Mirza Musaib

PORTFOLIO
MIRZA MUSAIB
ALI
ELECTIVE : ALTERNATE BUILDING TECHNOLOGY
USN: 1OQ19AT021
EARTH SHELTER
AN EARTH SHELTER, ALSO CALLED AN EARTH
HOUSE, EARTH BERMED HOUSE, OR UNDERGROUND
HOUSE, IS A STRUCTURE (USUALLY A HOUSE) WITH
EARTH (SOIL) AGAINST THE WALLS, ON THE ROOF, OR
THAT IS ENTIRELY BURIED UNDERGROUND.
EARTH ACTS AS THERMAL MASS, MAKING IT EASIER
TO MAINTAIN A STEADY INDOOR AIR TEMPERATURE
AND THEREFORE REDUCES ENERGY COSTS FOR
HEATING OR COOLING.
EARTH SHELTERING BECAME RELATIVELY POPULAR
AFTER THE MID 1970S, ESPECIALLY
AMONG ENVIRONMENTALISTS. HOWEVER, THE
PRACTICE HAS BEEN AROUND FOR NEARLY AS LONG
AS HUMANS HAVE BEEN CONSTRUCTING THEIR OWN
SHELTERS
BENEFITS
• SAFETY FROM FIRE, TORNADOES,

HURRICANES AND EARTHQUAKES.
• LOW MAINTENANCE COSTS.
• WIDE OPEN SPACIOUS ATMOSPHERE.
• ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND.
• SAVINGS OF AS MUCH AS 90% ON ENERGY
COSTS.
• PROVIDES SUBSTANTIAL PRIVACY.
• EFFICIENT USE OF LAND IN URBAN SETTINGS.
• SHELTERS HAVE LOW MAINTENANCE
REQUIREMENTS.
• EARTH SHELTERING COMMONLY TAKES
ADVANTAGE OF PASSIVE SOLAR BUILDING
DESIGN.
• THE REDUCTION OF AIR INFILTRATION
WITHIN AN EARTH SHELTER CAN BE HIGHLY
PROFITABLE.
• INSULATION, ENERGY AND CO2 SAVINGS •
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ALI
USN: 1OQ19AT021
EARTH SHELTER
TYPES
BERMED
IN THE EARTH BERMED (ALSO TERMED

"BUNDED")TYPE, EARTH IS BANKED
AGAINST THE EXTERIOR WALLS,SLOPING
DOWN AWAY FROM THE BUILDING. THE
BERM CAN BE PARTIAL OR TOTAL.
IN-HILL
THE IN-HILL (ALSO TERMED "EARTH

COVERED", OR "ELEVATIONAL")
CONSTRUCTION IS WHERE THE EARTH
SHELTER IS SET INTO A SLOPE OR HILLSIDE,
AND EARTH COVERS THE ROOF IN ADDITION
TO THE WALLS.
UNDERGROUND
THE TRUE UNDERGROUND (ALSO TERMED

"CHAMBERED" OR "SUBTERRANEAN")
EARTH SHELTER DESCRIBES A HOUSE
WHERE THE GROUND IS EXCAVATED, AND
THE HOUSE IS SET IN BELOW GRADE. THEY
CAN FEATURE AN ATRIUM OR COURTYARD.
MIRZA MUSAIB
ALI
USN: 1OQ19AT021
EARTH SHELTER
APPLICATIONS
ACTIVE AND PASSIVE SOLAR EARTH

SHELTERING IS OFTEN COMBINED WITH SOLAR
HEATING SYSTEMS. MOST COMMONLY, THE
UTILIZATION OF PASSIVE SOLAR DESIGN
TECHNIQUES IS USED IN EARTH SHELTERS
THE SOIL TYPE IS ONE OF THE ESSENTIAL

FACTORS DURING SITE PLANNING.
THE SOIL NEEDS TO PROVIDE
ADEQUATE BEARING
CAPACITY AND DRAINAGE, AND HELP TO

RETAIN HEAT.
WITH RESPECTS TO DRAINAGE, THE MOST

SUITABLE TYPE OF SOIL FOR EARTH
SHELTERING IS A MIXTURE OF
SAND AND GRAVEL.
EARTH ACTS AS THERMAL MASS, MAKING IT

EASIER TO MAINTAIN A STEADY INDOOR AIR
TEMPERATURE AND THEREFORE REDUCES
ENERGY COSTS FOR HEATING OR COOLING.
EARTH SHELTERING BECAME RELATIVELY

