My Work Samples

WOR K SA M PL E S ARSALAN

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Contact Address: 14A Glazbury Road, West Kensington, London, UK, W14 9AS Phone: +44 7521 392453 E-mail: amir.tahouni.18@alumni.ucl.ac.uk

ABOUT ME Hi. I’m an Architect, a constructor and a leader. If you would like to know me better, please go ahead and take a look at this Work samples.

This is just a brief condensed presentation of my portfolio. It consists of three chapters: 1. My experiences in construction, manufacturing and the design and make exchanges.

2. My experiences in pure design.

3. My experiences in management and leadership.

Why is it separated to these three parts? They are all pointing at one centroid, which is where I am standing right now.

It is about having a holistic point of view about the matters around us.

It is about looking at the bigger picture while focusing on the small details.

It is about keeping the balance and harmony.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS PART I - DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION & MANUFACTURING EXCHANGE 1. Processing Irregularity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 2. Pint-Sized Millionaire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 3. Robotic Step-Frames . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 4. The Butterfly Bench . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

PART II - ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN 5. Residential Complex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 6. Experience-based School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 7. Alborz Hospital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

PART III - MANGERIAL & LEADERSHIP 8. Control Rooms of the N.I.G.T.C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 9. Non-Degree Programs Centre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 10. Merhaz Journal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

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PART I

D E S I G N , CONSTRUCTION & MANUFACTURING E X C H A N G E

The first part presents where I am standing. As someone interested in project management, I sought the fields within which I was able to work as a coordinator who appears both in the design and the construction stages of a product and as a catalyst in-between, connects these two worlds to each other.

In this part, projects are started from the conceptual design to architectural design, design to production and the construction or manufacturing phase. The type of the projects vary, from a rule -based house in Kensington to a complete on-the-moon conceptual project.

The tools and methods are different as well. Some of the projects require speculative point of view and some other require reality-based point of view.

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1. PROCESSING IRREGULARITY Organization: Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London Address: UCL Here East, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London, UK E15 2GW February 2019 - December 2019 Teammates: Matthew Osborne, Archana Chenthil Kumar Software: Rhinoceros, Grasshopper, Karamba, Kangaroo, Octapus, Dodo, Topos, Galapagos, Silvereye, Anemone, Hoopsnake, Pufferfish Watch the teaser for this project from this link.

Read the full portfolio for this project from this link.

Visit the UCL website for Fifteen show from this link.

INTRODUCTION The main key of the project was Sustainability. We focused on different types of waste. After working with different materials we found Stone as an interesting and unexplored field amongst materials.

Around 60% of total generated waste is made by CD&E industry. The treatment of waste is usually either recycling and recovery or landfill.

We investigated how to reuse this raw waste instead of spending so much time and energy to recycle it.

KEYWORDS #Irregularity #Sustainability #3DScanning #Robotic_Winding #Robotic_Incremental_Sheet_Forming #Robotic_Timber_Milling #3D_Printing #CNC_Aluminium_Milling #System’s_Engineering #Work-flow #Optimization #Machine_Learning #Genetic_Algorithms #Structural_Analysis #Building_On_The_Moon #Design_To_Production

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Image by Sarah Lever

METHODOLOGY We wanted to build an structure using irregular stones, without doing any type of machining and spending any amount of energy on them.

We created this work-flow (at the right) which enabled us to make an structure as the natural stones were the key elements.

As my thesis topic is in line with my main interest, project management field, one of my tasks in the group was to analyse the general work-flow and find new ways to enhance the general process from the System’s Engineering point of view.

System’s Engineering is based on Trade-offs in a process: • • • • • • •

Material Availability of resources Time Cost Labour Precision Convenience

WORK-FLOW Photogrammetry, Creaform 3D Scanning

Surface curvature, Features & character, Gripping zones

Indicative Design parallel with optimizations to inform overall geometry

Fabrication methods and techniques in additive manufacturing/milling to make connections.

SCANNING We tried both photogrammetry and also 3D Scanning.

For photogrammetry a Canon Camera 700D and for the 3D scanning a Creaform Handyscanner was used. The scanning stage was also made to have a faster scanning.

Overall, 3D Scanning was more reliable, easier to use, faster and more precise in comparison to the photogrammetry.

