1. P O R T F O L I O
T a r e q Al K h a w a m
s e l e c t e d w o r k s
2011-2015

2. Bachelor of Architecture | Graduate
American University of Sharjah, UAE

3. The project is looking for an architectural solution that will provide a “house for the cars”. L’Habiter pur la machine. Scope of the investigation is to create a build-
ing that will both function as used cars shopping mall as well as retail/commercial hub for the inhabitants of the area, and, finally as one the most important public
space / urban park of the city. Due to the peculiar functional program, architecture and landscape must be conceived as one design. The building will be a hybrid
functional organism inserted into a regular built grid of anonymous blocks where the open space / public park will be the key feature for the neighborhood while
the used car market will attract visitors from the whole city and beyond. Your architectural solution must achieve an iconic role for the area.
S P A C E [ L E S S ] C I T Y A B U S H A G A R A
concept diagrams
perspective render of entry public spaces

4. perspective render of the entry plaza perspective night view render

5. MOSQUE
SHOPPING
BANK
MEDICAL
A
B
D
C
functions of surrounding
diagrams | urban analysis
parameters of the area different sectors of the area functions of surrouding zoomed
density voids enclosure the sites
existing views accessibility solid edges noise
abu shagara
industrial area
al nud
the site
roads
parking
car shop
furniture shop
mixed - use

6. diagrams | initial urban design
car entry into the site and drop off locations pedestrian access into the site ground floor to distinguish between solid and open spaces exploded axons of massing
private
public
car drop-off
private
public
entry-points
CLOSE
OPEN
retail
offices
car mall
parking
car circulation pedestrian access open vs closed car park

7. streets of interest site plan functional diagram
diagrams | implantation
creation of pedestrian entry plaza for residence
street pavement bleeds into project
retail
offices
car mall
park

8. underground car park - floor -1 retail - ground floor 0
drawings | plans
+0.75m
+0.00m
A B
2
.00m
A B

9. retail - first floor 01 car mall - floor 02
drawings | plans
+5.50m +5.50m
+5.50m +5.50m +5.50m
A B
+10.50m
A B

10. + 5.50
first floor
+ 10.50
second floor
+25.5
roof level
+ 25.8
top of parapet
+ 0.00
ground level
+ 15.5
second floor
+ 20.5
second floor
+ 5.50
first floor
+ 10.50
second floor
+25.5
roof level
+ 25.8
top of parapet
+ 0.00
ground level
+ 15.5
second floor
+ 20.5
second floor
drawings | sections
section AA section BB

11. ? x ? x
UP
CITY
2 431
diagrams | concept drawing and images

12. perspective render of the office and workplaces from the exterior perspective render of the interior furniture gallery space
(Sub)Urban Housing is a multi-family housing project in a suburban infill condition of the city of Sharjah in the United
Arab Emirates. This housing strategy targets issues specific to the suburban condition and specific to the region
respectively: density + affordability. It consists of 4 + 1 ADA housing units.
(S U B) U R B A N H O U S I N G

13. drawings | elevations
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 1234567891011
+ 4.06
first floor
+ 1.00
ground floor
+ 7.12
second floor
+ 10.6
roof level
+ 10.9
top of parapet
+ 0.00
sharjah road level
propertyline
propertyline
+ 4.06
first floor
+ 1.00
ground floor
+ 7.12
second floor
+ 10.6
roof level
+ 10.9
top of parapet
+ 0.00
sharjah road level
propertyline
propertyline
3msetback
3msetback
3msetback
3msetback
A
A-301
A
A-301
elevation B elevation A

14. drawings | elevations
A B C D
propertyline
propertyline
+ 4.06
first floor
+ 1.00
ground floor
+ 7.12
second floor
+ 10.6
roof level
+ 10.9
top of parapet
+ 0.00
sharjah road level
3msetback
3msetback
B
A-302
A B C D
propertyline
propertyline
+ 4.06
first floor
+ 1.00
ground floor
+ 7.12
second floor
+ 10.6
roof level
+ 10.9
top of parapet
+ 0.00
sharjah road level
3msetback
3msetback
B
A-302
elevation C elevation D

