3. Experience
Architect Intern | Amman
Seyam Architects
Responsibilities
• Design & Visualization
• Technical Problem-Solving
• Construction Drawings
May 2016 - July 2016
Architect / Research Intern | Amman
Columbia Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and
Preservation, Studio-X Amman
Responsibilities
• Analysis and Conceptualization Design.
• City Landscape and Architectural photography.
• Mapping and Visualization.
• Data collection and synthesizes.
Dec 2015 - Feb 2016
July 2015 - Aug 2015
Architect Intern | Amman
Architecture and Beyond
Responsibilities
• Design & Visualization
• Construction Drawings
July 2014 - Sep 2014
Education
The University of Jordan | Amman
B.Sc. Architecture Engineering
Excellent with 3.70 GPA - Highest ranked student 15’ -16’
2011 - 2016
Al Jubieha Secondary School | Amman
High School Diploma
Scientific Branch 98.5/100 score
2005 - 2011
Contact
+962 7980 54679
/somayya.abuhayeh
/somayya-abu-hayeh
S.AH20393@gmail.com
41,Ahmad Kayed Al-Awamleh
st., 11937 Amman (Jordan)
Skills
InDesign
Illustrator
Photoshop
Autocad 2D, 3D
3Ds Max
Sketchup
Vray Rendering
ArcGIS
WINDOWS VISTA,7,8 - MAC OS
Communication
Problem Solving
Creative and Critical thinking
Attention to Details
Analysis and Conceptualization
Multitasking
Team leadership
Hard Working
Technicality
Arabic
English
Japanese
Personal Skills
References
Training
Languages
Ambitious fresh architect,
interested in all design
scales, from interior to Urban
scale, specially interested in
sustainable housing and
urban planning issues, with
excellent communication,
Research, problem-solving
and leadership skills.
Profile
SOMAYYA ABU HAYEH
A R C H I T E C T , D E S I G N E R
Dr. Wael Al Azhari
w.alazhari@ju.edu.jo
Dr. Ghaleb sweis
gsweis@ju.edu.jo
Nora Akawi
na2366@columbia.edu
Jawad Dukhgan
jwd2134@columbia.edu
Mapping Amman Cultural Trail Workshop
GSAPP, Studio-X Amman -1 Aug
(60 hours) - Jul 2013
Certificate in 3ds max design 2014
(30 hours) - Jan 2012
Certificate in Sketch up Pro
(30 hours) - Jul 2011
Certificate in AutoCad
Frozen Imaginaries | City landscape and
Architectural photography workshop
GSAPP, Studio-X Amman - 15 Nov
5. USER STUDIES RESEARCH LAB | AMMANUSER STUDIES RESEARCH LAB | AMMAN
LOCATION : MOUNT NEBO | MADABA
IS A PROTOTYPICAL RESEARCH PLATFORM. PROVIDING AN IDEAL, FELXIBLE AND ADJUSTABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR STUDYING CONSUMER BEHAVIOR TOWARD A CERTAIN
BUSINESS INVESTMENT BEFORE, WHILE AND AFTER EXPERIENCING IT. THIS PROPOSED SCENARIO WILL TACKLE THE PRODUCTION OF ARCHITECTURAL SPACES.
THE MAIN GOAL OF MY THESIS IS TO INVESTIGATE THE POSSIBILITY OF GENERATING A COMPREHENSIVE USER EXPERIENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FACILITY TO
INVESTIGATE THE RANGE OF ARCHITECTURAL QUALITIES THAT PERMIT EVOLUTION IN SPACE AND FUNCTION AND ADAPT TO CHANGING NEEDS OF THE RESEARCH AND
USERS. CONNECTING BETWEEN THE [ ABSTRACTION ] AND [ REALITY ] OF THE ARCHITECTURAL SPACE.
6. HOUSING PROJECTS’ EXPERIMENT, JULY 4TH, SUNDAY 10:30 AM
TECHNOLOGY AND ARCHITECTURE EXPERIMENT, SEPTEMBER 20TH, TUESDAY 03:15 PM
TECHNOLOGY AND ARCHITECTURE EXPERIMENT, SEPTEMBER 20TH, TUESDAY 10:00 PM
1- PLATFORMS AS EXPLORATION ZONE
2- INDOOR EXPERIMENTS AND WORKING STATIONS
THE PROJECT THAT WILL NEVER LOOK THE SAME
APART FROM THE PRIMARY FIXED HOSTING STUCTURE AND SERVICES, ALL ELEMENTS
ARE DISMOUNTABLE TO ALLOW RE-USE AND A CHANGE OF USE SCENARIOS.THE
MODULAR SYSTEM OF LAB UNITS PROVIDES A SECONDARY CONSTRUCTION
FRAMEWORK, BUT ALLOWS THE USER TO MAKE CHANGES WITHIN EACH UNIT.
