Ava Omidvar - Architectural Portfolio 2021 by Ava Omidvar

Ava Omidvar Architectural Portfolio 2021

ABOUT ME

As a recent graduate architecture student coming with a background in biology, this portfolio reflects the last three and a half years of design learning and explorations related to the ways the natural and built environment interact. Additionally, I come with three years of experience in assisting with construction owner project management, where I have gained valuable knowledge about the design and construction process.

PROJECT ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST JAN 2021- PRESENT PROJECT MANAGEMENT GRADUATE ASSISTANT 2017-2020 Facilities - Planning & Construction Assisting project management of Capital Projects Reviewing construction drawings Coordinating Submittals, Change Orders, and RFI’s Generating RFP’s Communicating with stakeholders and internal reviewers for coordination for multiple projects simultaneously Conducting internal project budget audits Reviewing CPM schedules and invoices Facilitating documentation organization

17-20 University of Maryland Master of Architecture Winter Commencement Speaker 11-14 University of Maryland Bachelor of Biological Sciences

LAB MANAGER AND FACULTY RESEARCHER (2014 - 2017) University of Maryland - Physics Department Studied actin dynamics in neutrophils on nanotopographical surfaces Organized complete laboratory facility move and set-up Managed lab spaces and materials throughout lab group facilities “Quantifying topography-guided actin dynamics across scales using optical flow”, MBoC Jul 2020

EDUCATION

EXPERIENCE

LEADERSHIP Design as Protest Collective Member (2020-Present) Women in Architecture, College Park (Graduate Outreach 2019, President 2020) Diversity and Inclusion Committee Member (2019-2020) Interschool Student Design Conversation (Sept 2020) AIAS Member 2018-2019 Architecture in Schools Advisor (Spring 2018) SOFTWARE SKILLS Revit | Rhinosaurus | Grasshopper | SketchUp Photoshop | Illustrator | InDesign | Bluebeam | eBuilder Microsoft Office: Word | Excel | Powerpoint

CERTIFICATIONS

LANGUAGES English | Persian

SKILLS

Erosion & Sediment Control Certification Credential ID: RPC012118 LEED Green Associate GBCI#: 0011206021 10-Hour OSHA Construction Safety & Health Credential ID: 14-006041217

CURRICULUM VITAE

FEATURED ACADEMIC PROJECTS 01

CHANGE IS COMING

CONTINUUM

THROUGHWAYS

PIAN DU TORRI

UNITED STATES OF TRASH

THE ELLICOTT INSTITUTE

01 CHANGE IS COMING PRE-ADAPTABILITY FOR A RESILIENT CITY ADDRESS: 1000 4TH ST. SW WASHINGTON D.C. 20024 DURATION: 8 MONTHS SEMESTER: SPRING/FALL 2020 THESIS CHAIR: DR. JOSEPH WILLIAMS COURSE: ARCH 789/799 - THESIS

This thesis explored different strategies in which building design and construction can prepare for future pressures related to climate change. The site for this project was in Southwest DC and its adaptive strategies focused primarily on flooding and heat by incorporating flood resilient strategies which protect the building, accommodate the water, and provide an option for retreat through disassembly and relocation. Modular units stacked and arranged around a building core, created a clear design which allows for easier adaptations by future designers and disassembly when the building’s life on its initial site is no longer deemed livable.

FLOODING STRATEGIES

WESTERN SECTION

OPENNESS OPENNESS

HYDROLOGY HYDROLOGY

BUILDING APPROACH

SECOND FLOOR ARTS WALK

TERRACE VIEW INTO COURTYARD

SECOND FLOOR PLAN

BUILDING DISASSEMBLY GROUND FLOOR PLAN

LONG SECTION

Utilities

MODULE - SYSTEMS + CONNECTION

Fit Out

Shell

Structure - Module

Structure - Platform

MODULE - ASSEMBLY

Module Assembly

Arts Cube - Interior Studio View

02 CONTINUUM

ADDITION TO UMD ARCHITECTURE SCHOOL ADDRESS: 3835 CAMPUS DR #145, COLLEGE PARK, MD 20742 DURATION: 8 WEEKS SEMESTER: SPRING 2020 PROFESSOR: PETER NOONAN COURSE: ARCH601 - TOPICAL STUDIO

The new addition to the University of Maryland’s Architecture Building creates more learning and studying space around a new outdoor “great place” which allows for more prominence on Meyer Mall. This project takes takes note of the existing building and continues its language, allowing for The University of Maryland’s Built Environment School to be united under one roof.

