PORTFOLIO MOHSEN MOGHADDAM
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Curriculum Vitae ARCHITECTURE
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Nargin Island Gemi Hotel Kinetic Structure Narges Shopping Center Industrial Kitchen Hekmat Parking Facility Residential Building Villa in Absheron Residential Building
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Yachay City Urban Acupuncture
URBAN DESIGN
INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE
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Mosque Takgol Beauty Salon Villa in Mehrshahr Apartment in Red Apartment in Mehrshahr Kitchen TV Table
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MODELS
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RELIEFS AND SCULPTURES
MOHSEN MOGHADDAM 1455 Amsterdam Ave, Apt 2B New York, NY 10027 Cell: +1 202 538 2899 Email: seyedmohsen.moghaddam@gmail.com www.mohsenmoghaddam.com
PROFILE
Over seven years experience in Architecture and related fields. The emphasis is on creative interactions between engineering and design, combining functionality with aesthetics.
EDUCATION 2013 – 2014
Master of Urban Design
2010 – 2012
2004 – 2008
The City College of New York (New York, N.Y.) Advisor: Michael Sorkin
Master of Architecture
Azerbaijan State Academy of Fine Arts (ADRA) (Baku, Azerbaijan) Advisor: Kazim Agabeyov
Bachelor of Graphic Design
Science and Culture University (Tehran, Iran)
WORK EXPERIENCE 2011 – 2012 • • • • • • • •
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2007 – 2007
Kamyar Faraz Company (Baku, Azerbaijan) Architectural Designer Villa in Baku. Schematic design, design development, 3D modeling. Azerbaijan Residential Building in Novxani. Skin design, 3D modeling, rendering. Azerbaijan Residential Building in Sumgait. Skin design, 3D modeling, rendering. Azerbaijan Villa in Absheron. Skin design, 3D modeling, rendering. Azerbaijan Mosque. Conceptual studies and design of interior, 3D modeling. Kiev, Ukraine Turkish Hamam (Bath). Initial concept of interior, 3D modeling. Baku, Azerbaijan Office Building. Initial concept of interior, 3D modeling. Baku, Azerbaijan Marble Shop. Schematic design of interior, 3D modeling. Baku, Azerbaijan
Man Company (Karaj, Iran) Architectural Assistant Farab Residential Building. Design, construction documentation, 3D modeling. Karaj, Iran Shohada Square. Initial concept, pre-schematic design, 3D modeling. Ferdos, Iran Narges Shopping Center. Construction documentation, 3D modeling. Tehran, Iran Kadoos Shopping Center. Design development, skin design, 3D modeling. Tehran, Iran Chancho Shopping Center. Skin design, 3D modeling. Tehran, Iran Hekmat Industrial Kitchen. Design development, construction documentation. Tehran, Iran Hekmat Parking Garage. Design development, construction documentation. Tehran, Iran
Fargir Alborz Contracting Company (Tehran, Iran) Steel Structure Production Line Supervisor
Managed the production line for steel structures used for industrial construction; supervised more than thirty workmen and interpreted and simplified structural plans; acted as quality control inspector. Projects: Abyek Cement Project, Gharb Cement Project, Kurdistan Cement Project
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TEACHING
2008 – 2010
2MO Design Group (Tehran, Iran) Interior Designer/Project Manager Takgol Beauty Salon. Schematic design, 3D modeling, project management. Karaj, Iran Peyman Shop (Aseman Vanak). Initial concept, 3D modeling. Tehran, Iran Konj Coffee Shop. Managing, project management. Tehran, Iran Apartment in Red. Design, project management. Karaj, Iran Residential Building. Design, project management. Mehrshahr, Iran Residential Building. Design, project management. Karaj, Iran
Molana Higher Education Institute (Abyek, Iran) Assistant Instructor (Architecture and Design)
Taught several courses – including Basic Architectural Design, Building Materials, Architectural Graphics and Computer Application in Architecture.
PUBLICATIONS
Moghaddam, SeyedMohsen. “Before The On-Switch” Plot vol. 3. Spring 2014. The City Colledge of New York. Moghaddam, SeyedMohsen. The Architecture of Baku. 2012
Researched, wrote, photographed and completed digital editing for a book highlighting Baku’s architecture.