15. drawings | sections
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A
A-301
unit #1
hallway
1-101
unit #2
hallway
2-101
unit #3
hallway
3-101
unit #4
hallway
4-101
unit #5
hallway
5-101
unit #5
office
5-102
unit #4
office
4-102
unit #3
office
3-102
unit #2
office
2-102
unit #1
office
1-102
unit #1
kitchen/dining
1-202
unit #1
hallway
1-201
unit #1
hallway
1-301
unit #1
bedroom 1
1-302
unit #2
kitchen/dining
2-202
unit #2
hallway
2-201
unit #2
hallway
2-301
unit #2
bedroom 1
2-302
unit #3
kitchen/dining
3-202
unit #3
hallway
3-201
unit #3
hallway
3-301
unit #3
bedroom 1
3-302
unit #4
kitchen/dining
4-202
unit #4
hallway
4-201
unit #4
hallway
4-301
unit #4
bedroom 1
4-302
unit #5
kitchen/dining
5-202
unit #5
hallway
5-201
unit #5
hallway
5-301
unit #5
bedroom 1
5-302
D
A - 204
c
A - 203
+ 4.06
first floor
+ 1.00
ground floor
+ 7.12
second floor
+ 10.6
roof level
+ 10.9
top of parapet
+ 0.00
sharjah road level
propertyline
propertyline
3msetback
3msetback
ABCD
B
A-302
B
A - 202
A
A - 201 + 4.06
first floor
+ 1.00
ground floor
+ 7.12
second floor
+ 10.6
roof level
+ 10.9
top of parapet
+ 0.00
sharjah road level
propertyline
propertyline
3msetback
3msetback
trench drain
unit #1
gathering area
1-103
unit #1
office
1-102
unit #1
storage
1-105
unit #1
bathroom
1-104
unit #1
living room
1-203
unit #1
deck
1-207
unit #1
laundry room
1-205
unit #1
bathroom
1-204
unit #1
kitchen/dining
1-202
unit #1
balcony
1-206
unit #1
balcony
1-206
unit #1
bedroom 1
1-302
unit #1
deck
1-207
unit #1
bedroom 2
1-303
unit #1
bathroom 1
1-304
unit #1
bathroom 2
1-305
section A section B

