ARCHITECTURE
PORTFOLIO
MARYAM MORADNEJAD
EDUCATION MS, Architecture, Emerging Building Technology
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA. 2018- Present|GPA: 4
MS, Project and Construction Management Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran. 2013-2015|GPA: 3.7
Bachelor of Architecture
Payam Noor University, Kerman, Iran. 2007-2012|GPA: 3.5
SKILLS Drafting, 3D Modeling and Rendering: AutoCad/ Revit Architecture/ Rhinoceros 3D/ Grasshopper
Data Analysis: Honeybee, Ladybug, Butterfly/ Velux/ Design Flow
Graphics:
Adobe Photoshop Adobe InDesign Adobe Illustrator
Microsoft Office:
Word/ PowerPoint/ Excel/ MS Project
Fabrication:
Digital: CNC, 3ds Printing, Laser Cutting Analog: Wood, Glass, Plaster, Rubber Molding
Others:
Free Hand Drawing Photography
MARYAM MORADNEJAD Email: maryammoradnejad@email.arizona.com Phone: +1(520)789-9386 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maryam-moradnejad-601a0575
ACTIVITIES: Member of SoA Materials Committee
University of Arizona, College of Architecture|2018- Present MS.Arch students representative
Member of U.S. Green Building Council University of Arizona|2018-2019
WORK EXPERIENCE
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Architectural Intern, SPS+ Architects, Tucson, Arizona|Feb 2020-Present
Graduate
Assisting with Schematic design for developing master plans; ● Collaborating with the lead architect in design and construction documentation. ●
Junior Architect, Hoorpardazan Architecture Firm, Kerman, Iran|2015- 2018.
Designed and drew construction details for developing city permit drawing sets; Checked mechanical, electrical and structural drawings to be coordinated with architectural drawings; ● Prepared information regarding design, specifications, materials and equipment. ● ●
Construction Management Intern, Ashenab Consulting Engineers Company, Tehran, Iran|2013- 2015. ● Assisted the Project Manager in coordinating architectural drawings in order to make sure all details follow as final orders; ● Developed the project schedule and monitored project procedures to be on schedule.
Junior Designer/Drafter, Arzesh Architecture Firm, Kerman, Iran|2012-2013.
Developed and crafted models during the design process; Supported and assisted lead architect in design of all phases of a major project; ● Conducted research needed to complete architectural projects. ● ●
Research Assistant, University of Arizona|2018- Present, Sponsored by: Microsoft Research Topic: Sustainable Growth of Cloud • Innovative environmental building technology design; • Emerging materials for energy and water conservation in building systems; • Prototype fabrication of innovative emerging building technology components; • Environmental performance building simulation analysis and generative design processes
HONORS AND AWARDS Full Tuition Scholarship
University of Arizona|Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020.
Graduate Research Assistant
University of Arizona|Fall 2018- Spring 2019.
Graduate Teaching Assistant
University of Arizona|Fall 2019- Spring 2020.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE Graduate Teacher Assistant, Drachman Design Build Coalition, University of Arizona. Aug 2019- Present. Course: Design Build Studio ● Holding workshops for student about project tasks and scheduling; ● Monitoring and instructing students on site during the construction hours; ● Developing the project schedule and budget Draft; ● Preparing project status for reporting in the project management team regular meetings; ● Quantifying, ordering and purchasing of the project materials and supplies.
Lecturer, University of Applied Science and Technology, Kerman, Iran|2016- 2018. ● Courses: Introduction to Contemporary Architecture, English in Architecture, Introduction to Islamic Architecture, Construction Management Skills, Graphic Designs,Introduction to Photography.
Instructor/Tutor, Kerman Art and Architecture Institute, Kerman, Iran|2012- 2013. ● ●
Softwares: Auto Cad and Adobe Illustrator ans InDesign (Basic and intermediate) Sketching and hand Drawing Skills.
Albert H. Drachman Memorial Scholarship University of Arizona|2019.
PUBLICATION “WATeRVASE: Wind-catching Adaptive Technology for a Roof-integrated Ventilation Aperture System and Evaporative-cooling,” with Dorit Aviv, Aletheia Ida and Forrest Meggers. Integration and Innovation, BTES (Building Technology Educator’s Society), Conference Poster, June 2019.