SITE PLAN

EAST ELEVATION

CIRCULATION

Horizontal

ADDITION PROCESS

Vertical

ROOMS

RHYTHM

AXIS

STRUCTURE

Studio / Maker Space Assembly Spaces Classrooms Offices Library

PROGRAMMING

Massing Study

NORTH ELEVATION

Programming Study

Rhythm Study

Facade Study

A E

A H

H - Classrooms I - Open Study Space J - Library K - Offices

A B

A - Studio Spaces B - Computer Lab C - VR Lab D - Crit Rooms E - Materials Library F - Open Space G - Gallery Entryway

THIRD FLOOD PLAN WC

LONGITUDINAL SECTION

L L

L L L

FIRST FLOOR PLAN

SECOND FLOOR PLAN

L - Offices M - Conference Room

03 THROUGHWAYS POPE LEIGHEY HOUSE GUEST HOUSE

ADDRESS: 6000 RICHMOND HIGHWAY ALEXANDRIA, VA 22309 DURATION: 12 WEEKS SEMESTER: FALL 2019 PROFESSOR: JULIE GABRIELLI & AMY GARDNER COURSE: ARCH600 - INTEGRATED DESIGN STUDIO TEAM MEMBER: JAZMIN INOA REYES

The New Pope Leighey Visitor Center sits on Woodlawn Plantation and aims to serve as a meeting point between the natural and humanmade materials of the Pope Leighy House and Woodlawn Mansion. The overlapping of spaces and openness to the natural environment encourages guests to appreciate the landscape of the site, to allow for the main tourist attractions to shine, while acknowledging their architectural language.

ADMIN LIBRARY PUBLIC UTILITY

DRYWALL MASONRY WOOD SLATTING

OVERALL SITE PLAN

PARTI PUBLIC

EAST-WEST SITE SECTION

PRIVATE

LATERAL SECTION PERSPECTIVE

ENTRANCE + BOOKSTORE

RETURN APPROACH

SITE PLAN

PHYSICAL MODEL

PHYSICAL MODEL 1/16”=1’

PROCESS SOUTH ELEVATION

ROOF MEMBRANE

4" RIGID INSULAITON WITH 1/4"-1' TAPER

1' DEEP WOOD PRATT TRUSS

CAVITY INSULATION

4" TONGUE & GROOVE DECKING

FASCIA SOFFIT

FASCIA SOFFIT 8"X8" WOOD COLUMN

PHOTOVOLTAIC PANEL

ROOF MEMBRANE

I C STEEL FASTENERS FOR TRUSS MEMBERS

4" TONGUE & GROOVE DECKING

8"X8" WOOD COLUMN

CONTINUOUS AIR & VAPOR BARRIER

1' DEEP WOOD PRATT TRUSS CAVITY INSULATION

STEEL FASTENERS FOR TRUSS MEMBERS

TONGUE AND GROOVE DECKING

WOOD SLAT CIELING

CLERESTORY WINDOW

LIGHT SHELF

SLIDING DOOR AND SLATTING HARDWARE

COPING

STEEL TIES 16" O.C.

3 5/8" BRICK VENEER

CONTINUOUS AIR & VAPOR BARRIER

4" FIBERGLASS RIGID INSULATION 4" FIBERGLASS RIGID INSULATION

CONTINUOUS AIR & VAPOR BARRIER

WOOD SLAT SCREEN TIED BACK TO STEEL MULLIONS

2' PRATT TRUSS 30" O.C.

SLIDING GLAZING SYSTEM

3 5/8" PLYWOOD SHEATHING

TONGUE AND GROOVE DECKING

2' X 1' 5" GLULAM BEAM

6" CAVITY INSULATION

2” X 6” STEEL MULLION

3'X6' FIXED WINDOW

E J

K G

A - CONFERENCE/ CLASSROOM B - BREAK-OUT ROOMS C - STORAGE D - KITCHEN E - MECHANICAL/ ELECTRICAL F - ADMIN OFFICES G - TICKET BOOTH H - GREAT HALL I - EVENT SPACE J - STORAGE/MECH K - STORAGE (BOOK) L - BOOKSTORE/ LOUNGE

EAST ELEVATION

WINDOW SILL

L 1” STEEL PLATE WITH STEEL WEB AND STEEL BOLTS

FOOTING

4” GRAVEL

4” RIGID INSULATION WITH CONTINUOUS VAPOR BARRIER

FLOOR PLAN

1” STEEL PLATE WITH STEEL WEB AND STEEL BOLTS

FOOTING

4” GRAVEL

INTERIOR WALL SECTION

4” RIGID INSULATION WITH CONTINUOUS VAPOR BARRIER

EXTERIOR WALL SECTION

04 PIAN DU TORRI NEW URBAN DEVELOPMENT IN ROME ADDRESS: PIAN DU TORRI, PORTUENSE, ROME, ITALY DURATION: 8 WEEKS SEMESTER: SPRING 2019 PROFESSOR: LATINI COURSE: ARCH601 - TOPICAL STUDIO

The Pian Du Torri development sits along the Tiber River in Southern Rome, developed on an old industrial site. The new master plan takes the grid block elements from the existing neighborhood to the West and accommodates the curved outline of the river’s edge. Courtyard buildings and blocks allow for various levels of public to private spaces for residents and visitors to use. This studio also looked at how building design can be influenced by a master plan. Two mid-rise apartment buildings fulfill the name “Pian Du Torri” and create a central node and inflection point for the neighborhood.

