Nineveh Rasho
Selected Works
NINEVEH RASHO ninrasho@gmail.com (224)735.0595
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Master of Architecture University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | 2017
Bachelor of Science in Architectural Studies University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | 2015
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CONTENTS BIG IDEAS Nagasaki Cultural Center 04-11
A Cultural Center, Nagasaki, Japan
Fused Fabrics 12-17
Revitalizing the River Front, Albany Park, Chicago, IL
Supportive Community-Based System 18-25
Revitalizing a Healthy Heart of Peoria, Peoria, IL
BUILT WORK Make Series Competition 26-31
Competition, ISOA, Champaign, IL
Veer 32-39
Roof to Roof: Outdoor Objects for the TBH Patio & Lawn, Champaign, IL
PERSONAL WORK 40
Personal Sketches
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Resume
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Cultural Center NAGASAKI CULTURAL CENTER Graduate Design Studio Location: Nagasaki, Japan Partner: Liwei Wang Professor: Botond Bognar Fall 2015 This project focuses on proposing a cultural center in Nagasaki, Japan. Connecting Kengo Kuma’s Nagasaki Prefectural Museum, the bay area, and the town, the Nagasaki Cultural Center focuses on providing the residents and visitors a completely new experience of culture. The center is fragmented across the site with the concert hall at the northwest corner, the library at the southeast corner, and other functions, such a visitors center, boat deck, and sunken plazas, throughout the two main buildings. The former flat plane is revitalized to have multiple different levels and pathways throughout, providing the visitors multiple ways to walk from point A to point B. The buildings are then formulated by the landscape, twisting out of the ground and creating two main monuments on the site. With this dynamic concept of the building and its plan to continuously twist up in the air, the site is defined and the residents and visitors are better connected to the bay and to Kengo Kuma’s Prefectural Museum.
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Site Analysis
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residents
residents
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students
residents
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students
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Boat Pedestrian
Boat Pedestrian
Boat Pedestrian
Electronic train
Electronic train
Electronic train
Site Analysis: Circulation Site Analysis: Circulation around site around site Users: visitors,visitors, students, residents, patients residents, Users: students, Events: art exhibition, outdoor classes and concerts, parades, patients festivals, experience all four seasons, viewing cruises, industrial city, sea and mountains Events: art exhibitions, outdoor Access to site: on foot, car, boat, bus, bicycle, electronic train classes, concerts festivals, etc. Access to site: on foot, by car/boat/ bus/ bicycle/train
Pedestrian Flow Analysis Place buildings in the negative spaces; create destination places
Site Strategy: Add new pathways
around site.around Provide main Site Strategy: Addthe new pathways the site. Provide main and secondary paths to allow pedestrains to go through site and secondary paths to allow any way they please.
pedestrians to go through any way they please
Site Strategy: Place Buildings in the
negatives thein pathways. Site Strategy: Place of buildings the negatives of theProvide pathways. Provide visitors reasons to walk on certain paths. visitors reasons to walk on certain paths
Vehicle Circulation Analysis Access to site by: foot, car, boat, Automobile Circulation bus, bicycle, train
Pedestrian Circulation
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Site Model
Site Plan
Site Model
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Concert Hall Drawings Circulation Diagram
Structural Diagram
Roof Level_VIP & Observation
4th Level Floor Plan
Concrete Floor Plates
2-6 Level_Gallery
Diagrid Steel Facade
Truss
Four Cores
2-6 Level Auditorium
Concrete Wall
Concrete Wall
Lobby Level_Lobby & Restaurant
Concrete Wall Lower Level 1_Lobby & Restaurant & Bar
N Concrete Wall Lower Level 2_Parking & Mechanical & Kitchen
Circulation Diagram
North-South Section Cut
Structural Diagram
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Exterior View of Concert Hall
Model Photos
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Library Drawings Circulation Diagram
Structural Diagram
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Open Stack Level 1 Floor Plan A
Stairs separate from atrium leading up to mezzanine level
Mullions attached from top of one slab to the top of the slab below
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Stairs separate from atrium leading up to mezzanine level
Mullions attached from top of one slab to the top of the slab below
Steel Columns Twist 5 degrees every floor
Open Stack 1 Level FLoor Plan 3.2m
Steel Columns Twist 5 degrees every floor
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Elevator from ground connecting to mezzanine floor above
Open Stack Level 3 Floor Plan A
Elevator from ground connecting to mezzanine floor above
Elevator/Storage Cores
Elevator/Storage Cores Fire Escape Cores
Fire Escape Cores
6 Main Cores Fire escape stairs, Elevators, Bathrooms
6 Main Cores Fire escape stairs, Elevators, Bathrooms
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B
C
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Ramp
Ramp
Simple Steel Frame Construction
Simple Steel Frame Construction
Open Stack 3 Level FLoor Plan 13.2m
North-South Section Cut
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Exterior View of Library
Model Photos
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Urban Social Housing FUSED FABRICS Undergraduate Design Studio Location: Albany Park, Chicago, IL Partner: Pierson Allston Professor: Sara Bartumeus Spring 2015 The goal of this studio project was to figure out how to revitalize the Lawerence/Kedzie area and how to enhance the accessibility and beauty of the Chicago River front. We focused on the design of a collective housing complex with a public facility and open space. Our project specifically focuses on incorporating community gardens around the housing units. The site formerly had a community garden, so it was best to keep in touch with the original context of the site and implement the culture and heritage of the area to the new development. The idea is to design housing for low-income families and filter community gardens throughout. A Knowledge Center was designed to provide the residents a place to learn, taste, and sell grocery products. The definition of a threshold is defined throughout the site with the use of different materiality. Public, semi-private, and private spaces are tested and intertwined, creating a complete dynamic concept.
