This portfolio document provides an overview of Sheldon Fonseca's academic and personal design works from 2015. It includes chapters summarizing his academic projects for an urban design proposal, an arts district proposal, a housing proposal, and a primary school design. It also includes chapters on design competitions and personal works. The document is intended to showcase Sheldon's skills and experience in architecture, urban design, and creative works.

1. PORTFOLIO
A collection of design and creative works by Sheldon Fonseca
2015
D E S I G N

2. ABOUT
Born and raised in the City of Dubai, Sheldon Fonseca
has just completed five succesful years of Undergraduate
studies in Architecture at the Canadian University of Dubai.
He enjoys collaborating with others as part of a team and
brings forward a set of skills gained throughout his years
of study. He is passionate in areas of art and design
and also enjoys the opportunity to learn and acquire new
skills and softwares to help him in his future endeavors.
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CONTENTS
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ACADEMIC WORK
DESIGN PROPOSAL FOR BUR DUBAI URBAN PROJECT
ARTS DISTRICT: ART MUSEUM - DOWNTOWN DUBAI
JUMEIRAH HOUSING
DESIGN PROPOSAL FOR SHEIKH ZAYED ROAD
BRITISH PRIMARY SCHOOL
COMPETITIONS
NAJAH KIOSK FOR CANADIAN UNIVERSITY OF DUBAI
PERSONAL WORK
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4. ACADEMIC WORK
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5. Project:
DESIGN PROPOSAL FOR BUR DUBAI URBAN PROJECT
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Enhancing the old part of
Dubai into a modern social
hub with more stylish designed
shops and souqs along the core
was the objective of the project.
From the existing plan of this
district, buildings with poor
maintenance and quality were
seen as a threat and were
removed to make place for
more well elaborated and
lavish buildings for residents.
Along the creek the social hub
creates a path for users that
lead them straight into the
Gold Souk from the Historic
Buildings or the Metro located
on the left side on the Site plan.
Road mobility was carefully
analysed, thus leading to the
decision of two way roads
becoming one way with the
addition of secondary roads to
help with the ease of traffic flow.
Site Plan of the Bur Dubai project

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Creek side Elevation - Social Hub
Section through the District
Section of the Social Hub Street Section
The sections helped to
understand the proportion
of space needed between
building typologies as well
as identifying the shade
study between buildings.
Elevations on the other hand
were to be traditional and
be in harmony with the site.

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Hotel Apartments Plot Day and Night images - semi-private park
Behind this social hub lay
mixed dwelling units. This
particular plot revolves around
a semi-private park for its users.
The dome on the roof is taken
as a traditional element and
enclosed within it, is a restaruant
that overlooks the creek.
The issue of parking is solved
by adding a basement to the
existing ground floor parking.
Alleyways between these
three buildings are not visually
connected to the opposite
alleys in the plot, this gives
a sense of privateness and
reduces the public pedestrian
flow from entering into the park.
Section - Displaying Levels

11. Project: Area: Location
ARTS DISTRICT: ART MUSEUM - 11,950sqm - DOWNTOWN DUBAI
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This institutional project
was undertaken by three
students, including myelf, where
we were given an empty plot
located in the Downtown Dubai
vicinity. Our buildings included
a Library, an Art Museum
and a Performing Art Center.
Our chosen concept was Air, Land
and Water, in which we decided
after alot of teamwork planning
that the Library would be raised
and supported on columns
to resemble air. The Museum
would sculpt from the ground
and have and organic rock form
and the Performing Art Center
would incoporate the Water
Pond nearby into the project.
Site Plan of the Arts District

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The Art Museum of Downtown Dubai
follows the concept of land bringing
people in from the districts area.
It features a sculpture park located in
the center and acting like a courtyard.
The last floor exhibits modern contemporary
artwork from artists all over the world.
The aim of this project was to enable maximum
daylight into the large organic structure.
The floor above exhibits local UAE based artwork
which guides occupants from the main entrance
to the secondary exit, directed in a loop pattern.
One of the unique functions of this level is its
outdoor balcony which faces the boulevard.
Basement Plan First Floor Plan Second Floor Plan

15. Project: Site Area: Location
JUMEIRAH HOUSING - 366,000sqm - UMM SUQEIM
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The Jumeirah Housing
project’s goal was to
create a luxurious and
friendly district that would
house diverse nationalities.
A mix between modernism
and contemporary design
was initially the way to go.
Multiple analysis were
carried out, one of which
is the SWOT Analysis.
SWOT is the abbreviation
for Strength, Weakness,
Oppurtunity and Threat,
that we were to conduct
to prove that the project
was suitable for its location.
The project includes
Residential apartments and
Townhouses. In the site
plan you can see that the
Townhouses are placed at the
exterior sides of the plot and
the residential apartments
are placed along the central
area of the plot. This concept
was chosen for reasons of
privacy, access, pedestrian
density and traffic build-up.
Site & SWOT Analysis

