Amin Monsefi. Portfolio of Selected Architectural Design Works by Amin Monsefi

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INDEX 01 FITZHENRY GALLERIES

10 MELLAT BANK HEADQUARTERS OFFICE BUILDING

02 BESSERER STREET RESIDENCE

11 IRANCEL HEADQUARTERS OFFICE BUILDINGLEX

03 VRIC GREENHOUSE COMPLEX

12 MILAD COMMERCIAL & RECREATIONAL COMPLEX

04 ADMINISTRATION & WASHROOM FACILITY

13 KHUZESTAN CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERS ORGANIZATION

05 UTM BIOLOGY GREENHOUSE

14 TOOBA MIXED-USE COMPLEX

06 BERKELEY CONDOMINIUM

15 ASTARA COMMERCIAL & RECREATIONAL COMPLEX

07 26 ALEXANDER CONDOMINIUM

16 MODIR ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDING

08 MEHRSHAHR RESIDENTIAL COMPLEX

17 KISH RESIDENTIAL BUILDING

09 JAY MIXED-USE COMPLEX

18 NOOR URBAN COMPLEX & PUBLIC GARDEN

THE FITZHENRY GALLERIES - MCMICHAEL CANADIAN ART COLLECTION - KLEINBURG, ON Architecture Urban Design Landscape Interior Design Professional Project Competition Academic Project Cooperating as: Intern Architect (Assistant to Project Architect), preparing Revit Model, Renderings, Presentation Package Team: Barry Sampson, Jon Neuert, Amin Monsefi, Andrew Slade, Alberto Sastre Office(s): Baird Sampson Neuert Architects Location: Kleinburg, ON Date: 2014 Status: Idea

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Site Plan

First Floor Plan - The Fitzhenry Terrace Gallery

Second Floor Plan - The Fitzhenry Courtyard Gallery

Street View

2014, Kleinburg, ON

FITZHENRY TERRACE GALLERIES

For nearly 50 years, McMichael has been the place where the important story of Canadian art is told through world-class exhibitions, engaging programs and exciting events. This is a proposal to design a 4,200 sq.ft two-level exhibition space addition named the Fitzhenry Galleries. Through a generous gift of $7 million, the Fitzhenry Galleries will be named in perpetuity to showcase more art and improve the visiting experience. The McMichael is chosen to receive the Andree Rheaume and Robert Fitzhenry Collection as a promised gift that will complement and expand its existing collection of works by Quebec artists. On the fist level, the Fitzhenry Terrace Gallery will offer visitors the opportunity to engage with an exhibition of the masterworks of Quebec artists from Cornelius Kreighoff to Clarence Gagnon and Jean Paul Lemieux, to Borduas and Riopelle. Linger here, then return to the corridor passing by yet another superb view valley as you exit, or take the stairs to the stunning Fitzhenry Courtyard Gallery above.

Interior View - Entrance of Exhibition Space

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Interior View - Exhibit ion Space - Second Floor

Cross Section

180 BESSERER STREET RESIDENCE, OTTAWA, ONTARIO Architecture Urban Design Landscape Interior Design Professional Project Competition Academic Project Cooperating as: Intern Architect (Assistant to Principal), preparing presentation documents, architectural drawings, elevation studies and renderings (Revit) Team: Barry Sampson, Amin Monsefi Office(s): Baird Sampson Neuert Architects Location: Ottawa, ON Date: 2014 Status: Schematic Design Stage

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This building is a 14 storey students residence complex containing 574 bachelor units close to University of Ottawa. The purpose of this project was preparing a package for rezoning and providing cost estimate for developer. Ground Floor of the building is dedicated to parking ramp, loading area, bike storage, lobby, coffee shop, shops, washrooms and security and office spaces. Each residential floor has been designed in a way to encourage students to socialize and use common spaces. To achieve this goal, on each floor a public kitchen, lounge and a study room have been proposed. The materials of elevations are combination of glass, aluminum panels, precast concrete and spandrel panels. Deep aluminum panels inform the south elevation to control the south sun light.

