Portfolio of Selected Works 2016
Anahita Aliasgarian
Anahita Aliasgarian (b.1990) is a graduate from the University at Buffalo, Center for architecture and Situated Technologies (CAST), with a passion for exploratory work on the intersection of architecture, new media and computational technologies. Her recent work includes research-based design experimentations, considering the possibilities offered by computational systems for rethinking human interaction within the built environment. She conducted her Master’s thesis on the augmentation of user experience based on the audio-tactile quality of human spatial inhabitance. During her academic studies and professional practice, Anahita gained a variety of interdisciplinary, inter-cultural and inter-media design experience. She previously worked as an Architectural Designer in BNS Co. contributing to the development of multi-scale architecture, landscape and interior design projects including a number of award-winning international design competitions. At the University at Buffalo, she worked as a teaching assistant in several design studios and seminars, leading the progression of student projects and performing lectures on drawing mediums and techniques.
Table of Contents
Résumé 02
Professional Work “Shams” Memorial 04 Passargad Bank HeadQuarters 08 Academic Studies Graduate Work Auditory Augmented Space 12 Cycling and Social Cohesion 26 Restless Tectonics 32 Conditional Form 50 CNC Fabricated Interlock 56 Undergraduate Work “Shahriyar” Music Center 58 “Sayadi” Residential Complex 66 “Mirdamad” Architecture School 68 Making of a “Home” 70 “Darakeh” Residential 74 2x1 House 80 Performing Arts Museum 82
Freehand Illustration Reflection 90 Day in the City 92
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Anahita Aliasgarian
E-mail: anahitaa@buffalo.edu Cell Phone: (917)232-1131
Education 2014 - 2016
Address: 12E 309 49th E New York, NY 10017 USA
MArch - Master of Architecture University at Buffalo, State University of New York Department of Architecture and Planning - Center for Architecture and Situated Technologies
2010 - 2014
BSArch in Architectural Engineering Azad University of Iran - Department of Art and Architecture
2008 - 2009
Pure Physics Shahid Beheshti University - Department of Mathematical Sciences
Professional Experience 2012 - 2014
Architectural Designer at Bahambar Novin Saz Co. (BNS) Contribution in design development and presentation of multiscale architecture, landscape and interior design projects
2011 - 2012
Architectural Intern at Artabin Architecture, Planning and Interiors Co. - Tehran, Iran Preparing models, presentation sets and construction documents
Volunteer Experience January 2015
Sales Assistantship, Manolo Blahnik New York, NY USA
June 2013
Child Welfare Social Work, Saam Orphanage and Welfare Services - Tehran, Iran
Technical Skills Software:
Adobe Creative Suit: Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, After Effects, Premiere Pro Autodesk: AutoCad, Revit
Microsoft: Office, Movie Maker
Graphisoft: ArchiCad
Google Sketchup - Plugin: V-Ray, Rhinoceros - Plugin: RhinoTerrain Programming Language: Other:
Grasshopper - Plugin: Kangaroo, Java Processing, Arduino, Python, PureData, SuperCollider Calligraphy, Photography, Watercolor Painting, Sketching
Research Interests
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Implication of New Technologies within the Built Environment
Interactive Design
Locative Media
Parametric Design
Responsive Architecture
Data Visualization/ Sonification
Teaching / Research Assistantship 2015 - 2016
(TA) Freshman Design Studio, - University at Buffalo -
Refinement and delivery of studio curriculum Giving individual and group coaching to students during in-class working sessions
- Assisting in preparation of course material - Leading group critiques - Assisting in the planning and installation of student exhibits
Received mentorship by: Dennis Maher, Beth Tauke, Kenneth Mackay, Karen Tashijan, Mathew Hume 2015 - 2016
(RA) Supervisor: Julia Jamrozik - University at Buffalo Assisting with the preparation of research material on public play spaces – Contribution in exhibition installation
2014 - 2015
(TA) Architectural Sketching, Mathew Hume - University at Buffalo Assistant lecturer on drawing mediums and techniques
2012 - 2013
(TA) Introduction to Architectural Design, Farshad Kazerooni - Azad University of Iran Assistant instructor on representation skills and physical model fabrication
Honors and Awards 2016
Selected Thesis Project for Integrating Art and Technology - UB Techne Institute
2014 - 2015
Departmental Tuition Scholarship – University at Buffalo
