Portfolio by saba ebrahimzadeh Maboud

Architectural Portfolio 2017

Saba Ebrahimzadeh Maboud 2022

Contact info: saba1997@tamu.edu

About me As a graduate architecture student, I’m deeply aware of the pressing global issue of climate change and the construction industry’s substantial 39% contribution to greenhouse gas emissions. This includes not only material production but also the construction phase. Sustainable architecture is my passion and mission, where I combine my interests in graphics, sketching, painting, and philosophy. It harmonizes environmental consciousness, aesthetics, and functionality. I’m committed to crafting energy-efficient, visually striking buildings through research, innovation, and collaboration. My goal is to reduce emissions and create eco-friendly, beautiful spaces that benefit both people and the planet. I believe that sustainable architecture is key to mitigating climate change and envisioning a greener future. With dedication and a sense of responsibility, I aim to be a force for positive change in the built environment.

Personal info

Saba Ebrahimzadeh Maboud 15/11/1997 Texas, United States

Core Skills

Educational Backgrounds

Adobe Photoshop Adobe illustrator Adobe Indesign Rhino Lumion Autocad Revit keyshot MS Office

2023- Now

Master of Architecture Texas A&M University

2021-2017

B.Sc. in Architecture kharazmi University of Tehran GPA: 17.12/20

2015 - 2016

GPA: 18.33/20

Art skills

2015 -2014

Painting

Contact

(oil color, watercolor, pencil,pastel)

saba1997@tamu.edu (+1)9793443210 Saba Ebrahimzadeh Maboud

Language Persian

Native

English

IELTS

Spanish

Intermidiate

Hobbies Swimming Doing Yoga Hiking & Traveling Cooking Illustrate Story Books

Sketch photography

Willingness to Learn Motivation Ability to Plan Detail Oriented Teamwork and Collaboration Hardworking and Perseverance

Honors

GPA: 19.21/20

2023

Professional Backgrounds Challenge Studio - Internship

2021

Freelance Architect Tehran | Iran

Portfolio, Iranian Architecture Center 36Hours, Tutor : Mahafarid Kazemi & Mohamamadreza kadhoda

BIM Modeling, Iranian Architecture Center

120 Hours, Tutor: Amir Karami & Arash Ramezanei 2020

Ideogram, Iranian Architecture Center 36 Hours, Tutor: Mohammadreza Kadkhoda

2019

Rhino, Software School Tutor: Amir Karami

Tehran | Iran Mar – Present

AIA/Steris student Design charrette Health Care Design Conference + Expo

2020

Group exhibition of realistic paintings Group exhibition of realistic paintings Group exhibition of realistic paintings

Apr 2022 – Present

Diploma in Experimental Sciences Soodeh Complex

Courses and Certificate

Soft Skills

2012 2018 2019

Pre-University in Experimental Sciences Noavar High School

2018

Postproduction, Iranian Architecture Center 48Hours, Tutor: Mohammadreza Kadkhoda

CONTENT Academic Projects Slopeque Unite & Thrive Core and Shell Minus [Re]Cycling

Professional Projects Phonex Didar villa

Personal Projects Models

Sketch

ACADEMIC PROJECTS Slopeque Core and Shell Minus [Re]Cycling

Slopeque

Hospitality Boutique Hotel 2021

Final architecture design

Prof: Amir Bahramei Panah

Final score: 19 Hotels represent more than a billion square feet of space, million guest rooms, and so much in annual energy use. Hotels and other hospitality venues have a significant opportunity to reduce negative environmental impacts associated with guest rooms, event space, and general facility use through energy and water efficiency, waste reduction and management, sustainable and local purchasing, and alternative transportation. Hotels can also contribute to human health by providing healthy, comfortable, and productive indoor environments with improved indoor air quality, access to daylight and views, and occupant control of the lighting and thermal environment. The suite of LEED rating systems includes a range of environmental and performance measures that can be implemented in hotels and other lodging facilities. Therefore, this design tried to reach a new idea in designing a boutique hotel by using LEED standards and climate knowledge, as well as playing with form and volume. Shemshak, Tehran, Iran Keywords of Design Environment, Sustainable, Energy, LEED

Main model

Study of LEED

Site plan

LEED is a voluntary, third-party green building certification program that awards points to buildings for satisfying specified green building criteria. LEED-certified buildings have implemented strategies to reduce building operating costs, environmental footprint, and resource consumption, such as water and energy use. LEED projects are designed, built, and operated to cut CO2 emissions while encouraging strategies to help create healthier indoor environmental quality. The evolution of LEED for design and construction has been considered in designing the Boutique Hotel. Thus it began with the study of LEED and the rules of sustainable architecture. Among many items mentioned in the LEED standards, the following were considered the primary approach to designing this boutique hotel.