Elevation Study

West Elevation

South Elevation

East Elevation

North Elevation

2014, Ottawa

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Second Floor Plan

Ground Floor Plan

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South Street View

VINELAND RESEARCH & INNOVATION CENTRE - GREENHOUSE COMPLEX Architecture Urban Design Landscape Interior Design Professional Project Competition Academic Project Cooperating as: Intern Architect (Assistant to Project Architect), preparing contract documents, presentation documents and renderings (Revit) Team:Jon Neuert, Jesse Dormody, Mauro Careno, Amin Monsefi Office(s): Baird Sampson Neuert Architects Location: Vineland, ON Date: 2014 Status: Under Construction

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Ground Floor Plan

2014, Vineland

VRIC GREENHOUSE COMPLEX

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The Greenhouse Complex will deliver pre-commercial research in response to industry driven requirements and support Vineland’s objective of becoming a world-leader in the area of horticulture and vegetable innovation. This state-of-the-art facility enables multiple research trails within ‘scalable’ and tightly controlled environments. Distribution systems are organized into concrete ‘utilidors’ below the floor, maximizing the effectiveness and extent of research space. Designed to enable modular expansion using ‘day-one’ infrastructure, facilities include labs for seed handling, processing and pathogen research. Durability and redundancy are key considerations for the building’s fully automated system design. All operating and handling processes were developed through detailed review sessions with operations staff and researchers.

Street View

2014, Vineland

VRIC GREENHOUSE COMPLEX

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ADMINISTRATION & WASHROM FACILITY - RENOVATION & ADDITION - TORONTO, ON Architecture Urban Design Landscape Interior Design Professional Project Competition Academic Project Cooperating as: Intern Architect (Assistant to Project Architect), preparing Revit Model and Renderings Team: Jon Neuert, Amin Monsefi, Poorya Nazemi, Sami Lahouti Office(s): Baird Sampson Neuert Architects Location: Toronto, ON Date: 2015 Status: Construction Document

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Panaromic Views to Existing Administration Building

Site Location

Site Plan

First Floor Plan - The Fitzhenry Terrace Gallery

Second Floor Plan - The Fitzhenry Courtyard Gallery

Street View

UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO MISSISSAUGA - BIOLOGY GREENHOUSE Architecture Urban Design Landscape Interior Design Professional Project Competition Academic Project Cooperating as: Intern Architect (Assistant to Project Architect) from schematic design through contract documents (Revit) Team:Jon Neuert, Jesse Dormody, Amin Monsefi Office(s): Baird Sampson Neuert Architects Location: Vineland, ON Date: 2014 Status: Under Construction

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Ground Floor Plan

2014, Mississauga

UTM BIOLOGY GREENHOUSE

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2014, Mississauga

UTM BIOLOGY GREENHOUSE

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Street View

BERKELEY STREET CONDOMINIUM Architecture Urban Design Landscape Interior Design Professional Project Competition Academic Project Cooperating as: Member of Design Team, preparing 3D model, elevation renderings, drawings and presentation documents Team: Edward Kim, Jeff Leung, Amin Monsefi, Sunghun Lee Office(s): JET Architecture Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Date: 2013 Status: Idea

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Sited next to an old church on Queen Street East, this design combines a low-rise 2-storey building containing a restaurant with a 13-storey condominium. The higher building offers a retail space on ground floor, amenities on second and third floors and 90 residential units. The restaurant belongs to the church and has a direct access to it. The yard between the church and condominium is used as an open cafeteria with water feature and flower boxes. The project is defined by showing a sharp contrast between the existing church and the proposed building. In this way, the residential building is designed as a glass box with randomized balconies on top of a podium. The canopy has been carved to emphasize to the church and the yard.

Ground Floor Plan

Basement and Typical Floor Plan

Massing Study Site Plan

2013, Toronto

BERKELEY STREET CONDOMINIUM

North Elevation

East Elevation

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Street View

26 ALEXANDER STREET CONDOMINIUM Architecture Urban Design Landscape Interior Design Professional Project Competition Academic Project Cooperating as: Member of Design Team, preparing 3D model, renderings, drawings and presentation documents Team: Edward Kim, Jeff Leung, Amin Monsefi, Office(s): JET Architecture Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Date: 2013 Status: Idea

JAY MIXED-USE COMPLEX

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The site located in downtown Toronto next to a highrise condominium and a public park. The project was studying to replace the existing 2-storey building which is currently used as a restaurant with a 20-storey condominium consisting of a restaurant/cafĂŠ at ground floor and mezzanine level and 18 residential floors. The residential units are bachelor units for rental purposes catered to the university or college student population in the area. The units are arranged alongside a longitudinal corridor to provide the most natural light and privacy. To have an iconic building, the main faĂ§ade which looks to the city park is designed with a unique pattern by randomizing the location and height of the windows. The ground floor and the mezzanine levels have glazing faĂ§ade with a canopy to provide spatial connection between the restaurant and mezzanine with the park.

