Michel Francis - Microsoft › session...Projects El Minieh Gardens Client Private Value $280,000,000 Duty Project Master Planner, Design Architect, Project Manager, Sustainability

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Arts of Architecture

Environmental Design of Buildings

Engineering Design Management


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A r ch i te c tu reP r o j e c t s Private Villa in Duabi

ONGOING

Client PRIVATE

Value $1,200,000

Duty Project Design Architect, Project Manager, Sustainability Consultant

The owner wants open spaces, transparancy and extension to the outdoors. additionally, the owner re-quested a lot of water, that penetrates the building.

The Concept takes into consideration requirements for sustainability in Dubai

Total Built Up Area 650 m2 includes a 2 floors villa, services, gym, pool, exxterior spaces and exterior and interior water features. Building to be certified under Dubai’s SAAFAT green building rating system.


Mas te r P lann ingP r o j e c t s El Minieh Gardens

Client Private

Value $280,000,000

Duty Project Master Planner, Design Architect, Project Manager, Sustainability Consultant

El Minieh Gardens development, includes residential villas, apartment’s buildings, a shopping mall, a hospital, a nursery, and additional ancillary buildings.


A r ch i te c tu reP r o j e c t s Police Post in Saadiyat Island Cultural District

Musanada, TDIC & Police, UAE: 2016 - 2-Pearl RatedONGOING

Client MUSANADA, TDIC & ABU DHABI POLICE

Value $500,000

Duty Project Design Architect, Project Manager, Sustainability Consultant

Building is a small post but significant due to its presence in the Cultural District in Saadiyat Island near The Louvre Museum.

The Concept was worked with an ultra modern approach to reflect the modernity spirit of the district.

Total Built Up Area 300 m2 Consists of officers’ quarters, reception and external spaces. Project design rated 2 Pearl under the Estidama Pearl Building Rating System.


A r ch i te c tu reP r o j e c t s Architectural Branding Concept, Agthia, UAE: 2015

COMPLETED.

Project intent was to create a repeatable design that will enhance the comapny image and provide a basis for further development in a unique and clever setting.The proposal was to immerse the client in an organic feel and put in relief the company brands and activities.The model was fully created in Revit Architecture. Special geometry studies resulted in organic wavy roof concept.

Client AGTHIA

Value $15,000,000 (expected for each outlet)

Duty Project Design Architect, Project Manager, Revit Modeller


A r ch i te c tu reP r o j e c t s Non-process Building & Revamping of Existing structures, Al Ruwais

Industrial City, Abu Dhabi, UAE: 2010-14 ESTIDAMA 3 PEARL PROJECT

Project has 2 historical firsts: the first ever 3-Pearl Mosque and the first ever 3-Pearl Warehouse.

The project consists of Main Gate House, Common Staff Training, Mosque Building, Sand Blast, Chemi-cal Storage, Spare Parts Warehouse (Two levels), Central Archives, and services.

Client FERTIL

Value $45,000,000

Duty Project Design Architect, Project Manager, Pearl Qualified Professional, and sustainable designer.


5 Star Hotel in Swaziland (2013)

A r ch i t e c tu reP r o j e c t s

5 star hotel to cater the tourism needs in Swaziland. Includes 450 guest rooms, Restaurants, Spa, Gym, Swimming Pool, shopping, Conference rooms, Business Center.

Client Swaziland Government

Value $54,000,000

Duty Project Architect


18-Story Commercial Building located at Mohammad Bin Zaed City Sector - Z/29/C-127, Abu Dhabi, UAE


The building Includes 3 Parking Basements, Services, 2 Podium Floors Comprising Coffee Shops, Res-taurants & Shops, 14 Typical Floors of Various Residential Flats (1br, 2br, 3br) Gym, service Roof floor. Total of 59 Dwellings, 91 parking bays provided with total area of 15,000 sq.m. Project design ap-proved by PMC KEO.

