2023 MONIRE VATANKHAH
ABOUT ME1 Environmental PsychologyEnergy Efficiency Healthcare Design +98m.vatankhaht92@gmail.commonire-vatankhah9120615086 Contact me
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.
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| Table of Contents Enhancing Thermal and Daylighting Performance of Contemporary Buildings by Adopting Optimized Design Parameters of Vernacular Dwellings .................................................. 6 A Rehabiliation Center for Physically Challenged Patients Utilizing “Atriums” as a Passive System ........................................................................................................................ 16 School of Thought: A school that redefines learning .................................................... 24 Design for the senses: Adressing local residents’ needs through design ...................... 30 Retroffiting emergency departments (ERs) in multiple hospitals in Khuzestan ............. 42 Design of Valiasr Cardiac Center ................................................................................. 48 Feasibility Study of a 2000 beds General Hospital ....................................................... 50 RESEARCH ......................................................................................... 3 PRACTICE ......................................................................................... 39CONTENTS 2
| SELECTED ACADEMIC RESEARCHEXPERIENCES RESEARCH Summary3
z Design for the senses: adressing local residents’ needs through design
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z Materials and their role in sustainablity
GPA: 3.38/4 in WES scale (Last two years: 3.64/4)
B.Sc. Urban Engineering2010 - 2014 M.Arch. Architecture2018 - 2021 Enhancing thermal and daylighting performance of contemporary buildings by adopting optimized design parameters of vernacular dwellings
GPA: 19/20 2006 - 2009
z School of Thought: A school that redefines learning
GPA: 3.91/4 in WES scale
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Art University of Tehran, Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism, Tehran, Iran
DIPLOMA. Mathematical-Physics Andisheh Highschool, Tehran Province, Iran
FINAL PROJECT: Develop strategies and design guidelines for street facade based on users’ perception (Case study: Shapoor Street in Tehran, District 12)
Shiraz University, School of Art and Architecture, Shiraz, Iran
z Spatial analysis on perceptial factors of users in Shiraz University Campus.
z A Rehabiliation Center for physically challenged patients utilizing “Atriums” as a passive system
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Roza Vakilinezhad, PhD Seyed MohammadHossein Zakeri, PhD Kave Fattahi, PhD
Final Score: 19/20 (Excellent) Location: Guilan, Iran RESEARCH QUESTIONS Climate Responsive Design5 QUESTION #2 QUESTIONRESEARCH#3 OBJECTIVE 1. Forming a parametric prototype model inspired by typolo gies of vernacular dwellings in the region; 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. QUESTION #1 How much would daylighting and energy use in vernac ular dwellings be affected by climatically shaped design Howparameters?couldvernacular dwelling design parameters be im plemented into contemporary building design at an early Arestage?there any further passive systems that might be added to further minimize energy consumption? Energy Efficiency
| Enhancing Thermal and Daylighting Performance of Contemporary Buildings by Adopting Optimized Design Parameters of Vernacular Dwellings Advisor:Supervisors: MASTER1. THESIS: School of Art and Architecture, Shiraz University, Iran Project Timeline: September 2020 - December 2021
“Enhancing thermal and daylighting performance of contemporary buildings by adopt ing optimized design parameters of vernacular dwellings
M Vatankhah, R Vakilinezhad, SMH Zakeri, K Fat (2022). of Guilan, Iran.”
(Accepted) Tools:Methods:Paper: Energy Analysis, Daylight Analysis, Multi-objective Optimization, Numerical Assessment. Rhino 6, Grasshopper, Ladybug tools, Octopus, Excel, Python
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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. Responsive
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1.3. Identify six types of vernacular dwellings, considering them as build ing models for further analysis.
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2.1. Determination of Input Variables such as climate data, materi als, simulation setting, and building 2.2.modelsEnvironmental 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.
1.1. Exploring climatic and geographic condition of the region by environmental assessments of wind, precipitation, solar radiation, and the 1.2.like. Qualitative analysis of vernacular dwellings in Guilan by conducting a literature review on architectural characteristics of dwellings.
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• Forests and rice fields, as the main sources of envelope coating materials;
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• Façade, a multi-layered wall, consists of a porous layer of load-bearing and non-load-bearing columns.
Building Story • Openings in opposite walls to allow cross-section; • Large windows at low height from the floor, provideing natu ral ventilation for seated people.