7. DESIGNER
RESEARCHER
USER
OBSERVEATTRACTED
INFORMED
SEE
LISTEN
LEARN
SOCIAL INTERACT
B E F O R E W H I L E A F T E R
PREDICTING
USERS BEHAVIOR
CONSTRUCTING
HYPOTHESIS
UNEASY
COMMUNICATION
IN NEED OF A
USER RESEARCH
PLATFORM
CURIOUS
INTERESTED
CARE STUDENT
DESIGNER
LEARN
PARTICIPATE
DESIGNER
RESEARCHER
USER
USER-DRIVEN
DESIGN
USER-ORIENTED
DESIGN
DATA BASE
USER RESEARCH
PRACTICAL
RESEARCH
EXPERIENCE
EDUCATED
AWARE
CARE SATICFIED
ENTERTAINED
BENEFICIAL
INVOLVE CHANGE
TRY UNDERSTAND
EXPERIENCE
INTERACT
INSPIRE
INFLUENCE
INTEGRATE
ILLUMINATE
EXPLORE
OBSERVE
DESIGN
DEVELOP
OBSERVE
PLAN
ANALYISE
IDENTIFY USERS INFORM EVALUATE
TRACK
MONITOR
++ + ++
OBSERVE
INTERACT
DESIGN
DEVELOP
OBSERVE
PLAN
ANALYISE
IDENTIFY NEEDS IMPLEMENT
TRACK
MONITOR
OBSERVE
DEFINE
INTERACT
DEVELOP
OBSERVE
DESIGN
ANALYISE
IDENTIFY PROBLEMS
TRACK
MONITOR
FRAME + GENERIC SPACE (BERNARD LEUPEN, 2006)
As structure is to interpretation, as competence is to performance, frame will be
to generic space. The adaptability of the space depends on its ability to provide
possibility of change and to accomodate it.
SCENARIO BUFFERING (STEWART BRAND, 1995)
One possible strategy to integrate flexibility into the design process is to
preddict several scenarios with different plausabilities so that the initial
programme turns into a more thorough idea of principles and guidelines.
The result of this action should contemplate what were initially unpredicted
situations in order to better respond to the unpredictable.
MODULARITY
The degree to which a system's components may be separated and recom-
bined. modularity can refer to the construction of an object by joining together
standardized units to form larger compositions, and/or to the use of a module
as a standardized unit of measurement and proportion.
APPROPRIATION
CREATION
OF
VARIETY
UTILIZATION
OF
SIMILARITIES
REDUCTION
OF
COMPLEXITIES
INTERACTIDENTIFY
INFORM
ATTRACT
INVOLVE
INFLUENCE
ILLUMINATEINTEGRATE
INSPIRE
Understand users interests and needs
Gain a mixture of users
Identify characteristics and roles
Inform about users role, study expectations, and their freedom
Focus on user needs and Enhance communication
Interact with diverse competencies
Inspire users to: Express themselves with their own terminology
and ideas inreturn inspire the design.
Empowerment of users for a spontaneous input
Integrate users’ needs into the design
Excavate into users stories, Illuminate from different views
Illuminate nuanced expressions
WEAKCONTROLINVOLVEMENT STRONGCONTROLINVOLVEMENTINVOLVEMENT BY DOING
B E F O R E W H I L E A F T E R
D E G R E E O F I N V O LV E M E N T
EXPLORE
PARTICIPANT
TIME
ACTIVITIES
DESIGNER/RESEARCHER HOUSING MODULE
EVOLUTIONARY CYCLE
EXPERIENCE
COCREATE EVALUATE
DEVELOP DEVELOPMENT
OBSERVE
DESIGN
INSTALLATION
EXPERIMENTATION MODIFICATION
ADAPTABILITY
USER INVOLVEMENT
HOUSING RESEARCH AS AN EXPERIMENT SCENARIO
8. BASIC UNIT ATTACH EXPAND REARRANGE
NEW BASIC UNIT GROW
Architects KieranTimberlake of Philadelphia used this structural
framing to create Cellophane House ,T-slotted aluminum
framing served as the structural framework to which other
building elements were swiftly attached. Just as the elements
were assembled easily, so were they disassembled easily and
stored for future redeployment, preserving the energy
T-SLOTTED ALUMINUM STRUCTURAL SYSTEM
FLEXIBLE HOUSE EXPERIMENT PROPOSAL
Cellophane House
embodied in the house materials. Offering the most extensive range of profiles, connectors and accessories on the
market, its unique T-slot design is specially engineered to provide high strength-to-weight ratios, fast assembly, easy
reconfiguration and superior fit and finish. Plus, the system’s bolt-together design saves significant design and
assembly time.
