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YASAMIN FATHI B.ARCH PORTFOLIO

PERSONAL INFORMATION: Name: Yasamin Fathi Date of birth: July 6th, 1990 E-mail: yasaman_fathi@yahoo.com +989166072599

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2009-2010: Junior Architect and Architectural Visualization Artist | H&Manoosh Architects and Associates | Tehran | Iran. (h.manoosh@yahoo.com)

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UNIVERSITY PROJECTS: Vanak Mediatheque [Pr]evolve Hotel Ziba: A Re-Thinking Re-Knitting The Fabric of The Broken City of Prato

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RESEARCH PROJECTS: Fa`BRICK`ation Anti Honkaholist Movement Weaving Patterns

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UNIVERSITY PROJECTS

VANAK MEDIATHEQUE

Architectural Design Studio 3, Academic Year 2009-2010, Tehran, Iran.

DESIGN STUDIO 3 Site Location: Vanak Sq. Tehran, Iran. Area: 2936m2

Brief: Acting as the main connecting points of the city, squares play a major role in the circulation and flow of cities. With thousands of people passing through these junctions each day, squares make ideal commercial spaces for street vendors, a canvas for street artists and a public stage for talented musicians who can use the extra coin. What also comes with these spaces and activities is inconvenience for the passing pedestrians and other means of vandalism. The project brief asks for a multidisciplinary program to realize the art and artist while organizing and controlling its negative impact on the flow of the city.

Proposal: The project acknowledges the existence of the artist and the needs of the vendors while taking in consideration the rights of the pedestrians in the form of a space that seamlessly blends the activities with the flow of pedestrians. This is made possible by studying the most used paths of the siteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s side walks and simultaneously recording the most occupied spots by the street vendors and musicians. Eventually a Mediatheque is envisioned which houses the layers of activities from completely public to semi private in a gradual process.

Extending Contextâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Street Lines

Griding

Smoothing to Allow Fluid Movement

Three Dimensional Volume Based on the Grid

Smoothing The Volume

Layering The Volume

Form Generation: As a program in constant contiguity with the masses, the mediatheque should succeed to attract the population not only as a destination but also as an urban crossing. Achieving a significant amount of integrity in the peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lives calls for the program to completely blend in with its surrounding context. With the removal of dividing architectural elements the architecture allows the passing pedestrians to gradually find themselves surrounded by spaces that are new to the eye but not to the heart, giving them the freedom to easily pass through while granting them the choice of a whole new spontaneous experience. 3

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Final Model

[PR]EVOLVE

Architectural Design Studio 5, Academic Year 2012-2013, Tehran, Iran.

DESIGN STUDIO 5 Site Location: Niyayesh Highway, Tehran, Iran. Area: 16092m2

Brief: The modern city is subject to a fast paced rise in population and subsequently a decrease in land and uncontrollable growth. This rate will eventually spark the need for high-rise buildings. This exponential growth requires a high speed of production and an organized consumption of resources such as man power and energy. The brief suggests Prefabrication as a means of optimizing the agents of time, money and energy. The objective is to use Prefabricated elements, study the efficiency and obstacles in using this technique and design a high rise residential tower.

Site

Dividing The Site

Modules Assembly

Adding Structural Elements

Single Module

Form Generation: Dividing the site into a grid. Taking in consideration that every family has a different lifestyle, modules of 4m x 10m x 4m ‘Living Blocks’ are combined and composed to generate a house based on the needs and activities of the residents. The growth of these Living Blocks defines the overall growth of the project, resulting in a democratic and responsive architecture. Each block has a set of spaces and rooms. Based on their unique needs, each family has the option to choose which blocks they need and how big (or small) their house should to be. This approach goes against the ‘one size fits all’ mentality. 7

HOTEL ZIBA: A RE-THINKING

Thesis Project, Academic Year 2013-2014, Tehran, Iran.