Massing Study

Elevation Study

Ground Floor Plan Site Location

Typical Floor Plan

MEHRSHAHR RESIDENTIAL COMPLEX Architecture Urban Design Landscape Interior Designz Professional Project Competition, 1st Prize Academic Project Cooperating as: Head of Urban Design Team, designing initial concept, preparing urban plans, 3D models and presentation documents Architect(s): Amin Monsefi, Ali Andaji Garmaroudi, Reza Roudneshin Office(s): ContemporArchitectUrban Designers Group (CAUD) Location: Karaj, Iran Date: 2011 - Present Status: In Design Progress

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The main purpose of the client and the organizer of this competition was to find efficient ways to develop and build houses for middle layer people of the society in order to have a complex suits to Iranian needs and culture, which has been missed in the recent years. The organizer of this competition was the Physical Development Research Center, and this competition was held between 30 Iranian consulting engineering companies and designer groups to develop 6000 residential units in a site with about 750,000sqm area located in Karaj which is the 5th largest city of Iran. The designer group traced 6 main strategies to design the master plan. 1.Having a main space to integrate the elements of the complex 2.Designing characterized and identifiable spaces 3.Providing the hierarchy through public spaces to private ones 4.Providing the meaning of housing district 5.Distribution of activities according to spatial hierarchy and structure of the complex 6.Having saptial continuity in public green spaces

Site Location

The complex includes 3 residential districts which are integrated together by a longitudinal garden. The design concepts of this garden are inspired by traditional and old Iranian gardens. Regional activities such as commercials, cultural and religious buildings are designed alongside of this axis. Each district has a local park which is located in the middle part and joined to the central park by a pedestrian path. Main local buildings such as mosque, primary schools and open sport spaces are located in these parks and have easy pedestrian access to residential blocks. Residential neighborhoods are designed around the local park and each one has a middle yard with green spaces and playgrounds. Kindergarten, meeting space, rest and leisure rooms, some shops and janitor houses are located on the ground floors. Each neighborhood has combination of residential blocks with different heights in order to have different interesting spaces. Besides, each block consists of various houses to response different family tastes.

Site Plan Urban Design Diagrams

MEHRSHAHR RESIDENTIAL COMPLEX

2011, Karaj, Iran

View of Zone A

View of Zone B

View of Zone C

Site Plan

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Bird`s Eye View of Complex

2011, Karaj, Iran

MEHRSHAHR RESIDENTIAL COMPLEX

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1. Entrance of Residential Block 2. Lobby 3. Green Space 4. Playground 5. Parking 6. Shop 7. Janitor Room 8. Utility Room 9. Public Green Terrace 10. Ramp of Parking 11. Public Garden 12. Sitting Space 13. Coffee Shop 14. Meeting Saloon

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Ground Floor Plan of Neighbourhood A........level 0.00

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Third Floor Plan of Neighbourhood A........level 10.50

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Bird`s Eye Views of Neighbourhood A

JAY MIXED-USE COMPLEX Architecture Urban Design Landscape Interior Design Professional Project Competition, 1st Prize Academic Project Cooperating as: Head of Urban Desin Team, designing initial urban concept, preparing 3d models and urban documents Team: Shervin Abrishami, Amin Monsefi, Farhad Khandan, Ali Andaji Garmaroudi, Reza Roudneshin, Samad Shahidi Office(s): Asar + ContemporArchitectUrban Designers Group (CAUD) Location: Tehran, Iran Date: 2012 - Present Status: In Design Progress

JAY MIXED-USE COMPLEX

The aim of this project was a long-term plan to create a vibrant urban complex in a 54 hectare area site in a district located south-western of Tehran named Jay. The program includes about 173 hectares of commercial, recreational and administrative activities. The competition organizer, University of Tehran Architecture and Civil House (UTACH), announced the two-stage competition of Jay mixed-use complex design in April 2012. The first stage of competition announced publicly to call the architecture groups which are qualified for this program. UTACH finally elected 15 companies among 85 registered groups to attend the next stage. In the second stage, the groups were required to offer their proposals in three different scales included a master plan of the whole site, an urban design of one zone and an architectural design of a particular building. The main challenges of this project were: 1. Preserving and improving the internal existing green spaces 2. Making spatial connections between the inner spaces of the site and the city 3. Creating a flexible urban structure to integrate the elements of the project 4. Preventing intersection of footpaths and roadways to have the most area of free surface for pedestrians 5. Obtaining a flexible plan which can be implemented in case of changing the requirements and feasibilities in different phases in future