2015
The International Architecture Award -“Shams Memorial Monument”- BNS studio
2014
Middle East Architecture Award -“Shams Memorial Monument” - BNS studio
2014
Architects Award, Community & Cultural Project of the Year -“Shams Memorial Monument” - BNS studio
2011 - 2013
Academic Excellence Award - “IAUCTB” Undergraduate architecture program
2010 - 2013
Design Studio Highest Honors - Azad University of Iran
2013
1st Place - “Passargad Bank Headquarters” Design Competition - BNS studio
Certificates Dec 2013
Completion of Private Higher Education Courses in Fine Arts and Digital Photography University of Tehran, Iran
Oct 2013
Participation & Recognition in the “Eighth Architecture Seminar on the City” Hosted by Atelier Seraji Architects & Associates, Architects Role Magazine
Dec 2011
Participation & Recognition in the “Second International Architecture Workshop/Seminar on the City” Hosted by Centre of Excellence in Architectural Technology (CEAT), Sharestan, NADAA
Aug 2009
Completion of Private Higher Education Course in “Fundamentals of Visual Arts & Chromatics” Novin Parsian Institute, Tehran, Iran
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“Shams” Memorial Competition Location: Tabriz, Iran Spring 2012 - BNS Studio Role: Co-Designer The competition was organized by “Shams Tabrizi & Molana foundation”, “Mirmiran foundation”, “Eco Cultural Institute ” and “The municipality of “Khoy” and called for the design of a monument in the memory of “Shams Tabrizi” who is credited as the spiritual instructor of ”Mewlānā Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Balkhi”, also known as ”Rumi” who is referenced with great reverence in Rumi’s poetic collection. The proposed design deems the historical evolution of site and the relationship between “Shams” & “Rumi” .
Critical Outcome : - Khoy as settled land - Importance of agriculture - Development of Dolatkhane PalaceShams Minaret - Beautiful city of Khoy
This diagram shows the changes of city of Khoy during the history from an agricultural land to the time of development and prosperity of the city during Safavieh period. The tomb of Shams belongs to this period in history. After the “Qajar” period and world war II, Khoy lost its political and economical importance.
Landscape Design: Regarding the role of the agricultural land division’s geometry in the history of “Khoy”, the proposed linear green spaces, visually connect two important districts of the city on two sides of the monument. The aim was to revive the urban fabric by the means of green spaces.
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“Shams� Memorial Competition
Site Sectioning
An extended concrete wall along the main path directs visitors towards the monument building which is surrounded by two layers of skin. The outer surface is a comprised of a prefabricated copper wall and the interior layer is formed by solid concrete. A spiral ramp exists within the two layers that leads the visitors below the ground surface.
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“Shams” Memorial Competition Chahar Taq in Iranian Architecture The temple of sacred fire, “Chahar Taq” (Persian translation of Arches), has historically existed on the Iranian plateau. The metamorphic constancy of this structure is a testament to its primordial validity and it remains today as one of the most powerful archetypical integration of traditional forms and symbols put together by man. Ardalan , Nader . Spiritual duets 2A [ Architecture & Art ] , no 17, Spring 2011, p 70 -77
The Shams Tomb is located at the center of the main building, underneath a shallow pool, a symbol of purity and vitality. Above the tomb there is a spiral ramp that takes the visitors to the ground surface. Transitioning from dark to light, the circular movement of visitors along the ramp, visually symbolizes Sufi’s sacred dance. The opening void, brings in natural light while allowing for the reflection the outside world on the water. The design to acheive a spiritual space uniting modern and traditional architecture. Inspired by the archetype of “Chahar tagh”, the space transforms from a square shape at the tomb level to a circular shape at the ground level.
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“Shams” Memorial Competition Conceptual background Sufism and Dervishes Central Core View
Sufism entirely focuses on love,tolerance, spirituality and community development through self-discipline and responsibility. A Sufi’s way of life is to love and be of service to people, deserting the ego or false self and all illusion so that one can reach maturity and perfection.
