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Professional Works
School Works
Profesional Works
Professional projects in whose design process I was extensively involved.
Proposed Design
Project name:
1170 Trinity Drive- Front Yard
Phase Firm name:
Artistic Garden Designs
Year:
2024 Location:
Menlo Park, CA
Role:
s the lead designer on this project, I worked closely with the client to help realize her vision for a dream front yard, under the supervision of a landscape architect. The final design is the outcome of multiple revisions to align with her needs, all of which began with her initial sketches.
Current Condition
The client’s initial sketches
Project name:
Chrystal’s Back Yard Renovation Firm name:
Artistic Garden Designs
Year:
2024
Location:
Menlo Park, CA
Role:
A family of four, with two young children, wanted to upgrade their backyard but didn’t have a clear vision for the space. After several sessions with the family, discussing their preferences and exploring examples they liked, I developed three different schematic designs for them. Each design included thoughtful material and plant selections.
Outdoor Kitechen on Balcony
Roof Top with outdoor sitting area
Proposed Design- Elevation
Project name:
Outdoor Living Space
Firm name:
Artistic Garden Designs
Year: 2023
Location:
San Francisco, CA
Role:
I designed the balconies and roof garden for a client who wanted to renovate her house’s backyard. Located in a dense urban area, space was limited for all her envisioned outdoor features. We designated the backyard as a play area for her children and created a kid-safe roof garden with an outdoor kitchen. To enhance greenery, we incorporated a green wall and flower boxes.
Project name: Equestrian Park Renovation
Firm name: Bickel Group
Year:
2021
Location:
Mission Viejo, CA
Role:
I handled the modeling, visualization, and animation for this extensive project. The equestrian park was designed by a landscape architect, and I brought his vision to life based on the plans and plant selections he provided.
Project name:
3D Modeling and Renders for a Sierra Gateway Commercial Center
Firm name:
Bickel Group
Year:
2021
Location:
Fontana, CA
Role:
By merging the landscape designer’s vision with our firm’s approach, I crafted a vibrant, energetic environment. The city requested both night renderings and an entitlement package, which I provided to meet their requirements.
OVERALL
Project name: Old River Ranch Commercial Center
Firm name: Bickel Group
Year: 2021
Location: Bakersfield, CA
Role:
Collaborated with the landscape architect and architect to develop the concept and bring it to life through visualization. I also created a colored site plan to align seamlessly with the renderings.
School Works
Creating production documents for entitlement and CD, including elevations, plans, site plans, and details.
Landscape Material and Construction methods studies for a Graduate Landscape coures with the same title-2020- University of New Mexico
Landscape Material and Construction methods studies for a Graduate Landscape coures with the same title-2020- University of New Mexico
Landscape Material and Construction methods studies for a Graduate Landscape coures with the same title-2020- University of New Mexico
Landscape Material and Construction methods studies for a Graduate Landscape coures with the same title-2020- University of New Mexico
Concept Designs for Entrance Plaza -Landscape Material & Construction methods -2020- UNM
Concept Designs for Entrance Plaza -Landscape Material & Construction methods -2020- UNM
Sham’s (a Great Sufi) Mausoleum Complex
Project: International competition; Published at AA Magazine.
Team Members: Hirbod Norouzianpour
Farbod Norouzianpour
Ashkan Behjo
Mehri Morahari
Reyhane Nori
Location: Khoy, East Azerbaijan, Iran.
Type: Conceptual design
Date: Spring 2012
Concept: The Sufi dance
Design process:
Preserving historical Site
Giving access to the main street
Keep part of the current open space for the traditional community gathering
Providing daylight for underground spaces
Giving access from the surrounding neighborhood to the plaza
Defining the for
Applying the concept of dancing to the design
Landscape binding all masses together
In studying the historical context of this site, we discovered an intriguing miniature painting that unexpectedly depicted the tomb as it appeared 500 years ago. Notably, the painting showed three minarets, a unique feature since traditional buildings typically have only one or two. This distinctive aspect became a key inspiration for us as we worked to restore the spirit of the site. In our design, we sought to reimagine these minarets in an innovative way rather than replicating them.
After examining Shams’ biography, writings, and poetry, we embraced the idea that, given his nomadic lifestyle and detachment from materialism, the public space should reflect fluidity, simplicity, and purity—free of ostentation or massiveness. The buildings were envisioned to move gracefully around the historic minaret, much like a Sufi’s dance, with the minaret itself standing as a symbol of Shams. We emphasized the historic minaret as the central monument of the site, ensuring that no new elements would detract from its
There was a calligrapher who could write with three different handwritings:
There was one that he could read, as well as others.
The second one was the writing that he was the only one who could read.
The third one was the one that neither himself could read it, nor anyone else.
I am the third one.
“Shams Tabrizi”
Garden of Memories
Awarded at Sixth Annual Award of Mirmiran Architectural Competition.
Project: Competition
Date: Spring 2012
Type: Minimal Landscape Design
Location: Central Desert, Iran
Sometimes, the absence of something makes its presence feel even stronger. Only when people lose something do they often recognize its true value. The core concept of this project is to create a setting that evokes memories and stirs the imagination.
In Iran’s desert towns, cities, and villages, traditional neighborhoods often featured large gardens and courtyards enclosed by mud walls, with pathways called “garden-alleys” winding through them. Due to modernization and climate change, many of these areas have transformed or been abandoned. This conceptual landscape, set in the middle of a desert, preserves fragments of these forgotten gardens by reimagining their mud walls in the form of a maze.
As visitors move through the maze, they are invited to recall or envision how these gardens might have once flourished with greenery and life. I designed this as an unfinished landscape, where each visitor completes the scene in their own mind. Imagine a maze of alleys bordered by mud walls, filled with silence, sand, and wind. The walls offer refuge, casting shadows to shield
Sometimes, with just a bucket of water and a pile of soil, you can build a wall that offers sustainable shade, similar to a tree that would require thousands of buckets of water each year.
“Nader Khalili”