Shemshak in Darbandsar is one of the cities of Rudbar Qasran, Shemiranat County, Tehran Province. This area has a mountainous texture and is considered one of Iran›s cold and dry areas. Therefore, one of the challenges was to design through a complex topography and a steep slope, and a stable building suitable for cold weather. One of the positive points of the location of this site is having a quality view of the scenery and also the ski resort, which is one of the most famous tourist attractions in this region.

LEED Principles Quality views

To give building occupants a connection to the natural outdoor environment by providing quality views

Day light

Provide Access to Natural Light and Views of the Outdoors in Regularly Occupied Spaces

Open Space

Sepidestan St

Restaurants

This provides both staff and guests with the health benefits of natural light and a visual connection with nature.

reduce occupant eye strain and contribute to the human body’s absorption of Vitamin D

Main entrance

Sport Complex

Parking entrance

Restaurants

To create exterior open space that encourages interaction with the environment, social interaction, passive recreation, and physical activities

Shemshak Boutique Hotel

Fasham- Tehran Rd

Hiking area

Shemshak Ski Resort and complex

Tourist Attraction

Native Landscaping

Landscape with Native Species that Require Little or No Irrigation

significantly reduce water use

Heat Island Reduction

provides guests with a tangible connection to nature

Install Green Roof for Improved Stormwater Management and Reduced Energy Use

Reduced Site Disturbance

Allow Majority of Site to Remain Undisturbed and In Its Natural Habitat

Indoor air quality

they require no fertilizer and less maintenance

Site Analysis This Hotel design is an evolution of the hotel typology. The hotel seamlessly rises from the surrounding landscape and gently unfolds onto the site. The community and building sphere become instantly engaged by interweaving the building with the topography. The terrain fluidly becomes the roof, inviting guests to the scene of Skis towards the slopes of the Shemshak.

Using the pre-entry space to prevent the entire cabins from getting cold

FINAL DESIGN | PROFESSOR- HAMIDREZA NASERNASIR | STUDENT- DENA HOMAYOUNFAR | ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY CENTRAL TEHRAN BRANCH | FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE DESIGN

Design process 1 Slab Building 2 Terraces

Main Building Plans 1. A compact hotel with a single loaded corridor is stacked in slabs.

3 Circulation 2. The slabs slide outwards to create terraces towards.

4 Views

The design of form and volume is fundamental in a boutique hotel. Therefore, the boutique hotel must have unique architecture. As it should offer special services and facilities to travelers and visitors

3. The slabs tilt softly to merge, creating a path for continuous exterior or circulation

1 Entrance 2 Lounge 3 Reception 4 Store 5 Cafe 6 Guest Rooms

4. The expanded slabs create views and transparency on the landscape.

FINAL DESIGN | PROFESSOR- HAMIDREZA NASERNASIR | STUDENT- DENA HOMAYOUNFAR | ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY CENTRAL TEHRAN BRANCH | FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE DESIGN

3.30

Entrance

0.0

-3.30

-6.60

-9.90

7 Restaurant 8 Cultural 9 Medical

This boutique hotel consists of two independent parts related to each other. The first part, the main building, contains several rooms for guests and other comforts, services, and administrative spaces. The second part is related to the cabins located throughout the site. Efforts have been made to separate public spaces from offices, services, and dormitories.

10 Restaurant 11 Staff Area 12 Adminstration 17 Car Entry 18 Staff Entry

13 Facilities 14 Kitchen 15 Laundry

Cold Climate Design Strategies

5 Building orientation

Back to the mountain / on a warm slope

6 The right windows

Windows are strategically placed facing the sun.

7 Sloped roofs

Ensure it won›t create puddles that may result in leakage and collapse of the roof.

