Monire Vatankhah's Portfolio (Application 2023)

VATANKHAH

The prevailing themes in my design stem from my deep interest in sustainable environmental design with a fascination in departing from academic theories and a focus on the everyday needs of ordinary people. My professional trajectory also consists of working on a spectrum of built and conceptual projects from numerous national projects in healthcare to urban-scale studies. The commonality of all the professional projects lies in a belief in the critical impact of architecture socially and experimentially with a commitment to innovative design.

RESEARCH

- 2021

M.Arch. Architecture

Shiraz University, School of Art and Architecture, Shiraz, Iran

GPA: 3.91/4 in WES scale

Enhancing thermal and daylighting performance of contemporary buildings by adopting optimized design parameters of vernacular dwellings

Spatial analysis on perceptial factors of users in Shiraz University Campus.

A Rehabiliation Center for physically challenged patients utilizing “Atriums” as a passive system

Materials and their role in sustainablity

School of Thought: A school that redefines learning

Design for the senses: adressing local residents’ needs through design

- 2014

B.Sc. Urban Engineering

Art University of Tehran, Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism, Tehran, Iran

GPA: 3.38/4 in WES scale (Last two years: 3.64/4)

FINAL PROJECT: Develop strategies and design guidelines for street facade based on users’ perception (Case study: Shapoor Street in Tehran, District 12)

- 2009

DIPLOMA. Mathematical-Physics

Andisheh Highschool, Tehran Province, Iran

19/20

1.

MASTER THESIS:

Energy Efficiency

Enhancing Thermal and Daylighting Performance of Contemporary Buildings by Adopting Optimized Design Parameters of Vernacular Dwellings

Project Timeline: September 2020 - December 2021

School of Art and Architecture, Shiraz University, Iran

Location: Guilan, Iran

Final Score: 19/20 (Excellent)

Supervisors:

Advisor:

Roza Vakilinezhad, PhD

Seyed MohammadHossein Zakeri, PhD Kave Fattahi, PhD

RESEARCH QUESTIONS

Methods:

Energy Analysis, Daylight Analysis, Multi-objective Optimization, Numerical Assessment.

Tools:

Rhino 6, Grasshopper, Ladybug tools, Octopus, Excel, Python

QUESTION #1

How much would daylighting and energy use in vernac ular dwellings be affected by climatically shaped design parameters?

QUESTION #2

How could vernacular dwelling design parameters be im plemented into contemporary building design at an early stage?

QUESTION #3

Are there any further passive systems that might be added to further minimize energy consumption?

RESEARCH OBJECTIVE

1. Forming a parametric prototype model inspired by typolo gies of vernacular dwellings in the region;

Paper:

M Vatankhah, R Vakilinezhad, SMH Zakeri, K Fat

tahi. (2022). “Enhancing thermal and daylighting performance of contemporary buildings by adopt ing optimized design parameters of vernacular dwellings of Guilan, Iran.” (Accepted)

2. Evaluating energy and daylight performance of vernacular typologies and comparing them to determine the potential variables and introducing them to optimization process;

3. Implementing the inspiring design parameters obtained from optimization for contemporary buildings.

1 | 2 | 3 | RESEARCH PROCESS

RESEARCH IDEAS DATA COLLECTION + ANALYZE RESULTS

1.1. Exploring climatic and geographic condition of the region by environmental assessments of wind, precipitation, solar radiation, and the like.

1.2. Qualitative analysis of vernacular dwellings in Guilan by conducting a literature review on architectural characteristics of dwellings.

1.3. Identify six types of vernacular dwellings, considering them as build ing models for further analysis.

2.1. Determination of Input Variables such as climate data, materi als, simulation setting, and building models

2.2. Environmental assessment of vernacular typologies and compare the results.

2.3. Define a parametric prototype model based on vernacular repre sentatives, and determine relevant variables.

2.4. Run a multi-objective optimization to find the inspiring design parameters in terms of daylighting and energy consumption.

