Aidin Naimi Portfolio

Portfolio Aidin Naimi Baraghani

Contents Curriculum Vitae Professional Experience at NA Architects, Tehran Professional Experience at AS. Architecture Studio, Paris Exchange Program at Kennesaw State University, Atlanta Academic Experience at Politecnico di Milano, Milan International Workshops

Milano International Architectural Workshop, Milan, Italy, Theme: Urban Re-appropriation Institute without Boundaries Workshop, Toronto, Canada, Subject: Sustainable Tourism in Lota, Chile ANCB Workshop, AEDES Network Campus, Berlin, Germany, Theme: Urban Agriculture in Berlin After the Project, Barcelona, Spain, Subject: Urban Rehabilitation in Barcelona

Professional Experience

Paris, AS Architecture Studio Workshop

Barcelona, Urban Rehabilitation Workshop

Berlin, Urban Agriculture Workshop

Toronto, Urban Rehabilitation

Bachelors

Rasht, Guilan University Professional Experience

Tehran, NA Architects

Exchange Program

Atlanta, SPSU (South Polytechnic state University) Design Studio Urban Design Theory Photography

Workshop

Malta, Building Technology Master Program

Milan, Politecnico di Milano Workshop

Milan, Urban Re-appropriation

Professional Experience at NA Architects, Tehran

Navak Office Building

Mafi Residential Building

Villa Istrinsky in Moscow

Boomesi Hotel

Palazzo Tornabuoni

NA Architecst Studio

Design & Realization

Design

Design & Realization; international collaboration with Arclab s.r.l.

Design & Realization

Design & Interior Realization

Design & Realization

Bayanfar Photography Studio

Penza Cafe’

Vista Group Office

Zaferanieh Renovatioon Project

Boomesi Hotel

Niavaran Mall Preliminary Design

Penza Health Bar

Samen Bank

Design & Supervision

Design & Realization

Design & Interior ealization

Design & Supervision

Design & Supervision

Design & Realization

Design

Design

Navak 07 Office Building Location: Africa Blvd. , Tehran Area: 1500 m2 Floors: 7 Project’s Link, Clickable

Concept Design Project Development Interior Design Detail Design Material Assessment

Construction Coordination Technical Design Interior Realization Contractor Assessment Budget Management

6 Floors (21m)

-1 Floor (3 m) 60% 2m 2m 40%

2m 2m

Urban Code; Building Footprint

Urban Code; Building Mass Glass Skylight Office Greenhouse

Relocated Tree

Waterfall

Bamboo

Entrance Green Pit

Longitudinal Building Section

Greenery Spotting

The Atrium The heart of Navak Office Building is the 5-floor atrium which provides the building with natural light, natural ventilation and semi-private common space. The atrium cuts through the building from skylight to the lobby creating a total inner identity to the building.

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2+3 3

Typical small patios has been merged to one inner-core atrium which shape the building’s inner common space.

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275

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500

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301

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275

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1515 1

500

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301

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12 495

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9 Mechanical Room

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408

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339

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100 10 256

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250

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VOID

5 Microwave Dish washer

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500

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300

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Handicapped Lift

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1- Parking Area

-1 Floor Plan

Parking Mechanical Room/Caretaker Room

Ground Floor Plan Lobby Parking

Typical Floor Plans

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D

115

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500

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with 2 Office Units on Each Floor

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View from cascade to the atrium

Natural Stone

Mortar

Moisture Insulation

Concrete Slab

Corrugated Metal Deck

Cascade Detailed Section

Cascade Structure Exploded Diagram

Facade Details

Curtain Wall Sub-frame

Thermal Insulated Wall Double Glazed Glass Inner Layer: 6mm Laminated Glass Outer Layer: 6mm Toughened Glass (Tempered Glass) Stuck Lamel System + Thermal Broken Opening

Curtain Wall Installation

Curtain Wall Exploded Diagram

Glass Panels Installation

Lobby-man Seating Area

Metal Frame Metal Rack Floor Beam

In order to find the best possible choice, different alternative of marble setting has been studied.

Entrance Bridge-staircase Over the Green Pit

Railing in Metal Flat Bar

Superposed Monolith Stone Concealed Handicap Lift

Entrance Stair Installation Underway Existing Building Beam

Stepped Beam Existing Building Column

Beam Stripe Foundation

Entrance Stair Before Stone Installation

Custom-made Furniture

Stone Slab Sub-frame Metal Frame Stone Handle

Entrance Door Exploded Diagram

10mm Tempered Glass

Sofa Exploded Diagram

Mafi Residential Project

Typology: Residential Location: Velenjak, Tehran Area: 6300 m2 Floor: 10 Project’s Link, Clickable Selected as Tehran’s 1st District’s Best Facade

Project Development Interior Design Detail Design

Technical Design Construction Supervision Contractor Assessment Marketing Management

Mafi Residential Building, is a high-end residential building in north of Tehran. The building’s north and south apartments has been evolved around the communal vertical atrium. Influenced by the city’s historic architecture the building facade’s dominant material is brick and metal spotted by greenery elements.

