2012-2014
design portfolio
FRESHTA
AMINI
education
University of California, Berkeley May 2014 Bachelor of Arts | Architecture GPA: 3.5 Encinal High School, Alameda CA May 2009
experiences
Local Merchant Operations Associate - Google July 2014 - present Via Cognizant/ Vaco Working in the Global Business department of Google to assist users with Google Maps, Google My Business & Google+ Local support - Assign "Google My Business" accounts of 10+ locations (Chain Businesses) - Utilize CR/Categories, eliminating manual tracking, 10% time savings per case. - Become familiar with Google product, new features and processes. - Utilize Google internal tools to solve issues efficiently and professionally. - Assist business owners through the verification process in order to Map locations. - Educate users on Google's quality guidelines. - Identify account issues and spammy accounts. - Attend GMB, Whitelisting, and Vaco meetings. Intern – Christiani Johnson Architects June 2013 - August 2013 San Francisco based firm - Review architectural documents for potential conflict with other disciplines - Prepare information regarding design, specifications, materials and equipment - Supported and assisted lead architect in all phases of a major project. Waitress – C’era Una Volta Restaurant, Alameda Dec 2010 - April 2011 - Provide excellent customer service - Assist and support cook, owner - Interact and coordinate with hosts and service staff Retail Associate - Ross Stores, Inc., Alameda Oct 2010 - April 2011 - Assisted customers with product selection and queries - Investigated and resolved customer complaints - Set up store displays
Daycare - Alameda Head Start May 2010 - June 2010 - Provided age-appropriate lessons, recreation and learning experiences for children - Communicated in a thorough and timely manner with parents regarding children’s progress, behavior and needs - Provided appropriate child supervision. Secretary - Office of Financial Aid, Alameda Feb 2010 - May 2010 - Excellent team building and bookkeeping skills - Knowledge of information and communication management - Maintain filing and inventory procedures - Exhibited regular and punctual attendance
skills
languages
Rhino Adobe Photoshop Adobe Illustrator AutoCAD Revit Technical Drawing Model making Grasshopper Vray
english native proficiency farsi professional working proficiency hindi elementary proficiency
honors
2014 STUDENT AWARD RECIPIENT- BERKELEY CIRCUS March 2014 The fourth annual Berkeley Circus invited distinguished visitors, critics and alumni to celebrate the accomplishments of the CED community. At the conclusion of reviews, Visiting Fellows recognized outstanding student work with merit and honor at the Student Recognition Ceremony. winning work on page 38
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contents
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01
CHILEAN TRAIL
spring 2014 / Professor Rene DAVIDS / ARCH 100D
page 6
02
GOOD FOOD CENTER
spring 2013 / Professor Roddy CREEDON / ARCH 100B
page 20
MOUNTAIN VIEW CEMETERY CHAPEL
fall 2014 / Professor Jean-Paul BOUDIER / ARCH 100C
03
page 30
DANCE STUDIO
fall 2014 / Professor Jean-Paul BOUDIER / ARCH 100C
04
page 38
05
CONSTRUCTION
spring 2014 / Professor Dana BUNTROCK / ARCH 160
page 48
01
CHILEAN TRAIL
ARCH 100D spring 2014 / Professor Rene DAVIDS
Program - A new proposed infrastructure consisting of rest stops, nature viewing areas, bridges, stairs, exhibition facilities and shelters on a new system of trails along Chile’s rivers, will enhance conservation ef-f forts by raising public awareness of natural resources and encourage healthier lifestyles. The Hydro-Landscapes studio will be designing stations along the Rio Maipo trail.
In order to achieve this, 43 pavilions are created; each different and unique from the other, but also similar enough that the user still knows he is on the right path and that he has not wandered off. A set of guidelines customize each pavilion. The guidelines are determined by the factors of distance, history, program, and topography.
The concept for this Chilean trail is to create a visual path so that as the user reaches one pavilion, he sees the next, and from the next pavilion he sees the next, and so on and so forth. Since the path is not paved, the user is able to create his own trail. 
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rio maipo, chile
Chile is a long, thin country wedged between the Andes and the Pacific Ocean with an average width of only 109 miles and many rivers hurtling down mountain slopes with dramatic changes in altitude, climate, and vegetation compressed into very short distances. The RĂo Maipo supplies most water for the Santiago metro region and is the most important in the area, yet the journey from the headwaters in the Andes (7550 feet) to the Pacific Ocean takes only approximately three hours.