3.1. Statistical study on data pro duced from optimization process, via correlation and variable-based analysis.

3.2. Design a residential unit based on the results optimized parameters.

3.3. Explore auxiliary passive systems to save more energy.

Climate and Geographic condition of region

Located on the south of the Caspian Sea and below the sea level, Guilan forms a short and narrow coastal strip in the northwest of Iran. Geographic and climatic characteristics of the region influenced the settlement arrangement, and divided them into three categories: the plains adjacent to the Caspian Sea, the mountainous area, and foothills in between. This research focuses on the plains, where the vernacular dwellings were built and evolved under the dual constraints of heavy rainfalls and humidity.

The Plains

Foothills in between The Mountainous Area

1.2.

Investigating on the characteristics of vernacular dwellings

Apertures

• Openings in opposite walls to allow cross-section;

• Large windows at low height from the floor, provideing natu ral ventilation for seated people.

Room Structure

3 types of spaces:

• open (yard)

• closed space rooms, and

• semi-open spaces ("Eyvan" or "Tellar")

Shading

• Extended roofs (Almost 1-2 meters from the body);

• Using curtains to block sun radiation during hot days.

Building Story

• Mainly one-story, consists of two rooms on first floor

Roof Structure

pitched roofs due to the high intensity of rainfall (usually four-sided) with ex tended western side.

Envelope construction

• Forests and rice fields, as the main sources of envelope coating materials;

• Façade, a multi-layered wall, consists of a porous layer of load-bearing and non-load-bearing columns.

Building Shape

• An extroverted body consisting of closed spaces stretched linearly along the east-west axis

Climate Data

(developed

and Housing

• Second floor favors warm seasons, thanks to reduction in ventilation demands.

Elevation from the Ground

• A nearly square mod ule with dimensions of 3 and 3.5 meters (ratio 1: 1.6).

• Building elevated from the ground, in varied measures.

• Basements built in either a completely closed form with masonry materials, or semi-closed form which allows air movement.

2.1. Prototype and Variable determination

Annual Daylight Simulation

Spatial Daylight Autonomy

Geometry

Define six building mod els using Rhino 6

Annual Energy Simulation Energy Use Intensity

Thermal Comfort Analysis

Adaptive Comfort Calculator

Annual Energy Simulation

Annual Sunlight Exposure

Parametric Prototype Model

WWR s Mats

Building Parameters Values

Orientation

H01 buiding length (x)

H01 building width (y)

H02 building length (x)

H02 building width (y)

H03 building length (x)

H03 building width (y)

H04 building length (x)

H04 building width (y)

Elevation

Roof Slope

Depth of Shading

North (WWRN)

South (WWRS)

West (WWRW)

East (WWRE)

Wall U-Value

Roof U-Value

(0˚ -180˚ with an increment of 22.5˚) (6-12 m with an increment of 3) (4.5-9 m with an increment of 1.5) (6-10.5 m with an increment of 1.5) (3-12 m with an increment of 3) (6-15 m with an increment of 3) (4.5-7.5 m with an increment of 1.5) (6-9 m with an increment of 1.5) (6-12 m with an increment of 3) (0.3-1.8 m with an increment of 0.3) (15˚ -90˚ with an increment of 15˚) (0-1.6 m with an increment of 0.4)

(0.1-0.6 with an increment of 0.1) (0.1-0.6 with an increment of 0.1) (0.1-0.6 with an increment of 0.1) (0-0.5 with an increment of 0.1)

(0.6-1.2 m with an increment of 0.2) (0.2-0.6 m with an increment of 0.2)

Define the parametric pro totype model and its design variables using Grasshopper

Optimization using Octopus

Genetic Algorithm

Parameters

Geometry WWRs Materials

Objectives

Minimization of EUI

Maximization of sDA

Minimization of ASE

Optimal Solutions

98.05 92.02 98.52 88.6 94.15 98.4 92.51 95.52 84.99 96.1 85.38 98.99 93.14

41.03 41.03 39.87 39.73 40.74 41.50 41.13 40.78 41.10 40.18 40.01 40.85 41.16 40.58 40.72

Statistical Analysis3.1.

