Located in the city of Dammam, KSA, the Disconnect-to-Connect proposal for Retal Mosque Design Competition which has been selected among the shortlisted projects, emerges as an icon, which intends to continue the symbolic power that the mosque represents with the pretention of expressing new modernity, a new concept of mosque architecture.
Project name
Disconnect to Connect Mosque
Architecture firm
Elshareef Kabbashi
Location
Dammam, Saudi Arabia
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Grasshopper, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Elshareef Kabbashi
Visualization
Elshareef Kabbashi
Client
Abdullatif Al Fozan Award for Mosque Architecture, AIA - Retal Mosque Design Competition - RMDC
Typology
Religious › Mosque
Located in one of the most recognizable points of the city of Matosinhos, this housing complex with 80 apartments distributed over two towers of 10 floors seeks to take full advantage of the privileged views of the location.
Project name
Broadway Gardens
Architecture firm
Paulo Merlini Architects
Location
Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal
Tools used
Autodesk Revit, SketchUp
Principal architect
Paulo Merlini
Typology
Residential/ Appartment
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
Mind Fashion Tower – a metaverse flagship gallery store. The pure free-flowing nature of the design is inspired by natural forms of blooming flower petals, with façade elements that do not overlap and instead create opportunity for varied and unique openings whilst also coming together as a single harmonious form.
Project name
Mind Fashion Tower
Architecture firm
Mind Design
Principal architect
Miroslav Naskov
Design team
Jan Wilk, Davide Tessari, Michelle Naskov
This project was designed and built by M. Serhat Sezgin. The construction and site team consists of Zebrano Furniture. The restaurant project designed for Marrakesh, Morocco.
Project name
Marrakesh Restaurant
Architecture firm
M.Serhat Sezgin, Zebrano Furniture
Location
Marrakesh, Morocco
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, Corona Renderer, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
M.Serhat Sezgin
Collaborators
Zebrano Group of Companies Architects and Civil engineers
Visualization
M.Serhat Sezgin
Typology
Hospitality › Restaurant
The sand dunes are the inspiration for the silhouette of the droneport camouflaging its shape among the landscape with a strategic location for the air communication network between cities.
Architecture firm
GAS Architectures
Location
United Arab Emirates
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Grasshoper, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premiere
Principal architect
Germán Sandoval
Design team
Kesia Devallentier, Germán Sandoval
Collaborators
Interior Design: Kesia Devallentier
A client wanted to have a contrast yet calm-colored interior. The space should be functional, laconic, and versatile. The functional program consists of a living room with a dining area and a kitchen, a master bedroom & master bathroom, 2 rooms for kids, a kids’ bathroom, a guest bedroom & guest bathroom. The total area is 240 sq. m.
Project name
Interiors of a house in Novogorsk
Architecture firm
Kerimov Architects
Location
Novogorsk, Russia
Tools used
SketchUp, AutoCAD, Autodesk 3ds Max, Corona Render, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Shamsudin Kerimov
Visualization
Kerimov Architects
Typology
Residential › House
The Aldeia house was inspired by the lifestyle of the residents, who just hang out in a bunch, with friends and family. Facing the lake, life takes place around the large central yard, as in a hollow.
Project name
Aldeia House
Architecture firm
Tetro Arquitetura
Location
Esmeraldas, Brazil
Tools used
AutoCAD, SketchUp, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Carlos Maia, Débora Mendes, Igor Macedo
Visualization
Igor Macedo
Typology
Residential › House