8 Facade design (materials and windowing) Small, few, and multi-part windows are not placed in the direction of cold winds Bigger southern windows with low thermal transmittances are used 6 Lower ceilings Avoid designing rooms with very high ceilings, as heat tends to go up, and it will end up being wasted where none can feel it. 1 Sectional design Using basements and taking parts of the building underground 2 Semi-open space design in sunny places/ and in a small amount

3 Architectural elements

and components

Flat roofs can also be used because the accumulated snow also acts as insulation, with the outside air having a lower temperature than snow.

4 Situating entrances & exits not oriented to winter winds

prominent

1 Sectional design The thickness of the walls should be increased: it absorbs the heat of the sun and is effective in heating the interior environment.

0.50 m 0.50 m

elements and components Double-glazed roof

7 insulation spray foam: it expands when applied, creating an airtight seal around the building envelope, has a high R-value.

High purlin beyond roof venting 2 layers of rigid insulating sheathing Fully-adhered air control membrane

2.50 m

5 Design of closed space maximum

3 Architectural

Existing roof sheathing Open cell spray foam insulation

Unite & Thrive

Hospitality Hospital 2023 AIA/ AAH Steris Student Design Charrette Prof: Dr Zhipeng Lu, Dr Roxana Jafari firouzabadi Partners: Muhammed Shihas, Angela Consuelo, Zhelin Liu Just south of the Mississippi River, the West Jefferson Medical Center is located in the heart of New Orleans’ West Bank region. The medical center has been established since 1956 and has made its place as a vital point of health and wellbeing to this community. The project prrompt tasks the team of designers to develop the back side of the existing medical center, consisting of both inpatient and outpatient rooms. The proposed space is a hospital tower consisting of the following functions: ICU, Med Surgical, Mother/Baby, and Pediatric services, in addition to the general lobby and public spaces. The hospital should facilitate typical hospital functions at the best possible efficiency and address any number of issues that the hospital and/ or community at large currently face. New Orleans, LA Keywords of Design Medical Center, New Orleans, Med Surgical

Introducing Spaces

Roads

Green Corridor

10th St Ave B

11th St

establish a patient centered space with the aim of cultivating a sense of coherence and significance, ultimately enhancing the overall health and well-being of the patients on physical, emotional, and spiritual levels.

Roads 12th St

Streets Site Boundary

Location

People

Pedestrian

Roads

Buildings

Problems

The site boasts a highly diverse population, encompassing various cultures, backgrounds, and languages, with no majority prevailing. The key takeaway is that this hospital will serve a diverse population, and this can cause conflicts and stress when many people feel that they are misunderstood or under-served.

People in this community are lacking a more accessible and engaging cargiver-patient relationship. Wayfinding and other factors cause stress.

Climate

Community engagement is lacking and results in a disjointed community that finds difficulty to heal as a whole.

The New Orleans climate is humid and tropical that receives a lot of rainfall, particularly in April and September. we expect the site to experience ample daylight hours, informing that shading design will be crucial for thermal and visual comfort.

People lack a sense of control and autonomy over their space and how they may use it, especially as patient.

This is addressed at the community/urban scale by forming a “green corridor,” a proposal to link recreational green spaces through walkways that users will feel encouraged to take.

Main Goals

Site Plan Water Feature Sitting Area Multi-functional activity lawn Existing Trees Existing Courtyard Proposed Patient Tower

D D

D B

A B

100ft

Possible Future Expansion

A B C D E F

Healing the body and heart of West Bank, the community can unite and thrive. At the architectural scale of this site, we foresee potential expansion of medical center as it seeks to service a wider range of the community more comfortably. we propuse this new medical center as part of a two-part phase development.

