Sabah Ossama_Portfolio Compilation 2023

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2023
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T E R R I T O R I A L P I S S I N G S
M U H I B B A H C E N T R E
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T H E G R E A T R E S E T
N O S T A L G I C R E M I N I S C E N C E O F B E I R U T
C R A F T
R E S U R G E N C E M U S E U M
E X H I B I T I O N D I S P L A Y
P A V I L I O N
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C O _ S P A C E
S T U D E N T C E N T E R
06 A D A P T A T I O N T O C O N T E X T
T E S T I N G G R O U N D
07 O T H E R S

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T E R R I T O R I A L P I S S I N G S
" M U H I B B A H C E N T R E "
" T h e y c u t d o w n o u r j u n g l e , d e s t r o y e d
o u r h o m e a n d t h e n p o i s o n e d o u r
e n v i r o n m e n t . "
Back in 2019, "Earth Emotions “ a book published by Albrecht,
introducing new words for earth emotions relating to emotions of
people in relation to earth. Bateq tribe, originated from the Negrito
ethnicity, have identified themselves as forest people, they're grateful
for everything there, and treat it with respect. They feel happy, open
and free in the forest and preferred to follow their ancestors and keep
their values and beliefs as it's what it defines their culture and
identity. In line with this, they are threatened of being relocated out of
the forest and being separated from their nature in enclosed
settlements, exposed to deforestation and mining which made them
sad, frightened, and affected their free souls.
P S Y C H O T E R R A T
I C
I N T H E S Y M B
I O C E N E

PROGRAMMATIC CONCEPT
UNITE & PRESERVE PROGRAMME
MAIN PROGRAMME
The master planning is based on nodes moving through the flow of
programs related to the Bateq community lifestyle. Programs are allocated
through a sequence of interventions that serve as a gateway to the "Unite &
Preserve theme". Users are set to explore the whole site through an
elevated canopy walkway allowing them to experience the forest by all
means freely in an experiential journey to involve in the restoration cycle &
heal both, the tribe's destructed lifestyle and land .
Classroom
Books & Tech
Research Hub
Learn
MUHIBBAH CENTER
Experience
Library Gallery Accommodation Exhibition Performance
Raw material
Workshop Cafeteria Souvenir shop
Open Kitchen
SUPPLEMENTARY
PROGRAMME
Tea talks, tales
& folklores
MAIN ASPECTS
Experience Zone
Recreational Zone
NGO & Forest Guard
Restoration Preservation Education Exposure &
Documentation
Bateq Historical
center
Camping site
Treetop
Walkway
Communal area
Buggy &
Bicycle station
Farming
Ground
Ecology Park
Meditation spot
Rituals area
Riverside
Promenade
Fishing ,
Viewing deck
Forest & Hiking
trails
Jetty & boat
service
Bamboo Park
R A I N F O R E S T
FOREST LOOKOUT
V
I E W
FOREST LOOKOUT
ELEVATED WALKWAY
ELEVATED WALKWAY
MAIN ROAD
NGO DISTRICT
R A I N F O R E S T
V
PATHWAY
I E W
INFO/ RECEPTION ZONE
EXISITNG BATEQ
SETTLEMENT
NGO & BATEQ SETTLEMENT
PATHWAY
FARMERS MARKET
CAMPING SITE
PATHWAY
PATHWAY
EXISTING NATIONAL PARK
& PUBLIC DISTRICT
SELECTED SITE
BAMBOO PARK
ELEVATED WALKWAY
PATHWAY
MAIN ROAD
BOAT CRUISING
EXHIBITION &
EVENTS ZONE
FARMING GROUND
ECOLOGY
RESEARCH PARK
REPLANTING &RELOCATING
BOAT CRUISING
D E F O R E S T A T E D
PATHWAY
RIVERSIDE PROMENADE
SUNGAI LEBIR
BOAT CRUISING
Z O N E
SUNGAI LEBIR

Journey of Bateq Community from
" SOLASTALGIA
TO
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Eutierria
Experience
Symbiocene
SYMBIOCENE "
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Topophilia Revival
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Tierratrauma
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Solastalgia
Topophilia Revival
Solastalgia
Homesickness typology was felt
by Bateq's while witnessing
their environment changing in a
distressful manner.
Bateq restores their bond with nature
once again, resulting in a strong place
love connection creating a psychoterratic
force that can be used to preserve their
identity & lifestyle for posterity.
Tierratrauma
Where acute environmental change cause
psychoterratic trauma, In which the Bateq's witnessed
the loss of the forest "home" causing destruction to
their lifestyle & made them fall sick.
Eutierria
Experience
No borders between humans & nature, A good
earth feeling that acts as an immersive element
between nature & biodiversity. Integration of
interventions with nature.
Symbiocene
Era of re-integration
between humans &
the rest of nature.