POPULAR AFTER THE MID 1970S, ESPECIALLY
AMONG ENVIRONMENTALISTS.
MIRZA MUSAIB
ALI
USN: 1OQ19AT021
EARTH SHELTER
ADVANTAGES AND CHALLENGES
ON THE PLUS SIDE, AN EARTH-SHELTERED HOME
IS LESS SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE IMPACT OF EXTREME
OUTDOOR AIR TEMPERATURES THAN A
CONVENTIONAL HOUSE.
EARTH-SHELTERED HOUSES ALSO REQUIRE LESS

OUTSIDE MAINTENANCE, AND THE EARTH
SURROUNDING THE HOUSE PROVIDES
SOUNDPROOFING.
ADVANTAGES
• SAVES MONEY BY SPENDING LESS ON

HEATING AND COOLING BILLS.
• LESS INVESTMENT ON FOUNDATION 
• LESS BUILDING MATERIAL 
• AESTHETICALLY PLEASING 
• WARM IN WINTER,COOL IN SUMMER 
• BUILT IN GREEN ENVIRONMENT SO
ECOLOGICALLY SOUND 
• FIRE RETARDART
CHALLENGES
• COSTS 20% EXTRA FROM CONVENTIONAL

HOUSE.
• DEPENDING ON TYPES OF EARTH SHELTER IT
MAY NOT HAVE WINDOWS AND PROPER
LIGHTING AND VENTILATION. 
• REQUIRED CONSTRUCTION AREA IS LARGER
SEEPAGE 0F WATER AND PENETRATION OF
ROOTS.
MIRZA MUSAIB
ALI
USN: 1OQ19AT021
VAULTS AND DOMES
CASESTUDY
MIRZA MUSAIB
ALI
USN: 1OQ19AT021
VAULTS : CASESTUDY
PROJECT : HOUSING
LOCATION : LAS CONDES, CHILE
ARCHITECTS: OLIMPIA LIRA
AREA: 330 M²
YEAR: 2018
• THE COMMISSION WAS TO DESIGN A STUDIO FOR A CERAMIST, ALONG WITH

A HOUSE FOR HER YOUNG AND GROWING FAMILY.
• THE PROJECT HAD TO RELATE THESE TWO PROGRAMS IN ORDER FOR THEM
TO HAVE ENOUGH CONTROL OF ONE OVER THE OTHER, BUT AT THE SAME
TIME HAVE ENOUGH INDEPENDENCE BETWEEN THE WORKING AND LIVING
AREAS.
• THE PRIMARY MATERIAL IN A CERAMIC STUDIO IS CLAY, WHICH IS FIRED IN

ORDER TO HAVE STRUCTURE.
• THE SAME OPERATION IS USED FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF BRICKS, THE
CHOSEN MATERIAL FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, WHICH IS LEFT IN EVIDENCE
IN ORDER TO CREATE A CROSSOVER BETWEEN THE PHYSICAL PLACE AND
WHAT HAPPENS INSIDE.
• ON THE OTHER HAND, THE VAULT, AS AN ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENT,

MAKES A FORMAL ALLUSION TO CERAMIC KILNS AND THE TRADITIONAL
BRICK CONSTRUCTIVE SYSTEM FOR CEILINGS, BUT THIS TIME IT'S BUILT IN
LIGHTER MATERIAL.
• IN ADDITION, THE VAULT ALLOWS TO HAVE GREATER HEIGHTS IN EACH

ROOM WITHOUT THE NEED OF HIGH LATERAL WALLS, OBTAINING
INTIMATE, BUT AMPLE SPACES AT THE SAME TIME.
• THE VAULT OF THE STUDIO IS REPEATED IN PARALLEL AND IN DIFFERENT

