Architecture Portfolio 2020 - Emad Lajevardi by Emad Lajevardi

Architecture Portfolio 2013-2021

Emad Lajevardi

EMAD LAJEVARDI Born in 1993, Tehran, IRAN Via Decorati Al Valor Civile, 22, Milan, ITALY.20138 +39 3894824530 emadlajevardi.arch@gmail.com

CORNERS

PARCO DI MONZA

UNCERTAIN LIVING

INFILLIVING

SPORTS IN SQUARES

CHAIRS

CORNERS Architectural Design Studio Politecnico di Milano 2018/2019 Prof. Giancarlo Floridi, Angelo Lunati, Zachary Mark Jones Teammate. Pierluigi Recca

Milan form is a unique and singular result of the encounter of several urban densities and forms. Corners are the form where this encounters takes place. Corners sublimate the essence of urban character because of their radical and complex relationship between void and architectural density. The compacity and the porosity of the historical city and the modernist city face themselves in some special corners where

open space takes shape in relationship with architectural forms. Corners represent the edge of different urban fabric to be represented through their stability or their fragility. Corners enhances Aldo Rossi’s definition of the “city of parts”; corners are the place where different parts of the city conceived and designed, and which succeed in connecting to form a unified whole. Corners contains architectural accuracy.

Corner need coherence together with ambiguity. Hermes in greek cosmogony protect any crossing of three or four roads together with thresholds, and is god of messages and logos, commerce and thieves as urban life synthesis. The investigation is about “what is the form of density?” through the formal singularity of the project of urban corner or triangles in strategic places in the city of Milan.

Reading a Case study Chilehaus

Case study, the given corner

Reading the plan by redrawing

Reading the form by making a maquette

Chilehaus, the given corner case study is a ten-story office building in Hamburg, Germany. It is an exceptional example of the 1920s Brick Expressionism style of architecture.

-Urban morphology and formation of plan -Courtyards and circulation cores -Structural facade

-Vertical lines to adjust massivity and to show the curvy form -Setbacks -Strong detailed corner

Site Analysis Papiniano, Milano

Notes -Empty and defined piazzale -Big dimension of Darsena -Project area: bus lines stop defined by different axis -Different height of urban morphology: “the city is a deposit of layers”

Morphology vs Typology Design Process

After choosing the scale of tower as a strong answer to the given site, the second struggle was to combine both small dimensions and deformed plan, and at the high part of the tower having a symmetrical plan that dialogue with the city dimension.

Urban Object Design Process, Maquette 1:500

The final urban object is announcing some characters of the building respect to the urbanity: the frontality, given by different setbacks that contain and produce specific character. The plan is “deformed” literally by the bus line and the strong corner already present in the Piazzale.

Situation Plan

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Folded Elevation

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The elevation is presenting some characteristics respond to the urbanity: the horizontal lines working with the small scale of context buildings and the vertical lines in the upper part working with the big scale of city.

Typical floor plans

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Typical floor plans

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Morphology Takes rules by what is around, in term of height and axis and at the same time work with two different dimensions: the close context and the bigness of darsena and the city dimension.

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Situation Section

Detail Section Matter 1:33

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Emad Layevandi, Pierluigi Recca

CORNERS Architectural Design Studio - WS 2018 - Politecnico di Milano Prof. Giancarlo Floridi, Angelo Lunati, Zachary Mark Jones - with Marta Bertani, Stefano Casula, Sofia Dalmasso, Emilio Ellena, Gianmario Pandozzi, Stefano Passamonti

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Mater Detail Maquette 1:20

Klinker Green, smooth shiny surface The material proprieties make the building lighter and autonomous, trying to have relationship with buildings from the ceramic milaneses tradition. The different cooking time will give different kind of green. In contrast with the skin of the building, which is in klinker, the window frames are made by brownished brass panels, reflecting light, with own material color, that will alter with time.

Maquette 1:200

Room Interior Maquette 1:20

Choosing Resina material with reflecting propriety for floor pavement is enhancing the rythm of the facade inside the building with sunlight and shadows.

PARCO DI MONZA Architectural Preservation Studio Politecnico di Milano 2018/2019 Prof. Alberta Cazzani, Raffaella Brumana Teammates. Giovanni D’Odorico Borsoni, Cui Jiarui, Mohammadsadegh Kaveh

The Parco di Monza was instituted on 14th September 1805 at the wish of the Emperor Napoleon. The intention was to set up a model farm and a hunting reserve. Construction began in 1806, under the orders of the Viceroy Eugène de Beauharnais, on the land to the north of the Villa Reale and Gardens. The last ten years Parco di monza have seen several interventions aimed at preserving

the history of this negelcted site. Following these, the Region of Lombardy has drawn up and financed a three-year programme of extraordinary interventions for the regeneration of the Park and the structures included in it. We believe an effective infrastructure is the key point to regenerate the dynamism of the park so the public fruition of the Park will consequently be improved.

