Hadi ataei
University of Kansas
Professional Master of Architecture Program
Table of Contents Competition Studio- Spring 2013- taugh by Professor Genevieve Baudoin Open Gap- EPAUS Competition AISC Bridge Competition Flint Public Art Project Internship at Aaedas- Fall 2013- Bejing, China Zhouhai FinancialCenter Monumental Architecture Studio- Fall 2012- taught by Professor Lesnikowski Monument to Fatih Comprehensive Studio- Spring 2012- taught by Professor Bill Carswell Kansas Energy Center Miscellaneous Works Sketches and drawings Cartoons and comic I drew for the University Daily
Architectural Design Portfolio
Luminous Art This proposal for the center for street arts is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico in the southwestern region of the United States. The site is located on the bank of Rio Grande River, right at the edge where the city and the wilderness collide. The other factor that contibutes to the site location is that the Rio Grande River not only cuts through the city, but this has also caused notable distinction between the two parts, in terms of economical, as well as, social aspects of life in Albuquerque.
that can create a new climate that will create adn educate new relationships between the society and street art. It is a series of repeated light-boxes arranged in a linear fashion. These boxes, give birth to a series of outdoor plazas that become the focal point for interaction between the public and the art and the passage through them. They all create spaces that can be utilized for different types of arts or performances. The sequence of closed and open spaces allows the artists to freely express themselves without being labeled as vandalizer, and, at This proposal is a new kind of public space, the same time, not being limited to insitu-
tionalized arts settings. The proximity to the botanical garden and other recreational facilities, and the fact that, daily runner, take the levee that cuts through the space, means an opportunity to educate the public about street art. Passersby will be exposed to the different street art that take place in the sunken courtyard that are in between the galleries. This will merge the public use with a space of artistic use and expression, and learning.
The City Destratified The Rio Grande River has divided the city of Albuquerque into two parts, South Valley and the Nortth Valley. This geographical separation has resulted in social, and economical stratification of the two parts, with the inahbitants of the South Valley consisting of mostly low-income hispanic families and the North Valley consisting of comparatively higher-income white families.
is an exciting journey that will transform the city and links the two sides through a joyful passage. It will provide the means to start the process of removing the social and economical stratification that exists within the city.
The undulating piece within the bridge is designed to activate the bridge. It is a bench, an enclosure and a means to reach the water. The enclosure is designed to provide a space for venders to be able to sell their merchandise, drink, In addition to that, most of the public food, etc, along the bridge, thus activatamenities and facilites have been built ing the bridge even further. It goes down on the north bank of the river, the San Gabriel State Park, Albuquerque Country to, almost, touch the water. It provides a Club and Tingley Beach Park to name a secluded spaces for different activities, such as fishing, reading, contemplation, few. etc. That being said, the proposed footbridge
Beam Holding up the canvas roof
Compression members
Main Cable
Connecting Cables between the main cable the bridge cable
Cables under the footbridge
Electrical and plumbing
Steel stressed skin structure of the footbridge
The undulating rusted steel piece
Steel supports
Concrete Footing
This design aims at transforming this rather parking lot into an imaginative space that would enhance the public life in downtown Flint. The idea behind this structure is to create a space that is similar to a cloudy day. At night, the canvas canopies diffuse the light and resemble the clouds, creating an exciting and inviting space that can become the focal point of public life in downtown Flint. Any stage, bandstand, seating or lounging and food and beverage services
can be easily added, if needed. The curciform cross section of the column is placed in between the parking spaces in a way that does not take any parking space nor does it interrupt the traffic during normal business hours. This means the design can stay on site permanently, allowing the neighborhood and the city of Flint to take advantage of the possibilities year-round. Cost With the potentials that
this design can bring to downtown Flint, how it can transform the city and how it can invite and attract tourists and other people to the area, funds can be raised to fully cover the cost of construction. There will be 20 columns, 12 of which will replace the existing light poles in the parking lot. The modular design of this project allows us to start building the first four canopies, which will be enough for a summer event, until enough money is raised to finish the entire project.