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Urban Design Diagrams

Functions Location in Zone 4

2012, Tehran, Iran

JAY MIXED-USE COMPLEX

The proposed response to these challenges begins with a public garden which improves the existing green spaces and plays a role as an urban structure to integrate the 4 different zones of the project. The character of the green space changes in different parts. In the middle part of the site it is based on the capability of existing old trees and is used as a regional public park. By permeation of green space to each zone a surrounded plaza in connection with buildings will shaped. To have a continuous urban space between the city and the project, a north-south oriented network of pedestrian accesses which were inspired by local streets is designed. These paths are connected to each other by a main west-east oriented pedestrian path in the middle part of the public garden. Two main underground roads supply the car access to each zone and its buildings. The surface of the public park continues with gentle slopes to the surface of the underground roads to make legible spaces for drivers. The design strategies of buildings trigger continual spaces between the public garden and internal spaces of the buildings, and connect the public garden to the surrounding residential fabric. The buildings which are located in the middle part of the site are shaped with sloped roofs toward the garden to keep the continuity of public green spaces and views. Other buildings which are away from the middle part of the site and surround the courtyard of each zone have free ground floors. These ground floors allow the green and open space to continue among the buildings. Besides, the upper floors are connected to the ground floor by some green voids in the place of existed old trees.

1. Green Space 2. Retail 3. Saloon 4. Cinema 5. Digital Game 6. Void 7. Water Park 8. Aquarium 9. Flower Exhibition 10. Underground Access 11. Taxi Station 12. Restaurnat 13. Coffee Shop

Concept Diagrams

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Ground Floor Plan of Zone 4 ........level 0.00

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General View of Courtyard of Zone 4

2012, Tehran, Iran

JAY MIXED-USE COMPLEX

1. Green Space 2. Retail 3. Office 4. Sitting Area 5. Restaurant 6. Coffee Shop 7. Void 8. Lobby 9. Entrance 10. Ramp

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Ground Floor Plan........level 0.00

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1. Green Space 2. Retail 3. Office 4. Sitting Area 5. Restaurant 6. Coffee Shop 7. Void 8. Lobby 9. Entrance 10. Ramp

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Second Floor Plan........level 9.00

Northern Elevation

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General Views of Zone 4

MELLAT BANK HEADQUARTERS OFFICE Architecture Urban Design Landscape Interior Design Professional Project Competition Academic Project Cooperating as: Member of Main Design Team, designing initial concept, preparing 3D model and presentation documents Architect(s): Amin Monsefi,Ali Andaji Garmaroudi, Reza Roudneshin, Samad Shahidi, Farhad Khandan, Samira Barati Office(s): ContemporArchitectUrban Designers Group (CAUD) + Asia Urban Development C.E. Location: Tehran, Iran Date: 2012 Status: Idea

JAY MIXED-USE COMPLEX

This competition was organized among 10 architectural groups to design the headquarters office of Mellat Bank of Iran. The site is located on Taleghnai Street, which is one of the most important streets of Tehran. Central offices of some other banks and insurance companies are located alongside this street. The building contains the central branch and the headquarters administrative spaces. The central branch is located on ground floor, and 20 floors above it contain the administrative headquarters spaces. Parking, utilities and storages are designed on 6 underground floors. The main idea of this proposal is arranging the open office spaces around the central void to provide natural light for all spaces. The building is designed in three separated L shaped sections which are connected together by bridges in different floors. To prepare rest areas for staff, supply natural air ventilation for inner spaces, and prepare the most natural light, public green terraces are arranged around the void in different floors. The arrangement is in a way that all the green spaces are seen from all the open office spaces.

Site Plan

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Plan Diagrams

Schematic 3D Models

2012, Tehran, Iran

MELLAT BANK HEADQUARTERS OFFICE

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1. Main Entrance 2. Entrance 3. Bank 4. Commecial 5. Parking Ramp 6. Open Office 7. Void 8. Green Terrace

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10th Floor Plan ........level + 39.60

Longitudinal Section

Ground Floor Plan ........level 0.00

Cross Section

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South-west View of Taleghnai Street

IRANCEL HEADQUARTERS OFFICE Architecture Urban Design Landscape Interior Design Professional Project Competition Academic Project Cooperating as: Head of Contract Document Team, preparing construction set of drawings, details, material list and construction time table Architect(s): Frahad Khandan, Amin Monsefi, Ali Andaji Garmaroudi Office(s): ASAR C.E. Location: Tehran, Iran Date: 2010 Status: Completed

