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Design Portfolio 2015
This portfolio document provides an overview of Sheldon Fonseca's academic and personal design works from 2015. It includes chapters summarizing his academic projects for an urban design proposal, an arts district proposal, a housing proposal, and a primary school design. It also includes chapters on design competitions and personal works. The document is intended to showcase Sheldon's skills and experience in architecture, urban design, and creative works.
Design Portfolio 2015
- 1. PORTFOLIO A collection ofdesign and creative works by Sheldon Fonseca 2015 D E S I G N
- 2. ABOUT Born and raisedin the City of Dubai, Sheldon Fonseca has just completed five succesful years of Undergraduate studies in Architecture at the Canadian University of Dubai. He enjoys collaborating with others as part of a team and brings forward a set of skills gained throughout his years of study. He is passionate in areas of art and design and also enjoys the opportunity to learn and acquire new skills and softwares to help him in his future endeavors. C o n t a c t i nfo : 0 5 0 - 2 81164 5 s h e l d o n . fo n s @ g m a i l . co m
- 3. iii CONTENTS CHAPTER 01 02 03 ACADEMIC WORK DESIGN PROPOSALFOR BUR DUBAI URBAN PROJECT ARTS DISTRICT: ART MUSEUM - DOWNTOWN DUBAI JUMEIRAH HOUSING DESIGN PROPOSAL FOR SHEIKH ZAYED ROAD BRITISH PRIMARY SCHOOL COMPETITIONS NAJAH KIOSK FOR CANADIAN UNIVERSITY OF DUBAI PERSONAL WORK 04 05 11 15 23 27 31 32 36
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- 5. Project: DESIGN PROPOSAL FORBUR DUBAI URBAN PROJECT 05
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- 7. 07 Enhancing the oldpart of Dubai into a modern social hub with more stylish designed shops and souqs along the core was the objective of the project. From the existing plan of this district, buildings with poor maintenance and quality were seen as a threat and were removed to make place for more well elaborated and lavish buildings for residents. Along the creek the social hub creates a path for users that lead them straight into the Gold Souk from the Historic Buildings or the Metro located on the left side on the Site plan. Road mobility was carefully analysed, thus leading to the decision of two way roads becoming one way with the addition of secondary roads to help with the ease of traffic flow. Site Plan of the Bur Dubai project
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- 9. 09 Creek side Elevation- Social Hub Section through the District Section of the Social Hub Street Section The sections helped to understand the proportion of space needed between building typologies as well as identifying the shade study between buildings. Elevations on the other hand were to be traditional and be in harmony with the site.
- 10. 10 Hotel Apartments PlotDay and Night images - semi-private park Behind this social hub lay mixed dwelling units. This particular plot revolves around a semi-private park for its users. The dome on the roof is taken as a traditional element and enclosed within it, is a restaruant that overlooks the creek. The issue of parking is solved by adding a basement to the existing ground floor parking. Alleyways between these three buildings are not visually connected to the opposite alleys in the plot, this gives a sense of privateness and reduces the public pedestrian flow from entering into the park. Section - Displaying Levels
- 11. Project: Area: Location ARTSDISTRICT: ART MUSEUM - 11,950sqm - DOWNTOWN DUBAI 11
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- 13. 13 This institutional project wasundertaken by three students, including myelf, where we were given an empty plot located in the Downtown Dubai vicinity. Our buildings included a Library, an Art Museum and a Performing Art Center. Our chosen concept was Air, Land and Water, in which we decided after alot of teamwork planning that the Library would be raised and supported on columns to resemble air. The Museum would sculpt from the ground and have and organic rock form and the Performing Art Center would incoporate the Water Pond nearby into the project. Site Plan of the Arts District
- 14. 14 The Art Museumof Downtown Dubai follows the concept of land bringing people in from the districts area. It features a sculpture park located in the center and acting like a courtyard. The last floor exhibits modern contemporary artwork from artists all over the world. The aim of this project was to enable maximum daylight into the large organic structure. The floor above exhibits local UAE based artwork which guides occupants from the main entrance to the secondary exit, directed in a loop pattern. One of the unique functions of this level is its outdoor balcony which faces the boulevard. Basement Plan First Floor Plan Second Floor Plan
