ASAL KHALILI Architecture Portfolio
ASAL KHALILI
Phone: +1 (647) 993-3617 E-mail: asal.khalili@hotmail.com Portfolio: https://issuu.com/asalkhalili/docs/portfolio LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/asal-khalili/
EDUCATION 2019-Present
Pratt Institute | Brooklyn, New York Master of Architecture (M.Arch) (2-Year Advanced Standing) Degree Awarded: Spring 2021
2015-2019
Ryerson University | Toronto, Ontario Bachelor of Architectural Science (B.Arch.Sc) Architecture Major Minor in French Degree Awarded: Spring 2019
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2020- Present
Pratt Institute | Brooklyn, New York Graduate Assistant Supported prototyping research for modular public housing projects in New York Helped organize and facilitate class field trips
2019
IMAX Corporation | Toronto, Ontario Theatre Design Summer Intern Assisted in the design and detailing of various IMAX theaters Facilitated design guides for inter-departmental use and client presentations
2018
GCAT Group | Toronto, Ontario Summer Intern Developed presentation documents, manuals, and detail libraries for various projects Assisted in day-to-day operations and in-house projects
2016-2017
Winners | Richmond Hill, Ontario Cashier Performed purchase, return, and exchange transactions Assisted in organization and clean up of sales floor
2013-2016
Ontario Conservatory of Music | Toronto, Ontario Piano Teacher Assistant Taught younger students foundations of piano and music theory Prepared students for performances, exams, and assessments
AFFILIATIONS 2017-Present
AIAS Mentorship Program | Ryerson Chapter Mentor Assisted first and second year students with academic and extra-curricular activities
2016
325 Magazine | Ryerson Department of Architectural Science Layout Team Member Participated in preliminary stages of layout and graphics Assisted the selection comity in identifying projects to showcase
2015-Present
American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS) | Ryerson Chapter Member
COMPETITIONS & ACHIEVEMENTS 2020
Microhome | Competition Entry Bee Breeders Competition in Partnership with ARCHHIVE BOOKS Publications In a team of two, designed a microhome complex for an urban renewal site as per the competition criteria
2018
Silent Meditation Cabin | Competition Entry Bee Breeders Competition in Partnership with Ozolini Teamakers In a team of four, designed a silent meditation cabin in a Latvian forest as per the competition criteria
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS 3-D Modeling
Autodesk Revit; Rhino 3D Google Sketchup; V-ray; 3DS Max; Maxwell Render
Drafting
AutoCAD
Programs
Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign; Microsoft Office
Fabrication
Laser-cutting; 3-D Printing; CNC and Robotic Arm Milling; Woodworking; Metalworking
Languages
English; Native Fluency Farsi; Native Fluency French; Writing Proficiency
1. FUSION
Waste to Energy; Recycling; Free Diving Facility- New York, New York
2. CITY TRIBUTARIES River’s Edge- Cincinnati, Ohio
3. CRATE HOUSE
Residential Tower - Brooklyn, New York
4. CAPSULE
Microhome- Toronto, Ontario
5. TRANSFIGURE
Traditional Roman Catholic Church - Toronto, Ontario
6. LINK
Rural Cabin - Muskoka, Ontario
FUSION Waste to Energy; Recycling; Free Diving Facility Graduate Design Studio IV Team Members: Asal Khalili; Ovgu Ozcan Winter 2020 Fusion is a culmination of staggered boxes that fuse in plan and in section in order to create a large-scale public project. By breaking down the required programming (waste to energy, recycling, and free diving facilities) into small individual portions and performing a series of individual blending operations (corners sweeping into curves, curved corners extending down into columns, and concave inner corners becoming apertures), Fusion appears as both a series of individual massings and a singular continuous structure. A 45° rotation in order to operate outside Manhattan’s city grid, a manipulation of the site to allow human-scale interaction with the tides of East River, and lifting the deep diving pools to the highest point of the project as a central feature all collaborate simultaneously to formulate a transparent, accessible groundplane in what could otherwise be a very private project.
Deep Diving Pools
1. Broken Down Programming
2. Fusion in Plan
3. Fusion in Section
4. 45° Rotation
5. Fused Massing
6. Manipulation on Site
Ground Level
0
24
48
72 FT
First Level
0
24
48
72 FT
A A
B
B
Section AA | Waste to Energy Programming
Section BB | Recycling Programming
CITY TRIBUTARIES Cincinnati River’s Edge Graduate Design Studio V Team Members: Asal Khalili; Chihiro Fukai Fall 2020 The neighborhoods of Cincinnati are not only economically and socially divided, but they are also physically isolated as a result of naturally extreme topography and the influx of interstates that form distinct physical boundaries. City Tributaries looks to use those same elements of topography and vehicular networks in order to inversely facilitate physical connections both internally and externally in a large-scale urban project. A series of exercises in urban joinery used lap and finger joints to articulate the relationship between various programming elements, which later translated to a series of loops and hooks in the urban network to formulate roads, walkways, boardwalks, and a series of bridges connecting the site to urban nodes in Cincinnati and across the river to Kentucky. At the river’s edge, a seawall, a series of constructed wetlands, and rain gardens integrate with piers and a river level boardwalk in order to promote human interaction with the mighty Ohio River.
