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What in the Artichectural Tumblr is this?!

This tumblr was built to feature my Semester 5 works and progress as a student. However, it most probably wont end there.

Look forward to making good friends along the way and designing fond memories.

Criticism is much expected and most welcome. With that being said hope you all enjoy my work.

Happy Designing to all,

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DESIGN 5 PORTFOLIO LINK

https://issuu.com/maaheeanaan/docs/portfolio_s065901

Hope you all like it 😁

[fathimathsuhaa]

“Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success.” – Henry Ford

End of a beautiful journey. It was amazing to work with you all.! ☺️ Cheers & Goodluck.!@samihali @samhasalym @shafew007 @maaimstf @maashamstf @notshaffa @artichect @hdhna @dhynaaa

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A glimpse into the late night working hours at the studio

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Memorable nights ✍️😌👍

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Quick recap post on a missed class tutorial on April 6.

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Today we presented our draft masterplan along with some details of the spaces, a section of the masterplan and additional hull integrity models.

The Masterplan

New Saltern Arrangement

Features a more organic and flexible arrangement that compliments our concept of keeping it round/radial.

A total of 3 Salterns for 3 sectors of product

Salt flakes

Spiced Salts

Cosmetics

New Neighborhood Arrangement

Two different arrangements divided per village to accommodate our population of 1200 persons. Once again, a radial arrangement connecting every level of space with one another to strengthen our design with our concept.

General Hull Detail

Features the hull structure alongside the wastewater management system that filters soil and greywater and waters the neighborhood wetlands. The pore like projections under the hull, provides a more diverse ecosystem to habit the settlements waters.

Sections

The sections make an attempt to show the connection of the different types of spaces within the settlement and give an idea for the viewer of the lifestyle the people of Bissaaveli will have.

However, there is much room for improvement to make it more informative.

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End of recap.

Stay Tuned for the Final Submission details.

[dhynaaa]

Phew!

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A successful? (controversial) end to the group work part of the project.

A lot was learnt from the weeks of brainstorming and sleep deprived nights in the studio. This could not have been achieved without the great chemistry (pun intended) in the group!

Cheers! @notshaffa @shafew007 @hdhna @samihali @samhasalym @maaimstf @maashamstf @artichect @fathimathsuhaa for all the hard-work!

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Happy to have been part of this group 💪😌

[nnahu]

Przydomowa rafa Nilandhoo

Snorkeling Malediwy. Świat podwodny na Malediwach. Rafa koralowa Malediwy. Najlepsza rafa Malediwy

Nilandhoo is known to have a very rich biodiversity, this blog captured 6 different location of the lagoon area of Nilandhoo, over the past year and how it was back in 2016. Some of the marine life such as Turtles, Nurse Shark, Reef Shark, Lion Fish, Puffer Fish, Sea Slug, Marble Ray, Eagle Ray, Feather-tail Sting Ray, Anemone Fish, Trigger Fish are captured here. How the coral bleached reef has bounced back in over 4 years is astounding. Have a look at the marine life that would be living under our floating structures!

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This is pretty cool 😮

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Designing and creating hulls which will support the weight and the functions of the floating structures through research, sketches, modelling and experimenting.

There are many factors to consider when creating a resilient structure that belongs to such a sensitive environment. By creating a more fluid design, we can reduce the turbulence caused by the opposing waves and current. Likewise, to increase stability we need to lower the centre of gravity as low as possible. This can be achieved by utilising the bottom part of the hull as water container, since storing fluids are more effective in irregular odd shapes and volumes. Moreover, to promote natural growth of living organisms we can rough up the surface and give it more contours which will provide more surface area.

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Hull structure development for our floating settlement

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30th March 2022

Plans, Sections, Sketches, Models...

Today was full of Inspiration, Knowledge and Ideas. The class started off with an informative lecture about Disaster Responsive Architecture, which highlighted the different aspects we should be thinking about while designing these floating structures to resist disasters.

After which we presented our work. We as a group managed to produce multiple conceptual plans working out the zoning and arrangement of the spaces in relation to the lagoon context and island location. We utilized the existing zones of the island to locate our harbor and sea sports zones to collaborate and connect with each other. Furthermore identified the depths of the lagoon area and designated possible aquacultre and salt harvesting zones. The residential, communal and commercial zones were located more towards the centre.

We tested the stability and structure of our floating houses through model experiments in a tank of water. We progressed towards developing a stable and functional hull and increased the scale of our models as we kept achieving successful models on smaller scales. However, there is still room for more ideas and opportunities.

Lastly our sectional diagrams created to represent social and spacial interactions as well as the main abstract functionality of the settlement with the island in terms of economy, accommodation and environment.

Next up is more models on larger scales and more worked out values of our main income source alongside more detailed spatial graphics.

Lets keep the GRIND UP!

@dhynaaa @shafew007 @maaimstf @maashamstf @notshaffa @hdhna @suherr @samhasalym @samihali

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27th March 2022, Sunday

Oh what a day! Carried out a Masterplan Workshop; both rigorous and exciting. Moreover it turned out to be fruitful. What did we accomplish?

Masterplan Location & SWOT

In groups of three, we picked out three different locations for each of our masterplans from within the vast lagoon of F.Nilandhoo.

Produced a SWOT analysis for our designated locations, identifying the different aspects and factors that we should be aware of as we continue our design.

Main Income Source for Masterplan

Determined the various possible economic directions we can explore to generate an income that can sustain the masterplan settlement as an entity and community. Ultimately choosing one option to be the main income source.

Our group chose 'Salt Harvesting' as a main income source, due to its intriguing potential.

Theme and Conceptual Zoning Model

The theme our group decided to give our masterplan is "Bissaaveli", in dhivehi refers to a saltwater pond surrounded by a strip of sand. An attempt to connect our theme to our possible income source and livelihood, 'Salt Harvesting'.

We also developed a conceptual model featuring the main zones that our masterplan would require in terms of our location and distance from the main island.

All of these will become more developed and refined and as they do I shall share them with you here. ;)

Stay Tuned and Creative.

[dhynaaa]

Close up details of the high quality coral tombstones 🪦 in Hukuru Miskiy, the second mosque built in Maldives, located at F. Nilandhoo.

The mosque was built by the first Muslim Sultan of the Maldives, on a site of a Buddhist monastery.