naz ifa m. arch portfolio
university of illinois chicago
nazifa virani
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| place for softness
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| alternate reality
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| la la land
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| chicago bungalow
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| heavy rotation
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| simultaneous plan
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| house with a view
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+ | Projects included in this portfolio have been completed during the 3 years of graduate school at the University of Illinois Chicago School of Architecture, as well as during the duration of internships and work done for competitions.
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curriculum vitae experience May 2014 Studio Offshore Chicago Architectural Assistant House with a view, Pottsdam +Schematic Design Germany +3d Model +Rendering +Animation
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April 2014 Johnston Marklee LA Architectural Internship Menil Art Gallery, Houston +Physical Model +3d Model August 2013- April 2014 Weathers Chicago Architectural Assistant +Laser Cutting +3d Printed Models +Grant Research August 2012- May 2014 Fab Lab Chicago Fabrication Manager Chicagoisms’ exhibit at the Art Institute of Chicago, +Laser Cutter model for UrbanLab +3d Printer Faculty Exhibition model for +Model Making Xavier Vendrell Studio May 2011- August 2013
ABB Design Niles
Conceptual Design Calabar Market Competition Port Harcourt City Development Construction Documents Abidjan Mixed Use Tower, Ghana Final Presentation Medina City Development, Accra Website Design
education August 2011- May 2014 GPA: 4.0
2014 Merit Based Tuition Waiver Research Assistantship
August 2007- May 2011 GPA: 3.8 Research Assistantship
contact University of Illinois Chicago Masters of Architecture University of Illinois Chicago BA in Urban Planning Minor in Art History
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awards 2014
University of Illinois chicago Year End Show Award Directors Choice Award, Cropped Exhibition
nominations 2014
Schiff Foundation chicago Fellowship Nominee
University of Illinois chicago Portfolio Day Finalist Spring Studio Year End Show Finalist
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University of Illinois chicago Portfolio Day Finalist Fall Studio Year End Show Finalist
2012
University of Illinois chicago Spring Studio Year End Show Finalist
publications
2014 2013
SuckerPunch Online Fall studio project published as Daily Pick Spring studio project published as Daily Pick AIAS-Crit journal Spring Studio Project published in journal
skills analog
digital
language
shop
Ps photoshop
A laser Cutting
rhino3d
autocad
hand modeling
revit
maya
drawing
3d printing
3ds max
sketchup
drafting
CNC
wood working
English
Ai illustrator
Hindi / Urdu
Id indesign
references Sarah Dunn UrbanLab Chicago dunn@urbanlab.com Alexander Eisenschmidt Studio Offshore Chicago / Berlin aeisensc@mac.com Sean Lally Weathers Chicago seanlally@gmail.com
Gujarati
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Critic: Sarah Dunn / Urbanlab, Chicago What if there was a new type of monumentality in Los Angeles? These new monumental forms attach themselves to the existing infrastructure, in order to transform the perception of the both: the highway and the city.
The forms disrupt Los Angeles infrastructure by settling into their residue, they consist of apertures that allow for the passing of ramps and elevated freeways.
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the chicago bungalow Critic: Xavier Vendrell / Xavier Vendrell Studio, Chicago / Barcelona The Chicago Bungalow is a proposal for a housing block that is suitable for everyone from students to nuclear families. Instead of mainting the regular double loaded corridor, as found in much of housing, the corridor is now on the exterior. It is a platform which allows residents access onto their units, as well as to their private balconies.
Building Elevation Division Avenue
Building Elevation Division Avenue
Building Elevation Marshfield Avenue
Building Elevation Marshfield Avenue
Each unit is given an exterior space, along with a green house. The interior organization of the units is based upon the division of spaces: The auxilary vs. The living.
