Leanne Abou Hassan, Creative Designer

Leanne Abou Hassan

Creative Designer

Alamiya

Location
Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
Education
Master's degree, Interior and Living Design
Experience
7 years, 7 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :7 years, 7 Months

Creative Designer at Alamiya
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • October 2019 to March 2020

- Handling the creative aspect of major honoring ceremonies and concert events for more than 10 famous GCC artists/ singers in Riyadh Season 2019.
- Creating concepts, logo design, story telling, stage visuals, exhibition design, and production.
- Coordinating with vendors to insure guidelines and concepts are applied.

Interior Designer at Dar Al-Handasah (Shair & Partners)
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • March 2013 to June 2019

Interior Designer
INSTITUTIONAL DESIGN:
- Residential Compound and Security Camp related to the Gas Factory, Algeria:
Master plan and detailed design for a residential compound, and a military camp. Contributed
in the development of partition, flooring, furniture, and reflected ceiling plans in coordination with other trades.
- Al Maktoum International Airport (West Terminal Building & Fly Dubai Business Lounge), UAE:
Finalizing typical details (under BIM management and according to LEED v4 BD+C Gold
certification requirements) to ensure they are in line with requirements; insuring the information is provided to contractors. Contributed in concept development, material and furniture selection, partition plan development, flooring plan design, and full coordination of the reflected ceiling and power and communication plan with other trades as well as
followed up with contractors’ queries during execution phase.
- Dubai Air Navigation Services Office Facility at Dubai Logistics City Office Park, UAE:
Detailed design and tender documents for an office building. Contributed in full coordination of the reflected ceiling and power and communication plans with architectural, electrical, mechanical, and telecom trades.
HOSPITALITY DESIGN:
- The Pearl, Qatar:
Five-Star Hotel and Residences. Contributed in tender documents for the conversion of a
hotel into a mixed-use development that comprises hotel, apartments and related facilities such as spa, restaurants, business center, back of house areas, and MEP spaces.
- Lusail Katara Hotels (Twin Towers), Qatar:
2 towers of 5-star and 6-star hotels. Contributed in the development of partition plans and guest room spaces, as well as in the tender documents under BIM management.
- Abraj Kudai Project, Saudi Arabia:
Design of a multi-functional development, contributing in concept development and research, as well as circulation and final partition, flooring, and reflected ceiling plans.
HEALTHCARE DESIGN:
- Institute of Pediatric Hematology, Angola:
Support center for children with hematological diseases. Contributed in determining the interior partitioning and reflected ceiling layout, as well as specifying materials such as furniture, wall finishes, and flooring.

Interior Designer at Andrea Caputo Architecture & Research
  • Italy
  • February 2015 to May 2015

RETAIL DESIGN:
- Carhartt Flagship Store, Tokyo & Worksout, Seoul:
Contributed in furniture and materials selection, and interior partition plan and facade.
EVENT DESIGN:
-Expo Milano 2015: Freak Out Festival at Arco Della Pace, Milan:
Concept design and detailed model making for an urban outdoor event.

Interior Designer at Intramuro Interior Contracting
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • October 2012 to February 2013

CORPORATE DESITN:
-'Al Baraka Bank Lebanon Headquarters', Beirut:
Contributed in AutoCAD construction drawings and design solutions for a bank consisting of four floors which were fully renovated to meet the banks requirements. The scope of work constituted high end corporate finishing, MEP works, full security systems and access control to the four floors.
Skills Used: AutoCAD and sketching

Research Assistant in Design at Mazen Haidar
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • June 2012 to October 2012

Collaborated in a specialized architectural publication about wrought iron exterior balustrades, entitled 'Balustrades de Beyrouth: La Poesie de Fer Dans l'Architecture Urbaine au Liban', by Mazen Haidar.

Education

Master's degree, Interior and Living Design
  • at Domus Academy
  • June 2015

HOSPITALITY DESIGN: Reinvented Hospitality workshop in collaboration with Agape 12. CORPORATE DESIGN: Pop-up office workshop in collaboration with Haworth. Designed a new concept of a working environment located on the famous Navigli River of Milan. Thorough study on the connection between human and nature was made and its effect on mind tranquility. PRODUCT DESIGN: Street-fooding workshop in collaboration with Alessi. Solution for street vendors' heavy baggage in India. PRODUCT DESIGN: Enhancing Structures workshop in collaboration with Kartell. EXHIBIT DESIGN: Thesis project. A 'Privation Room' to highlight the mental and physical condition of being suspended in uncertainty, relating to the constant turmoil experienced in Lebanon my homeland. Designed a 3x3m installation to portray the state of feeling deprived of certainty and balance. Skills used: Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, photography, movie maker, sketching, model making.

Bachelor's degree, Interior Design
  • at Lebanese American University
  • June 2012

The program offered general exposure to the interior design practice with various design problems of increasing complexity. Key projects: RESTORATION: Conversion of a historic residential apartment in Beirut to a Post Office. RESIDENTIAL: Translating the concept of light dispersion of diamond into a jewelry designers apartment. TEMPORARY SPACE DESIGN: Designed a wooden zen bungalow inspired by its surrounding natural space and tree barks. Skills used: AutoCad, Sketchup, photoshop, model making, sketching, Illustrator, technical graphics

Specialties & Skills

Microsoft Word
AutoCAD
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Photoshop
Microsoft Excel
Sketchup
InDesign
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
AutoCAD

Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Expert
French
Intermediate
Spanish
Beginner

Training and Certifications

LEED GA (Certificate)
Date Attended:
February 2016

Hobbies

  • Photography
  • Hiking
    Climbed and submitted Mount Kilimanjaro at 5895m above sea level, highest mountain in Africa ranking 4th highest among the world's 7 summits.
  • Traveling
  • Culture