Our proposal divided to two main parts. First developing new pathways following historic traces in the site to improve the dynamism of the park. Second proposing interventions in some of the important locations of the park and create centers of gravity to enter the park in the destinations of international tourism.

artistiC pathway

ARTISTIC PATHWAY

touristic pathway Alternative path

The project tries to develop within the park an artistic path on several levels, starting from Villa Reale, as space for a permanent collection, coming to Mirabello’s axis, as a new focal point aimed to connect art and landscape and be another time a dynamic and influential area for everyone to enjoy, to learn, to observe. The suggested artistic path aims to allow the visitor to understand the history of the park and its buildings, through the conservation of part of them.

PERMANENT EXHIBITIONS villa reale - serrone TEMPORARY EXHIBITIONS Villa Mirabello epicenter - exhibitions and events ARTIST RESIDENCY Villa Mirabellino ART PAVILIONS Temple Tower Cascina San Fedele INSTALLATIONS Mirabello - open-air sculpture park

OPEN-AIR SCULPTURE PARK Mirabello

EVENTS Antro di Polifemo - open-air theater teatrino di Corte

LanDsCapE pathway

LANDSCAPE PATHWAY

touristic pathway Alternative path

The translation of the connection road network allows to modify the existing division in the Park and rethink the routes. The suggested landscape path aims allow the visitor to understand the naturalistic wonders, recognizing ancient trees, walking on the banks of the Lambro river, observing hidden traces that the project tries to reveal, revaluating areas that have lost meaning over time.

LANDSCAPE MASTERPIECES Lambro River Lake Waterfall FLOWER GARDEN Vialone della Santa ITALIAN GARDEN Mirabello Garden URBAN FARM Frutteto Matematico BOTANICAL MONUMENTS royal Garden 1 fagus (3) 2 fagussylvaticapendula 3 quercus (2) 4 ginkgobiloba 5 sequoia semprevirens 6 liriodendro 7 cedrus libani 19th park 8 CARPINI (VIALE DEI) 9 QUERCUS 10 NOCE 11 AESCULUS HIPPOCASTANUM POINT OF VIEW Villa Reale, Rondò degli Ippocastani Villa Mirabello - Mirabellino Cascina San Fedele Collinetta di Vedano Mirabello

ITALIAN GARDEN Mirabello Garden

NORTH SIDE Tempio della Velocità - pedestrian and cycle path

nEw pEDEstrian - CyCLE axis Viale Cavriga nEw vEhiCLE - CyCLE axis Viale di Vedano new tree line rEDEvELOpMEnt Of ExistinG GatEs a Porta Monza B Porta Vedano nEw GatE C Porta La Santa rEDEvELOpMEnt Of ExistinG parKinG extensions new underground parking nEw BriDGE D Ponte La Santa

Translation of the East - West connection Porta Vedano - conservation project Porta/Bridge La Santa - new infrastructures Parking Vedano/Parking La Santa - extension Viale di Vedano - new cycle/vehicle axis and tree line for noise proof Redevelopment of internal axis Porta Monza - conservation project Parking Monza - new underground parking Viale Cavriga - new pedestrian/cycle path and tree line

URBAN FARM Frutteto Matematico

wood permanences wood new and naturalized wood transformed

meadows permanence meadows transformed semplification of ancient landscape

GARDEN FLOWER Vialone della Santa

Looking at the proposal to create a museum for contemporary art in Milan, we believe that Villa Reale - re-launched in the autumn of 2014, but then back it was semi-desert, with a lower base of visitors each year - can be a place to move the center of gravity of the main town and enter the park in the destinations of international tourism. The suggested artistic path aims to allow the visitor to understand the history of the park and its buildings, through the conservation of part of them, nowadays closed to the public or with incompatible functions, and the redesign of meaningless areas that hide traces of the productive and artistic history of the park.

Detail /3 decorative grass waves

Detail /5 cut flower garden

/2 Villa Mirabellino 2.1 artist residency 2.2 ateliers 2.3 tourist’s wing /4 Villa Mirabello 4.1 infopoint 4.2 bookshop 4.3 exposition area 4.4 events area /5 Mirabello Garden

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Plants

The choice of paving is oriented to the production of environmentally friendly binders and consolidating products to be mixed with materials and soil present on site or from the local quarry.

