SHIVA KHOSHTINAT
About me
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Bacteria 3D Printer Crystallization as a Method of Structural Design Survival Textile
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Thesis (AMbioRC)
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WAAP Workshop (Pneumatic Architecture) Environmental Laboratory
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Competition (New Settlement in SHA TIN IN Kowloon) Competition (New Museum of Knowledge) Structural Laboratory
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Competition ILDC
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Interior Designer
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A’ Design Award and Competition
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ABOUT ME Architecture was always my passion,however due to the economic issues for the bachelor I had to accept to study civil engineering which I got the scholarship. After graduation in civil engineering I started to learn architectural softwares to follow my passion, and worked in different offices to learn more for three and a half years. I started to work in company which was an expert in construction in large scales. Each year I changed the office to have more experience in different scales from building scale to interior and industrial design with more specific detail. With the money I saved in those years I managed to move to Italy and start the master in architecture. During the master I read more about new technology in architecture. In last 2 years, I got fascinated by Biomimicry in architecture, I read and learned more about it. Not only I wrote some articles about this topic, but also for my thesis I used an algorithm of the frequency based on Radiolaria form. I mostly appreciate research and challenging work ambient , where I have the chance to upgrade more and more in new discoveries to solve a problem or to create new approaches to level up a project. In contrary I will get bored with the routine work at the back of same desk with the repetitive design.
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Year: 2018 Project: Conceptual Idea Theme: Bacteria 3D Printer One of the most spectacular natural 3D printer is the spider spinneret, which uses the protein from the silk gland inside the spider to produce silk with different characteristic. These silk glands can be grouped into seven categories differ by size, shape, and sometimes even color. This conceptual idea proposes to use this natural reference for a new generation of 3D Printers, which uses different kinds of bacteria that are feeding on each other as the material. Mixture of bacteria with different characteristics like viscosity and reaction in the presence of others can result with different proportion can result different characteristics also for final material. Regarding to the mechanism, the process and approach of spider has been taken under consideration. As the silks of spiders will mix with each other outside its body, and spider can control the direction and proportion of mixture by giving different pressure and sweeping the spinneret.
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Silk fibers emerge from spinneret
Male spinneret from closer view
Male left spinneret Under Microscope
Different kind of bacteria which will feed on each other
Male right spinneret Under Microscope
Rigid material as the container of the bacteria
Metal Strain which controls the movement of push plug
Elastic material to control the flow of bacteria
Metal Strain which controls the rotation of end nozzles Pushing wing that controls the flow of the bacteria from each container
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Year: 2018 Project: Personal Experiment Theme: Crystallization as a Method of Structural Design A crystal is a solid material that constituents (such as atoms, molecules, or ions) are arranged in a highly ordered microscopic structure, forming a crystal lattice that extends in all directions. The favorable situation for this process is supersaturated solution at a certain temperature, pressure, etc. A change of these conditions will change product quality purity, size and order. This characteristic can be used as a solution for the historical heritage leftovers conservation. By engineering the direction of growth of the crystals lattice we will be able to provide needed shape and strength for reinforcement. In this experiment I tried to use different type of mesh as the base structure for crystals to understand the behavioral changes in shape, size and direction of crystals respect to the base mesh and it’s placement in the solution. More experiments with different material, different density and distance for the mesh, as well as, different supersaturated solution are in the process. As well as samples examination of strength in tension and compression.
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125 gr Boiling water 100 degrees Celsius
Adding copper(II) sulfate 92gr of CuSo4
Stir the heated solution until CuSo4will not dissolve anymore.
Filter to remove insoluble base > Letting the solution to get cool
Charging another time with the filtered super saturated solution.
The rectangular mesh was covered with crystals in both sides except this part
The cylindrical mesh was not in the perfect depth in the solution therefore, the crystal started to take shape independently covered just the bottom part.
The triangular mesh was placed on the bottom of the solution so, that part is node respect to the other edges, but the total figure fallow the shape of the mesh 13
Year: 2018 Project: Conceptual Design (based on a proposal I presented to University of Politecnico di Milano) Theme: Survival Textile
Some animals specially reptiles shed their skin behind, just for a short period before this point the old skin works like a cloth for this animals. Snake integument consists of a hard, robust, inflexible outer surface (Oberhäutchen and b-layer) and softer, flexible inner layers (a-layers). it’s general epidermal functions include displaying colors, sensory perception, thermo-regulation, barrier against water loss and radiation. The skin is a unique surface with different characteristic like flexibility, stiffness, which responds to a proper need such as tension, compression, friction by variation in proportion of combination of the same material. The proposal focuses on the deep analysis of snake skin in terms of structural pattern, materials combination, behavioral characteristic, with suggestion of different designed test and environment to examine and observe the behavior. At last but not least, the concept is to arrive to the goal of a 3D Printed textile with different mixture of organic materials.