ElevationAperturesfrom the Ground • Building elevated from the ground, in varied measures.
RESEARCH IDEAS Climate Responsive Design7
Climate and Geographic condition of region Climate Data (developed by Iran Building and Housing Research Center)
• Basements built in either a completely closed form with masonry materials, or semi-closed form which allows air movement. Building Shape
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.
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Investigating on the characteristics of vernacular dwellings
Envelope construction3 types of spaces: • open (yard) • closed space rooms, and • semi-open spaces ("Eyvan" or "Tellar") Room Structure • Extended roofs (Almost 1-2 meters from the body);
• Using curtains to block sun radiation during hot days.
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.
The FoothillsPlainsin between The Mountainous Area 1.1. 1.2. 1
• An extroverted body consisting of closed spaces stretched linearly along the east-west axis
Shading•Mainly one-story, consists of two rooms on first floor • Second floor favors warm seasons, thanks to reduction in ventilation demands.
• A nearly square mod ule with dimensions of 3 and 3.5 meters (ratio 1: 1.6). Roof Structure pitched roofs due to the high intensity of rainfall tendedfour-sided)(usuallywithexwesternside.
| Type #1 Type #2 Type #3 Type #4 Type #5 Type #6 External Wall Internal Floor Window-basedShadingsGlazingRoof NaturalSimulationVentilation inputs Description Typologies of vernacular dwellings: Building Models Thatch-Elm wood-Silt Thickness= 24 mm, U-value= 0.42 W/m2K Wood Siding, U-value= 0.83 W/m2K Reed Thatch- Wooden battons, U-value= 0.24 W/m2K Single clear 5 mm, U-value= 0.58 W/m2K; SHGC= 0.82; VT= 0.88 Not ActiveAssignedif:Indoor Temperature > 23, and 12< Outdoor Tempera ture <28 - Fraction of operable window: 50% 70 30*30cm cm Equipment=8-16 5 w/m2, Lighting= 7 w/m2, Infiltration rate= 0.003 m3/s.m2 Construction Materials Daylight Distance from base surface Size of test grid Working hours Internal Loads 8Climate Responsive Design 1.3. RESEARCH IDEAS1
| Define six building mod els using Rhino 6 Annual Daylight Simulation Spatial Daylight Autonomy Thermal Comfort Analysis Adaptive Comfort Calculator Annual Energy Simulation Annual Sunlight Exposure Annual Energy Simulation Energy Use Intensity Define the parametric pro totype model and its design variables using Grasshopper MaterialsWWRsGeometryParametersusingOptimizationOctopusObjectivesMinimizationof EUI Maximization of sDA Minimization of ASE Optimal SolutionsMatssWWRGeometry Genetic Algorithm H01Orientationbuiding 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) DepthRoofElevationSlopeofShading (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) Building Parameters Values North (WWRN) South (WWRS) West (WWRW) East (WWRE) (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) Wall U-Value Roof U-Value (0.6-1.2 m with an increment of 0.2) (0.2-0.6 m with an increment of 0.2) Climate Responsive Design9 2.1. Prototype and Variable determination Parametric Prototype Model DATA COLLECTION + ANALYZE2
| dwellingsvernacularoftypologiesofExposureSunlightAnnualSpatialDaylightAutonomyoftypologiesofvernaculardwellingsType #1 Type #1 Type #2 Type #2 Type #3 Type #3 Type #4 Type #5 Type #6 Type #4 Type #5 Type #6 Typologies EUI Unit kWh/m2 ASE% sDA% Adaptive Comfort % Type #1 Type #2 Type #3 Type #4 Type #5 Type #6 31.5837.4529.6820.5633.4632.23 17-153628242236 93.1498.9985.3884.9995.5292.5194.1598.5292.0298.0592.9198.0888.698.496.1 40.7240.5841.1640.8540.0140.1841.1040.7841.1341.5040.7439.7339.8741.0341.03 Environmental Assessment of Vernacular Typologies 10Climate Responsive Design 2.2. DATA COLLECTION + ANALYZE2
| Climate Responsive Design11 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.ParetoFrontAllSolutions
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)
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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
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.