To see a sample of the book, please refer to: http://issuu.com/mohsenmoghaddam/docs/the_architecture_of_baku
SKILLS
Technical: Rhinoceros, 3D MAX, Vray, Auto CAD, Revit, SketchUp, Corel DRAW, Photoshop, Indesign, Wordpress (web design), Microsoft Office, CNC milling, 3D print, and Laser cutting. Language Skills: Farsi, English, Azerbaijani Other Skills: Professional Model making, Offset printing; sculpting and painting; participated in several group exhibitions in Berlin and Baku.
ADDITIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE 2013 – 2013
The City College of New York (Harlem, New York) Animator Prepared short animations for biology department lectures.
2013 – 2013
Brooklyn Campus Library, Long Island University (Brooklyn, New York) Student Library Assistant
Assisted students with technical questions using Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and general informational questions; trouble shoot printers, PCs, and copiers; shelved reference books; helped supervisor with architectural research.
ARCHITECTURE
Nargin Island
Baku, Azerbaijan Arch Design Studio (ADRA), 2012 Design by Mohsen Moghaddam This project envisioned a complex constructed on an island located fifteen kilometres away from Baku’s shore. The island is three kilometres in length and one kilometre in width. The complex contains residential, entertainment and public buildings. The residential buildings are spread around the island to offer maximum levels of privacy and luxury. To facilitate access for visitors and residents, public facilities are located at the entrance and in the centre of the island. The goal of the project is to convert the island into a spacious natural zoo. Serving as access routes, the island overpasses grant the visitors a broad, open view of animal life without direct human intrusion into the natural habitat. Taking advantage of constant winds in
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Nargin Island
this location on the Caspian Sea, the island will be supplied with wind-generated power. The heating system within the complex will be supported by solar energy. Green transportation - such as bicycles and electronic cars - will also be used on the island.
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Hotel
Beach
Entrance parking
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Green house and museum
Harbor
Dance clubs and resturants
Passway
Yatch club
Hotel
Beach
Light house
Hotel
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Helicopter band
Manufactured islands
Private villas
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The island overpasses grant the visitors a broad, open view of animal life without direct human intrusion into the natural habitat.
Access routes
Buildings
Service building concentration
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Population diagram
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Gemi Hotel
Baku, Azerbaijan Arch Design Studio (ADRA), 2011 Design by Mohsen Moghaddam Located near the shoreline in Azerbaijan’s capital, Baku, the project features a multi-purpose complex. The first three floors house a theatre and shopping centre and the upper floors are reserved for a hotel with a spectacular view of the city skyline. The design is based on the shape of a ship. The horizontal form of the building gracefully blends in with the horizon and does not obstruct an outside observer’s view.
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Section plan
Access routes in the site
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The construction of the building contains concrete and steel-hung structure, which have been designed so that the forces on both sides of the hung structure counterbalance each other.
Air ventilation process
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Kinetic Building
Yachay, Ecuador Urban Design Studio (CCNY), 2014 Design by Mohsen Moghaddam Kinetic structure was designed as a light responsive structure for the Ecuador climate. A combination of fabric roof with light steel structure generates a dynamic figure that is sensitive to climate change in different hours of the day.
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Using vinyl-coated polyester fabric for the roof of the buidling allows flexibility in the ceiling.
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Narges Shopping Center
Tehran, Iran Employer: Man Co. in collaboration with TPBA Co. 2008 Role: Architectural assistant Narges Shopping Center is an eleven-story building with a total area of 3000 m2. This shopping and entertainment center is comprised of a hundred and fifty retails, boutiques and two multi-use public halls with a capacity of four hundred people each, and underground parking with total of four hundred parking spaces. The main purppose of architecture was to create an urban public center along with its revolving, spiral like
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form and continously changing facade by means of different shades of colors. The main entrance was designed by taking into consideration urban activities and as a result has immensely helped the communal accessibility to this center. This center was design based on recent methods of shopping development design. The objective was to create an attractive and pleasant space that can provide a good experience for the public.