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The study and implementation of social housing and community gardens to create a cohesive and lively neighborhood
2 bedroom units
2 bedroom units
Site Model And Arrangements Of Social Housing Units
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2 bedroom units 3 bedroom units
2 bedroom units 3 bedroom units
3 bedroom units 4 bedroom, 2 story units
3 bedroom units 4 bedroom, 2 story units
4 bedroom, 2 story units bi-level units
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Site Plan
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Section Cuts of Entire Site Westbound on Lawerence
View North of Main Axis
River Perspective Towards City
estbound on Lawerence
View North of Main Axis
River Perspective Towards City
North-South Section Cut BB Scale 1/16”=1’0”
North-South Section Cut BB Scale 1/16”=1’0”
Section Cut DD
East-West Section Cut BB Scale 1/16”=1’0”
Scale: 1/4”=1’0”
East-West Section Cut BB Scale 1/16”=1’0”
East Elevtion Scale 1/32”=1’0”
East Elevtion Scale 1/32”=1’0”
Enlarged Section Cuts Groves
Sidewalk
Gardens
Buffer
Private Housing
Buffer
Groves
Public
Sidewalk
Section Cut AA Scale: 1/8”=1’0”
Buffer
Public
Gardens
Buffer
Gardens
Sidewalk
Private Housing
Grove
Buffer
Sidewalk
Buffer
Gardens
Private Housing
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Section Cut BB
Section Cut DD
Scale: 1/8”=1’0”
Scale: 1/4”=1’0”
Public
Buffer
Gardens
Private Housing
Section Cut CC Scale: 1/8”=1’0” Groves
Sidewalk
Section Cut AA
Gardens
Buffer
Private Housing
Buffer
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Groves
Public
Sidewalk
Buffer
Gardens
Site Model
Exterior View of the neighborhood
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Revitalizing a Healthy Heart of Peoria Supportive Community-Based System Graduate Design Studio Location: Peoria, IL Partners: Connor Chelmecki, Kelly McCaffrey, Johnathon Nelson Spring 2016 A Supportive Community-Based System is an environment which encourages a diversity of social interaction, exchange of ideas, and an overall cooperative way of life. The South Side of Peoria has a high level of home vacancies and a low number of owner occupied housing. Residents are generally limited to one option: single family homes. In response we propose 4 different types of supportive housing to serve the community: affordable hosing located along Western Ave to provide tenants with a strong connection to the surrounding community, housing for aging adults that focuses on appropriate amenities and accommodations with ample opportunity for social interaction, intergenerational housing that will respectfully allow multiple generations of families to live together under one roof and is designed to fit into the existing residential context, and lastly, are homes that specifically help single-parent households have a tight-knit supportive community for family development. Along with these four housing types a redeveloped street front along Western Ave will house supportive core services and create job opportunities for residents. Services will be implemented throughout the neighborhood. They will expand social connections and offer facilities tailored to residents while also providing educational components.
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Street Environment Analysis Through the analysis, it was understood that the South Side of Peoria is in dire need of improving their livelihood. We propose that if satisfactory housing and public spaces were designed and developed, the quality of living will increase. Housing development focused on affordable housing, apartments fit for aging and single-parent housing. The study of public spaces were chosen for reasons being, a connection to the housing typologies and a provision of spaces for communities to thrive outside of the work and home.
In-depth analysis on the demographics of the South Side of Peoria Block 2 Track 50
Block 2 Track 6
Block 2 Track 5
724
661
912
706
Female
47.7%
57.6%
60.2%
57.1%
Male
52.3%
42.4%
39.8%
42.9%
$43,750
$19,191
$38,293
$16,602
12%
30.2%
21.8%
35.4%
10-17
14.1%
26.1%
30.7%
23.8%
18-64
55.1%
33.7%
39.3%
37%
64+
18.6%
9.8%
8.2%
3.8%
Single Parent
22.3%
66.5%
54.7%
48.1%
100%
21.9%
100%
Population
Income 0-9
School Enrollment 100% 16-19
Howett St.