After an optimization search of 20 generations, last generation showed a tendency of conver gence. Non-dominated solutions drawn as yellow boxes and those with dominated values are drawn as purple. The closer the boxes are to the origin, the better the sDA, ASE, UDI and EUI performance will be.

And in the next step, scatterplot is employed in order to further investigate the relationship between parameters values and objectives, in which the frequency of data and distribution and range of quantitative data can be easily determined. Thus, all objectives including energy consumption, and daylighting metrics like Spatial Daylight Autonomy and Annual Sunlight Exposure (displayed on the x-axis) are compared one by one with 19 design parameters (y-axis)

Out of the remaining 90 pareto front solutions ac cording to the results obtained in terms of energy and daylighting purposes, 30 have met all four energy, brightness, and visual comfort criteria with satisfactory results. The best alternative is eventual ly picked and the design is completed by comparing research goals such as energy consumption, light ing, and visual comfort goals with each other.

When comparing the outcomes of six alternatives, we seek the one with the lowest energy usage and solar exposure, as well as the highest daylight illuminance and spatial utonomy. The sixth option is picked as the preferred option, and the design is finished on it. On the top choice, all energy, light, thermal, and visual simulations are done, and the results are as follows

- Stack Ventilation through Stairway / Solar Chimney

Providing stack ventilation and solar heating, once building receives radiation between 28 and 100 degrees Celsius, the shading operates automatical ly, and limits the light and heat placed on its apertures.

- Cross Ventilation through windows

Cross ventilation through opposite win dows and stack ventilation by stairway assist building in reducing humidity.

- Assign Solar space

The semi-open area on south side with a re tractable glass door, in summer, by opening the sliding door, made air suction, directed air flow inside and ventilated the building; In winter, by closing the doors and forming a glass façade, absorbed sun’s heat and warmed the building.

It was discovered that after examining the building’s energy, daylighting, ther mal, and visual comfort, these passive solar solutions result in an average of 95% thermal comfort for its users.

Research Work

A Rehabiliation Center for Physically Challenged Patients

Exploring the influence of daylight and related factors on patients’ health, in particular disabilities by using credible evidence gathered from reviewing literature, and walkthrough;

Evaluating atrium’s role and influence on receiving daylight and reducing thermal load.

RESEARCH IDEAS

1 | 2 | 3 | RESEARCH PROCESS

DATA COLLECTION + ANALYZE RESULTS

1.1. by conducting a literature review on on evidences of medical centers, we Investigate the positive effects of daylight on disabilities, and the most important factors contribut ed in design were introduced.

2.1. Walkthrough in rehabiliation cen ters in Iran, namely Rofaydeh rehabil iation center and Red Crescent physi cal therapy clinic in Tehran, Collecting data from international samples such as Crossroads Rehabilitation Center in Indiana, Rehabilitation Institute of Metropolitan Detroit in USA

1.2. Understanding daylight performance of “Atriums” and the key parameters.

2.2. Introducing a hospital base model considering rehabiliation centers’ principles in to carry out further day light asessments.

3.1. Translate basic design research into design elements, designing a rehabiliation center with the whole physical environment and consider ations.

3.2. Atrium with triangular section has the maximum saving in energy consumption.

1.3. Exploring concept of Disability and Rehabiliation centers, principles and guidelines including the description of the required spaces in the rehabilitation center as well as a detailed explanation of design speci fications and circulations.

2.3. Using AHP and Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) methodol ogy, the most suitable place for hospi tal were evaluated.

2.4. Modeling and analyzing different types of atriums, and compare the results to find the best response for saving energy.

SPACE CONSIDERATION

As investigated from its rehabiliation centers’ samples, they mainly involves medical, social, psychological, and voca tional rehabilitation services for people of all ages:

Medical services

• Physical therapy department

Pediatric rehabilitation services

Orthesis and prosthesis

Social and psychological services

Psychological and social service coun seling

• Sporting facilities

Spare-time activities

Occupational and vocational services

Occupational services

Vocational rehabilitation department

Other facilities

Guesthouse (50 beds)

Shopping center

Library

Parking lot

Parade ground

Heliport

House, nursery, and other necessities for all employees

CONSIDERATION

The hospital’s proposed location is in Teh ran’s District 12, where the Mehrabad meteo rological station can provide information on the local climate.

