Portfolio-2023

AMIR MOHAMAD MOTAVASELIAN Tell: +989135222311 Email: am.motavaselian@gmail.com Unit3, NO50, Sarvari Alley, Sattarkhan St, Tehran, Iran Portfolio

The goal of this project was to create an inhabitable form that is identified as a partly designed object and partly living material, in which the line between the natural and the artificial is progressively blurred. Each object grows through inflation as an organic process, which is a concept for evolution and growth. The project also tries to challenge a common misunderstanding of skin as a flat and thin surface. In the growth process, objects are influenced by shapes in their surroundings; thus, their forms change gradually, which can be commonly seen in biological systems. Therefore, the word “Flesh” is a better substitute for “Skin” since it focuses more on the body’s engagement with its physical surroundings. The volume of the developed prototype arose from a hybrid combination of digital procedures and digital fabrication—the digital part of the process involved animation-based modeling using a physics engine in Maya.

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The process of deformation of objects;

In the inflation process, objects affect each other’s growth and are affected by the existed architectural forms in their vicinity, which causes an unpredictable deformation of form and architecture.

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The project’s final result is an animal-shaped object through a defamiliarized form of familiar symbols in geometrical architecture. The complexity in the combination of these parts led to a biological form similar to human body organs.

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Mini Bending /Minimal Surface

Academic project- Group work

Location:Science and Technology University,Tehran, Iran

Supervisors: Morteza Rahbar

December 2022

Link: https://vimeo.com/782426103

Contribution To The project

Initial Idea

Modeling+ Scripting

Fabrication

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Minimal Surfaces have been gradually translated from mathematics to architectural design due to their fascinating geometries and spatial properties. The project is focused on both the formfinding and the fabrication of minimal surfaces by Focusing on bending-active structures.

Form Finding

To find minimal surface form, Kangaroo engine has been used to obtaine a simulate of Tensioned membrane. the methodology is based on the dynamic behavior of a particle-spring system.

Fabrication Geometry

The manufacturing side of the project is focused on generating a geometry composed of single or multiple standard size trangular elements by tessellating the base form.

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Perpendicular guiding frames for creating the Primary Form Basic Qubic Form based on the guiding lines Smoothed Form Using CatmullClark Mesh Subdivision Creating Minimal Surface From the Smoothed Mesh By kangaroo Mesh Relaxation Anchors Turning Triangles to Fabrication Elements Triangulated Mesh Final Fabrication Form Elements and joints Layout

Material Study

Three materials has been proposed and their charecteristics for the project had been studied. 1-Poly Carbonate which was flexible , available in several thicknesses, fair cost and transparent , but was Brittle ,and laser cut was not suitable when it was thicker than 2mm. 2-Ply wood, which was flexible, eco friendly but it was expensive and has signle direction pliablity. 3-Him Pack : which was the suitable choice since it was low cost, flexible and was suitable for laser cut .

Fabrication Phases

Displacement and Principle Stresses For the Basic Mesh

Fabrication Statistics

Material: Him Pack

3 sheets;1200*1800*1 mm

Number of Triangles:528

Number of Holes:1584

Assembly Time: 24 hours

Final Model Dimensions: 800*600*600 mm

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Part2 Part1 Part3

[CON]Create

Academic project- Group work Workshop

Location:Science and Technology Park of University of Tehran,Tehran, Iran

Supervisors: Arman KhalilBeigi, Esmaeil Mottaghi, Saeedeh Kalantari, Sina Salimzadeh

Position: Participant

winter 2019

Link: https://vimeo.com/417977603

Email: a.khalilbeigi@ut.ac.ir

Fabrication Process

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Contribution To The project

Design process

The project was located in an uneventful site, in contrast to functionality of the space which required users to actively participate and engage from different working groups; hence one of the main objectives was to create a monument to act as social hub or attraction point to encourage interaction among different social groups. Running a computer simulation, suitable areas where marked and based on this heatmap, representing presence of users, Base-Nodes for geometry were selected. An interconnecting net-work on this set of points was created and later this network modified in terms of node-valance, connecting topology and architectural needs, later, through an ‘Incremental loading’ process, 3D network was generated.

Form finding based on structural analyses

Primary line network

Fattening base elements based on material properties

Subdividing the base form in order to preparation for prefabrication method

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Technical study

This basic 3D networks creates a variable Mesh, different radius in this mesh is corresponding to a) Forces in each element b) Construction limit of concrete. In order to make the structure able to be disassembled and assembled again this basic mesh was subdivided accordingly. This subdivision process was done recursively because any state of subdivision is closely related to position and orientation of other connecting [steel] elements and therefore not all possible subdivisions were practically valid.These steel members, a) are designed to be fabricated using common 2D laser cutting CNCs. b) perform as arming bars in ordinary concrete elements to bear tension forces and c) orientation of these members ensure that the outer shell is fabricated correctly thus rectifies any inaccuracy of outer mesh.