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| Design Ideas The psychrometric diagram revealed that solar heating and de humidification can significantly improve thermal comfort through passive solar strategies. Apply passive strategies into optimal solution to save more energy and light Adding stairs to act as a OptimalspaceAssignchimneySolarGeometryLegendFloorFirstFloorGround Design a contemporary residential unit using optimal variables 1. Entrance 2. Wall-In-Closet 3. Living Room 4. Toilet 5. Hall 6. Guest Room 7. Guest Room 8. Back Yard 9. Dining Area 10.Living 11.Semi-openArea Porch 12.Open 16.Terrace15.Bedroom14.13.MasterPorchBedroomstairs Climate Responsive Design13 3.2.3.1. RESULTS3
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.
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- Assign Solar space Cross ventilation through opposite win dows and stack ventilation by stairway assist building in reducing humidity. - Cross Ventilation through windows
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.
- Stack Ventilation through Stairway / Solar Chimney
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.
| A Rehabiliation Center for Physically Challenged Patients Utilizing “Atriums” as a Passive System Research2. Work Research-based professional Project Project Timeline: September 2016 - March 2017 Tools:Methods: Walkthrough, Daylight Analysis, Numerical As sessmentDesignBuilder, Sketchup, AutoCAD, 3DsMax + Vray Contribution to This Project: Idea DaylightDevelopmentSimulationDrawing (Phase II)+ Modeling Site Analysis Location: Tehran, Iran a REHAB for diability15 Purpose: 1. Understanding the significance and influence of daylight on patients’ health, particularly physically challenged people 2. Exploring atrium’s role and influence on receiving daylight and reducing thermal load. Environmental PsychologyEnergy Efficiency Healthcare Design
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3.1. Translate basic design research into design elements, designing a rehabiliation center with the whole physical environment and consider 3.2.ations.Atrium with triangular section has the maximum saving in energy consumption.
1.1. by conducting a literature review on concepts of sustainable medical centers, we Investigate the positive effects of daylight in hospitals, and the most important factors contribut ed in design were introduced. 1.2. Understanding daylight performance of “Atriums” and the key
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Exploring concept of Disability abd Rehabiliation centers and 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. 2.1. 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 2.2. Introducing a hospital base model considering rehabiliation centers’ principles in to carry out further day light asessments. 2.3. Using AHP and Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) methodol ogy, the most suitable place for hospi tal were measures. 2.4. Modeling and analyzing different types of atriums, and compare the results to find the best response for saving energy.
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| SITE CONSIDERATIONSPACE CONSIDERATIONMedical 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 As investigated from its rehabiliation centers’ samples, they mainly involves medical, social, psychological, and voca tional rehabilitation services for people of all ages: a REHAB for diability17 RESEARCH IDEAS1 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.
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SPATIAL ORGANIZATION
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.
Then, 5 alternatives for spatial organization of rehabiliation programme were introduce. These 9,000 square meters infrastructure were evaluated in terms of their thermal loads using Design Builder software to find a suitable organization. Alternative 2 were chosen. a diability
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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.
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Accessibility Land Slope Green Space Total 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.
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| Ramps for vertical movement from level 0 to 1 Elevators + Stairs as wayssupplementary 123 111089 6457 Floor+1Floor00Floor-13. the Prosthetics 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 PantryStaff’sStorageLounge 4. Hydro-Therapy Registeration & Reception Waiting HeavyPatient’sAreaWCstraining workshop Light training workshop Game and entertainment hall Art Therapy Room Therapist’s room Patients’ Changing Rooms Patients’ Shower + WCs Staff’s Lounge StoragePantryRegisteration & Reception Waiting EducationPatients’AreaWCs+Training Area ArtifactMoldingTrainingExaminingWaitingRegisterationStaff’sPantryCleaningStorageShowerChangingTherapist’sBathDormitories+WCsRoomRooms+WCsRoomLounge&ReceptionAreaRoomHallroomdeliveryroom Registeration & Reception Waiting ChangingArtifactPlasterTrainingExaminingAreaRoomHallCastingRoomdeliveryroomRooms+Showers + WCs Plaster mold preparation prosthesis modification workshop Technicans’ workplace Staff’s Lounge & Pantry Cleaning Room Storage 1. Occupational and Vocational Services2.theOrthoticsADL(Activitiesof daily living) a REHAB for diability19 DATA COLLECTION2 Changing Rooms + Showers + WCs Plaster mold preparation Urotz modification workshop Technicans’ workplace Staff’s Lounge & Pantry Cleaning Room Storage