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This is the headquarters office of Irancel, the second operator of telecommunication services in Iran. The 10story building includes 24500sqm of open office spaces, amphitheater, executive director rooms, management spaces, meeting rooms, parking and related utilities. The main challenges of this project were providing natural light for all of the interior spaces, and optimizing the arrangement of spaces in order to embed about 280 people on each floor. A void including green spaces and elevators is designed in the heart of the building, and all the open spaces are arranged around this void, which makes it possible for all the open spaces to have natural light and views to the green space. Besides, the building has two separated zones: the administrative zone and the utility zone. The utility zone which includes services, stairs, mechanical and electrical rooms is located in eastern part where there is not any availability to have direct natural light. The administrative zone is arranged on two sides of the central void and is connected to utility zone. Each part of this zone has an open office space with the capacity of about 140 employees as well as its escape stairs and director rooms.

Site Location

The underground floors are allocated to parking, mechanical and electrical rooms and storages. The ground floor is used for entrance lobby, amphitheater and dining room. The 1st to 4th floors are allocated to different administrative parts, and the management section and main meeting rooms are designed on the 5th floor.

Site Plan

2010, Tehran, Iran

IRANCEL HEADQUARTERS OFFICE

1. Main Entrance 2. Lobby 3. Rest Area 4. Refectory 5. Class 6. Amphitheater 7. Praying Room 8. Utilities 9. Void 10. Open Office 11. Management Section 12. Meting Room

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Ground Floor Plan........level 0.00

First Floor Plan........level 4.00

Fifth Floor Plan........level 20.00

External Skin Detail (Type A)

External Skin Detail (TypeB)

External Skin Detail (Type C)

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General Views

MILAD COMMERCIAL & RECREATIONAL COMPLEX Architecture Urban Design Landscape Interior Design Professional Project Competition,4th Prize Academic Project Cooperating as: Member of Design Team, designing initial concept, preparing architecture drawings, 3d model and presentation documents Architect(s): Ali Andaji Garmaroudi, Amin Monsefi, Farhad Khandan, Samad Shahidi, Asal Rasouli Office(s): ContemporArchitectUrban Designers Group (CAUD) Location: Tehran, Iran Date: 2011 Status: Idea

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The Milad telecommunication tower is the tallest tower in Iran, this international competition focused on the extension phase of Milad complex. The project program includes 300,000sqm commercial, office and hotel spaces near the tower. This proposal achieved the 4th prize, while the winner was Zaha Hadid Architects. The main idea of this proposal is to reduce the height of the complex to respect the importance of Milad tower in the site. In comparison with other winner proposals, this project has not a high-rise structure with specific identity and form. It was proposed as an integrated form. Therefore, the pyramid form was selected to eliminate the mental feeling of a high-rise tower. In order to increase natural lights for indoor spaces, it was necessary to create some courtyards in the middle of this huge mass. After registering the required physical program, parametric variations of possible forms were developed and the one which had the best interaction with its environment was chosen. Finally an integrated skin coated the whole construction.

Site Situation

The retails and markets are located on the 4 floors above the ground. The 5th floor is designed for public and recreational activities such as cinemas, theaters, media centers, restaurants, coffee shops and green spaces. Upper floors would be used as hotel and offices. Because of the location of the building on a hill, it makes possible to have different views to Tehran. The roofs are used as public terraces in connection with some public activities. Besides, the pyramidal shape of the building which is designed by some structural stairs makes some surfaces for people to sit and watch the city.

Design Concept Diagrams

Area Table & Area in each Floor

2011, Tehran, Iran

MILAD COMMERCIAL & RECREATIONAL COMPLEX

3D Model Variations Prepared by Grasshopper

Parametric variations of possible forms which are created by Grasshopper are designed due to the physical program and the initial concept. Then, a comparison table was made to select the most efficient model with itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s environment. Finally an integrated skin coated the whole construction.

