2015 - 2020 Architecture Design
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Nenwe Geeso T: (480) 570-3918 E: nenwe.g@gmail.com Education: Arizona State University Major: Architectural Studies Graduation: Spring 2019 M.Arch 2022 Skills: AutoCad Adobe Illustrator Adobe Photoshop Adobe Indesign Rhinoceros Sketchup Model Making
Language: Aramaic English
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ZURICH BOTANIC GARDEN
Zurich, Switzerland Adv Architectural Studio I | Fall 2020
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ASSYRIAN CULTURAL CENTER Erbil, Iraq Architectural Studio III | Fall 2018
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SUPER BUILDING
Payson, AZ Architectural Studio IV | Spring 2019
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VAN BUREN HOUSING
Downtown Phoenix, AZ Architectural Studio I | Fall 2017
EVERLASTING CYCLE
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Phoenix, AZ Design Fundementals IV | Spring 2017 pg. 41
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01 ZURICH BOTANIC EXPANSION ZURICH, SWITZERLAND ADV Architectural Studio I Felipe Mesa Fall 2020 The Zurich Botanical Garden Glass houses, located in Zurich, Switzerland, were built in 1972 by Hubacher Issler architects and landscape architect Fred Eicher. With a total area of 22,180sq ft, the greenhouse domes are divided into three botanic collections, Tropic lowland (10,380sq ft), Savanna arid areas (6650sq ft), and Subtropic mountain forest (5150sq ft). In 2011 to 2013 the domes underwent reconstruction by architects Haerle Hubacher to better sustain the quality of the structure in order to better protect and preserve the inhabiting ecosystems. The structure is now made of double acrylic glass panes and ETFE foils with a ventilated space to eliminate condensation and stabilize inner foils. Today the green houses are utilized by the University of Zurich for research and educational purposes, as well as, a city landmark for tourists and locals. With the site’s strong system and language that functions in a good manner for the existing ecosystems, the focus of the expansion is on the existing courtyard. This space is used to access the entrance to the main domes. Leaving the existing water lily pond and entrances from the botanic garden and to the domes in the same position, an expansion of a 65’ diameter, a total area of 3,320sq ft, is used to create a fourth dome. The expansion will house the endangered ecosystem of water lilies, water poppy, marsh marigold, and sacred lotus while providing an amphitheater space to allow visitors to gather whether for leisure or educational purposes. Enclosing the space with a similar dome like structure and material allows for the ecosystem to flourish and provides space for possible future ecosystem expansion. The dome structure will integrate photovoltaic glass within the double glass panes to result in a distributed energy system capable of obtaining the necessary energy for self consumption operation. The fourth dome will accomplish the function of providing an environment suitable for the ecosystem within the space while recovering electric energy to cover needs of its companion structures.
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02 ASSYRIAN CULTURAL CENTER ERBIL, IRAQ
Architectural Studio III Philip Horton | Scott Murff Fall 2018 | Team: Geeso, Patrick The Assyrians, rulers of the world’s first great empire, have become a nation without borders. After the fall of the empire around 612 BCE, the Assyrian community continued to survive under the authority of foreign rulers. For hundreds of years the Assyrians have suffered countless genocides and have witnessed extermination from their so-called homeland. The project designed, takes place in the city of Erbil, which ties back to the Assyrians who had built the city over 6,000 years ago. It is known as the current-day Arab tourist captial and has a population of 1.3 million. The city is primarliy made up of Kurdish, Islamic and Assyrian cultures. Throughout history, the Assyrians went from being the majority to the minority of the land, forcing them to be pushed to the outskirts of this city, while other cultures flourished sporadically throughout. Designing the cultural center near the heart of this city allows for a light of hope to return for the community. The center is designed to allow users to remember the past with a memorial space that enters from the exterior ramp into the lower level of the building. As the users circulate into the upper level, they interact with the gallery spaces classrooms and library, which provides them with the history of Assyrians, as well as recreational facility resources. The project would use concrete preacast technology to recreate the historical reliefs that are today preserved and displayed within some of the worlds most prestigious museums. Each columns that suspends from the roof of the structure would be casted using 3D scanning technology to replicate the ancient reliefs. Traditional reliefs would be scanned into a software and then CNC millied from a block of foam. From there, each column would be casted in a a group to obtain the traditional relief. Today there are about 4 million Assyrians spread throughout 30 countries within the world. The cultural center becomes a safe haven for those who continue to live within their homeland, and a light of hope for those to come back to after being displaced.
