DONESH VICTOR FERDOWSI
CONTENTS Constructions for: CROWDS. BODIES. HANDS. HEARTS.
CROWD CRAFT class. pool. school. plaza. park.
PRAIRIEGRASS CLASS a classroom in a nature preserve.
Students were asked to design a pavilion and outdoor classroom for a protected prairie near Saint Louis. I entered this project by researching prairie ecology and history in the Midwest. A sectional look at the site’s biology shaped these spaces: two thirds of a prairie’s bio mass exists under ground. In fact, seasonal wildfires destroy the grassy iceberg tip we think of as a prairie’s substance. This space aims to heighten awareness of the site with its 5ft tall grass and 10ft deep roots. Long cuts in the landscape marked by corten steel shards and concrete retaining walls lead visitors through a covered gate way into an open-air space organized by its furniture. Three massive steel tables provide work surfaces for students and their mess, while three terraces provide space for groomed educational gardens.
Intro to Design Processes III 3 credits Tyler Meyer/Liane Hancock FL2009
Prairie in Section MISSOURI NATIVES echinaccea aster black eyed susan dandelion joe pye weed switch grass little bluestem buffalo grass prairie dropseed
6ft
rich black humus
lime layer- the limit of rainfall penetration. subsoil- permanently dry
Outdoor Classroom a) Two ways to control plant growth: fire and livestock. b) Three terraces offer a formal and organized space to cultivate and study prairie plants. c) Three massive steel tables define two classroom spaces. Teachers organize students around or inside these work surfaces. d) A steel tunnel brings visitors down a slight incline to evoke feelings of submerging before reentering day light and the open air classroom.
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FIRES remove old growth, control invasive species, and revitalize the soil.
1/8� model built in folded sheet metal and scorched aspen.
TROUGH TERRACE a pool in the park for saint louis
Students were asked to design a public pool for a Saint Louis city park. My proposal strives to bring an urban sense of traffic to the oasis. The park is for peace and quiet. This place is for motion and activity. The series of individual pools, internal gardens, and ramps descending down a slope act as a knot in the path around the lake. Runners, walkers, bikers, swimmers, and people-watchers alike move through these lanes. The concrete shells that form the groundplane and roof structure contain sand, soil, water, and wood, bringing us back down to earth without leaving the city.
Architectural Design I
6 credits
Gia Daskalakis
FL2010
PLAN
1/64�
sand soil wood water
city street
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city park a. terraced beach
b. steel + concrete forest
city pool
c. stepped lawn
east elevation. plastic lead on mylar.
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1/8 sectional model built in cedar, maple, steel, resin, plaster
section perspective. east elevation. pencil plastic on paper. lead oncollage. mylar.
UNIVERCITY a campus on the street for sam fox school
Thinking about our own educations, JD Scott and I have come to appreciate that where we do is near as important as what we do. Just as murder in a Cathedral is different than murder on the street, we conclude that making art on Delmar is different than making art on Hoytt. We propose a new attitude for Sam Fox with an urban addition to its suburban campus. We aim to bring students off the monestary onto the street. With housing and studios for 40 artists, “Univercity” aims to facilitate a study abroad, close to home. The site sits dormant between 2 strips of activity. The project aims to mediate between them with a quiet, contemplative posture that embraces a library with a student-run art gallery, a small café, and a semi-public courtyard.
Architectural Design II 6 credits Zeuler Lima/Iain Fraiser
SP2011
UNIVERCITY S C H O O L
F E A T U R E S
a. Delmar Blvd: a top 10 street in America b. lofted bedrooms c. hallway: the life of the dormitory. d. public gallery and cafe e. roof vegetable garden f. rammed earth bearing walls g. library entrance h. semi-public courtyard with mounds, trees, and paint walls i. sunroom/outdoor balcony j. re-purposed brick building k. lower level metal/wood shops with outdoor workspace l. street level space for outreach design program m. upper level classroom and gallery n. loading dock
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Section through repurposed restaurant.
East elevation of academic space.
Class and gallery space.
Section through dorms and library.
East Elevation of dorms and library.
Raingarden and interior library entrance.
Second Floor Plan showing dormitories.
First Floor Plan Showing storefront and cafe. View of the courtyard looking towards the library.
1/8� sectional model in oak, poplar, OSB, and steel.
CAMPUS LIBRARY The Cathedral Effect
The Cathedral effect describes the influence of space on human thought. As the Goths knew so well, high ceilings encourage abstract ideas and creativity, while low ceilings motivate a concrete focus on detail.