Lincoln Ave. Western Ave.
Block 1 Track 6
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Apartments Fit For Aging The buildings shown below are designed to encourage productive aging in older adult populations. These units respond to ageassociated physiological changes and support informal social networks to assist with informational, emotional, and instrumental needs. Social and civic engagement is promoted through the close proximity of apartments to street-level supportive services. These services as well as numerous social magnets within the vertical access points, encourage cross-generational relationships and bridge social ties to improve mental and social well-being. Exterior View of Apartments
Interior View of Apartments
1 Bedroom Unit
2 Bedroom Unit 820 sqft.
620 sqft.
1 Bedroom Unit
2 Bedroom Unit
620 sqft.
820 sqft.
Vertical Access
Vertical Access
Communal Space
Communal Space
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Second Floor Plan
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Intergenerational Housing Ground Floor Plan
Intergenerational housing is aimed at families with at least three generations. By creating a fully accessible ground floor level that meets Americans with Disability Act standard, parents and grandchildren can keep an eye on the safety of their elders. In addition, the grandparent can serve as an extra care taker to the parent while conveying key parenting skills. This type of housing encourages the younger generations to stay in the neighborhood and act as a support system to the older generations. Watching younger generations grow improves psychological well-being for grandparents. This style of housing is especially successful among minority populations and in lowincome areas.
Second Floor Plan
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Exterior view of Intergenerational Housing
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Single-Parent Housing The need to house single parent families stems from existing household conditions of the South Side Neighborhood. In the South Side, 483 of the family households are run by single parents. By providing a shared area complete with a full kitchen, dining space, laundry, and living area, it opens up opportunities for social interactions and support between neighbors. By including small living spaces that do not offer all the essentials such as an oven or full refrigerator, the residents are encouraged to use the common spaces. The design aims to encourage interaction between neighbors, in the hopes to increase the level of trust amongst residents and increase social capital.
Plan of Clustered Housing units
Interior View of Communal Kitchen
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Plaza and Street Development A variety of supportive services are located below the apartments along Western Avenue. These have been developed to respond to the need for employment, job training, education pertaining to certain health-related topics, and a general lack of needed services within the South Side of Peoria. These proposals push the main activities to the buildings’ transparent facades near the sidewalk to increase connectivity and spark interest among passing pedestrians. The most notable new businesses are the instructional restaurant, the adult day-center, and the new home of Western Meats (the neighborhood’s only store that sells meat).
Exterior View of Instructional Restaurant
Housing Outdoor Activity Area
Office
Apartment Vertical Access Laundry
Office
Apartment Vertical Access
Housing Vertical Access
Older Adult Day Center
Instructional Restaurant
1,900 sqft.
3,300 sqft.
Western Meats 1,400 sqft.
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Ground Plan of Street and Commercial Development
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The plaza is designed to be the main attraction for the neighborhood. The main goal of the plaza is to beautify the area and to give the residents to interact with one another. The core services are designated around and on the plaza to give people a purpose for being there. Different materials are used for the plaza’s ground surface to define the different thresholds of the plaza, which consist of the public sidewalk, the plaza itself, and places to sit, rest, watch, meet, and play.
West-East Street Elevation on Western Ave.
North-South Street Section Cut on Lincoln Ave.
View of Western Ave.
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Competition Work The Fourth Wall Competition: Make Series Competition Location: North Gallery, Annex Building, UIUC Campus Partners: Nevis Isaj, Matthew Schapen Spring 2016 The site for the Make Series Competition is located in the north Annex Gallery at The Architecture Annex. The focus of the competition is to define and separate the gallery from the work areas and to provide additional functions in the space. Because the gallery was a 3-wall area, we proposed a structure that will define the gallery space, The Fourth Wall. The wall is composed of 2’x4’ wood slabs that are constructed at 30/60 degree angles. The wall is to be created by stacking wood members vertically. The design is aimed to provide users a sense of clarity and privacy with the use of a filtering wall. Through the warm material options and the permeable and filtered design techniques, we were able to enhance the environment and usage of the Annex Gallery. There now has been an increase of activity and utilization of the gallery, improving the quality of life within the students work environment.