THESIS PROJECT Site Location: South Sa’di, Tehran, Iran. Area: 1104m2

Brief: At the heart of Tehran lies Sa’di. A street formerly known for its unique beauty and exquisite locality, a magnet for tourists and a goldmine for hotels. Unfortunately the growth of the world famous Tehran Bazaar – a major neighbour of Sa’di Street – has ingested Sa’di’s buildings and converted them into mutants that still look like the remains of hotels, but are now occupied by workshops repairing bikes and cars.

Metro station

Dar ol fonoon school

City park

Golestan palace

Site

Existing Mass

Facade Concept

Integrating Green Spaces

Decreasing Constructed Land

Adding Open Space

Section AA

Proposal: The project endeavors to reintroduce historical elements of this area by rethinking the programs and functions previously existing such as wide side walks, parks and greenery, spaces for public socializing and gathering and also unique historical activities specific to this area such as street plays and performances. One option could be to take an existing building and use its scarce remains of beauty while remodelling the abused spaces, bringing it back to its earlier functions. Ultimately bringing back the street to its glory days, one building at a time. 11

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RE-KNITTING THE FABRIC OF THE BROKEN CITY OF PRATO Thesis Project, Academic Year 2011-2012, Tehran, Iran.

DESIGN STUDIO Site Location: Prato, Italy. Area: 5936m2 Collaboration: Mehdi Matin Sadeghi.

Existing Circumstances: In Prato living and working condition are very intertwined together. People live close to where they work. It has also been observed that due to the current political situation and the pressure on Chinese people, the interaction between Chinese and the Italian could only be observed in shops and cafes only for a very short period of time.

Proposal: The project intends to propose an architectural setting that can be used for Production, Manufacturing and Design which is a base for interaction between Chinese and Italians and utilizing their abilities for the advantage of both. An architecture is envisioned that will include in itself all the relevant spaces for both manufacturing and design. In this way a potential intervention to the existing combination of living and working, is proposed aiming to reconsider and develop the already existing industrial strategies and system for future industries to enjoy such a boom in production.

Site

Keeping Existing Columns

Factories

Existing Columns

Deformation of The Columns

Program Distribution

Housing

Section A-A

Strategy: The main focus in arranging spaces is the direct dialogue between the school and factory at all times. Therefore, the visibility of the production process begins to translate Pratoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s industrial architecture into an aesthetic theme. This is achieved by arranging all spaces around the factory. A core space is also envisioned directly in the center of the site (above the factory), serving as the main gathering hall of all users. 15

Factory

Entrance

Art Venue

Cafe and Exhibition

Factory

Educational and Offices

Residential

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RESEARCH PROJECTS

DIGITALCHINI Digital Fabrication Workshop 2011, Tehran, Iran.

FA’BRICK’ATION | SHIFT Tutors: Mani Xosrovani, Mehrad Mahnia, Mehran Haghbin, Ardavan Bidgoli. Site Location: University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran. Collaboration: Alireza Shojakhani, Soheil Hojjati, Payam Al-Rahman. Area: N/A. Brief: The project’s primary goal is to experiment and explore the various properties of the traditional component in modular construction, the brick. Early full-scale test models of brick walls curved in length and height are constructed by using a single element to provide an angle between each brick. Pivoted by a single edge, each individual brick is spaced out by scaled down version of bricks made of mdf wood, a smart spacing system utilizing the basic physical proportions to obtain a large number of possible formations manufacturing complex entities. Digital simulations are used to investigate the various possible and practical combinations and forms that the system provides. Additionally an analogue/digital device is envisioned to substitute the smaller modules, not only decreasing the inevitable human error factor but also increasing the flexibility by replacing a static component with a dynamic counterpart.