A B C D E F

First Floor: Public Spaces

DAY CARE CAFE

Multi

Third Floor: Med Surgical Zone

Patient Room Diagram

Core and Shell

Accomodation Residential Complex 2021 Architecture design Studio 05 Prof: Amir Bahramei Panah

Final score: 18

The site of this building is located in a residential zone in a western neighborhood of Tehran, where educational and office buildings can be seen around it. One of the goals and challenges of this project is to create an environment that meets the maximum needs of its residents. From cinema, swimming pool and gym to playground and walking path and even kindergarten for children. Other challenges are creating residential units with a variety of plans and sizes as well as creating comfort for the residents of the complex. Comfort is one of the critical and influential issues in the design process of this apartment. Because it dramatically impacts choosing the type of building and its location on the site and placement of spaces. In the next stage, according to the observations made from the surrounding buildings and nearby neighborhoods, most houses were designed for families of 4 and above, so an effort was made to compensate for the neighborhood›s shortcomings in size and facilities. Tehran, Iran Keywords of Design Maximum needs, Comfort

Main Render

Introducing Spaces and location +57.6

Dadm an

Blvd

+54.4

+51.20

Parking Exit

Playground St ozan Horm

+48.00 Non-pedestrian path

Main Entrance

Parking Entrance Playground

+44.80

N Piro

St ozan

+41.60

+38.40

Developing Form

+35.20

+32.00

+28.80

Volume 1

Divide

+25.60

+22.40

+19.20

+16.00

+12.80

Subtract 1

Subtract 2

+9.60

+6.40

+3.20

Concept In this design, an effort has been made to occupy less space on the site and land and to distribute residential spaces and amenities on different levels and floors. Therefore, the conference hall and swimming pool are placed on the first two floors, and the rooftops were created on four floors so that it would be possible to use them and gather together. For most units to have optimal lighting and air quality, the main volume was converted into a shell and a central core. The shell includes residential units, and the core includes elevators and stairs. The shell is cut at three heights to create lighting and plans.

+0.00

-2.60

Comfort

Green roof

Section

Residential Units Units type A

3D plans A1

Address

Table of area

A2 Type A

Bath Room

A3 A1

4/1

3/2

5/3

4/1

3/2

4/4

3/4

5/2

4/7

3/4

Kitchen

13/6

9/3

11/4

18/8

9/3

Living room

22/8

26/6

Dining room

17/2

14/7

Balcony

12/2

12/7

11/1

18/5

Entrance

3/3

4/1

7/4

7/9

4/1

Bedroom 1

13/2

8/8

13/5

15/8

10/7

Bedroom 2

11/8

9/8

11/1

11/7

12/5

9/8

8/6

8/8

Home office Circulation & walls

17/2

34/4

20/9

28/1

35/7

Sum

119/8

132/2

134/7

153

149/7

Unit type B B1

Type B

Bath Room

5/8

3/9 6/2

3/6

Kitchen

16/5

Living room

24/5

35/8

Dining room

77/6

Balcony

27/5

Entryway

5/1

13/5

Master bedroom 1

11/5

Master Bedroom 2

24/2

18/06 12/2

Guest room

12/7

Home office

12/5

9/8

Circulation & walls

33/6

38/9

Sum

244

284/96

Unit type C

3D plans

Address

Table of area Type C Bath Room

Amenities Plans Plan 0

1. Entrance 2. Lounge 3. Manager office 4. Storage 5. Conference Hall 6. Staircase & elevator 7. Bathroom

Plan 1-

2 4

1. Pool 2. Gym entry 3. Dressg Room 4. Gym salon 5. Nursery 6. cafe 7.Balcony

4/1

4/4

Kitchen

13/6

Living room

22/8

Dining room

17/2

Balcony

21/3

Entryway

3/3

Bedroom 1

13/2

Bedroom 2

11/8

Circulation & walls

16/9

Sum

128/6

Minus

Educational Theater Scool 2020

Architectural Design Studio 3

Prof: Elham Parvizei

Partner: Dena Homayounfar This project is in a very strategic location near the Tehran City Theater, considered the main output of Iran›s artistic theater. The complex was designed by architect Ali Sardar Afkhami in the 1960s and is a modern circular building in traditional Iranian architecture located in the heart of the city. The main goal of this project was to be inspired by the nearby historical and vital building while not overpowering it, so we decided to use circular openings in the plans to give the sense that the school plan is a reverse design of the city theater. The primary classrooms were extruded, and practice rooms were around the central opening to create pleasant spaces and insist on the project›s purpose.

