portfolio jan 2012
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Omar Abozekry's portfolioTRANSCRIPT
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Name
Nationality
Address
Phone
Omar MOUNIR ABOZEKRY AHMED AKL
Egyptian
8 Taha El-Dinary street, 7th district, Nasr city, Cairo,
Egypt.
002 0100 40 44 106
EDUCATION
2011 BSC Architectural Engineering (Ain Shams
University). CAIRO, EGYPT.
2010 BAUHAUS DESSAU SUMMER SCHOOL.
LANGUAGES ARABIC Fluent
ENGLISH Fluent
FRENCH Semi-fluent
CAD SKILLS BIM: ARCHICAD, REVIT ARCHITECTURE
DRAFTING: AUTOCAD
GRAPHIC DESIGN: ADOBE PHOTOSHOP
SUSTAINABLE BUILDING DESIGN SOFTWARE:
DESIGN BUILDER, ECOTECT ANALYSIS
3D SOFTWARE: 3DS MAX, GOOGLE
SKETCHUP, GRASSHOPPER(RHINO),
RHINOCEROS, VRAY MAX, VRAY SKETCHUP.
EXPERIENCE
2011September - current Cairo, Egypt
Magaz Magazine - Contributor.
2011April - current Giza, Egypt
Human Nature LLC - (Interior and Furniture
Design Firm) Junior designer/drafter.
2011July Alexandria, Egypt
Para-moiré (Parametric moiré) - workshop
2011July Atlanta, GA, USA
Atlanta Beltline Project - Cross cultural pro-
gram (Ainshams University, Clemson Univer-
sity)
SEE THE PROJECT ONLINE
2011May Cairo, Egypt
Basurama - Solid Urban waste workshop
2011February Cairo, Egypt
Zero Energy Building Design - workshop
2010 September Cairo, Egypt
Sednawi Rehabilitation competition - As-
sisted professional Architect.
2010July Dessau, Germany
Bauhaus Summer School 2010
SEE THE PROJECT VIDEO ONLINE
2010April New Cairo, Egypt
1st prize winner - Namaa architecture
design contest (Office building design)
2009August Cairo, Egypt
UNION MEDITERRANENNE DES ARCHITEC-
TES - workshop
2009July, August Cairo, Egypt
Art Line Group (Design Office) - Intern
2008July, August Doha, Qatar
Ashghal Schools - On site training
2007July, August Doha, Qatar
Al-Reem complex - On site training.
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ARCHITECTURE
WORKSHOPS
SHOPPING ON A BIKE ATLANTA, USA, JULY 2011 1
OPERA SQUARE REHABILITATION CAIRO, JANUARY 2011 5
NAMAA STUDENT COMPETITION NEW CAIRO, APRIL 2010 7
COURTHOUSE ASWAN, FEBRUARY 2010 11
PARA-MOIRÉ ALEXANDRIA, JULY 2011 14
SOLID URBAN WASTE CAIRO, MAY 2011 15
ZERO-ENERGY BUILDING DESIGN CAIRO, FEBRUARY 2011 16
GLOBAL HOME PLATTE DESSAU, GERMANY, JULY2010 17
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ARCHITECTURE
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SHOPPING ON A BIKE
Client: Atlanta Beltline project under the
Cross cultural exchange program
(Ainshams & Clemson universities) .
Goal: Shopping center for the active life-
style.
Project type: Commercial
Area: 15,000 m2
Location: Atlanta, GA, United States
Project Year: 2011
Design: Omar Abozekry
illustrations: Omar Abozekry
The building consists of 4 shopping floors
surrounding a public space for outdoor ca-
fés and park for joggers, skaters and bikers
|ARCHITECTURE 1
Designed with the active person in-mind, this
mall takes Atlanta’s temperamental weather
to mind, and creates a fun and comfortable
outdoor walking and cycling environment
for its clientele.
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GROUND FLOOR PLAN
FIRST FLOOR PLAN
THIRD FLOOR PLAN
Bike Parking places are in each floor.
|ATLANTA, GA, USA |COMMERCIAL |SHOPPING ON A BIKE
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|ARCHITECTURE
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Vertical bicycle parking slots are available in shop façades giving cyclists peace of mind.
The building is divided into four sections
that form a closed continuous shopping
corridor. Between each section, ramps
are available for visitors to move to the
next level, +/- 1meter. For those with less
time, elevators are available for both
shoppers and their bicycles.
|ATLANTA, GA, USA |COMMERCIAL |SHOPPING ON A BIKE
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OPERA SQUARE conceptual university project
Client: University project
Project type: Cultural
Goal: Redesigning the historical Opera
square in the heart of colonial Cairo.
Area: 35,000 m2
Location: Cairo, Egypt
Project Year: 2011
Design: Omar Abozekry
illustrations: Omar Abozekry
|ARCHITECTURE |CONCEPTUAL DESIGN
The building is designed to provide the users a special experience, As they start their visit from the “Opera
square” when the sloped passage takes them to the underground theater entrance, bookshops and other
cultural products as a contemporary vision for the renowned “soor el azbakeya”. The road takes you up
again to Attaba square, where you find the museums combined together:
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We were asked to redesign the linking area between the Islamic old city of Cairo and the colonial part built in
the 19th century, more than 100 years ago a magnificent opera house was built in what is called today “opera
square”. This opera house was burnt as a result of a massive fire in the 70s, replaced by an ugly garage building to
overcome the increasing traffic in this busy part of the Egyptian capital. Now the city has decided to convert the
area again to a cultural area.
An open theater is designed as an addition to
the “National theater” already existing. Also an
underground theater accessed by two buildings
at the Opera square, and the Post museum
plaza.
|CAIRO, EGYPT |CULTURAL |OPERA SQUARE
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NAMAA STUDENT COMPETITION FIRST PRIZE
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A key feature of the building is a nexus of green planters as an ecological corridor con-
necting all spaces of the building. Also facilitating fire escape .