MUHIBBAH CENTRE
The design concept is to unite & preserve the Bateq identity, culture,
and land through education by learning and experiencing. The design
will help the public experience being Bateq allowing them to go
through phases of earth emotions that are translated into an
experiential spatial journey consisting of 5 stages in which the Bateq
have experienced and been through throughout the past years, taking
them into an immersive, expressive and emotional cycle in hopes of
reaching the Symbiocene era, emotionally healing and banish
Solastalgia.
The building will shed light on Bateq's history, nomadic lifestyle,
rituals, arts & crafts exposure. In that sense " Muhibbah Center " will
be the gateway to the tribe providing the opportunity of educating the
public about Bateq's lifestyle, arts, crafts, and carvings and opening-up
fields to gain income as well documenting the tribe's cultural identity
through the proposed programmes.

At the main entrance, a gazebo-like bamboo structure
is utilized to form a welcoming entrance. Combination
with the parametric wave roof as both elements
represent harmony and flow to embrace nature. The
gazebo typology is being applied in interior spaces to
enhance the air flow movement inside.

The open library ramp is based on the lower ground
floor and spirals up all the way to the second floor
supported by bamboo rods functioning as railing. The
ramp takes the users upwards and meets the book
shelves along the way.

CARVING WORKSHOP
SHOWCASE GALLERY

SENSORY ZONE

The craft-material library located underground serves as a "
sensory zone " for the visitors where they can experience the
Solastalgia phase going through Bateq's history. Forest materials
are showcased inside the space for a full user experience.
Tree trunks and falling leaves emerge from the plant beds and
channel through the ceiling to give the impression of a forest
inside the building.

ACCOMMODATION

BLOWPIPE SHOOTING

MARKET & OUTDOOR COOKING
PERFORMANCE & EVENTS
EXPLORATION WALKWAY

THE GREAT RESET
T H E R E N E W A L O F T H E P O R T
O F B E I R U T .

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T H E G R E A T R E S E T
" N O S T A L G I C R E M I N I S C E N C E O F B E I R U T "
This building focuses on the nostalgic
reminiscence of Beirut where visitors get to
experience spaces that create a condition of
poetic sense going through sentiments,
commemoration, and emotional matters in an
interactive educational manner, making their
journey full of knowledge and getting to
experience the country's history throughout
the years, serving as a socio-economic place
allowing users to interact, respond and cope
with the aftermath trauma as well as raise
awareness and teach for a healthier society
through responsive design.
The proposal creates an opportunity to open
new gateways in reviving the local economy
sector by construction workshops and
recycling/ utilizing the remnants of the
materials left on site after the explosion. It
has social & communal gathering spaces
making it for both locals and tourists and
engaging them in the activities taking them
from one space to another through the
process reminding them of the storyline.

" B E A U T Y O F T H E
S H A D O W " .

SITE PLAN
L E G E N D
1 . E V E N T P L A Z A
2 . C O N S T R U C T I O N W O R K S H O P S
3 . C Y C L I N G P A R K
4 . G R E E N O P E N P A R K
5 . M E M O R I A L W A T E R F R O N T P A R K
6 . M E D I T A T I O N S P O T S
7 . P R O J E C T S I T E
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6
7
1. Push inwards and
outwards creating
outdoor spaes
2. Connect edge points to
form a curvilinear mass
following site context
3. Create circulation
and allow wind flow
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4
4. Connectivity,
interaction between
programs through
link bridge
5. Rotate and curve
for integrated access
6. Create circulation for
an open courtyard for
social engagements &
viewing spots.
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U N D E R G R O U N D T U N N E L
L.GROUND FLOOR PLAN
This tunnel is designed to create a poetic kind of space, complimenting
the visitor's journey and a continuation to the storyline taking people
through the idea of commemoration and sentimental where they get to
experience the actual feeling of mixed emotions going through the
incidents.

I N T E R A C T I V E H I S T O R Y C E N T E R
W O R K S H O P
M E D I A
L I B R A R Y
GROUND FLOOR PLAN

T H E R A P Y C E N T E R W A I T I N G A R E A
T H E R A P Y
C O N S U L T .
C H I L D R E N
C L A S S R O O O M
FIRST FLOOR PLAN

E V E N T P L A Z A & W A T E R F R O N T
M E M O R I A L P A R K .

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C R A F T -
R E S U R G E N C E M U S E U M
Located between ISTANA BUDAYA & NATIONAL ART GALLERY, the craft museum will focus more on
showcasing traditional handicrafts and preserving the traditional cultural heritage by
reintroducing them to the young generation in a more interactive way that suits the modern era.

ORGANIC
FLOWY APPEARANCE
RIPPLE EFFECT
Basic form
Following the site boundaries
to create the form and divide
spaces to fit the programme
Curving the edges to get the
organic shape
The flowy/fluidity of the
builiding's shape offers
various routes to create new
viewpoints.
Adjusting the curvature
design to fit the spaces &
incorporate the water
feature .