Tehran, Iran Keywords of Design Theater, Heart of city

Main Render

Developing form and spaces

Growth of the form Since this site is located next to one of the critical places in the city of Tehran, one of the challenges of this project was to design a volume that would not conflict with the city›s theater but would also be harmonious and complementary in some ways. Another challenge of this project was to examine different types of amphitheater and their rules and details in the design. By observing the dimensions of the amphitheater and various public spaces, it is tried to reach the final goal by reducing parts of the main volume.

Daneshjoo Park

City Theater

Bahramei

Study Birmingham Library

Plans

West Elevation

Section

North Elevation

]R e ] c y c l e

Conceptual Amusement Park 2019 Architectural Design Studio 2 Prof: Kourosh Hajizadeh

Final score: 18

This project is an attempt to practice composition through a conceptual design. In this regard, waste materials were used to study to achieve a proper composition. Finally, proper use was considered for that the final composition. The use of this project is an Amusement park. Amusement parks were different from what they are now, they just had a carousel and a small lake where people could enjoy with pedal boats, but they were not as advanced as now. Now amusement parks have progressed to such an extent that they have become a recreational attraction in some countries. According to the technology, this plan will be for the future to add a new environment and experience to the amusement parks. They can be referred to as air pressure tunnels used to move people and clients and are an exciting alternative to elevators. Also, halls for music festivals located in the center of the building and suspended restaurants on the top floor are essential features of this design.

Keywords of Design Waste material, Composition

Main Render

Elevations

There are other ways to connect between the levels or floors, and there are holes that make it happen. These holes and the connections work with the air pressure and protect people from falling.

4 1

3 8

plan floor 0

plan floor 1

1.entrance 2.gaming places 3.concert hall 4.performance room

5.wc 6.restaurant 7.kitchen 8.bangee jumping

plan floor 2

plan floor 3

plan floor 4

PROFESSIONAL PROJECTS Phonex Didar

Phonex

Accomodation Residential Complex 2022 Lead Architect: Mohsen Tajedin

Challenge Studio

Role: Phase 2 Design

Winner of Nexa group competition The central concept of this building in terms of form was that on the first five floors, it is usually raised like the side buildings, but from the 5th floor onwards, it is opened as it is clear from the project›s name. Moreover, it has different shapes and spaces. Creates that, while attracting attention, is similar. In addition, large terraces were created on the fifth floor with a broad view of the city. My cooperation in this project was in phase 2 of design, which included the design of executive details. More precisely, I tagged the floors› plans in terms of the kinds of finishings and walls. In the next step, finishing tables were prepared, and I drew the finishing plans for all the project walls.

Tehran, Iran Keywords of Design Detail, Phase two

Main Render

Main Plan

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G R O U P

PHOENIX

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Reinforced Concrete Slab

Projec t Title: B

Main Render

Portico Finishing Wall Detail

C l i e n t:

Reinforced Concrete Slab

RESIDENTIALBUILDING

Susp CLG

Note: C

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1310

Stop-06

D FD

E FD

Gap 25x25

Stop-06

Lift B

Stop-06

Lift C

00.07.08

Date.

Portico

I I

Dwg Is Issued For: G

J FD

Adhesive

(Class A)

Cement Render (Thk=10)

Cement Plaster (Thk=20)

IFT.

IFC.

Fibre

Mesh

IFA.

AFC.

Wood

Block

Adhesive

AluminiumProfile

1 2

1st to 10th Floor

KeyPlan:

Description

R e v i s i o n

2820

3 2 Lift A

Stop-06

288x1200

Reinforced Concrete Wall

Slab (Thk=9.5)

2035

C o n s u l t. E n g r. : K

K K

FD FD

A r c h i t e c t:

M.Tajeddin - E. Karimi

D r a w n:

L L

ChS. Atelier

C h e c k e r:

B.Vaziri

A p p r o v e d:

S.Arnavaz

Drawing Title:

First Floor Plan

Scale: P

I s s u e D a t e:

0 0.0 9.0 1

Drawing

First Floor Plan

No:

WD-5 Q

A PL 0 1 2 4 D 0 1 15

Reinforced Concrete Slab P

Rev:

N E XA - PNX

Flooring

1 : 200

Flooring

WD-5 Wall Detail Section SC=1/2

Wall Detail Perspective

1 : 200

100

Reinforced Concrete Slab Q

Living Room

Bath Room

Reinforced Concrete Slab

Reinforced Concrete Wall

Reinforced Concrete Slab

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Susp CLG

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Living Room D

4th, 6th, 8th Floor

Gap 25x25

Gypsum Plaster

1 2

(Thk=20)