Urban Joinery Exercise - Program Adjacencies and Relationships
Overall Axonometric
Overall Ground Level
CRATE HOUSE Residential Tower Graduate Design Studio III Fall 2019 Crate House utilizes a concrete fin and slab system in order to create a series of 30 ft3 bays designed to be in-filled by various housing modules. The form of the building itself occupies the eastern and southern corners of the site, allowing a level of urban relief on the western portion of the downtown Brooklyn site. The first two floors are open to the public, allowing movement between the street and the green space on the site. The third and fourth floors will be open loft spaces, able to be used as either offices or residential units. The main residential portion begins at the sixth floor. The frayed corners of the building offer opportunities for public residential use, and will be composed of circulation, indoor amenities, and outdoor green spaces. Inspired by precedents such as the Plan Obus and the Exeter Library, the overall effect of Crate House will be a timber infill of town-homes in the sky.
Loft Module
Townhouse Module
CLT Floor Assembly
CAPSULE Microhome: Relinking the City Dweller with Nature Group Competition Entry Team Members: Asal Khalili; Rhea Mazgaonkar Fall 2020 The issue of isolation is an epidemic that has effected major cities worldwide. Now that nearly 70% of the world population live in urban sprawls, there is an opportunity for improving the health of people by encouraging social connection through the built form. Capsule is a design concept for a new way to build a neighbourhood. Breaking away from conventional means of constructing residential buildings, capsule is a prefabricated dwelling that locks in to a 2-storey structural frame. Reducing cost and energy, capsule is a responsible means of living.
Capsule Pods
Each dwelling is prefabricated with naturally-stained wood cladding and alternating glazing pattern on its front and rear facades.
Capsule Frame
Pods are inserted into a recycled concrete frame that holds all servicing and houses energy generation systems on its roof.
SLEEP
W/D
WASH KITCHEN
LIVING
WORK
Capsule Community
Aiming for a net-zero neighbourhood, linking multiple frames optimizes the storage of energy generated.
Section AA
Section BB
TRANSFIGURE Church of Transfiguration Traditional Roman Catholic Church for Fraternitas Sacredotalis Sancti Pii X (FSSSPX)
Architecture Option Studio Archetypes, the Sacred, and the Methodology of Formation in Architecture
Team Members: Asal Khalili; Rhea Mazgaonkar Fall 2018 The concept of the Church of Transfiguration was to bring importance to the beginning and end experiences of the Catholic Church. The entrance of the church and the altar act as these forces. The entrance acts as a funnel, a monumental structure designed to bring the parishioner into the building. This element creates desire, emulating the subconscious of the mind. The altar, also momentous, is designed to push parishioners away. This emulated power of the divine, an entity greater than any mortal being. Together they form a procession, the dialog between the two opposite elements of the church. Encompassing it is a form representing the progression into transfiguration.
“Man’s task is to become conscious of the contents that press upward from the unconscious.” Carl Jung
36” X 60”, Acrylic on Canvas Rhea Mazgaonkar
Asal Khalili 36” X 36”, Acrylic on Canvas
“The essence of the lived experience is molded by peripheral unfocused vision.” Juhani Pallasmaa
Formation of Geometry Through Paintings
Altar: sound reflects off the front pair of panels to carry sound deeper Choir: sound from either side of the mezzanine and reflects to meet in the middle
Altar and Priory: Separate concrete system Glulam Truss System: Alternating dimensions provide support and define
Glulam Buttresses: Alternating dimensions support inner structural system
Concrete Foundations
Bell Tower: Separate brick cladding over steel framing
LINK A Sustainable Cabin in Muskoka Architecture Option Studio Environmentally Beneficial Architecture: Strategies for Carbon Focused Design
Team Members: Asal Khalili; Joshua D’souza Winter 2019 When it came to designing for a sustainable cabin in a rural setting, the first decision that had to be made was in regards to the transportation and on-site construction. In an attempt to reduce carbon emissions through transportation and construction, a decision was made to utilize off-site construction with minimal on-site assembly. Since the program called for a mix of two and four person cabins, it was also decided to look for ways to be able to accommodate such flexibility. The programming was therefore divided into eating, living, and sleeping programmatic elements. By physically splitting the structure into a minimum of three pieces, the cabin is able to not only link and accommodate different living situations but also be comfortably transported to site on a single truck. From this, Link was formed.