Floor Diagram

1-6 Floors-12 Apartment 610 m2 570 m2 Residential Building 40 m2 Staircase and Corridor

Street Level

Ground Floor 417 m2 Lobby Area 189 m2 Parking (3 lots)

1st and 2nd Undergrounds 617 m2 Parking (17 Lots) 617 m2 Parking (15 lots)

Back yard Level

3rd Underground 440 m2 Swimming pool and gym 300 m2 Storage Area

First Floor

Storage

Wall Unit

Storage

First Floor

Pergola

Grill & Sink

Sit Spot

Roof Garden

Fountain

Sauna

Shower / WC

Changing Room

Entrance Space

Gym

Yoga Space

Glass Partition Skylight Gathering/TV Spot

Jacuzzi

Fitness Space & Pool

Air-cooled Chiller

Diesel Generator

Fan coil Units

Fresh-air Ducts

Fir Extinguisher

Energy-meter Systems

Building’s Central Mechanical Room Swimming Pool & Gym Mechanical Room

Mechanical System Diagram

Metal Deck Concrete Slabs

Steel Structure

Stair Case Bracing System

Fireproofing-plaster Sprayed Structure Ground Level

Ground Level Shear Wall Reinforcement

TR-3

Structure Diagram

PILE-14

15 four-meters Piles 17 Seventeen-meters Piles

North Units Open-kitchen

North Units Open-kitchen

Pile-14 Installation

Foundation Preparation

Controlling Facade’s Wall-posts

Villa in Russia

Project Management Client Management Design Development

Typology: Residential Location: Moscow, Russia Area: 1300 m2

“Villa Istrinsky” is located in Istrinsky district, north west of Moscow. Exposure to the south sunlight and west wind protection are the key climate-elements which affects the building’s figure ground alongside with the building lot’s shape.

Vastly influenced by the international “modern” architecture era; an open-plan building divided by vertical elements overlooks the side-yard to the south which would expose the building to the south sunlight.

Concept Diagram

Morphological Process

Building lot

Building Position

Form Vs. Void

Building Position

Form Vs. Void

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Building lot

Ground Floor

Bedroom 02

Bedroom 01

Master Bedroom

Terrace 01

Mezzanine Floor Mechanical Room WC & Bathroom

Guest Room

Pool

Barbecue Deck

NA Architects Studio

Interior Design Typology: Office Location: Africa Blvd., Tehran Project’s Link, Clickable

Concept Design Project Development Interior Design Detail Design Material Assessment

Realization Coordination Technical Design Interior Realization Contractor Assessment Budget Management

Entrance Space

Design Atelier Entrance Space Design Atelier

Team Work-station Management & Conference Room

The architecture studio has been designed around the idea of communal-open working space. The studio has been evolved around the inner “green house� following a semi-open plan. Architecture style consistency, fully custom-made furniture (apart from the seats) and experimental approach are the other features of the space.

Meeting Space & Open Kitchen

White Alvic

Undercabinet Range Hood Elica

Stripe LED Lighting

Upper Cabiets Fittings: Blum Aventus

Microwave Oven

Material Selection

Dishwasher Tandembox System

Drawer Refrigerator

Drawer

Cantilevered Base Cabinet Metal Shelves White Alvic

Drawer

Single Bowl Undermount Backsplash Marble Stone Sink: Schock Faucet: Sigma

Built-in Fridge Bosch

Ceiling Sub-structure

Atelier Workstation Table Top in Calacatta Stone

Table Body in Painted MDF Metal Shelves Modules in 4mm Metal Sheet Table Leg in Metal

Slender Entrance-space Table Closet in Painted MDF Drawers in Painted MDF

Surrounding Frame in 4mm Metal Sheet

Atelier Shelving System

Atelier Working Table

Atelier Shelves Plan

Atelier Shelves

Plan

Front View

Shelf Detail; in 4mm Metal Plate

Waiting Area

Wooden Boxes Metal Plate

Front View

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etalwork etalwork

Plan

Wooden Shelves

Wooden Boxes Metal Plate Wooden Shelves

Custom-made Conference Room

Front View Metalwork

Design Atelier Wooden Boxes Metal Plate Wooden Shelves

Metalwork Wooden Boxes Wooden Boxes Metal Plate Metal Plate Wooden Shelves Wooden Shelves

Side-desk

Metalwork Side-desk

Side-desk

Wooden Drawer

5 mm Metal Wooden Drawer

Side-desk Metal

5 mm Metal

Side-desk Custom-made Conference Room Side-desk Metal

Front View 5 mm Metal

Front View

Vista Group Office

Renovation Project Typology: Office Location: Africa Blvd., Tehran Project’s Link, Clickable

Client Coordination Concept Design Project Development Interior Design Material Assessment

Realization Coordination Technical/Detail Design Interior Realization Contractor Assessment Budget Management

La Fermata; The Entrance Working Space Storage

Tea Room

Management Presentation Space Entrance Space Vista Group Office is a “scenographic” architecture project based on openness, where the boundaries are more spatial, rather than being physical.

Combination of custom-designed interior elements and technological production with respect to the tight timing and budget lead us to a successfully-managed project with high quality.

Vista Group Office Renovation Project

Scenographic Architecture While the office is designed very functional based, to use the maximum area possible, the architecture is vastly influenced by music.

It is a scenographic architecture where the customers are planned to go through a hierarchy of spaces in a way to provoke their curiosity and help them conceive the “world of tea�.

Trill

Where different kind of tea is tasted.

Coda; the Climax

Where different kind of tea is staged and prepared

Fermata

A dark and tranquil introductory space.

Table Top in Oak Veneered-MDF Finishing Curved in Oak Veneered-MDF Table Inner Structure in Painted MDF (RAL 9005)

Drawer Face in Oak Veneered-MDF Table Leg in Metal Profile

“Curvy Tea Table” Exploded Diagram

Push Opening Drawer

Push Opening System Desk System

Secretary Closet

Palazzo Tornabuoni

International Coordination Realization NA Architects in Collaboration with Italian Company Arclab Project Management Contractor Assessment Typology: Commercial Detail Development Budget Management Location: Farmanieh, Tehran Technical Design Furniture Production Area: 500 m2 Material Assessment Project’s Link, Clickable Palazzo Tornabuoni is a multi-brand high end boutique store, designed and realized in collaboration with Italian Arclab Architecture Studio. The rich-detailed project has been precisely engineered from demolition phase to the final furniture production and furnishing phase.

