ARMAND NASAB University of Tennessee Knoxville Architecture Portfolio 2017
ARMAND NASAB University of Tennessee Knoxville Architecture and Design issuu.com/armnasab armnasab@gmail.com 615.890.5151
CONTENTS
Collection of works 2012 - 2017
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Bunkier Sztuki Addition [The Soul of the City] A cafe addition to one of Krakow’s most iconic exhibition spaces, the “Art Bunker.”
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Bilateral Bench [Culinary X Crafts] A collaboration space which combines the culinary and design disciplines.
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House/2 [A House Divided] A modulating prefabricated tiny home to serve as infill. Capture the Territory [Compete: Play: Compete] A competition space in which occupants compete for spaces.
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Shelter for an Artifact [Pulling From Existing Elements] A sculptural addition to Art and Architecture building’s sculpture garden.
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Composition A collection of compositions, drawings, and past works.
01 Bunkier Sztuki Addition [The Soul of the City]
01 Bunkier Sztuki Addition [The Soul of the City] The Bunkier Sztuki Addition gives the cafe a new identity to the existing art exhibition space. The well-established Bunkier Sztuki is located along the perimeter of Poland’s city center. The cafe is an intermission space from the chaos of the city for one to sit, relax, and socialize. I chose to repurpose and redesign the cafe to give the people of Krakow a surreal experience within the city center and to pay respects to the function of cafe’s during WWII. Cafes in WWII were used to socialize, have drinks, but most of all spread information about current events: both public and private. This addition gives the program of a cafe the recognition and importance it deserves. Initial iterations focused on the composition of the building’s additions. The project unites and accentuates the building’s separate identities as one. The spaces within the project reinforce views and the relationships between food, art, and the city. One has views out to the pedestrian walkway, within the grainery, outside the grainery, inside the addition into the exhibition space and vice versa. Materials and construction were chosen to convey the addition’s lightness and transparency. The Bunkier Sztuki Addition provides Krakow with a unique experience within the city center it deserves. Cafes play an extremely large role in Poland’s cultural and historical identity. As a result, the project honors this important program of a seemingly simple coffee shop.
“miesian” study
structural glass study
spider joint study
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02 Bilateral Bench [Culinary X Crafts]
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I’M SEARCHING FOR SOMETHING NEW TO DESIGN I’M SEARCHING FOR THE PERFECT TEXTURE
Bilateral Bench [Culinary X Crafts]
CAN WE CREATE A TOOL FOR A SPECIFIC DISH? WITH MY SKILLSET WE CAN FABRICATE PROTOTYPES
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The Bilateral Bench is located within Knoxville’s Old City. The project combines the restaurant atmosphere of Gay Street with the creative district of Jackson Avenue. People generally correlate food with consumption and taste. On the other hand, people correlate design with art and abstractions. As a result, the project questions society’s perception of food as not just something to satisfy hunger, but as a medium of an art. It is unique in that to experience a full dish it must be in front of its consumer. Its smell, its taste, its texture, its temperature, and its presentation cannot be replicated like other forms of art. Once it is consumed, it is no longer existing in its perfect state. Its temperature and its texture will only be perfect within a small ten to twenty minute time frame and cannot be shared with an effortless picture like paintings or drawings. Under these circumstances, the project unites both the crafts and the culinary disciplines together. The building holds a materials research makerspace for design which includes ordinary woodworking machines and digital fabrication machines. On the other hand, the makerspace is merged with culinary to generate preservation techniques, new spices, new recipes, and above all, questions to challenge the everyday kitchen. Does there exist a tool that exceeds that of a stainless steel pan? A spatula? A cake mixer? The culinary makerspace challenges food and the tools used to create it.
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spatial massing 1
INSPIRE | The entrance space is used as a corridor or inspiration for the public eye. To facilitate that, it is a tall open space with views into the collaboration and fabrication spaces. It is low-lit highlighting the spaces where design and fabrication is taking place. DISPLAY | This space complements the inspiration space by allowing visitors to not only see the design process occur but also touch and interact with finished products. FABRICATE | This space houses all of the large fabrication equipment with a large open space for large scale experimental prototypes.