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Conceptual Reference
To initially characterize the chemistry at the scale surface, a group of scientists collected near-edge X-ray absorption fine structure (NEXAFS) microscopy images from both L. californiae shed dorsal and ventral scales. NEXAFS probes the chemical state, orientation and structure of species within the outer 5 nm of a material surface. The surface chemistries of the ventral and dorsal scales are unique. An ordered ‘solid like’ lipid layer is present at the ventral scale versus a semi-disordered lipid layer on the dorsal surface. Extracted from: Evidence of a molecular boundary lubricant at snakeskin surfaces. Joe E. Baio, Marlene Spinner, Cherno Jaye, Daniel A. Fischer, Stanislav N. Gorb, and Tobias Weidner. s.l. : The Royal Society Publishing/ Interface, 2015.
3D Printed Textile Based on the Need
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Year: 2017 Project: Thesis Theme: AMbioRC (Arctic Microbiology Research Center) Location: Alaska, United State Collaborators: Prof.Arch. Giuseppe Ridolfi (Technology),
Prof.Arch. Giacomo Tempesta (structure), Prof. Giorgio Mastromei (Biologist)
The places on earth, which has been effect the most by Climate Change are the Poles. During the recent years the number of reported issues on these area has been increased. Specially in North Pole it has effect the cycle of melting the icebergs. Due to the climate change the amount of the icebergs which regenerate during the winter does not cover the amount of melting icebergs during summer. There are some bacteria and microbes which has been trapped in the icebergs for 3000 years are being released in the ocean. Hence, construction a well equipped microbiology laboratory, which will give the opportunity to the scientists to analyze the ice core before getting to the water, will be necessary.
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Analysis of Best Location for Construction
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Centrality
The aim of the project is to construct a central point for the research stations of north pole which gives the opportunity to make a good network connection between them.
Relation with Surrounding
Expansion
Making a good connection between the project and the existing element inside the island, meantime using resources and natural energy.
Two main characteristic of the research buildings are Flexibility and Expansion. Providing enough space for the future expansion of the project with the same modular system can be previewed now.
Opportunities
In order to develop the landscape era around the project in a way can help the level of the life in kaktovik city using the harsh wind -which is a threat for our design- as an opportunity to provide energy. Using the most part the the sun that exist in north pole to cultivate.
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Temperature Control
Using Eskimos approach to control the heat inside igloo according to the direction of the wind.
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Year: 2016 Project: WAAP Workshop Theme: Pneumatic Architecture Self-construction Workshop Location: Villa Limonaia, Florence, Italy Collaborators: ARK Kostruendo, Collettivo Pomaio, Legambiente Firenze
The workshop intended to construct a pneumatic structure for the fashion week for one of individual fashion designer in Villa Limonaia in Florence. Giving the ability of having the performance in different cities with deflating and inflating the structure.
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Year: 2016 Project: Environmental Laboratory (1st Prize Winner) Theme: Municipal Police Station & Headquarters Location: Prato, Tuscany, Italy Collaborators: Eleonora Danesi, Anna Dorigoni Advisors: Prof. Laura Andreini Prof. Lucia Nelli Ceccherini, Prof. Lorenzo Giorgi
The project must have been met for 24 hours activities for 365 days/year, for 200 people: including officers and administrative officers and commander – 80 people of simultaneous presence. The design concept was based on recalling the historical characteristic of prato, which is known as industrial city with so many chimneys, with new technologies.
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Year: 2015 Project: Competition (Honorable Mention) Theme: New Settlement in SHA TIN IN Kowloon Location: Hong-kong Collaborators: RRS Studio, Florence, Italy Based on opportunities and criteria of the site, proposal was able to generate a network of public spaces, interrelated by pedestrian and cycle paths, on which a large variety functions can take place, able to create a vibrant axis of activity, designed for people, not just as a mere point of passage. A series of squares and parks, full of character and vitality, able to stimulate social and economic interactions. The project is structured around a central nucleus of flexible spaces for the community that offer a series of multi-functional public services, becoming a new series of meeting places for the whole neighborhood.