Project management in an international context and coordination the all different project layers made it a complicated project and an interesting experience.

Drywall Structure Installation

Lining Walls Plastering Underway

Stone Paving Process

Brass-work Supervision

Site Supervision in Accordance with On-site Consultant with Contractor Milanese, Arclab Studio.

Furniture Assembly on-Site

Brass Logo Installation

Ground Floor Plan

Italy at Arclab Studio

Mezzanine Floor Plan

Tehran at NA Architects Studio

Reunion with Different Contractors

At Miniatour Industrial Group Office Working on Furniture Details

Previous Space Condition

Paving Removal

Dry-wall Realization

Painting Underway

Ground Floor Reflected Ceiling Plan

Longitudinal Section B-B

Mezzanine Floor Reflected Ceiling Lighting

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Glass Top

B

A

Brass Leg

B

Top View

Bottom Mount Drawer

Painted MDF Board

Section B-B

Drawers Showcase Exploded Diagram

Elevation C

VIEW

View A

Wooden Stiffer B

View B

“Trunk” Welded Body

A

“Branches” On-site Assembled Brass Profile Brass Shelves Exploded Diagram A

Showcase First Prototype

Showcase Second Prototype

View A

Brass Furniture Realization

Brass Furniture Assembly

Hotel Boomesi

Design & Supervision by NA Architects Interior Realization by NA Architects Typology: Hotel Project Location: Tehran Area: 5640 m2 Floor: 10 Project’s Link, Clickable Design Development Project Management Detail Development Technical Design Material Assessment Realization Contractor Assessment Budget Management Furniture Production

100

Back Yard

Terrace

Breakfast Buffet Counter

Restaurant

Beverage Station

Cafe

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Beverage Bar

Kitchen

Breakfast Counter

Station

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Entrance

-3.00

Storage 35 35 35 35 35 35

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250 10

Restaurant Entrance From Back Street

Wooden Box Table Open Kitchen

Longitudinal Section

Section A-A

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270

Lobby Floor Plan

Window Office Section Beverage Bar

Restaurant

Section of Restaurant

Section E-E Section B-B

Section of Passage Area

Section C-C

Seating Area

Work Space

Back Office

Reception

Entrance

Lounge

270

Workstations

Section A-A Window Office Section Beverage Bar

Restaurant

Section of Entrance Area

Section B-B

Entrance

Passage

Piazza

Restaurant

Back Yard

Lobby Different Spaces Diagram Concrete Panel with Lighting

Reception

Entrance

Passage

Piazza

Restaurant

Back Yard

Lobby Entrance

Entrance

Transparent Wall For Lifts

Water

Cashier/Beverage Service

Entrance

Passage

Piazza

Restaurant

Back Yard

Piazza / Cafe’ Restaurant Area

Entrance Area

Beverage Bar

Welcome Desk

Terrace

Wooden Boxes Counters Open Kitchen

Restaurant

Breakfast Buffet/Counter

Car Station

The Middle Piazza / Cafe’

The Restaurant

Hotel Room’s Interior Design

3D View of Rooms

A B

B

A Axonometric View

Section A-A

Shelves Detail

Section B-B

Realized Room

Zaferanieh Project

Renovation Project Typology: Residential Location: Zaferanieh, Tehran Project’s Link, Clickable

Demolition Diagram

The original 40 years old apartment was excessively ornamented with disordered architectural elements. The challenge of developing an architecture identity started by removing such ornamental elements on the ceiling and walls on one hand and breaking the spaces scale by opening up the inner spaces on the other hand.

Axonometric Perspective; Modified Interior Zaferanieh Renovation project’s main goal was to enhance “living space” quality, by transformation of the existing architecturally-mediocre apartment.

Through such process, balancing quality, budge and clients demands was of the dilemmas of construction and design management.

Client Management Concept Design Project Development Interior Design Material Assessment

Realization Coordination Technical/Detail Design Interior Realization Contractor Assessment Budget Management

Living Room HDMI Cable Connection

Receiver System

Wall-hung Shelves Dark Gray Painted MDF (RAL 7021)

Wall-hung Drawer

Partition Natural Oak Veneered MDF

Dry Wall

Before

Vs.

After

Before; Living Room

After; Living Room

Before; Kitchen

After; Kitchen

Before; Master Bedroom

After; Maser Bedroom

Before; Bathroom 03

After; Bathroom 03

Master Bedroom Closet

Plan

Vanity Table

Elevation

Mirror

Drawer

Section

Dress Hanger

Suite Hanger

Drawer

Drawer Drawer Drawer

Drawer Drawer

Trouser Hanger

Drawer Drawer

Samen Bank

Typology: Bank Location: Bahar, Karaj Floor: 8 Project’s Link, Clickable

Design Development Client Coordination Project Presentation

Bar-code Facade The stripe-patterned facade reminds the one-dimensional bar-codes which systematically represent data by varying the widths and spacings of parallel lines. Metaphorically expressing, the building’s stripe-patterned envelope, contains a series of office and bank spaces on one hand and a combination of concepts which has been evolved through the process of design on the other hand.

The mentioned concepts are woven to embody the fabric of the building, as a consequence the architecture needs to be looked into in order to be well-conceived.

Modular Facade The modular elements in the facade follow the steel grid and can create different patterns depending on the interior and exterior criteria. The mentioned fragments are compatible with different materials which can be used depending on every specific context.