SITE

In order to assess the suitability of site plan for the hospital, three criteria were selected: land slope, accessibility, and green space. They were weighted using the AHP matrix, with the land slope index weighting 0.44, ac cessibility weighing 0.29, and green space access weighing 0.27, 1 in total.

SPATIAL ORGANIZATION

Two areas of the site have been analyzed suitable for design, considering green space, acces sibility, and a suitable main view for building (land slope). The Area A was chosen.

Accessibility Land Slope

Then, 5 alternatives for spatial organization of rehabiliation programme were introduce. These 9,000 square meters infrastructure were evaluated

Green Space

Total

Maps were created based on the values of vector layers connected to each criterion in GIS software. As can be observed, the higher the number from 1 to 5, the higher the value of the land,

The most suitable place for constructing the rehabilitation facility was discovered by matching all three layers on each other.

in terms of their thermal loads using Design Builder software to find a suitable organization. Alternative 2 were chosen.

1. Occupational and Vocational Services

Registeration & Reception

Waiting Area

Patient’s WCs

Heavy training workshop

Light training workshop

Game and entertainment hall

Art Therapy Room

Therapist’s room

Patients’ Changing Rooms

Patients’ Shower + WCs

Staff’s Lounge

Pantry Storage

ADL (Activities of daily living)

Registeration & Reception

Waiting Area

Patients’ WCs

Education + Training Area Dormitories

Bath + WCs

Therapist’s Room

Changing Rooms

Shower + WCs Storage

Cleaning Room Pantry

Staff’s Lounge

2. the Orthotics

Registeration & Reception

Waiting Area

Examining Room Training Hall

Molding room

Artifact delivery room

Changing Rooms + Showers + WCs

Plaster mold preparation

Urotz modification workshop

Technicans’ workplace

Staff’s Lounge & Pantry

Cleaning Room Storage

3. the Prosthetics

Registeration & Reception

Waiting Area

Examining Room

Training Hall

Plaster Casting Room

Artifact delivery room

Changing Rooms + Showers + WCs Plaster mold preparation prosthesis modification workshop Technicans’ workplace

Staff’s Lounge & Pantry Cleaning Room Storage

4. Hydro-Therapy

Registeration & Reception

Waiting Area

Pool Therapy

Paraffin Bath

Medical Butterfly Bathtub

Treatment tub

Full-body whirlpool

Changing Rooms

Patient’s Shower + WCs Hygene Room Waste and dirty Room Storage

Staff’s Lounge Pantry

5. Orthopedy

Registeration & Reception

Waiting Area

Examining Room Step Analysis Lab

Doctor’s office Meeting Room

Staff’s Lounge and Pantry Cleaning Room Storage Patient’s WCs

6. Physical-Therapy

Registeration & Reception

Waiting area

Physiotherapy cabins Manual therapycabins Movement therapy hall

ECG test room

Supervisor’s Room Changing Rooms Patient’s Shower + WCs Apparatus Storages Cleaning Room Pantry Staff’s Lounge

7. Physical Medicine

Registeration & Reception

Waiting Area

Examining Rooms

EMG test room WCs Staff’s Lounge Hygene Room

Waste and Dirty Room Storage

8. Electro-Therapy

Registeration & Reception

Waiting Area

WCs

Electric traction therapy cabin Electric therapy hall Supervisor’s Office Changing Rooms

Patient’s Shower + WCs Apparatus Storage Cleaning Room Pantry

Staff’s Lounge

9. Clinic

Examining Rooms

Inoculation Rooms

Dentistry

Reception Waiting Area

Hygene Area

Treatment Area

Dental Radiography + Dark Room

Ophthalmology

Examining Room

Pharmacy

Drug Storage

Waiting Area

10. Social and Professional Service

Reception

Waiting Area

WCs

Examining & Consulting Individula Consulting Group Consulting Meeting Room Supervisor’s Room Staff’s Offices

