3. SSSARAH SHAER
PERSONAL INFO :
July 11
th
, 1993
Beirut, Lebanon.
604140-70 -00961+
shaersarah@gmail.com
REFERENCES :
AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
OBJECTIVE :
• PURSUE A CAREER IN THE FIELD OF ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN IN A CREATIVE
ENVIRONMENT THAT WILL FOSTER MY DESIGN SKILLS AND PUSH ME TO GROW AS A
PROFESSIONAL.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE :
• SUMMER 2014 :
PARTICIPATED IN AN INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP IN NEWYORK CITY TACKLING THE
ISSUE OF THE INCREASED URBAN DENSITY AND PROPOSED DESIGNING MICRO UNITS
WITHIN THE ALREADY EXISTING MEGA TOWERS IN A WAY TO ACCOMODATE THIS BIG
POPULATION, THUS DECREASING THE CITY'S ARCHITECTURAL CONDENSATION
• FALL 2015 :
PARTICIPATED IN RESILIENT CITY CONFERENCE IN LAU
• SPRING 2015 :
-1 PARTICIPATED IN OISTAT 9TH THEATER ARCHITECTURE COMPETITION : DESIGNING A
FLOATING THEATER IN BERLIN, AND THE WORK WAS PUBLISHED IN THEIR MAGAZINE.
-2 PARTICIPATED IN YOUNG ARCHITECTS COMPETITION, SPONSORED BY EATALY :
DESIGNING FOOD & WELLNESS SPA IN BOLOGNA, ITALY, AND THE WORK WAS
DISPLAYED IN THEIR PUBLICATION.
• SUMMER 2015 :
100 -1 HOURS INTERNSHIP AT ETEC, AN ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURAL
CONSULTING COMPANY IN CLÉMENCEAU, WHERE WE WORKED ON "THE PALACE OF
JUSTICE",NABATIEH.
( FACADE DESIGN PROPOSALS - RENDERING - DETAILING)
100 -2 HOURS INTERNSHIP AT PLUS PROPERTIES, WHERE WE WORKED ON SITE, ON
THE "PLUS TOWERS", DOWNTOWN, IN COOPERATION WITH ERGA, ABNIYAH, AND ZEROCK.
• SPRING 2016 :
FINAL YEAR PROJECT EXHIBITED AT THE LEBANESE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY'S EXPO
2016.
• SUMMER 2016 :
-1 FINAL YEAR PROJECT SELECTED FOR AN EXHIBITION FOR CRACOW UNIVERSITY OF
TECHNOLOGY, POLAND.
-2 FINAL YEAR PROJECT SELECTED FOR THE OMRANIA COMPETITION, HONORING
DISTINGUISHED PROJECTS BY STUDENTS FROM UNIVERSITIES THROUGH THE ARAB
WORLD.
EDUCATION :
• BACHELOR OF ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN | JUNE 2016 |
LEBANESE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY
AWARDS: DISTINCTION HONOR STUDENT (2011 TILL 2016)
• LEBANESE BACCALAUREATE (LIFE SCIENCE) | JUNE 2011 | LE LYCEE NATIONAL -
CHOUEIFAT
AWARDS: 20TH PLACE IN LEBANON IN THE BACCALAUREATE & 4TH PLACE IN THE
BREVET OFFICIAL EXAMS
TECHNICAL PROFICIENCY :
• AUTOCAD ( 2D/3D MODELLING )
• REVIT ( BIM CERTIFIED - 2015 )
• RHINOCEROS
• GOOGLE SKETCHUP
• ADOBE PHOTOSHOP
• ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR
• ECOTECT
• DIALUX
• APPLICATIONS: MICROSOFT OFFICE (WORD – EXCEL – POWERPOINT)
COMMUNICATION SKILLS :
• EXCELLENT SPEAKING AND WRITING SKILLS IN ENGLISH AND ARABIC
SOCIAL LEADERSHIP :
• PARTICIPATED IN ORGANIZING THE ARCHITECTURE GALA DINNER - 2016
5. SITE
CONCEPTUAL DIAGRAM
MASSING DIAGRAMS
F U N C T I O N S
PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION THROUGH CITADEL
OBSERVATORY TOWER VIEWS : FREEZING CITY MOMENTS
A
B C
OBSERVATORY TOWERARCHEOLOGICAL
MUSEUM
HAMMAM
1- ARCHEOLOGICAL
MUSEUM
2- AUDITORIUM
3- BOOKSHOP /
LIBRARY
4- EXHIBITION HALLS
5- GLASS
WORKSHOPS
6- CAFETERIA
1- VERTICAL MUSEUM
FREEZING MOMENTS
2- LIGHTHOUSE
1- SALLE OF
CONVERSATIONS
2- TEPIDARIUM
3- CALIDARIUM
4- PRIVATE