- 15. Project: Site Area:Location JUMEIRAH HOUSING - 366,000sqm - UMM SUQEIM 15
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- 17. 17 The Jumeirah Housing project’sgoal was to create a luxurious and friendly district that would house diverse nationalities. A mix between modernism and contemporary design was initially the way to go. Multiple analysis were carried out, one of which is the SWOT Analysis. SWOT is the abbreviation for Strength, Weakness, Oppurtunity and Threat, that we were to conduct to prove that the project was suitable for its location. The project includes Residential apartments and Townhouses. In the site plan you can see that the Townhouses are placed at the exterior sides of the plot and the residential apartments are placed along the central area of the plot. This concept was chosen for reasons of privacy, access, pedestrian density and traffic build-up. Site & SWOT Analysis
- 18. 18 S-04S-04 Site Plan ofthe Jumeirah Housing Project in contrast with the Burj Al Arab
- 19. 19 The Apartment unitconsists of 3 bedroom flats, where two larger sides of the bulding face the service roads whereas the shorter sides face into the plot’s community park. All Residential buildings in the project are G+3 in floors, where the ground floor is strictly for retail and the floors above are the apartments. Typical Floor Plan - 3 bedroom apartment
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- 21. 21 The Townhouse unitis a 3 bedroom contemporary design ideally for expatriates. It contains a front porch and a backyard garden. The color choice of white, grey and black was to allow the minimalist effect to take place and having wood panels as the decor. Since townhouses are exposed to only two sides, clerestory skylights was the alternate solution to be introduced. Floor Plans - Townhouse Unit - Family
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- 23. Project: DESIGN PROPOSAL FORSHEIKH ZAYED ROAD 23
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- 25. 25 Existing Master Planof Sheikh Zayed Road - with location
- 26. 26 One of mymost creative urban plannedproposalsforthemost used Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai. Alot of consideration went into designing a more established hub for its users while also introducing a green environment which is lacking in the current masterplan. The idea of the organic walkway comes from breaking up the rigid grid between the vertical builidngs and horizontal highway. Introduction of a cycle track and outdoor patios for restaurants. Materials: Walkway - Wooden Planks Patio - Stone Track - Bitumen Aggregate
- 27. Project: Area: Location BRITISHPRIMARY SCHOOL - 4,600sqm - AL WASL 27
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- 29. 29 Site plan ofthe British Primary School Through process work and site analysis, I was able to achieve appropriate exterior facades relating to the concept. The idea of vertical and horizontal grid elements is key to the design’s challenge. The spaces in between these grid elements are to act as primary and secondary circulation for the building amongst the functions. C o n ce p t : P i e t M o n d r i a n ’ s - D e St i jl A r t MAIN ENTRANCE STUDENT ENTRANCE EXIT PARKING ENTRANCE VISITOR PARKING STAFF PARKING BUS PARKING OUTDOOR FIELD KIDS PLAYGROUND AL-W ASL PARK MOSQUE G+1 BUILDINGS G+1 BUILDINGS G+1 BUILDINGS N
- 30. 30 Considered all ofthe necessary elements essential to British Education, while also maintaining a relation with the UAE local building codes. The Brisitsh Primary School Project was to shape our skills in detail drawings and enable us to understand how structural details can be integrated with design. The heart of the building marks the social point of the school where an open auditorium is placed to accommodate multiple functions, such as, assemblies, lectures and gatherings. The facades of the building are a group of horizontal and vertical panels to illustrate the concept and also act as shading device.s Canadian University of Dubai Revision Date Sign Index KEY PLAN Scale Date Drawn Controlled Project No Drawing Title Drawing No. Index Drawing Title Drawing No. Index Project: School Al Wasl Area, Jumeirah 1, Dubai, UAE Architect: Sheldon Fonseca NOTES: TENDER DOCUMENT ID: 101200083 09-MAY-2013 Instructor: Dr. Hamoud Dekkiche Dr. Farouk Benouared Course: ARCH 331 - Integrated