VERTICAL HYDRAULIC ,CARGO LIFT
PLATFORMS RAILS CONNECTION
MOVING WALL PANELS ,MODULES
CELING ATTACHED GANTRY CRANE
TRANSPERANT METAL SCREEN
BEAM -COLUMN CONNECTION
STRUCTURE CONNECTION AND JOINTS
T-SLOTTED ALUMINUM STRUCTURE TYPES
TRUSSES
MAIN PATH CEILING
-Components
MOVING MODULES
MOVING PLATFORMS
CIRCULATION
DETAILS
STRUCTURAL SYSTEM
COMPONENTS
STRUCTURAL COLUMNS
BEAMS AND TRUSSES
CEILING
9. STRUCTURAL PLANMATERIAL DETAILS
SCENARIO 1 ELEVATIONS AND SECTIONS
PLASTIC AND PCV WALL PANELSRAW CONCRETE PLATFORMSRETRACTABLE ROOF PERGOLAALUMINIUM STRUCTURE TRANSPERANT METAL SCREEN
NORTH ELEVATION 1:300
SECTION B-B 1:300
WEST ELEVATION 1:300
SECTION A-A 1:300
10. ORI-NANO REFUGEE TENT | AL ZAATRIORI-NANO REFUGEE TENT | AL ZAATRI
L O C AT I O N : A L Z A AT R I | A L M A F R A Q
VISION
GOALS
THIS PROJECT INVESTIGATES THE POOR CONDITIONS OF REFUGEES HOUSING. TO COME UP WITH A NEW HOUSING
CONCEPT,WE COMBINED ORIGAMI ART; SELF-FOLDING TECHNIQUE; AND NANOTECHNOLOGY. IN RESULT, DESIGNING
AN ORI-NANOTENTTHAT SATISFIESTHEIR NEEDS INA SAFE DIGNIFIEDAND SUSTAINABLE MANNER.
ALL REFUGEES ARE ABLE TO SATISFY THEIR SETTLEMENT AND SHELTER NEEDS IN A SAFE, DIGNIFIED AND
SUSTAINABLE MANNERWHEREVERTHEY LIVE,BE IT IN URBAN OR RURAL SETTINGS.
- CREATINGA PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEENTHE USERANDTHE SHELTER.
- CREATINGA FLEXIBLE PROTOTYPETO PROVIDEA COMMUNITY FEEL FOR REFUGEES.
-TREATING USER’S PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECT .
- PROMOTING SOCIAL INCLUSIONANDA CULTURE OF NON-VIOLENCEAND PEACE.
- PROVIDINGTHE COMFORTS OF CONTEMPORARY LIFE.
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11. A SHELTER THAT CAN STAND BY ITSELF .
SUSTAIN AND CHARGE ITSELF ,
STRUCTURALY , ENVIRONMENTALY AND
SOCIALY AND HAS THE ABLITY TO CONNECT
TO A COMMUNAL AND INFRUSTRUCTURAL
NETWORK AIMING AT FULLING REFUGEE
PHYSYOLOGICAL AND PSYCOLOGICAL
NEEDS
WHYTHIS FORM?
-IT HASTHE BEST RATIO OF SURFACE-AREA
TOVOLUME.
-HIGHLY ENERGY EFFICIENT,DISASTER
RESISTANT,RELATVELY LOW MAINTENANCE
ANDATTRACTIVE.
