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Architecture Portfolio
Grace Salmoun
Architectural Engineer Specialized in Architectural Design
Selected Works 2016-2025 . Architecture, Urban Design, Landscape, and Visual Documentation
A portfolio presenting work in architectural design, technical drawings, visual representation, and urban rehabilitation in Damascus, with remote collaboration experience in pool and landscape concepts.
Profile
A Damascus-based architectural engineer specialized in architectural design, combining a clear idea, precise drafting, and strong visual presentation.
Marota City - S160
Damascus, Syria
A study of a mixed-use urban tower including plans, elevations, massing, and exterior visualization within a dense urban context.
About
An architectural engineer who turns ideas into clear drawings and readable presentation boards.
Grace Salmoun, also known as Grace Butrus Salmoun, is a Syrian architect based in Damascus, holding a Master's degree in Architectural Design from Damascus University, with published academic research in 2025 titled "A Study of the Factors Influencing the Residential Urban Product: Marota City as a Case Study." Her portfolio includes towers, hotels, villas, public squares, landscape studies, and shop drawings.
Her work connects technical production with architectural presentation through plans, sections, elevations, analytical drawings, and 3D visualizations.
The portfolio includes professional and academic work in Damascus, a first-place project for the rehabilitation of Bab Touma Square, remote collaboration with Regal Pool, and teaching support at Damascus University.
Design Approach
"Good architecture makes the idea readable: the site, movement, function, and overall atmosphere should come before any decorative form."
Work Method
The work begins by reading the site, movement, and functional relationships, then translating them into a clear plan and understandable visual sequence. Each project is given its full share of conceptual clarity, technical precision, and a well-resolved final presentation board.
Site AnalysisFunctional PlanningUrban RehabilitationShop Drawings3D VisualizationArchitectural Presentation
Fields of Work
Fields of work represented in the portfolio.
The work moves between architecture, urban design, landscape, technical documentation, and visualization, with a constant focus on clarity and precision in presentation.
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Mixed-Use and Residential Towers
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Hospitality Architecture
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Villa and Residential Design
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Landscape and Pool Concepts
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Shop Drawings and Visualization
Selected Projects
Selected projects presented with clear professional wording.
These samples show the scope of design work, drawings, and visualization, with the option to open the full board for each project.
01Damascus, Syria
Marota City - S160
A tower study in Marota City developed through repeated floor plans, facades, urban context, architectural massing, and exterior perspectives.
- Repeated floor plans
- Integration with the urban context
- Facade studies
- Massing development
- Exterior visualization
02Damascus, Syria
Marota City - S174
A tower study within Marota City including plans, architectural massing, facades, exterior perspectives, and the project's relationship to the surrounding urban context.
- Floor plans
- Urban massing
- Exterior visualization
- Facade studies
- Site and urban context
03Damascus, Syria
Luxury Hotel
A hospitality tower concept presented through guest-room floor planning, facade composition, roof study, and perspectives within the urban scene.
- Hotel floor planning
- Roof and service concept
- Facade rhythm
- Urban perspectives
- Hospitality presentation boards
04United States, Remote
Regal Pool Landscape
A landscape and pool study for Regal Pool combining water movement, entry sequence, planting, privacy zones, and presentation drawings for the client.
- Water movement concept
- Entry sequence
- Landscape zoning
- Water elements
- Client presentation boards
05Damascus, Syria
Bab Touma Square Rehabilitation
An award-winning proposal for rehabilitating Bab Touma Square, strengthening pedestrian movement, public space, and the connection between old Damascus and the modern urban fabric.
- First place in the competition
- Public space strategy
- Pedestrian movement
- Historic context
- Day and night visualization
Awards
Awards, achievements, and selected participation
A dedicated section bringing together competition results, academic distinction, and cultural and urban rehabilitation workshops.
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2021
First Place - Bab Touma Square Rehabilitation Competition
Won first place for a proposal that reorganizes Bab Touma Square and improves the connection between old Damascus and the modern urban fabric.
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2025
Published Academic Research - Factors Influencing the Residential Urban Product
Published academic research within the master's thesis titled "A Study of the Factors Influencing the Residential Urban Product: Marota City as a Case Study," adding a clear research dimension to the professional and design profile.
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2018-2019
Graduation Project Distinction - Platform for Cultural Dialogue
Graduation project titled Platform for Cultural Dialogue for the rehabilitation of Al-Soufaniah Garden, with a project grade of 90.
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2015-2016
Academic Ranking at Damascus University
Ranked ninth at Damascus University for the academic year 2015-2016.
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2016-2019
International and Regional Youth Participation
Participated in World Youth Days in Poland and regional youth events, strengthening communication and presentation experience in diverse cultural settings.
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2017-2018
Urban Rehabilitation Workshops
Participated in rehabilitation workshops for Tishreen City, the open theater in Dummar Cultural Complex, Hotel Al Safeer in Maaloula, and documentation work related to Palmyra as a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Technical Production
From the first idea to drawings, models, and presentation boards
The portfolio reflects the ability to turn architectural ideas into readable drawings, technical documents, analytical diagrams, rendered perspectives, and final presentation boards.
Core Skills
Architectural DesignUrban RehabilitationLandscape PlanningShop Drawings3D ModelingArchitectural Presentation
Software
AutoCADRevitPhotoshopSketchUp3ds MaxV-RayCoronaKeyShotLumion
Documentation
Plans, elevations, sections, wall details, shop drawings, and coordinated presentation sheets prepared for architectural review and client communication.
Visualization
Exterior perspectives, aerial views, urban diagrams, landscape boards, material studies, and presentation layouts used to explain design decisions clearly.
2025
Residence Classique
Residential design and shop drawing package
Damascus
2025
Villa
Villa concept with pool, garden, plans, and facades
Syria
2018-2019
Platform for Cultural Dialogue
Graduation project for the rehabilitation of Al-Soufaniah Garden
Bab Touma, Damascus
Academic work
Media Complex + TV Building
Academic study for a media building and masterplan
Damascus
2017-2018
Al-Thawra Street Planning
Urban study linking old and modern Damascus
Damascus
2017
Sweida, Tishreen, and Tishreen Stadium Workshops
Workshops for the rehabilitation of public squares and open spaces
Syria
Structured Resume
A concise professional profile built from the resume and portfolio pages.
Review the structured resume or download the full portfolio PDF to explore education, experience, achievements, and selected architectural work.
2025
Master of Architectural Design
First
Bab Touma Square Rehabilitation Competition
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Core programs for drafting and visualization
3
Languages: Arabic, English, and French
Contact
Clear architectural design and presentation-ready drawings.
Available for architectural design, urban rehabilitation studies, landscape and pool concepts, shop drawings, 3D visualization, and support for architectural presentations.