16. UP UP UP UP UP
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
A
B
C
D
A
A-301
B
A - 302
c
A - 203
D
A - 204
A
A - 201
B
A - 202
+0.00m
+1.00m
+1.00m +1.00m
+1.00m
+1.00m
+1.00m +1.00m
+1.00m
+1.00m
+1.00m +1.00m
+1.00m
+1.00m
+1.00m +1.00m
+1.00m
+1.00m
+1.00m +1.00m
+1.00m
+1.00m
unit #1
hallway
1-101
unit #1
office
1-102
unit #1
gathering area
1-103
unit #1
entrance
unit #1
bathroom
1-104
elevator
1.6m x 1.6m
unit #1
storage
1-105
unit #2
hallway
2-101
unit #2
office
2-102
unit #2
gathering area
2-103
unit #2
entrance
unit #2
bathroom
2-104
unit #2
storage
2-105
unit #2
strogae
2-106
unit #2
hallway
3-101
unit #3
office
3-102
unit #3
gathering area
3-103
unit #3
entrance
unit #3
bathroom
3-104
unit #3
storage
3-105
unit #3
strogae
3-106
unit #4
hallway
4-101
unit #4
office
4-102
unit #4
gathering area
4-103
unit #4
entrance
unit #4
bathroom
4-104
unit #4
storage
4-105
unit #4
strogae
4-106
unit #5
hallway
5-101
unit #5
office
5-102
unit #5
gathering area
5-103
unit #5
entrance
unit #5
bathroom
5-104
unit #2
storage
5-105
unit #5
strogae
5-106
2.4m3.16m
3.16m
3.16m
3.16m
1.3m1.1m1.7m5.8m1.0m1.6m0.9m3.05m
3.05m8.64m5.0m
22.1m
2.4m1.1m1.7m8.4m
3.05m13.5m
3.05m
22.1m
2.1m 0.9m 1.3m 1.2m 4.15m 1.0m 1.2m 4.15m 1.0m 1.2m 4.15m 1.0m 1.2m 4.15m 1.0m 1.2m 4.15m 0.9m 2.1m
3.0m6.35m6.35m6.35m6.35m6.65m3.05m
3.81m
A - 401 A - 701
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
A
B
C
D
A
A-301
B
A - 302
c
A - 203
D
A - 204
A
A - 201
B
A - 202
+4.06m
+4.06m +4.06m
+4.06m
+4.06m
+4.06m
+4.06m
+4.06m +4.06m
+4.06m
+4.06m
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+4.06m
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+4.06m
+4.06m
+4.06m
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+4.06m
+4.06m
+4.06m
+4.06m
+4.06m +4.06m
+4.06m
+4.06m
+4.06m
unit #1
hallway
1-201
unit #1
kitchen/dining
1-202
unit #1
living room
1-203
unit #1
bathroom
1-204
elevator
1.6m x 1.6m
unit #1
laundry room
1-205
unit #1
balcony
1-206
unit #1
deck
1-207
unit #2
hallway
2-201
unit #2
kitchen/dining
2-202
unit #2
living room
2-203
unit #2
bathroom
2-204
unit #2
laundry room
2-205
unit #2
balcony
2-206
unit #2
deck
2-207
unit #2
storage
2-209
unit #3
hallway
3-201
unit #3
kitchen/dining
3-202
unit #3
living room
3-203
unit #3
bathroom
3-204
unit #3
laundry room
3-205
unit #3
balcony
3-206
unit #3
deck
3-207
unit #3
storage
3-209
unit #3
balcony
3-208
unit #2
balcony
2-208
unit #1
balcony
1-208
unit #4
hallway
4-201
unit #4
kitchen/dining
4-202
unit #4
living room
4-203
unit #4
bathroom
4-204
unit #4
laundry room
4-205
unit #4
balcony
4-206
unit #4
deck
4-207
unit #4
storage
4-209
unit #4
balcony
4-208
unit #5
hallway
5-201
unit #5
kitchen/dining
5-202
unit #5
living room
5-203
unit #5
bathroom
5-204
unit #5
laundry room
5-205
unit #5
balcony
5-206
unit #5
deck
4-207
unit #5
storage
5-209
unit #5
balcony
5-208
1.9m
1.9m
2.4m2.1m3.0m8.4m
3.05m12.0m
1.6m
22.1m
5.1m
2.1m 0.9m 1.8m 4.15m 4.15m 1.5m 0.7m 4.15m 4.15m 4.15m 0.9m 2.1m
3.0m6.35m6.35m6.35m6.35m6.65m3.05m
3.81m
1.5m 0.7m 1.5m 0.7m 1.5m 0.7m0.7m
2.9m1.9m
1.9m
1.3m0.7m4.3m2.2m3.0m0.9m1.6m
3.05m8.64m6.4m
22.1m
0.3m1.1m
1.4m
1.4m
2.2m
UP
DN
UP
DN
UP
DN
UP
DN
UP
DN
A - 403 A - 701
ground floor plan first floor plan
drawings | floor plans

17. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
A
B
C
D
A
A-301
B
A - 302
c
A - 203
D
A - 204
A
A - 201
B
A - 202
+6.12m
+6.12m +6.12m
+6.12m
+6.12m
+6.12m
+6.12m
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+6.12m
+6.12m
+6.12m
+6.12m +6.12m
+6.12m
+6.12m
+6.12m
unit #1
hallway
1-301
unit #1
bedroom 1
1-302
unit #1
bedroom 2
1-303
unit #1
bathroom 1
1-304
elevator
1.6m x 1.6m
unit #1
bathroom 2
1-305
unit #1
balcony
1-306
unit #1
deck
1-207
unit #1
balcony
1-308
unit #2
hallway
2-301
unit #2
bedroom 1
2-302
unit #2
bedroom 2
2-303
unit #2
bathroom 1
2-304
unit #2
bathroom 2
2-305
unit #2
balcony
2-306
unit #2
deck
2-207
unit #2
balcony
2-308
unit #2
storage
2-309
unit #3
hallway
3-301
unit #3
bedroom 1
3-302
unit #3
bedroom 2
3-303
unit #3
bathroom 1
3-304
unit #3
bathroom 2
3-305
unit #3
balcony
3-306
unit #3
deck
3-207
unit #3
balcony
3-308
unit #3
storage
3-309
unit #4
hallway
4-301
unit #4
bedroom 1
4-302
unit #4
bedroom 2
4-303
unit #4
bathroom 1
4-304
unit #4
bathroom 2
4-305
unit #4
balcony
4-306
unit #4
deck
4-207
unit #4
balcony
4-308
unit #4
storage
4-309
unit #5
hallway
5-301
unit #5
bedroom 1
5-302
unit #5
bedroom 2
5-303
unit #5
bathroom 1
5-304
unit #5
bathroom 2
5-305
unit #5
balcony
5-306
unit #5
deck
5-207
unit #5
balcony
5-308
unit #5
storage
5-309
2.1m 0.9m 1.8m 4.15m 4.15m 1.5m 0.7m 4.15m 4.15m 4.15m 0.9m 2.1m
3.0m6.35m6.35m6.35m6.35m6.65m3.05m
3.81m
1.5m 0.7m 1.5m 0.7m 1.5m 0.7m0.7m
2.55m1.9m
1.9m
1.3m0.7m6.8m2.55m0.9m1.6m
3.05m8.65m6.4m
22.1m
1.1m1.4m
2.2m
1.15m
1.9m
1.9m
2.4m2.1m8.4m
3.05m17.2m
1.6m
22.1m
1.4m0.7m0.7m4.5m
DN DN DN DN DN
A - 405 A - 701
second floor plan roof plan
drawings | floor plans
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
A
B
C
D
A
A-301
B
A - 302
c
A - 203
D
A - 204
A
A - 201
B
A - 202
roof
drainage
roof
drainage
roof
drainage
roof
drainage
roof
drainage
roof
drainage
roof
drainage
roof
drainage
roof
drainage
roof
drainage
chillerchillerchillerchillerchiller
2% slope 2% slope 2% slope 2% slope2% slope
2% slope 2% slope 2% slope 2% slope 2% slope
2.1m 0.9m 4.15m 1.6m 4.15m 4.15m 4.15m 4.15m 0.9m 2.1m
3.0m6.35m6.35m6.35m6.35m6.65m3.05m
3.81m
2.6m
8.15m
3.5m1.6m
5.5m
22.1m
1.4m0.9m1.55m1.2m3.65m3.77m1.9m
8.6m
0.3m 0.3m 1.6m0.3m 0.3m 1.6m0.3m 0.3m 1.6m0.3m 0.3m0.3m1.6m0.5m

18. S
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Supply Return
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finished grade
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finished grade
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finished grade
2460mm from
finished floor
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finished floor
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finished grade
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finished grade
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C
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2860mm from
finished floor
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finished floor
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finished grade
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finished floor
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finished floor
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finished floor
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finished floor
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C
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+4.06m
+4.06m
+4.06m
+4.06m
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enlarged ground floor enlarged first floor planreflected ceiling plan
drawings | enlarged plans
reflected ceiling plan

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finished floor
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finished floor
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finished grade
2830mm from
finished floor
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finished floor
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A - 501
Flashing
Vapour Barrier
Rigid Insulation
Fair-Faced Concrete (exterior)
Interior Gypsum Wall Board
Metal Base Plate
Double Glazing
Mullion
Railing
Metal Railing Support
Plank Wood Finished Flooring
Ply Wood Sub Flooring
Furring Strips
Soil
Sand
Gravel
Steel Rebar
Concrete Footing
Retaining Wall
Earth
Screed (30 mm )
Terra Cotta Drainage Pipe
drawings | enlarged plans
enlarged second floor reflected ceiling plan
wall section model and drawing