WATER Unfiltered Rainwater Filtered Rainwater Outgoing Greywater Gravel Pit
WASTE
Drain
Compost Permanent Lamp
Electric Outlet
ENERGY Location of Batteries Electric Wiring Lamp/Plug/Thermostat LED Wall Tracks Radiant Floor Heating Location of Space Heater
Overflow Pipe
Floor Plan With Systems
Double Stud Structure
Cabins For 2 and 4 People
Wall Assembly 10mm Muskoka Timber Ltd Reclaimed Cedar Wood Cladding 10mm Air Gap Vapour Permeable Air Barrier 75mm STEICO Wood Fibre Rigid Insulation 10mm Muskoka Timber Ltd Plywood Sheathing 2X4 Stud Wall With STECIO Wood Fibre Batt Insulation 75mm STECIO Wood Fibre Batt Insulation Vapour Barrier 2X4 Stud Wall With STECIO Wood Fibre Batt Insulation 10mm Muskoka Timber Ltd Interior Birch Cladding
Stud Wall Base Plate
Floor Assembly 10mm Muskoka Timber Ltd Base Palette Vapour Permeable Air Barrier 75mm STEICO Wood Fibre Rigid Insulation 300mm I-Joist with STEICO Wood Fibre Batt Insulation 75mm STECIO Wood Fibre Batt Insulation Vapour Barrier Ltd 10mm Muskoka Timber Interior Birch Flooring Base Flashing Galvanized Steel Pressure Plate 200mmX200mm Galvanized Steel Perimeter Plate (Nailed into Pressure Plate from Underneath) Adjustable Foundation Pile (Driven into Ground) (Screwed into Plate from Underside) *Unless otherwise noted all assembly layers nailed through studs and joists from outside in
Wall to Floor Connection Section 0.1m
0.3m
0.5m
Inter-Module Connection
Connection to Ground
TECHNICAL WORKS
Longitudinal Section
Wall Section at Ground Level
Wall Section at Second Level
1 A-100
Ga
H 15'-0"
1'-8"
LEVEL 13 360'-0"
0'-5"
CONCRETE CRATE STRUCTURE
10'-0"
7'-11"
WOOD-FRAMED TILT AND SWING WINDOWS
0'-6"
0'-2 1/2"
WOOD INFILL STRUCTURAL SYSTEM
WOOD-CAPPED GLULAM SLAB COVER
LEVEL 12B 350'-0"
2'-1 3/4"
0'-5" 0'-5"
1'-3 3/4"
GLASS GUARDRAIL
1'-0" 1'-8"
2
A-100
12'-10"
1'-10"
ELEVATION ½"=1'-0"
CLT and Concrete Construction - Partial Elevation H
Ga
2'-1 3/4" 2'-2 1/2"
0'-5" 0'-5" 0'-8 1/2"
1'-3 3/4"
10'-0"
7'-10 1/4"
HOPPER WINDOWS
LEVEL 12C 345'-0"
LEVEL 12A 340'-0"
3 7'-10 1/4"
7'-0 1/4" 3 A-100
1'-8"
LEVEL 13 360'-0"
8'-4"
3-PLY CLT WALL
WOOD FRAME WINDOW-WALL SYSTEM
6 A-100
6'-4" LEVEL 12B 350'-0"
1'-3 3/4"
5-PLY CLT FLOOR SYSTEM
10'-0"
CONCRETE SLAB FLOOR SYSTEM
8'-0 1/4"
EXTERIOR TERRACE
0'-4"
0'-4 1/2"
3-PLY CLT STAIR SLAB
10'-0"
8'-8 1/4"
4 A-100 LEVEL 12C 345'-0"
7 A-100 LEVEL 12A 340'-0"
5-PLY CLT FLOOR SYSTEM
1
A-100
CLT and Concrete Construction - Partial Section SECTION ½"=1'-0"
10'-0"
2
A-100
0'-5 3/4" 0'-2 3/4" TIMBER GUARDRAIL CAP
0'-0 3/4"
0'-1 3/4"
WOOD FRAME BEYOND 1" DOUBLE-GLAZED PANE
0'-4 1/4" 0'-2 1/2"
0'-1"
GLAZING JAMB
W W
FLASHING
CON WA FOR
SLOPED RIGID INSULATION
WO GLA
3
4'-0"
BLOCK WATERPROOFING MEMBRANE EXTERIOR CONCRETE PAVER W/ SUPPORT PEG
0'-0 3/4" 0'-5"
3-PLY CLT FLOOR
1'-3 3/4"
LEVEL 12B 350'-0"
5
A-100
0'-5"
0'-4 1/2" 0'-4 3/4"
1'-6"
0'-1 3/4"
0'-2"
LEDGER LIP BEYOND GLULAM LEDGER
GLULAM W/ WOOD FRAMING
EXTERIOR WOOD FRAME
5SY
TIM W AN HE
CLT and Concrete Construction - Terrace to Guardrail Detail
4
TERRACE TO GUARDRAIL
6