L I B R A R Y
F E A T U R E S
a. roof nooks and balconies b. skylight behind “human shelf” c. wood-clad Western wall warms skylight sun d. “human shelves” conducive to focused thought e. elevator shaft f. groundfloor with stacks, meeting space, and exit to school complex.
The UniverCity Library is the sacred space on campus, conducive to lofty thoughts, deep imaginings, and their realization. A two-story atrium accompanies an open stack of reading nooks. Visitors may find their inspiration while wandering the sunlit stacks below and further pursue their thoughts in the “people shelf” above.
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Third Floor Plan showing skylights along concrete piers.
Second Floor Plan showing elevated stacks and reading nooks.
A shelf for people.
First Floor Plan showing open atrium and corner entrance.
Basement Plan
basement interior showing skylights open to atrium.
THE COLORS OF COPENHAGEN: public spaces for orsteadl kollegium
Local Color: “The distinctive peculiarities of a place.� Orsteadl Kollegium is home to dependents of the Danish government: immigrant families and university students. Though full of diversity, life, and latent energy, the complex feels as grey as it looks. The life between its buildings has yet to be born. This proposal aims to bring color to an anonymous place. Associating activities with spatial and material qualities, this spectrum of public spaces hopes to give residents a reason to go outside and visitors a reason to come in.
Urban Design I
6 credits
Line Schultz/Rasmus Fisk
FL2011
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“Colors speak all languages.”
(a 17th c. Englishman)
KULOER
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QUALITY
MATERIAL
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intensity passion heat thrill activity vibrancy radiance
wood granite brick steel maple
dancing celebrating skating competing performing
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peace tranquility calmness coolness serenity
water stone concrete plum
sitting reflecting conversing resting cooling off ice skating
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warmth energy glow
stone gravel wood sand gingko birch sunflower
playing eating sun bathing gardening
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life softness calmness coolness health fertility
earth turf grass trees ivy
running biking walking sledding picnicing
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LOCAL COLOR site plan
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LEARNING LANDSCAPE a park for patrick henry elementary school 12 students expanded the 2011 Learning Landscape at the Patrick Henry Elementary school and rendered an asphault parking lot fit for children. In consultation with the teachers of the school, we added features to further enhance the school’s sustainability-themed curriculum. Yurina, Parker, and I worked to add human scale and finer detail to the masterplan. We rescued wood logs from the chipper to build over 50 pieces of furniture at a total cost of $777.77
Architectural Design IV
6 credits
Forrest Fulton/Mikey Naucus
SP2012
2012 Urban Studio Site
photos courtesy of Forrest Fulton site plan drawn by Lyn Wenzel
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a. sculptures and tables in wood chip allee shaded by birch trees. b. granite border and path. c. earth mounds and native prairie plantings.
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d. redwood tree donated by MO botanical garden. e. fabric shaded cedar pergola. f. gingko and locust trees add shade to raised planters.
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g. subterranean irrigation system waters garden beds. h. cedar storage boxes for tools and stools.
MASTER PLAN
Pergola team led by Elana, Mike, and Sam.
fabric sun shade strips.
PergolaSHADE Column Detail STRUCTURE COLUMN DETAIL SECTION lag bolts
4x8 cedar timber
4 X 8 ROUGH SAWN CEDAR TIMBER BEAM -MITER CORNERS, TYP. -BOLT TO BEAM PLATE
4 3/4"
2 -3"
2 1/2" 2 1/2""
5 1 16" DIA 3 2" DEEP GALVANIZED STEEL LAG BOLT
galvanized steel corner plate
6"
2 1/2"
7" X 7" X 41" THICK GALVANIZED STEEL BEAM PLATE W/ 21" DIA HOLES OF BOLTS -WELD CONNECTION
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7" X 7" X 41" THICK GALVANIZED STEEL CRUCIFORM BASE PLATE - 21" DIA HOLES AT BOLTS -WELD CONNECTIONS
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through-bolts
4x4 cedar timber
4 - 4 X 4 ROUGH SAWN CEDAR TIMBER COLUMN -BOLT TOGETHER BAS E PLATE & BEAM PLATE
steel anchor plate
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-CENTER BOLT HORIZONTALLY ON 4 X 4 COLUMNS - TYP 1 2" DIA GALVANIZED THRU-BOLT W/ GALVANIZED WASHER & NUT, TYP -RECESS BOLT HEAD & NUT INSIDE FACE OF TIMBER, TYP
concrete pier
12" CONC PIER MIN 36" BELOW GRADE W/ 5 4 REBAR
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PERGOLA
L G furniture and oddities
1000-3000 lbs. 5 climbing structures.