20. Tectonic structures first bloomed in the 1800s which coincided with the industrial revolution and marked the birth of
pure tectonic structures that flourished in the “Salle des Imprimes” by Henri Labrouste. This opened one of the promi-
nent areas of study in the field of architecture and influenced the way contemporary architecture is approached. In
the pursuit to further investigate this topic, a furniture designer had asked for a new design for a furniture gallery as
well as its workshop and studio.
perspective render of the office and workplaces from the exterior perspective render of the interior furniture gallery space
S T R U C T U R A L T E C T O N I C S
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8
9

21. exploded axonometric
Interior partition wall
Concrete supporting base
Glass and mullions
Fibre glass skin
Vertical glass wall
N
drawings | plans
site plan floor plan 00

22. drawings | sections perspective render of exterior concrete seating
section AA section BB

23. 3d print model of two unitsiniitial structural concept using copper wire

24. K N O W L E D G E A R C H I V E
In response to your work in Bastakiya, I would like to engage your services on a new project that we might call a “Knowledge Archive”, for lack of a better term, located at Qanat Al
Qasba in Sharjah. The name or typology does not fully capture the scope and sensibility of the project I imagine, but I trust in your intellect and sensitivity. Please help me imagine a
place where one might visit in homage to knowledge and all that it entails. This place would accommodate, and be inspired by, a variety of activities familiar to the typology of the
library, book store, lecture hall and cafe, but it can not be limited to these known entities. Consider a full spectrum of activities, such as - lectures, library, café, book store, research
center, rare book archive, map archive, digital database, films, or even a museum—to create an architecture that is the inspirational domus for the mind as well as the senses.
I am looking for a project that recognizes the advancement of knowledge from its past forms, accommodates the present forms and looks to the future continue its advancement. I
trust that you will be able to accomplish an inspirational project that situates itself perfectly into its surroundings. While I have purchased a 540 m2 site adjacent to the existing Al
Qasba building, I would like to occupy, or provide interior space equal to approximately sixty-five (65%) percent of the site with the other thirty-five (35%) percent devoted to exterior
space, such as gardens, courtyards, and outdoor rooms: a variety of spatial experiences that activate all of our sensory perception. Local building codes require that the new architec-
ture does not exceed the volumetric parameters established by the height and width of the existing, adjacent building. The code does allow construction to extend to five meters
below the existing grade.
As this is essentially an addition to the existing building context, your proposal should address, or define, the entire volume of the site such that the addition communicates with the
existing rather than appear as not something completely foreign. We might say it has similar genes but is not an identical twin.
I look forward to your creations and the opportunity of working with you. I know that you will produce an inspirational, experiential, ephemeral architecture that will bring a tear to my
eyes.

25. floor plan 01
floor plan 00
floor plan 03
floor plan 02
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26. section BB section AA

27. level 00 level 01 level 02 level 03 level 04
photos of the structural model
diagrams of the structurual levels
photos of the final model in al qasba site

28. exterior render along with interior perspectives of the building showing
the public triple hieght space along with the more private and quieter
view of the entry staircase beside the skylight that extends throughout the levels of the building

29. D E T A I L W A L L
S E C T I O N
Roof concrete slab
Waterproofing membrane
Protective layer: Ballast
Insulating layer
Wall tie
Thermal insulation
Cavity
Brick exterior
Flashing
Whitewashed brick interior
Weep hole
Concrete floor slab
Rebar reinforcement
Concrete footing
Earth
Expansion joint
1.095m
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365mm
700mm
150mm