| 9. Clinic 7. Physical Medicine Registeration & Reception Waiting StepExaminingAreaRoomAnalysisLab Doctor’s office Meeting Room Staff’s Lounge and Pantry Cleaning Room Patient’sStorage WCs 5. Orthopedy Registeration & Reception Waiting Area ElectricWCs traction therapy cabin Electric therapy hall Supervisor’s Office Changing Rooms Patient’s Shower + WCs Apparatus Storage Cleaning Room Staff’sPantry Lounge 8. Electro-Therapy Registeration & Reception Waiting Physiotherapyarea cabins Manual Staff’sPantryCleaningApparatusPatient’sChangingSupervisor’sECGMovementtherapycabinstherapyhalltestroomRoomRoomsShower+WCsStoragesRoomLounge 6. Physical-Therapy Registeration & Reception Waiting StorageWasteHygeneStaff’sWCsEMGExaminingAreaRoomstestroomLoungeRoomandDirtyRoom 20a REHAB for diability DATA COLLECTIONA2 A 11. Public Spaces Entrance PublicInformationWaiting Area RegisterationMiniShopCafeteria & Reception Accounting Counter WheelchairWCs & Brancard Park Spaces Educational WCsComputerConferenceClassroomsRoomLab Multi-purpose Hall WCsStorageCleaningSupportLobbyAmphi-theaterRoomRoom 10. Social and Professional Service ExaminingWCsWaitingReceptionArea& Consulting Individula Consulting Group Supervisor’sMeetingConsultingRoomRoom Staff’s Offices Staff’sRestroomsPantryChanging rooms & WCs CleaningStorage Room Dentistry Reception Waiting Area Hygene DentalTreatmentAreaAreaRadiography + Dark Room Ophthalmology Examining Room Pharmacy Drug WaitingStorageArea Administration Admin’s Office Secretary Room Staff’s Offices PantryAccountingArchive Examining InoculationRoomsRooms
| a REHAB for diability21 RESULTS3DAYLIGHT ANALYSIS OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF ATRIUM Multiple physical factors of atriums affect their thermal performance. These characteristics include the orien tation, geometric characteristics, glass surfaces, open ings’ displacement and their numbers, position, and Thedimensions.Atriums’ features were analyzed through simula tions: 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 WI: Aperturesh/H:40.5/8 placed in East and West sides WI: Apertures0.5 placed in all four sides WI: Apertures0.5 placed in the North and South sides WI: Apertures0.5 placed in the South sides WI: h=10.5 21345
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| School of Thought: A school that redefines learning ARCHITECTURE3. COMPETITION TEAM Project | Moshir Atelier Project Timeline: March 2020 - July 2020 Methods:Tools: Innovative pedagogy design research, Environ mental Analysis, Educational design Autocad, Revit, 3DsMax, Lumion Purpose: 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 Contribution to This Project: Idea Development Site Analysis Location: Scarborough, Canada School of Thought23 Environmental PsychologyEnergy Efficiency
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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.
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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. School of Thought
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DEVELOPMENTCONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
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.
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.
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Add Traces in different levels to circu lation routes to create gathering and interaction areas for students Combine vertical and horizontal circula tion with each other and form a Ramp
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Spaces such as: Classrooms Workshops Labs Spaces such as: Entrepreneurial spaces Clubs Cafeteria gallery
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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.
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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).
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Recreational facilities, clubs and entrepeneuring spaces are placed in this section and are managed by students.
The orientation of the school building is such that it not only takes advantage of the south side heat, but also of back gardens that can be seen from even the first floor. ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS 2. Green House 3. Gallery 4. Mini Shop 5. Bicycle Lane 6. Walking Lane 7. Parking lots 8. Plaza 9. Play Field Legend 1 1 2 2 3 45 6 7 8 9 There is also a double-skin facade, wrapped around the building and served as thermal insulation throughout Canada’s mostly cold days. 26School of Thought DATA COLLECTION2
• Educational materials based on state-of-the-art knowledge, digital skills, and creativity which are popular around the world.