Using The Small Brick Replica to Achieve Various Angles

STRATEGY: The main concept is adding variation and differentiation to the conventional brick wall. Instead of using the smaller scaled-down version of the brick to build small prototypes, the idea is to take advantage of the dimensions as a spacer to lay bricks with a slight angle. The length, width and height of the modules are used to achieve three easily repeatable angles. The next challenge is to apply the angles not only in laying the bricks atop each other, but also to adjacent bricks, which eventually leads to a brick wall curved in all possible dimensions. Using this technique, virtually infinite forms and formations can be achieved by simply changing the positional sequence of the spacer. PROTOTYPE: Using the vast capabilities of gears and micro-controllers a digitally controlled dynamic brick spacing machine is envisioned to replace the wooden spacers. The creation of the prototype is possible with an inexpensive and simple system such as the Arduino connected to the Firefly add-on for Grasshopper. 19

Digitally Simulated Brick Walls

Brick Spacing Machine

Study Model

Digitally Controlled Brick Spacing machine

THE ANTI HONKAHOLIST MOVEMENT

Funism - The Future is not all Gray, AA Tehran Visiting School 2013, Tehran, Iran.

AA TEHRAN VISITING SCHOOL Tutors: Omid Kamvari, Ashkan Sadeghi Site Location: Sadr Highway, Tehran, Iran Funism is anything that can inspire joy or playfulness in the lives of others. It’s about trying to make the world a happier place. It’s an ideology. It’s a philosophy. Funism is like alcoholism, except you don’t have to have a hangover when it’s over. It’s cheaper than anti-depressants and has better side effects. We will be deploying this tactic to create new and better spaces for the city of Tehran. The Expansion of Sadr highway will give us the best opportunity to seek dead and dilapidated spaces and activate them to bring back into the City. Our tools will be Humor, Irony, Joy, Memories, Playfullness, exct. The units activity will be split into 2 weeks, the first week we will attempt to create through simple mean in situ installation which respond to conditions on site, this could be anything ranging from, sunshine, airflow, view, to the way the site is occupied by rubble or rubbish. The aim here is to make a statement about the site and its present conditions. These installation will serve as the basis for proposal which will challenge the monofunctionality of Infrastructure, we will draw upon 100 of years of experience and some extraordinary proposal to propose changes to the current approach. The aim as always is to stimulate conversation in regards to such projects.

Sadr Highway

Noise Makers and Noise Takers

STRATEGY: Due to the Sadr highwayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s heavy traffic conditions, the neighbouring residential area is exposed to a large amount of noise pollution. Extending the highway exhaustipated the existing problems. The second tier to the highway begins to occupy the space above an already congested highway, this new enclosure begins to create smooth surfaces which reflect sound and begin to amplify the noise and create disturbances for the residents and pedestrians. The anti honkaholist movement is an extreme reaction of angry pedestrians who are fed up of the noise pollution, created by honkaholics. When it comes to giving the honkaholists a taste of their own medicine 2013AH2HAT is their weapon of choice. 23

Noise Generation Weapon

Noise Canceling Unit

Hind Sight Unit

DANCING BALLERINA

The Best Commissioned Architectural Still Image 2014 Cgarchitect 3D Awards

WEAVING PATTERNS Program: Design Research Tutors: Hooman Talebi, Maria Jose Araya Area: N/A RESEARCH CONCEPT: Research to find new modes of organizing space by producing three-dimensional geometric designs using digital tools. Reinterpreting mathematical patterns by using NURBS modelling software and examining them as space organizational machines. GEOMETRICAL PATTERNS: The ‘Girih’ or Knot is an Islamic ornament used in architecture and handi- crafts, consisting of geometric lines that form an interlaced strap-work. Girih has been defined as “geometric (often star-and-polygon) designs composed upon or generated from arrays of points from which construction lines radiate and at which they intersect.” The main idea is to explore the space organizing capacity of these patterns in the form of three dimensional geometry instead of the more commonly used traditional surface treatment.

Base Patterns

TWO DIMENSIONAL PROCESS: Beginning with a single point (the Centre of a circle), the patternâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s construction lines radiate crossing the circleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s boundary creating dividing points that when connected, form polygons. These polygons are further divided into stars or triangles and are eventually layed upon the layers beneath forming the base grid. Multiple patterns can be extracted by simply connecting points and segments of the grid. The emerging patterns can now be used as a single agent or in tiles or arrays consisting of multiple agents. THREE DIMENSIONAL GEOMETRY: Using the patterns as space organizing machines three dimensional surfaces are created with the help of NURBS modelling tools. The spaces generated by these techniques are subject to further exploration and research. 27

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