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Year: 2015 Project: Competition (Top 50) Theme: New Museum of Knowledge Location: Chandigarh, India Collaborators: RRS Studio, Florence, Italy The organizer (Archasm) was looking for designs that will serve the purpose of a knowledge and science museum in the context of the 21st century, while also considering the “importance of Le Corbusier’s version of modern architecture,” as well as the use of surrounding public space and its affect on the community. Furthermore, proposals should “accommodate and facilitate intellectuals” and “provide a conducive live working environment” that will serve as a “space for ‘creation’ of knowledge rather than just ‘exhibition’ of knowledge.”
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Year: 2015 Project: Structural Laboratory Theme: New Guggenheim Museum in Florence 2020 Location: Florence, Tuscany, Italy Collaborators: Fabrizio Pollara, Christina Patiniou Advisors: Prof. Giuseppe Ridolfi, Prof. Riccardo Renzi, Prof. Mario De Stefano
Focus of the project was the artistic process, presenting internationally acclaimed exhibitions, an intersection of international architecture with the legacy of Italian architecture and art. For the envelope we decided to have a responsive secondary facade which will change color based on situation such as kind of event the host or the weather. The form was based on herring fish coming to miura-ori origami. The form was modeled by grasshopper and actual physical model was made in scale of 1-1 for the joints.
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Year: 2014 Project: Competition (Top 50) Theme: ILDC (Iran Light Design Competition) Location: Tehran, Iran Melatonin is a hormone found naturally in the body. People use melatonin to adjust the body’s internal clock,jet lag, adjusting sleep-wake cycles in people whose daily work schedule changes (shift-work disorder), inability to fall asleep (insomnia); delayed sleep phase syndrome (DSPS), rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder (RBD) and so on. In this Competition, I focused on controlling the feeling by the level of Melatonin in body, through out differing in the quality of illumination and range of color temperature (2700-5700 K). With using a semi-transparent material, which will reflect and refract light through it, human has the opportunity of experiencing light from the lamp as much as possible. This Design uses some sensors to calibrate the light temperature based on time and functions such as office, class, living room,bedroom, etc. Consequently it will control the level of melatonin in the body.
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Different Light Temperature
Conceptual Form Most Islamic patterns are derived from a grid of polygons such as equilateral triangles, squares, or hexagons. The mathematical term for these grids is “regular tessellation� , in which one regular polygon is repeated to tile the plane. But in this design, the concept has been combined with the rising of fire in height and the process of continuing pattern has been reflected in the 3rd dimension (height). Islamic Pattern
Fire First artificial light discovered by man
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Assembly
Pieces done by laser cut from plexiglass embed with each other by finger joint between vertical elements and socket set screw between horizontal layers from one to the other. The modules are in two different size , by attaching two or four modules to each other we will be able to use them for different position such as floor, wall, ceiling.
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Year: Aug 2012- Aug 2013 Project: Various Project Position: Interior Designer Location: Tehran, Iran Collaborators: KIA KOOSHA Interior Design This company was mostly focused on interior design. In my position, I had the task of managing the project from beginning to end in all its phases, such as: gathering all the data of the existing situation, planning the space according to the client needs and opportunities, providing different types of analysis and detail for each single piece, both in the design phase and in the execution phase. To do so, I had to use softwares such as; Autocad, Rhinoceros, 3D Studio Max, Photoshop, Coreldraw, Cutlist.
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Year: 2012 Project: A’ Design Award and Competition Theme: Conceptual Interior Design (USD) Location: ..... Collaborators: ..... USD (Up Side Down) is the result of the utmost level of liveliness and playfulness from the designer’s inner child. A first glance at this design gives us only an upside down kitchen. When looking at the pictures taken from the space one may imagine that the image has been rotated as much as 180 degrees. However, noticing the trees in the yard, we come to realize that the image is direct and it is only the inner space which seems to be upside down. The majority of the measures taken for base cabinets in a conventional kitchen are taken for wall cabinets in this kitchen and vice versa. Unlike all kitchens in which in the tall cabinets for refrigerator the lower doors are short and the upper doors are long or a single door is used, in this kitchen, the lower doors are bigger and a small refrigerator is used.
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