Functions Location Diagrams

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Site Plan & Views to Courtyards

2011, Tehran, Iran

MILAD COMMERCIAL & RECREATIONAL COMPLEX

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1. Entrance 2. Retail 3. Hotel Lobby 4. Lobby 5. Restaurant 6. Coffee Shop 7. Rest Area 8. Cinema 9. Office 10. Hotel 11. Void

Third Floor Plan........level 15.00

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1. Entrance 2. Retail 3. Hotel Lobby 4. Lobby 5. Restaurant 6. Coffee Shop 7. Rest Area 8. Cinema 9. Office 10. Hotel 11. Void

Fourth Floor Plan........level 20.00

Northern Elevation Longitudinal Section

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1. Entrance 2. Retail 3. Hotel Lobby 4. Lobby 5. Restaurant 6. Coffee Shop 7. Rest Area 8. Cinema 9. Office 10. Hotel 11. Void

Fifth Floor Plan........level 25.00

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Night View of Highway & Model Pictures

ORGANIZATION of KHUZESTAN CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERS (HEADQUARTERS OFFICE) Architecture Urban Design Landscape Interior Design Professional Project Competition, 2nd Prize Academic Project Cooperating as: Member of Design Team, designing initial concept, preparing 3d model, architecture drawings and presentation documents Architect(s): Amin Monsefi, Ali Andaji Garmaroudi, Sina Jafarpour Office(s): Independent Practice Location: Ahvaz, Iran Date: 2010 Status: Idea

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The city of Ahvaz, the center of the province of Khuzestan, is a city which encountered a huge invasion during the war between Iran and Iraq. After 24 years, since the war finished, still it is a developing city. Ahvaz is located in south west part of Iran alongside the Karoon, which is one of the widest and longest rivers flows to Persian Gulf. The climate of the area is hot and humid. This design competition was an open to public one and was held in order to create a technological building for the headquarters office of Construction Engineers Organization of Khuzestan. The main initial concept of this project was to design porous spaces to make airflow through different parts of the building in order to cope with the very hot and humid climate of that district, which was a very common method in traditional architecture of Ahvaz. Besides, the physical program of the competition suggested that the building should be planned in three different sections: amphitheatre, sport and recreational saloon and administrative spaces. We decided to design an integrated form with specified access for each activity. The amphitheatre and sport saloon were placed on two sides of the site to make possibility for them to be used independently. The administrative section which consists of open office spaces, meeting rooms, a library and a refectory was located in the central part. By emptying the ground floor of this section, where 2 entrances of the complex were located, we could make a continuous space between two courts of two sides of the site. Moreover, by planting palm trees in the voids we tried to soften the airflow and to make the appearance of the building more familiar to local people.

Northern and Eastern Elevation

Site Plan

Functions Location Diagrams

2009, Ahvaz, Iran

K.C.E HEADQUARTERS OFFICE

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Ground Floor Plan........level 0.00

1. Entrance 2. Administration 3. Amphitheater 4. Sport Saloon 5. Void 6. Green Space 7. Ramp 8. Roof Garden

Longitudinal Section

First Floor Plan........level 4.00

Third Floor Plan........level 12.00

Second Floor Plan........level 8.00

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Bird`s Eye View & General Views

TOOBA MIXED-USE COMPLEX Architecture Urban Design Landscape Interior Design Professional Project Competition Academic Project Cooperating as: Head of Design Team, designing initial concept, preparing architecture documets and drawings Architect(s): Sadegh Fayazi, Amin Monsefi, Farshid Behzadian Office(s): Kalil C.E. Location: Tehran, Iran Date: 2008-2009 Status: Under Construction

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This project is the second phase of a mixed-use complex includes about 72,000sqm commercial, administrative and recreational activities. In the first phase, a building has been built with a 4story shopping center and 14story administrative spaces. The initial concept of the whole site which was provided by another architectural group had suggested 4 separated tall buildings similar to the existing building which has constructed in the first phase. But the client was looking for a complex with more integration between the elements of the project , especially the retails and markets located on the four beginning floors to have a more vibrant complex, and required us to provide a new proposal. Our proposal consists of a 4story shopping center that fills the whole site and is connected to the retails of the existing building and an administrative tall building located on the northern part of the site above the shopping spaces. A green skin surrounds the commercial floors to minimize the heat transfer, and provides a sustainable faรงade. To integrate the different activities of the project, a longitudinal atrium is designed in the middle part. This atrium obviates the need of an identifiable space among different parts of the complex, and contains escalators which are easily accessible and bridges which connects the separated parts to each other. A free roof is designed above the shopping center to provide the dynamic visual relation between the shopping center, the new administrative building and the existing building. Above the atrium, the roof has skylights to lead the natural light through the shopping spaces and atrium. The surface of the atrium with its green spaces plays a role as an urban plaza and is connected to the city with a glass structure faรงade. The new administrative building is designed in contrast with the old one. The form of this building is shaped of the sections of an ellipse to provide a more dynamic form, while the old building totally has a static form. The building is covered with a shadier skin to protect the office spaces from sunshine.