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ASSYRIAN CULTURE ISLAMIC CULTURE KURDISH CULTURE
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SITE ANALYSIS | ERBIL, IRAQ
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ERBIL, IRAQ
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RUINS MEMORIAL LIGHT WELL ARCHIVES GALLERY A CLASSROOMS MULTIPURPOSE MAIN ENTRANCE CAFE RESTOROOMS AMPHITHEATER MEZZANINE READING AREA LIBRARY GALLERY B STORAGE SPACE GATHERING SPACE VIEWPORT
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Camp Tontozona | Payson, AZ Architectural Studio IV Felipe Mesa | Catherine Spellman | Claudio Vekstein Spring 2019 | Team: Geeso, Wu, Cao, Hannon
Camp Tontozona, a 36-acre property in the Tonto National Forest is heart of many of Arizona State University’s events. For decades, the camp has hosted events and retreats for Sun Devil athletics, ASU families, local businesses and the community. Within this site resides Tonto Creek Camp, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing youth with opportunities to explore the natural world. In teams, the project required a redesign of the entire camp site to renew its conditions and increase its use year round. In our design we proposed a different take on the “usual” camp site and designed the site to keep all main infastructure in one central location. This would allow the rest of the site to inhabit its natural forest grounds. Within my team I focused on the structure of the building with the design idea of the “superbuilding” to hold the majority of the camps program. The cabins, cafeteria, gathering areas, offices, classrooms, gym, and utilities were all to be placed in one building, which leads us to our design challenge of creating a mass that allowed for a large amount of program to sit within one structure. By laying a grid across the alloted space within the site we then formulated a necessary amount of space for each program and solidfied walls only in places that were necessary, allowing for the rest of the building to be as transparent as possible.
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Donglei Cao, Erika Hannon, Jingwen Wu, Nenwe Geeso Superbuilding Master Plan Super Building
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04 VAN BUREN HOUSING Downtown Phoenix, AZ Architectural Studio I Joseph Pritchard Fall 2017
With a focus on designing housing units, the site is based on the corner of Monroe St. and 5th Ave. Downtown Phoenix is made of a variety of buildings, communities and activities. Through out the area, it is consumed with buildings of entertainment, government services and educational/religious institutions, which provides the site with a wide range in demographics. The housing units are designed to allow a connecting blend for the range of demographics from Seniors with occupations at the government buildings to young adults living close to the cities night life. Forming a threshold from private to public interaction, an intended focus is put on connection + integration. The site hold a total of 30 housing units, with a variety of 1 bed 1 bath and 2 bed 2 bath units. Flowing through the center of the site are accomedated spaces to allow for interaction within community. A mix of recreational space, offices, coffee shops and farmers markets are formed within the space. This provides an accessible common space for the wide range of demographic.
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Pioneer and Military Memorial Cemetery | Phoenix, AZ Design Fundamentals IV Claudio Vekstein Spring 2017
This historic site was founded in 1884. It is known to have an estimated 3,700 burials within the cemtery but less than 600 of the burials have a headstone and each headstone in various shapes and sizes. When studying the headstones still present at the cemetry today, I emphasized a focus on the range in age of those burried at the site. From babys who had less than a month to live on this earth to elders who lived a life full of age, the site had a wide range. Upon enterance of the site visitors are pulled towards the playful curves that symbolize the start of life and childhood and as they venture through the site and up the ramp the jagged edges of the inclined terrace is a representation of adulthood and the many obstacles in life as one gets older. As our time winds down we reminisce on our past, ultimately reaching the conclusion of our life, as do the visitors in the reflection space which overlooks the burial site. Situated beneath the reflection space,the building holds the everlasting legacy of those gone but never forgotten. At the heart of the cycle the burials and headstones are placed and respected and as the guard of the cycle a memorial wall is designed along the edges in honor of all those burried at the site.
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Nenwe Geeso nenwe.g@gmail.com (480) 570 -3918