Building Section
Building Section
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500 sq ft floorplan
1000 sq ft floorplan
student/shared living scheme
family living scheme
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REN
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RENDE
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place for softness Critic: Marina Nicollier, Alexander Eisenschmidt
no place for softness MONOTONOUS RIGIDITY OF THE URBAN FABRIC
creating a place for softness CREATING A PLACE FOR SOFTNESS
storage of softness STORAGE OF SOFTNESS
The monotony of the urban environment propels the idea of preserving a space solely meant to fulfill a desire for understanding. This convention center follows it’s traditional role of being a gathering space for people with similar avocations but furthers this idea by becoming a pensieve for soft moments. It is an assortment of atmospheres that allow for an empathetic experience within the uncompromising city.
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HOTEL
CONVENTION & EXHIBITION
OFFICE
GATHERING SPACE
EXPLODED AXONOMETRIC SHOWING PROGRAM
CIRCULATION DIAGRAM
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exploded program diagram
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plan
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section
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zoom in: convention center
zoom in: common area
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zoom in: hotel & restaurant
zoom in: shopping
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interior models
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render on site
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section detail
section detail
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heavy rotation Critic: Kelly Bair
Team: Damien B, Brian S, Kat T
Heavy Rotation pairs the formal and material results of distributing excessive mass in the physical world (weight, loading, adjacency, gravity) with the precision of digital modeling software’s most basic command: revolve. Technically, this course considers a shift in digital fabrication from operating (processing commands in software or hardware) to tooling (constructing low-tech, project-specific material assemblies). Traditionally, the machining of 360-degree forms was limited to low-tech revolution tools such as the rotational lathe, a machine only capable of revolving single section profiles along one axis. Speculating on the role of tooling, we paired hi-tech digital machining (cnc, laser cutting, 3d printing) with low-tech industrial design prototype manufacturing methods such as upholstery, casting, and vacuum forming in effort to produce variable section profiles, asymmetrical distributions of mass along multiple axis, and material nuance distinct from the rigors of their computational counterparts.
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outside detail
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on the ground
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simultaneous plan Critic: Sean Lally / Weathers, Chicago
technological progress
The pavilion addresses the probl in order to read our environment senses. Is the solution to hold ba architectural trajectory
channel dial activities+ material energies+ sensorial envelope
lem of sensory overload in our everyday lives. Our senses are able to absorb enough stimuli t and make desicions. Increasing control over energies produces an overstimulation of the ack or give the body the ability to channel through these stimuli?
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CHANNEL FACI
SHAPE OF EN
typology: over it. the energy is released upwards.
ILITAORS
NERGIES
typology: under it. the energy is released underneath the canopy.
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CHANNEL FAC
SHAPE OF EN
typology: around it. The energy is released in the 360 degrees around the object.
CILITAORS
NERGIES
typology: in front of it. the energy is released by the objects in a pointed direction
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These channels are predesigned with the visual stimuli, chemical stimuli (scent/ taste), and environmental factors (humidity/pressure/temperature) in order to create this immersive environment. A turn of the dial for the user could mean the introduction of a new habitat within the same space.
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an event as experience by a person with a radio implant tuned to a specific channel
the same person can experience a different habitat, within the same space, with a turn of a dial
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standing on the outside, the viewer can see the ghost channels as they facilitate the ongoing activities
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alternate reality Competition: Building Trust International / Playscapes 2013 Team: Bureau Bureau (Nazifa Virani & Shifa Virani)
The site chosen for this playscape was once destined to become a new icon in the chicago skyline- The Chicago Spire at 400 North Lake Shore Drive. After a series of economic failures all that is left is a void. Utilizing this void as a basis of a productive design, we aim to celebrate this void by placing a trampoline over its heart. Our proposal is that of an adaptive reuse, rather than wasting more resources to hide the void, we designed a playscape that embraces it.
A spiral ramp, a typology reminiscent of the Spire, is place atop the structure, allowing views into the city and over the river. This playscape is an attempt to bring Chicago back to Daniel Burnham’s 1909 plan. It is an architecture that allows for enjoyment and participation. It allows for the users to stand over the river, and once again claim it as their own.
exploded program diagram
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multipurpose ram
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trampoline and seating space
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house with a view Critic: Alexander Eisenschmidt / Studio Offshore, Chicago Haus mit Ausblick Location: Pottsdam, Germany
conceptual development
siting and views
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materiality studies
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final scheme elevations
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