Pantry Restrooms

Staff’s Changing rooms & WCs Storage

Cleaning Room

11. Public Spaces

Entrance

Information Public Waiting Area Cafeteria

MiniShop

Registeration & Reception

Accounting Counter

WCs

Wheelchair & Brancard Park Spaces

Administration

Admin’s Office

Secretary Room Staff’s Offices Archive Accounting Pantry

Educational Classrooms

Conference Room Computer Lab WCs

Multi-purpose Hall

Amphi-theater Lobby Support Room

Cleaning Room Storage WCs

ATRIUM

Environmental PsychologyEnergy Efficiency

School of Thought: A school that redefines learning

Project Timeline: March 2020 - July 2020

TEAM Project | Moshir Atelier

Location: Scarborough, Canada

Purpose:

Methods:

Innovative pedagogy design research, Environ mental Analysis, Educational design Autocad, Revit, 3DsMax, Lumion

Tools:

Contribution to This Project: Idea Development

Creating a student-centered school that adress the transition in the curriculum from only academic oriented learning to one that infuses an innovative model. Innovative Pedagogy Research

Site Analysis

DATA COLLECTION + ANALYZE RESULTS3 | RESEARCH PROCESS RESEARCH IDEAS DATA COLLECTION + ANALYZE1 | 2 | RESEARCH PROCESS

1.1. by exploring innovative approaches for learning, we found Reggio Emilia technique of education which focused on oreschool and primary education and uses self-di rected, experiential learning in rela tionship-driven environments.

1.2. Studying principles and guidelines for secendary schools design including the description of the required spaces in schools as well as a detailed explanation of design specifications and circulations.

1.3. Environmental analysis of site plan including climate condition, ac cessibility, vegetation,landuses in its immediate vicinity, etc.

2.1. Conducting a research on innovative schools such as Vittra School Telefonplan, Ørestad Gymnasium, Green School Bali.

2.2. Calculating spaces/programme considering their areas and orders in order to shaping a framework for design.

3.1. Offer a conceptual educational base with a universal curriculum and flexible places that offers a distinc tive form of pedagogy in the built environment.

IDEA DEVELOPMENTCONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK

The concept of this school is mainly based on visual accessibility of students on all the spaces, and in a gen eral sense, society. To achieve so, the whole school was designed in a multi-level forms that each floor control its lower counterparts.

Transition in the curriculum from only academic oriented learning to one that infuses an innovative model: Conventional class es changed to a new one where students work on their own pace and togeth er as a group.

Combine vertical and horizontal circula tion with each other and form a Ramp

The whole school consists of three parts: two education al spaces placing in opposite sides, and a central green space in between. One section, dedicated to education and students are thought lessons under the supervision of teachers. In the other half, on the other hand, students live on their own terms, not disturbed by any restricting rules. Recreational facilities, clubs and entrepeneuring spaces are placed in this section and are managed by students.

Spaces such as:

• Entrepreneurial spaces

• Clubs

• Cafeteria

• gallery

Spaces such as:

• Classrooms

• Workshops

• Labs

The school were designed like a beehive or a colony in such a way that people can constantly move from one point to another and there is no obstacle to continuous movement in space. To do so, vertical and horizontal circulations are placed on all levels (including eleva tors, stairs and ramps).

Add Traces in different levels to circu lation routes to create gathering and interaction areas for students

Universal Collaboration

FULFILLING OBJECTIVES

• Predicting mechanisms for doing tasks from home due to the global pandemic and soecification in de sign that warrants human health;

• Educational materials based on state-of-the-art knowledge, digital skills, and creativity which are popular around the world.

Secondfloor

• Creating spaces where students would be able to pursue their either individual or group projects;

• Allocating spaces for students’ to gain entrepreneur ship courses, and obtain the necessary training for teamwork, marketing and presentation.