“Adaptive Materials for combined Evaporative and Radiative Cooling in Hot-Dry Climate” with Dorit Aviv and Aletheia Ida. SimAUD (Symposium on Simulation for Architecture and Urban Design), 2020. (In Progress).
PORTFOLIO CONTENT ACADEMIC PROJECTS
PROFESSIONAL WORKS
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VALLY VIEW DALFARD RIVER RESORT
MADAR RESIDENTIAL COMPLEX
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KERMAN HIGHSCHOOL
FIRST AND SECOND STADIUM ROWHOUSE UNITS
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MOUNTAIN VIEW RESIDENTIAL COMPLEX Page. 22-27
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UMBRELLA TINY HOUSES COMPETITION Page. 28-29
RESEARCH PROJECTS
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WATERVASE
Wind-catching Adaptive Technology for a Roof-integrated Ventilation Aperture System and Evaporative-cooling
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PARAMETRIC DESIGN+DIGITAL FABRICATION
Integration of Windcather Module with Hydrogel
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SUSTAINABLE DATA CENTER
Analytical Research
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ACADEMIC PROJECTS
ACADEMIC PROJECT| VALLY VIEW DALFARD RIVER RESORT
01 VALLY VIEW DALFARD RIVER RESORT Lacking of spaces in which a person can be integrated with nature and enjoy wonderful views around Dalfard River is hard to ignore. This Project as a Capstone has been done during two semesters, in two phase at 5th year of Bachelor of Architecture. Phase one was gathering researches and documents which have leaded to schematic design ideas and options that would respond to main questions of the project. Second Phase was included all steps to develop schematic design into a final proposal in which all questions are answered. The site of the project is located on a valley beside Dalfard River and Jabalbarz mountains surrounded by wonderful views at borders of a village named Dalfard. Noticeable number of visitors and people interested in hiking on these valleys on East of Dalfard Village, plus proper access to main roads and possible facilities makes specific portion of this village a proper place with high potential to create an environment which brings nature and human together! 8
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MAIN DRIVES
Natural Site Landscaping
Dalfard River
Passive Design Strategies Considering proper zoning to use best summer an winter daylight. Design structures, shading and landscape based on using proper wind direction, meanwhile repel unwelcoming winds. Specific arrangement in order to have a proper circulation among structures based on their usages. By using the existing slope hot air can be cooled by moving over existing water on site, then leading into residential houses in summertime is one of the effective strategies has been considered in this project.
Structural Elements, Low Density
Nature Lines, Natural Forms Structures on site follow natural lines like topography and different existing heights. Applying passive cooling strategy not only helps to reduce necessity of using active cooling systems , but also keeps the nature of the site and its line usable.
Main Natural and Structural Elements
Site Analysis
Dalfard River Location on Resort Hiking Trails
Passive Cooling Strategy Diagram_ Section Perspective
Main Access to Road 88 to Jiroft City
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RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS DESIGN CONCEPT Types1 and 2 For the smaller units sleep slope strategy is proposed to achieve multi function concurrent. The north, east, and west sides are merged up to the height of mountain protecting the house from cold winter winds, while the sunlight and daylight come to house through the large windows at the south side. Also the vertical shading strategy is used at the west side to prevent the intense light of the evenings. The coherent composition that is the result of sleep slope causes reducing energy and material consumption based on each upper level unit’s balcony works as its underneath unit’s roof. Each balcony extends toward south and acts like an overhang for the underneath building. All the bedrooms and living rooms are located at the south side so guests can enjoy not only the spectacular view but also the natural daylight. 10
Steep Slope House Design Strategies
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RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS DESIGN CONCEPT Types 3 and 4 Horizontal and Vertical elements are distinctive features of the buildings, as it is shown on following diagram. The integration of these pieces shape the overall body of the buildings. These elements create solid lines, which are in contrast with its surrounding nature and also extends along the natural lines and slope of the mountain simultaneously and represent how low density these structure sit on this amazing environment. It seems that they buildings are embedded in their surrounding mountain. Big opening to the north mountain and river provide excellent view for residents and overhangs are designed too control the amount of hear that may come through them to the inside spaces. Separating the private space from the common space and design closed and open balconies are other design development
