THE FRENCH NEIGHBORHOOD. MANSOURA CITY, EGYPT.
REAL ESTATE DEVELOPER : AZALIA PROPERTIES AND BINA DEVELOPMENTS
PLANS ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN : DR.ALAA ALAISHY
FACADES DESIGN : DR.SAAD MAKRAM
BOULEVARD DESIGN, ENTRANCES DESIGN DEVELOPMENT, VISUAL STUDIES AND CGI : AHMED GBR
2019 WAS ABOUT TO END AND I GOT A MESSAGE SAYING ( LETS DRINK COFFEE TOGETHER IN OUR OFFICE ) , WE ARRANGED AN APPOINTMENT AND WE MET .
MR.RAMY SHAABAN ONE OF THE FOUNDER OF AZALIA PROPERTIES ASKED ME WHAT ABOUT TO ADD SOME LIFE IN THEIR PROJECT THE FRENCH NEIGHBORHOOD WHICH PARTLY CONSTRUCTED AND OF COURSE HAS BEEN DESIGNED . HOWEVER WE STARTED TO TALK ABOUT THE BOULEVARD OF THE PROJECT AND HOW WE CAN FASCINATE THAT VITAL ELEMENT IN THE PROJECT AND I WAS VERY EXCITED TO OFFER THEM MY VISION FOR REDESIGNING THE BOULEVARD BUT IN MY WAY AND ALSO I WILL PLAY A LITTLE BIT TO DEVELOP THE DESIGN OF THE RESIDENTIAL ENTRANCES IN A MINIMALISM WAY .
DEAL !
I STARTED TO WORK AND THE TRICKY SIDES OF THAT PROJECT STARTED TO MOTIVATE MY ANXIETY BADLY :).
IT WAS A CHALLENGE TO DEVELOP THE ENTRANCES WITH RESPECTING THE ARCHITECTURE STYLE OF THE PROJECT . SO DIRECTLY I STARTED TO DESIGN IN MINIMAL WAY SO I CAN GET EXPRESSIVE LANGUAGE BY USING THE METAL ELEMENTS IN SPECIFIC WAY ACHIEVE THE HARMONY WITH ARCHITECTURE STYLE AND AT THE SAME TIME DO THE JOB ,I MEAN ADDING SPECIAL VISUAL FOR THE ENTRANCES SO PEOPLE CAN DETERMINE IT EASILY .
THE SECOND CHALLENGE WAS THE BOULEVARD ITSELF, THE WIDTH OF THE BOULEVARD IS VERY CUTE TO MAKE AN URBAN DESIGN , I DON'T WANT TO LOSE AREAS AND AT THE SAME TIME I WANT A DESIGN (A REAL DESIGN NOT ONLY CHAIRS AND CAFE'S) , WELL, I GOT AN IDEA TO BASICALLY DEPEND ON TWO ELEMENTS IN MY DESIGN FOR THIS CUTE BOULEVARD ,
THE FIRST ELEMENT WAS THAT BIG STREET LAMPS IN BLACK METAL AND CIRCULAR PART ABOVE CONTAIN THE LAMP IT SELF , THIS WILL HELP ME A LOT TO LIGHTING THE PROJECT AND THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS CREATING THAT RHYTHM AND UNITY BECAUSE OF REPETITION THE ELEMENT ,SO THE USER CAN IDENTIFY THE BOULEVARD PATH EASILY . THAT STREET LAMP WAS A VERY IMPORTANT ELEMENT FOR ME SO IT DESERVED TO BE DESIGNED FROM SCRATCH AS A PRODUCT AND THE CLIENT PROMISED ME TO MANUFACTURE IT AS IT BE AND HOPEFULLY HE WILL .
THE SECOND ELEMENT WAS USING THAT BIG FLOWERS POTS ARRANGED CLOSELY TO APPEAR AS A ONE ELEMENT AND REPEAT IT IN A WAY WHICH WILL LEAD TO IDENTIFY THE BOULEVARD AS WELL , ALSO ADDING THAT FLOWERS POTS IN A HEAVILY ARRANGED WAY HELPED ME A LOT TO CREATE A VISUAL BALANCE BETWEEN THE BUILDINGS ITSELF AND THE OTHER ELEMENTS OF THE PROJECT .
THERE ARE ALSO MANY ELEMENTS ADDED TO THE BOULEVARD WHICH CAREFULLY CHOSEN TO MATCH THE IDENTITY OF THE PROJECT SUCH AS THE CLASSIC STREET LAMPS AND SO ON .
ALSO IT MAKE SENSE TO ADD SOME CHAIRS AND TABLES SO PEOPLE CAN REST AND ORDER THEIR FAVOURITE DRINKS AND THIS IS ANOTHER ELEMENTS I TRIED TO CHOOSE CAREFULLY TO MATCH THE IDENTITY OF THE PROJECT .
ANOTHER CHALLENGE WHICH UNFORTUNATELY TOOK A LOT OF TIME IS TO OPTIMIZE THE 3D MODEL ITSELF AND REMODEL SOME ELEMENTS BECAUSE OF SOME REASONS RELATED TO THE IT DEPARTMENT THE AVAILABLE 3D FILE I GOT FROM THE CONSULTANT WAS INCLUDE A LOT OF PROBLEMS AND CAN'T BE RENDERED SO BEFORE ANYTHING I SPENT A WEEK OPTIMIZING THE 3DMODEL AND REMODEL THE CORRUPTED MODELS IN THE PROJECT SO I CAN START MY WORK WITHOUT PROBLEMS . AND I THOUGHT THAT THESE PROJECT IS VERY SPECIAL TO ME SO THE PAIN IS ACCEPTABLE .
IN ARCHITECTURE VISUALIZATION I USED : 3DSMAX, CORONA RENDER, LIGHTROOM AND PHOTOSHOP .
IT WAS AN HONOR FOR ME TO WORK IN SUCH A PROJECT AND WITH THOSE NICE CLIENTS . AND I HOPE I SUCCEED TO ADDING A SPECIAL TOUCH FOR THAT PROJECT .
( PLEASE NOTE THAT THE IMAGES BELOW IS TOTALLY 3D RENDER AND NOT A PHOTOGRAPH ).