LIFE BATTERY
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13. DIGITAL ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY FACULTY| UNIVERSITY OF JORDANDIGITAL ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY FACULTY| UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN
L O C AT I O N : U N I V E R S I T Y O F J O R D A N | A M M A N
THIS PROJECT IS A “DIGITAL” EXTENSION PARALLEL TO THE EXISTING ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY FACULTY LOCATED IN THE UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN. TREES 12-15 M
HIGH WITHIN THE AREA INSPIRED DESIGNING VERTICAL ELEMENTS WITH BRIDGES CONNECTING THEM LEAVING THE TREES INTERSPERSED THROUGHOUT MASSING. THE
CONCEPT OF BUILDING AN ENVIRONEMNT THAT CREATES INNOVATORS, CONSTRUCTING THEIR OWN THEORIES, BUILDING UP THE SOCIETY IS INSPIRED BY “INITIATION” AS
A MAIN PROBLEM TO SOLVE IN EDUCATION.
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14. MORPHOLOGICAL APPROACH
ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
EXPOSED CIRCULATION AND STUCTURE, OUTDOOR
STUDIOS AND PLACED ON THE HIGHER LEVEL TO ENHANCE
MACRO SCALE OBSERVATION.
HIGH TECH LED ELEVATION WITH INDOOR OUTDOOR SPECI-
FIC PLACES FOR ADVANCED SCIENTIFIC OBSERVATION .
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15. SCHEMATIC PLANS
SOCIAL SHAFT
LIBRARIES, STUDY AREAS, FOOD COURTS AND SOCIAL
CLUBS NEEDED AND CONNECTED TO ALL DEPARTMENTS .
SHAFT OF 5 STORIES CONNECTED TO THE ELECTRICAL
DEPARTMENT AND SCIENCE DEPARTMENT, FULL OF EQUIP-
MENTS FOR PRACTICAL ACTIVITIES.
ELECTRICAL EXPERIMENTS SHAFT
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16. REHABILITATION RESORT | DEAD SEAREHABILITATION RESORT | DEAD SEA
TTHE NOVELTY OF THE DEAD SEA BEING THE LOWEST EMERGED POINT ON EARTH GIVES IT THE POTENTIALS TO BE AN ANSWER FOR ALL CONCERNS BY ALLOWING US TO
BE ONE WITH NATURE. IN THIS STUDIO WE WERE ASKED TO DESIGN A RESORT IN THE DEAD SEA. CONSIDERING THE LOCATION CHARACTERISTICS, I DECIDED TO DESIGN A
RESORT FOR BOTH REHABILITATION USE AND RECREATION USE. THE CHALLENGE WAS TO PROVIDE DIFFERENT KINDS OF SERVICES TO THE FULLEST AT ONE PLACE, BECAU-
SE OF THE THREE TYPES OF DEAD SEA WATER TREATMENTS AND DIFFERENT TYPES OF USERS.
L O C AT I O N : D E A D S E A | J O R D A N
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17. D E S I G N P R O C E S S
MORPHOLOGY AND PROGRAM
JOURNEY DIAGRAM
EXPLAINING THE SEQUENCE OF ACTIVITIES THE USER EXPERIENCING THROUGH THE
STREET-BEACH PATH.
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18. RESORTMASTERPLAN
CIRCULATIONDIAGRAM
THE MAIN STREET-BEACH PATH WAS PLACED ALONG AN
EXISTING MAN MADE FEATURE IN THE SITE, “WATER CANAL”. SO
THE USERS CAN ENJOY THE WATER FROM THE BEGINING OF THE
PROJECT AND TO GUIDE THEM TO THE SEA
SUB PATHS LEADING TO MAIN ACTIVITY NODES BETWEEN
BUILDINGS WITH DIFFERENT CHARACTERISTICS TO LEAD THE
USER ALWAYS TO THE MAIN PATH IF LOST
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19. VARIOUS PATHS , EXPERIENCES AND ACTIVITIES FOR
BOTH PATIENTS , VISITORS
SUSPENDED PATHS AND GREENERY TO MAINTAIN
THE REAL IMAGE OF DEADSEA NATURE
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20. MIXED USE BUILDING | AMMANMIXED USE BUILDING | AMMAN
L O C AT I O N : A L - M A D I N A H S T. | A M M A N
AL-MADINAH STREET IS KNOWN TO BE BUSY AND HAS THE MAIN ACCESS TO MANY FACILITIES IN THE CAPITAL AMMAN. IN SUCH A BUSY STREET FULL OF RESTAURANTS,
HOTELS, CAFES, AND OTHER SERVICES, WE WERE ASKED TO DESIGN A MIXED-USE BUILDING THAT WILL DIVERSELY PROVIDE FOR THE RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL
SERVICES WHICH ARE ALREADY IN ABUNDANCE THERE.THE CHALLENGE WAS TO DESIGN A UNIQUE BUILDING AS AN ATTRACTION NODE AFTER THE COMPREHENSIVE ANALY-
SIS OF THE LOCALE BUILDINGS AND THE REPEATED EXPERIENCE, I THOUGHT OF CHANGING THE EXPRESSION OF EACH FUNCTION PROVIDING A DISTINCT EXPERIENCE.