Photogrammetry

3D Scanning

Resources Augmented Reality, Mobile phone Applications, eyewear

Cost Time Labour

Sequential Assembly, step by step process assisted by AR

Precision Convenience

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ANALYSIS, OPTIMIZATION & MACHINE LEARNING We have done different analysis on the geometry of the stones in order to have a better understanding of them. The three optimizations below are just a few examples of them.

The analysis include: • • • • • • • • •

Convex and Concave Parts Surface Divisions Ridge Lines and Ridge Curves Mesh Density Roughness and Flatness Gripping Points Longest Span of the Rock Biggest Sitting Area Stone Natural Orientation

Gripping Points

Maximum Projection Area

Structural Analysis

• Based on: Standard deviation • Parameters: Rotating the rock • Goal: Maximum Roughness

• Based on: Stability • Parameters: Points at bottom • Goal: Biggest triangle area

Avg. solution time: 120ms

Avg. solution time: 60ms

• Based on: Structural rules • Parameters: Height, Distance, Order, Curvature • Goal: Minimum displacement & shear force Avg. solution time: 180ms

Watch the video for this optimization from this link

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Watch the video for this optimization from this link

Watch the video for this optimization from this link

DESIGN With all the analysis on the features of the rock, it was now possible to design with them. Based on the criteria, the rocks could be aligned to any shape, manipulated digitally to understand how they fit within an overall geometry.

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This trial was to align the ridge lines of the rocks to a designed helical spline that formed a column. This can then be used with an engine such as Karamba to do structural analysis understand its structural stability.

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Different iterations of designs were discussed. They varied from a straight column to a bench, a 3-legs arch, or a bridge. In each design, we followed an specific method of generating the global form and also orienting the individual stones.

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In these trials, any designed shape could be broken down into parts that require specific performance from the rocks, such as more gripping surface or higher volume. The rocks, now categorised into different libraries, based on their analysis for flatness, roughness, volume and geometry can then be used to fill in the appropriate zones within that geometry.

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Eventually, an arch was the medium shown to the public in the Bartlett school of Architecture Fifteen Show at December 2019. The exhibition was held for 2 weeks.

• Different parameters were taken into account for the design: • Procedural assembly • Parametric generative production • Giving the correct clues to the genetic algorithms • Stability of the global structure • Possibility of altering the design

MANUFACTURING THE CONNECTIONS

Since the program was focused on manufacturing, especially by using novel machines in the discipline of architecture, I gained extensive experience in working with Robots and CNC machines.

Robotic milling and 3D Printing were mainly used in this project.

Watch the video for the robotic milling from this link.

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Making the 3D model Boolean operation Extracting the target planes Adjusting the planes Simulating the process Making the jig for the robot Test a dry run Fixing the jig and the raw piece in front of the robot 9. Calibrating the robot 10. Running the program

This is the final design for the Fifteen Show: • An arch with 4 legs.

• Base plate made of 18mm plywood • 12 Connections in the body • 28 Connections for the base • 20 Stones in total

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SYSTEM’S ENGINEERING CNC Milled Solid Aluminium Pros: Material strength Aesthetics Minimal material and machining time Optimised Cons: Structural strength - Based on the geometry Gripping strength can be improved

3D Printed PLA Pros: Light and stable Aesthetics Porosity - visual or other purposes Highly Optimised Excellent curvature gripping

Resources Cost Time Labour Precision Convenience

Resources Cost Time Labour

Cons: Support material Strength - based on the geometry Time consuming to produce

Precision

CNC milled Timber

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Pros: Structural stability, strength Aesthetics Visual opacity More control on Depth

Cost

Cons: Not optimised Depends on available stock

Robotic Milled Timber Pros: Minimal Material Aesthetics Porosity - visual or other purposes Optimised to pick parts necessary Cons: Limited in depth Structural stability - Directional strength Multiple parts

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CONNECTIONS

AR & ASSEMBLY

The connections were made out of a boolean difference operation, therefore they matched the surface of the stones

After manufacturing the connections and testing different prototypes, it was the time for the assembly.

Within this project, it was quickly evident that assembly by reference to a 2D diagram was a tedious process. We created a 3D digital guidance in design and construction through Augmented Reality, which enables digital layers that can aid and simplify the process of assembly. Augmentation is developed for recognition and tracking of every element. Each stone acts as a unique model target that can be recognised by shape and features by the pre-existing 3D scanned data.