LENGTHS OVER THE PLOT, AS A SYSTEM OF NAVES IN WHICH THE
PROGRAM IS ESTABLISHED.
• IN THE INTERIOR, THE PUBLIC SPACE WITH THE DINING, LIVING AND
PLAYING ROOMS IS CONTINUOUS AND OPEN, BUT EACH ONE OF THESE
PROGRAMS IS SEPARATED BY THE CEILING VAULTS WHICH RUN IN
PERPENDICULAR DIRECTION TO THE GENERAL SPACE.
• FROM THE EXTERIOR, THE VAULTED NAVES ARE PAINTED IN WHITE,

LEAVING IN EVIDENCE THE BRICK TEXTURE.
• THE INTERIOR FINISHES ARE OF NOBLE AND SIMPLE MATERIALS, JUST AS

THE MATERIALS USED IN THE MAKING OF CERAMICS.
MIRZA MUSAIB
ALI
USN: 1OQ19AT021
DOMES : CASESTUDY
PROJECT : HOUSING
LOCATION : KHARKIV, UKRAINE
ARCHITECTS: NAT TELICHENKO
AREA: 452 M²
YEAR: 2019
• BAAN BUBBLE DOME HOUSE WITH A

MAGNIFICENT SUNSET & LAKE VIEW, DESIGNED
IN THE SPIRIT OF RETRO-FUTURISM; A
LANDSCAPE WITH VERY SPECIAL THEMATIC
TERRACES - A CHINESE GARDEN WITH A DRAGON
TRAIL, A CLASSIC JAPANESE ROCK GARDEN, AND
MEDITERRANEAN LINE, WHERE THE RED VINE
INFINITY POOL IS LOCATED.
• THERE’S A BUBBLE BOAT ATTACHED TO THE

HOUSE, SNOW-WHITE SHIP WITH A DECKED
TERRACE AND ROMANTIC VIEWS OF THE POOL
AND LAKE. INSIDE THE SHIP, THERE IS A LOUNGE
ZONE FOR A BEAUTIFUL, RELAXING GUEST
RECEPTION.
• IT IS IMPRESSIVE THAT THERE IS NOT A SINGLE

STRAIGHT WALL IN THE BUILDING - ALL WALLS
ARE CURVED AND HAVE A SLOPE. THE MAXIMUM
CEILING HEIGHT IS 5 M. THE USABLE SPACE IS 100
M2. THERE ARE SEVERAL ZONES IN THE HOUSE,
FROM THERE YOU CAN HEAR BRIGHT ACOUSTICS,
AND FEEL THE MOVEMENT OF THE SOUND.
• DUE TO ITS SHAPE AND SPECIAL TECHNOLOGIES,

THE HOUSE RETAINS HEAT IN WINTER AND COOL
IN SUMMER. THE BAAN BUBBLE HAS A LOT OF
LIGHT AND A FANTASTIC SENSE OF SPACE.
MIRZA MUSAIB
ALI
USN: 1OQ19AT021
TITANIUM DIOXIDE
ADVANTAGES
THE MULTI-TALENTED SUBSTANCE
TITANIUM DIOXIDE IS NOW BEING
USED AS AN ACTIVE INGREDIENT
IN PAINT AND BUILDING
MATERIALS THAT CAN REMOVE
POLLUTANTS FROM THE AIR.
IMAGINE A CITY IN WHICH ALL THE
BUILDINGS AUTOMATICALLY
TITANIUN IS AN INCREDIBLY DURABLE AND CLEAN POLLUTED AIR WITHOUT
STUNNING MATERIAL KNOWN FOR ITS THE NEED FOR EXPENSIVE
WIDE-RANGE OF COLOR, HIGH-TENSILE FILTRATION DEVICES.
STRENGTH. TITANIUM CAN BE PROCESSED
EXAMPLES
TO ACHIEVE A VARIETY OF SURFACE
TEXTURES, FROM A SOFT MATTE TO A NEAR COMPOSITION : TIO2
GLEAMING REFLECTIVITY SUITABLE FOR
ARCHITECTURAL APPLICATION.
TITANIUM'S CORROSION IMMUNITY, APPLICATIONS
STRENGTH AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
COMBINE TO ALLOW REDUCED WALL TITANIUM DIOXIDE PHOTOCATALYSIS
THICKNESS, LOWERING ITS INSTALLED
UNIT COST WHICH IS FAVOURABLE AS FAR IS BASED ON THE SEMICONDUCTING
AS ITS APPLICATION IN DENSELY NATURE OF ITS ANATASE CRYSTAL
POPULATED URBAN AREAS IS CONCERNED. FACADE OF ITALY PAVILION ,
MANY COUNTRIES LIKE UNITED SATES OF TYPE. CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS
MILAN EXPO 2015
AMERICA, CHINA, AND SPAIN ETC HAVE WITH TITANIUM PHOTOCATALYST
ALSO STARED ITS USE HOWEVER ITS USE IN
DEVELOPING COUNTRY LIKE INDIA IS STILL SHOW PERFORMANCES OF AIR
LIMITED. PURIFICATION, SELF-CLEANING,
THE CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF TITANIUM
AS A FUTURISTIC BUILDING MATERIAL. WATER PURIFICATION,
IT ALSO OBSERVES THE VARIANT OF THE ANTIBACTERIAL ACTION.
MATERIAL AS OPTION TO MAKE SELF-
CLEANING BUILDINGS IN` THE FUTURE,
REDUCING THE AMOUNT OF HARMFUL FACADES
CLEANSERS USED CURRENTLY.
ROOFS NEW DALIAN MUSEUM
MIRZA MUSAIB
ALI
ELECTIVE : ALTERNATE BUILDING MATERIAL
USN: 1OQ19AT021
TITANIUM DIOXIDE : DESIGN
CONNECTIVITY
TITANIUM
DIOXIDE
FACADE
TITANIUM
DIOXIDE
FACADE
THE MULTI-TALENTED SUBSTANCE TITANIUM WALL

