Monire Vatankhah's Portfolio

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 a variety of national projects in healthcare to urban-scale studies.

RESEARCH

SELECTED ACADEMIC EXPERIENCES

2018 - 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

2010 - 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)

2006 - 2009

DIPLOMA. Mathematical-Physics

Andisheh Highschool, Tehran Province, Iran

GPA: 19/20

MASTER THESIS:

Multi-objective Optimization of Design Parameters to Improve Thermal Performance

Project Timeline: September 2020 - December 2021

School of Art and Architecture, Shiraz University, Iran

Location: Guilan, Iran

Final Score: 19/20 (Excellent)

Supervisors:

Advisor:

Methods:

Roza Vakilinezhad, PhD

Seyed MohammadHossein Zakeri, PhD

Kave Fattahi, PhD

Energy Analysis, Daylight Analysis, Multi-objectiveOptimization, Numerical Assessment.

Tools:

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

Paper:

M Vatankhah, R Vakilinezhad, SMH Zakeri, K Fattahi. (2022). “Enhancing thermal and daylighting performance of contemporary buildings by adopting optimized design parameters of vernacular dwellings of Guilan, Iran.” (Accepted)

RESEARCH QUESTIONS

QUESTION #1

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

QUESTION #2

How could vernacular dwelling design parameters be implemented 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 typologies 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.

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 building models for further analysis.

2.1. Determination of Input Variables such as climate data, materials, 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 representatives, 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 produced 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.

Investigating on the characteristics of vernacular dwellings

Climate Data

IRN_GI_Bandar.Anzali.407180_

TMYx.2007-2021.zip

(developed by Iran Building and Housing Research Center)

Apertures

• Openings in opposite walls to allow cross-section;

• Large windows at low height from the floor, provideing natural 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

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

Elevation from the Ground

Roof Structure

pitched roofs due to the high intensity of rainfall (usually four-sided) with extended 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-loadbearing columns.

Building Shape

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

• A nearly square module 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.

The Plains Foothills in between The Mountainous Area

Typologies of vernacular dwellings: Building Models

Simulation inputs

Construction Materials

External Wall

Internal Floor

Roof

Glazing

Shadings

Operational Settings

Window-based Natural Ventilation

Description

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 Assigned

Daylight

Distance from base surface

Size of test grid

Working hours

Internal Loads

Active if: Indoor Temperature > 23, and 12< Outdoor Temperature <28 - Fraction of operable window: 50%

70 cm

30*30 cm

8-16

Equipment= 5 w/m2, Lighting= 7 w/m2, Infiltration rate= 0.003 m3/s.m2

Prototype and Variable determination

Annual Daylight Simulation

Spatial Daylight Autonomy

3.1.

Statistical Analysis

Define six building models using Rhino 6

Annual Energy Simulation Energy Use Intensity

Thermal Comfort Analysis

Adaptive Comfort Calculator

Annual Energy Simulation

Annual Sunlight Exposure

Define the 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

After an optimization search of 20 generations, last generation showed a tendency of convergence. 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 and EUI performance will be.

Scatterplot was employed with the purpose of further investigating the relationship between parameters’ values and objectives, in which the frequency of data and distribution and range of quantitative data can be easily determined.

Design a contemporary residential unit using optimal solutions

Apply passive strategies into optimal solution to save more energy and light Adding

The psychrometric diagram revealed that solar heating and dehumidification can significantly improve thermal comfort through passive solar strategies.

- Stack Ventilation through Stairway / Solar Chimney

- Cross Ventilation through windows

- Assign Solar space

2. Research Work

A Rehabilitation Center for Diabilities

Project Timeline: September 2016 - March 2017

Research-based professional Project

Location: Tehran, Iran

Purpose:

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

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

Methods:

Tools: Walkthrough, Survey, Daylight Analysis

GIS, Design Builder, Sketchup, AutoCAD, 3DsMax + Vray

Contribution to This Project: Idea Development Daylight Simulation

Site Analysis

Drawing (Phase II)+ Modeling

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 contributed in design were introduced.

RESEARCH PROCESS

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

2.1. Walkthrough in rehabilitation centers in Iran, and Collecting data from international case studies.

2.2. Introducing a hospital base model considering rehabilitation centers’ principles in to carry out further daylight asessments.

2.3. Using AHP and Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) methodology, the most suitable place for hospital were evaluated.

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

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

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

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 vocational rehabilitation services for people of all ages:

SITE CONSIDERATION

The hospital’s proposed location is in Tehran’s District 12, where the Mehrabad meteorological station can provide information on the local climate.