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Material study in this research focused on proposing a concrete which is, a) light so that each part can be maneuvered by hand, b) has Mechanical durability and, c) has adequate strength. By using expanded light aggregations, weight was re-duced significantly but by nature weakens the concrete, this problem compen-sated by adding steel and glass micro fibers and mineral admixtures. Plasticizers were also added to increase workability with the material

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“Desert Bloom”

Evolo Skyscraper Competition- Group Work

Academic project-Studio 3

Winter 2018

Site: Kerman- Iran

Team: Ehsan Ghoflsaz, Alireza salmanzadeh, Mahsa masalegoo

Supervisor: Dr. Akrami, Dr. masaeli, Dr. gharavi

Email: akrami@ut.ac.ir

Contribution To The project

Initial Idea Development

Modeling+ Scripting

Rendering+postproduction+presentation

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ISSUE

Each year thousands of people emigrate from dry areas due to scarcity of freshwater and desertification. The migration will increase the population density of the wet regions, which may cause irreversible consequences. The project’s main idea is to make a habitable place for humans by capturing water from the high-altitude atmosphere in dry regions. By acquiring water, the project seeks to stop desertification and to supply food and renewable energy for human settlement.

The skyscraper’s structure consists of two inseperate layers; a spiral structure that navigate airflow inside of the structure, and Coils carring nitrogen located on the interior facade of the spiral. In other words, the nitrogen flowing inside of the coil makes the coil’s surface temprature lower than its surroundings. Therefore, as airflow come into contact with the coils the process of mosture condensation happens and thus, the structure can harvest water from upper layers of atmosphere.

Migraation From Dray Areas 1990 2020 2050 Migraation From Dray Areas Returning to abandoned Regions Homogeneous Population Density Mgration To Mars

Food Production and public Gardens

Inside of the building, food production units have been established where there are different types of enviromental sections. The lower level allocated to grazing live stock to supply different types of organic foods where can also be use as public parks for general people. In the middle level is for pisciculture and the upper level is for hydrophinic agriculture.

energy production

A downdraft energy tower is located in the core of skyscaper. This energy towerenergy tower relies on the principle that cool air will sink while hot air rises. At the top of the tower, mist will be sprayed so that passing air is cooled, causing it to sink rapidly. The air then escapes at the bottom of the tower by passing through wind turbines, generating power.

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Wind Catcher Shells Nitrogen Coils Ventilation Shells Air supply Air cleaner Filters Structure Floors Water transfer system Energy Tower(Downdraft) Qanat Wells Water Storage Qanat Canals

16 Purified Water Turbine Energy Water Solar Cells Swage Purification Fertilizer City Hydroponic Farms Pisciculture Meat Garden Water spray 900m 750m 600m 400m 100m -100m -150m -250m Transport Hydroponic Farms Pisciculture Entered Air Structure Coils Inner Crust Meat production Nets Water Pipe Water Pipe Turbine Exhusted Air Garden City Transport Nitrogen Coils Swage Water Storage Water transfer path

Supervisor: Dr. Motadayen, Leila Tashakori Email: motedayn@ut.ac.ir summer 2019 Email: motedayn@ut.ac.ir

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Academic project- Individual work

“Qanat” Memorial

Final Master Thesis- University of Tehran Site: Yazd, Iran

An Investigation In Underground Spaces Contribution To The project Initial Idea Development Modeling+ Scripting Rendering+postproduction+presentation 05

What is “Qanat”?

A Qanat or Kariz is a gently sloping underground channel to transport water from an aquifer or water well to the surface for irrigation and drinking, acting as an underground aqueduct. The qanats still create a reliable supply of water for human settlements and irrigation in hot, arid, and semiarid climates, but the value of this system is directly related to the quality, volume, and regularity of the water flow. The qanats still create a reliable supply of water for human settlements and irrigation in hot, arid, and semi-arid climates.

Why “Qanat Memorial”?

In recent decades through reckless development of cities, most of the Qanats as infrastructures have been destroyed by new constructions and their importance ignored by governments and local people. Hence, it is essential to draw people’s and government’s attention by architecture to these infrastructures which formed their civilization. The Qanat memorial is a cultural project to connect contemporary settlers of the city and remind them the importance of qanat by focusing on qanat’s role in the city’s sustainable development.

