Podium facade design and details
- Coordination with different engineering disciplines.
Client: SBG
Main Consultant: AREEN, Bartenbach.
Size: 2.8 million m2 (21.5 million ft2).
Cost: $1.6 billion US dollars
10. LARGE : Professional Work I
King Saud University for Health Sciences
A state of the art Health Sciences Research and Medical Sciences
University which comprises world class educational, support and
administrative buildings dedicated to health sciences along with
all required service, housing, praying, infrastructure, recre-
ational and sports facilities.
Duties include:
- Science labs design development.
- Facade Construction drawings.
- Coordination with different engineering disciplines.
In collaboration with: Perkins + Will
Size: 1,108,683 (103,000 square meters).
11. SMALL : Professional Work I
Single family residence
Software used:
AutoCAD - Revit
Photoshop