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Parking Space
First Floor Plan
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Shopping Mall
Office Space
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Industrial Kitchen
Tehran, Iran Employer: Man Co. in collaboration with TPBA Co. 2008 Role: Architectural assistant The Industrial Kitchen is a three-story (1250 m2) buidling that provides catering to office buildings in the area. Its shell structure creates a semi industrial facade. The building consists of three levels. The first floor houses the storage facility, washing space, administrative room, and the food preparation area. The restrooms and dressing rooms are located on the second floor, while the electrical room is located in the basement.
First Floor Plan
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Cooking area Storage Restroom and dressing room Electrical Room Access routes
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Hekmat Parking Facility
Tehran, Iran Employer: Man Co. in collaboration with TPBA Co. 2008 Role: Architectural assistant The project site for this Seven-level parking facility with a total area of 15,500 m2 (capacity: 500 cars) is located near a shopping centre. The objective is to decrease traffic congestion in the area caused by a large flow of visitors to the shopping centre. Due to construction budget limitations, the building required a simple, yet practical design.
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Residential Building Novxani, Azerbaijan Employer: Kamyar Faraz Co. 2012 Role: Architectural assistant
This project is a complex building that holds three identical buildings in a five acres land space designed for a well known Azerbaijani family. Each building consists of five floors, three of them are living space. The two bottom levels enclose a swimming pool and a jacuzzi. The living area contains twelve bedrooms, three salons, two kitchens, and twelve bathrooms.
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Villa in Absheron
Absheron, Azerbaijan Employer: Kamyar Faraz Co. 2012 Role: Architectural assistant This project is a two floor building with eight rooms, one salon, two sitting rooms, six bathrooms, and one kitchen. The design was based on the owner’s needs. Using local beige color sandstone for the facade of the building creates a welcoming sense to the building.
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Residential Building Sumgait, Azerbaijan Employer: Kamyar Faraz Co. 2012 Role: Architectural assistant
This project is a triplex building that provides living space for a large family. The building has three floors that accommodates ten bedrooms, two salons, two kitchens, and eight bathrooms. The first floor houses a garage and storage space.
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Sketch of Imam Mosque, Isfahan, Iran
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Sketch of Persepolis, Shiraz, Iran
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URBAN DESIGN
Yachay City
Yachay, Ecuador Urban Design Studio (CCNY), 2014 Design by Mohsen Moghaddam, Dana Arazi, and Aikaterini Pantazaka Under the request of the president of Ecuador to build a tech-city, a proposal was introduced by a Korean company which was insufficient for the Ecuadorian client. In the original proposal the city was to be built on the agricultural land. Considering the value of the agricultural land and the importance of the view of the landscape, our team decided to reverse the original proposal
and to plan a city on the slopes. The agricultural land (3.335 acres) can provide 80% of the daily consumption of fruit, grains and vegetables for 70,000 residents of Yachay. In addition, a collaboration between the two neighboring cities of Ibarra and Yachay can be established to coproduce on their agricultural fields. The Master plan of the city is designed on the slopes with 5% to 35% degree. The circulation schema is designed to adhere to the topography of the site within the limitation of 10% slope for the streets. Access routes consists of pedestrian roads, bike tracks, and car roads. The pedestrian roads also operate as the main public space of neighborhoods. To facilitate access to daily needs, the neighborhoods 40
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contain necessities such as: municipal service, employment and educational space, shops, recreation and cultural space within a short walking distance of less than 400 meters. The diversity of land use is exemplified in the diagram and the horizontal section. A few centers were established in the plan based on the location of existing communities, university buildings under construction, and the intersections of existing main roads. Yachay will be connected to Ibarra via the exisiting train line that currently operates as a tourist attraction, but will function as a public transportation line connecting the two cities. Due to unstable soil of the site, a particular light steel structure was designed as the main construction method in the city. Lifted buildings from the surface consisting of fabric roofs generate energy efficient structures which are suitable for the stable climate of Ecuador.