We tried to imagine a garden that follow the seasons in a subtle balance between form and movement.

Cast-in-place pebble paving sculpture park pathway Paving of stabilized soil main paths Local granite plates secondary paths Iron

Carpinus Betulus formal hedge Viburnum Tinus decorative hedge Deschampsia cespitosa ‘Goldtau’ Molinia Poul Petersen beds of ornamental grass

5.1 box garden 5.2 vegetables 5.3 cut Flower Garden 5.4 garden Cafè 5.5 plant sales 5.6 workshop area

Perennials perennial meadow

After presenting the botanical garden and interventions on Mirabello and Vialone della Santa, a central element is a new conceptual urban farm, according to the geometrical project that was planned by the architect Luigi Canonica in 1803. People living in the city can use their smartphone to grow their own organic food. By donating small amount of money, students in the agriculture school can use it to grow some healthy fruit and vegetables. As rewards, people will get the organic fruit and vegetable as they chose during the harvest, and the remains will be sold on the temporary market close by, which will attract tourists and attract more activities and interests in the Monza Park and also, as a circular economy business, willl be a potential benefit for the whole park.

Detail /9 agriculture field

Detail /9 perimeter of fences

/7 Cascina Bastia 7.1 agricultural market 7.2 facilities /9 Cascina Frutteto 9.1 education 9.2 workshop & mini class / 11 Rai Pavilion 11.1 infopoint 11.2 Km0 restaurant 11.3 management offices

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Paving of stabilized soil main paths Local granite plates secondary paths Iron perimeter of fences Wood temporary pavilions Project timeline

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2022

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Infrastructures and connections Planting and landscape interventions Villa Mirabello Villa Mirabellino Temple Tower Cascina San Fedele Antro di Polifemo Cascina Frutteto Rai Pavilions New Pavilions

Mobile Pavilion Cafe and Food Store

UNCERTAIN LIVING Thematic Research Studio Politecnico di Milano 2019/2020 Prof. Massimo Bricocoli, Gennaro Postiglione, Stefania Sabatinelli Teammate. Filippo Albertini, Konstantinos Venis

Architectural form and its political representation and materialization of boundaries and borders articulate spaces of inhabitation from a domestic to a global scale. The global context of bordering and frontiering can be understood as an articulated topography embodying violence by dehumanizing and criminalizing migrants. Borders and courtrooms are two of the main criminalization infrastructures.

In order to approach and investigate the relation of architectural design and human flows and infrastructure our methodology is developed into four different levels. First, we try to establish a critical and theoretical framework of investigation. Secondly, we create maps trying to understand the routes and the geopolitical parameters and particularities of each case. Next, we go through a typological appro-

ach of the refugee and the refugee settlement regarding the design response but also their organization into settlements, but also other informal spaces that emerge during the migrant’s trip. Finally we communicate our documentation, mapping and critical reflection in a form of comic narratives for two fictional character and their authentic migration struggles.

CENTRAL AMERICAN ROUTE An estimated 500,000 people cross into CENTRAL AMERICAN Mexico every year. This massive forced migration flow originate ROUTE from El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala, known as the Northern Triangle of Central America . Mr Trump has promise to build a “big, beautiful wall”An between the US500,000 and Mexico. To apply estimated people cross into Mexifor refugee status in the US, massive foreign nationals co every year. This forced migration must obtain permission to enter the country flow originate from El atSalvador, Hondubefore travelling, but those arriving the US border ableGuatemala, to claim asylum “defensively”. ras,areand known as the Northern

Triangle of Central America . Mr Trump has promise to build a “big, beautiful wall” between the US and Mexico. To apply for refugee status in the US, foreign nationals must obtain permission to enter the country before travelling, but those arriving at the US border are able to claim asylum “defensively”.

MIDDLE EAST The situation in the Middle East has rarely been as fluid as today. Since early 2011, heMIDDLE EAST ads of state of Tunisia, Egypt and Libya have been driven to exile, put behind bars, or lynched by a mob. Yemeni leader was forced to step aside, the Syrian regime is fighting The while situation in the Middle East has rarely a desperate battle for bare survival. Other been as fluid as today. Since early autocrats dread what the future might bring 2011, heads of course, state offoreign Tunisia, Egyptareand Libya have been and, of powers closely watching the events. driven to exile, put behind bars, or lynched

by a mob. Yemeni leader was forced to step aside, while the Syrian regime is fighting a desperate battle for bare survival. Other autocrats dread what the future might bring and, of course, foreign powers are closely watching the events.