Material Compatibility

As the bank has different branches in different cities, the grid facade is compatible with diverse construction techniques and materials depending on the contextual parameters.

Travertine Facade

Pre-fabricated Segmental Facade Mass and Fast Production/Construction

Random Protruded Brickwork

Building Floors Exploded Diagram

Office Management

Office Administration

Fifth Floor

Bank

Parking Forth Floor

Ground Floor

Third Floor

Parking -1

Second Floor

Parking -2

First Floor

Third Floor, Manager’s Room Folding Wooden Divider

Wooden Skirting

White Gravels

Bamboo

Thermo-wooden Paving

Second Floor, Open-office Waiting Area

Sand-blast Glass Partition

Curtain Wall Facade

Niavaran Mall Preliminary Design Design: NA Architects Typology: Commercial / Parking Location: Niavaran, Tehran

Street View Restaurant & Roof Garden

01 02 Morphological Study

03

04

Parking Office

Stores

Final Form

Parking

Niavaran 03 Preliminary Design Design: NA Architects Typology: Residential Location: Niavaran, Tehran

South Facade View

01 Morphological Study

02

03

Penza Cafe’ Bakery

Edison Bulb Lighting Fixtures

Typology: Commercial / Cafe’ Project Type: Renovation Project Location: Gorgan Area: 115 m2 Project’s Link, Clickable

Partition in Metal & Wood

Eames Chair Designed by Charles & Ray Eames Penza Sofa Designed by NA Architects

The 2-story building was redesigned and renovated to host the cafe’. While the irregular-shape of the building made the task very challenging, the project’s planning was done in a way to “regulate” the space in the best possible manner.

On the ground floor the steep angle of the building was dedicated to kitchen and staff WC and the more regulated front to the cafe’ entrance.

Considering the area limits, the kitchen’s work-flow was designed to use the space the most efficient possible.

Partition in Metal & Wood

Hung Wooden Planters

Staff WC Commercial Kitchen

WC

Counter Spot Public WC

Open-space Bar Table

Kitchen

Counter

Restaurant Swan Chair Designed by Arne Jacobsen

Out-door Space

Ground Floor Analysis

Thermo-wooden Deck

Ground Floor Grill

Staff WC

Staff WC

Hub

Sink

Cooking

Washing & Storage

Fryer

Washing & Storage

Cooking Spot Fry/Grill/Cook

The Kitchen Finishing Topping

Pastry Spot Food / Juice Preparation Cash / Coffee Preparation

Finishing Counter Pastry

Kitchen Analysis Topping Storage

Proofer MIWE

Sheeter Flamic

Mixer Fimac

Ground Floor

Ground Floor Rendering

Mezzanine Floor

Mezzanine Floor Rendering

Furniture Detail

Antolini Interior Design Competition Honourable Mentioned Project’s Link, Clickable

Team Leadership Technical Design Architecture Design Concept Design

H ow do w e r elat e t o S t one

Human Evolution

5 million years ago

1 million years ago

2500 years ago

4500 years ago

Prehistoric Era

2000 years ago

Civilization Era

Nowadays Nowadays

Stone Evolution

Minerals Aggregation

Sediment

Magma

Rock

Industrial Processed Stone Slab

Stone Evolved by Human

Pavilion of Barcelona

5 million years ago

1 million years ago

2500 years ago

4500 years ago

2000 years ago

Stone F unc t ionalit y Visual Control

Wow!!

Space Definition

Circulation

Halt Halt

Furniture

Nowadays

Antolini competition was focused on use of natural stone in architecture.

By re-thinking stone-use evolution and looking into “stone functionality� in the contemporary architecture, we utilized stone slabs to enhance spatial quality. The different given spaces has been designed, following spatial function analysis.

Living Room

Lobby

Entrance Lobby Design Process Attraction Spot

2 Entrance

3

Staircase Entrance

1 Waiting Spot

Waiting Spot Waiting Spot Main Axis Diagram

Lobby axis and its focal points

Space devision with main accesses

Adding water and greenery

Stop Stop Book-matched Irish Green Stone

Book-Matched Cremo Delicato

Light Hanged Ceiling Structure: Tension Cables Entrance Door In Strato Dekton Panel

Dekton Panel Model: Strato

John John Sofa The Haworth Collection Designed by Jean-Marie Massaud

Burbling Pool

The Stair Villeroy & Boch The Attraction Spot 100cm*100cm Tile

Indoor Bamboo Plant Species: Indocalamus Latifolius

Reynaers Curtain Wall System Code: CW 50-SC

Section A-A

Section B-B

Lobby

Living/Dining Room Design Process

Intermediate space

Guest

1

Intermediate Space

Private

The Core Intermediate Space

2 Intermediate space

The Core Combining fireplace with dining table as central element of the space

Intermediate Space

WOW!!

Opaque Shade

The Egg

by Republic of Fritz Hansen Designed by Reynaers Folding Arne Jacobsen Window Code: CF 77

Lilly Bar Stool

by Republic of Fritz Hansen Designed by Arne Jacobsen

John John Sofa

by The Haworth Collection Designed by Jean-Marie Massaud

Lampada Arco (Arco-style Floor Lamp) Designed by Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni

Painting

By Morteza Dashti

Emerald Quartzite Stone

Painting

By Aidin Aghdashloo

Bianco Lasa Indoor Bamboo Stone Plant Species: Indocalamus Latifolius

Epoxy Paving VitrA Fix

Section A-A

Section B-B

Living Room

Penza Health Bar

Design & Supervision: NA Architects Typology: Commercial / Cafe’ Location: Ozon Gym, Gorgan Area: 120 m2 Project’s Link, Clickable

