Tadeh H Portfolio

TADEH HAKOPIAN

PORTFOLIO 2008-2011

ARC 495: Senior project design. A higher education building for UCLA in Westwood Village. The building is meant for faculty and students to mingle and carry on exchanges inside while displaying the sum of their activities as part of the building facade during different times of the day. The building includes classrooms, offices, public areas, a plaza and resource centers.

*created with Sketchup and Revit

ARC 406: A conceptual project about the changing perception of buildings. The proposed design is for a cafe and restaurant for organic cooking near a train station. The sequence of images are from the perspective of a passenger on a train. The night shots display a different understanding of the building.

Rendered with VRay

ARC 405: Designed for the Arid Lands competition, this sustainable education and research center in Antelope Valley is meant to address the current problem of water resource allocation in Southern California. The building is situated to use as much of the local energy and hydrological resources while being as efficient with them as possible by means of building systems and user habits.

The facility has an array of screens on its West end to protect from the harsh winds in the area and at the same time wind towers are scoops to capture the wind and ventilate the buildings. The sum of the building systems are closed loop in order to achieve a zero carbon rating.

NELLES DE-CENTRAL PARK IN WHITTIER, CA

ARC 403 URBAN PLANNING

SPRING 2011 LUIS HOYOS

ARC 403 URBAN PLANNING

*rendered with VRay and Photoshop

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ORHTOPEDIC INSTITUTE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ORHTOPEDIC INSTITUTE

POMONA S SCOI OI

ARC 402 LEED HEALTH CLINIC

*created with Revit & Ecotect

WHITE PAINTED ROOF LOW-E GLASS LOUVERS CEILING TILE LOW VOC MATERIALS

STEEL FRAME

CORRUGATE DECK DAYLIGHTING

REBAR CRIB

PLANTINGS

Analysis with EQuest

WINTER 2011 HOFU WU

ARC 402 LEED HEALTH CLINIC

*plans created with Revit

Border del Sol

ARC 401 CARBON NEUTRAL CITY

san luis [colorado]

FALL 2010 PABLO LAROCHE

mixed-use

luminance

residential

illuminance

train stop

courtyard scheme

winter

summer

neighborhood perspective

The desert is abundant with sunlight which can have its benefits. For San Luis that means having the chance to power the entire city with solar energy which is amongst the most potent in the world. With just one concentrating solar tower all the homes can be powered, with three, all of the city’s systems can be powered with enough left over to sell as clean power. The homes also incorporate desert living with passive solar designs which maintain a stable temperature without energy being used. Through computer analysis a building can be configured to achieve optimum results in regards to its location.

energy

As it stands there is a wide disparity between the two sides of the border. The means of addressing these imbalances is for people to cooperate and build a future together for the common good, not the good of an interest group. Establishing a community is the first step to foster a shared culture for the combine San Luis and to do this the city needs to come together around the city core where the border wall was. Creating denser neighborhoods with mixed-use developments will lead to a critical mass of contact and communication.

equity

Pollution, food and transportation are important elements of the city and daily life. The city after being centralized, densified and energy efficient will then need new habits for daily life. Commuting by car is the not necessary for the future welfare of the citizens, that is why an emphasis on pedestrian transit-oriented urban planning for the city is required. Light rail trains running on solar energy can move people for miles around the city around central locations quickly. The new park will be a pedestrian exclusive zone so that people can walk around without worrying about traffic for miles, encouraging outdoor experiences rather than staying cloistered within homes.

health FALL 2010 PABLO LAROCHE

ARC 303 LOS ANGELES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

ARC 303 LOS ANGELES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Hard surfaces allow for better acoustics HVAC shaft

Floors made from repurposed materials All of the furnishings are made of renewable materials

Door-side windows allow more light in, also natural ventilation

Large spans of glass to let light in and can be covered with curtains.

SPRING 2010 ORHAN AYUCCE

ARC 302 SILVERLAKE MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT

ARC 302 SILVERLAKE MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT

ARC 301 HOUSE FOR JAPANESE FILM MAKER

*created with Revit

ARC 202 JAPANESE TEA MUSEUM

*created with Revit

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