SOUTH EAST ASIA In 2019, UNHCR’s response in South-East Asia continued to be dominated by the siEAST ASIA tuation of overSOUTH 700,000 Rohingya refugees who fled violence in Rakhine State, Myanmar, to Bangladesh in 2017. The needs of Rohingyas in Bangladesh and Myanmar In 2019, UNHCR’s responseare in South-East likely to remain immense in 2020. As a result, Asia continued to be dominated there is a risk that refugees will continue ma- by the situaking dangerous crossings, eitherRohingya overland orrefugees who tion of over 700,000 by sea,fled to other countries in the sub-region. violence in Rakhine State, Myanmar, to

Bangladesh in 2017. The needs of Rohingyas in Bangladesh and Myanmar are likely to remain immense in 2020. As a result, there is a risk that refugees will continue making dangerous crossings, either overland or by sea, to other countries in the sub-region.

AFRICAN ROUTE

From Africa, the routes mainly head towards Europe, however they are slightly changing in the last years, moving towards South Africa and Asia. Africa, The majority of the African mi-head towards From the routes mainly grants haven’t got European travel visas, thehowever they are slightly changing in reforeEurope, their only accessible ways northward is thatthe of last travelling through the trans-Sahayears, moving towards South Africa ran routes. TheseThe routes are oftenofshaped on and Asia. majority the African migranthe old ones used by caravans and during ts haven’t got European travel therefore transumanza through the desert and on visas, renewed and only informal local networks, bent on their accessible ways northward is that of the new survival needs and to pitiless rules of travelling through the trans-Saharan routes. competition and exploitation.

These routes are often shaped on the old ones used by caravans and during transumanza through the desert and on renewed and informal local networks, bent on the new survival needs and to pitiless rules of competition and exploitation.

MEDITERRANEAN ROUTE The Mediterranean is home to three main migratory routes used by migrants, refugeesROUTE MEDITERRANEAN and asylum seekers to cross irregularly into Europe. They are the Central Mediterranean Route (CMR) which refers to the sea journey from The NorthMediterranean Africa (mainly Libya) Italy. to three main is tohome

migratory routes used by migrants, refugees and asylum seekers to cross irregularly into Europe. They are the Central Mediterranean Route (CMR) which refers to the sea journey from North Africa (mainly Libya) to Italy,

BALKAN ROUTE Two years have passed since the refugee deal between the European Union and Turkey BALKAN ROUTE that officially closed the so-called “Balkan Route”. But in these two years, facts have shown that this route has not been completely closed: it has only directions Two years havechanged passeditssince the refugee deal and has become even more dangerous for Turkey that between the European Union and migrants who are trying to reach Europe. In officially closed Route”. fact, the migrants’ flow isthe nowso-called taking new“Balkan directions, by thefacts thousands Butasindemonstrated these two years, have shown that of irregular entries into Bosnia-Herzegovina has not been completely closed: it from this Serbiaroute and Montenegro.

has only changed its directions and has become even more dangerous for migrants who are trying to reach Europe. In fact, the migrants’ flow is now taking new directions, as demonstrated by the thousands of irregular entries into Bosnia-Herzegovina from Serbia and Montenegro.

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First Character’s Route Western Balkan Route

BERLIN

10 h 4 949 km

LUBIANA

ZAGREB

BELGRADE

ISTANBUL IDOMENI

LESVOS

20 h 30 1649 km

ATHENS ALEPPO

DAMASCUS ZAATARI

APPLICATION FORM

I. PERSONAL DETAILS

Correspondance Address

City:

Family Name:

ALLAMEH

First Name:

BAALIGH

ZAATARI REFUGEE CAMP

Street:

Country:

Mobile:

Tel:

JORDAN

Email:

Gender:

Nationality:

Place of Birth:

05/05/1959

Place of Birth:

JORDAN HOMES

Second Character’s Route Mediterranean Route

BERLIN

INSBRUCK

ROME

LAMPEDUSA

ALEPPO

DAMASCUS

TRIPOLI

ZAATARI

35 h 30

APPLICATION FORM

3000km

I. PERSONAL DETAILS

Family Name:

First Name:

Correspondance Address

City:

AJRAM OMAR

ZAATARI REFUGEE CAMP

Street:

Country:

Mobile:

Tel:

JORDAN

Email:

Gender:

Date of Birth:

M 12/09/1979

Nationality:

SYRIAN

Place of Birth:

The Refugee City Zaatari Camp The refugee camp of Zaatari is located on the Northern part of Jordan, in a deserted area just 15km far from the border of Syria. Beyond the fact that the place is not ideal for the settlement of populations, because of drought, lack of vegetation and high level of temperature as well as the long distance from other cities, services and infrastructure, the camp was organized in 9 days and the official reception of refugees started in 29 of July 2012 under the supervision of UNHCR. The primary objective of the space was the hospitality of some thousands of Syrian refugees, although the increased flux of people looking for asylum was increasing dramatically. In one month of operation, the population number reached 15.000 while in November of 2012 the inhabitants of the settlement were 45000. Until March of 2013, 156000 people had reached the camp of Zaatari making it the fourth largest city of Jordan. Zaatari is becoming an informal city: a sudden, do-it-yourself metropolis of roughly 85,000 with the emergence of neighborhoods, gentrification, a growing economy and, under the circumstances, something approaching normalcy, though every refugee longs to return home.

The Door to Europe Lampedusa Known as an epicenter of the migrant tragedy in the Mediterranean Sea, the island of Lampedusa is a popular Italian tourist destination. The island is the southernmost part of Italy, closer to Tunisia – 70 miles away – than Italy – Sicily is 127 miles north. On the Italian island of Lampedusa, digital phones automatically set themselves to Tripoli time—perfectly rational clock behavior in a place 120 nautical miles from Europe’s coast, and only 70 from the edge of Africa. Over the past 20 years, an estimated 400,000 people have crossed the Mediterranean to arrive on Lampedusa. At least 15,000 have died trying. For the rest of the world, each tragedy has been an emergency: cause for shock, outrage, and eventually, amnesia. But for the residents of Lampedusa, this string of arrivals and disasters is just life—no longer shocking, but impossible to ignore. From fishermen to housewives, from activists to military personnel, everyone here has a role in and an opinion on Europe’s so-called migrant-crisis. Every year, more people try to cross the Mediterranean. And the number of drownings keeps climbing. By the end of 2016, over 4,500 people die trying to reach Italy, more than ever previously recorded. The path from Libya to Italy is the deadliest of migrant routes.

Ephemeral Border Settlements Idomeni Camp The settlement took place near Idomeni, a small village in Northern Greece di- rectly at the border with the Republic of Macedonia. Idomeni became famous as a gateway on the “Balkan route”, which hundreds of thousands of refugees followed to reach the countries of Western and Northern Europe. It was their first border stop after arriving on the Greek Aegean islands. Conditions in Idomeni started attracting international media coverage. A tent camp filled with more than 10,000 people. Cheap igloo tents, sinking into the mud after torrential downpours. Desperate parents relying on cold water from plastic bottles to wash their babies. Fright- ened children, defeated screaming because they got teargas in their eyes. Hun- dreds of exhausted people lining up for hours, just to get a sandwich and a small bottle of water. Angry crowds throwing rocks at policemen and soldiers, deployed to protect a razor wire-topped mesh fence. Outraged protesters who are not just holding up banners, but sewed shut their lips. Idomeni first became a more and more significant point for informal border crossings, and only later turned into a hub for formal transit migration. Neither did the story of Idomeni suddenly end when the cameras turned away, after the complete eviction of the informal Idomeni camp.

The Arrival City Former airport of Tempelhof Europe’s refugee crisis has seen the displacement of millions escaping war and suffering in the Middle East and North Africa. This has led to the creation of makeshift camps at railway stations and international borders. Tempelhof was first built in 1927, then reconstructed on a massive scale by the Nazi government in the 1930s. It acted as the centre of the Berlin Airlift of 1948-49, when western allies dropped supplies into West Berlin after the USSR cut of road and rail links. Since the airport’s closure in 2008 the terminals arcing hangers have been often used to host large-scale events, including concerts, exhibitions and trade fairs. Currently the giant spaces are occupied by tents and partitioned spaces, each accommodating around 10 people, making room for 7,000 people. There are no cooking facilities, and the refugees have to take a bus to shower at a separate tent.