Medical services

• Physical therapy department

• Pediatric rehabilitation services

• Orthesis and prosthesis

Social and psychological services

• Psychological and social service counseling

• 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

SITE CONSIDERATION

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, accessibility 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, accessibility, and a suitable main view for building (land slope). The Area A was chosen.

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 rehabilitation 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.

1. Occupational and Vocational

Registration & Reception

Waiting area

Patient’s WCs

Heavy training workshop

Light training workshop

Game and entertainment hall

Art therapy room

Therapist’s room

Patients’ changingrooms

Patients’ shower + WCs

Staff’s lounge

Pantry

Storage

ADL (Activities of daily living)

Registration & 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.

Registration & 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

Registration & 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

Registration & Reception Waiting area Pool therapy

Paraffin bath

Medical butterfly bathtub

Treatment tub

Full-body whirlpool

Changing rooms

Patient’s shower + WCs

Hygiene room

Waste and dirty Room Storage

Staff’s lounge

Pantry

3. the Prosthetics

4. Hydro-Therapy

Services

the Orthotics

5. Orthopedy

Registration & 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

Registration & 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

Registration & Reception

Waiting area

Examining rooms

EMG test room

WCs

Staff’s rounge

Hygiene room

Waste and dirty room Storage

8. Electro-Therapy

Registration & 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

Injection rooms

Dentistry

Reception waiting wrea

Hygiene room

Treatment area

Dental radiography + Dark room

Pharmacy

Drug storage

Waiting area

Ophthalmology

Examining room

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

Registration & 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

DAYLIGHT ANALYSIS OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF ATRIUM

Multiple physical factors of atriums affect their thermal performance. These characteristics include the orientation, geometric characteristics, glass surfaces, openings’ displacement and their numbers, position, and dimensions. The Atriums’ features were analyzed through simulations:

WI: 0.5

h/H:4 /8

Apertures placed in East and West sides

Apertures placed in all four sides

Apertures placed in the North and South sides

Apertures placed in the South sides

WI: 0.5

WI: 0.5

WI: 0.5

WI: 0.5 h=1

3. ARCHITECTURE COMPETITION

School of Thought: A school that redefines learning

Project Timeline: March 2020 - July 2020

TEAM Project | Moshir Atelier

Location: Scarborough, Canada

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.

Methods:

Innovative pedagogy design research, Environmental Analysis, Educational design

Tools:

Autocad, Revit, 3DsMax, Lumion

Contribution to This Project:

Idea Development

Innovative Pedagogy Research

Site Analysis

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-directed, experiential learning in relationship-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, accessibility, vegetation,landuses in its immediate vicinity, etc.

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

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

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

IDEA DEVELOPMENT CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK

The concept of this school is mainly based on visual accessibility of students on all the spaces, and in a general 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 classes changed to a new one where students work on their own pace and together as a group.

The whole school consists of three parts: two educational 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 elevators, stairs and ramps).

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

Combine vertical and horizontal circulation with each other and form a Ramp

ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS

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.

There is also a double-skin facade, wrapped around the building and served as thermal insulation throughout Canada’s mostly cold days.

2. Green House

3. Gallery

4. Mini Shop

5. Bicycle Lane

6. Walking Lane

7. Parking lots

8. Plaza

9. Playground

OBJECTIVES

• Predicting mechanisms for remote working from home;

• Educational materials based on state-of-the-art knowledge, digital skills, and creativit.

• Spaces for individual and teamwork;

• Workshops for entrepreneurship courses, and obtain the necessary training for teamwork, marketing and presentation.

• Communication joints inside and outside the building;

• Stairs as a gathering place for students;

• Harmonious and efficient design of places to create sense of gathering;

• 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.

4. M.ARCH STUDIO II:

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:

Maryam Ekhtiari, PhD

Problem:

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 Questionaire, SWOT analysis.

Tools:

SPSS 22, Autocad, SketchUp, 3dsMax + Vray

Dynamic Environment

Where users interact with environmental matters.

Socio-environmental Considerations

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

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

C A

B

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, strategies, 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;

Local Identity

Sensory richness

Identity and meaning

Engage sensory senses of inhabitants and visitors

Re-creation of natural and historic layout

Preserve ancient and precious layout against further tampering

Preventing facades and landuses that are inconsistent with the surrounding context

Take a heed to potentials for attracting tourists

a pleasant place

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

Vitality

Policies

Inclusive

a mixture of natural and artificial surfaces and spots

Encourage presence

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

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

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

Providing trails to walk and recreational purposes

Adaptability

Appealing to visitors

Engaging in neighborhood affairs

Safety and Security

Safety and security of pedestrians through the walkway

Provide areas where people can relax and unwind

Considering spaces to hold ceremonies and events

Designating places for gathering and hanging out

Accessibility to public transportation

Arrangements to increase the number of pedestrians as much as feasible

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 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 facades 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

Sidewalks accompanied by 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 communication-friendly arrangements

create gathering places such as storytelling circles, poetry and literature clubs, etc.

