Leen Mamoun-portfolio-2024

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CONTACT INFORMATION:

leenafaneh02@gmail.com g00087877@aus.edu

0521306553

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LEEN MAMOUN AFANEH

INTERIOR DESIGN GRADUATE

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF SHARJAH

EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL TIMELINE:

AL RISSALAH INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL 2007-2020 HIGHSCHOOL DIPLOMA, SAUDI ARABIA

2020-2024 AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF SHARJAH BACHELOR OF INTERIOR DESIGN, UAE

2023 KRISTINA ZANIC CONSULTANTS SUMMER INTERNSHIP, UAE

COMPETITIONS:

SHARJAH MUSEUM ASSOCIATION DESIGN OF AN EDUCATION ROOM

PARTICIPANT, 2021

ACCOR DESIGN AWARDS

PARTICIPANT, 2023

HOUSE OF THE FUTURE COMPETITION

PARTICIPANT, 2023

ROCA ONE DAY DESIGN CHALLENGE

PARTICIPANT, 2023

SKETCHBOOK COMPETITION

PARTICIPANT, 2023

LANGUAGES: ENGLISH (FLUENT) ARABIC (FLUENT)

ACHIEVEMENTS AND ATTRIBUTES:

HERMAN MILLER FUTURE OF EDUCATION SPACE DESIGN EVENT PRESENTOR (ALONGSIDE FELLOW STUDENTS FROM AUS, IIT, AND PALLAVI DEAN)

MEMBER OF THE INTERIOR DESIGN STUDENT ASSOCIATION IDSA EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT 2023-2024

3D MODELING AND RENDERING TECHNIQUES WORKSHOPS PRESENTOR AND ORGANIZER, SPRING 2023, SPRING 2024

EXPERIENCE MENTORING AND INSTRUCTING STUDENTS SECOND YEAR STUDIO CO-INSTRUCTOR UNDER PROF. MARIA OLIVER (2 SESSIONS)

SUMMER 2022 STUDY TOUR SEEING AND DRAWING IN ITALY, PROF. BRIAN DOUGAN

SUMMER 2023 STUDY TOUR ARCHITECTURE AND CULTURE IN ITALY, PROF. IGOR PEREZA

CAAD MATERIAL LIBRARY INSTALLATION

KINGSPAN MICROHOME

REGISTERED, 2023-2024

120 HOURS

LISTED IN PROJECT ARCHIVE, 2024

AEDAS AWARD

SHORTLISTED, 2024 (PENDING RESULTS)

GLOBAL UNDERGRADUATE AWARDS

REGISTERED, 2024

SKILLS:

WOODWORKING

LAZER CUTTING

3D PRINTING DRAWING

ARCHITECTURAL PHOTOGRAPHY

CAAD DESIGN & BUILD PROGRAM

AUS ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE SCHOLARSHIP ASSISTED IN THE FABRICATION OF SIGNAGE FALL 2020-FALL 2024

DEAN’S LIST SCHOLARSHIP X8 RECIPIENT FALL 2020-FALL 2024

CHANCELLOR’S

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MODULAR AGGREGATES

HOUSE OF THE FUTURE COMPETITION

MENTOR: PROF. GEORGE KATODRYTIS

PARTNER: ABRAR ISHAG

As our lives evolve, the future brings forth a multitude of challenges. Concerns regarding scarcity, population density, and habitat instability call for a residential revolution. Modular Aggregates is a housing system that is composed of a lightweight scaffold framework that houses habitation modules within it.This design allows homeowners to effortlessly customize their living environment by adding units to suit personal preferences. The negative spaces within the structure are transformed into thriving pockets of greenery, establishing a dialogue between the traditional Emirati Courtyard housing and the demands of the future. The lush vegetation within the structure provides natural cooling, improves air quality, and even aids in food production. The system nourishes the local sense of community and family values through this creation of shared communal spaces. Additionally, Modular Aggregates embodies the idea that our homes should be as dynamic as our lives, capable of evolving with us. This concept’s adaptability is not only a testament to the ever-changing needs of modern life but also a commitment to sustainable living for a better future for generations to come.

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RENDER

PROPOSED

RAW COFFEE COMPANY

INHABITABLE INFRASTRUCTURES

MENTOR: PROF. GEORGE KATODRYTIS

Raw Coffee Company is located within a large scale industrial warehouse in al Quoz that specializes in manufacturing and serving coffee. I was interested in the transformatiojn of the coffee bean from a singular bean into a consumable drink, so started expolrong transformable origami tessalations that parallel the transformation of coffee.

The project consists from an origami skin that morphs to become a ramp, a flooring feature, and a theatre enclosure. The skin guides you throughout the journey of coffee where you experience the origami transforming alongside the coffee. The skin takes you through the coffee bean strage to the production area then to the cafe (consumption area, and then finally back down to the retail area.

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FLOATING HOUSE

MENTOR:

PARTNER: SAKINA HATIMI

As cities become more and more overpopulated, the need for innovative housing solutions arises. The project seeks to provide a housing system that combats the adverse effects of global warming, particularly the rise in sea levels that affects the project’s site, which is adjacent to the Ajman mangrove forest. The form of the project was derived from the insertion of multiple volumes that the main functions of the dwelling are nested into. The façade is divided into panel sizes that respond to the sizes of the interior volumes, establishing a continuity and rhythm between the interior and exterior.

OBJECTS AS LANDSCAPES 04

MENTOR: PROF. GEORGE KATODRYTIS

The desert as a nomadic habitat has become an instinct idea. As people of the desert abandon their roots and settle into their urban fabricated citites, the desert releases a cry for help. This project explores the question of what happens if landcapes could talk? The project places amorphic objects within a saharan environment with forms derived from an amalgamation of desert animals and flora, melding into creatures that overtake the land. The bioemergence of this amorphic non-architecture is a stark antithesis of what is found in the veru recent phenomenon that we call “urban”.

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MERCURE HOTEL

ACCOR DESIGN AWARDS

MENTOR: PROF. JUAN ROLDAN

PARTNERS: AZIZA KASHASH & SAKINA HATIMI

The Hotel’s location in Melbourne inspired us to look into the roots of native australian culure. The Aboriginal tribe is part of the Native Australian population whose culture was supressed after the British occupation of Australia. The purpose of this project is to revive and honor Aboriginal culture. We quickly became infatuated with the art of Aboriginal Dot Painting. We derived patterns from this dicipline and transformed them into a spatial phenomenon. This manifested iitself in the form of a skin made of perforated aluminium sheets.The perforations allowed us to superimpose traditional dot patterns into this skin. The skin defines zones while still maintaining visual translucency between spaces. After closely studying the site and researching Australianclimate, we meticulously placed the skin perpendicular to eastern sunlight for a more diffused quality of light. This allows for more thermal comfort as the skin blocks harsh sunlight, leading to a reduced use of temperaure control around the hotel, and thus, electricity. Such passive ways that mitigate the effects of hot weather make the project more sustainable.

LEEN MAMOUN 2024