ImplementationCollaborationUniversalInteractive FULFILLING OBJECTIVES Workshops RestaurantCafeAreaGroupAreaGroupCafe GroupArea Amphi
Sports field Fitness Gym ClassroomClassroomAteliersLaboratory Basement SecondFirstGroundfloorfloorfloor School of Thought27 RESULTS3
• Communication joints inside and outside the space;
• Combination of natural and artificial components allows people to experience the quality of indoor air and adapt more easily to the built environment. theater
• Predicting mechanisms for doing tasks from home due to the global pandemic and soecification in de sign that warrants human health;
• 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.
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• 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;
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| Design for the senses: Adressing local residents’ needs through design Supervisors: M.ARCH4. STUDIO II: School of Art and Architecture, Shiraz University, Iran Project Timeline: January 2019 - May 2019 Tools:Methods: Walkthrough, Observation, Interview and Question aire, SWOT analysis.Maryam Ekhtiari, PhD Final Score: 18.90/20 (Excellent) Location: Talkhedash, Shiraz, Iran SPSS 22, Autocad, SketchUp, 3dsMax + Vray Problem: while being surrounded by high-rise structures, residents of Talkhdash suffers from lack of public services, povery, and segregation from the city. Dynamic Environment Where users interact with matters.environmental Empowering Residents self-reliance on their skills, knowledge, and tourism. Socio-environmentalConsiderations Low impact design principles amenities.multiplevegetation,renovation,bynativeandpublic C A B D E Purpose: 1. Distinguish the neighbourhood by its distinct natural and historical heritage; 2. Involving people with senses through detailed design. design for the SENSES29 Environmental PsychologyEnergy Efficiency
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.
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,
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1.2.aesthetics.Design a mixed method study (walkthrough, interview and survey, and design).
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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. design the SENSES
2.1. Exploring neighbourhood context, collecting data by observation, interviews, and taking photography.
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Preventing facades and land uses that are inconsis tent with the surrounding context, Protect ancient and precious layouts against further
SafetyIdentityLocalAll-inclusiveVitalityandSecurity
Promoting sensory richness enhancing environment's identity and meaning Physical and event adaptability Appeal to visitors
Arrangements to increase the number of pedestrians as much as
Monitoring and management of public space by the public
Re-creationtampering, of a neighborhood’s natural and historic layout
A heritageaty,distincthoodneighbor-withaidenti-Vibrant,andrichcultural
Pedestrian safety and securi ty throughout the route design for the
Designing places to gather and meet each other Providing trails for walking and recreational purposes Pay attention to what pedestrians see and feel as they go around their neighborhoods, Allocating properties to landuses that appeal to a wide range of social, age, and gender groups Attracting tourists by looking at possibilities.
Residents’ involvement in neighborhood affairs Enabling citizen presence in the Creatingspacesavariety of physical and functional elements Creating a pleasant place Engage the five senses of inhabitants and visitors
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Consideringfeasiblespaces to hold ceremonies and events Access to public transportation
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Provide relaxing areas where people can relax and unwind Generating sense of well-being by employing proper light design, water, and greenery
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Emphasize on sidewalk’s priority by narrowing the car route in multiple spots. Enhancing sense of belonging by participating residents in civic projects such as beautification of the square, Main routes and pause spots should be well-lit at nighttime. Mix active (residential) and passive (commercial) landuses. guaranty pedestrian safety when crossing the street. Creating appropriate car-pedestrian crossings with pedestrian priority Park-and-ride facilities for neighborhood visitors.
Renovating inconsistent facades with new compatible ones, Repurposing derelict buildings and undeveloped grounds, Identifying and reinforcing valuable buildings for the purpose of sign-making, Placing stopping spots in a lower level than the rest of the walkways, design the
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Primary Route Access Route Edge of ParjingFunctionalNeighborhoodNodeLots
Incorporating social, musical and cultural events into a local park creating gathering places for people like storytelling circles, poetry and liter ature clubs, and so on, Redesign neighborhood center with movable furniture and communica tion-friendly arrangements, Highlighting particular aspects of routes at multiple intervals.
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Design of natural and man-made facades for public spaces, Providing interactive and permeable elements such as murals, green walls, etc.
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Designing sidewalks while providing facilities for users to pause and rest. Incorporating specific activities for age and gender groups such as child care, women’s empowerment, and job training, etc. Creating urban and tourist attracting landuses, such as an eco-lodge.