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

Give pedestarian a priority by narrowing car routes 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

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.

Design specifications:

• 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 perceptual 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.

B. A place for the youth and elderly together

This complex planned for 3 age groups:

• Elderly, by designing spaces for sitting together;

• Teenagers, by designating study areas, literature/cinema clubs, and gathering areas;

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

Design specifications:

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

• 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.

Design Ideas

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

Initial idea

C. Beverage Store and a Pub

To repurpose the undefined spaces at the neighbourhood entrance, and covering the unfavorable view of the background a Cafe for serving and selling local beverages were designed.

Design specifications:

• 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 temporary shadings with tensile structure

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

1. Lounge Zone

2. Kitchen

3. Counter

4. Seating

5. Stairs

6. Porch

7. Test Zone

8. Storage

PRACTICE

SELECTED WORK EXPERIENCES

Moshir Atelier 2020 - Present

Almost 2 years

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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 province, Iran

■ Abadan University of Medical Sciences Campus

■ Rooyan Cell Therapy in Isfahan

5. Design + Construction + Monitoring

Environmental Psychology Healthcare Design

Retroffiting emergency departments (ERs) in Khuzestan

Project Timeline: September 2015 - March 2018

Professional National Project | IRHD Co.

Client: Ahvaz University of Medical Sciences

Location: Khuzestan Province, Iran

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. In this section, I discussed 4 of the 10 projects that we completed through design, construction (partial), and monitoring.

Interventions were carried out following in-depth analyses of healthcare facilities condition in Khuzestan province and thorough feasibility study of each hospital.

A critical need to improve medical care in deteriorating healthcare facilities in some towns of Khuzestan, supervised by Abadan university of medical science

Purpose:

Improving service status due to the rising demand for emergency services’ efficiency

Contribution to This Project:

Drawing (Phase I & II) Monitoring

Supervision

A C D

EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT FRAMEWORK

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.

B. Retrofitting Emergency Department in Khoramshahr

Supporting Areas

1. Security

2. Triage

3. Accounting Counter

4. ER’s Drugstore

5. Buffet

6. Staff’s Changing + Rest Room

7. Supervisor’s Office

8. Registeration & Reception

9. Anti-bacterial Shower

10. Waste and Dirty Room

11. Injecting Room

12. Examining Room

Treatment Areas

13. Medical devices & materials

14. Serum Injection Room

15. ECG

16. Laboratory

17. Burn dressing Room

18. CPR

19. Imaging

20. Plaster Casting

21. Surgury Room

Pediatric

22. Open Plan ward

23. Nurse Station 24. WCs 25. Changing diapers Room 26. Open Plan ward 27. Nurse Station

C. Retrofit Emergency Department in Mahshahr

D. Retrofit Emergency Department in Imam Khomeini

Area (sqm2): Location: 4000 Ahvaz, Khuzestan, Iran

Expansion (Phase I) (1000 sqm2)

Current State (2400 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

Expansion (Phase II) (600 sqm2)

10. Residents’ Rest Rooms + Changing Rooms

11. 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 room

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

Design + Monitoring

Design of Valiasr Cardiac Center

Project Timeline: October 2017 - September 2018

Professional Project | IRHD Co.

Client: Abadan University of Medical Sciences

Location: Ahvaz, Khuzestan, Iran

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

Contribution to This Project:

Idea Development

Drawing (Phase I & II)

Modeling + Rendering

Monitoring Supervision

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

Energy Efficiency Healthcare Design

Feasibility Study of a 2000 beds General Hospital

Project Timeline: September 2016 - March 2017

Professional Project | IRHD Co.

Client: Ahvaz University of Medical Sciences

Location: Ahvaz, Khuzestan, Iran

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 population in western part of Khuzestan;

• Geographic classification and distribution of villages; Climatic Condition

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

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

Concept of Hospital Design

Hospital Design Description

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

• Possibility of changing function and arrangements 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

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, Oncology, Pediatrics, neonatology, obstetrics and gynecology, Psychiatry clinics, Transplantation clinics.

• Paths

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

passive defense criteria in locating and designing

• 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, aggregation or dispersion of the buildings;

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

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

• Forecast of issues regarding to information network security

My Artwork

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