Watch the video for the AR from this link.

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STEP THREE

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APPLICATIONS Its potential applications range from reusing discarded materials to heritage or environmentally sensitive sites. Assemblies that were built with immediately available on-site materials would be feasible with this approach. It offers the possibilities of rebuilding cities that have been victims of disaster or terrorism.

The latest application which is being worked on is to build an structure where there is no water or the possibility to make any aggregate.

Our proposes include: • Building on the Moon or Mars • Retro-fitting a historical object/site • A temporary scene set for a theatre or a movie • Urban Art Installation

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ROBOTIC INCREMENTAL SHEET FORMING During the year, we explored different means of manufacturing. Robotic Winding and Incremental Sheet forming was two of the most important ones.

We made this prototype with the KUKA robot. All the programming has happened in grasshopper and robot’s plug-in.

The design is the presenting a negative space within which we could pour cement or molten plastic.

The manufacturing process was: 1. Cutting the sheet 2. Cutting the holes into the sheet 3. Calibrating the Robot 4. Running a Dry-run 5. Fixing the sheet to the frame 6. Running the robot with adding some oil 7. Adding the oil gradually, especially the times than the robot seems to be pushing harder View the complete portfolio of this project using this link.

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ROBOTIC WINDING Our first serious attempt before investigating the world of stones, was the robotic winding. We were trying to find different ways of casting.

We aimed to make a pattern with robotic winding and then try to slip cast it, so that it can hold a certain shape.

After making the jigs, we made our own tool. The simulation was prepared in the Grasshopper and digital and physical process worked as expected.

These two are the final prototypes. The project changed direction after making these prototypes.

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2. PINT-SIZED MILLIONAIRE Organization: The Magnificent Basement Co. Ltd. Winner of RIBA Sustainability Award 2018 Winner of Camden & Islington Sustainability Award 2019 Address: 40 Lexham Gardens, London, UK, W8 5JE February 2019 - Till date Teammates: Michael D. Baldwin ARB, Studio Greenstone Project Manager: Hadi Sarmadi | Client: David Lonsdale Software: Revit, Enscape, Lumion, AutoCAD

INTRODUCTION The project is the demolition of a single storey garage and redevelopment with lower ground level to provide a one-bedroom flat. The site is found to the flank facade of no. 40 Lexham Gardens.

My main duties includes working on the BIM model and develop it, checking the as-built dimensions and update the model every week according to the as-built, dealing with subcontractors, orders, deliveries, invoices, being present on site and supervising the work

KEYWORDS #BIM_Modelling #Project_Management #Design_and_ Construction #Detailed_Design #Landscape_Design #Passivehaus_Certificate #CCS_Certificate #RIBA_Award #Accounting #Orders #As-Built #Design_To_Production

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PROPOSED DESIGN The proposed scheme is a two-storey one-bedroom flat with having the kitchen and the reception on the ground floor and the bathroom, bedroom and the walking wardrobe in the basement floor.

There is also a light well next to the bedroom to bring the light down and also two roof lights on the roof of which the bigger one serves the both floors through the vertical staircase.

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SOFTWARE STRATEGY

A BIT OF EVERYTHING...

Autodesk Revit Architecture was completely implemented in the design process from the beginning.

From the date project initiated, we started modelling the site, environment and different alterations in the software. Using this parametric medium, we were able to finalise the design with the client and go ahead with the planning application.

Almost all parts of Revit such as architectural, structural, site and mass modelling, detailing and lighting were utilised in the design process.

While the design was strictly prohibited by us to be software-driven, it was highly useful and practical.

PASSIVEHAUS Existing Street View

Because of the client’s willingness and the company’s experience in sustainable development, this project is aimed to be one of the first passivehaus buildings in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. Several solar and light analysis have been conducted on the proposed scheme and the Initial PHPP (Passive-Haus Planning Package) report shows that the proposed scheme has shown the ability of this to achieve a Heating Demand of 24.3 kWh/(m²a), this represents a 80% reduction when comparing to a similar building built to the Building Regulation standards.

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Further actions are in progress to get the heating load down to 10 W/m² in order to become a passivehaus certified house.

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PROJECT MANAGEMENT

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• Copyright of this drawing remains the property of the Magnificent Basmement Co. Ltd

• Do not scale drawing. For reference only.