VacantBuildingsBuildingsBuildingsPrivateMixed-useResidentialresidentialcommercialGardensinneedofRenovationinneedofimprovemeninneedofReconstructionlots
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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.
• Providing spaces for public gatherings and promote social interactions of local residents;
• Use the pattern of tiny openings in facade, frequently used in neighbourhood design.
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• Greenhouse in the middle of building, serves a role in providing fresh air in both summer and winter;
• Greenery and music to increase the sensory and per ceptual richness of users;
• Wide and dominant view of the neighborhood space from half-floor;
This project’s design specifications for promoting senses include:
A. A library to promote knowledge
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| This 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; • And Children, by providing places for play, daycare, as well as education.FloorGroundBasementLegend B. A place for the youth and elderly together 1. Entrance 2. Management 3. Nursury Room 4. Meeting Room 5. Play-storytelling Room 6. Kids Bathroom 7. Stairs 8. Closet 9. Girls’ Study Area 10. Boys’ Study Area 11. Musical Band Space 12. Outdoor Amphiteather 13. Toilets 14. Literature/Poet Club 15. Cinema Club This 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. IdeasDesign design for the SENSES35 RESULTS3
1. Lounge Zone 2. Kitchen 3. Counter 4. Seating 5. Stairs 6. Porch 7. Test Zone 8. Storage 9. Order Area StoreCafe planCafeStoreplan Initial idea 36design for the SENSES RESULTS3
• providing climatic comfort arrangements such as tem porary shadings with tensile structure
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.
• Terrace and greenery space to enhance users’ visual and sensory richness.
• Locating at the beginning of the neighborhood, the project aimed for showing cultural heritage of the place to visitors.
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This project’s design specifications for promoting senses include:
The Cafe building was built on two levels to cover up the unfavorable view of the background.
| This project’s design specifications for promoting senses •include:Equal 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. Ground Floor First FloorBasement RefurbishmentRefurbishmentBeforeAfter D. The Enterprise Centre to support small businesses The 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. 1. Courtyard 2. Selling Kiosk 3. Entrance 4. Management 5. Strairs 6. Workshop Classes 7. Terrace 8. Ceramic Studio design for the SENSES37 RESULTS3
| In 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.HOSTEL sectionRESTAURANT section LegendFloorFirstFloorGround E. An ecolodge: To invite and embrace visitors 1. Entrance 2. Primary Hall 3. Management 4. Big Courtyard 5. Seating places 6. Kitchen 7. Elevator 8. Toilet 9. 12.Janitory11.Serving10.VoidStairs 13.Hostel 24.23.22.21.20.Void19.18.17.16.15.Porch14.ReceptionEntranceSmallPrivateYardMasterSuitesPublicKitchenforguestsStairs5-bedRoomsTerraceToiletShowers This project’s design specifications for promoting senses include: • Divide restaurant and hostel into two seperate sections, so that guests’ comfort is not jeopardized; • Providing a sense of tranquility and comfortby combining elements of greenery and water • Accomodating both groups and indi viduals in hostel. sectionHOSTELsectionRESTAURANT 38design for the SENSES RESULTS3
| SELECTED WORK PRACTICEEXPERIENCES PRACTICE Summary39
| Healthcare design and planning solutions IRanian Health Designers (IRHD.Co)2014 - 2018 4 years Residential | Sports Club | Commercial Moshir Atelier2020 - Present Almost 2 years Feel free to visit this link to see the layout design of company ■ 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. ■ 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 40PRACTICE Summary
Purpose:
Location: Khuzestan Province, Iran Iran
Problem: A critical need to improve medical care in deterio rating healthcare facilities in some towns of Khuz estan, supervised by Abadan university of medical science
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To achieve so, meetings with supervisors and the medical staff lasted for many hours, during which time ideas for developing the spaces were offered. After multiple rounds of talks and changes with those who were already employed there, the final maps and details were finalized. A DC Environmental PsychologyHealthcare Design
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Retroffiting emergency departments (ERs) in multiple hospitals in Khuzestan Monitoring National Project | IRHD Co. Timeline: September 2015 - March 2018 Improving service status due to the rising demand for emergency services’ efficiency ERs B Khuzestan
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Contribution to This Project: Modeling + Rendering Drawing (Phase I & II) Monitoring Supervision Idea Development
Ahvaz and Abadan University of Medical Sciences in Ahvaz and Abadan aimed to retrofit emergency departments of several hospitals in Khuzestan in order to increase patients’ access to fast-track medical treatment.
