The project idea was inspired by performance art, specically the study of ballet dancers' movements and stripping them down into lines and shapes to create the internal space, elements, and basic forms of theaters, using them as a general guideline for design, with the aim of generating a design that is characterized by dynamism.
Student
Khaled Ibrahem Mohamed
University
Faculty of Fine Arts, Alexandria University, Department of, Interior Architecture
Tools used
AutoCAD, Autodesk 3ds Max, V-ray, Adobe Photoshop
Project name
Performing Arts Center
Semester
The second semester
Location
Lakeside King Mariout, Alexandria, Egypt
Built area
The overall architectural project” 22600 m²” - But the interior spaces that has been studied” 2000 m²"
Site area
Lakeside King Mariout
Status
Concept Design, Graduation Project
Typology
Cultural Architecture > Cultural Center
The Main idea of choosing this type of projects ‘Transportation Hub’ is due to the need of solving a functional and social problem which is lack of transportation and crowdness on the ring road of el marg in cairo ‘egypt’.
Student
Muhhamed Hesham Abdelraouf
University
Helwan University “Mataria Branch”
Teacher
Ahmed Halim, T.A. Mohamed Alaa
Tools used
SketchUp, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Project name
Transportation Hub “El Birka-Station’’ Metro & Monorail Space
Location
El Marg, Cairo, Egypt
Status
Graduation Project
Typology
Metro & Monorail Station, Commercial, Headquarter
While designing the restaurant we wanted to create a warm and inviting atmosphere by using natural materials such as wood, stone and live plants these materials can help bring an outdoor feel to the interior plus the open court in the middle and the wall openings gives the whole natural experience to the design.
Project name
Aura Café & Restaurant
Tools used
Revit, Autodesk 3ds Max,V-ray, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Asmaa Kamel
Design team
Asmaa Kamel, Muhammed Kamel
Collaborators
Muhammed Kamel
Visualization
Asmaa Kamel, Muhammed Kamel
Typology
Hospitality › Restaurant
The building evokes a sense of modernity and simplicity with its seamless lines and striking angles. The structure appears to be a large, single-story building with a flat roof and towering glass windows that engulf the entirety of the front facade. The monochromatic color scheme of whites and greys give a clean and minimalist feel, while the contr...
Project name
VFF Mountain Lake House
Architecture firm
Mohamed El Sayed
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, Corona Renderer, Adobe Photoshop
Design team
Mohamed El Sayed
Visualization
Mohamed El Sayed
Typology
Residential › House
THE MULTILATERAL Most of employees have their own problem with workplaces ambiences, the majority of headquarters and offices does not mimic employee’s utopian microcosm which is workplaces.
Student
Abdallah Kamel Mnyawy
University
Ain Shams University
Teacher
Assoc Prof. Ayman Assem, Eng. Muhammed H. Darwish.
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Grasshopper, Autodesk 3ds Max, Corona Renderer, Adobe Photoshop
Project name
THE MULTILATERAL
Status
Graduation Project
Typology
Commercial, Headquarter
What is a mosque? For a Muslim to pray, all he needs is a clean place and a direction toward the Kaaba. But the function of the mosque has a much more significant role, a space that reframes the spaces to encourage community use alongside its purpose as a sacred worship space.
Project name
Riyadh Mosque
Location
Riyadh Village, Abu Kabir, Sharqia Governorate, Egypt
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Autodesk 3ds Max, Autodesk Revit, V-ray, Enscape, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, Nik Collection
Principal architect
Abdallah Mekkawi, Abdelrahman Adel
Design team
Abdallah Mekkawi, Abdelrahman Adel, Tarek Wagih
Collaborators
Ahmed Marie
Visualization
Abdallah Mekkawi, Abdelrahman Adel
Client
Riyadh Village Community
Typology
Religious › Mosque
“The Cairo Sketches” are architectural explorations using Midjourney, an AI text to image generator. The purpose of this art project is to re-investigate the Islamic geometry using more recent mathematical principles. As an Egyptian architect I found it thrilling to apply these concepts over the Mamluk building’s Facade in Cairo.
Project name
The Cairo Sketches
Architecture firm
Hassan Ragab
Principal architect
Hassan Ragab
Visualization
Hassan Ragab
Typology
Future Architecture
HOLOPLOT delivers one-of-a-kind audio solution for monumental Egyptian Mosque. HOLOPLOT has provided its audio expertise and X1 Matrix Array sound system for the 10.000sqm Misr Mosque in Egypt. The project features a fully concealed sound system with drastically reduced speaker positions.
Written by
Iris Herscovici