DIOXIDE IS NOW BEING USED AS AN ACTIVE
INGREDIENT IN PAINT AND BUILDING MATERIALS
THAT CAN REMOVE POLLUTANTS FROM THE AIR.
IMAGINE A CITY IN WHICH ALL THE BUILDINGS
AUTOMATICALLY CLEAN POLLUTED AIR WITHOUT
THE NEED FOR EXPENSIVE FILTRATION DEVICES.
TITANIUM
DIOXIDE
FACADE
MIRZA MUSAIB
ALI
ELECTIVE : ALTERNATE BUILDING MATERIAL
USN: 1OQ19AT021
THANK
YOU
MIRZA MUSAIB
ALI
USN: 1OQ19AT021

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PORTFOLIO

• SAFETY FROM FIRE, TORNADOES,

IN THE EARTH BERMED (ALSO TERMED

THE IN-HILL (ALSO TERMED "EARTH

THE TRUE UNDERGROUND (ALSO TERMED

ACTIVE AND PASSIVE SOLAR EARTH

THE SOIL TYPE IS ONE OF THE ESSENTIAL

CAPACITY AND DRAINAGE, AND HELP TO

WITH RESPECTS TO DRAINAGE, THE MOST

EARTH ACTS AS THERMAL MASS, MAKING IT

EARTH SHELTERING BECAME RELATIVELY

EARTH-SHELTERED HOUSES ALSO REQUIRE LESS

• SAVES MONEY BY SPENDING LESS ON

• COSTS 20% EXTRA FROM CONVENTIONAL

• THE COMMISSION WAS TO DESIGN A STUDIO FOR A CERAMIST, ALONG WITH

• THE PRIMARY MATERIAL IN A CERAMIC STUDIO IS CLAY, WHICH IS FIRED IN

• ON THE OTHER HAND, THE VAULT, AS AN ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENT,

• IN ADDITION, THE VAULT ALLOWS TO HAVE GREATER HEIGHTS IN EACH

• THE VAULT OF THE STUDIO IS REPEATED IN PARALLEL AND IN DIFFERENT

• FROM THE EXTERIOR, THE VAULTED NAVES ARE PAINTED IN WHITE,

• THE INTERIOR FINISHES ARE OF NOBLE AND SIMPLE MATERIALS, JUST AS

• BAAN BUBBLE DOME HOUSE WITH A

• THERE’S A BUBBLE BOAT ATTACHED TO THE

• IT IS IMPRESSIVE THAT THERE IS NOT A SINGLE

• DUE TO ITS SHAPE AND SPECIAL TECHNOLOGIES,

THE MULTI-TALENTED SUBSTANCE TITANIUM WALL

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