Project: UC Research School of Earth Science
Category: Architectural Design
Designed By: Dena Hamed
Year Designed: 2011
Location: San Francisco, California, USA
Purpose: Master of (design) Architecture – Final year design thesis project
Project Description: The UC Research School of Earth Sciences, San Francisco, California, aims to break the boundaries of conventional laboratory architecture whilst providing the functional and performance requirements for it’s building type.
It is estimated that typical laboratory buildings consume 5-10 times more energy than office building of a similar size. The building aims to combat high energy use with the use of a solar collecting roof. The form is modified to maximise solar UV radiation from the south all year round – minimising solar energy downturn during Winter.
The panels are made of nano-solar panels that have the ability to generate 350MW every year – half the energy generated from the Alta Wind Farm in California. Green space is also used to enhance the internal atmosphere as well as providing a physical connection with the research performed in the building.
The building revolves around four subject departments that contain both generic and specialised laboratories, store rooms and teaching classrooms specifically located in plan depending on their natural light and ventilation requirements compared to their mechanical light and ventilation requirements.
Programs Used: Autodesk Revit, Autodesk Vasari, 3DS Max for rendering with Mental Ray and Adobe Photoshop & Illustrator
Project: Twin Residential High Rise Design
Category: Architectural Design
Designed By: Dena Hamed
Year Designed: 2010
Location: Sydney, Australia
Purpose: Master of (design) Architecture
Project Description: The buildings are composed of a 60 storey high rise tower and a 24 storey medium rise tower, both containing residential apartments with retail and offices on the lower levels and a rooftop swimming pool. The building is “twisted” to maximise the variety of views from the buildings. The curved floor plates also minimise wind tunnels by allowing air to glide past the buildings rather than cut across the buildings.
Programs Used: Autodesk Revit, 3DS Max for rendering with Mental Ray and Adobe Photoshop
Project: Sculpture By the Vines – Competition entry presentation
Category: Photoshop
Designed By: Urban Exotic.
Renders Digitally Altered By: Dena Hamed
Year Designed: 2008
Location: Newcastle, Australia
Purpose: Contract (freelance) for Urban Exotic Landscape Architects
Project Description: My role on this project was to use Adobe Photoshop to increase the visual appeal of images rendered with Vectorworks by the staff at Urban Exotic.
Programs Used: Adobe Photoshop
Project: The Newcastle Courthouse
Category: Architectural Design
Designed By: Dena Hamed
Year Designed: 2008
Location: Newcastle, Australia
Purpose: Bachelor of (Design) Architecture
Project Description: ‘The Newcastle Courthouse’ project is a radical conceptual approach to standard courthouse architecture. The “collapsing” aesthetic of the external facade is representative of the fall of society where a safe haven in the law can be found in the internal spaces.
Programs Used: Graphisoft ArchiCAD, Artlantis and Adobe Photoshop
Project: Foreshore Folly
Category: Architectural Design
Designed By: Dena Hamed
Year Designed: 2008
Location: Newcastle, Australia
Purpose: Bachelor of (Design) Architecture
Project Description: ‘The Twisted Folly’ project is a small building that is primarily meant to function as a folly to attract passers-by to the Newcastle, Australia foreshore. Its twisted form greatly contrasts with the monotonous architectural context – thus drawing greater attention and curiosity.
Programs Used: Graphisoft ArchiCAD, Artlantis and Adobe Photoshop