TREATMENT AREAS
5- STEAM STONE
6- SAUNA
7- SWEAT STONE /
EXFOLIATION
8- HAMMAM
9- FRIGIDARIUM
1- MASSING 4- MASS & VOID 5- CONTEXTUAL RELATIONSHIP2- ALIGNMENT 3- ACCESIBILITY
42 m
42 m
42 m
42 m
+
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RIVOLI STREET
OLD SOUK
MUSLIM QUARTER
CHRISTIAN QUARTER
PROGRAM STRATEGY
SITE
02
As a result of its history and expansion from the
Eastern part, Tyre is characterized by urban corridors
leading from the Northern part to the Southern beach.
My goal is to stress on the cultural tourism,
encouraging people to understand the city through its
spirit and history, using three different sensations:
physical, mental and visual.
The approach is to create a promenade through the
corridors of the old city, making it a live outdoor
exhibition space, which like a story, will vividly describe
the complete historical image and climax in a «New
Centrality» or more specifically a tripod of activities: a
Hammam, an Archeological Museum, and finally an
observation tower which will freeze the city`s moments
through its openings on one hand, and act as a
monumental light house on the other hand.
TYRE : THE NEW CENTRALITY01
6. 04
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ARCHEOLOGICAL MUSEUM PLAN
GROUND FLOOR (+0.00 m)
HAMMAM PLAN
1ST
BASEMENT (-3.00 m)
HAMMAM PLAN
2ND
BASEMENT (-7.50 m)
water walkway connection between the museum mass & the hammam`s void.
EXHIBITION
1
EXHIBITION
4
MUSEUM
LIBRARY
CAFETERIA
RECEPTION
AUDITORIUM
WORKSHOP
EXHIBITION
2
RECEPTION
BEACH LOUNGE INDOOR
FRIGIDARIUM
OUTDOOR
FRIGIDARIUM
SWEAT STONE
SAUNA
HAMMAM TERRACE
EXFOLIATION
APODYTERIUM
TEPIDARIUM
CALIDARIUM PRIVATE TREATMENT AREAS
SALLE
OF
CONVERSATION
EXHIBITION
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MASTER PLAN
LANSCAPE SCULPTURES
FERRY BOAT STATION
HAMMAM
OBSERVATORY TOWER
ARCHEOLOGICAL MUSEUM
BIKE STATION
KIOSKS
MEDITATION AREA
On an urban level, this master
plan shows the relation of
the project with the city,
and the transformation of
the western coastal line
into a public park.
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7. SECTIONS
SECTION AA` SECTION CC`
SECTION BB` SECTION DD`
SECTION EE`
The interior partions of the masses break up through their roofs, creating public street furniture
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B
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MASS PLAN
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TRANSLUCENT CONCRETE PANELS
STEEL STRUCTURE
STEEL STRUCTURED STAIRS, GLASS LANDINGS
HAMMAM`S TEPIDARIUM OVERLOOKING THE COURTYARD
HAMMAM`S INTERNAL COURTYARD & FRIGIDARIUM
OBSERVATORY TOWER
THE INTERIOR PARTITIONS OF THE UNDERGROUND HAMMAM PENETRATING ITS TERRACE IN A WAY CREATING PUBLIC STREET FURNITURE
8. 07 JOUNIEH : TRAMSPORT
Unfortunately, Jounieh is suffering from an apparent
failure of the communal infrastructural system that
calls out for a new strategic plan which would tackle
the current problematics in an efficient manner.
on a regional level, the proposal was to create an
intermediate elevated tramway in the middle of the
highway. this tramway would be elevated about 8 meters
from the highway and will have some pedestrians
piazzas integrated at an intermediate level of 5 meters.