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spatial massing 2
COLLABORATE | This space is where the majority of research and design development takes place. It allows for designers and researchers to see each other’s works and collaborate to further each other’s designs. It is imperative that this space exude transparency. LEARN | Once the curiosity of local residents, students, and educators is roused by the innovation happening on the site, theyuse this space to take classes in the crafts of fabrication and culinary arts. GROW | This space is where fruits and vegetables are grown and experimented with.
spatial massing 3
GATHER | This space represents the intersection of the arts district and the restaurant district of the Old City where local residents and visitors congregate. It is also a space where passersby can admire the building itself.
jackson avenue
market square
bioswale
bicycle parking
fast plaza
bioswale
slow plaza
atrium lobby
fabrication gallery
rectangular return ducts 10 1/2” x 12 1/2” glulam columns 10 1/2” x 12 1/2” glulam beams cross laminated timber 1/2” plywood subflooring 2x6 framing timber circular return ducts hardwood flooring
03 House/2 [A House Divided]
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House/2 [A House Divided]
House/2 is a prefabricated tiny home to serve as infill within Poland. The project’s main concept was purely programmatic. This highly influenced the form, function, and its construction. The construction of House/2 uses a mixture of modular prefabricated units and on site assembly. Each house is made of two modules measuring 4m x 10m. The longer structural walls do not include any fenestration. As a result, each house can be arranged adjacent to each other with a shared sound proof wall. The utilities are assembled once the units are placed. The two modules are used to separate public and private spaces. The public space inARMAND NASAB.a PROF BOJANOWSKI. 27 JUNE 2016. cludes large windows, living space, a dining and kitchen space, and an adjacent outdoor connection space. The private quarters include two bedrooms, a bathroom, a boiler, and a washer/dryer unit. The utility space uses a light grey wood finish to both connect and differentiate the two modules. The shorter walls of the modules include fenestration and ventilation for the summer months in Poland. In addition, fans provide each space with a cool breeze. In the winter months these fans provide eachCONSTRUCTION space with a uniform temperature by pushing hot air back down without creating any unwanted breeze. radiant heating provides each The The construction of House/2 uses a mixture of module withmodular efficient heating by heating floor to on site prefabricated unitsupinthe addition itself. construction. Each house is made of two mod The goal for House/2 to provide ules which measureis4m x 10m. affordThe longer strucable, easily tural assembled homes to small families in walls do not include any fenestration as opPoland. It achieves goal using prefabricated posed tothis the shorter walls. Because of this, each construction,house inexpensive and efficient can be materials, arranged adjacent to each other systems. with shared walls. The utilities are constructed once the units are placed which includes the kitchen module, drainage, exhaust ventilation, and plumbing.
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CONSTRUCTION
ORGANIZATION
The construction of House/2 uses a mixture of modular prefabricated units in addition to on site construction. Each house is made of two modules which measure 4m x 10m. The longer structural walls do not include any fenestration as opposed to the shorter walls. Because of this, each house can be arranged adjacent to each other with shared walls. The utilities are constructed once the units are placed which includes the kitchen module, drainage, exhaust ventilation, and plumbing.
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ORGANIZATION The two modules are used to separate public and private spaces. The public space includes large windows and light, a living space, a dining and kitchen space, and an adjacent outdoor connection space. The private quarters include two bedrooms, the bathroom, the boiler, and the washer/dryer unit. The utility space uses a light grey wood finish to both connect and differentiate the two modules.
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area of planned complex: 24 700 m² single housing unit area: 94 m² total residential units: 52 area of semi-private land: 10 000 m²
Area of planned complex: 24 700 m2 Single Housing Unit Area: land: 94 4 500 m² area of semi-public Total floor area: 5460 m2 areaunits: of public Residential 52 space: 4 100 m² Area of semi-private land: 10 000 m2 Area of semi-public land: 4 500 m2 Area of public space: 4 100 m2
04 Capture the Territory [Compete: Play: Compete]
04 Capture the Territory [Compete: Play: Compete] Compete: Play: Compete. “Play” uses talent and skill building in order to share or compete against others with the same interest. This form of play revolves around passion, which drives this building typology. In essence, the building revolves around three elements: Compete to play, play to compete, and compete to win. The community that uses this complex varies on its occupants and “talents.” The complex invites many competitive factions to compete for spaces to practice. These spaces circumnavigate the central shared competitive space, The Pit, where different communities hold tournaments and display their passion to all the other communities. This not only strikes interest in their own type of “play” but also encourages intermingling and “cross play” where someone can participate in multiple factions and tournaments. Although the building incites competition, the spaces that are shared connect each faction. The training spaces serve as territories to strengthen a faction. Each territory can be claimed by different factions of different sizes. These factions include Vitality, Logic/Strategy, and Performance. Factions compete for their practice/ meeting/play spaces through popularity, speed, and momentum. Factions have the potential to grow and gain interest and momentum, merge with other factions for a stronger faction, or shrink and lose privilege to use the territories within the building. The building’s different territories vary in size, privacy, light, and sound which give incentives for a faction to fight for a space. In the end, the real objective is to house spaces as a display of passion, celebration, and most of all, play.
structure
territories
ramps
_form and function
vitality fencing. ping-pong. martial arts. badminton.
logic/strategy chess. mathletes. speed cubing. gaming.
performance recital. charette. showcase. battle of the bands.
arena indoor hockey. volleyball. soccer.
celebration banquet. dance. soup kitchen. feasts.
support parentals. quick meetings. resting.