Everything revolves, and the human being lives by means of the revolution of these particles, by the revolution of the blood in his body, and by the revolution of the stages of his life, by his coming from the earth and his returning to it. However, all of these revolutions are natural and unconscious. Thus, the human being possesses a mind and an intelligence which distinguishes him from other beings. Thus the whirling dervish or Semazen, intentionally and consciously participates in the shared revolution of other beings.
Night View From Main Entrance
The Sema ritual began with the inspiration of Mevlâna Jalâluddîn Rumi (1207-1273) and was influenced by Turkish traditions and culture. It is scientifically recognized that the fundamental condition of our existence is to revolve. There is no being or object which does not revolve, because all beings are comprised of revolving electrons, protons, and neutrons in atoms.
Reference: Gulen , Fathullah . Sufism and Dervishes , www. Whirling Dervishes.org , 25/04/2012
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Passargard Bank Headquarters Competition, 1st Place - BNS Studio Role: Contribution in Presentation “Passargad� bank head quarter, was designed to create an architectural and social landmark in the city. The design is inspired by ancient elements of Passargad palace such as gardens & porches.
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Passargad Bank Headquarters
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Passargard Bank Headquarters
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Passargad Bank Headquarters
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Auditory Augmented Space Master’s Thesis - Sound Installation Completion: Spring 2016 Seeking to question the over-reliance of designing space based on the arrangement of visual elements, this study intends to emphasize sound as the primary medium for spatial creation. While space is inherently mute without activity, human interaction with space encompasses often neglected aural qualities that embody the material and geometrical features of space. We can hear architecture by the way that the space changes a sound’s spectrum intensity, and temporal sequence. This thesis is concerned with research in the fields of auditory spatial perception, physical material and audio signal processing. A set of experiments are developed to study the effects a space produces on activator sounds capturing and controlling the inherent resonances of different materials caused by tactile interaction. The final outcome is an installation that offers an audio-tactile experience through an acoustically responsive platform with the desire to provide the visitors with an altered spatial perception that is audible.
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Final Sound Walk - Acoustically responsive platform installed at Hayes Hall, University at Buffalo - presented in May 2016
Auditory Augmented Space
Creating a methodology for sound design starts with understanding the acoustics of space. Understanding the technical effects that space produces on activator sounds is vital to design with accurate parameters. How a designer controls the sounds of activators such as the sound of touch or footsteps, will ultimately inform the character and quality of that space. Space is inherently mute without activators. In order to capture the quality of space using these activators, technical affects produced by a space are demonstrated. Given the spaces materiality, size and shape, one can manipulate the sound of an activator to mimic the space would produce on it.
Illustration of how we hear a passive object
Auditory feedback of a passive surface to sonic illumination
Association of physical attributes of space with physical attributes of sound
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Auditory Augmented Space Sound Walk Design
The installation offers a walkway through an auditory responsive platform of 14’ long. The attempt is to sense the sound of physical movement through space (walking, jumping, etc.) of visitors and process them. The desired effect is an altered perception of space and materiality which is audible, responsive and dynamic yet remains invisible.
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Auditory Augmented Space
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Auditory Augmented Space Construction details of the final prototype
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Auditory Augmented Space System organization diagram
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Auditory Augmented Space Final Prototype
Sound Synthesizing Program - Developed in PD
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Auditory Augmented Space Final Prototype
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Auditory Augmented Space
Early attempts on associating a certain sonic feedback to the physical act of touch involved small-scale tiles, developed to map the data produced by haptic interaction on an Audification model that converted the data into sound samples. Using an Arduino microcontroller, piezoelectric sensor and a surface transducer, the passive surface, was converted into a programmable tile that would sonically respond to touch, with a predetermined sound sample. For this experiment, Arduino, Processing and SuperColider platforms were interfaced through a serial communication. The outcome was an additional audio-tactile feedback, triggered by the initial touch.