The Door to Europe Lampedusa Narratives

Ephemeral Border Settlements Idomeni Narratives

The Refugee City A Typology of Housing in Zaatari Camp

The Arrival City Tempelhof Refugee Camp Typology

INFILLIVING an Expansion Strategy for SPRAR Refugee’s Second Reception Thesis Project Politecnico di Milano 2019/2020 Supervisor. Prof. Gennaro Postiglione Co-Supervisors. Prof. Gian Luca Brunetti Arch. Francesca Gotti

One of the most dominant global issues of the 21st century is the refugee crisis. Architects and designers have been quick to interject solutions to the dilemma, especially when addressing the thousands of temporary shelters needed to house millions of forcibly displaced persons in refugee camps across the world. However, as forcibly displaced persons move beyond a temporary camp environment and are resettled into another country, the role of the architect has receded. In many countries, including Italy, refugees and asylum seekers are usually placed in inadequate apartments in unwelcoming neighborhoods. Although they are provi-

ded with many services by local agencies, the services cannot compensate for the negative effects of housing related stresses. Studies by both architects and researchers have found that housing for refugees often are insufficient in terms of size, layout, safety, and tenure among others, and that they are often unaccommodating to the culture and prior lifestyles of the forcibly displaced. The thesis argues that the discipline of architecture should reinsert itself as a prominent voice into the conversation regarding refugee housing and the architecture of resettlement. By combining findings of the previously done research with the to-

pic of Uncertain Living and other relevant literature and analysis about different dimension of migration and policies, a new design methodology established with the intent to create transitional, supportive housing that alleviates, rather than amplifies, the inherent stresses of post-displacement resettlement from the point of entry into Italy until the point of self-reliance of the refugee. This framework was implemented through the expansion of SPRAR transitional housing in Milano. With this new framework of design, housing for refugees will move beyond being just shelter and become a sanctuary, helping the recovery of the forcibly displaced.

Infill Resources

There are spaces with a clear ethnic identity within the city of Milan which have proved to play a crucial role, not only in the urban development, but also as strategic context for migrants at different stage of their migration. The last and more recent ethnic district is the area surrounding the axis of Via Padova, at the northeastern periphery of Milan, NIL 19,20 from the territorial atlas of the city which the socio-demographic analysis of the project was conducted. Within a dense and saturated buildings of the area there are a lot of streaked and fragmented fabrics. Places which are unlived since they are not included in the public eye. In urban matrix the chance of presence of these unsaturated micro voids are greater within the dense part of city centers. On the other hand the scenario of SPRAR housing considered successful because of it’s presence in the inner city area since the network of public services overlaps and offers a greater assistance to the new citizens of city and facilitate the social inclusion. Therefore the best potential choice was to operate microarchitectures and sewing interventions through two main categories: -Restoration of the eaves line -Occupation of the interstitial voids

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Type H-Horizantal Restoration of the eaves line

Situation Plan

Project Type H Restoration of the eaves line:

Generating continuous urban scenes, creating a system of environments that reconstitutes a single road front, in accordance with the landscape principles of the general regulatory plan. Void No: H11 Via Padova, 47, 20127 Milano MI

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Project Type V Occupation of interstitial Void:

Generate a system of environments that settle in the crevices of the urban fabric; going to fill the gaps with minimum dimensions through the creation of microarchitectures. Void No: V02 Via Matteo Maria Boiardo, 1, 20127 Milano MI

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Type V-Vertical Occupation of the interstitial voids

Structure Strategy Typology H

Timber Frame Structure roofing system

Attic Structural Beam Cross Laminated Timber structural Utility Block

Timber Frame Structure flooring system Cross Laminated Timber structural Utility Block

Cross Laminated Timber base for load distribution

Timber Frame structural base

Structure Maquette 1:50

Innovative housing supply methods or industrialized construction techniques have been increasingly employed in countries with a large amount of arrivals like Germany, Austria, Netherlands and Italy. On the other hand ecological methods can address the housing crisis for vulnerable groups in society, rather than merely acting as an emergency solution. Therefore the structure proposed for the first typology of housing is a innovative construction method with combination of timber frame structure and cross laminated timber blocks which considered as a load bearing elements along the axis of attic. The blocks distribute the load of roof and floors to the cross laminated timber base and then through the timber frame base to the existing building.

Ground Floor Plan

Double Room 13.20 sqm for a Couple

Twin Room 13.20 sqm for Two Persons

Family joining Room 26.40 sqm for Four persons Twin Room 13.20 sqm for Two Persons

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Twin Room 13.20 sqm for Two Persons Family joining Room 26.40 sqm for Four persons

Double Room 13.20 sqm for a Couple

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The new arrival experience often involves group living in a shared spaces and immigrants typically settle informally in co-live situations. A formalized and regulated co-living housing model can beneficially address the immigrants’ needs of immediate networks for help and experience as they settle in Milan. A new co-live housing model can improve the current informal condition by regulating design standards for co-living, creating sharing-friendly spaces with proper quality-of-life, and strengthening immigrants’ housing stability.