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This project has a small size, so I had the chance to have 360 degrees look on everything. One of which was as the project management assistant, to generate the WBS and then project that onto the project’s time line using MS Project software.

• All dimensions in millimeters unless otherwise noted

F. Proposed 100mm wide strip of washed riverbed pebbles to facilitate drainage.

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D. Proposed permeable cobblestone strips, situated over Sustainable Drainage System (SuDS). Min. 15mm gap between cobbles to allow for water absorption by layer below.

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WHAT DID I LEARN?

There are many tasks that I was doing in this project, some of which are taught in architectural schools such as the design, details, hard and soft landscaping, MVHR, UFH, Solar panels and so on.

34 Sekforde Street London EC1R 0HA T. +44 (0)20 7686 4585 E. info@magnificentbasement.co.uk

BUT The rest of them which are more important are not taught in the schools and were the ones that I was seeking to broaden my vision in the construction industry: • Managing and balancing the labour, the costs, availability of resources and money throughout the project • Certificates such as the Passivehaus, Considerate Constructors Scheme, Liability Insurance, Fire Safety, First Aid, & Party-wall Award • Communication amongst the client, council, subcontractors, manufacturers & labours • Planning Application package, Appealing against a refusal, S106 agreement, CTMP & Discharging application conditions • Building Control’s package and regular checks • Negotiating with the Party-wall Surveyor • Orders such as eco-joists, bricks, tiles, timbers, windows & doors • Accounting such as invoices, quotations & payments • Scheduling the project in MSP • Updating the entire model accordance with the as-built dimensions 19

3. ROBOTIC STEP-FRAMES Organization: TRAM (Tehran Robotic Architectural Matters) Address: Niavaran Artistic Creations Foundation, Tehran, Iran Exhibition Location: Platform 28, Ab Anbar Gallery, Tehran, Iran August 2017 - September 2017 Supervisors: Sina Mostafavi, Shabnam Hosseini, Hasti Goodarzi, Adib Khaeiz Teammates: Sahar Barzani, Faezeh Pakravan, Hamed Zahedmanesh Software: Rhinoceros, Grasshopper, Galapagos, Robots

INTRODUCTION Stairs represent one of the oldest and most intricate design problems in architecture. Aesthetics, circulation, structure, and safety combine to create a complex network of factors. Despite the essentially parametric nature of stairs, this project aimed to adopt and apply creative inter-disciplinary methods of design and fabrication such as utilizing HWC (hot wire cutting) system with a robot arm.

KEYWORDS #Robotic_How_Wire_Cutting #Tessellation #Twisted_Styrofoam #Pattern_Study #Parametric_Design #Simulation #Collision_Finding #Design_To_Production

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FORMATION DIAGRAM

Twisted Ribbon Twisted Ribbon

Thickness Acquire Thickness

Handrails Formation Handrails

FORM VARIATIONS

Thickness and Height Thickness and Variation Height Variation

Applying PatternPattern

After the components were generated in the rhinoceros, we started simulating the hot wire cutting process in the computer.

The concept of the stair has originated from a twisted ribbon. The design process started with two twisted curves, combined with thickness variation for steps and handrail. Then, Power lines of the twisted surfaces intertwine and form the tessellation patterns, which cover the top and underside of the stair surfaces.

Then we have been positioning the Styrofoam in robot’s working range as designed in the simulation, and then have been fixing it so that the wire could cut it.

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ASSEMBLY AND EXHIBITION An exhibition held in the platform 28 After the parts were manufactured, assembly happened in the exhibition space. The components were connected using dowels and glue.

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Pattern Study

Pattern applied onto the form

Separated Components

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4. THE BUTTERFLY BENCH Organization: Tehran University of Arts Address: Karaj Campus of Tehran University of Arts, Tehran, Iran October 2017 - January 2018 Teammates: Hananeh Rahimi, Farzaneh Afshar, Fatemeh Hashemi, Amir Rezaei, Peyman Hajimirzaei Supervisors: Dr. Mojtaba Mahdavinia, Kaveh Shokouhi Software: Rhinoceros, Grasshopper, Lumion, Kangaroo

INTRODUCTION The project was aimed to build a 1:1 prototype of a dynamic structure with a practical function for it. A bench with a dynamic shade was designed to facilitate the recreational purposes for the students. An open Structure made of 5 different Modules has been designed to enable the users to sit on. My duties include working on the parametric model, simulating the movement and manufacturing and construction process.