Arduino, Processing, SuperCollider Interface
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Auditory Augmented Space Sensing and processing the inner resonances of material
Peizoelectric sensors
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Auditory Augmented Space Architecture as Human-Computer Interface A less intentional realization of the process occurred upon observing how the treated surfaces provoked new ways of users’ interaction with architectural surfaces as a result of gradual understanding of the relationship between body and the responsive interface. This observation suggested the probability of architecture becoming performed in new ways through an altered sonic response, accompanying tactile interaction with the surfaces. In this stage, part of a door knob was modeled to house the sensor system hardware.
Attachment of piezoelectric sensors and pre-amplifiers to the building surfaces Extending the visual structure of the objects such as the handrail and steps was suggested in order to conceal the hardware of the embedded sound sensing system. This approach was taken to evaluate the contribution of hearing on the gestural response from the user.
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Observing the behavior of users as a result of hearing the processed sounds of their tactile interaction with the handrail
Auditory Augmented Space Final Installation
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Auditory Augmented Space Final Installation
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Selection of employed Materials with a unique sonic character
Auditory Augmented Space Final Installation
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Cycling and Social Cohesion Situated Technologies Research StudioII Urbanism and Antropocene-Spring 2015 The project was based on an interdisciplinary research on contemporary urban agglomerations, through the ecologies of human, natural and artificial systems that constitute them within the identified context of the Netherlands, a country with a long history of shaping the natural environment at a regional scale for human habitation. Complex relations between people and the built environment was examined to explore how they are shaped and mediated by media intervention. The role of distributed sensing, computation, social media and other participatory platforms was examined in aggregating small-scale, local interactions into larger systems exhibiting network effects at a regional scale. The research concluded strategies for the deployment of sensor networks that would responsively engage the sociocultural urban setting, in order to address social and environmental changes.
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Visualization of the Event - Jordaan, Amsterdam, Diversification of Cyclist Population
Cycling and Social Cohesion Condition Identification Netherlands has a long history of immigration. Over half of the population is what the Dutch call “Alochtone” (immigrants). Data in geographic context shows that immigration, such as experienced by Netherlands over the last decades, results in an ethnic and cultural diversification of the population. One of the general consequences of immigration is cultural diversification. Cohabitation of communities from very different cultures within the same neighborhood may generate intolerance, tension and violence. Data shows that in recent years Amsterdam has become more segregated.
Share of People with a foreign background per municipality
Non-western background
Morroco
(Former) Netherlands Athlentisand Aruba
Turkey
Other Non-westerners
Western Foreign background
The project was prompted by the question of “What form of living together can we imagine for urban neighborhood under the aforementioned identified condition”
Amsterdam
Jordaan
Bicycle-friendly area
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Cycling and Social Cohesion Statistical Analysis Understanding modes of urban interaction can lead into community building strategies. Social interaction can be facilitated during the time that people share the urban environment to commute. Most of the people list bikes as their main mode of transport for daily activities. People have a different experience of the city, traveling with bikes, rather than being encased inside automobiles. Bikes put commuters with immediate intercommunication with their surroundings.
Cycling
Immigration
Distance covered by bicycle per person per day
Number of immigrants total per year
Source: CBS
Bikes put commuters with immediate interaction with their surroundings
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Source: CBS
Individual cyclists
Couples/friends ride together to work school
Parents take their kids to school in neighborhood groups
Cycling and Social Cohesion Response Proposition Finding the situation and identifying the social forces that make the interaction work, gave a collective portrait of one aspect of life in the city, prompting the design of micro-suggestions to improve the communities within the city. The project progressed by emphasizing the question of how can bicycles be used to trigger social synergy between the originally variant citizens.
Co-present individuals may not know or even acknowledge each other, but this does not mean that it is not a social fact and a social resource. Co- present people are not a community but part of the raw material for a community which can become activated.