Interactive

• Communication joints inside and outside the space;

• Stairs serves a gathering place for students to check in each other and develop friendship;

• Providing equal importance for all the places with beautiful, harmonious and efficient design to pave the way for communication, interaction;

• Built in an open plan format, the school provides versatile spaces with flexible furniture that allows students to shape the space based on their own interests and preferences;

• Combination of natural and artificial components allows people to experience the quality of indoor air and adapt more easily to the built environment.

Group Area

Firstfloor

Groundfloor

Amphi theater

Sports field

Basement

Workshops

Group Area Cafe

Cafe Restaurant

Group Area

Gym

Atelier Classroom Classrooms Laboratory

M.ARCH STUDIO II:

Environmental PsychologyEnergy Efficiency

Design for the senses: Adressing local residents’ needs through design

Project Timeline: January 2019 - May 2019

School of Art and Architecture, Shiraz University, Iran

Location: Talkhedash, Shiraz, Iran

Final Score: 18.90/20 (Excellent)

Supervisors:

Problem:

Maryam Ekhtiari, PhD

while being surrounded by high-rise structures, residents of Talkhdash suffers from lack of public services, povery, and segregation from the city.

Purpose:

1. Distinguish the neighbourhood by its distinct natural and historical heritage;

2. Involving people with the built environment through detailed sensory design.

Methods:

Walkthrough, Observation, Interview and Question aire, SWOT analysis.

Tools:

SPSS 22, Autocad, SketchUp, 3dsMax + Vray

Dynamic Environment

Where users interact with environmental matters.

E

Empowering Residents

self-reliance on their skills, knowledge, and tourism.

Socio-environmental Considerations

Low impact design principles by renovation, native vegetation, and multiple public amenities.

B D

C A

1 | 2 | 3 | RESEARCH PROCESS

RESEARCH IDEAS DATA COLLECTION + ANALYZE RESULTS

1.1. Conducting a research, as a group of 6, to develop an understanding of the region and its users This investogation were carried out on environment psychological factors of the area includes perception, cognition, environment capabilities, aesthetics.

1.2. Design a mixed-method study (walkthrough, interview and survey, and design).

2.1. Exploring neighbourhood context, collecting data by observation, interviews, and taking photographs.

2.2. Analyze survey results with Spss

2.3. Generating a range of ideas in order to address the problem into a framework of vision, goals, strate gies, policies, and finally tactics.

2.4. Calculating spaces/programme considering their areas and priorities, comparing them to find the best answer to the problem.

3.A. Design a library to promote knowledge in neighbourhood;

3.B. Design a place for the youth and elderly together;

3.C. Design a beverage Store and a Pub;

3.D. Design an Enterprise Centre to support small businesses;

3.E. Design an Ecolodge to invite and embrace visitors.

Local Identity

Enhance

Engage the five senses of inhabitants and visitors

Re-creation of a neighborhood’s natural and historic layout

Preserve ancient and precious layout against further tam pering

Preventing facades and landuses that are inconsistent with the surrounding context

Take a heed to potentials for attracting tourists

Generating a sense of place by implementing lighting design, water fountain, and greenery

A neighborhood with a distinct identity, Vibrant, and a rich cultural heritage

Creating a pleasant place

Policies

Creating a variety of physical

functional elements

Allocating properties to landuses that appeal to a wide range of social, age, and gender groups

spaces

Paying attention to what pedestrians see and feel as they go around their neighborhood

Providing trails for walking and recreational purposes

Adaptability to different uses

Involvement in neighborhood affairs

Appealing to visitors

security

Provide relaxing areas where people can relax and unwind

Considering spaces to hold ceremonies and events

Designing places for gathering people and hanging out

Accessibility to public transportation

Arrangements to increase the number of pedestrians as much as feasible

walkway

Monitoring and management of public space by the public

Design of natural and man-made facades for public spaces

Placing stopping spots in a lower level than the rest of the walkways

Identifying and reinforcing valuable buildings for the purpose of sign-making

Repurposing derelict buildings and undeveloped grounds

Renovating inconsistent facades with new compatible ones

Creating urban and tourist attracting landuses, such as an eco-lodge

Providing interactive and permeable elements such as murals, green walls, etc

Incorporating specific activities for age and gender groups such as child care, women’s empowerment, and job training, etc

Designing sidewalks while providing facilities for users to pause and rest

Highlighting particular aspects of routes at multiple intervals.