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ACADEMIC PROJECT| KERMAN HIGHSCHOOL
02 KERMAN HIGH SCHOOL The challenge for 4th year studio in this project is how connection between various spaces in a school located on a site where main streets of a big city meet should be designed to. Providing easy accessibility, comfort for students in classrooms and yards, diverse spaces for students for different functions and having pleasant and useable yards which is rare in Kerman schools because of harsh climate are some of the main goal of designing. The project is in Kerman, Iran with capacity of 720 students from 14 to 18 years in 36 classes of 20. The two major concerns for this high school design are how to connect spaces with educational usages while recreational spaces should be placed outdoor and indoor in connection with rest parts, meanwhile administration spaces need to monitor classes and students and work as the heart of complex. So space circulation and communications between areas is vital in this project. Meanwhile there are general concerns and criterias that has to be applied like isolating classes from noise pollution, proper access to main and central parts and following educational codes. 16
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1. Basic mass shaped by site forces at the center of it to avoid noise of the surronding streets.
2. Dividing the mass to two separate buildings for accessebility, and facing all classes to the south for using natural daylight and sunlight. Making two floors for the northern building.
3. Adding administrative part to the middle of building from the entrance side as core of monitoring and connect two buildings by labs so all students have access to them.
4. compress all building to have enough space for other functions like gathering hall, ndoor and outdoor fields.
5. Dropping off the courtyard to have a cozy and restful space with more shading from buildings.
Design Processes
Final Design Space and Zoning
Courtyard Section Analysis 17
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First Floor Plan
Second Floor Plan 18
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ACADEMIC PROJECT| MOUNTAIN VIEW RESIDENTIAL COMPLEX
03 MOUNTAIN VIEW RESIDENTIAL COMPLEX As a third year architecture student, facing a design project with conceptual theme is a process in which thinking out of the box is what formed the design. The programing in this project is residential complex which is located on a site at East side of Kerman, Iran next to Ghaem man made forest and Ghaem Mountains that make the site a place with special natural neighbors at the heart of a big city on its heritage and historical urban context with mostly one story structures. So the challenge is how to form the design in a way that fits into its spiritual location while considering families would build their lives and memories in these houses! So, I used the curve lines that is symbol of mountain to merge the buildings into their natural context and integrate with it.
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Bird’s eye view perspective
South Elevation 23
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Floor Plans 24
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ACADEMIC PROJECT| UMBRELLA
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Universal Micro-Buildings for Renewable Environments and Long-Lasting Adaptation With: Sara Ghaemi,saragh@email.arizona.edu Anahita Modrek, anahitamodrek@email.arizona.edu
Numerous metropolises, such as Tehran, confront rapid population growth challenges alongside limited vacant land for new development. Micro-housing offers an alternative approach to accommodate more individuals within the dense urban footprint. The UMBRELLA concept liberates the micro-dwelling unit from a typical high-rise building to enable both a spatial and visual expanse for inhabitants. Making use of a centralized core as the building footprint, the UMBRELLA structure can be situated within the interstitial remnants of urban space. The individual housing units are suspended from the cantilevered structure, providing direct access to light and air and panoramic views. The compressed size of the micro-dwelling can be alleviated, or privacy maintained, through inhabitant interaction with movable wall panels. Each unit may be relocated in vertical space to either separate from or align with a neighboring unit, providing modular spatial adaptation. UMBRELLA projects integrate natural climate resources for sustainable dwelling, including rainwater harvesting, passive heating and cooling, solar energy, natural ventilation, and low carbon footprint bio-materials. UMBRELLA establishes a nascent concept, reminiscent of an amusement park icon, that allows micro-dwellers to float in the sky while having a minimal urban footprint—both literal and figurative.