Architectural Design Technical Design Coordination with Client Detail Design Construction Supervision

Coffee Machine Water Purifier under coumter Counter with under counter shelves

Show Case Fridge

Freezer

Counter Plan

Under Counter Fridge

Rolling curtain

Metal Mesh

Metal Plate 5 mm

Show case

Metal Plate 5 mm

Concret Pannel

Front View Counter Elevation

Metal Mesh

Metal Plate 5 mm

Show case

Metal Plate 5 mm

Shelf with metal plate 5mm

Water Purifier under counter

Back View Under Counter Fridge

Under Counter Freezer

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Bayanfar Photography Studio

Architectural Design Technical Design Coordination with Client Detail Design

Design & Supervision: NA Architects Typology: Commercial / Cafe’ Location: Tehran Area: 250 m2 Project’s Link, Clickable

Photography Studio

Make-up Area

Baraghan Villa Renovation

Architectural Design Technical Design Coordination with Client Detail Design

Design by NA Architects Typology: Villa Location: Kordan, Alborz Area: 600 m2 Ground Floor Plan

Detail of the Landscape/Facade Water fall

Deck Thermo-wooden

Garden House Wooden

Vegetable Garden Wooden Flowerbed

Wooden Tile

Sliding Persiana Thermo-wooden

Window 35cm Set-backed

Mechanical Room

Parking

Vegetable Garden Wooden Flowerbed

Garden House Wooden

Pool Deck Thermo-wooden

Professional Experience at AS Architecture.Studio, Paris

Professional Experience

2012 - Intern Architect at AS. Architecture Studio, Paris “AS. Architecture-Studio, was established in Paris in 1973, and later established new branches in Beijing and Shanghai. The studio consists of over 100 architects and it is led under leadership of 12 partner architects.

Some very notable projects designed by AS. Architecture-Studio are European Parliament in collaboration with Valente in Strasbourg (1999- 1991), Institute of the Arab World in collaboration with Jean Nouvel, Lezenes and Soria in Paris (1987-1981).�

The Green City in Zürich

AS. Architecture Studio, Paris First Prize in The International Competition Mixed-use Office Building Zürich, Switzerland The two blocks of mixed-use offices, are part of a green sustainable town to be built close to Zürich.

Inspired by the green Switzerland valley`s, the idea was to continue the existing green path - which was proposed by the master plan - through the building. The paths and greenery in different levels, and “pocket gardens” on the facades helped with the idea of green valley.

Design Development Technical Design Facade Detail Development Form Assessment Making Physical Model Final Presentation Preparation

Interior design based on the furniture setting was one of the design`s targets of the attention.

The offices were designed based on three setting types; open office, semiopen office and closed office. Here on this page, one of the several interior proposals is illustrated.

7th Floor Plan

7th Floor

The facades were studied and designed in a way to avoid energy waste. “Pocket gardens” and “shadow boxes” are of the interesting features of the glazing facades.

Moreover the facades which are facing the highway are protected by vibrating panels for acoustic reasons. All technical parameters of the projects are studied in tight collaboration with engineers and landscape architects.

Haren Correction Center (Penitentiary Complex) AS. Architecture Studio, Paris International Competition Penitentiary Complex Belgium, Bruxelles

Design Development Technical Design Morphological Assessment/Development

“The new prison complex will be the largest in Belgium. It will accommodate 1190 inmates in eight entities including three male penitentiary, a female penitentiary and one for the young.

The complex will replace outdated facilities of St-Gilles, Forest and Berkendael and will be built in Haren, a common part of the Region of Brussels-Capital.”

Gallery Central Garden Amphitheatre Sport Center Service Core Visitor’s Center

Administrative Buildings

Male Detention Center

Female Open Prison

Provisional Detention

Female Penitentiary Male Penitentiary

Visitor’s Center

Public Hall

Psychiatric Penitentiary

Service/Logistic

Considering the topography, the vertical distribution of functions was one of the very dominant aspects of the project. This feature is notable both in the design of the landscape and each individual building.

Diagram on the right: The quality of space and facilities has direct relevance with the floor’s level. So that the quality of the allocated cell is dependant on the level of crime, duration of imprisonment and tenant’s behaviour during the detention.

The courtyards between the penitentiary units.

The in-between open public spaces. One of the concept of the projects was to eliminate the social barrier between the prison and society. To do so, some public spaces are designed as intermediate spaces.

Exchange Program at Kennesaw State University, Atlanta

Exchange Program at Kennesaw University, U.S. Urban Revitalization/Re-appropriation Community Hall Design Mixed-use Building Design Recreational Center Design Atlanta, U.S.

”Honourable Mentioned by the faculty and unanimous vote of the competition jurors for a compelling design concept reinforced by a convincing design process with unyielding commitment to achieve an innovative design solution.”

Atlanta, is one of the cities in the U.S, formed alongside railway. Similar to many other metropolitans, it is shaped of fragmented neighbourhoods, which we looked to as ceramic tiles. These tiles are broken off by physical and psychological boundaries, called frictional borders.

Our proposal was targeted at enhancing the tiles (neighbourhoods) to create self-sufficient tiles and in a city scale, to link these tiles to smoothen the frictional borders between them. This strategy was taught to bring segregated elements of the city together to create a harmonious ceramic pattern.

The irregular neighbourhood alongside West Marietta St NW is the consequent of fast-pace city sprawl. The neighbourhood consists of industrial and residential buildings, jail, retail, art galleries and many other buildings with different functions scattered around.

Block Figure Ground

Buildings’ Figure Ground

Perceived Buildings’ Figure Ground

Land-use Map

Undeveloped Greenery Water Industrial Bldg.