Client ADCP

Value $18,000,000

Duty Lead Architect, Project Manager

This is a mixed use building, with a Retail Street two-level Podium and arcades, a resi-dential tower and 3 base-ments parking.The elegant arcades will pro-mote social activities with out-door seating extending the interior of restaurants and cafes of the ground floor. This will greatly contribute to the friendly neighborhood atmos-phere intended in the Retail Streets. A lively shopping en-vironment will be brought out by the two commercial floors, in contrast with the more peaceful typical residential floors, whose wavy shape reminds of a slight ripple of breeze. The beckoning of the main entrance canopy enhances the visibility of the main lobby entrance. Every effort was made to re-duce the energy footprint by studying the shell to minimize load demand.


21-story Residential Building type TH2-15 ; located at Mohammed Bin Zayed City – Sector ME-8/C-24, Abu Dhabi, UAE (2008)


3 levels of underground parking, a 2 story Town House podium, 15 typical floors apartment Tower above, and 2 services floors; with Total of 84 Dwellings, 103 Parking bays provided, and a total area of 21,000 sq.m. Project design approved by PMC KEO.

Client ADCP

Value $19,000,000


The volumetric study draws from the modern architectural style characterized by the use of simple rectilinear and pla-nar forms. The style inteds for simplicity, modernity and sus-tainability.The use of horizontal elements overlapping the vertical larg-er volumes marks the building as a residential tower.The use of simple materials for the façade like aluminum cladding, epoxy paint and glass gives it a simple and ap-pealing look.Materials sustainability, water efficiency, energy saving and healthy living are at the heart of the design.The types of flats considered takes into consideration the potential tenant composition.


14-story Residential Building; located Al Rawda Development, Abu Dhabi, UAE 1 Pearl Project rating


3 levels of underground parking, a 1 story podium, 9 typical floors apartment Tower above, leisure floor, and 1 service floor; with Total of 70 Dwellings, 81 Parking bays provided, and a total area of 14,000 sq.m. Project design approved by REEM Developers.

Client REEM DEVELOPERS

Value $14,500,000

Duty Lead Architect, Project Manager, Pear Qualified Professional, sustainability Consultant

the objective was to design warmer, tactile and more modu-lated architectural in order to create the feeling of home and belonging within the large scale development, the charecter is very residential in nature through the use of building materials, ex-terior details, shaped surfaces and small openings. The main concept is to create a dynamic facade for the residen-tial building by adding random-ly oriented balconies to diversify the views and rhythm of the fa-çade, while also breaking down the scale and proportion of the building.considering the gulf climate bal-conies were covered with com-posite panels with wood exterior finish to create shade and priva-cy to the residential units. The major objective of the pro-ject was to provide occupants with a healthy environment by following the minimum requier-ments of Estidama Rating system (1 pearl cetification).


UAE University ADMIN BUILDING AT AL Foaa Tissue Lab, Al Ain (2011)


Modern office building with sustainability features. The Project consists of Administration Building (600 m2), Unit Store Building (150 m2), and staff Building (200 m2). Project is rated 2 Pearl under the Estid-ama Pearl Building Rating System.

Client UAE University

Value $1,500,000

Duty Lead Architect, Project Manager, Pearl Qualified Professional, and

Sustainable Designer.


SWAZILAND INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION CENTRE


Conference Center Containing Presidential Conference Chamber, Theatre 1200 People, Ballroom 2500 People, Exhibition Center, Restaurant, and services.The goal of the project is to provide The International convention Center with facilities of high quality capable of serving the community and the country.

Nguni Sotho Idlunkulu

Client Swaziland Government

Value $35,000,000

Duty Project Lead Architect


Auditorium, Canteen, HSE Building & Lab Extension for GASCO in Ruwais IndustrialLEED GOLD RATED BUILDING


The project is Constituted of 3 buildings, the largest of which, the Auditorium and Canteen Building with a capacity of 400 people each and is going to be LEED GOLD Rated under the LEED v.4 NC BD+C. I was the lead design architect and the LEED Constultant in addition to specilized environmental consult-ing and design such as the acoustic design.

Client GASCO

Value $10,500,000

Duty Lead Manager, Project Architect, LEED Consultant, Environmental Designer

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OPERATION BUILDING AT HABSHAN PLANT (2009)


The Project Consists of Operation Building GF (Office Space, Meeting & General Services, 1st Floor (Office Space & General Services), Roof Floor Staircase, External & Internal Built Spaces, Side Galleries & Landscaping.