Enhancing sense of belonging by participating residents in civic projects such as beautification of the square

Re-design neighborhood center with movable furniture and communica tion-friendly arrangements

creating gathering places for people like storytelling circles, poetry and liter ature clubs, and so on

Incorporating social, musical and cultural events into a local park

Park-and-ride facilities for neighborhood visitors

Creating appropriate car-pedestrian crossings with pedestrian priority

Emphasize on sidewalk’s priority by narrowing the car route in multiple spots

guaranty pedestrian safety when crossing the street

Main routes and pause spots should be well-lit at nighttime

Mix active (residential) and passive (commercial) landuses

Residential Mixed-use residentialcommercial Private Gardens Buildings in need of Renovation Buildings in need of improvemen Buildings in need of Reconstruction Vacant lots

Primary Route Access Route Edge of Neighborhood Functional Node Parjing Lots

West Elevation

North Elevation

A. A library to promote knowledge

To provide equal access to resources and enhance adult groups’ knowledge of the neighborhood, a library was designed equipped with places for gatherings as clubs, and a semi-public space for reading.

This project’s design specifications for promoting senses include:

• Wide and dominant view of the neighborhood space from half-floor;

• Providing spaces for public gatherings and promote social interactions of local residents;

• Greenery and music to increase the sensory and per ceptual richness of users;

• Greenhouse in the middle of building, serves a role in providing fresh air in both summer and winter;

• Use the pattern of tiny openings in facade, frequently used in neighbourhood design.

South Elevation

East Elevation

A place for the youth and elderly together

complex was planned for three age groups:

Elderly, by designing places for sitting together and greenery spaces;

Teenagers, through designing study areas, literature/cinema clubs, and gathering places;

Children, by providing places for play, daycare, as well as education.

project’s design specifications for promoting senses include:

Providing access to affordable daycare for mothers and other amenities such as storytelling and toy rooms.

Utilizing the versatile space between two wings of building for performances

Providing a quiet and noise-free atmosphere suitable for reading books, and keeping apart from the more crowded southern section of children.

Initial idea

C. Beverage Store and a Pub

In order to repurpose the undefined spaces at the neighbourhood entrance, we decided to transform it into a place where popular beverages produced by local residents could be purchased.

The Cafe building was built on two levels to cover up the unfavorable view of the background.

project’s design specifications for promoting senses include:

Locating at the beginning of the neighborhood, the project aimed for showing cultural heritage of the place to visitors.

providing climatic comfort arrangements such as tem porary shadings with tensile structure

Terrace and greenery space to enhance users’ visual and sensory richness.

Lounge Zone

Kitchen

Counter

Cafe Store

Seating

Stairs

Porch

Test Zone

Storage

Order Area

plan

plan

D. The Enterprise Centre to support small businesses

Enterprise Centre provides space for business sup port workshops, networking activities, open plan offices, incubation and hatchery space (research and development activities). The building also provides a base for business support through entrepreneurship programmes operated by government agencies. A significant and precious prop erty of neighbourhood were chosen for this purpose.

project’s design specifications

promoting senses

access to resources through affordable entre preneurship programmes.

Providing opportunities for women, as well as other vulnerable groups to invovle in constructive activities and support their lives.

Increasing the vibrancy and security of region by converting the decayed building into an active and dynamic structure.