In addition to these piazzas, this pedestrian activity
will be further accentuated through shuffling the
pedestrians from the highway peripheries towards the
adjacent neighborhoods by extruding the commercial
highway shops towards them.
On a local level, a bus transportation system was
implemented in the city.
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GREEN PIAZZAS
MASTER PLAN
PEDESTRIAN BRIDGES
PEDESTRIAN BIKEABLE LANES
TRAMWAY
TRANSPORTATION HUB
9. Nothing
compares to
the simple
pleasure of a
bike ride!
3D CONCEPTUAL DIAGRAM
HIGHWAY - TO BEIRUT
PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE
COMMERCIAL STRIP
BICYCLE - PEDESTRIAN LANE
EXISTING VEHICULAR BRIDGE
INTERMEDIATE TRAMWAY
TO JOUNIEH
TRANSVERSE SECTION THROUGH THE TRANSPORTATION HUB
REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION : TRAMWAY
DIAGRAMATIC PLAN - SECTION LONGITUDINAL HIGHWAY SECTION
VACANT LOTS
TRANSIT HUB
Highway
Floating Piazzas
Ghadeer -Souks
FUNCTIONS CONNECTIONS
Local Busses Access Point
Highway Piazzas Access
Tram Accessibility
09
SOLAR STREET LIGHT
10
RAMSPORT
BUS TRAJECTORIES PLAN
BUS TRAJECTORIES
TRANSPORTATION HUB
PIGEONS ROUTE PLAN
TRAJECTORIES
LOCAL TRANSPORTATION : BUS SHUTTLES
MANOUSHI-
LEBANESEFRENSH
`BANK
JOUNIEHSERAIL
USAUCTION
COLLEGEDES
APOTRES
ZEAORGANIC
HOME
BRIDGESTONEBRIDGESTONE
JOUNIEHAL
RASMIEH
-
SALONBOODY
-WOMEN
KAZZIMARKET-
ALMAWAED
RESTAURANT
ISTIRAHATAL
NAWBARA
MOUSALLEM
SUPERMARKET
PINKPANTHER
RESTAURANT
OPENSOURCE
LEBANESE
MOVEMENT
VIDAPHARMACY
SARKISMARKET
TWINCARRENTAL
TWINCARRENTAL
STRAFQAPHARMACY
HIGHWAYBRIDGE
VIVACEART&
ANTIQUES
FRANSABANK
CREDITLIBANAISE
PARAYACHECAFE
SALONRACHID
CITYSCADE
FAHEDSUPERMARKET
-
MUNICIPALITY-
CENTRALBANKOF
LEBANON
OLDSOUKS-
BANKBEIRUT
ALMARKAZIYE-
CITYSCADE
HOLIDAYSUITESHOTEL
MAKHLOUF-
KFC-
PORTEMILIOHOTEL
FOUADCHEHAB
-
GHADEER-
FRONT ELEVATION
1.2 m
1.9 KM
4 0 K M / H
2.7 KM
3 KM
4.5 KM
2.5 KM
6
min
9
min
12
min
20
min
40
min
3 m
1.8 m
15 cm
SIDE ELEVATION
TRAJECTORY #of Buses
1 M till S 7am to 8pm 10
7
5
3
2
7am to 9pm
7am to 9pm
7am to 6pm
7am to 6pm
M till SM till S
M till S
M till S
M till S
1
1
1
2
DaysDays Time #Transits/Hour
J-BUS STOP
TOTAL NUMBER OF BUS
STOPS IN JOUNIEH OLD
SOUKS & GHADEER:
- 25 J-BUS STOPS
BENEFITS:
- ODOUR : FLOWER SCENTS
- VISUAL : CHANGING COLORS
THROUGH SEASONS
- PLEASURE : BIRDS CHANTING
- ENVIRONMENT :
- INCREASING GREENARY
- ENHANCING BIODIVERSITY
- SELF SUSTAINABILITY
- HEALTH : CLEANER AIR
CHARACTERISTICS :
- NEWS PAPERS STAND
- PHONE RECHARGING
STAND
- PUBLIC PHONE
- DRINKING WATER
- BIKE STANDS
- GREENARY
TRAJECTORY #of Buses
1 M till S 7am to 8pm 10
7
5
3
2
7am to 9pm
7am to 9pm
7am to 6pm
7am to 6pm
M till SM till S
M till S
M till S
M till S
1
1
1
2
DaysDays Time #Transits/Hour
10. FOOD & WELLNESS SPA
CIRCULATION
FLOWING & ENGULFING
THE SPA
Structural grid pattern
bringing back the ghost
of the old hangar
an atrium creating an
introverted space
inspired by roman bath
reception
FUNCTIONS STRUCTURE INTROVERSION SUSTAINABILITY
aqua zone & food
gym - cafe
vip suite spa & food
natural ventilation
gravel
atrium pool
water channels
solar panels
EXISTING HANGAR
CONCEPTUAL DIAGRAMS
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DRAWINGS