_pit configurations
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a) factions_ FENCERS
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FENCERS
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MATHLETES
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a) factions_ 5.00%
FENCERS GAMERS
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5.00% fencersGAMERS FENCERS
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MATHLETES
GAMERS KNITAHOLICS FENCERS
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21.00%
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21.00% knitaholics GAMERS KNITAHOLICS FENCERS3.00% 33.00% MATHLETES KARATE MASTERS
12.00%
5.00%
KNITAHOLICS
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KNITAHOLICS
12.00% KARATE
FENCERS
MATHLETES
12.00%
MATHLETES
33.00% MATHLETES KARATE MASTERS
12.00%
MASTERS
FENCERS
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GAMERS
21.00%
KNITAHOLICS
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3.00% GAMERS gamers
21.00%
mathletes MATHLETES KNITAHOLICS
12.00% 3.00%
KARATE MASTERS
33.00%
33.00%
GAMERS
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12.00% KARATE
MASTERS
21.00%
KNITAHOLICS
KARATE MASTERS
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SPEED CUBERS SPEED CUBERS
2.00%
SPEED CUBERS cubers DANCERS2.00%
7.00%
SPEED CUBERS 7.00% 17.00% CUP cupSTACKERS stackers DANCERS MATHLETES
2.00% CUP 12.00%
STACKERS
17.00% dancers
2.00%
SPEED CUBERS DANCERS2.00%
7.00%
SPEED CUBERS 17.00% 7.00% CUP STACKERS DANCERS
2.00%CUP
STACKERS
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SPEED CUBERS
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2.00%
2.00%
7.00%
CUP STACKERS karate masters17.00%33.00% KARATE MASTERS
DANCERS
7.00%
CUP STACKERS
7.00%
CUP STACKERS
DANCERS
7.00%
33.00%
DANCERS
DANCERS
21.00%
3.00%
_factions
SPEED CUBERS
GAMERS
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05 Shelter for an Artifact [Pulling Existing Elements]
05 Shelter for an Artifact [Pulling Existing Elements] The Shelter for an Artifact pays respects to a square artifact within UTK’s Art and Architecture building. The purpose of the project is to design an outdoor space to appreciate the artifact within the existing sculpture garden. The driving concept behind this project is to pull existing elements from the site. The existing sculpture garden has a peaceful atmosphere and carefully designed elements. The Shelter for an Artifact delicately extrudes itself out of these elements as a part of a whole. As a result, the shader and the seat fold out from the retaining wall, and the artifact’s placeholder extrudes from the earth. These elements are unobtrusive to its site and does not redefine the existing space. Instead, the shelter compliments the sculpture garden in an effort to retain the original design intent.
charcoal process sketch
final model
06 Composition [A Collection of Past Works]
torchbearer graphite on strathmore 10� x 10�
06 Composition [A Collection of Past Works] These are a collection of past sketches, sculptures, and compositions. Most of the sketches took a matter of minutes, while the more refined drawings and sculptures took a matter of hours or days. Throughout the years I have focused on contrasting between light and shadow along with thematic colors.
kirche am steinhof otto wagner
stadtbahn station otto wagner
the claw [down form] toothpicks 4” x 4” x 5”
the claw [up form] toothpicks 4” x 4” x 5”
conic modulation wood reed and toothpicks 10” x 10” x 20”
soundscape graphite on strathmore 10” x 10”
solar decathlon pen and graphite on strathmore 9� x 12�
composition [1] marker on strathmore 9” x 12”
composition [2] marker on strathmore 9” x 12”
composition [3] marker on strathmore 9” x 12”
perspective ink on mylar 8” x 8”
bicycle graphite on strathmore 9” x 12”
experience charcoal on stained newspaper 22� x 28�
performance digital montage 16 x 9
vitality digital montage 16 x 9
louvre in light paris, france
butch tower MAX_min 2017 honorable mention