Fibre Mesh

3 4

Wood Block

Adhesive

Living Room L

9th Floor

MDF+Wood Veneer

20 25

Rawl plug

Reinforced Concrete Slab

10th Floor

WD-5

WD-5 Wall Detail Section SC=1/2

Wall Detail Perspective

Reinforced Concrete Slab

1 : 200 P

WD-5 Reinforced Concrete Slab 16

(Class A)

Flooring

1 : 200

100

Flooring Living Room

Adhesive

Joint 15x15

12 4 9

Bath Room 1st to 10th Floor

100

3760

(Thk=5)

Ceramic Tile 1200x600 (Thk=11.5)

Reinforced Concrete Column

Gypsum Render

2995

5th, 7th Floor

2820

Living Room H

2035

Oil Paint

Reinforced Concrete Column

Concrete Column

11.5 3.5 15

WD-5 Wall Detail Section SC=1/2

Wall Detail Perspective 7

Reinforced Concrete Slab Q

Parking

Fire Scape

Reinforced Concrete Wall

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Expose. CLG

UP DN

0.60

400

Susp. CLG D

Acrilic Paint E

Epoxy (Class A) Textured

2nd Basement Floor

2700

3100

Fire Scape

Micro

Cement (Thk=10)

Render

Cement (Thk=20)

Plaster

Cement

(Thk=5) H

Gap 100*50

1 Reinforced Concrete Wall

Parking Pass

(Black)

(On Expose Slab and Beam)

0.60

Wood Block

Adhesive

M.D.F+Wood Veneer

Joint 15*15

50 * 16

Rawl Plug Flooring

Flooring Reinforced Concrete Slab

WD-9 Wall Detail Section SC=1/2

WD-9 Wall Detail Perspective Q

1 : 200

1 : 200 P

Wall Detail Perspective

WD-?

Reinforced Concrete Slab 15

Reinforced Concrete Slab

WD-?

Wall Detail Section SC=1/2 14

Reinforced Concrete Slab 17

Didar

Residential Architecture Villa 2022 Lead Architect: Mohsen Tajedin

Challenge Studio

Role: Intern Graphic Designer

This project was built in one of the northern cities of Iran. Considering the texture and architecture of old houses, which often have gabled roofs to protect against rain, in the design of this project, we tried to make it similar to the surrounding buildings to preserve the old texture of this area. My task in this project as an intern architect was to do graphic works, including creating a plan and a graphic site plan and helping colleagues in this field so that after the design and construction stages of the project, we could participate in architectural competitions in the country. Softwares used in this process are Rhino, Illustrator, and photoshop.

Tehran, Iran Keywords of Design Graphic, Ceiling

Main Image

Site Plan

Plans

Site image

PERSONAL PROJECTS Replica

Concept

Tensegrity

Parallel worlds

Tensional integrity or floating compression is a structural

Bubble Worlds:

principle based on a system of isolated components under

Our world is vast; each is inside a bubble, and it is busy

compression inside a network of continuous tension and

creating other bubbles at every moment. Like a room full

arranged so that the compressed members, usually bars or

of bubbles that explode and another bubble is produced.

struts, do not touch each other. In contrast, the prestressed

If we consider the bubble as a positive space, in this design, the

tensioned members, usually cables or tendons, delineate the

negative space is in the place of the bubbles.

system spatially.

Concept Charlie Chaplin’s films conveyed silent suffering and heartfelt empathy, symbolizing the voiceless. He was a meticulous director, famous for his unwavering pursuit of perfection and creative experimentation. He rejected luxury in favor of a modest existence, leaving behind an eternal legacy. This ethos inspired the concept of “cellular architecture.” It simplified living spaces based on Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, challenging traditional residential design. By addressing human needs more comprehensively, it aimed to revolutionize the way we approach housing. This approach questioned why certain rooms are placed together and how they relate to our daily lives, prompting a rethinking of residential design processes. In essence, Chaplin’s influence extended beyond the silver screen, shaping a new architectural philosophy that seeks to cater to individual needs and enhance the quality of living spaces.

SKETCH