CIRCULATION STAIRS ENGULFING THE FACADEground floor plan
section aa`
section bb`
second floor plan
A
North elevation
MODULATING VERTICAL WOODEN LOUVERSSOUTH elevation
ENTRANCE PERFORATED BRICK WALLSWEST elevation
A`
B
B`
A A`
B
B`
The design is based upon the spirit of the roman bath which involves socializing in a common open space. The
context which happens to be an industrial zone, lead to an introverted approach which plays on the elements
of surprise between the exterior and the interior on one hand, and between the circulation and functions of
spaces on the other hand.
The central element of the atrium is an aqua zone around which the functions and continuos circulation are
distributed. As for the Light, it is filtered to the interior through perforated brick walls and vertical
wooden louvers, thus creating a dramatic environment that pulls the project from its context, yet reviving
the ghost of the previous hangar.
11 BOLOGNA : FOOD & WELLNESS SPA
11. 13 BERLIN : THE BIOMORPHIC DREAM
The floating theater and its performances, aim to embody Leonardo Da
Vinci`s dissection of the fetus, where its central position in the womb
represents man at the center of the universe. This enduces an
«egocentric» unity between people at the state of creation, where they are
all equal, hence eradicating the site`s divisive history. this fetus
emerging to life from the womb is emulated by the spherical structure of
the theater, with a skylight at its top, inspired by the Pantheon. the light
emerging from the atrium is directed upon a massive transparent rubber
platform filled with water, which is set in motion by performers mounting
it, creating dancing like silhouettes above a standing audience. This
audience experience rebirth simultaneously by transcending from
darkness at the bottom of the sphere, along the rising earth, on a ramp
reaching the translucent platform, with the performance above them is
coupled with musicians incrusted inside the double skin of the sphere.
This biomorphic dream is enhanced further upon exiting the theater to the
deck overlooking the washing water and light on the spherical facade.
RENAISSANCE APPROACH
LEONARDO DA VINCI`S FETUS MAN AT
THE CENTER OF THE UNIVERSE
PLAN LEVEL -3.00 M
SECTION AA` SECTION BB`
SOUTH ELEVATION
LAND EMMRYONIC ENTRANCE TUNNEL LEADING
TO THE SPHERE BOTTOM RAMP
land
water
land
water
PLAN LEVEL +2.20 M
AUDIENCE`S PLATFORM
THE JOURNEY OF REBIRTH
SILHOUETTES OF AUDIENCE ON THE
TRANSLUCENT GLASS PLATFORM
AS VIEWED FROM THE RAMP
entrance tunnel
PANTHEON`S INSPIRATION
THE SPHERICAL STRUCTURE WITH A
SKYLIGHT AT ITS TOP
REBIRTH WATER
PERFORMANCE
MIMICING THE FETUS
PERFORMANCE AS VIEWED
FROM THE
AUDIENCE
LOOKING
UPWARD
DARK EMBRYONIC
ENTRANCE TUNNEL
TUNNEL LEADING TO THE
BOTTOM OF THE SPHERE
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12. 15 BLAT, BYBLOS : BLATFORMS
With the expansion of the Lebanese American University in
Blat, Byblos, the city began to expand as well as its needs.
So, based on the citizens needs in general, and the
students needs in particular the program was decided
which mainly consists of a mall, commercial shops, gym,
library, and finally a dormatory.