Industrial Bldg.

Retail Public Services Mixed-use Bldg.

Residential Bldg.

Urban Infrastructure

Urban Block Structure

Urban Fabric

Friction Diagram + Urban Fabric

Urban Fabric

Friction Diagram + Critical Spots

Positive/Strength

Negative/Threat

Outcome

Idealistic Concept-diagram; Homogeneous Urban “Fabric�

The strategy is to utilize positive features of the site along with our proposal to balance negative features as it is demonstrated in the abstractive diagrams.

On the diagram on the right, the positive spaces in terms of quality, both the existing and proposed, are illustrated in pulled up spots and pulled down spots stand for negative-existing spaces.

Aiming self-sufficiency, the rehabilitation projects, are thought to be repeated in all individual tiles according to their current condition.

Finally by easing the accessibility of different tiles, the ultimate aim is to create a harmonious, cohesive community.

Low Density Car Path + Side Walk

Low Density Jail Complex

Pedestrian Path + Bike Path

Density Distribution

Traffic System Proposal

Proposed Blocks

2 3

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Palazzo Visconti Castelli

Italy, Lambrate, Canegrate A Historic Building Preservation & Interior Design Instructors: Prof. Stefano della Torre, Prof. Gisella Veronese, Prof. Massimiliano Nocchi Palazzo Visconti Castelli, a 18th century palace, is located in Canegrate, a town in northwest of Milan. Originally the palace was owned

by Visconti family, one of the most powerful families in Lombardia province. The palace was never built complete as what it was planned to be. Later on in 20th century the building was turned into a warehouse of a fabric factory. In 1930s the abandoned building became occupied by some poor people. Even though the building is quite important to the town and is very rich in artistic features, it is still an old abandoned edifice to be renovated.

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South Facade - Preservation Map Irregular Openings (with Aluminum Frame) Regular Opening (Aluminum Frame & Metal Louvre) Plaster in Good Status Incorrect Patching Technique Applied Frame (Key Stone & Masonry Frame Cover by Plaster)

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According to our study on Canegrate, the town lacks a cultural centre. Considering the location and history of the palace, it is proposed to host cultural activities. Some spaces as proposed to be permanent exposition galleries to remind visitors of the history of the building and town. The rental offices and temporary exhibition are planned to provide a part of budget, to maintain the building.

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New staircase roles: - Giving new identity to the building.

- Providing vertical accessibility with minor demolition.

- The reflective envelope reflects the town’s skyline.

- Panorama spot on the top overviews the town.

- The diversity of forms inside, creates a new space experience for the visitors.

Urban Rehabilitation

Italy, Cormano Safety Oriented Revitalization Instructors: Prof. Clara Cardia, Nathalie Kakpo, Umberto Nicolini, Carolina Cruz This project aimed to study the current urban condition of a small town in north of Milan, and to provide a rehabilitation proposal. The theoretical backbone of this project was based on Jane Jacob’s urban theories, safety researches by the American architect, Oscar Newman and C.Ray Jeffery, the American criminologist.

The group of about 50 students was divided to five teams, each team was responsible to study a specific area and an urban issue.

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The second visual are the flowgenerators, these can be divided into two catagories.

Normal flowgenerators, such as trainstations, supermarkets, restaurants, bars and other commercial activities, are used mainly throughout the whole day.

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The southwestern mini core does not have a strong connection with the rest of Cormano. Which points out a certain level of self sustainablity.

Morphology Map In the next phase by studying the interpretation maps, more detailed maps were derived and some objectives were drawn to be reached by means of strategies. For reaching the strategies, urban interventions were proposed.

Above - Local urban enhancement by rehabilitating the surrounding of west of Cormano.

The last phase of the project includes the proposals aiming to improve urban condition in the most critical regions. Our team proposed two main problematic streets and a vast green area on west of Cormano, to be re-purposed and improved.

Architecture Design Studio Italy, Milan, Rho Fiera Mass Housing Estates Rehabilitation Instructors: Prof. Remo Dorigatti

At the time this project was underway, Expo 2015 of Milan was planned to be held by the theme, “Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life”.

In contrast to the previous expos, 2015 expo was planned to be more humanistic, said professor Stefano Boeri one of the architects in charge of the expo 2015.

Every country will have almost the same lot to present one or some of its agricultural productions and these productions can be the means to bring up issues such as the importance of energy in today’s world, revitalization of old agriculture methods and etc.

One of the goals of this project was to translate national culture to an abstractive-contemporary architecture.

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In order to best represent culture and architecture of t Iran, we chose Rafsanjan, a city located geographically in arid-hot deserts of Kerman Province.

Since pistachio is a crucial production of the region, we started studying it. This nut is particularly interesting; firstly it can survive in the sever climate of desert, secondly it has had a very important role in the life of inhabitant’s of Rafsanjan. And lastly, pistachio’s fields are nowadays very good means for desert reclamation.

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Qanat - A system to convey water to cities innovated by Persians.

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The next step after studying the climate and choosing the production was to study more deeply the cultivation procedure and visually codify and interpret some important related issues.

Finding and efficiently using water is the key to live in the desert. Here are some innovative irrigation systems in Rafsanjan : Usually 1/4 of the farmlands is dedicated to the sapling trees, 2/4 to the real-productive trees and the remaining to the old trees, over 25 years old. The latter mentioned trees are supposed to be transferred with new trees which are brought up in green houses.

According to Persian legends, the Pistachio nut was one of the “holy foods” brought to the Earth by Adam.

It is said that the Sasanide king ordered to store pistachio in the castles of Khorasan as an energizing edible in case the castles were surrounded by the enemies.