KEYWORDS #Parametric_Design #Dynamic_Structure #PVC_Steel_ Concrete #Assembly #Manufacturing #Timber_Cutting #Concrete_Shuttering #Concrete_Vibrating #Design_To_ Production

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DETAILING Parallel to the main design, details were being designed as well.

Tensile fabric

PVCs are connected using bolts, nuts and washers

Modules are connected horizontally via an integrated wire going through all of them

PVC structure

PVC bench fixed to the metal studs

A parametric and dynamic shape was the focus of the design. A research on folding structures showed us the path to find the best way to achieve a semi-dynamic structure.

200X200mm metal embedded plates welded to 50X100X300mm square profiles

750RX300mm reinforced concrete foundation

The conceptual and 3D modelling including the folding movement took place in the Grasshopper.

DESIGN PROCESS

The conceptual design is consisted of M-Shaped profiles with four legs which can be repeated in a row. The idea is initiated from the scissors-like elements and are usually deployable.

In second module the joint movement was enabled on the ground.

For the general arrangement, the convergent array, divergent array and the circular array were tested. Eventually, the circular array was chosen because of it’s stability.

MANUFACTURING & ASSEMBLY CHALLENGES Connecting the virtual world to the physical world was the most interesting part of this project for me. A variety of challenges were involved in this project, from which I learnt how to: • Find the coordinates of each part in accordance with the previous/bottom part.

• Align the 3D model and 2D Drawings to the physical as-built 1:1 prototype.

• Find the correct bolts, nuts, screws, washers and fixings from the stores and match the design to the available resources.

• Communicate with the manufacturers and trying to translate the data from our 3D model to a language understandable by everyone in the industry • Manufacture the pieces i.e. cutting and drilling the PVCs, Sandpapering the metals and colouring them, fixing the bolts and nuts and design to production labelling system to become able to identify the pieces.

Concrete shuttering and vibrating

Manufacturing the metal parts

PVCs manufacturing

The main O-Ring and assembly

Folding method: The basic design included all of the four arms moving and turning.

In the advanced design one of the arms is fixed and the other three are moving. This gives us a better stability as well.

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PART II

ARCHITECTURAL D E S I G N

This chapter presents my experiences in pure design, from the conceptual design to architectural design.

The processes of drafting, modelling, rendering, post production and presentation have been carried out to achieve the outcomes.

Creating a suitable design and present it in a pleasant way was the main concern in these projects. Suitable design is defined as one which is generated in respect to the society, environment, sunlight, culture, technical requirements, council and governmental laws, planning, costumer needs and financial investments.

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5. RESIDENTIAL COMPLEX Organization: Tehran University of Art Address: Moazen Blvd., Karaj, Iran February 2018 - June 2018 Teammate: Bahar Khalatbari Supervisors: Mohammad Matini, Ali Akbar Shakouri Software: Revit, Lumion, AutoCAD

INTRODUCTION Home is the place that everyone should be at the most comfortable situation. One of the genuine concerns of our big cities is the construction of highrise buildings without considering distances and privacy, which causes problems such as depression. In metropolitans’ people are overwhelmed and discouraged in social relationships.

This project provides 75 affordable flats for the staff of the Tehran University of Arts.

KEYWORDS

#Architectural_Design #Residential_Complex #Interior_Exterior_Design #Landscape_Design #Multitype

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SITE DIAGRAMS Buildings 75 Houses 1, 2 or 3 bed

Streets Car Parks Central Road

Vegetations Green Areas Yards Gardens

Cultural and Leisure Tennis Court Shopping Centre Pergola

CONCEPT The entire complex is consisted of 75 flats in 4 blocks.

There are 3 different types of flats with one, two or three bedrooms.

100 parking slots exclusively for the residents and 50 extra parking slots for the guests are provided within the scheme.

The design is based on environmental factors, the suitable lighting and comfort, all of which serve the goal of creating a neighbourhood.

Each two block have a communal open space in between and there is a core communal space in the middle-left side of the site.

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Pedestrian Roads Pavements Connecting Buildings

Buildings Footprint

A block’s south facade with vegetation

All of the flats receive southern light (which is preferred in the region.

The north side of the corridors is serving the storage rooms, elevators, green traces and open spaces.

