Idrees Rasouli

Design and Urban Innovation


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  1. SSE HQ
  2. Tate II
  3. Jebel al-Jais
  4. CCTV HQ
  5. Qatar Library
  6. The C
  7. Rotana
  8. Aspire Zone
  9. Eton Finish Line
  10. Hucknall Links
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  12. Lusail Marine
  13. River Soar


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  1. GATEway 2030
  2. Child’s Playground
  3. World of Hope
  4. Ford Autonomous
  5. Peace Garden
  6. Celebrating Life
  7. Mangai
  8. Ghost
  9. Seoul Social Software
  10. Tokyo Social Software
  11. Microkinetics
  12. Beyond Grey
  13. Future Mill Road
  14. Digital Preparation
  15. Decolonised Innovation


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  1. Qaf 1.0
  2. Sealeaf 1.0
  3. Create Cambridge


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  1. Artefacts
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  3. Future of Work
  4. Urban Interventions
  5. Care & Resilience
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  8. Critical Thinking + Doing
  9. Urban Justice
  10. Urban Innovation


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  1. Rethinking Creativity
  2. Repositioning the Art School
  3. Multi-course Structure
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  1. Post-Disaster Social Regeneration
  2. Disaster Recovery by Design
  3. Human-Connected Leadership
  4. Decolonised Innovation
  5. Rethinking Urban Partnership
  6. Designing Under Extreme Resource Constraints


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  1. The Architecture of Money
  2. The Six Realities
  3. Reduced Inequalities
  4. Resilience Through Design
  5. Is the Future Inclusive?
  6. The Thinking City
  7. AI and Creativity
  8. Technology for Social Good
  9. Tradition vs. Innovation
  10. Rethinking Civic Engagement



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Tate Modern 2
Facade and Circulation Design





— Rethinking Bricks and Visitor Circulation —

Context & Location.

 Heritage, Materiality, & Texture.


> A new building to redefine the museum for the 21st century and a new way of using traditional brick material. The iconic extension added at the south of Britain’s national gallery of international modern art creates more spaces for displaying the collection, learning, performance and installation art, as well as more circulation and social spaces for visitors to unwind and relax in the gallery.



Concept Development & Project Evolution.


> A tower in the form of a truncated pyramid complements the original Tate Modern building and serves as a bond between old and new. The facade plays with the perception of the observer: sometimes the brick wall appears open, at other times closed, or permeable depending on viewing angle and time of day. Horizontal window strips break up the brickwork and allow selected views of the outside.


Mapping Types of Brick.
Exploring Scale.
Developing Formation.

Testing Perforations.
Testing Aesthetics.

Testing Joints.

Development.
Impact Testing.

Visual Testing.


Joint Detail.

Connections.

Brick Formation.
Sectional View.
Visual Prototype.




> A family of six stairs sharing the circular geometry of the existing oil tanks. The stairs connect related levels and programms of the building through natural flows of circulation and provides viewing points, activities and relaxing areas across different floors. At points the stairs engage with the concrete facade, structure,  core or existing walls.



Circulation Experience Strategy.


Spatial Studies.


Eclosed Staircase Programming.

Circulation Design Development.


Circulation Design: Ground Floor.

Circulation Design: Third Floor.


Organisation + [Credits]
Ramboll Group, [Herzog & de Meuron + Loveld]

Role + [Team Size]
Design Lead, [6]

Date + [Duration of Involvement]
2009, [6 months]

Client + [Project Location]
Tate Modern Museum, [London, UK]

Status + [Project Type]
Built, [Design Concept, Detail & Production]

Brief + [Challenge]
Rethinking Bricks, [Limited Time & Budget]



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