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Cycling and Social Cohesion
Shared Mobility Pattern between co-present cyclists
Cyclists Mobility Pattern
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Simulation of the event developed in Java Processing
Cycling and Social Cohesion
General consequences of socio-cultural diversity affect social cohesion, which is understood as the general concept describing co-existence and societal integration. In the Netherlands, topics related to social cohesion, such as cultural assimilation and concerns about the lack of solidarity are high on the political agenda. Mobility in Netherlands is considerable. Cycling is a ubiquitous mode of transport. From a demographic view, people of different cultural backgrounds are highly concentrated in specific neighborhoods while cycling is dispersed across the city. This refers to how migration affects neighborhoods, and is defined by the perceptions of how people get along with each other in their local area. Traveling by bike is a way to be connected with others and immediate surroundings. Therefore, cycling can potentially be conceived as a medium to catalyze interaction; hence, social cohesion. The proposed system enables bicycles to become the media to display the user generative data to communicate similarities between cyclists sharing the road. The system includes an application that records the cyclists’ mobility pattern during the day. The application works in conjunction with a device mounted on the bicycle wheels that lets the user generated data to be downloaded on the bike. As the cyclists pass one another, their bikes compare profile and the wheels change color indicating the shared mobility pattern.
Visualization of the event during night time - Jordaan, Amsterdam
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Restless Tectonics Situated Technologies Research Studio1 Fall 2014 This project is based on a research on the geometric relationships responsible for the tendencies of “Auxetic� materials which demonstrate the fascinating property of expanding when stretched. The interactions within the structure of the material that give rise to auxetic behavior are later adopted and adapted to develop a geometrical model, responsive to the application of energy. The project relies on computational modeling, material testing and prototyping that derives a series of adaptive 3D patterns. The periodic order of the patterns lets each shape cut to work with its adjoining shape, expanding and rotating for an amount that enables the formation of a complex curvature.
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Restless Tectonics Auxetic Pattern Study Auxetic systems formed by the aggregation of rigid rotating cells in 2D lattices. Rotation-based deformation allows for the manifestation of isotropic auxetic characteristics.
Underlying mechanism enabling auxetic behavior in hinged rotating squares
Two dimensional re-entrant hexagon showing transverse expansion on stretching.
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Restless Tectonics 2D re-entrant pattern study Variations of reentrant structures were modeled in regular and irregular arrays. Deformation of the network in response to applied force was studied by hinging the fibrils.
Row 1
Row 2
Row 3
Row1 - State1 Row1 - State2
Row2 - State1
Row2 - State2 Row3 - State1 Row3 - State2
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Restless Tectonics Deformation of 3D re-entrant hexagon auxetic structure A number alternatives of the 3d re-entrant patterns were modeled and studied in order to understand the association of different shapes of unit cells with the global deformation of the pattern.
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Restless Tectonics Study Models
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Restless Tectonics 3D re-entrant hexagon pattern study Local change
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Restless Tectonics
Global change
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Restless Tectonics
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Restless Tectonics
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Restless Tectonics
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Restless Tectonics
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Restless Tectonics
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Restless Landscape Situating the findings from the study of restless tectonics in response to landslide event
Landslide Morphologies Site plan for targeted endangered coastal edge- Lake shore Road Park, Niagara
The ability of the developed prototype to evolve from a flat surface to a double curvature, convex and concave, reveals the potential to be contextualized as a performative infrastructure adaptable to geological deformations. The model is proposed to be employed as a stitched foundation system in sites subject to landslide to stabilize steep slopes. Rather than a typical approach to a retaining structure in which the designed system remains stable and aims to eliminate the earth flow, this system allows for gradual transformation within the landscape while simultaneously counteracting and slowing down the sudden hazardous effect of soil movement. The proposed technology, allows for the adaptation of structure to dynamic geological processes rather than being rigidly fixed to a ground condition, framing a new typology for soft architecture.
Cross Section - State A
Longitudinal Section - State B
Cross Section - State B
Longitudinal Section - State B
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Restless Landscape Simulation of Earth Surface Deformation
Land deformation plan - State A
Land deformation plan - State B
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Restless Landscape Kinetic Section Diagram
Section10-10
Section 15-15
Section 1-1
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Section 5-5
Section 20-20
Restless Landscape Simulation of Earth Surface Deformation
F(t0) F(t1) F(t2) F(t3) F(t0) F(t0)
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Restless Landscape Kinetic Section Diagram Diagrams of earth movement suggest reactive behaviors that architecture could embrace to adapt to changing slope conditions. The temporal deformation of ground section is measured during the landslide simulation. The relative differentiation of load pressure guides the geometric mechanism for the adaptive structure.