The semi-private area in between two facing blocks is car-prohibited, kept safe for children and residents to walk and commute. The distance between two buildings is large enough to avoid unwanted shades.

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An interior view from a two-bedroom flat

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Do you see the silent rhythm in the façades?

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6. EXPERIENCE-BASED SCHOOL Organization: Tehran University of Art Address: Khovardin Street, Tehran, Iran October 2017 - February 2018 Team: Individual Supervisor: Akbar Dabestani Rafsanjani Software: Revit, Lumion, AutoCAD

INTRODUCTION This project was my Thesis report for my Bachelor’s degree. The main title was defined as the experience-based pre-elementary and elementary school for the kids. Experience-based schools are based on giving the “path of finding the information” to the students instead of giving the “information” directly. This project has investigated the suitable architecture for this type of schools.

KEYWORDS

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The teacher’s relaxation room and the library are designed vertically, so they also have their own staircase within themselves.

Also the Auditorium opens to both the atrium and the front garden.

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The spaces are created so that they stimulate the students to explore different views, different angles and different areas.

Multiple parts of the school are designed speculative and searchable so that they would not be understood easily and the kids need to think about it to figure it out.

Affected by the site surroundings, the south side of the site is chosen as the private area for the students and classes and the northern part of the site is more open for the school’s officials, public and parents.

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Classrooms Hallway

Main Atrium

The front and rear garden are connected through a tunnel which goes from below the building. This connects the public and private garden.

To be more experience-based, A three-storey ramp comes from the second floor to the first and then ground floor. This gives the students different points of view to the city, the streets and school’s garden.

Since “water” is one of the major elements in Persian architecture, There is also a small pound designed for relaxation.

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7. ALBORZ HOSPITAL Organization: Tehran University of Art Address: Karaj, Alborz, Iran October 2016 - January 2017 Teammates: Hasti Fakouri Supervisors: Dr. Behshid Hosseini, Hamed Yekita Software: Revit, Lumion, AutoCAD

INTRODUCTION The aim was to design a Hospital consisted of 100 beds and departments of radiology, physiotherapy, Laboratories, emergency, LDR, ICU, CCU, isolation, surgery and offices. Circulation, building’s forms, different views and how to shape the formation of different wards of the hospital to obey strict rules was the main challenge we faced in this project.

KEYWORDS #Hospital_Design #100_Bed #Architectural_Design #Conceptual_Design #Emergency #ICU #CCU #LDR #Clinic

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EXPLODED DIAGRAM Main Staircase Fire Staircase 1

Fire Staircase 3

Fire Staircase 2

LDR Operations CCU ICU Emergency Physiotherapy Wards

Designing a hospital is quite different, since the creativity will be of less important and the strict designing rules will be in the centre of the focus instead. Therefore, it is more like solving a jigsaw puzzle.

In this design the main challenges for us were to define the location of each department in a way that all of the horizontal and vertical connections and relations are considered, the peacefulness of the design is increased and the entire system will function properly.

Clinics Offices Radiology

Hallways & Communals

Emergency Entrance Lobby & Reception

Main Entrance

The most important thing that I learned from this design, was how the design should be balanced.

Form, shape, circulation, lighting, windows and openings all need to be related. To achieve such a mindset in design, one needs to have a holistic point of view to everything.

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PART III

MANAGERIAL & LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCES

Welcome to the last piece of the puzzle. This part presents the experiences that I have had which have helped me to reveal my talent in leading and gathering people together.

These opportunities showed me another aspect of my characteristics that I was not familiar with previously. By getting elected in to the Students Scientific Association which was the beginning of this path, I found an enormous enthusiasm in myself, especially when I could feel the trust which have been placed in me.

In the next few pages I have briefly described my situation, challenges, solutions, deliverable targets and achievements in each position.

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8. CONTROL ROOMS OF THE N.I.G.T.C Position: Supervisor of Student Design Team Organization: National Iranian Gas Transmission Company (N.I.G.T.C) March 2018 - September 2018 Team members: 18, all names available in my main portfolio.

INTRODUCTION

This project was part of Tehran University of Art agreement with the NIGTC for renovating and retro-fitting the NIGTC’s stations control rooms. Based on this, a group of 18 undergraduate and postgraduate students were gathered to start this project and I was appointed as the supervisor of this team.

