Alyina Rouf — Architecture & Interiors

01 / 07

University project · Year 3

Community Farming Centre, Reading

Map · Axonometric · Renders · Plans · Section

Site map locating the Community Farming Centre within the wider Reading landscape. — 01 Site map

Internal axonometric drawing of the timber Community Farming Centre with accessible circulation and planting. — 02 Internal axonometric

Map, Axonometric and Renders

Based in Reading, this is a third year project that focuses on sustainability, farming and community. The building, using timber as its main building materiel, due to its low carbon intensive process. The purpose of the building serves to bring together community with a focus on strawberry farming, in which users are able to collect strawberries and other herbs in the farm and vertical farming greenhouse. The majority of the building is built under ground with a green roof in the form of a ramp. This allows for a uninterrupted view of the landscape.

The inside of the building features a kitchen and activity centre, cold storage rooms, an community space with a small library and sitting area with swings, and a small courtyard that allows light in from the roof. Furthermore, an important part of the building is its accessibility features, allowing everyone to enjoy the space.

Internal perspective of a timber greenhouse with vertical strawberry planting. — 03 Internal perspective

External perspective of the Community Farming Centre set low in the agricultural landscape. — 04 External perspective

Technical drawings

Short section and floor plans

Short building section through the Community Farming Centre. — 05 Short section

Basement and ground-floor plans of the Community Farming Centre. — 06 Basement and ground floor plan

02 / 07

University project · Year 3

Temporary Timber Structure, Reading

Plan · Axonometric · Sections

Architectural plan of the temporary timber structure with folding rooms and spiral stair. — 01 Plan

Exploded axonometric showing the temporary timber structure's folding components and central stair. — 02 Exploded axonometric

Two architectural sections through the temporary timber structure and its transformable rooms. — 03 Sections

Plan, Axonometric and Sections

Through this temporary timber structure, I would like to bring people together in order to show the versatility of building and sustainable living. This structure is able to fold into an enclosed insulated space, and can fold out in order to be a functional space. Every space has a purpose of connecting people back to nature, such as the sky room that has a reclining seat, allowing people to have an optimized and uninterrupted view of the sky, and the ripple room that is made to let people enjoy the feeling of the water underneath them.

The building uses hemp and water spinach from the marsh to cook and create rugs and basket. Hemp oil and the water spinach is used to create a salad in the kitchen of the structure, and the hemp is then turned into twine, which creates the rugs and the baskets that are sold. The hemp twine also creates the fabric that is wrapped around The ripple room and the rope that holds the walls that turn into balconies. The structure uses compost heating, by burning waste and uses straw-based bathrooms, creating minimal waste. Through the versatility of the space and the ways in the materials are used I hope it inspires the users to connect back to nature and live more sustainably.

03 / 07

University project · Year 2

Contemporary Dance Studio, Reading

Design development · Plans · Collage · Renders

Design Development

Programme and early spatial studies

First programme bubble study arranging public, private and studio spaces. — 01 Programme study I

Second programme bubble study for the dance studio. — 02 Programme study II

Third programme bubble study linking reception, performance and private spaces. — 03 Programme study III

Annotated initial plan and section sketches for the Contemporary Dance Studio. — 04 Initial plan and section

Annotated initial elevation sketch with arched glazing, outdoor seating and performance space. — 05 Initial elevation

Massing Strategy

Twelve studies in sequence

Massing strategy two: curved volumes added to the site. — 02 Study

Massing strategy three: first-floor plan and circulation. — 03 Study

Massing strategy four: corresponding outline plan. — 04 Study

Massing strategy five: overlapping circular volume study. — 05 Study

Massing strategy six: refined curved volumes. — 06 Study

Massing strategy seven: second-floor plan and shadow study. — 07 Study

Massing strategy eight: corresponding outline plan. — 08 Study

Massing strategy nine: large circular performance volume. — 09 Study

Massing strategy ten: consolidated block arrangement. — 10 Study

Massing strategy eleven: upper-level plan and facade rhythm. — 11 Study

Massing strategy twelve: corresponding outline plan. — 12 Study

Plans, Atmosphere Collage and Renders

Movement translated into space

Lower-level site plan showing the dance studio beside the river and existing buildings. — 01 Site plan · Existing building

Third-floor plan with the circular performance volume and roof-level pool. — 02 Third-floor plan

Concrete interior atmosphere collage with water overhead, reflected light and a framed tree view. — 03 Atmosphere collage

A dance studio, that uses a part of an existing structure in Reading, uses movement as inspiration. Fluidity is apart of the design language, as there are multiple moving parts of the building including the kinetic wall, inspired by the stereo kinetic wall by Lang and Fulton, that moves with the wind. Furthermore the aluminium tubes outside the performance centre, provide an second purpose of creating shade, as they are also created to be allowed to extend. A large part of the project focuses on the atmosphere that this space creates. Through the use of concrete the walls hold a stillness, and movement is found through natural elements such as wind, water and light, that is reflective of the contemporary dance that takes place within the

Diagram of the sliding aluminium tube mechanism. — 04 Aluminium tube mechanism

Reference photograph of the Stereo Kinetic Wall by Lang and Fulton. — 05 Stereo kinetic wall by Lang and Fulton

Exterior render of the dance studio's circular upper volume and kinetic aluminium facade. — 06 Exterior render

Interior render of the performance space with a reflective water ceiling and kinetic wall. — 07 Interior render

04 / 07

Commercial interior

Mitsubishi Showroom, Dhaka

Presentation plan · Renders · Completed photographs

Plan and Renders

Showroom design

Mitsubishi showroom render with five vehicles beneath a geometric illuminated ceiling. — 01 Vehicle-lineup render