Client: Ahvaz University of Medical Sciences
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In this section, I discussed 4 of the 10 projects that we com pleted through design, construction (partial), and monitoring. Interventions were carried out following in-depth analyses of healthcare facilities condition in Khuzestan province and thor ough feasibility study of each hospital.
| EntranceAmbulance EntranceWalk-In 42retrofitting ERs EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT FRAMEWORK AcuteCare CDU Surgury DecontamSecurityTriage Waiting/GuestAmenitiesSupportLab/Imaging Support CPR Examining Quiet Zone Waiting Amenities Support A clinical decision unit (CDU) is a designated section of the emergency department where patients are monitored by a staff team for 6-24 hours. } AreasTreatment
| A. Retrofitting Emergency Department in Izeh Hospital Access to Surgury DepartmentAccess to Radiography Access to other parts ofEntranceWalk-inhospitalEntranceAmbulance retrofitting ERs43 Hospital EntranceMain 1. Security 2. Reception & Registeration 3. Accounting Counter 4. DrugStore 5. Wainting Area 6. WCs 7. Doctor’s Rest Room 8. Supervisor’s Office 9. Manager Room 10. Changing Room 11. Showers 12. Rest Room 13. First aid Room 14. Consulting 15. Information 16. Buffet 17. Flower Shop 18. Examining Room 19. ECG 20. Injecting Room 21. Serum Injection Cabins 22. CPR 23. Scrub 24. Plaster Casting Room UnitCareAcute 34. Open Plan ward 35. Nurse Station 36. Medicine and Clean Room 37. Waste and Dirty room 38. Isolation Room 39. Mental Isolation Room 40. Patient’s Wc & Shower 41. Storage 33. Triage25. Open Plan ward 26. Nurse Station 27. Medicine and Clean Room 28. Waste and Dirty room 29. Isolation Room 30. Mental Isolation Room 31. Patient’s Wc & Shower 32. StorageAreasSupportingUnitDecisionClinicalTreatmentAreas (CurrentER State) Expansion
| 44retrofitting ERs Hospital EntranceWalk-in EntranceAmbulance access to other parts of hospital 12. Injecting Room 13. Examining Room 14. Medical devices & materials 15. Serum Injection Room 16. ECG 17. Laboratory 18. Burn dressing Room 19. CPR 20. Imaging 21. Plaster Casting 22. Surgury Room 1. Security 2. Triage 3. Accounting Counter 4. ER’s Drugstore 5. Buffet 6. Staff’s Changing + Rest Room 7. Supervisor’s Office 8. Manager’s Office 9. Registeration & Reception 10. Anti-bacterial Shower 11. Waste and Dirty Room 23. Open Plan ward 24. Nurse Station 25. WC 26. Changing diapers Room 27. Open Plan ward 28. Nurse Station 29. Medicine and Clean Room 30. Infectious Isolation Room 31. Patient’s WC CDU 32. Open Plan ward 33. Nurse Station 34. Medicine and Clean Room 35. Infectious Isolation Room 36. Mental Isolation Room 37. Patient’s Wc Pediatric B. Retrofitting Emergency Department in Khoramshahr UnitCareAcuteER (Current State) Expansion
| 1. Decontamination Area 2. Decontamination Area for 3.2.BrancardsSecurityReception & Registeration 4. Accounting 5. DrugStore 6. Waiting Room 7. Triage 8. Doctor’s Restroom 9. Staff’s Rest Rooms + Changing Rooms 10. WCs retrofitting ERs45 EntranceWalk-in EntranceAmbulance C. Retrofit Emergency Department in Mahshahr Hospital 11. Examining Room 12. ECG 13. Injection Room 14. CPR 15. Plaster Casting 16. Scrub 17. Surgury Room 18. Strilization 19. Radiography 20. Laboratory 21. Open Plan ward 22. Nurse Station 23. Medicine and Clean Room 24. Infectious Isolation Room 25. Mental Isolation Room 26. Patient’s WCs 27. Supervisor’s Room 28. Waste and Dirty room 29. Clean Storage 30. Stuff Storage 31. Open Plan ward 32. Infant and Pediatric care 33. Nurse Station 34. Medicine and Clean Room 35. Infectious Isolation Room 36. Mental Isolation Room 37. Patient’s WCs 38. Supervisor’s Room 39. Waste and Dirty room 40. Clean Storage 41. Stuff Storage UnitCareAcuteUnitDecisionClinicalTreatmentAreasSupportingAreas ER (Current State) Expansion