First Floor Plan

Family Room 26.40 sqm for Four Persons

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Family Room 26.40 sqm for Four Persons

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The Idea was to design a modular and flexible housing units that accommodate different households variations cause many immigrants have large families living together. First floor is consist of two clusters. Each can host up to 6 persons and the attic floor is consist of two separated family rooms that each could host 4 persons. The floor plans and prefabricated walls, closets and furnitures are designed with the module of 110.110cm originated from the structure of infill building and some regulation to the existing building like the position of windows, staircase and load bearing walls.

Section Perspective AA’

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Socially, immigrants share and bond over cultural and domestic collaborative activities; preparing large meals together, eating together, collaborative childcare, and entertainments. In many cases, these co-living experiences connect individuals together forging a resilient community. Therefore the design of the shared area with different layers of privacy was priority which in this typology was done through different height levels. The strongest places for interaction are given by the shared kitchens and the dining tables. They are located at the center of two clusters to increase the possibility of socialization and interaction between the residents.

The meander shape of the shared space in first floor creates different areas inside a unique space and it implies the disposition of the rooms around the shared area. In this way the socialization between the residents is facilitated. In the attic floor with private units for families, access to the natural lighting was the main challenge. According to the regulation policies in Milano the form of the additional object and the highest level of attic must be aligned with existing neighboring buildings and the minimum height in interior spaces must be 150cm. Therefore for the natural lighting and the access to balcony the threefold attic windows were designed.

Section Perspective BB’

0.5

Detailed Section Utility Block

flooring, parquet t=15mm structural plywood t=10mm purling 60.60mm @570mm rigid insulation foam 60mm exposed plywood t=15mm

electrical installation false wooden ceiling

dark grey resins

existing structural wall

flooring, parquet t=15mm 3 layers cross laminated timber XLAM t=180mm structural timber base 200.400mm

opaque alveolar polycarbonate sliding door

Devision of services in the utility blocks is according to the distribution of spaces in floor plans. In the first floor with more number of residents the utility space is divided to two parts bathroom to be accessible for two persons a the same time and in the attic floor the utility space is consist of one bathroom and a closet for a family members.

existing structural wall

Detailed section Utility Block

electrical installation false wooden ceiling

galvanized steel sheet t=0.4mm standing seem roofing waterproof plaster board t=12mm structural plywood t=15mm purling 60.100mm @570mm rigid insulation foam 100mm exposed plywood t=15mm

existing structural wall

flooring, parquet t=15mm 3 layers cross laminated timber XLAM t=180mm structural timber base 200.400mm

In the center of floor plans there are kitchenettes placed in the utility blocks to be accessible to the residents from two main clusters. all of the wet utilities of kitchens are placed in the blocks to manage all piping installations through these utility blocks.

Facade and Mater

The elevation is presenting some characteristics respond to the context buildings. the horizontal lines placed according to the rhythm in the context facade and the vertical lines originated from the modularity of structure and the position of windows to create a level of bonding between the infill object and the existing buildings.

Maquette 1:50

The inclination to adjust the structures of the newly designed object with the existing ones is aimed at transferring certain characteristics of the neighboring objects to the new, infill object. Adjustments on the level of facade elements or architectural level can be conducted only by lengthening horizontal and vertical directions in situations when floor heights of the neighboring objects are of si-

milar values as those of the new object and when the position of their facade elements, such as windows, loggias, windows, doors, terraces, balconies, etc. In this case the modularity of the infill structure originated from the rhythm and the values of neighboring windows facilitates the bonding of the infill object with the neighboring buildings.

Structure Strategy Typology V

Timber Frame Structure roofing system

Cross Laminated Timber structural Utility Block

Timber Frame Structure flooring system

Cross Laminated Timber structural Utility Block

Cross Laminated Timber base for load distribution

Cross Laminated Timber side walls

Timber Frame structural base

Structure Maquette 1:50

The structure proposed for the second typology of housing is a innovative construction method with combination of timber frame structure and cross laminated timber blocks which considered as the main load bearing elements of each floor. The blocks distribute the load of roof and floors to the cross laminated timber base and side walls and then to the linear foundation.

Floor Plans

Fifth Floor Plan

Double Room 9.90 sqm for a Couple

Fourth Floor Plan Twin Room 9.90 sqm for Two Persons Family Storey 28.60 sqm for Four Persons Double Room 9.90 sqm for a Couple

Second and Third Floor Plan

A’

First Floor Plan

Ground Floor Plan 0

2.5

The vertical layout of building in this typology of infill creates different level of privacy for the residents. The layout implies the disposition of the private rooms in some floors and the disposition of shared areas in other floors. In this way the socialization between the residents is facilitated. In the ground floor along with the entrance for the residents, garage door was considered to create accessibility to the existing building’s courtyard.