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water mill dwellings Payab Water Cistern Qanat Canals Well Aquifer

Site

The project site is located in the historical part of Yazd, a historical city in Iran with a hot and dry climate that is well-known for its numerous qanats. The main challenges created by the project’s site were to deal with surrounding historic buildings and neighborhoods

Retails

Middle-aged community

Shops and Offices

Houses Families

Religious Buildings

Elderly community

Social groups

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1.Jame Mosque All Qanats under the City Surrounding Traditional Bazzar 2.Mosque 4.Abanbar 6.Mosque 3.Khan Bath

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Accessibility

5.Mirchaghmagh

Landmarks

The Qanat passes under the Site

5 4 2 3 1 6 Site Qanat Bus station Parking Trafic node Pedestrian Biking path

Morphology of buildings related to Qanat Qanats as canals that transfer water from aquifers to nearby cities, supply water for different purposes in a city, from freshwater to grinding grains in water mills. Each function needs different buildings. People could get their fresh water at all times of the year by storing water in Abanbars( water cistern), which were structures buried under the ground and made access to a qanat’s water directly. In “ Yakhchal,” people made ice and stored it in hot seasons. Generally, most of these buildings are located under the ground near qanat.

All buildings related to a qanat are organized in a linear path in the city to use qanat’s water; however, in this project, I organized the structures in a single section and connected them with a slope.

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Water cistern Payab Yakhchal Water mill

Here people could store fresh water for a long time it’s cold down here in the summer!!! Whole building just for making ice and preserve it from melting Here they could grind grains through water power!

Based on the site analysis and program studies different possibilities were investigated by making clay study models for the project.

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providing entrance:

The terraces a platform for Interaction and observation

The idea of elevated terraces on the roof of the building was a solution to provide accessibility to the neighborhood and create a safe pedestrianized urban platform that makes a gathering place for people and provides a panoramic view of the historical buildings.

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Providing access to the neighborhood from the nearby streets through the roof 1. From the nearby street by raising the edge of the roof 2. From the roof For local community by pull down the roof Raising parts of the roof based on interior functions and making spaces for people to gather and sit

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Making skylights and providing access from the roof to the neighborhood

DEFLECTIVE ZONE

DEFLECTIVE CURVES

DEFLECTIVE SURFACES

BEAMS

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25 Library Payab Gallery Water mill Gallery Temprory gallery

Payab

The “Payab” and “Sardab” were elements in traditional houses in Iran where families could escape from the harsh and hot weather in summers since these spaces were located under the ground and were near water. Also, “Sardab” was used as a gathering space for the residences in the house. Thus, as a reference to its traditional function, a gathering space is provided in the Payab Gallery where people can gather.

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Cafe internal yard gallery Library Payab gallery Enterance Event space

The roof of the building formed based on the form of the bazaar’s roof and qanat’s well; therefore, it would be compatible with surrounding historical buildings. The roof can work as a public plaza for the local community. Not only can they reach the nearby streets easily, but they can use the roof as a public place to socialize.

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Karaj Theater Hall

First Prize Winner

Competition- professional work( under construction)

Site: Karaj- Alborz- Iran

Team: Mahsa masalegoo, Ehsan Ghoflsaz, Alireza salmanzadeh

August 2019

Client: Karaj Municipality

Employer: Dr. Saeed Haghir| saeed.haghir@ut.ac.ir

Contribution To The project

Initial Idea Development

3D Modeling+ Scripting

Diagram Design+ postproduction+presentation

Physical Modeling

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ISSUE

The project site is located in Karaj, the capital of Alborz Province, Iran, and is effectively a suburb of Tehran. In fact, the city doesn’t have an independent identity which makes it a high crime area. Therefore, the main question is what is the concept of a cultural building to make an identity for a city? Hence, The project’s idea should be considered not just as a single building but beyond it and as an urban project. Karaj was known for its fair and fine weather and had numerous private and public gardens in its history. Thus, the idea for developing the aforementioned project inevitably should be compatible with land and city gardens and respect them. It should be noted that the project site is an area surrounded by old gardens and a public park in the city center.

IDEA

The main concept for this project was extending the natural scenery of the surrounding gardens and parks into the project and connecting the project to the land; thus, we can consider it as an object growing from the project’s site. Hence, people can go up and observe the city events.

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The site of the project Raising part the land to face the city Making terraces for people to walk up and use the roof to observe the city Adding outdoor amphitheaters on the roof Section From Main Theater Ground Floor plan