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site 1: coastal
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site 2: cebtral
site 3: andes
site 3: andes
pavilion A, B
Pavilion B- Accommodations. First Aid. Restroom.
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plan
section b
Section a
pavilion C
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C
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PLAN
section a
history: Longest continental mountain range in the world
Section b
Pavilion A- Research Center. To educate the user on the nearby city, port, estuary, and as well the trail that is to come, since this is the first of the 43 pavilions.
section a
section b
Section c
west
SOUTH
East
PAVILION C history: Longest continental mountain range in the world program: viewing station
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pavilion D, E
LIGHTING THE WAY The openings on the pavilion emit light, resulting in a pavilion that glows at night, showing the way and connecting the pavilions to one another at night. The users of the trail are able to determine which pavilions are occupied based on lighting. A pavilion unoccupied is dark, and a pavilion in use is lit.
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section b
section a
Pavilion E- Wine tasting. To promote the region's popular wines.
whine tasting
b
wine storage
plan
a
Section a
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Section b
NORTH
n
Pavilion D: san antonio bridge history: 2010 8.8 Magnitude earthquake program: media space A public space that combines history (through its location on a destroyed fallen bridge) with art (through cinema), creating a unique and exciting experience for the moviegoer.
plans.
scale- 1’-0” = 1/8”
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a
East
pavilion F
a
b
pavilion F section A scale: 1’= 1/4”
section B
plan /8” scale 1’=1/8”
pavilion G
section B
pavilion H
section B
pavilion I
section B
section A
pavilion G
a
pavilion H
section A
pavilion I
section A
pavilion J
pavilion J
b
section B
section A
pavilion K
section B
pavilion L
section B
pavilion M
section B
section A
pavilion K
b
pavilion L
section A
pavilion M
section A
02
GOOD FOOD CENTER ARCH 100B
spring 2013 / Professor Roddy CREEDON
A Urban Conjunction of Food Awareness and Education Good Food is a center located in San Francisco’s SOMA district, and is a celebration of the local food culture. This course has emphasized incorporating building climatic performative strategies in our designs. This design of a hypothetical building we are calling GOOD FOOD is in response to the local good food movement documented in the film “Edible City”. The Good Food center focuses on food awareness and education, challenging the norms of mass food production, advancing food research, and promoting and supporting urban farming and food production.
My proposal is to have the sidewalk, one of the most public spaces, continue onto the building, creating outer public areas from which one can view the various programs occurring within. The sidewalk would literally peel up off the ground and continue into the building taking the user to three open spaces which are surrounded by program that will promote education through the visual, the smell and the hearing. Education is obtained through adjacency, interaction, and transparency, resulting in a space where people share, consume and learn about food.
public space #1
public space #2
public space #3
Folded out elevations for each of the 3 outer public space plans in order to get a sense of the programs that can be viewed at the space
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public space #1
public space #2
LEVEL 1
LEVEL 2
LEVEL 3 gallery
lobby utility
gallery
foodbank
entrance
food warehouse
LEVEL 4
LEVEL 5
program diagram
southwest
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food bank/ food warehouse
loading
southeast
food hall
lobby
gallery
kitchens
northeast
SECT TION B
education/ good food
research/ greenhouse
auditorium
research garden
public space #3
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MOUNTAIN VIEW CEMETERY CHAPEL fall 2014 / Professor Jean-Paul BOUDIER / ARCH 100C
Located atop a hill at the end of the Oakland cemetery, visitors in this chapel are likely realizing the fragility and balance between life and death. No matter the religion or background of the user, this chapel speaks to the very essence of humanity and our emotions. The classic religious form of the dome is utilized then manipulated, creating a compelling space underneath the curvilinear roof. Light and shadow highlight and enhance the forms
curves. The composition of the space provides centrality at the alter. Its form is original, sculptural and unrecognizable allowing for the deinstitutionalization of the chapel and resulting in a broader use of the building with a more expanded user base. The architecture keeps the visual characteristics of the dome, and yet as a result of the maipulation there is the added benefit of originality in form which broadens the use of the space.