Illustration of the slopes section deformation during the determined time-frame
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Local coordination of structure section design with the load pressure range
Restless Landscape
Load pressure range in each segment, locally coordinates the height of vertical elements in the structure cells for achieving the global property of counteracting surface deformation.
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Conditional Form Experiments Computer aided form finding and fabrication - Fall 2014 Using both digital and physical simulation, the project aimed to create a new structure beginning with the principles of form generation found in several formal variations of grid-shell structures. The study examined the relationship between form-finding processes, materials and build-ability. The project was concerned with geometrical properties and elements that combine to make up the forms. The process involved the preparation of digital models, fabrication strategies and the geometric description of complex surfaces.
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Conditional Form Experiments Physical prototyping and testing through both manual an digital fabrication. Physical models were prepared to arrive at a form by subjecting materials to forces, as opposed to cutting materials to a predetermined shape. The prototypes were tested to inform grasshopper-based simulations to computationally optimizes a column shape that uniformly distributes loads by achieving equilibrium between forces.
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Conditional Form Experiments
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Conditional Form Experiments Computational form rationalization for fabrication Computational simulations (kangaroo) and analysis were developed relating the on-screen formalization to the application of material.
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Conditional Form Experiments
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Conditional Form Experiments
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CNC Fabricated Interlock Spring 2015 The project aimed to creatively deploy digital fabrication technology of CNC machinery in the design process of a complex glue-less joinery system utilized in the assembly of a shelf
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CNC Fabricated Interlock
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“Shahriar” Music Center Spring 2014
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“Shahriar� Music Center
Center for education and performance of music, intensifying the relationship between architecture and the city aroun it.
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“Shahriar” Music Center
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“Shahriar” Music Center
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“Shahriar” Music Center
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“Shahriar” Music Center
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“Shahriar” Music Center Construction Documents
Ground Flool Plan Sc: 1.100
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“Shahriar” Music Center Construction Documents
Section A-A Sc: 1.100
Wall Section 01 Sc: 1.25
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“Sayadi” Residential Complex
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“Sayadi” Residential Complex
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“Mirdamad� Architecture School Architectural Design Studio IV -Fall 2013
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“Mirdamad” Architecture School
1st Flor Plan Sc:1:500
Site Plan Sc:1:500
Ground Flor Plan Sc:1:500
1. Class Room 2. Teachers’ Room 3. Gallery 4. Storage 5. Dean’s Office 6. Wood Workshop 7. Metal Workshop 8. Computer Lab 9. Library 10. Office 11. Book Storage 12. Prayer’s Room 13. Cafe 14. Restaurant 15. Staff’s Office 16. Auditorium 17. Seminar Room 18. Open Classes 19. Reading Area
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Making of a “Home” Architectural Design Studio I 2nd year - Spring 2012 This project was prompted by the question of “ What makes a house, a home”. As an attempt to design a residential unit for a family, a scenario-based methodology was proposed; in which a written scenario for a typical day of a family, indicated an overview on the characteristics of the residents and the relationships between the members. Simultaneously, a site was introduced. The context was considered as the site’s preexisting natural and constructed forms as well as the density and the diversity of population in the site’s environment. The scenario and the site analysis became the framework for documenting architectural decisions. The focus of the project was on combining generative methods and real-time inputs to yield a new design process. In this set, the final result was secondary to the process.
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Making of a “Home”
This project aimed for generating a method to yield a new design process. A scenario - based methodology was proposed. The sequence of events in the occupant’s daily routine was analyzed. The site condition was introduced to the project as consequences of natural and constructed forms. The scenario and site analysis became a framework for documenting architectural decisions. The scenario:
A written outline of the family’s daily routine giving details of the relationships and the sequence of events in the family setting.
Scenario Analysis:
How can a daily routine generate an initial space program and how the quality of spaces can catalyze mutual relationships?
The Site:
Located in Saadat- Abad region in Tehran, the site is situated on a topographic land with a panoramic view towards the city. The site was studied for three weeks during different times of the day, in order to document the physical and sociological patterns of the area.