In the cold winter nights farmers put on fires in the fields to prevent the trees from glaciating.

According to Persian legends, the Pistachio nut was one of the “holy foods” brought to the Earth by Adam.

One male tree produces enough pollen for eight to twelve female trees to be fertilized.

The Queen of Sheb, as legend tells, once decreed the pistachio a royal food and she went so far as to forbid peasants from growing it.

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Malta Forte Ricasoli Revitalization Instructors: Prof. Luca Maria Francesco Fabris, Prof. Paolo Setti

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Forte Ricasoli is a 18th century fort located in Kalkara in Malta. The fort has changed during the last century, specially during the second world war, when it was used as a military base. During the last decades the fort has been used as a filming site of movies such as Troy and The Patriot.

Our team was very conservative in imposing any alteration inside the fort, as a consequent, our proposal master plan consists of some jogging paths and very simple hotel units located outside of the fort on the sea front and temporary structures inside, to be used as exhibitions and restaurant. The hotel complex could be used by visitors to be witnesses of filming the movies.

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Landscape Design Studio

Italy, Milano, Rho Fiera Botanic-urban Space Revitalization Instructors: Prof.Andreas Kipar, Piera Chiupani The area close to the site of the expo 2015 of Milan, is the site of this project. By finding the urban spacesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; problems and potentials, we proposed a strategical urban intervention, to enhance the local city life. This area which is located on the outskirts of Milan, is fragmented to many parcels. We proposed a green space planted by different plants from all over the world which supports the expo 2015 of Milan, and also provides the space to connect the different fragmented residential areas.

The map above illustrates the segregation of the three residential areas. They can be more connect- ed by means of the public space in between them.

The red line indicates the boundary of the public green space and the four green circles, show critical spots which connect the residential neighborhoods to the proposed public green space.

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The plaza which connects Rho Fiera to the green space.

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The highway made a very strong division between the two locals on north and south. By means of under paths we tried to smoothen this definite border.

One of the public-green cores which connects the residential area in north to the green space.

Fields of different plants from all over the world.

Western public space core which is a critical point where a residential area, highway and the green space meet.

Public Space Design

Italy, Milan, Porta Nuova Expo 2015 Milan, Pavilion Park in Milan Instructors: Prof. Cino Zucchi The aim of this project was to design a public green space which was in the foreground of 13 pavilions from different countries.

Apart from the public space, each team was asked to design a multi-functional auditorium and one pavilion of a country which reflects the identity of its homeland.

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Workshop Experience

Milano International Architectural Workshop, Milan, Italy, Theme: Urban Re-appropriation Institute without Boundaries Workshop, Toronto, Canada, Subject: Sustainable Tourism in Lota, Chile ANCB Workshop, AEDES Network Campus, Berlin, Germany, Theme: Urban Agriculture in Berlin After the Project, Barcelona, Spain, Subject: Urban Rehabilitation in Barcelona

International Workshop MIAW Urban Re-appropriation Instructor: Silja Tillner

Milano International Architectural Workshop (MIAW2010) was a charette held under supervision of eight architects from around the world. The theme of the workshop was Re-appropriation. Half of the workshop was dedicated to the lectures given by the architects, and the rest to the projects done by teams of about 20 students, working under instruction of one of the architects.

I was in the team lead by Austrian architect, Silja Tillner, whose well-known projects are her rehabilitation urban projects in Vienna. We started studying Rubattino, an area close to Leonardo da Vinci’s campus of Politecnico di Milano. The aim was to find the problems of the area and propose a strategy to “re-appropriate” it.

Network Connectivity National Railways (FS) “Tangenziale Est” Primary Road Network Secondary Road Network Trams/Bus Line Lambro River Network Quality High Served Areas: Good public transportation Medium Served Areas: Good public transportation Narrow sidewalks High vehicle density Low Served Areas: Few public transportation Narrow sidewalks High vehicle density

Existing Traffic Network System

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Existing Military Block Preliminary Design

The proposal aimed to re-purpose the military base, which functions as a very huge obstacle urban block, separating different zones of the area. The master plan suggests a very open land which consists of residential and commercial and cultural buildings, and open public spaces which connect to the existing plaza.

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Sustainable Tourism in Lota, Chile

Canada, Toronto, IWB (Institute without Boundary Urban Revitalization Instructors: Prof.Andreas Kipar, Piera Chiupani “Working together in international, interdisciplinary teams, 9 groups of students tackled 9 different design problems, all centred around the common theme of developing innovative, sustainable tourist attractions for the city of Lota, a city in Chile which was hit by an earthquake. The results were an incredible array of creative design concepts that ranged from a historic church renovation to the construction of an art-themed boutique hotel on the Plaza de Armas in central Lota.” * Our team was working on a sport centre which was aimed to contribute to Lota’s cultural, urban and financial development. *IWB`s Official Website

Architecture, Local Inspiring Elements:

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Coal Inspiration: Lota is historically a mining town. Considering the importance of coal for the people’s lives in Lota, we found its form inspiring to the stadium’s architecture.

Reflective Facets: The facade of the building is designed in a way to remind the coal form and on the other hand to reflect the town and the plaza in front of the stadium.

As the crowd approaches the stadium people can see their reflection in the facade.

Community Engagement: Since the stadium is surrounded by long wall, the walls where planned to partially contain commercial banners and the rest would be used as graffiti frescoes drew by youth, whereas graffiti is very common in Lota.

Inspiring Colors: Lota’s colorful architecture is very inspiring and is reflected in the stadium’s architecture by colorful fabrics as the second skin of the facade, underneath the transparent, glass facade.