SiteArea :10500 m2 , Foot print :4320 m2, BuiltupArea :16200 m2
MAIN PLAZA BETWEEN THE TWO MASSES
PROJECT PROGRAM
SITE PLAN
ACCORDING TO SITE CONSTRAINS , 2 PARKING ENTRANCES WERE USED ,2 MAIN PEDESTRIAN
ENTRANCES ,THE BUILDING WAS DIVIDED INTO TWO MASSES .
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21. DIVIDING FUNCTION
INTO GROUPS FORCES
CONNECTIONS
PUBLIC
SEMI PUBLIC
PLAZA FORCES RESPONSE
HEXAGON UNIT
REPEATED
SCALED
ROTATED
CHANGING THE COMMON EMPRESSION FOR EACH FUNCTION | RETHINKING OF A NEW IMAGE
THE HEXAGON SHAPE SAVES AND COMBINES, DOES MAKE THE MOVEMENT EASIER ,THAT SIMPLE ACTION “TWIST” IS TO HANDLE THE STREAMLINE, STRUCTURE AND TO
PROVIDE BUILDING USER WITH A NEW EXPERIENCE ABOUT BUILDING INTERNAL SPACE
TAKING “PEOPLE-ORIENTED” PRINCIPLE, THE BUILDING SHAPE IS ADJUSTED ACCORDING TO USER’S NEEDS
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22. PLAZA AS AN ENTRANCE FROM PARKING
BESIDE THE TWO PEDISTRIAN ENTRANCES
CREATED A SPECIAL USER EXPERIENCE AND
ACTED AS THE MAIN SOCIAL GATHERING
AREA
RESIDENTIAL UNITS WITH ITS FACILITIES ARE
IN THE FAR SIDE OF THE BUSY STREET ,
COMMERCIAL AND RETAILS DEFINE THE
STREET SIDE ELEVATION
TWO HORIZONTAL BRIDGES CONNECTING
THE TWO PARTS OF THE PROJECT DEFINING
FOUR MAIN VERTICAL CIRCULATION CORES
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23. NIGHT SHOT SHOWING THE EFFECT OF THE
NEW IMPRESSION MADE AS AN IMAGE FOR
A MIXED USE BUILDING , CREATING A
CONTRAST WITH THE SURROUNDINGS YET
MAKING A UNIQUE EXPERIENCE
THIS PROJECT CONTAINS NUMBER OF ,
RESTAURANTS, CAFES, CINEMAS,
MULTI-PURPOSE HALL , DWELLINGS , GYM
AND KIDS DAYCARE
FADED LIGHTS WITH NO COLORS MAKE THE
PROJECT POP OUT IN A STEET FULL OF
LIGHTS, COLORS AND CRWODS
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24. OPENING UP A DIALOGE WITH THE SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT (NATURE AND HISTORY).
NATURE DEFINED BY HORIZONTAL AXISES OF HANGING GARDENS AND VARIETY
OF GREENERY.
MOUNT NEBO MOTEL | MADABAMOUNT NEBO MOTEL | MADABA
PROVIDING THE MAXIMUM INDIRECT VIEW, MAKING THE VISITOR CURIOUS TO
EXPLORE WHATS NEXT AND WHATS SURROUNDING.
HISTORY DEFINED BY A MAIN AXIS THAT WORKS AS A DYNAMIC SPACE OF
INTERACTION BETWEEN THE MASSES AND AS A MAIN CIRCULATION PAATH.