Mitsubishi showroom presentation plan showing display bays, work stations, meeting room, reception and service spaces. — 02 Mitsubishi Showroom Presentation Plan

Long interior view through the Mitsubishi showroom with lounge seating, glass office and vehicles. — 03 Long showroom view

Exterior render of the dark Mitsubishi showroom facade with full-height glazing and display screen. — 04 Exterior façade render

Interior Mitsubishi display wall render with linear ceiling lights and a red vehicle. — 05 Display-wall render

Photographs of showroom

The completed interior

Photograph of the rounded glass meeting room inside the completed showroom. — 01 Glass meeting room

Photograph looking along the showroom walkway beside the glazed office and black reception counter. — 02 Showroom walkway

The renovation of the Mitsubishi showroom in Dhaka, was inspired by movement and a futurism. Black sandwich glass provided reflective surfaces contrasted by the matte black HPL surfaces pasted on board. Structural steel columns that were already apart of the space, became apart of the design of the space, creating the boarder of a office space that was required in the brief.

The office space, although in the middle of the space, blended in seamlessly through the use of the same aluminium box that was used in the exterior of the building to create a privacy screen, also creating a backdrop for the cars. Furthermore, a linear design for the lights that showcased the cars and created continuity with the dynamic space.

Photograph of Mitsubishi vehicles lined up under luminous ceiling panels. — 03 Vehicle lineup

Photograph of four alloy wheels displayed in a recessed illuminated wall niche. — 04 Wheel display

Photograph of the black showroom reception and refreshment counter. — 05 Reception and bar

Photograph of the showroom feature screen, linear lights and a white Mitsubishi vehicle. — 06 Feature screen

05 / 07

Residential interior

Private Residences, Dhaka

Plans · Walk-in wardrobe · Kitchen · Reception

Warm timber walk-in wardrobe render with full-height white cabinets and a marble-topped island. — 01 Walk-in wardrobe

The master bedroom presented as a challenge due to a small space, and the client wanting a walk in closet. Therefore this structure dividing the room while keeping the current closets, allowed for a walk in feel, while also saving space without needing to do major renovations.

Lower floor plan of the private Dhaka residence. — 02 Lower floor

Upper floor plan of the private Dhaka residence with terraces, living area, kitchens and dining space. — 03 Upper floor

Private residence dry kitchen and bar render with timber cabinetry, marble surfaces and roof-garden doors. — 04 Dry kitchen and bar

Private residence reception render with a curved timber stair, relief mural and chequered marble floor. — 05 Reception and stair

Plan and Renders

This project was to update some of the spaces in a private penthouse in Dhaka. To do this, inspiration was taken from Dhaka’s contemporary architecture, and a feeling of serenity and connection to nature. This was reflected in the material selection of marble, wood and concrete. The spaces that we updated included a TV room that was turned into a dry kitchen and bar, placed next to the kitchen and opening onto one of three roof gardens. This allowed for a larger entertaining space for guests, and a connection between the indoors and outdoors.

This theme was also bought into the reception space, where marble chequered floors allowed for a grand entrance and a bas relief mural created texture and the nature motifs continued into the indoor spaces.

06 / 07

Residential landscape

Roof garden, Dhaka

Render · Material Collage

Minimal roof garden render with green wall, concrete bench, stepping stones and circular water feature. — 01 Roof-garden render

Render and Material Collage

The roof gardens in the residences was inspired my Dhaka’s contemporary architecture, which uses a design language of modernism. Through concrete and glass, it creates an minimalist space, that invites tranquillity through stillness and water becomes a focal point, through its movement.

Furthermore, these material choices were consciously chosen for Dhaka’s environment, in which rain is a regular occurrence. Therefore with the clients request to have a easy to maintain garden, concrete allows for easy cleaning and a green wall and planters that use greenery that can strive in Dhaka’s climate.

07 / 07

Residential interior

Private Residence, London

Bathrooms · Marble · Venetian plaster · Brass

Powder room with green Venetian-plaster walls, a framed mirror, wall-mounted brass taps and a dark green marble vessel basin. — 01 Green powder room

Close detail of a dark green marble vessel basin above a pale stone vanity, with a circular waste fitting. — 02 Green marble detail

Compact floating white-and-grey marble wall basin with brass wall-mounted taps against a pale plaster wall. — 03 Floating marble vanity

Freestanding white oval bath set against pale Venetian plaster and a grey-veined marble surround, with brass floor-mounted fittings. — 04 Freestanding bath

Powder-room vanity with a tall arched mirror, wall-mounted brass taps and a pink stone vessel basin on a white stone shelf. — 05 Arched mirror and pink stone basin

Bathroom with an arched mirror above a white oval basin, grey-veined marble vanity and built-in bath with brass fixtures. — 06 Arched vanity and bath

Venetian-plaster shower wall with a recessed book-matched marble niche and brushed-brass controls and hand shower. — 07 Venetian-plaster shower

In this project, I went to different marble factories to choose the final selections of marble for each bathroom and powder room. The client wanted a different feeling in each of the bathrooms, while looking for some kind of cohesion through all of them. Therefore, for each bathroom we went with a different colour scheme for the marble.

Along side the bathrooms, I chose a Venetian plaster finishing in order to create cohesion and also cut costs from a full marble bathroom. This was inspired by the Venetian plaster living room that was already in the house, and colour matched according to the marbles that were chosen.

Minimal brass hardware was chosen for a timeless but lived in finish, that would soft with age, developing a warm patina.

Sunlit bathroom with a built-in bath, frameless glass screen, rain shower and brass heated towel rail. — 08 Sunlit bath and shower

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