We carried out an extensive inspection of 9 control rooms of the NIGTC in 3 different stations, and then provided our proposal.

Author: Shahriar Sheykh, team member

WHAT DID I LEARN?

Author: Atoosa Aghamirza, team member

OUR TASKS • Translating the ISO 11064 (7 chapters, 257 pages) so the research could be based upon that.

• Preparing an standard questioner to be given to the control rooms staff.

• Working on case studies.

• Inspection of the existing situation of three stations, each station three control rooms.

• Indicating the problems in the current situation.

• Providing proposals for all of the nine inspected control rooms.

• Carrying out the architectural design of the control rooms.

• The difference between leading a small group of people and a large group • Communication is the key • How to present/sell a proposal to a huge company such as the one we were working with • How do smart people in the group could be hard to work with, because they usually need to be appreciated enough and be able to work in their own desired way.

• How to control the lazy people in the group, by encouraging them to get engaged with the work.

• How an architect needs to have a general and holistic view on everything. It is all related and will affect his work as well.

• How to make a hard chore deliverable on the desired time by separating it into smaller pieces.

• How to appreciate every different opinion in the group and yet be able to make a correct decision in a way that no one is offended and the team can still work in a healthy manner.

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9. NON-DEGREE PROGRAMS CENTRE Position: Director & Founding Board Member Organization: Tehran University of Arts July 2016 - January 2018

INTRODUCTION

WHAT DID I LEARN?

After one year of working as the secretary of Students Scientific Association of Architecture, a momentous opportunity took place in my career. Starting up the Non-Degree Programs Centre for the university offered to me by one of the university`s vice presidents. Since I could feel someone’s trust on my shoulders, I was so enthusiast about it and I was thankful for this opportunity which was happening in my life.

We finished our work by a presentation to the university`s directorates (Link to video of our presentation), being cited by the University`s chairman and as of then, the school has been developed and is working properly alongside with the university classes.

I made a team with 2 of my friends to run the institution. The project was aimed to turn 2 floors of one of the University`s buildings to an educational institution to provide classes for everyone from inside or outside the university, and increase the income for the university, and test whether it is cost-effective or not.

This was my strongest experience in management, within which I learned: • How to cope with other people in work • How does the hierarchy of an organization works.

• As the leader, always the toughest problems are your responsibility to solve.

• The balance between flexibility and resistance.

You cannot keep everyone happy.

• How teach to and learn from the people I work with Gross revenue $60,000.00 income

Gross revenue gained per each costumer $80.00

737 Costumers

More than 2500 network followers

More than 150 different courses

More than 50 teachers and tutors

More than 1.5M viewing on the internet

185 Posters Designed

Ads on more than 50 pages over the internet

2500hrs of teaching

OUR TASKS • • • • • • • • • •

Creating departments Hiring staff, consultants, teachers and tutors Accounting, financial analyses and contracts Making a and running a website and a system in place (Link) Arranging classes Enrolments Assessments Certificates Advertisement Creating nearly 20 forms, papers and job descriptions

Presenting to the University’s Directorates

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Our mission was done and the university took lots of benefits from it.

Ultimately, we compiled a 95-pages book, including our thoughts, experiences, and even the theoretical formation of the school. It is accurately written, and also includes brand new developing architectural plans for the building.

10. MEHRAZ JOURNAL Position: Editor In Chief Organization: Tehran University of Arts June 2015 - October 2018 • Published on August 2018 • Awarded the 3rd place in the 11th National Students Architectural Journals in 2019, Iran • Awarded the 1st place in the Students Journals in the Tehran University of Arts in 2019 Teammates: 10 teammates, all names are available on my main portfolio.

From 2014 to 2017 the Architectural Scientific Association was working on this issue of “Mehraz”. We changed our team for three times and with more than 15 sessions of working and collaborating, we failed twice. Eventually, at the third time we succeeded to completely prepare the journal.

FEATURES • It is consisted of 75 pages, and 10 chapters including 3 articles and 7 reports from about students scientific association’s event, exhibitions and open classes.

• Nearly 30 students worked on this issue in total.

• It has tried to encourage students to think critically on the greatest matters in architecture and shape their own opinion and share it with other students.

• Links to Mehraz Teasers:

Teaser 1

Teaser 2

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THANK YOU

ARSALAN TAHOUNI