-1 parking floor entry
-2 parking floor entry
Terraces for the offices
Parking ventilation
1ST PRIZE WINNER
Client: Student competition
Project type: Office building
Goal: Designing an office building ergo-
nomically to reach the maximum comfort
standards inside the work space.
Area: 35,000 m2
Location: Cairo, Egypt
Project Year: 2010
Design: Omar Abozekry Ahmed Eid, Mo-
hamed Hassan, Karim Wahba
Illustrations: Ahmed Eid
COMPETITION WEBSITE
Meeting rooms
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The building Façades are fac-
ing south which causes extra
heat gain during working times
Subtraction of form in the
southern façade would mini-
mize heat gain.
A Café place has been in-
serted between the building
floors, and a place for long
breaks in the ground floor.
|ARCHITECTURE |FIRST PRIZE
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Naturally ventilated meeting room
Extra 1056 m2 of offices to the
basement
140 car parking places
Food outlet
Plaza for mid-day
breaks.
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Further subtraction of forms to
allow natural ventilation from
the North-west to reach the
building. Green terraces have
been added to capture the
breeze.
Beams which define the space and work as a shading device, The screen enclosure
creating the green void protects it from southern sun during working hours, and it does-
n’t block the street view. The pictures so the effect of the addition of the beams on the
space and the shade.
|CAIRO, EGYPT |OFFICE BUILDING |NAMAA STUDENT COMPETITION
BASEMENT GROUND FLOOR
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TYPICAL FLOOR
- Uniform work spaces.
- 85% plan efficiency.
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COURTHOUSE UNIVERSITY PROJECT
Client: University Project
Project type: Governmental, Courthouse
Goal: Ancient Egyptian inspired courthouse
Area:
Location: Aswan, Egypt
Project Year: 2009
Design: Omar Abozekry
Illustrations: Omar Abozekry
Ground Floor First Floor
|ASWAN, EGYPT |UNIVERSITY PROJECT
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Third Floor Second Floor
|COURTHOUSE |ARCHITECTURE
Fourth Floor
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WORKSHOPS
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PARA-MOIRÉ
theoretical and functional understanding of graphical algorithm editor
Making algorithmic definitions for forms integrated with performance evaluation
(Shadow range-Solar Radiation-Daylight Performance-Visual Access…). to construct a
relation between building performance and building geometry.
Designing a shading device for a room at encode studio using the learned method.
Workshop tutor: Encode studio
Goal: Parametric design (designing a shading device based on the light analysis)
Programs used: Rhinoceros, Ecotect Analysis, Grasshopper plug-in (Rhino)
Location: Alexandria, Egypt
Date: July 2011
Team members: Omar Abozekry Akl, Basem Samir, Omar Wanas, Shady A.Azeem
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Graphical algorithms editor: linking light analysis using ecotect with
the shading device form.
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ZERO-ENERGY BUILDING DESIGN
Workshop tutor: Shady Attia
Goal: Using Simulation tools for decision
making
Programs used: Design builder
Location: Cairo, Egypt
Date: February 2011
Team members: Omar Abozekry Akl, Mo-
hamed Hassan, Mariam Hamdy, Mo-
hamed Mostafa, Afaf Badran
In this workshop we:
1-Identified the technical requirements for
zero-energy building design.
2-Utilized simulation and decision making
tools, to validate passive and active design
strategies into a project.
3-Designed a case Zero-energy apartment
block complying with the Egyptian energy
standards.
|WORKSHOPS |ZERO ENERGY BUILDING DESIGN
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GLOBAL HOME PLATTE Bauhaus summer school 2010
The short film Global Home Platte looks at the effects of the “IBA” Urban Redevelopment program on a Plattenbau estate in Dessau-
Süd. It reflects on conversations with local residents about the themes of demolition, shrinkage, commuting and the role of the Dessau-
based Federal Environment Agency (Umweltbundesamt) in the town’s north-south prosperity gap. It combines local people’s ideas
with artists’ and architects’ visions.
Workshop Organizer: Bauhaus Dessau institute.
Workshop Tutor: Adam Page (UK)
Goal: 30 minutes video production analysing the effects of the “IBA” Urban Redevelop-
ment program on a Plattenbau estate in Dessau-Süd .
Location: Dessau, Germany
Date: July 2010
Video Producers: Omar Abozekry Akl, Robert Grabczan, Danny Holland, G. M. Gómez Igle-
sias, Nicole Keußel, Paul-Hervé Lavessière, Brygida Michon, Adam Page, Shruti Subrama-
nian, Deniz Yílmaz and Silvia Zheleva.
|WORKSHOPS |BAUHAUS SUMMER SCHOOL 2010 |BAUHAUS
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Platte stands for "Plattenbau" referring to
the prefabricated social housing build-
ings whose use was widespread during
the GDR reign for years. They over-exist in
eastern cities (Dessau in this case) due to
the massive exodus of the inhabitants to
western German cities.
IBA 2010 DESSAU :
A governmental project in Dessau was particularly demolishing a huge number of the
plattenbau buildings which was empty during the past few years. To replace these de-
molished buildings (prejudged as useless), They searched for different social participa-
tion concepts, with parts of the landscapes claimed to the people consisting largely of
families of unemployed workers.
In the video project we were critical about was the misuse of the land. As a few hun-
dred meters away where there’s most of the demolition towards east, there’s a UNESCO
biosphere reserve, a magnificent river. Why making a complicated project of social
participation with rules limiting ownership when everything is just in hand?
|DESSAU, GERMANY |GLOBAL HOME PLATTE
Pictures before and after demolishing a
plattenbau building
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