MON ARCHI

 The project is set in the town of New Cornwell, Connecticut, USA. I took a screenshot from Google Earth of the area, it seems like a typical low-profil American town with great green spaces. Unfortunately, the town suffered a horrible fire that leveled it to the ground, therefore the site will only be limited by the street. The site will only be limited  by three roads; Shunpike for the west elevation, Sanford Ln for the north, and Alexander Dr for the east.  Here is a bird's view of the site, it is basically a rectangle that is 140m large (north and south elevations) and 160m long.  At first, I thought about making the north part 120m. However, that will make the arches too circular, because the distance between the columns is too long, I will discuss these decisions further in the next posts. Site data analysis: It is necessary to consider the effects that some natural factors could have on this design, such as weather, vegetation, and geology.     Weather : Cromwell has 

During this break, I discovered the Palladian style in architecture whose father is Andrea Palladio. According to Richardson (2024), Pietro Andrea della Gondola (1508–1580). Palladio was regarded as the most successful architect of the sixteenth century, for which he was copied up to four centuries after his death by numerous other architects. Portrait of Palladio by Alessandro Maganza Based on what I have researched and his beautiful buildings, I think I can see why so many consider his work phenomenal, I would say that his style gives a sense of organization since it is mostly centralized, and the entrance is always in the middle for example and the essence of his work is more focused on the detail of the functional entities of the building. I think it might be linked back to the fact that he started as a mason.  According to Ewing et al (1974), t here is more to a Palladian house's tightness and appropriateness than just a sense of comfort and symmetry. It is the prevailing spir

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 Here is the link to my sign off sheet Project signoff  (my own) In this tutorial, my tutor and I discussed what my project will look like in terms of design which will be classical/ gothic and Moorish. Then, we discussed the materials that I think I will use in my 3d outcome; wood, acetate, acrylic, and plaster. We also discussed the further research that I will do which will be about Palladianism, Classical architecture, and the relationship between Gothic Revival and Moorish architecture. Additionally, I am going to research the different styles of architecture used in the USA, and styles of arches in different cultures and styles, with emphasis on Moorish and Gothic styles. I will also research a few aspects of decoration may that be out of stone or plaster. I will also research a few designers such as; Andrea Palladio, and Charles Barry. Furthermore, I am going to research the different materials that I can potentially include in my project such as toughened glass aluminum and ren

 Idea development My main concept was more classical and Romanesque in nature. It would include gathering about sixteen columns under one roof to create an opulent and retro atmosphere. The structure would have four stories.   (My own picture) This is the type of columns that initially gave me inspirations to do this style of architecture, it is a vintage building in Leicester city center that I always pass by, it is what I had in mind at first when think about the design above. (m y own) This was the second plan, heavily based on geometric shapes. I wanted it to have both an organized appearance and be aesthetically beautiful. At first, I suppose road junctions inspired me since I was thinking about how people would move through the building, which made me think about how all items and entities would flow. My goal was to create a geometric design with a swimming pool outside and two pieces joined by an organic-shaped sphere, the geometric section resembled a plus sign. I believe I wou

Generating Ideas In this session, we tried to brainstorm a few ideas and inspirations for our projects, and ever since, I have had many ideas that range from Roman, classical, and Palladian architecture from what I have seen, I can only conclude that the essence of this style is symmetry and geometrical shapes, onto colonial and modernist.  (My own picture.) At first, I had a brain freeze because I did not know what to draw, but then I started sketching the structure which I consider to be modernist, that is what I think will make a good gym for a start. However, this seems too simple and too plain, which is the reason why I started thinking about the inspiration for Romans and classical architecture that I had in the holidays. That explains the sketches of the Roman dome which I find interesting because it resembles the domes that I usually saw in mosques and in Muslim architecture. In addition to pillars and arches that I think have an enormous effect on the design aside from their f

 Welcome back to my blog, this is the 3rd and last term of this year. I am looking forward to another experience with yet another project, I hope I will get to improve most of the flaws from the last two terms, which includes the need for a deeper analysis of the research that I will do and show how it relates to my work, as that was something that I lacked in the last project in terms of building connections between research and understanding it to further prove my process of thought. I will also make sure to accommodate the blogs to the marking criteria regularly which was something that I lacked last term. Unfortunately, I did not use software for my 2d outcomes as much as I wanted to, in this project I plan on utilizing various tools, to reach a higher level of efficiency and precision in my design, which I think will help me in my undergraduate course.. Lastly, it was also hard to plan and manage my time, which made the project lack momentum in terms of blog posting, design develo

  Click on image to access the link. This term had its complications surely,, all in all, I believe that it went well and I am happy with the outcome. Even though this term was challenging, it has helped me improve a lot of my skills, particularly with scaling, drawing, and 3d model making. Furthermore, it was intellectually nourishing to start from scratch with an idea and constantly coming back to it. I gained a lot of knowledge from this endeavor, which was a positive experience. I have learnt how to sketch my idea, research about it, develop it, accommodate the project for the client and their needs, etcetera. the workshops have been an important experience where I have learnt many skills. Throughout this term, I was not only able to document my process but also showcase my way of thinking about the project as well as my critical mind. In conclusion., I can say that this term was fairly satisfying in terms of outcome and the overall knowledge that I have learnt through this module.

for this part of the project, I only used photoshop for all of my design boards.  here I copied and pasted pictures of materials that will be used for this project in addition to texts that I paraphrased from my blogs with references. here I pasted a chart of the demographics of Leicester along with my own GPS image of the city and the University. here I pasted a section of the project  And here, I put some of the 2d outcomes  Final outcomes of the design boards: Links for the 3 pictures: https://www.metalsupplies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/mild-steel-column.jpg https://greencitizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Now-We-Can-Recycle-CO2-Into-Eco-Friendly-Concrete-featured-image.jpg https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.qualitywindowanddoorinc.com%2Fblog%2Flow-e-tempered-glass-windows%2F&psig=AOvVaw0i05fTSktcDQuhnhT_F4ys&ust=1710286916900000&source=images&cd=vfe&opi=89978449&ved=0CBMQjRxqFwoTCNDard_W7YQDFQAAAAAdAAAAABAE Here are the refer

 in this process, I went to the photography studio and took pictures of my 3d model. Here, I played with the lighting and exposure to reach my desired pictures. overall this 3d outcome was okay. However, I expected more from this outcome but the process had some complications. Unfortunately,I did not use acetate because I didn't have enough time left.

At first, I started by drawing two circles using the shapes command, the large one has a diameter of 10cm and the smaller one has a diameter of 8cm. then I repeated this process by making inner circles that have a diameter lower than each outer circle with 1cm. now, I connected the two circles to create the structural shape of the floor then I added 6 bookshelves as a representation of what it would look like. lastly, I added two lifts one through the main tower and the other through the other high ceiling.  For this process, I used a software called Smart Draw, I liked it because it is quick, easy, and has all the necessary elements to make floor plans. final outcomes: floor plan duplicated over each floor with different measurements. floor plan of the restaurant at the top. Process : I used two circles to represent the top restaurant of the building with a panoramic view. Then I added tables and labeled a part of it as "kitchen", for the staff.

This is a section of the center tower this is a bird's eye that I made by blending my sketch with the site  This is a colored closer one this is a North/Front elevation of the building. this is a bird's eye outcome; a scale of 1:200 This is a cut from below with the same scale.