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manipulation of dome
start with dome
classic religious form
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push in the bottom
create a shaded zone for outside users
push in the top
further manipulate
pull up
higher ceiling
twist
further manipulate
cut opening
bring in light
tip over
bring openingg down,, view of bayy at eye level
cut 2nd opening
create entrance
result 
interior renders of chapel
some iterations
04
DANCE STUDIO
ARCH 100C 2014 / Professor Jean-Paul BOUDIER
Located in the UC Berkeley campus, the site is wedged into a dense context between the dominating architectures of Zellerbach Hall and Haas Pavilion. Placed among the most cultural buildings of campus, this studio becomes an addition to the existing network of active areas. The site acts as the emblematic entrance for the SW-corner of campus and performance quad. Designed for dancing, the building creates an atmosphere of entertaining for the participants and watchers.
The concept is to showcase dance at every level, both inside and outside. An atrium allows the occupants of the building to view into the dance studios from each floor. The openings on the envelope engage the passerby to look inside. The promotion of dance contributes to the growth of the dancer who is learning to entertain an audience. This dance studio is going to revitalize bancroft street and give it new life creating an attraction that will bring both students of dance and admirers to its doors.
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UC BERKELEY PLAZA
top floor: PRIVACY
BANCROFT AVE
angle and positioning of opening results in less visibility of the Dance Hall for pedestrians located nearby, opening is meant for pedestrians at a greater distance from the building (making the individual dancer less clear and her silouhette more prominent, thereby emphasizing dance over the individual dancer)
BANCROFT AVE
second floor:
open all along Bancroft to give the buildings occupants and staff a pleasant view
UC BERKELEY PLAZA
opening showcases the ground floor :students, pedestrians, PUBLICITY
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BANCROFT AVE
dancers in the first floor Dance Hall to and drivers on the campus and Bancroft Ave
see dance at every floor
dance studio 1- 1st floor is much moore open for advanced or eager dancers, a showcase for the public
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opeening on bottom floor allow passerbbys to look into dance studio 1, com mplete transparency, a free show forr the public
LOOKING UP
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ENTER
BANCROFT
DANCE HALL
ZELLERBACH
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BALCONY
from dance studio 1, one can look up intoo the services and onto dance studioo 2
JANITORIAL/ STORAGE
level 1
level 2 -
2nd and 3rrd floor encase to provide ssound barrier and speechh
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from servicces one may lo into studio 1 and up into
level 3
ed in glass, from music
dancce studio 2- 3rd floor is a bit more privaate for begginner or shy dancers, not much m public access to dance
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from m dance studio 2 one can look into the services s and onto dance studio 1
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opennings on third floor dance studio 2 are limited l
BALCONY
LOOKING LO DOWN
ook down studio 2
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DANCE HALL
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VOLUME
VOID/ ATRIUM SPACE
PROGRAM
STRUCTURE
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CONSTRUCTION DETAIL
1. steel T-section 2. Powder-coated aluminum panel. thermally inulated
3. spaceframe
member 3.5-4.5 IN steel tube
CIRCULATION
4. silicone-coated fiberglass textile 5. Aluminum profile with adhesive strip 6. Mero spacerame Node, 1.2" steel tube
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steel frame, 3-dimensionally adjustable
8. tensioning spring for textile
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05
CONSTRUCTION
ARCH 160 spring 2014 / Professor Dana BUNTROCK This course was an introduction to the materials and processes of construction taking architecture from design to realization. We covered four material groups commonly used in two areas of the building assembly (structure and envelope): wood, concrete, steel, and glass. Through observing construction, I learned how our decisions affect the size of materials, connections, and where they are assembled. Architects must understand not only conventions, but also the potential in materials.
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aluminum
PROJECT 1
54”
41”
27”
right
Elevations
front
19”
66”
Plan
structural logic to form-narrow at the top. wider at the bottom.
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UNOCCUPIED
MOUNTING
SITTING
CARRYING
steel cable
crimps
tighteners
bolts
connections
aluminum seat components
1.5”x 1” aluminum bars
1/2” diameter steel rods
1/2” diameter bolts
continuous steel cable
cable tightener
concrete
PROJECT 2
mix: portland cement water plasticising additive fine to med aggregate fiberglass
Form: arch used for strength common form found through history in brigdes void in legs to decrease weight arch repeated in voids
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Team Memebers: Cindy .Greicko .Malin
3 rebar at 1/8” diameter 2 rebar at 1/4” diameter 19 gouge hardware cloth
placement at bottom of top slab, continuous through legs
wood
PROJECT 3
Rube Goldberg Device
Team Memebers: Christopher R. Diana R. Manal A.
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AMINI
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