Site Location

Site Plan

2008-2009, Tehran, Iran

TOOBA MIXED-USE COMPLEX

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1. Main Entrance 2. Retails 3. Super Market 4. Cinema 5. Restaurant 6. Coffee Shop 7. Void 8. Lobby 9. Entrance of Tower 10. Office

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Second Floor Plan........level 5.00

Section A-A

Section B-B

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Bird`s Eye View

Existing Tower

Designed Administrative Tower

Main Entrance

Commercial Floors

Free Roof of Atrium Green Skin

ASTARA COMMERCIAL & RECREATIONAL COMPLEX Architecture Urban Design Landscape Interior Design Professional Project Competition, 1st Prize Academic Project Cooperating as: Member of Design Team, designing initial concept, preparing 3d model and presentation documents Architect(s): Farhad Khandan, Amin Monsefi, Ali Andaji Garmaroudi Office(s): ASAR C.E. Location: Astara, Iran Date: 2008 Status: Idea

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This competition was organized among 4 consulting engineers companies to design a commercial and recreational complex on a lagoon near Caspian Sea in Astara. The site is near the old and traditional bazaar of Astara which is located on the other side of the lagoon. The complex includes about 81,000sqm area of hotel, retails, indoor and outdoor sport center and parking, and was tended to make an integrated vibrant urban complex with the old bazaar. To construct the buildings on the lagoon, we proposed two different ideas for different zones. Because of the height of the hotel, we proposed an artificial island to have a strong surface to withstand the forces of the 14story building. Due to the low height of commercial zone, it is located on the structure which is held on top of the water by concrete columns.

2nd to 6th Typical Floor Plan of Hotel

Site Location

The commercial zone has a central main corridor and is connected to the traditional bazaar by a bridge. The retails are arranged alongside the wing corridors which are perpendicular to the main one. The sloped roofs are designed by the combination of metal trusses and ceramic roof tiles. The hotel is designed of curved shape to provide more adaptation between the building and the natural shape of the lagoon. The ground floor is allocated to lobby, reception desk, rest spaces, coffee shops and a restaurant. The 2nd to 13th floors contain rooms, suites and public terraces, and the 14th floor is allocated to a special restaurant which serves traditional local foods. The outdoor leisure activities such as jet-skiing and water skiing are proposed alongside a curved wharf. The structure of this wharf is designed by concrete columns which hold the metal space frame structure.

Longitudinal Facade

7th to 9th Typical Floor Plan

Interior View of Hotel Lobby

MODIR ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDING Architecture Urban Design Landscape Interior Design Professional Project Competition Academic Project Cooperating as: Designer of Facade, designing initial concept, preparing 3d model and construction details, supervising construction Architect(s): Amin Monsefi Office(s): Zanko C.E. Location: Tehran, Iran Date: 2008 Status: Completed

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This is an administrative building located in the most expensive district of Tehran. I was involved in this project when the structure and walls have been constructed. During the construction process, the client had changed the plans of some floors; consequently, it was necessary to design a new faรงade which could be adapted to new inner spaces. The initial design was a 5story administrative building with typical floor plans. In each floor, 4 offices were designed. But due to the need of the client and their shareholders, the arrangement of some floors changed. On 2nd to 4th floors, one office with wide open spaces was designed, while the 1st and 5th floors did not change.

View of Street

Site Location

The design strategy of the new faรงade considered three main aspects. First, the faรงade should present the inner activities clearly. Second, due to the location of the building in the intersection of two streets, the facades should characterize the corner of streets. Finally, because of the high expenses, the client did not want to lose any area; besides, the rules did not let us to have long cantilevers. Therefore, I had to find a simple and inexpensive way to lighten the huge massive of this building. The faced was designed with two kinds of Iranian travertine stone with two contrasting colors, the white Atashkooh stone and the red Azarshshr stone. To define the building feature as a corner, and to make the floors distinguishable, a graphical linear concept composited of stone and glass was selected, and the facades were designed in different variations.

Schematic Perspective

The 2nd, 3rd and 4th floors which contain open office spaces are covered with linear frame-less glass skin to provide more natural light for wide interior spaces. To control the light, a shadier aluminum box is designed around the glass skin and corner windows are covered with linear shadier. In contrast, the 1st and 5th floors have window openings due to the existence of indoor small office rooms.