Site Analysis:
Isometric digital models of the site indicating the studied features
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Making of a “Home� Integrating the scenario and the site analysis: The site is laid out as a grid of 1*1 meter squares , creating one continuous pixelated surface. A privacy gradient map is morphed to determine the effect of environmental conditions, on the range of privacy for each cell. The overlay of the gradients is translated into a color. Color codes the privacy level for each part of the site area. Simultaneous with the site scan, a functional gradient is imposed to determine the disposition of spaces on the site’s privacy map, leaving an initial programmatic division of 12 entities, totaling 345 m2
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Making of a “Home”
A configurable physical model of the site is studied in order to study the dialogue of the massing with the site’s topography. The model was used to gain control over managing the correspondence of the building with the site’s physical features.
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“Darakeh� Residential Architectural Design Studio Il 3rd year- Fall 2012 The design of a residential complex was prompted by the question of how housing typologies can catalyze a new social lifestyle in direct response to the contemporary need for social interactions.
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“Darakeh� Residential
This proposal for housing is in contrast with the surrounding dense housing typologies, which deprive the residents from corresponding with nature and other people. A grid is established on the site that differentiates the site into spaces for living and socializing. The massing is reduced through a language of pixels, scaled to the human body. The grid is then transformed in order to fully respond to the site’s physical features. This manipulation not only allows for a more organic expression but also provides a way to accomplish the building construction in a controlled and intensive way through the use of prefabricated units of standardized sizes.
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“Darakeh” Residential
1st Floor Plan
Sc. 1:200
Cross Section
Longitudinal Section
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“Darakeh� Residential
The apartment consists of six dwelling units. Rather than building as many units as it is possible in the site area. The lighter density proposed, produces an atmosphere within the gardens and the housing units where people can enjoy living and spending time together. The continuity of walls, creates a condition where interiors and exteriors continuously combine with each other. Some of the voids become interior gardens where others become exterior public spaces.
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“Darakeh” Residential
Single Unit Physical Model
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“Darakeh� Residential
Illustration of Night View from the riverside
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2 x 1 House Architectural Design Studio Il 3rd year- Fall 2012 This project called for designing a residential complex for two families. The proposal regards the potential for the development of public space. Instead of separating the two units and cutting the courtyard’ shared green space in half, this proposal for housing attempts to turn the large green space into a more intimate set of green spaces, by breaking up the large courtyard. A scheme is achieved with a clear sequence of public spaces that does not block the sunlight and natural ventilation from the apartments.
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2 x 1 House
2nd Level
1st Level
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Performing Arts Center Architecture Design Studio lll 3rd year – Spring 2013 This project involved the design proposal for a performing art museum in “AbasAbad” region in Tehran. The environmental features of the site was studied in three domains of influence. The widest span considers the site as to be located in one of the city’s major open green lands on the overlap of two main city spines. The second range studies the influence of the surrounding, recreational and cultural programs. In the closest zoom the density of trees in the site are documented, giving an approximation for the outline of the project massing.
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Performing Arts Center
In this phase, the project , which is formalized in response to the context, transforms through the integration with program. The proposed program is an art gallery for the emerging artists , which is designed to encourage amateur artists by providing them the opportunity to present their best work in a gallery setting. Due to its’ urban location it will play a significant role as a cultural, social, urban, and architectural focal point.
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Performing Arts Museum
First Level Plan
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Sc. 1:250
First Level Plan
Sc. 1:250
Performing Arts Museum
Structural Diagrams
The project is formed around the courtyards that overlook the “AbO-Atash� park, each serving as gardens in which the artists could gather, perform and interact.
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Performing Arts Museum
Physical Model
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Performing Arts Museum
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Performing Arts Museum
Physical Model
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Performing Arts Museum
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Reflection
Rainy day in Tehran
Water color & Coffee - Fall 2012 Original size : 11.7” x 19.5”
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Reflection Ink & Bleaching Liquid - Spring 2011 Original size : 11” x 17”
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Day in the City
Tehran - Iran
Coffee - Spring 2011 Original size : 11” x 17”
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Day in the City
Bazaar - Iran
Watercolor - Fall 2012 Original size : 8.5” x 11”
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Anahita Aliasgarian