Integrated Residential Building Design in Nablus Al-Jadida
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2017
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Zaid, Abdallah
Abdallah, William
Salhi, Husam
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The primary objective of this project was to create a comprehensive design of the main aspects of residential building. The intended result of the project was to design of a building based on real requirements of a client in Nablus city.
To fulfil the abovementioned objective, a number methodologies were adopted for the various design aspects. The methodology also took under consideration the structural, architectural and environmental aspects. At first a literature review was conducted to collect the relevant information about residential buildings. The literature review was focused on the studied material, available books and articles related to the subject. During the design process of building aspects, a number of programs were utilized such as AutoCAD, Revit, Dialux evo, Ecotect, Design Builder, INSUL and ETABs. The key design criterion was regulations, common design codes and other site restrictions.
The process that eventually led to the integrated residential building went through various ordered steps. The first one was to analyze the site on which the residential building is aimed to be constructed on, and that is in terms of its topographical nature and surrounding environment. Then came the role of integrated design of the building in terms of architectural design including spaces and orientation, and environmental design including ventilation, lighting and acoustics systems. As for structural design, it included the analysis of the 3D model of the building, soil-structure interaction and seismic analysis. Finally, the design process using computer software and simulation was obtained. The HVAC, water, and sanitary systems are designed throughout the mechanical design phase. The electrical design is introduced including lighting and power systems.
Client owns 3 adjacent pieces of land located in New Nablus area. Each piece of land is approx. 600-700m2. Frequent team visits to the land location gave a clear image of the construction location, orientation, topography and enriched the engineering sense.
The above tasks were divided into two parts, one in each semester. In the second semester (2016/2017), throughout graduation project I, information was collected regarding all integrated design aspects by making a literature review and site analysis. This was followed by architectural design that included producing building plans, one elevation and one section at least of the ground and first floor. In the first semester (2017/2018), throughout Graduation project II, all remaining project tasks involving the remaining part of the architectural design together with the design of structural, environmental, mechanical, electrical and safety systems were all performed.
The results and outcomes were introduced in the form of a report with attached tender documents. These documents include design details, tables of quantities and shop drawings.
The outcome of this project will be used in real life context, which reflects positively on the team’s experience in the field of engineering.