Variations of Facade Schematic Design South Elevation

KISH RESIDENTIAL COMPLEX Architecture Urban Design Landscape Interior Design Professional Project Competition Academic Project Cooperating as: Head of Construction Design Team, preparing construction documents, details, materials list and construction time table Architect(s): Amirhossein Dezfoulian, Amin Monsefi, Amin Sadeghi, Farhad Khandan, Ali Andaji Garmaroudi Office(s): Amirhossein Dezfoulian and Associates Location: Kish, Iran Date: 2007 Status: Under Construction

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This project is located in Kish Island in Persian Gulf. The Island is part of the Hormozgan Province of Iran. Due to its free trade zone status it is touted as a consumer`s paradise, with numerous malls, shopping centers, tourist attractions, and resort hotels. This building is a 13story residential complex including 78 residential units as well as underground parking, meeting saloons and utilities. The main concern of the design team was the hot and humid climate of the island. To find an architectural solution, we studied local and traditional architecture of Kish Island and other similar islands and ports. All the allies of cities are perpendicular to the beach to lead the air through buildings and all the houses have central courtyard and a wind-catcher to circulate air through the house spaces. The initial concept was inspired by local urban fabric and traditional houses. The residential units are designed around a central void which works as a wind-catcher. To lead air through residential units, some public terraces are designed; in addition, the locations of these terraces are changed in different levels to have a more variable faรงade. To control the hot sunlight, the building is covered with horizontal shadier made by aluminum details. After acceptance the initial concept by client, the construction design team began to study construction methods and materials which are suitable to the climate and are easily available. A complete list of materials and comparison tables were prepared. After several meetings with clients, contractor and some producers the materials were provided to design construction details. The structure is made by metal columns and beams. The exterior walls which are threatened by humidity are made by 3d-panles, and covered by cement boards, while the interior walls are made by dry walls covered by plasterboards. The windows and glass skin are built by aluminum thermal break glass, and the aluminum shadier is connected to metal structure with metal joint details.

Concept Diagrams

Site Location

Concept Diagrams

2009, Kish, Iran

KISH RESIDENTIAL COMPLEX

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1. Main Entrance 2. Lobby 3. Rest Area 4. Administration 5. Residential Unit 6. Coffee Shop 7. Public Terrace 8. Corridor 9. Void 10. Elevators

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Ground Floor Plan........level 0.00

Western View

Third Floor Plan........level 10.50

Exterior Wall Section

Detail of Void

Exterior Wall Section

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View of Persian Gulf

NOOR URBAN COMPLEX & PUBLIC GARDEN Architecture Urban Design Landscape Interior Design Professional Project Competition Academic Project Cooperating as: Member of Design Team, designing initial concept, preparing 3D model, 2D drawings and presentation documents Architect(s): Amin Monsefi, Ali Andaji Garmaroudi, Farhad Khandan Office(s): Independent Practice Location: Tehran, Iran Date: 2007 Status: Idea

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The aim of this competition was to establish a commercial and cultural center for the western part of Tehran. The purpose of this project as emphasized by the client and the organizer of the competition was to supply the most area of green spaces as well as design the different kinds of public activities such as retails, a shopping mall, a media tech center, cinemas, sport saloons, a hotel and underground parking.

Design Concept Diagram

The most significant challenge of this project was to keep the site as an open urban space for the west of Tehran where considerably the lack of open and public spaces is seen. In the beginning of the design process, obviously we recognize that if we locate the required activities by ordinary buildings on the surface of the site, we would encounter to a huge density of massive buildings which would surround the green spaces and undermine the quality of them; consequently, our attempt was in a way to find a solution to keep the surface of the site free of construction to have a continuous green space. Our solution was to create a longitudinal valley in the middle of the site which works as a hyperlink and integrates all the diverse activities of the project, and design the buildings underground to let us use the roofs as the surface of the park. In the next step, we looked for a pattern to supply the unity between the green valley and the structure of the underground buildings, and to make easy accesses between the valley and the inner spaces of the building. A geometrical pattern which consists of triangle cells was suggested to shape the whole project. The structure of the buildings was shaped of three dimensional trusses based on this triangle geometry. Some parts of roofs were covered by grass to eliminate the heat exchange and others were built by glass structure to lead the light into inner spaces and supply the view from inner to outside.

Functions Location

Site Plan

2007, Tehran, Iran

NOOR PUBLIC GARDEN & URBAN COMPLEX

1. Main Entrance 2. Corridor 3. Shop 4. Mega Store 5. Super Market 6. Green Space 7. Void 8. Stairs 9. Bank 10. Office 11. Administration 12. Service 13. Store 14. Restaurant 15. Coffee Shop 16. Information 17. Rest Area 18. Garden

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Cross Section of Site

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General View of Public Garden