Kiosk

Ground Floor

Floor

Before Refurbishment

Classes

Refurbishment

RESTAURANT section

An ecolodge:

invite

embrace visitors

an attempt to make neighborhood known to more people I decided to design an ecolodge that would invite visitors and tourists to the region. By doing so, visitors would be able to enjoy the special culinary produced by local residents, and stay in the hostel for a while.

project’s design specifications for promoting senses include:

restaurant and hostel into two seperate sections, so that guests’ comfort is not jeopardized;

a sense of tranquility and comfortby combining elements of

and water

both groups and indi viduals in hostel.

section

2020 - Present Almost 2 years

Feel free to visit this link to see the layout design of company

Moshir Atelier

Residential | Sports Club | Commercial

■ A literature review in sport facilities design principles and guidlines

■ Architecture competition, namely “School of Thought”

■ Managing company ‘s social medias by creating graphics, and re-design layout.

2014 - 2018 4 years

IRanian Health Designers (IRHD.Co)

Healthcare design and planning solutions

■ Valiasr Cardiac Center | Abadan, Khuzestan, Iran

■ Renovation of maternity department,Taleghani Hospital | Abadan, Khuzestan, Iran

■ Feasibility Study of A 2000 beds General Hospital | Ahvaz, Khuzestan, Iran

■ Retroffiting emergency departments (ERs) in multiple hospitals | Khuzestan prov ince, Iran

■ Abadan University of Medical Sciences Campus

■ Rooyan Cell Therapy in Isfahan

Design + Monitoring

Design of Valiasr Cardiac Center

Purpose:

Design a high-technological center for diagnosis and tratment of heart disease as part of an expan sion effort in Valiasr General Hospital.

Contribution to This Project:

Inspired by heartbeat rhythm, the cardiac center was designed with four open-haeart surgury rooms, 8 ICU.O.H. beds, and 64 patient-care beds as well as other supporting areas for cardic diseases.

Study Work

Feasibility Study of a 2000 beds General Hospital

Project |

Purpose:

Investigating the current state of medical care services in Ahvaz province, as well as conducting a supply-demand study of active hospital beds in order to plan for future expansion.

Methods: Survey, SWOT analysis, Report writings

Khuzestan climatic, geographic, and cultural features

Urban and Rural Context of Ahvaz

• Settlements’ distribution based on water and underground resources, as well as topographic condition;

• higher volume of popu lation in western part of Khuzestan;

• Geographic classifica tion and distribution of villages; Climatic Condition

• a dry and tropical cli mate with long, very hot summers and mild, short winters;

• Karun, Karkhe, and Dez rivers as water resourc es determining climatic conditions, as well as economics in the area.

Hospital Design Description

• Consider users as main objective: define a central block to minimize circula tion flows.

• Possibility of changing function and arrange ments of rooms over time;

• Define structure based on Iranian regulation codes: resistant to lateral loads.

Functional and Technological Aspects

• Define wind-powers to act as solar chimneys in order to reduce cooling loads in public spaces;

• Minimize glazed/opaque surfaces’ ratio according to the relevant codes;

• Insulated facade;

• Medical rooms classified into 3 groups, based on medical operations.

Examining Design Criteria about its functionality, plan and users’ usage

Concept of Hospital Design passive defense criteria in locating and designing

Site plan Analysis

• Accessibility routes;

• Site internal paths;

• Parking areas.

Hospital Blocks, Areas and Function

• The typology designed optimizes and merges the best features of main hospital types

• Six towers each allocated to one function, includes Cardiovascular clinics, Internal medicine, Oncol ogy, Pediatrics, neonatol ogy, obstetrics and gyne cology, Psychiatry clinics, Transplantation clinics.

• Paths

• Designated multiple paths such as in-patients, out-patients, hospital staff, visitors, and VIP paths.

• Consider land selection and locating the hospital in the appropriate area (with development ability for the upcoming 50 years);

• Forecast of determining bed combination, wards, number of blocks, aggre gation or dispersion of the buildings;

• Forecasting relation between areas, the mag nitude and form of the entry and exit paths;

• Forecasting status of windows, doors and elevators, issues regard ing to fire prevention and control, routes and sources of energy andhealthy drinking water supply,

• Forecast of issues re garding to information network security.

My Artwork

As a source of relaxation, and relieving from stresses, I started to paint and satisfy with cutting detailed illustra tions.