30. B A S T A K I Y A : L I V E / W O R K
You are asked to create an architecture that is both contextual and contemporary. This presumes a careful study of both conditions and a sustained search for connections across
time. Now is the time to combine material, experiential and spatial experimentation with an ongoing study of vernacular building traditions and landscape integration. As a proposal
for a full-scale endeavor, the project represents an opportunity to discover evocative, sublime, and subtle design opportunities a located in common typologies, pragmatic necessity,
and standard construction materials and methods. The projects should evidence an attempt to challenge the fragmentary nature of contemporary architectural practice in which draw-
ing and making, site and building, interior design and spatial container are too often seen as separate, codified realms of expertise. Specifically, a focus on spatial landscapes, outdoor
live/work space, vernacular and climatic influence, and a rigorous attention to material craft informs the basis for the project.
PRIVATE / PUBLIC INDOOR / OUTDOOR AXIAL
ORGANISATION
CIRCULATION
UP
PRIVATE
SEMI-PRIVATE
PUBLIC
INDOOR
OUTDOOR
PRIVATE CIRCULATION
PUBLIC CIRCULATION
PRIMARY AXIS
SECONDARY AXIS

31. floor plan 00 floor plan 01
section AA
entry elevation
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ENTRY
ELEVATION
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32. perspective renders cycling through the public gallery and courtyard,
aswell as the private entry to the living spaces
view to the public entry of the building towards the gallery and courtayrd

33. I N H A B I T A T I O N : T H E W A L L
perspective render of hot steam shower perspective render of cold bathing pool
Initial 2d diagrams illustrating the thought process that led to the final brick wall design. The diagrams show how the wall is treated in terms
of solid and void, and the attempt to create a gradtion of how porous the wall is in allowing light to filter through. Bricks were manipulated
and rotated in order to ahcieve other desired conditions.

34. 7m
2m
3m
T H E B R I C K W A L L
Initial 2d diagrams illustrating the thought process that led to the final brick wall design. The diagrams show how the wall is treated in terms
of solid and void, and the attempt to create a gradtion of how porous the wall is in allowing light to filter through. Bricks were manipulated and
rotated in order to ahcieve other desired conditions.
solid
void

35. 7m
3m
250mm 120mm
65mm
THE WALL: INTRODUCING VOIDS
INTERVAL SPACING BETWEEN BRICKS
250mm
240mm
230mm
SHIFTING ARRANGED IN VERTICAL MANNER
SHIFTING DECREASES BY
1
2
3
90mm
18
=10mm
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ILLUSTRATION OF VOIDS ALONG THE WALL
illustration of voids along the wallinterval spacing between bricks
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illustration of bricks rotating along the wallinterval rotation of bricks

36. T H E R E T R E A T
A prospective client requests the design of a small weekend and vacation dwelling on a site of spectacular natural beauty. The client is a single woman in
her middle thirties. She is a professor of classics at a university in Germany and has recently inherited a coastal property on the island of Cyprus in the east-
ern Mediterranean. Agriculturally, the property has little value due to the rocky soil, but it is located near the town where her mother’s family has lived for
generations. As a city dweller, she seeks a quiet retreat from the busy, urban, intensely social rituals of her professional life in favor of a direct relationship
with the surroundings through the spatial occupation with the place, in terms of weather, vegetation, and views. During much of the year the climate of the
Mediterranean region allows one to treat the outdoors as a simple extension of indoor living—windows and doors can remain open and much of life can
occur in the fresh air. To enhance this lifestyle outdoor spaces should be developed in association with the primary indoor living spaces.
Her immediate interest is the design of a path which celebrates and integrates the features of the site, provides places to sit and look, to write and read, to
create art, to converse and visit, to picnic and to access the beach.
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site section
contour interval 0.3m
site plan

37. PRIVATE ZONE
PUBLIC ZONE
GROUND PLANE
INHABITED SPACES
CIRCULATION
view of final model in the site, cyprus
3d narrative diagrams

38. floor plan ground floor plan
UP
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site section
section AA
section BB

40. Tareq Al Khawam
t: (965) 65566252
e: mtareq.alkhawam@gmail.com