MAIN AXIS OF VIEW
HISTORICAL TIMELINE
LIBRARY
MOSAIC GALLERY
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NEAR AN ELEVATED RIDGE IN JORDAN, APPROXIMATELY 817 METRES (2,680 FT) ABOVE SEA LEVEL, MENTIONED IN THE BIBLE AS THE PLACE WHERE MOSES WAS GRAN-
TED A VIEW OF THE PROMISED LAND, NEXT TO THE REMAINS OF A BYZANTINE CHURCH AND MONASTERY. WE WERE ASKED TO DESIGN A MOTEL FOR TOURISTS. A BUIL-
DING THAT OPENS UP A DIALOGUE WITH THE SURROUNDINGS WAS DESIGNED TO EVOKE THE COMBINATION BETWEEN THE RICH HISTORY AND THE STUNNING NATURE
OF THE SITE.
LOCATION : MOUNT NEBO | MADABA
25. TWO GLASS BOXES WERE ADDED AS VERTICAL ELEMENTS BALANCING THE GEOMETRY, YET AS CIRCULATION NODES STARTING AND ENDING THE MAIN PATH OF THE PROJ-
ECT AND WORK AS AN INDOOR ALTERNATIVE FOR IT . THE USE OF STONES AND RAW CONCRETE AS BUILDING MATERIAL SHOWS CONTRADICTION BETWEEN PUBLIC AND
PRIVATE AREAS , MODERN AND TRADITIONAL , NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL.
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- ENHANCING CONTINUITY AND INTEGRATION IN FUNCTIONS , FROM LESS TO MORE IMPORTANT “ MAIN MUSALA”
- EACH FOLD DEFINES A FUNCTION .
REFLECTING MODERNITY IN THE RELIGOUS DESIGN OF A LOCAL MOSQUE YET MAINTAIN THE MAIN FUNCTIONS
REQUIRED.
CONCEPTUAL APPROACH
SITE PLAN
MOSQUE PROJECT | AMMANMOSQUE PROJECT | AMMAN
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LOCATION : ABDOUN | AMMAN
DESIGNING A PLACE OF WORSHIP IS CRTITICAL, IN A CONTEXT DEFINED IT WITH SPECIFIC ELEMENTS THROUGH TIME. THE CHALLENGE WAS TO PROPOSE SOMETHING NEW
, TO PROVE THAT THESE ELEMENTS CAN CHANGE BY TIME AND PLACE.
33. RESIDENTIAL BUILDING INTERIOR DESIGN | SEYAM ARCHITECTSRESIDENTIAL BUILDING INTERIOR DESIGN | SEYAM ARCHITECTS
DURING TASHKEEL SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM , AN INTERIOR DESIGN PROJECT OF A RESIDENTIAL BUILDING DESIGNED BY SEYAM ARCHITECTS WAS ASSIGNED TO
ME. DESIGN PROCESS AND VISUALIZATIONS WERE MY RESPONSIBILITY
MAIN INTERIOR AREAS THAT WERE DESIGNED : MAIN ENTRANCE , TYPICAL CORRIDOR TO MASTER BEDROOM , MASTER BEDROOM , LOBBU , LIVVING AREA WITH
KITCHEN AND PARKING . WORKING IN PARALLEL WITH THE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT AND RESPONDNG TO THE MAIN DESIGN IDEAS.
LOCATION : JUBIEHA AMMAN
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MAPPING AMMAN CULTURAL TRAILS WORKSHOP | STUDIO-X AMMANMAPPING AMMAN CULTURAL TRAILS WORKSHOP | STUDIO-X AMMAN
THIS WORKSHOP WAS A PILOT STUDY TO EXPLORE WAYS THAT THE CULTURAL HERITAGE OF AMMAN CAN BE UNDERSTOOD AND INTERPRETED IN THE CONTEMPORARY
CONTEXT AND VIEWED AS A RESOURCE TO CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS MORE SOCIALLY AND ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE URBAN FUTURES. THROUGH A SERIES OF
VISUAL EXERCISES WE COLLABORATED ON THE MAPPING OF THE CULTURAL RESOURCES IN THE CITY, BOTH TANGIBLE AND INTANGIBLE, IT WAS LED BY JYOTI
HOSAGRAHAR, ADJUNCT ASSISTANT PROFESSOR AT GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE, PLANNING AND PRESERVATION AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY ( GSAPP) , AND
FOUNDER/DIRECTOR OF THE SUSTAINABLE URBANISM INTERNATIONAL LAB.