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Design Proposals
Ambiguous and not intimately defined space
Enclose gallery space
Create entrances to gallery space
Plan View
Transparent filter to intimately define the space
Section of Gallery
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Construction Process 1 1/2” Nails used to fix wood members together
2” x 4” wood members
Sliders to create friction between wall and floor
1” Nails used to attach sliders to wood member
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Utilization of The Fourth Wall
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“Root to Roof” Veer Graduate Design Studio Location: Temple Hoyn Buell Hall, Champaign, IL Partners: Paul Kitchen, Madelyn Kodros Professor: John Stallmeyer Fall 2016 Veer is set on the south end of the courtyard at Temple Hoyne Buell Hall. This set of furniture is meant to stand as an oasis for the students, professors, and community. The setting allows users to feel a sense of enclosure and protection from the elements through the landscape. Veer provides areas to work, eat, relax, or converse through the ergonomically designed table, bench, and backrests. The grouping of Eastern Cedar and White Oak blend together to enrich the overall site and landscape. Steel is the third material used to reinforce the structural stability of the furniture. The combination of all three materials creates a cohesive and harmonious object for the users, emphasizing the idea of a place for people to relax and connect with nature. The opportunity to have a set place to connect to the outdoors will positively impact the mindfulness of the users. Veer, through its materiality and construction, will enhance the overall quality of Temple Hoyne Buell Hall’s landscape and environment.
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Materials Provided
Eastern Cedar
White Oak
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Site Plan
Stainless Steel
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Material Usage
Backrests and Seats
Legs and Beams
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Reinforcement
Plan
Potential Uses
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Assembling Members and Joints
Developing Prototypes Practice Woodworking Skills
Detail Drawings of Connections and Joinery Detail 2 - Beams to Legs
Detail 3 - Table Beam to Leg
Detail 4 - Table Beam to Leg
Detail 1 - Bridle Joint
Detail 5 - Bench Beam to Leg [ Bridle Joint ]
Detail 8 - Box Joints & Lattice Detail
Detail 7 - Bench Beams to Legs at Lattice Detail
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Detail 6 - Stainless Steel Connection to White Oak Legs
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Personal Sketches
Inside the Poetry Foundation, Chicago, IL
White House, Washington D.C.
Absolute World Towers, Ontario, Canada
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nineveh rasho 5016 Culver St | Skokie, IL | 60077 ninrasho@gmail.com | 224.735.0595
Travels
Experience Architectural Intern | BLDD Architects | Chicago, IL
May 2016 - August 2016 | December 2016 - January 2017 + Focused on Senior Living and Commercial Design + Prepared construction documents, rendered presentation material, 3D models + Teamed with Project and Interior Designers on projects from SDs to CDs
Architectural Intern | BLDD Architects | Chicago, IL
May 2015 - August 2015 | December 2015 - January 2016 + Focused on Senior Living and Educational Projects + Collaborated with firm principal on project concepts, designs, and/or development + Prepared working drawings in both schematic and construction phases
Research Assistantship | University of Illinois | Champaign, IL
August 2016 - Present + Developed design proposals for the rennovation of The Beckman Institue Atrium + Collaborated on written work for Sara Bartumeus, Tenured Professor + Conducted research on thresholds and in-between spaces
Education University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign | Champaign, IL 2015 - 2017 [ Expected ] Master of Architecture | Class of 2017
University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign | Champaign, IL 2011 - 2015 Bachelor of Science in Architectural Studies | Class of 2015
Leadership Roles President + Co-Founder | Assyrian Student Association | Champaign IL March 2016 - Present + Create a sense of community with other Assyrian-American students on campus
Board Member | Assyrian Student Association | Chicago, IL
March 2016 - Present + Preserve the heritage of the Assyrian Community in the Chicago-land area
Skills Model Production Computer Skills Rhinoceros AutoCAD Revit SketchUp InDesign Illustrator Photoshop V-Ray Render Lumion 3ds Max
Arizona Flagstaff Pheonix Sedona Australia Sydney California Los Angeles Monterey Sacramento Santa Barbara San Diego San Franscico San Jose Canada Hamilton Mississsauga Toronto Germany Augsburg Düsseldorf Frankfurt Gütersloh Heidelberg Paderborn Italy Milan Washington D.C. Switzerland Lugano
Awards & Recognition Sketching
Woodworking
Conference Presentations [ EDRA48 unpublished ] | 2017 Chelmecki, C., McCaffrey, K. and N. Rasho. “At the Intersection of Community and Collaboration: Empowering South Side Peoria Residents Through Evidence Based and Participatory Design Methods.” - Poster to be presented in Madison, Wisconsin May 2017 Reyerson Traveling Fellowship Recipient | 2017 Overall Winner | Make Series Design+Build Competition | 2016 Graduate Design Studio Excellence Awards Nominee | December 2016 Graduate Design Studio Excellence Awards Nominee | April 2016
Hobbies Traveling | Yoga | Reading | Journaling | Sketching
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Nineveh Rasho ninrasho@gmail.com (224)735.0595