Paula Gobran

July 2019 - up till now, Harradine Landscape consultant & Orient Irrigation Services for landscape contracting (sister companies), Dubai, UAE;
Head of Landscape Design Department

Since I joined Harradine Landscape consultant, Orient Irrigation Services for landscape contracting (sister companies), Dubai I have a full management and control on all the projects starting from design to the tender and construction documents ending with shop drawings, as built and full technical support to the construction for all the ongoing construction projects. Managing all department sections and resources (landscape, swimming pools and irrigation section resources.


Projects under my responsibility:

• Hyatt Centric hotel La Mer, Dubai (scope: landscape contracting), the project will include 156 rooms and suites
Client: wasl Asset Management Group,
Consultant: VX , Main contractor: SSangyong .

• Town Square Park, Dubai (scope: landscape contracting), the project area is about 150, 000 square meters.
Client: NASHAMA, landscape consultant: AECOM

• Mr. Saood Al Ghurair villa, Al Khawaneej, Dubai (scope: landscape consultancy and contracting), the project area is about 10, 000 square meters.
Client: Saood Al Ghurair, main consultant: ICONIC .

•The two residential towers 52|42, Dubai Marina, (scope: landscape contracting).the project hosts a total of 260 and 162 luxury residential units
Client: EMAAR, main consultant: DEWAN


•External Roads and Bridges for Al Zahia City Center, Sharjah, (scope: landscape contracting).
Client: MAJID AL FUTTAIM, main consultant: PARSONS

•Streetscape and barks for Arjan development phase 1, Dubai, (scope: landscape contracting).
Client: Noth25, main consultant: PARSONS

•Sharjah Broadcasting landscape back ground for (sharjah TV authorities ) (scope: landscape design and build project), main consultant: Harradine Landscape consultant


•Private villa sea side at Jumeirah, Dubai, (scope: landscape contracting).
Client: A.R.M HOLDING, main consultant: Cracknel.

•Arjan Community, Dubai, (scope: landscape contracting).
Client: North 25 (DP), main consultant: Parsons.

•Business Bay, Dubai, (scope: landscape contracting).
Client: North 25 (DP), main consultant: AECOM.

•Dubai Harbor, Dubai, (scope: landscape contracting).
Client: North 25 (DP), main consultant: AECOM.

•Al Falak street, Dubai, (scope: landscape contracting).
Client: TECOM, main consultant: ARM.

•Emaar South ( Green views 1&2), Dubai, (scope: landscape contracting).
Client: Emaar, main consultant: ARCADIS.

•Emaar South ( Golf Course Phase 2), Dubai, (scope: landscape contracting).
Client: Emaar, main consultant: ARCADIS.

•Al Zahia community (Al Yasmin phase), Sharjah, (scope: landscape contracting).
Client: Al FUTTAIM, main consultant: Cracknel.

Head of the urban planning and landscape department at rmc (raafat.miller. consulting) Senior urban planning and landscape architect, EGY
December 2014 - until present
• PROJECTS IN HAND:

• Barwa :

BARWA NEW CAIRO CITY is designed and organized into districts of High-Street, Entertainment Zone, Shopping Centre, Commercial and Residential neighborhood

• Client: QATARI DIAR
• Project area : 8, 489, 090.50 m2
• Project manager: Turner
• Master planner : rmc



• MONTE GALALA

It is a tourism destination comprising of holiday homes, hotels (3-5 stars) and all exclusive amenities over a total area of more than 2 million square meters (subject to increase or decrease) located on the coast line of the Suez Gulf - Ain El- Sokhna

• Client: Tatweer Misr for Touristic Investment & Land Development
• Project : new project at El-Sokhna about 2200000.00m2
• Main consultant rmc
• Landscape consultant : rmc

• ROIAL CITY MALL :

• Client: Al Babtain Group
• Project manager: JLL
• Main consultant rmc
• Landscape consultant : rmc
• Location : Sheikh zayed (Royal City)
• Area:120, 000.00m2
• Coast : 80, 000, 000.00 LE

• ROIAL CITY CLUB :

• Client: Al Babtain Group
• Project manager: JLL
• Main consultant rmc
• Landscape consultant: rmc.
• Location : Sheikh zayed (Royal City)
• Area:17, 000.00m2


• 4 HOTELS IN KSA

• Client: ALESAYI HOSPITALITY COMPANY
• Main consultant rmc
• Landscape consultant: rmc.


• MANGROOVY(EL GOUNA)

• Client: ELSWEEDY COMPANY(Mangroovy Residences)
• Main consultant rmc
• Landscape consultant: rmc.
• Master Plan consultant: rmc.
• Location: El Gouna.
• Area:169, 000.00m2


• Mivida Mixed use Boulevard

• Client: Emaar Misr.
• Main consultant rmc.
• Landscape consultant: rmc.

