Research Exploration

The following projects are self-learning attempts to explore research that became part of my interests. Most of which are unfinished personal self-learning experiments which explored three areas: 1) generative and parametric design and evolution of patterns, 2) building skin adaptation (solar and climatic adaptations), and 3) modeling and simulation of daylighting and energy systems.

climatic adaptive skin

self-organized cells in home – self-shading design

parametric structural skin

parametric structural skin
voronoi cell-based volumetric spatial design
parametric model for daylighting simulation

adaptive skin facade – architecture building at the German university in Cairo

light shelf performance map – optimize daylighting of light shelves in five geographical locations

parametric modeling for daylighting

adaptive building skins inspired from lizard in hot desert climate of Egypt

performance curves map – direct sunlight, UDI > 2000 lux

radar charts showcasing the performance

dashboard parametric model on Grasshopper to control envelope performance

simulation cases

adaptive building skins inspired from lizard in hot desert climate of Egypt

adaptive building skins inspired from lizard in hot desert climate of Egypt

optimizing urban space

shading and energy simulation and modeling of German school in Cairo

Research Publications

Ishac, M. (2025). Window-integrated Bifacial PV Coupled with Solar Shading: A Multi-Parameter Model and Tool to Evaluate Daylight and Energy Performance. Engineering Doctorate Thesis. Eindhoven University of Technology.

Ishac, M. and Loonen, R. C. G. M. (2024). Ziezo: An Interplay between Daylight, Shading and Energy. Poster submission, Daylight Academy Conference, Trondheim, Norway.

Ishac, M. (2022). Adaptive Building Skins Inspired from Lizard in Hot Desert Climate of Egypt. Power Skin 2022 Conference, Technical University of Munich.

Ishac, M. and Loeffler, T. (2021). School Cairo: Building Performance Evaluation. Building Performance Evaluation course, Book documentation (publication in progress).

Ishac, M. (2021). Parametric Simulation and Sensitivity of light shelf on daylighting and shading: Light Shelf performance map. ASCAAD Virtual Conference.

Ishac, M. and Nadim, W. (2021). Standardization of optimization methodology of daylighting and shading strategy: a case study of an architectural design studio – the German University in Cairo, Egypt. Journal of Building Performance Simulation.

Ishac, M. and Nadim, W. (2016). The Design of the Optimal Light Shelf in Educational Setting. Simulation vs. Optimization in assessing daylight performance. SBE16-Cairo Conference.