| 46retrofitting ERs D. Retrofit Emergency Department in Imam Khomeini Current State (2400 sqm2) Expansion(PhaseI) (1000 sqm2) Expansion(PhaseII) (600 sqm2) 1. Decontamination Area 2. Security 3. Reception & Registeration 4. Accounting 5. DrugStore 6. Waiting Room *3 7. Triage *2 8. Doctor’s Restroom 9. Staff Rest Rooms + Changing Rooms 10. Residents’ Rest Rooms + Changing Rooms11.Meeting Room 12. WCs 13. Examining Room *4 14. ECG 15. Injection Room 16. CPR (7 beds) 17. Plaster Casting 18. Scrub 19. Surgury Room *2 20. Strilization 21. Imaging 22. Laboratory 23. Open Plan ward 24. Nurse Station 25. Medicine and Clean Room 26. Infectious Isolation Room 27. Patient’s WCs 28. Waste and Dirty roomAreasSupportingUnitCareAcuteCDUTreatmentAreas 29. Open Plan ward 30. Nurse Station 31. Medicine and Clean Room 32. Infectious Isolation Room 33. Patient’s WCs 34. Waste and Dirty room Levels3InLevels3In Area (sqm2): Location: Ahvaz,4000 Khuzestan, Iran
| Design of Valiasr Cardiac Center Design6. + Monitoring Professional Project | IRHD Co. Project Timeline: October 2017 - September 2018 Contribution to This Project: Purpose: Design a high-technological center for diagnosis and tratment of heart disease as part of an expan sion effort in Valiasr General Hospital. Modeling + Rendering Drawing (Phase I & II) Location: Ahvaz, Khuzestan, Iran Client: Abadan University of Medical Sciences Monitoring Supervision Idea Development CCU Ward HeartAngiographyICUSurguryICUO.H. Emergency Clinic LaboratoryRoomMechanicalMorgueRadiographyCSR + DrugStoreLaundry CARDIAC center47 Environmental PsychologyHealthcare Design
| 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. 48CARDIAC center
| Project Timeline: September 2016 - March 2017 Location: Ahvaz, Khuzestan, Iran Feasibility Study of a 2000 beds General Hospital Study7. Work Professional Project | IRHD Co. Methods: Survey, SWOT analysis, Report writings 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. Client: Ahvaz University of Medical Sciences FEASIBILITY study49 Energy Efficiency Healthcare Design
• The typology designed optimizes and merges the best features of main hospital types
• Consider land selection and locating the hospital in the appropriate area (with development ability for the upcoming 50 years);
• Forecasting relation between areas, the mag nitude and form of the entry and exit paths;
• Accessibility routes; • Site internal paths; • Parking areas. Hospital Blocks, Areas and Function
• Define wind-powers to act as solar chimneys in order to reduce cooling loads in public spaces;
• 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.
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Examining Design Criteria about its functionality, plan and users’ usage Concept of Hospital Design passive defense criteria in locating and designing 50FEASIBILITY study
Urban and Rural Context of •AhvazSettlements’ distribution based on water and underground resources, as well as topographic condition; • higher volume of popu lation in western part of Khuzestan;
• Forecasting status of windows, doors and elevators, issues regard ing to fire prevention and control, routes and sources of energy andhealthy drinking water supply,
• Designated multiple paths such as in-patients, out-patients, hospital staff, visitors, and VIP paths. Khuzestan climatic, geographic, and cultural features
• Consider users as main objective: define a central block to minimize circula tion flows.
• Forecast of determining bed combination, wards, number of blocks, aggre gation or dispersion of the buildings;
• 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
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• 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
• Minimize glazed/opaque surfaces’ ratio according to the relevant codes; • Insulated facade; • Medical rooms classified into 3 groups, based on medical operations. Site plan Analysis
• Forecast of issues re garding to information network security.
