Kiara Kahania Architecture Portfolio 2019-2022

KIARA KAHANIA

SELECTED WORKS | 2019-2022 CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY, POMONA

Education

Experience

Awards

Involvement

+1 (408) 908-9895 kkahania@cpp.edu kiarakahania63@gmail.com linkedin.com/in/kiarakahania

CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY, POMONA

Bachelor of Architecture, Class of 2023 August 2018 - Present

LPA Design Studios

San Jose, CA

Architectural Intern June 2022 - August 2022

Responsibilities include revising construction documents based on DSA comments, building 3D models for various project sites, preparing schematic design packets for clients’ approval, brainstorming design ideas, and visiting project sites in person. Collaborated with various disciplines in the multidisciplinary firm when completing different tasks.

ARC TEC inc

San Jose, CA

Architectural Intern June 2021 - August 2021

Responsibilities include documenting for field verifications, revising final documents for client submission, and office space planning.

Outstanding Student in First Year Design Studio 2019 - 2020

Interim Exhibition Fall 2018, Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Fall 2022

President’s Honor List 2019-2020, 2020-2021, 2021-2022

Dean’s Honor List Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021

SoCal NOMA Project Pipeline Summer Camp

Volunteer Feb 2021- June 2021

The camp includes responsibilities like coordinating and designing activities for summer camp attendees.

Skills Digital Revit, Rhinoceros, AutoCAD, Bluebeam, Enscape

Adobe Creative Suite: Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop

Production Model Making, Lasercutting, 3D Printing, Woodworking

Languages English Native Indonesian Native

CONTENTS

SCIENTIST RETREAT

THE TWO SHELLS

FALL 2022 | ARC 3021L

FALL 2020 | ARC 3011L HEADWORKS BRIDGE FALL 2022 | ARC 4021L

MIXED-USE DESIGN SPRING 2021 | ARC 3021L

THE CANTILEVER FALL 2020 | ARC 3011L

WATER INFRASTRUCTURE FALL 2022 | ARC 4021L

12-15

04-11 16-21 22-27 28-31 32-39

OTHER WORKS 40-41

SCIENTIST RETREAT

A research center located in Mount Vetter that serves both for astronomers as well as a public education center. The project derives from a form that imitates the existing site of the mountain peaks. The varying experience in ceiling heights enhances the views it captures. A ramp is integrated to make the whole experience accessible up towards the summit. The ramp itself has a contrast relationship with the landscape creating a zigzag pattern.

THIRD YEAR STUDIO | FALL 2020 | ROBERTO SHEINBERG

MASSING DIAGRAM

PRIVATE OFFICE PLAN

THE

TWO SHELLS

SECOND YEAR DIGITAL | FALL 2019 | RICHARD MOLINA

A digital project which focuses in enhancing architectural graphic skills requires creating a complex abstracted model that would then be produced through different graphic representations and a physical model. The complex model continues to explore different spatial experiences and architectural graphic methods such as the isonometric and the interior elevation drawings.

PHYSICAL MODEL OF THE TWO SHELLS

HEADWORKS BRIDGE

FIFTH YEAR STUDIO | FALL 2022 | NOAM SARAGOSTI | PARTNER: HILARY KUSUMA

A pedestrian and cycling bridge that spans across the Los Angeles River to the site of the Headworks Water Infrastructure. The two spiral ramps offer two distinct experiences as they have different scales and envelope strategies. The ramps spiral down creating pavilions inside for visitors to enjoy the surrounding area. In response to the noise disruption from the highway, the smaller circular ramp is coated with solid metal panels that act as noise buffers. In contrast, the bigger ramp has an open circulation with a steel ribbing envelope allowing visitors a full view of the river, park, and the future water infrastructure.

PHYSICAL MODEL

MIXED-USE DESIGN

The concept originates from the checkered box idea that translates to how some of the spaces get protruded and some get carved out. It uses the terracing strategy as a way to break down the scale of the building to show sensitivity to the surrounding context. This strategy results in semi-private outdoor spaces that can be shared between the units.

THIRD YEAR STUDIO | SPRING 2021 | JOHN BOHN

HVAC DIAGRAM

PLUMBING DIAGRAM

THE CANTILEVER

THIRD YEAR STUDIO | FALL 2020 | ROBERTO SHEINBERG

A project with an emphasis on the rigidity of the structural design creates a challenge in designing viewing platforms through incorporating different structural elements. The form of the cantilever directs the circulation as it moves up to different viewing platforms providing different viewing experiences. The wood screens implemented control the amount of light that enters through the spaces.

WATER INFRASTRUCTURE

FIFTH YEAR STUDIO | FALL 2022 | NOAM SARAGOSTI | PARTNER: HILARY KUSUMA

Located in the Tom LaBonge Headworks Water Complex , a water purification facility as well as an education center is open to public to educate about the reliability of recycled water. Six structural modules are created from an array of simple geometry, thus creating playful hierarchy for different usage of program. These modules are then combined producing L-shaped buildings that are placed on the site based on axial relationship with the LA river and the water reservoir. The arc-shaped modules are particularly used as a circulation tool between all of the combined modules.

SECTIONS B-B

PHYSICAL MODEL

OTHER WORKS

PRODUCT DESIGN | POSTER DESIGN | 2D SKETCHES

Other works include designing merchandise for CPP ENV Archive by selecting Craig Ellwood’s drawings and implementing them into highly-marketable products. Poster design explores different color combination and proportionality both for printing and Instagram announcement posts. The 2D sketches include experimenting with different mediums and drawing objects realistically.

California State Polytechnic University, Pomona B. Arch Kiara Kahania 2019 -2022