Flint Public Art Project
There is 12 existing light poles in the parking light. By having 20 light poles, including these 12, we can have a permanent structure for our program. The shape and the placement of the columns, and the fact these canopies can be used as permanent light poles in the parking lot, means that they can stay in place permanently and create a more beautiful parking lot.
art in the clouds This design aims at transforming this rather parking lot into an imaginative space that would enhance the public life in downtown Flint. The idea behind this structure is to create a space that is similar to a cloudy day. At night, the canvas canopies diffuse the light and resemble the clouds, creating an exciting and inviting space that can become the focal point of public life
in downtown Flint. Any stage, bandstand, seating or lounging and food and beverage services can be easily added, if needed. The curciform cross section of the column is placed in between the parking spaces in a way that does not take any parking space nor normal business hours. This means
the design can stay on site permanently, allowing the neighborhood and the city of Flint to take advantage of the possibilities year-round. Cost With the potentials that this design can bring to downtown Flint, how it can transform the city and how it can invite and attract tourists and other people to the area, funds can
One important aspect of the design is that no parking space is taken by the columns. Cars can easily park here, be it during the events or normal business hours. This means that the columns will places permanently. They will turn into exciting and inviting light poles, that transform this space all year-round.
be raised to fully cover the cost of construction. There will be 20 columns, 12 of which will replace the existing light poles in the parking lot. The modular design of this project allows us to start building the enough for a summer event, until entire project.
25’ The spaceframe is a truss cantilevering from the column The light source located inside the canvas canopy to be diffused into the space
25’
The spaceframe is wrapped with canvas, which diffuses the light. The 25-foot tall column holds up the structure and its crussiform cross section eliminated the need for it to be removed.
Internship at Aedas, Beijing. Winning proposal for Zhouhai Financial Center
Here is one of the projects I worked on, during my internship at Aedas, Beijing. This project, called Zhuhai Financial Center, includes a retail podium, a conference center and a tower that is divided into office and residential. The tower reaches 330 meters (1082 feet) in height and is visible from Hong Kong and Macao.
Zhouhai Financial Center
a monument to faith “a monument to faith� was the title that professor wojciech lesnikowski picked for this project. this building is meant to be a monument to all faiths, as well as, to the city of Chicago. after a series of sketches the the idea that was selected was to create and as-
sembly space elevated from the ground, which would, metaphorically, represent heaven. This idea was emphasized by the fact that, right beneath the space, a canopy was designed in an abstract form of a cloud, which would represent the skies.
Comprehensive Studio Kansas Energy Center is a proposed building that will house three energy organization from the State of Kansas, Kansas Geological Survey, Kansas Geological Society and Kansas Corporation Commission, as well as an 18,000 square feet storage facility to store rock samples, which belongs to Kansas Geological Survey. The solution to this program was a tall, long and narrow building,
which allows for minimum amount of land use, optimizing daylight for the interior spaces and ease of bringing fresh air into the building. The south facade is entirely glass while the north facade has view-specific windows which are sized based on the function of the space. This allows for optimizing the use of natural light while minimizing the heat loss during the cold season through the north windows.
There are two means of egress on both ends of the building. The mechanical system is a VRF- variant refrigerant flow- system, which uses the imbalance between the temperature of the interior and spreads it evenly, and by that saving on the energy cost of the building.
Design Build Studio- Part II Third-year studio, a designbuild studio: in the second half of the semester, we worked on designing and building an exhibition space. The exhibition was to go up in the hallway of the department of architecture
building. The exhibit included the projects that were done during the first half of the semester, design-build, part I. It included physical models of some of the buildings designed by Morphosis, Piano and Nouvel.
Design Build Studio- Part I Third-year studio, a designbuild studio: in the first half of the semester, we worked on building physical models of the wall section of some of the famous buildings designed by Piano, Nouvel and Morphosis.
Our group worked on Morphosis, and built Venice III and Diamond Ranch High School.
VENICE III RESIDENCE, CALIFORNIA
Here, I am showing a few sample of my hand-drawing works. They are mostly done in ink and/or watercolor.
In the next few pages, I have shown some of my cartoons and comics that were published in the Daily Kansan newspaper. They were to depict what the writer was trying to address in an editorial or an article.