GROUND FLOOR PLAN
A
FIRST FLOOR PLAN
2
SECTION A-A

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E X H I B I T I O N D I S P L A Y
P A V I L I O N
The idea is to conceptualize my manifesto’s crafts
and technology with the walk-through pavilion to
connect people with the craft.
In this design, I apply technology usage in terms of
machinery and industrialization & how materials can
bend and intertwine to create a design that gives an
illusion of technology ( a techy-feel).

ROOF PLAN 1:100
N
SECTION 1:20
EAST ELEVATION 1:50 NORTH ELEVATION 1:50 WEST ELEVATION 1:50 SOUTH ELEVATION 1:50

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C O _ S P A C E
S T U D E N T C E N T E R
This student center sheds some light on the
common activities that students from
different majors could enjoy and learn from
together.
Students from Petroleum Engineering and
Architecture work together to come up with
an interesting project where PE students
explore soil conditions to produce mud and
AR students explore and produce materials
like a brick from the formed mud.
The potential is to create more sustainable
materials from the site itself to build up
spaces.

GROUND FLOOR PLAN
FIRST FLOOR PLAN
SECTION A-A

SOUTH ELEVATION
EAST ELEVATION
WEST ELEVATION
NORTH ELEVATION

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A D A P T A T I O N T O C O N T E X T
T E S T I N G G R O U N D
Responsive Models
Responsive Models

Responsive Models
Responsive Models

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O T H E R S

A craft museum is a place that preserves and displays a collection of specific skills blended
with artistic integrity that has been produced and developed. It is proof of the existence of
cultural traditions and a platform that showcases the finest examples of craftsmanship and
their production of objects with exceptional skill and beauty. It serves as a material for the
revival and development of crafts.
The importance of craft museum plays an important role by offering a better learning
experience and a wonderful opportunity to appreciate a country's cultural heritage. It also
exposes people to the country's traditional cultural heritage and gives them the chance to
interact with traditional craftsmen. As well as, it preserves old skills, educates younger
generations, and reflects the local's lifestyle.
Nowadays, we are in a digital world and everyone is always using the internet or their mobile
devices and can view things online since it’s easier to access. By contrast, people became
lazier and more addicted to digital equivalents and lost the feel of being in a museum. Also,
failing to prioritize audience preferences is one of the major challenges affecting museums. In
line with this, museums have placed more emphasis on showing artifacts to the public rather
than creating meaning which makes the visitors lose their interest in visiting craft museums.
Moreover, this prevents visitors who lack adequate context knowledge of the artifacts in the
museum.
C R A F T I N G
R E A S E A R C H ,
M A N I F E S T O
Today, technology plays an important role in our life and may be used to bring more diverse
audiences closer to the artifacts and history, far from serving as a current
diversion.Integrating technology into the museum exhibit design can help capture the visitor's
attention and get back their interest in crafts and improve their experience. Hence, here are
some ideas that I think could help enhance or introduce new creative experiences in craft
museums.
Firstly, virtual reality (VR) is used by museums around the world. In the same way,
experiencing a VR that takes the person to a different setting while they’re doing the craft,
the person is doing the craft while seeing it virtually. the VR could be used to make the
visitors live a historic experience both inside and outside the museum space. Furthermore,
new generations will be more interested in crafts in the presence of heritage involvement
with interpretations and experimentation technologies that help the youngsters understand
more about the exhibited crafts.
Also, Hologram technology can be introduced in the MUSEUM as well, an animated hologram of
the native people doing the craft to engage the audience more on how the thing was made in
the old days providing a richer and more detailed experience. This will eventually offer new
ways of interacting with the collections.

B A T E Q T R I B E -
V I S U A L S T O R Y T E L L I N G
" P S Y C H O T E R R A T I C I N T H E S Y M B I O C E N E "

LAND CONNECTION
RITUALS & BELIEFS

LAND CONNECTION
FOREST MATERIALS

NATURE CONNECTIVITY
FOREST MATERIALS

B E I R U T
A R C H I T E C T U R E -
A B S T A R C T P O S T E R

B E I R U T P O R T -
F U T U R E V I S I O N

This section is a collection of expressive
artwork where my intention is to express my
emotions towards the disaster that occurred
on August 04, 2020 - Port of Beirut, Lebanon.

B E I R U T P O R T -
E X P R E S S I V E A R T W O R K

POST-CATASTROPHE TRANSITION PHASE FUTURE VISION
DESTRUCTION SADNESS GRIEF HOPE REUNITE HEAL SUSTAINABILITY COMMEMORATION TRANSPARENCY

Interior
shots

INTERIOR WORKS
FREELANCE
MINIMALIST

Marrakesh
Minimalist
Morocco

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