Glass Facade Providing a panoramic view in the high density urban context
Adjustable Evaporative Panels Adaptive ventilation system to achieve the desired airflow and daylight Rolling Rail Adjusting the panels
Rolling opaque curtain Offering privacy and light blocking
Bio Plastic layer Offering solar chimney effect in summer and having a green house effect for the interior space during the winter
Embedded water Tank Providing counter balance to control the possible tolerance
Exploded Axon Diagram
Level 7 100.00
Level 6 60.500 Level 5 57.500 Level 4 56.650
Core: Bathroom+Closet
Bedroom 1 Level 3 33.00 Level 2 30.00
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PROFESSIONAL WORKS
PROFESSIONAL WORK| MADAR RESIDENTIAL COMPLEX
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MADAR RESIDENTIAL COMPLEX
Supervisor: Maysam Salehi, meisamrsalehi@gmail.com Junior Architect
This 6 story residential building named Madar Complex which means Mother in Farsi, is designed for a family of 5 siblings who decide to live close to each other on each 5 levels of this complex while their Mother lives in another level. This project located in Kerman, Iran, 2015- 2016. I participate as a Junior Architect from scratch to the final steps of construction in both interior and exterior design phases. Here are some drawings and graphics related to different phases. I have developed the city permit set and interior design of one of the units.
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PROFESSIONAL WORK| STADIUM ROW-HOUSE PROJECT
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Design build studio, First & Second Units
Supervisor: Mary Hardin, University of Arizona, mchardin@email.arizona.edu Teacher Assistant
For Fall 2019 and Spring 2020 I am a teacher assistant of the DesignBuild course. For the fall semester, the second phase of the first unit of stadium row house project has been completed includes the interior wall framing, facade paneling, and all the interior works. During the spring semester, the first phase of the second unit will be starting by working on building foundation, framing, roofing, and flooring. I was on-site between 8-15 hours every week and monitoring students to do their tasks correctly. Also, I was developing the project schedule as well as budget reports.
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Walls Framing, Fiberglass Insulation
Door & Windows Flashing and Installation
West Wall Assembly Air Barrier, Metal Cladding & Fiber Cement Installation
Floor Plan
South Wall Assembly North Wall Assembly Rigid Foam Insulation, Soffit & Loft Fascia
Flooring, Trim & Tiling, Grouting
Painting, Plywood Core & Kitchen
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RESEARCH PROJECTS
RESEARCH PROJECT| WATeRVASE
07 WATeRVASE
Windcatching Adaptive Technology for a Roof Integrated Ventilation Aperture System and Evaporative-cooling With: Aletheia Ida, University of Arizona, aida@email.arizona.edu Dorit Aviv, Princeton University, Dorit@princeton.edu
The WATeRVASE is a Wind-catching Adaptive Technology for a Roof-integrated Ventilation Aperture System and Evaporativecooling. This project addresses innovations in the adaptive functionality for the windcatcher through advanced materials, such as phase-change-materials PCMs and hydrogels, which provide unique heat capacitance and emissivity to enable the nighttime radiative cooling. Also prior researches demonstrates the effectiveness of hydrogel for water sorption and diffusion. The integration of the hydrogel membrane as an inner surface-lining of the wind-catcher will enable the control of moisture interface with airflow streams via hydro-pumps, providing evaporativecooling effects for the daytime downdraft system.
System Function in Day: Evaporative Cooling Effect Natural Daylighting
Furthermore, the prototype incorporates a lyophilized hydrogel that provides for humidity sorption at the base of the cooling space for water recuperation. The hydrogel membrane may also provide daylighting based on saturation states. The project will also explore the potential for rain-water harvesting with the roofintegrated aperture. Solar radiation analyses were conducted to determine optimal material integration. These simulations are performed with the Rhino-Grasshopper Ladybug Plug-in for the day time of winter and summer solstice and spring and fall equinox. Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulations were conducted to analyze airflow morphology through different spatial conditions. CFD simulations are performed with the Rhino-Grasshopper Butterfly plug-in accessing the OpenFOAM analysis platform. To identify the spatial factors affecting the airflow behavior through this unique geometry of windcatcher, parametric variations are defined for the windcatcher height and aperture placements, indoor space dimensions, and outlet sizes and placement. Initial results provide insight to the optimal relationships between windcatcher geometries and indoor volumetric proportions for inducing adequate airflow for passive cooling.
