ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN

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North view with surrounding of the site WORKSHOP/ ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN I LOCATION: The site is located at Byumba in Northern province, OBJECTIVES: The aim is to emphasize on the quality of the space,focusing on lighting and ventilation, looking at different spatial requirements.

The concept of the project is to connect a building to the forest and create a public courtyard and allow people using both the building and the courtyard to enjoy the view over the valley(in North).

The site is on terraced hill, with a forest in West, and there is a beautful view on the mountain in the North. The other side(East) we mostly have residential houses.

The building is stepped in the opposite direction of terraces to allow view for people on the ground floor, and the north facade of the upper floor is designed with clear glass to avoid obstraction of the view.

People using the landscaped area in the courtyard enjoy the view over the valley, and they feel connected to the forest. The upper part was designed using Bamboo(Local material), where there transtion from close to open as you move towards the north, to attract people to use the entire building.

The building is stepped in the opposite direction of terraces to allow view for people on the ground floor, and the north facade of the upper floor is designed with clear glass to avoid obstraction of the view.

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WORKSHOP/ TRAVELLING STUDIOLOCATION: The site is located in Zanzibar stone townOBJECTIVE: Conservation architecture, Design programs are carpentry workshop, where there will be restoration of some architectural elements, such as Swahili doors,window, bal-conies, hand rails,... And other programs that can help users.

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The has various public open spaces used differently some are used as children playing area, car parking, gathering space (especially under the canopy of trees), Artists exhibition and some are very vibrant in the evening for sea food(those located near the sea).

Almost all buildings of the town are the same height(G+2), that are very close with different activities as you move in the town from the sea to the end of the town and these make the town to be interesting and not boring while walking.The project would fit in the context( Culture, architectural conservation, use of material,....) so that it will not be like a strange element in the town.

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The site is in the middle of stone town neighborhood, and it is exposed to the sun, it has a gentle slop, there are four entry to the site, however none of them can be used as car access(they are all pedestrians access)

The concept of the project is to integrate that character of public spaces in the building and design those public space considering that people in stone town use to gather under the canopy of trees(mainly palm tree),getting light filtered through leaves and shading. Public spaces in the building are defined by the way they are designed where they have a treelike canopy to have the same feeling as other existing public spaces within the town, and their facades are formed by vertical pieces of wood. Private spaces are formed by Coral stones wall and all floors are boriti poles and stones.

Publiv spaces are integrated in the building to have the same carscter of the neighborhood where public open spaces are found within the city, and they are used differently

The floor is stepping especially in spaces where there are many people that want to follow activities in common like in classroom for theory,trainees can flow trainer without being ob-structed by another. And in the workshop where the work place is arranged according to the process of making(cutting,smoothing,assembling,...)

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The first floor has 2 cafeteria; one in West wing accessed from back entrance and another in East wing accessed from central entrance of the building but they are also connected. Apart from cafeterias Theory classroom and changing rooms are found on this floor.

The ceiling is the continuity of wood that forms the facade(treelike ceiling) as beam, the coral stone and finishing to for a slab.Vertical woods continue to form stairs( suspended stairs).

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The workshop and Exhibition are on the ground floor which ease, The accessibility of all people including people with disabilities and accessibilityof material and machinery.

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URUKUNDO POTTERY WORKSHOPLOCATION: The site is located at Kacyiru _Gasabo district_ kigali cityOBJECTIVE: The project aim is to conceptualize programs according to the process of making in pottery workshop. After the completion of this project, the next project is the school in the same sector.

The analysis of the neighborhood was done considering different elements, including; education, health, economic activities, admnistration, social activities,availability of raw material to use in the workshop,...

The analysis of thesite:The site is facing the joint of three roads in west and the commuty where a huge number of cooperativemembers take their dwelling, farming area, club mama sportif. Wetland and a hill view, main road from UTEXRWA to Gacuriro in north. housing of thevillage and a road to SOS primary school in south.

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From the analysis in my design the entrance is from west where there a huge number of cooperative members, the connection of main road for raw materials ,clients,..The building is designed in a way the exibition is part of public space and facing all programs within building.

The form of roof was inspired by the wetland in north of the site with irrigation for and it is used for collection of water. The public spac is opened(viewed) to the wetland and hill view . Programs are arranged according to the process of making pottery products: Fromstorage of raw materials,workshop,storage of products in process(to be cooked),kiln exhibition and storage of final products(on the entrance to facilitate transport).

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The entrance oriented in west where many people come from. The exhibition is part of public space and facing all programs within building. NURSARY AND PRIMARY SCHOOLLOCATION: The site is located at Kacyiru _Gasabo district_ kigali cityOBJECTIVE: The project aim is a confortable school environment for both primary and nursary students(Studying area, eating, recreational area,...)

The site is located at Kacyiru sector, gasabo district, Kigali city. I t is surounded by commercial buildings (West) in green,Informal settlement(East) in yellow and building of middle income people (North) in blue.

The concept is welcoming neighbouring comminity in the school by creating central space (core) used by both student and comminity, and landscape outsideclassrooms accessed by comminity ( communal apace).

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The project has different programs, Cannteen In red nearby the informal settlement, head office, teachers office, primary In blue, nursary in yellow and public spaces including landscape and central core. And The central core is used by both neighbouring people and students, it is a space for entertainment.

Apart from schoool there are teachers housing that I designed in a way they become like continuation of informal settlement( transition from informal settle-ment to school) and classrooms have an enclosure on one side to provide privacy of classrooms. Facades of classrooms have vertical windows to allow enough light in classroom with wentillation( floor to roof wondows) and the wall for enclosure in perforated.