PARTI

SOLIDS & VOIDS

STREETS & BLOCKS

CIRCULATION PEDESTRIAN SUBWAY VEHICULAR

USES RESIDENTIAL MIXED USE COMMON INT

SCHOOL URBAN GREEN

GROUND PLAN

RESIDENTIAL LEVELS 2-6

RESIDENTIAL LEVELS 7-11

PENTHOUSE

BUILDING GROUP SITE PLAN

40 7

NORTH ELEVATION

SOUTH ELEVATION

15.5m

TRAVEL LANES

3.9m

SIDEWALK

24m

1:250 RIVERSIDE STREET SECTION

TRAVEL LANES

SIDEWALK

5m SIDEWALK

15m

18m

15.5m

3.9m

TRAVEL LANES

15.5m

TRAVEL LANES

3.9m

SIDEWALK

24m

1:250 PARK STREET SECTION PARKSIDE SECTION

SIDEWALK

TRAVEL LANES

3.9m

SIDEWALK

4m SIDEWALK

24m

1:250 RIVERSIDE STREET SECTION RIVERSIDE SECTION

PRIMARY STREET SECTION

15.5m

TRAVEL LANES

3.9m

SIDEWALK

24m

1:250 PARK STREET SECTION

SITE PLAN

05 UNITED STATES OF TRASH NEW URBAN DEVELOPMENT IN ROME

ADDRESS: CENTRAL PARK DURATION: 5 WEEKS SEMESTER: SPRING 2019 PROFESSOR: HIROSHI JACOBS COURSE: ARCH670 - COMPUTER APPLICATIONS - GRASSHOPPER

This art installation is meant to inspire change by raising awareness of trash production within the United States. The scale of this piece is large and imposing to empasize the extent of human consumption, with space for visitors to walk amongst the network of trash.

PLAN VIEW

10’ WEST ELEVATION

SOUTH ELEVATION

85’

177’ 177’

DATA TO FORM PROGRESSION

Populate state boundaries with # of tons per person

Generate mesh from individual points

12 43

Aggregate data points at state capitols

Connect individual points to associated state capitols

06 THE ELLICOTT INSTITUTE A NEW WATER FLOW INTEGRATED DESIGN ADDRESS: 8321 MAIN STREET ELLICOTT CITY, MD 21043 DURATION: 6 WEEKS SEMESTER: FALL 2018 PROFESSOR: DANIEL CURRY COURSE: ARCH407 - GRADUATE STUDIO III

The community of Ellicott City has faced great growth and hardship since its inception. Water has been a major generator of the area through mills, and a destroyer through floods. The Ellicott Institute will give the community space to celebrate the region’s rich history, relationship with water, and explore new identities through the arts. The Institute will be a connector between creation and display, allowing for meaningful exchanges between makers and visitors. The opportunity to use open and closed areas allows for an inclusive environment that fosters engagement with the Ellicott Institute and the greater Howard and Baltimore County region.

ELLICOTT CITY FIGURE GROUND

SITE PLAN

STREAM EXPLORATION Entry & Public Institute & Maker Spaces Exhibition Service & Mech. Outdoor Circulation

SPACE DISTRIBUTION

NORTH ELEVATION

Co-Work

Cafe

MECH

Storage

Maker Space

Co-Work

Tickets Coat

Storage

Lobby

Courtyard/ Exhibition Space

Exhibition/ Assembly Space

Gallery Space

Retail Gallery

Maker Space

Co-Work TV Studio

Office Office

Office

Staff Lounge

Reference Library

Reflection Pool

GROUND FLOOD PLAN

NORTH-SOUTH SECTION

SECOND FLOOR PLAN

PROFESSIONAL PROJECTS

PROJECT MANAGMENT ASSISTANTSHIP EXPERIENCE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Assisting project management of Capital Projects Reviewing construction drawings Coordinating Submittals, Change Orders, and RFI’s Generating RFP’s Communicating with stakeholders and internal reviewers for coordination for multiple projects simultaneously Conducting internal project budget audits Reviewing CPM schedules and invoices Facilitating documentation organization Other Projects: A. James Clark Hall School of Public Policy School of Public Health - Ground Floor Renovations Stamp Student Union - Event and Guest Services Office SCUB 1 Renewal MS4 Permit Implementation

E.A. HERNANDEZ IDEA FACTORY

ADDRESS: 4462 STADIUM DR COLLEGE PARK, MD 20742 DURATION: 3 YEARS OWNER: UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND ARCHITECT: EYP CONTRACTOR: CLARK CONSTRUCTION LLC

COLE FIELD HOUSE

ADDRESS: 2126 CAMPUS DR COLLEGE PARK, MD 20742 DURATION: 10 MONTHS OWNER: UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND ARCHITECT: CANNONDESIGN CONTRACTOR: GILBANE

NEW RESIDENCE HALL AND DINING FACILITY ADDRESS: NORTH CAMPUS COLLEGE PARK, MD 20740 DURATION: 8 WEEKS OWNER: UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND ARCHITECT: AYERS SAINT GROSS CONTRACTOR: HOLDER CONSTRUCTION GROUP LLC