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THE TWO PROPOSED TOURS FOLLOW A CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER, CHARACTERIZED BY THE BREAK BETWEEN THE DESTRUCTION OF THE CITY BY SEVERAL EARTHQUAKES
AROUND 750 AD, AND ITS REBIRTH IN THE LATE 19TH CENTURY WHEN HUNDREDS OF CIRCASSIANS SETTLED IN AMMAN DURING THEIR EXODUS.THESE TOURS FOCUS SPECIFI-
CALLY ON THE EVOLUTION OF THE CITY AFTER 1921, WHEN IT WAS SELECTED BY KING ABDULLAH I AS THE NEWLY CREATED EMIRATE OF TRANSJORDAN’S CAPITAL.
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FOLLOWING THE TOURS YOU WILL EASILY UNDERSTAND HOW THE CITY GREW, HOW THE ARCHITECTURE STYLES CHANGED, AND HOW THE PUBLIC SPACES EVOLVED TO
MEET (OR NOT) THE NEW REQUIREMENTS OF MODERN LIFE. FURTHERMORE, WHILE SIGNIFICANT BUILDINGS AND PUBLIC SPACES ARE HIGHLIGHTED IN EACH TOUR.
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Character-defining Features ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
The Architecture in Amman in the 1940s and 1950s emphasizes the horizontal lines by the use of
pure forms and shapes. Pay attention to the railings, windows and doors that combine circles and
lines (1), the glazed galleries (2), the use of geometric shapes in decorative details (3), the use of
blinds (4), and the relationship between the street and the garden (5).
1940s·1950s·1960s
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The urban villas and the town houses share several architectural features that will help you to iden-
tify them, such as the use of white limestone with a few recurring layouts (1), the combination of
two windows with a door between them (2), the use of a few characteristic and almost standarized
windows (3) and railings (4), and the closing of the property with delicate iron fences (5).
1920s·1930s
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38. SEAM HOUSE | SOLAR DECATHLON MIDDLE EAST COMPETETIONSEAM HOUSE | SOLAR DECATHLON MIDDLE EAST COMPETETION
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THE LOGIC AND CONCEPT OF OUR PROPOSED PROJECT IN THE SOLAR DECATHLON ME INISIATIVE WAS FORMED TO CREATE A DESIGN THAT INTEGRATES ARCHITECTU-
RAL AND ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS GUIDED BY TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS TO ACHIEVE A FLEXIBLE PROTOTYPE THAT IS ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY AND ENERGY
EFFICIENT IN RESPONSE TO THE CLIMATIC CONDITIONS OF DUBAI BY INCORPORATING PASSIVE DESIGN STRATEGIES AND MECHANICAL SYSTEMS TO HARNESS POWER
FROM NATURAL RESOURCES, IT IS ALSO BOTH SCALABLE AND MODULAR SO IT ADAPTS TO THE DIFFERENT SIZE, IDENTITY AND LIVING PREFERENCE OF DUBAI’S VAST
AND DIVERSE COMMUNITY CREATING A BALANCE BETWEEN THE INTELLECTUAL, STRUCTURAL AND SPATIAL FORM AND THEIR CONTINUOUS RELATIONSHIP WITH THE
CONTEXT AND ENVIRONMENT .
LOCATION : DUBAI | UAE
40. FROZEN IMAGINARIES MAPPING AND PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP | STUDIO X AMMANFROZEN IMAGINARIES MAPPING AND PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP | STUDIO X AMMAN
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A MAPPING AND PHOTOGRAPHIC DOCUMENTATION OF ABANDONED BUILDINGS AND RESIDENTIAL PROJECTS IN AMMAN WORKSHOP HELD AT STUDIO X AMMAN IN
COLLABORATION WITH ANTONIO OTTOMANELLI. FROZEN IMAGINARIES RESEARCH INITIATIVE, WHICH IS EXPLORING VARIOUS TYPOLOGIES OF HOUSING IN AMMAN, PAR-
TICULARLY LOOKING AT SPECULATIVE PROJECTS THE FELL SHORT OF REALIZING THEIR INTENDED RESULTS, OR DECAYING TESTIMONIES OF THE CITY'S UNREALIZED
VISION. THE PROJECT WILL BOTH DOCUMENT AND ANALYZE FROZEN CONSTRUCTION SITES OR SUSPENDED AND ABANDONED RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS AND REAL
ESTATE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.
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