Design 26 x 0.15 = 3.80 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 E-01 A-201 E-02 A-201 E-03 A-201 E-04 A-201 4.324.325.155.003.305.895.913.305.155.15 47.80 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 72.30 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 8.655.155.003.301.304.605.913.305.155.15 6.00 AA A-301 AA A-301 BB A-301 BB A-301 A A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 14 14 B A J H G F E D B C I D E F G H J C I E1 D1 D1 STAFF ROOM W1 W1 W2 W2 W4 W5 W6 W6 W6 W6 W6 W6 W7 W7 W8 W8 W8 W8 W12 W12 W12 W12 PRINCIPLE OFFICE MEETING ROOM WET CELLS CLOMP. LAB COMP. LAB CLASSROOM CLASSROOM CLASSROOM CLASSROOM LOBBY SECURITY OFFICE CLINIC WET CELLS CHANGING ROOM CHANGING ROOM CORRIDOR MULTI-PURPOSE HALL CORRIDOR CATERING CAFE WET CELL WET CELL CORRIDOR D2D3 D4 D4 D5 D6 D6 D6 D6 D6 D7 D7 D8 D8 D8D9 D9 D9 D11 D11 D12 D12 D12 D1 1 A-401 D3 D2 D10 26 x 0.15 = 3.80 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 GROUND FLOOR PLAN GROUND FLOOR PLAN 1:100 Canadian University of Dubai Revision Date Sign Index KEY PLAN Scale Date Drawn Controlled Project No Drawing Title Drawing No. Index Drawing Title Drawing No. Index Project: School Al Wasl Area, Jumeirah 1, Dubai, UAE Architect: Sheldon Fonseca NOTES: TENDER DOCUMENT ID: 101200083 09-MAY-2013 Instructor: Dr. Hamoud Dekkiche Dr. Farouk Benouared Course: ARCH 331 - Integrated Design 26 x 0.15 = 3.80 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 23x0.17=3.80 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 E-01 A-201 E-02 A-201 E-03 A-201 E-04 A-201 AA A-301 AA A-301 BB A-301 BB A-301 4.324.325.155.003.305.895.913.305.155.15 47.80 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 72.30 8.655.155.003.301.304.605.913.305.155.15 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 J H G F D B A J H G F E D B A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 14 14 C I C I E E1 W1 W1 W2 W2 W3 W6 W6 W6 W6 W6 W6 W6 W6 W9 W9 W9 W9 W11W11 W12 W12 W12 W12 CLASSROOM CLASSROOM CLASSROOM CLASSROOM CLASSROOM CLASSROOM CLASSROOM CLASSROOM LOUNGE WET CELLWET CELLS WET CELL WET CELL SERVICE ROOM CORRIDOR CORRIDOR STAFF ROOM LIBRARY D3D10 D6 D6 D6 D6 D6 D7 D7 D8 D8 D8D9 D9 D9 D8D9 A-401 1 26 x 0.15 = 3.80 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 FIRST FLOOR PLAN FIRST FLOOR PLAN 1:100 Canadian University of Dubai Revision Date Sign Index KEY PLAN Drawing Title Drawing No. Index Project: School Al Wasl Area, Jumeirah 1, Dubai, UAE Architect: Sheldon Fonseca NOTES: TENDER ID: 101200083 Instructor: Dr. Hamoud Dekkiche Dr. Farouk Benouared Course: ARCH 331 - Integrated Design ± 0.00m + 0.30m - 1.00m + 3.90m + 4.10m + 7.77m + 7.90m +11.10m ± 0.00m + 0.30m - 1.00m + 9.30m + 9.50m +11.10m ± 0.00m + 0.30m + 3.90m + 4.10m + 7.77m + 7.90m +10.50m +10.30m ± 0.00m + 0.30m + 3.90m + 4.10m + 7.77m + 7.90m - 1.00m +11.10m - 1.00m +11.10m SECTIONS SECTION BB SECTION AA Canadian University of Dubai Revision Date Sign Index KEY PLAN Scale Date Drawn Controlled Project No Drawing Title Drawing No. Index Drawing Title Drawing No. Index Project: School Al Wasl Area, Jumeirah 1, Dubai, UAE Architect: Sheldon Fonseca NOTES: TENDER DOCUMENT ID: 101200083 09-MAY-2013 Instructor: Dr. Hamoud Dekkiche Dr. Farouk Benouared Course: ARCH 331 - Integrated Design ± 0.00m + 0.30m - 1.00m + 3.90m + 4.10m + 7.77m + 7.90m +11.10m ± 0.00m + 0.30m - 1.00m + 9.30m + 9.50m +11.10m ± 0.00m + 0.30m + 3.90m + 4.10m + 7.77m + 7.90m +10.50m +10.30m ± 0.00m + 0.30m + 3.90m + 4.10m + 7.77m + 7.90m - 1.00m +11.10m - 1.00m +11.10m SECTIONS 1:100 SECTIONS SECTION BB SECTION AA Detailed Ground & First Floor Plan
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- 34. 34 The idea behindthe design was to translate the Canadian University of Dubai’s slogan “a portal to Canadian education” into 3 dimensional form. The panels along the wall of the kiosk continue to change & progress in shape and size as the user moves through the “portal”. The profile of the wall panels are raised as they reach the back wall. This is symbolic of reaching the end of the portal. The kiosk provides a lounge, 3 meeting areas, technical/ storage space and a reception desk. There is additional digital interactive function incorporated into the central circulation space. The materials are primarily reclaimed timber and pressboards formed into panels and shaped into the form of ribs. Reused building materials minimize the environmental impact. The opening along the walls on all four sides allow enough daylight to reduce the need for artificial lighting.
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