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Urban Acupuncture
South Bronx and East Harlem, New York Urban Design Studio (CCNY), 2013 Design by Mohsen Moghaddam Urban acupuncture consists of several related projects in East Harlem and South Bronx. Based upon a number of surveys and observations in the neighborhoods, the following solutions were proposed to improve the quality of life for the communities. These projects are divided into four different categories consisting of infrastructural projects, reusable space, mobile interventions, and functional solutions. PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT
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INTERIOR DESIGN
Mosque
Kiev, Ukraine Employer: Kamyar Faraz Co. 2012 Design by Mohsen Moghaddam Upon the Muslim community’s request to renovate the old mosque in the suburb of Kiev, the following proposal was presented. To renovate the interior of the mosque, studying different shapes of Islamic columns and altars was an essential task. The aesthetic aspect of the interior architecture was not the only focus, but also generating the sentiment of glory and greatness to the worshipers was an objective. Due to budget limitations, painting ornament on stucco was the preferred method for decoration.
Proposed interior design sample
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Takgol Beauty Salon
Karaj, Iran Employer: 2MO Design Group, 2007 Design by Mohsen Moghaddam The space is essentially an apartment on the second floor in a commercial zone. Based on the client’s request, the goal was to convert the space into a beauty salon. The entrance door opens into a sitting area with a front desk to arrange the schedules for customers. The salon contains the main hairdressing area along with a bridal dressing room, a massage-skin care room, and a breakroom area for employees. Designing the facade of the building was also an essential part of the project.
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Villa in Mehrshahr
Karaj, Iran Employer: 2MO Design Group, 2007 Design by Mohsen Moghaddam The ceiling design was inspired by the traditional houses in the North of Iran. To create a sense of warmness, wood was used in the interior space of the house. Redesigning the staircase and connecting the two floors was an important part of the project. Using a steel structure for the staircase and covering it with stone and wood generated a dynamic and elegance shape in the space. A set of warm toned stones in harmony with the wooden details significantly improved the aesthetic quality of the space.
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Apartment In Red
Karaj, Iran Employer: 2MO Design Group, 2007 Design by Mohsen Moghaddam Creating a space based on the client’s needs and ambitions as well as furnishing the place were among the missions of this project. Designing the ceilings, walls, and fireplace in the sitting room were the main tasks of the project. Choosing the owner’s favorite palette of colors for the ceilings and walls was taken into consideration. The living room and salon have distinct color schemes, fabrics, and materials each creating a glamorous and a unique environment.
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Apartment in Mehrshahr Karaj, Iran Employer: 2MO Design Group, 2007 Design by Mohsen Moghaddam
In this project, a scheme of brown colors helps to generate a cozy and warm ambiance to the space. The design of the ceiling helps the spatial division. The reflection of a warm set of ceiling lights on the wall and stones helps to improve the quality of space. Creating a space based on the client’s need and desires as well as furnishing the place was among the missions and objectives of this project. Designing the ceiling, walls and a fireplace in the sitting room in addition to furnishing the space was a another mission of the project.
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Kitchen
Karaj, Iran Employer: 2MO Design Group, 2007 Design by Mohsen Moghaddam The kitchen cabinet is made of medium-density fiberboard (MDF) with steel handles. The client needed a display cabinet to store decorative kitchen utensils in front of the entrance. The kitchen is separated from the dining room by a counter with extra storage space.
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TV Table
Karaj, Iran Employer: 2MO Design Group, 2007 Design and built by Mohsen Moghaddam This TV table is a hand made set designed for a flat screen TV. The body of the table is made of medium-density fiberboard (MDF) and There are two wooden decorative pieces and curved steel plates attached to drawers.
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MODELS
Nargin Island Baku’s shore, Azerbaijan Laser cut plexiglass, wooden base
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Gemi Hotel Baku, Azerbaijan 3D Print, Wooden base
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Wafer Biscuit and Recycling Paper Factories Wood, Paper, Steel
Topography Laser cut plexiglass, Paper
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Elevated City New York Foam Board, Paper, Plastic, Clay 68
Kinetic Buidling Yachay, Ecuador 3D Print, Plexiglass, Foam Board, Wood, Baloon
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RELIEFS AND SCULPTURE
Reliefs Personally hand-made reliefs and sculptures were incorporated in various interior designs to provide aesthetic details to the projects.
Wall Relief, Stucco
Wall Relief, Clay
Wall Relief, Baked Ceramic
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Grand Father, Bronze
Dr. Kazemi Ashtiani, Stucco
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Virgin, Bronze 76
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