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Stadium Bird-eye View

Lota Club Signage Design

Changing Metropolitan Spaces

ANCB New Approaches to Urban Agriculture Instructors: Prof.Andreas Kipar, Prof. Andrea Rolando, Prof. Fabrizio Leoni, Piera Chiuippani, Giorgio Limonta “Urban growth has marginalized agriculture in the metropolitan context. Recently, however, the attention of planning, urban and landscape design has been drawn to the specific typology of “urban agriculture” and it’s economic, spatial, ecological and social roles — especially in Berlin with it’s abundance of open space. This workshop aims at exploring a new way to deal with uncertain space, using agriculture as a means to rehabilitate urban landscape. The study area is the Landschaftspark Herzberge.” * The master plan has divided the whole site to five areas. Our team was supposed to work on the area on the south of Landschaftspark Herzberge, which currently houses the children’s hospital. This area was planned to be designed as a Co-housing community.” * * Official Website of ANCB

Private Life

Co-housing

Social Life

Private Spaces

Shared Spaces/Facilities

Living Room Bedroom Bathroom

Public Living Room Kitchen Gym

Library etc.

A co-housing community, is a type of social community composed of private homes supplemented by shared facilities. The community is planned, owned and managed by the residents, who also share activities which may include cooking, dining, child care, gardening, and governance of the community.

Landschaftspark Master-plan Trees Open Area Existing Building

Communal Garden

Street

Co-housing

Communal Garden

Communal Garden

Co-housing Grid

Co-housing Area

By means of the existing building, axis of the street which can create the green space’s path and an imaginative grid as the guideline, the spaces were defined.

Our proposal consists of three main elements : - The hospital building which hosts cubic elements which are supposed to be used as residential units of co-housing.

- New residential unites which are supposed to provide the inhabitants with social facilities and private houses.

- The green space which is designed in a way to smooth- en the limit between the green and the building.

New residential units open the building to the greenery. Both residential units and green natural stripes follow the guideline grid.

The greenery is supposed to climb the building in some parts to vanish the strong border between the building and the greenery.

Bird eye View of The Children Hospital The master plan of Landschaftspark Herzberge proposes the demolition of children hospital in oder to construct a new building to house the co-housing community, however we proposed a re-purposed program not to demolish the building.

In the above schematic view, the white cubic forms stand for the added elements which would be designed to change the image of the building and house the private spaces.

View from the Entrance toward North The open space which surrounded the building is the gateway to the north of Landschaftspark Herzberge. The visitors pass through a path surrounded by green stripes, to direct the visitors to the heart of the park, through a collaboration with one of the other teams we took the advantage of a tall landmark which is located in the middle of the park. The landmark is expected to attract the visitors to pass all the way to it. The landmark could be seen above, in the background in gray.

After The Project

Spain, Barcelona, Ciutat Meridiana Mass Housing Estates Rehabilitation Instructors: Prof. Marc Brossa From 1945 to 1965 new urbanizing development started in many European cities. Planned housing estates and spontaneous marginal urbanization development could be recognized during this period. This unprecedented phenomena had negative impacts on the periphery of many European cities, which remain until today.

The second edition of Eco-rehabilitation workshop faced the challenge of revitalization of three of the most remarkable episodes of mass housing estates in Barcelona’s metropolitan area: Ciutat Meridiana, Bon Pastor and Polígon Sud-Oest del Besòs.

Our team was working on a rehabilitation project on Ciutat Meridiana or Font Magues housing estate, which is one of the mass housing estates built between 1950’s and 1970’s in Barcelona, with the aim of providing new dwellings to the large immigrant population and thus attempt to eradicate the shanties.

To El Valles C-58 Expressway Ciutat Meridiana National Park

Ciutat Meridiana

National Park Barcelona

To Barcelona

Ciutat Meridiana was built on 1964 on private sector investment, in a valley located on northeastern fringe between Barcelona and Montcada Reixac. This area has previously been planned to host a cemetery. Nowadays the quality of life in this area is quite poor due to the topography, weather and soil condition.

But It’s location as a gateway to Barcelona and the national park of Barcelona, right beside conjunction of north-south and west-east highways, is a positive potentials which could be employed to rehabilitate the area.

El Valles District

Industrial Area Can Cuias

Barcelona Region

Ciutat Meridiana

National Park

Vallbona

Districts Urban Services Urban Districts Boundary Expressways National Park

Urban Paths

Cluster Neighbourhoods Typology of Zonal Interaction: 01 Internal 02 Between Clusters 03 Clusters

Decision Makers

Motivation

Barcelona’s Comarca (District)

Rehabilitation of Ciutat Meridiana

Access Improvement to the National Park

El Valle’s Comarca (District)

Rehabilitation of Can Cuias

Industrial Area Rehabilitation

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Inhabitants

Improve Neighbourhood Image

Urban Fabric Morphology Ciutat Meridiana Can Cuias Industrial

Smooth-en the Boundary Between Barcelona and El v in Terms of Management, Budget and Mentality

Social Awareness

As Ciutat Meridiana is located on the boundary of two comarcas (districts) the economical and physical rehabilitation management had always been complicated. The chart on below right demonstrates the importance of collaboration of the two comarcas.

Time-line Schedule

Revitalization Layered-proposal

Accessibility Enhancement; - In the neighbourhood - To the other neighbourhoods

Valley Revitalization: - Valley sides to be cleaned and partly designed as a gate-way to the national park - New cabin car proposal

Neighbourhood Enhancement - Industrial area to be re-planned - Train station relocation - Plazas re-appropriation

Building Facade Improvement

Sketch

Location: Milano 02, Milan Paper : 24*34 cm2 , 160gr Paper Medium : Marker & Felt-tip Pen