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Site Plan of the Jumeirah Housing Project in contrast with the Burj Al Arab

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The Apartment unit consists
of 3 bedroom flats, where
two larger sides of the bulding
face the service roads whereas
the shorter sides face into
the plot’s community park.
All Residential buildings in the
project are G+3 in floors, where
the ground floor is strictly
for retail and the floors
above are the apartments.
Typical Floor Plan - 3 bedroom apartment

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The Townhouse unit is a
3 bedroom contemporary
design ideally for expatriates.
It contains a front porch
and a backyard garden.
The color choice of white,
grey and black was to
allow the minimalist effect
to take place and having
wood panels as the decor.
Since townhouses are exposed
to only two sides, clerestory
skylights was the alternate
solution to be introduced.
Floor Plans - Townhouse Unit - Family

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23. Project:
DESIGN PROPOSAL FOR SHEIKH ZAYED ROAD
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Existing Master Plan of Sheikh Zayed Road - with location

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One of my most creative urban
plannedproposalsforthemost
used Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai.
Alot of consideration went into
designing a more established hub
for its users while also introducing
a green environment which is
lacking in the current masterplan.
The idea of the organic walkway
comes from breaking up the
rigid grid between the vertical
builidngs and horizontal highway.
Introduction of a cycle track and
outdoor patios for restaurants.
Materials:
Walkway - Wooden Planks
Patio - Stone
Track - Bitumen Aggregate

27. Project: Area: Location
BRITISH PRIMARY SCHOOL - 4,600sqm - AL WASL
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Site plan of the British Primary School
Through process work and
site analysis, I was able to
achieve appropriate exterior
facades relating to the concept.
The idea of vertical and
horizontal grid elements is
key to the design’s challenge.
The spaces in between these grid
elements are to act as primary
and secondary circulation for the
building amongst the functions.
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Considered all of the
necessary elements essential
to British Education, while also
maintaining a relation with
the UAE local building codes.
The Brisitsh Primary School
Project was to shape our
skills in detail drawings and
enable us to understand
how structural details can
be integrated with design.
The heart of the building
marks the social point
of the school where an
open auditorium is placed
to accommodate multiple
functions, such as, assemblies,
lectures and gatherings.
The facades of the building
are a group of horizontal
and vertical panels to
illustrate the concept and
also act as shading device.s
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Project:
School
Al Wasl Area,
Jumeirah 1,
Dubai, UAE
Architect:
Sheldon Fonseca
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TENDER
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Instructor:
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Dr. Farouk Benouared
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Project:
School
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Architect:
Sheldon Fonseca
NOTES:
TENDER
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ID: 101200083
09-MAY-2013
Instructor:
Dr. Hamoud Dekkiche
Dr. Farouk Benouared
Course:
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Project:
School
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Architect:
Sheldon Fonseca
NOTES:
TENDER
ID: 101200083
Instructor:
Dr. Hamoud Dekkiche
Dr. Farouk Benouared
Course:
ARCH 331 - Integrated Design
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Revision Date Sign Index
KEY PLAN
Scale Date Drawn Controlled Project No
Drawing Title Drawing No. Index
Drawing Title Drawing No. Index
Project:
School
Al Wasl Area,
Jumeirah 1,
Dubai, UAE
Architect:
Sheldon Fonseca
NOTES:
TENDER
DOCUMENT
ID: 101200083
09-MAY-2013
Instructor:
Dr. Hamoud Dekkiche
Dr. Farouk Benouared
Course:
ARCH 331 - Integrated Design
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Detailed Ground & First Floor Plan

31. COMPETITIONS
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32. Project:
CANADIAN UNIVERSITY DUBAI KIOSK
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The idea behind the design
was to translate the Canadian
University of Dubai’s slogan “a
portal to Canadian education” into
3 dimensional form. The panels
along the wall of the kiosk
continue to change & progress
in shape and size as the user
moves through the “portal”.
The profile of the wall panels
are raised as they reach the
back wall. This is symbolic of
reaching the end of the portal.
The kiosk provides a lounge,
3 meeting areas, technical/
storage space and a reception
desk. There is additional digital
interactive function incorporated
into the central circulation space.
The materials are primarily
reclaimed timber and pressboards
formed into panels and shaped
into the form of ribs. Reused
building materials minimize the
environmental impact. The opening
along the walls on all four sides
allow enough daylight to reduce
the need for artificial lighting.

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Front View
Side View

36. PERSONAL WORK
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37. ARTWORK & SKETCHES
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