• Baron

• Client: Horas Real State.
• Main consultant rmc.
• Landscape consultant: rmc.
• Master plan consultant: rmc
• Location: New Cairo (near AUC).
• Area :490, 000.00m2

• Bo Islands

The project is a touristic and luxurious living on
A plot area of 10.5 Million m2. The pilot project spreads over 1.35 Million m2 in addition to 870 meters
Long beach and approximately 280, 000 m2 of inland water bodies.
• The international consultant:
The Masterplan pre
Concept has been designed by AECOM-UK; HCP-Spain took over the development of the masterplan
Concept design
• Client: MAXIM REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT.
• Main consultant rmc.
• Landscape consultant: rmc.
• Master plan consultant: rmc
• Location: North Coast
• Area : 10.5 Million m2

• FARIDA RESORT

A large land plot in Ain Sukhna to develop a life style 5 stars project

• The international consultant: WATG has provided the conceptual master plan
• Client: MADAR.
• Main consultant rmc.
• Landscape consultant: rmc.
• Master plan consultant: rmc
• Location : Ain Sukhna
• Area : 1.6 Million m2

• Westtown and Eastown club houses

Internal club houses in two different gated compounds

• The international consultant: WATG has provided the conceptual master plan
• Client: SODIC
• Main consultant rmc.
• Landscape consultant: rmc.
• Master plan consultant: rmc
• Location : Cairo
• Total area for the two club houses Area: 15 Acer.

SENIOR ARCHITECT/LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT - SITES INTERNATIONAL (DR MAHER STENO), EGY
APR. 2007 - Present.
An international company working on the consultant field in most of the large projects in Egypt & the gulf countries
PROJECTS EXPERIENCE :
1-UP TOWON CAIRO
2- MIVIDA
- Client: EMAAR MISR
- Project manager: Turner
- Master plan Consultant: SITES INTERNATIONAL
- Project coordinator : SITES INTERNATIONAL
- Landscape consultant : SITES INTERNATIONAL
- Fences design: SITES INTERNATIONAL
- Location :EGYPT
3-SHAMS CENTRAL PARKE PACKAGE
4-SHAMS COSTAL PACKAGE
- Client:SOROUH
- Project manger : Hill
- Landscape consultant: CRJA & SITES INTERNATIONAL
- Location : REEM ISLAND ABU DAHBI-UNITED ARAB EMIRATES.

-Task :
-Landscape design.
-Detailed master plan.
-Develop conceptual landscape sketches into %CD construction documents .
-Landscape and Architectural Working drawings and details.
-Supervises the preparation of final drawings by studying architectural sketches, sketches, specifications, and supporting documents.
- Enhances drafting team accomplishments and competence by planning delivery of solutions.
- Super vision on the landscape packages if needed.
- Coordinate between all the networks & the landscape
- During the design stage, involved on entire design detail in order to insure the functionality and client required quality with minimum coast and applicable budget.

- Assisting design team for the site problem of the project with respect to the scope of work and the technical requirements of the project.
- Responsible for the architectural works from the design stage throughout the conception design, schematic design, tendering stage, reading the contract documents & drawings and applying standards and codes of the arch/civil scope.
- Negotiating with the client.

- Create a conceptual landscape design and architectural design.
- Preparing a full landscape construction packages.
- A full coordination between hardscape, softscape, irrigation and structural plans.

• Design many lots in Hadaek El Ahram, 6 October, Beverly Hills, Naser City, and Al Ahram & Faysal St.
• 2 hotels 3 stars in Red Sea
• Design and Working drawing plans, elevations & details…
• Design multi-purpose buildings, including Villas and apartments.
• Choose suitable structural system which suits both villas and apartments.
• Design the structural part of shop drawings.
• Coordinate between Structure& Architect Drawings.
• Work with the design team, responsible for coordination of design development.
• Negotiating with the client.
• Having under my responsibility a complete technical staff consists of civil Eng, Arch Eng, QS, QC, and assistant staff including secretary, QS assistant and draftsmen.
• Follow up all finance payment with client.
• Have a good experience in reducing the cost of the built up area during the conception and schematic design stage in the benefit of the client

A very experienced international group working in marble and granite industry

• Client: TRAVCO FOR CONSTRUCTION AND HOTELS

PROJECTS:
• Mirabel hotel. Sharm el Sheikh
• Belvedere hotel. Sharm el Sheikh
• Macadi Resort. Hurghada.
• Samaya . Marsa Alam
• Lamaya . Marsa Alam.
• Aqua Marina hotel Hurghada

EXPERIENCE:

• Extensive experience in reviewing the characteristics and usage of large numbers & varieties of Marble & Granite, including their different texture & thickness for local and exported ones.
• Good knowledge of usual installation of marble and granite (floor tiles, kitchen counters, bathrooms vanity lops, wall cladding, marble carpets, columns, stairs, fire places …
• Following up the different stages of material manufacturing until the delivery process from the factory to the client's premises.
• Negotiating with the client.
• Having a good experience in reducing the cost of the stone area during the offering and reviewing the cut sheets stage in the benefit of the client.
• Specialized in the properties of many kinds of marble local and imported kinds.
• Very good experience in pricing the cut sheets and gives the cheapest method of the manufacturing.