Since the site is a very steep slope terrain, Blatforms was
designed in a way to connect to the adjacent street
through public horizontal platforms that would enhance
the public activity in the area, making the accessibility
fluent and welcoming.
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CONCEPTUAL DIAGRAMS
SECTION
MALL PUBLIC PIAZZA WITH PERGOLAS INCLINED FACADES
MASS PLAN
THE MASS WAS PLACED AT THE PERIPHERY OF
THE SITE CREATING A PUBLIC BUFFER ZONE
BETWEEN IT & THE STREET
THROUGH THE MALL SHOWING THE DORMATORY
INCLINED SOUTH FACADES
THE FACADES WERE INCLINED INORDER TO CREATE A SELF-
SHADING SYSTEM FROM THE SUN
PUBLIC PIZZAS
THEY CONNECT AT DIFFERENT LEVELS TO THE
ADJACENT INCLINED STREET
13. 17 MAR-MEKHAEL : THE MULTIPLEX
Mar Mikhael, the residential and commercial
neighborhood in Beirut, has become the new hub
for art, creativity, social interaction, and
nightlife... Whilst exploring the contemporary
evolution of urban living in this area, different
degrees of materialized envelope designs were
filtered, regarding them as an interface where
culture and history meet both in social
arrangement and stylistic expression.
Mar Mikhael, the residential and commercial
neighborhood in Beirut, has become the new hub
for art, creativity, social interaction, and
nightlife... Whilst exploring the contemporary
evolution of urban living in this area, different
degrees of materialized envelope designs were
filtered, regarding them as an interface where
culture and history meet both in social
arrangement and stylistic expression.
This lead to a noble insertion, « The
Multiplex», in reference to the complexity of
combining different functions including
commercial shops, offices, exhibition spaces,
hotel, and low cost residential units in a
single 500m2
plot, yet managing to have
sensitive connections between these private
versus public areas.
This lead to a noble insertion, « The
Multiplex», in reference to the complexity of
combining different functions including
commercial shops, offices, exhibition spaces,
hotel, and low cost residential units in a
single 500m2
plot, yet managing to have
sensitive connections between these private
versus public areas.
A A`
B
B`
South ElevationSouth Elevation
Section BB`Section BB`
Section AA`Section AA`
West ElevationWest Elevation
VIEWS
30 m2
APARTMENT
60 m2
APARTMENT
90 m2
DUPLEX
HOTEL
15 m2
Q-SIZE
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14. 20
THIS DESIGN EXPLORES THE BOUNDARY OF CARDBOARD
FURNITURE DESIGN.
THE CHALLENGE WAS TO HAVE THE CHAIR CARRY A
MAXIMUM WEIGHT OF 100KG, KNOWING THAT IT WAS PURELY
MADE OF ONLY TWO SHEETS OF 5MM THICKNESS
CARDBOARDS, EACH 2MX1M, WITHOUT THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF ANY OTHER MATERIAL SUCH AS GLUE,
METAL HINGES, ETC...
SO, THE STRUCTURE WAS BASICALLY A GRID SYSTEM OF
INTERLOCKING CARDBOARDS WHICH IS ALSO FULLY
INTERLOCKING WITH THE OUTER CONTINOUS SKIN.
WHEN YOU SIT DOWN, THE STRENGTH OF THE HIDDEN
STRUCTURE WILL HOLD YOU COMFORTABLY, WHERE YOU
CAN ALSO ENJOY READING NEWSPAPERS OR MAGAZINES
ROLLED UP INSIDE THE UNDERNEATH STRUCTURE THAT
ACTS AS SHELVES.
19 THE CARDBOARD CHAIR
«DON`T BE AFRAID, JUST TAKE A SEAT.»
SIDE VIEW BACK VIEW FRONT VIEW
100
KG
90cm
50cm40cm
40 cm
READINGS
INTERLOCKING GRID
CONTINUOS LOOP SKIN
15. 2221 HAND DRAWINGS
WHITE CONTE CRAYON
IMPRINT COLOR WHEEL WHITE CHALK
WOOD CUT
AQUA TINT
COLOR SEPARATION
PAPER CUT - NEGATIVE VS. POSITIVE ACRYLIC
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