Section Perspective AA’

2.5

Detailed Section Utility Block

galvanized steel sheet t=0.4mm standing seem roofing waterproof plaster board t=12mm structural plywood t=15mm purling 60.100mm @570mm rigid insulation foam 100mm exposed plywood t=15mm

electrical installation false wooden ceiling

dark grey resins

opaque alveolar polycarbonate sliding door

In this typology of infilliving the utility blocks are located in the center of the plan as structural core of the building. Devision of services in the utility blocks is according to the distribution of spaces in the floor plans. In the floors with shared area the kitchenettes are placed in the blocks and in the floors with rooms, bathrooms are designed in a way to be accessible for more persons at the same time.

Detailed section Staircase Block

galvanized steel sheet t=0.4mm standing seem roofing waterproof plaster board t=12mm structural plywood t=15mm purling 60.100mm @570mm rigid insulation foam 100mm exposed plywood t=15mm

steel mesh t=15mm

flooring, parquet t=15mm structural plywood t=10mm purling 60.60mm @570mm rigid insulation foam 60mm exposed plywood t=15mm

steel mesh t=15mm

The staircase block is located in the core of the building to allocate bright sides for rooms and also to work as a structural core along with the utility block. Steps and side walls of the staircase are made of steel mesh material to bring natural light to the staircase and the corridor between the blocks through the skylight.

Facade and Mater

The elevation is presenting some characteristics respond to the context buildings. the horizontal devision placed according to the rhythm in the context facade and the vertical lines originated from the modularity of structure.

The use of material as a bond is one of the primary means in achieving the harmony between the infill object and the surrounding objects. In this case according to the level of prefabrication and the weight bearing limitations, the selected material for the facade is dark grey galvanized steel that is a effective materials with a level of reflection, thus visually separating the infill object from the existing objects and dematerializing the boundaries of their physical contact at the same time in harmony with the main grey tonality of the the context.

Maquette 1:50

The inclination to adjust the height of the newly designed object and the existing ones in most cases involves a method of reflection. The simplest example of connecting the objects is the situation when the neighboring objects are of the same height and the new object can fit in the frame of existing height regulations. More complex examples of interpolation are present when the heights of neighboring objects are different in comparison with infill object. It is important to take into account the rhythm, roof pitch and the character of roof plane, and to adjust the bonds in accordance with these characteristics.

SPORTS IN SQUARES Architectural Design Studio University of Tehran 2013/2014 Prof. Mahdi Farzin

The aim of the studio was to design a sport complex in the Abbas Abad district of the city of Tehran. The district is located in the center of city and is experiencing exceptional growth, partly due to it’s location and the availability of land on still-barren Abbas Abad Hills,

which eventually became the site for the never-materialized mega projects. The district’s city planning grid was modern and geometric with perpendicular wide avenues which was one of the influential factors on the design process of this complex. On the other hand to design a sport com-

plex paying attention to the scale is of great importance. There is a specific criteria for the dimension of sports fields, audience platform, locker rooms and etc. The importance of these criteria resulted in choosing “the scale” as the main concept of this sport complex.

Design Concept

The design process started with a module of a 1x1 square which was considered as the smallest part of the sport complex; audience platform. As different parts of a sport complex have height differences like sports fields or audience platform, the modules placed in their appropriate height. The uplifting and downlifting of the modules creates the form of domes and pits alongside each other.

Exterior Visualization Tennis Court

Ground Floor Plan

B’

A’

2.5

6.25

12.5M

Underground Floor Plan

A’

2.5

6.25

12.5M

Section/Elevations

Section AA’ Basketball Stadium, Sport Shop

Section BB’ Badminton Court

Section BB’ Tennis Court

2.5

6.25

12.5M

Interior Visualization

Sport Shop

Basketball Stadium

CHAIRS Architectural Furniture Design Personal Work 2020

The collection of Chairs was an attempt to put a step in the world of furniture design in the lazy days of covid lockdown. I tried to present some of my old and new ideas of chair design inspired by works of my favorite furniture designers along with

some interior designs and visualizations. My passion towards furniture design comes from my interest in working on details in different scale of architectural design. In this design process there was an ongoing interest on the connection details and

materiality; not only because it pertains to certain physical properties of furniture, but also because of its intangible value. The main design approach was to find simplified geometries to enrich a minimalistic value of the each piece of furniture.

Interior Visualization Chair No 1

Interior Visualization Chair No 2

Interior Visualization Chair No 3

Interior Visualization Chair No 4

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