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Amin Espandiari Phone: 619-995-8132 E-mail: aespand@gmail.com a_espand@hotmail.com Address: 8233 station village ln#2313 San Diego, CA 92108
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY: Bachelors of architecture studied at New School or Architecture & Design. An excellent collaborator/team player and creative thinker with a strong work ethic and excellent Problem solving, communication and project management skills in addition to strong technical abilities.
EDUCATION: New School of Architecture & Design
San Diego, CA
Bachelors of Architecture
June 2011
Area of concentration: Art & design
AWARDS: Best design of the 4th year studio – 2010 Presidential scholarship - 2010 Dean’s List – 2010 (3.54 GPA)
COMPETITION: Evolo high-rise competition 2010, published on Newschool of architecture & design cartouche 2010 2
TECHNICAL SKILLS:
3d modeling: Revit 2008-2012, 3d studio max 2009-2012 Drafting: Revit 2008-2012, hand drafting Layout / Presentation: Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign Fabrication: Strong modeling skills, laser cutting, 3d printer Rendering: Mental ray 3d studio max, Adobe Photoshop, After Effects Animation: 3d Studio max, After Effects Energy analysis: Autodesk Vasari, Ecotect analysis Additional: Microsoft Office Suite
AMIN ESPAND DESIGN WORK SHOP: 2011 - PRESENT Helping students to develop architecture and design skills in Revit architecture, Adobe products, and 3D studio max design
LANGUAGE: Farsi / English
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Related Project Experience: Innovative Skin Structure - page(5-15)
3d modeling: 3d studio max 2012 Architectural detailing: Revit Architecture Layout / Presentation: Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign Rendering: Mental ray 3d studio max, Maxwell render, Adobe Photoshop, After Effects 4
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nnovative Skin Structure
The design of an Intelligent skin structure to retrofit existing high-rise of buildings in order to address the complex needs of a new environmentally focused economy and growing concerns about how building impact the planet on a global scale.
Critical Position:
NBC BUILDING - NEW DOUBLE SKIN FACADE
The capitalist mode of production has a huge impact on the way buildings are designed and constructed. Architectural value is the victim of this political economy . The result of this mode of production is the disconnection of buildings from the natural environment. The purpose of this project is to investigate the development of holistic view of building in harmony with nature in order to find a new way to interconnect buildings with their natural environment and, more specifically, how energy saving strategies can be applied to existing buildings through the modification and replacement of outdated enclosure systems with new state of the art “intelligent” skins.
ISSUE: Existing curtain wall systems which designed with thermally Inefficient systems. These envelops do not respond to the climatic variations needs of their context or provide a high level of user comfort through a direct interface with changing environmental conditions.
SOLUTION:
NBC Building - Existing condition
The notion of “ Intelligent skin ” is more than just the facade of a building. Intelligent skins become a dynamically changing building system that acts to reduce energy demand of the building and improve experimental quality of interior space. They have a ability to control day lighting, manage heat gain and heat loss, incorporate natural ventilation, generate energy and provide visual connection between the sound interior and exterior environment.
Existing Curtain Wall- Detail
TYPICAL OPEN PLAN OFFICE SPACE
Existing Curtain Wall system
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Conceptual Idea: Concepts models and Meta diagrams are guide tools used to better understand the nature of the problem by generating artifacts that synthesize information and research. Concept models and Meta diagrams are not necessary the solution, but they are guides to problem solving process. North
West
East
Energy demands
Facade orientation:
of orientation on the design process. North, South, East, West, Top, and
South
dependent on facade orientation.
Conceptual model
Top
Ground
East
West
South
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Meta Diagram: A technique of 3D juxtaposition and interconnection of information
Downtown San Diego where the NBC building is located. Each layer context.
Green materials: represent visual connection between inside and out Alphabets: represent building identity
Yellow material: impact of day lighting on interior space
Blue materials: precipitation
Wires: represent energy generating Magnets: represent importance of user comfort Tubes: represent importance of grey water system
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Conceptual design: One of the main purposes of designing a building’s envelope is to provide good daylighting. Daylighting strategies is one the main concepts for this project and part of the form that new skins may adopt, but they will provide formal structure ideas that may provide solutions.
Increase opening
Increase opening season, orientation and depth of space to improve experiential quality of interior space.
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Adaptability Management system
Adjustable
NBC BUILDING
CONCEPTUAL DESIGN
FINAL DESIGN
Program
Design Strategy Removing existing Curtain wall system
Window + Operable system
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Exterior Light redirection Solar screening Energy generation Ventilation Views out and in Acoustic control
B
Interior Space
+ Elevator
Improve experiential quality Of interior environment & interior air quality
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skin facade + Double structure
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+ Metal panel E
Metal + Screen Framing
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Double skin facade structure Structure frame Detail
Existing Column
Catwalk Screen diagonal support
4� Steel square tube to support frame Screen control support arm
+ Screen metal frame
Frame detail Screen metal panel Rail system
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Solar panel
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Screen metal frame Rial support frame 8
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Screen diagonal support
Catwalk Screen control support arm 7
Maintenance person 1- Primary beam 3- Screen diagonal support 4- Screen control support arm 5- Metal frame 6- Column 7- Operable window 8- Laminated glass 9- Solar panel 10- Rail system 11- Catwalk
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Double skin facade - section
Panel reaction base on light intensity sun Close panel
Solar panel to control Light & generate energy
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High intensity of light
sun
Slide open
B
Low intensity of light
moon
Open panel Fresh air
C
No intensity of light
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Operable solar panel System to allow air flow to cool off the interior space at night.
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Experience
C- Looking at roof garden - NBC building
B-South Courtyard
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C-Roof Garden & caffè
TOP
C
Roof
MIDDLE
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Elevator
BOTTOM
B
Courtyard
A-Elevator
Model making
Meta Diagram
Concept model
Detail process model
Final model
Bio climate diagram
Solar panel
North- cooler air
Energy generator
Cool air
South - warmer air
Cross Ventilation Raised floor
Wind Turbine Exhaust air
Indoor air quality Warm air
Operable Window
Cool air
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