Client GASCO

Value $10,000,000



A r ch i te c tu reP r o j e c t s Homage to the Rock. Museum of the Lebanese Mountain

(Academic, 1992)

Homage to the Rock was my graduation project. It was meant to be a culmination of a pilgrimage voy-age across the Kadisha valley, historical stronghold of the Mountain Lebanese People.

The design was integrated into the natural rock of the Kadisha cliffs and the main ascending circulation hub directs the visitor towards the natural colorful rock that took billions of years to form.Spaces of the Museum include exhibit spaces for history, anthropology, nature, speleology, and arche-ology. it includes a library, an auditorium, public spaces and administrative and research spaces.

The ultra modern unique style integrates smoothly into the cliff. the openings while facing South, are designed to let light in, but never direct sunrays into exhibition spaces throughout the year.The building itself rests on the banal snow drain plateform while giving accent to the richer colorful rocky environment.

The Journey a visitors takes to the Museum starts across the valley through a teleferique that descends into the lush abyss and culminates a the terminus on the bottom of the Museum.

University Institut Nationale Des Beaux Arts

Designation projet de Diplome


Small shopping center in Delma Island (2013)


The project is a new shopping and entertainment mall facility to cater 6,000 to 7,000 people on a proposed site of 200m x 200m dimensions at Delma Island, Abu Dhabi.The proposed development includes areas for commercial use such as retail shops, supermarket and restaurants, entertainment areas, cinemas and food court, landscaping, parking, etc…..The Architectural heritage of the United Arab Emirates is considered in the design to make the mall a focal point of the island.The floor area is around (4,500m2) and a budget is (AED 27,000,000.00).

Client Musanada

Value $8,500,000

Duty Lead Architect


Al Ain Civic Center Plaza 2013ESTIDAMA 2-PEARL rated


The client’s aim was to develop the plaza in front of Al Ain Municipality which includes landscaping design and 2 buildings, cafeteria building and a pavilion. The concept design and the landscaping de-sign was done by M/S ICON, while design development and Estidama certification was done by DEC.

Client Al Ain Municipality

Value $10,000,000

Duty Design Development Architect and Pearl Qualified Professional


Env i ronmenta l Des ignP r o j e c t s Eff icient Lighting


Env i ronmenta l Des ignP r o j e c t s

RESULTS SHOW SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT IN CONDUCTION, VENTILATION AND DIRECT SOLAR HEAT GAINS/LOSSES. THE MAXIMUM LOSS WAS REDUCED FROM 2100 WH/m2 TO 1080 WH/m2. GAINS DUE TO CONDUCTION WERE REDUCED FROM A MAXIMUM IN AUGUST OF AROUND 500 WH/m2 TO AROUND 400 WH/m2. GAINS DUE TO INFILTRATION WERE THE MOST SIGNIFICANT. THEY WERE REDUCED BY A FACTOR OF 75%. DIRECT SOLAR GAINS WERE ALMOST COMPLETELY GONE.

Improving energy Eff iciency of an exiating building in Abu Dhabi


Env i ronmenta l Des ignP r o j e c t s Theatre environmental and passive design


Env i ronmenta l Des ignP r o j e c t s Microclimate and comfort study for sports activities in Dublin


Env i ronmenta l Des ignP r o j e c t s Auditorium Acoustics Design, Ruwais, Abu Dhabi

GASCO LEED GOLD AUDITORIUM BUILDING

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Env i ronmenta l Des ignP r o j e c t s Passive ventlation in Abu Dhabi

Comparative psychrometric study of baseline HVAC system (red), HVAC with SC/EAHE system

(orange), and HVAC with SC/EAHE and DW (blue)

GAEA Sample run annual heat flow at 225mm pipe dia, 75mm pipe length, and 2m pipe depth

GAEA sample day temperature reduction output. 17th of July shown

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Michel Francis - Microsoft › session...Projects El Minieh Gardens Client Private Value $280,000,000 Duty Project Master Planner, Design Architect, Project Manager, Sustainability