System Function in Night: Radiant Cooling
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Water Recuperation Cycle: A. Pumping water to membrane B. Diffusion of membrane, Humidity for downdraft evaporative cooling C. Water recuperation, lyophilized hydrogel for humidity sorption D. Rainwater harvesting
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Top View
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Solar Radiation Analysis The Radiation Analysis were conducted by Author The Design was done by team member(Dorit Aviv)
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Top Membrane
Structure and Material Integration Studies
RESEARCH PROJECT| WATeRVASE
Bottom Membrane
Wood Structure Design
Hydrogel Membrane
Phase-Change Material (PCM) Membrane Round Base Joint
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Wood Framing
Joint to the Concrete
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Geometry setting in CFD
Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD) Analysis
Parametric variations of the windcatcher
CFD results demonstrates airflow behavior through different spatial condition
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RESEARCH PROJECT| DESIGN+FABRICATION
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PARAMETRIC DESIGN+DIGITAL FABRICATION
Instructor: Susannah Dickinson, srd@email.arizona.edu Course: Design Communication III , Parametric Design & Digital Fabrication
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Geometry Design
From circular apertures to a volume for downdraft
Structure Design
From random points to voronoi patterns structure
Radiation Analysis
Tucson International Ap_ AZ-USA 21 JUN 5:00- 20:00
The main goal of this assignment is figuring out the best condition for integration of hydrogel with windcatcher for testing in a wind tunnel. As the model that is going to be tested in the wind tunnel is too big (80 cm height), for this assignment I tried to first fabricate the small scale of the model to figure out the optimum thickness, number of voronoi seed and the distance of each hole with another one. After some failures two models with different properties had been built up successfully. The bigger one was selected to will be developing for a module that is integrated with hydrogel. The module has been built up in the real scale. Two different porous surfaces with different size of openings will be added at the top of model to keep the hydrogel in the model as well as let airflow touch the hydrogel. Four holes are embedded in the walls of the model to keep four clips that keeping the screens on the top of hydrogel stable.
DESIGN+FABRICATION |RESEARCH PROJECT
Interscaler Diagram of hydrogel integration as an inner membrane of the windcatcher
1. 400 voronoi seeds, thickness 1.5 mm. 2. 110 voronooi seeds, thickness is 5 mm
The module piece; As the outside surface is thin and just has 1.5 mm thickness and the model built up with transparent pla, the light can transmit from the model to provide natural daylighting
Mixing Polyacrylamide withcross-linker to fabricate Hydrogel in the mold
1. Number of the holes: 70, thickness: 3 mm
Integration of all pieces together with hydrogel
2. Number of the holes: 70, thickness: 5 mm
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RESEARCH PROJECT| SUSTAINABLE DATA CENTER
03 SUSTAINABLE DATA CENTER Supervisor: Aletheia Ida, University of Arizona, aida@email.arizona.edu Research Assistant Project
The high energy consumption of data centers provides a significant challenge for providers, architects, material scientists, and so many other area scientists to rethink their influence to control this huge consumption. Data centers are located all over the world in different climates so different strategies can be applied for each climate based on the energy flow of the building and the environment. The current research shows generative research that has started with a comprehensive environmental analysis of phoenix that is located in a hot-arid climate to identify the potential properties of the region and design strategies based on them. The major heat in data centers is produced by servers and cooling systems consume a huge amount of energy. Three different types of cooling strategies have been introduced based on the energy flow in such buildings; Hot and cold aisles., liquid bath cooling and disaggregation. Some materials with high heat capacity like PCMs have been suggested to keep the heat and re-radiate it to the outdoor based on the huge diurnal temperature differential. Also, in the disaggregation method, the servers as the source of heat production can be separated from the other pieces in a rach like memories to avoid the heat conversion on a large scale.
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Environmental Analysis_Phoenix, Arizona, USA
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Hot and Cold Aisles
Airflow behavior through servers with CFD analysis
Liquid Bath Cooling
Disaggregation
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