LARGE
crane-dropped, chainsawed oak
400-600 lb. 3 tables. 12 benches.
MEDIUM cast concrete steel red oak
5-30lb. 32 stools. storage box.
SMALL red cedar osage orange black walnut yellow poplar white oak sycamore elm
photos courtesy of Forrest Fulton
photo courtesy of Forrest Fulton
BODY CRAFT chair. bench. table. bed.
ply and steel school chair
thonet rocker
chi·me·ra [ki-meer-uh] a mythological, fire-breathing monster, commonly represented with a lion's head, a goat's body, and a serpent's tail.
make a monster.
CHIMERA CHAIR Furniture Design. 3 credits. Lindsey Stouffer. SP2009
tubes grown and forged, brass, waxed linen, sisal, beeswax
BAMBOO CHAIR
Furniture Design. 3 credits. Lindsey Stouffer. SP2009
Square - Circle-Bench house-warming gift. kimia ferdowsi kline. SU2012.
black walnut, red cedar
17”
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Through-Tenon-Table wedding gift. kimia ferdowsi kline. SU2010.
36”
curly cherry, black walnut, beeswax
funCIO TWIN SLEEPER a bed in a home for ignacio and benicio
built in collaboration with Catalina Freixas and Pablo Moyano
Saint Louis
SU2012
It’s something quite different to live in the home you’re building for...
a. loft a. loft detail 8” twin foam mattress
1/2” birch plywood slat
b. column
1/4” counter-sunk stainless steel hex bolt 3/4” stainless steel lock washer 5” yellow pine strut 1.5” decking screw 5” yellow pine cross beam 3/8” red oak plug 1.5” pine ceiling connector block 1/2” birch plywood cieling
c. drawer
c. drawer detail b. column detail 1/4” counter-sunk stainless steel hex bolt
lower foam mattress 1/2” birch plywood slats
2x2” quarter sawn maple column
3/4” birch plywood front facade
1/2” radiused corner
5” yellow pine slat joint
drawer front 3/4” maple plywood with 1/2” radiused corner
1.5” counter-sunk decking screw 3/8” red oak plug
CNC cutout wheel anchor 3/4” wood screw
1.5” caster
installed and inhabited
the first climb
HAND CRAFT
glass. fiber. metal. wood. ink. pixels. plastic.
GLASS: BLOWING
FIBER: KNITTING
Match-Plate Fabrication carve wooden pattern + establish parting line
cast pattern in 2 part plaster mold
cast wax patterns in resin-bonded sand
build flasking + attach spacer
pour aluminum matchplate
sandblast and polish
stamp matchplate into oil-bonded sand
cast in bronze
machine and polish castings.
METAL: FOUNDRY
Foundry 3 credits
Noah Kirby
SP2012
WOOD: CARVING. TURNING. JOINING.
Monotype Prints
INK: PRINTMAKING
Zinc Etching
ORIGINAL BOTTLE
CUT SECTIONS + SCAN
RENDERING
PLASTIC: CASTING PIXEL: RENDERING
DESIGN SKELETON
CAST PLASTER MOLD
EMBED RIBS IN RUBBER “FLESH”
aXE: KEEPING DIRTY BOYS CLEAN SINCE ADAM LOST A RIB.
LASERCUT RIBS
SOUL CRAFT
illustration. book. film. curriculum.
Illustration: The Fire Tablet Drawings to accompany 1871 verses of a Persian prisoner in the Ottoman city of Akka.
“Coldness hath gripped all mankind: Where is the warmth of Thy love, O Fire of the worlds?�
Independent Study. 1 credit. Bob Hansman. FL2009
BOOK: Learning to Cope An illustrated tale of 100 days spent in Denmark.
Screenplay: Under the Staircase Tells the story of the Iranian Revolution through the experience of the Ferdowsi family.
“It’s easy to love thy brother. Is it possible to love thine enemy?”
Shown in Switzerland 2012
Directed by Kimia Ferdowsi Kline 2010.
Curriculum: Alberti Program. Aims to help kids to think laterally, act consciously, and play constructively.
Organized by Professor of Architecture Gay Lorberbaum 2009-11
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