Arshia alenaddaf Undergraduate Portfolio

UNAPOLOGETICALLY MYSELF ARSHIA ALENADDAF PORTFOLIO undergraduate and personal projects 2020 - 2023

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CONTENTS 01 FAMILY STICKS TOGETHER academic - individual project - spring 2022

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02 CONCRETE CONCERT HALL academic - collaborative project - spring 2023

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03 PERSIAN HOTEL academic - collaborative project - winter 2023

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04 UP & DOWN NEIGHBORS academic - individual project - fall 2023

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05 MUSTARD SANDWICH personal projects - fall 2021 - fall 2023

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“We will hold to that which is difficult, because it is difficult … and by its difficulty is worthwhile.”

Thom Mayne

01 FAMILY STICKS TOGETHER MULTI-GENERATIONAL HOUSING MESA SPRING 2022 ARCH 180A To design housing for an extended family that includes three generations on a site located in Southcrest, a southeastern San Diego neighborhood whose population is predominantly black and Latinx. Although some groups have a long history of multi-generational living, there are insufficient resources on the design of multi-generational households In an American context. The design must consider many of the unique conditions that residents face in this specific urban context. This project will require both an understanding of the design issues common to all people and exploration of unique client needs.

To achieve every residence’s unique needs, the placement of their unit was crucial. My proposal gives ADA accommodation to the grandfather who is to live with the family, both in his unit and to the Amenities Unit. The young adult who lives with the family also, was given priority privacy by being separated from the main building, as an Accessory Dwelling Unit. The amenities was placed in the idea of accessibility to every resident.

front elevation 3 - Family Sticks Together - Academic - Individual Project - instructor robert wong

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b first floor

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b second floor

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reflected elevation-section a

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reflected elevation-section b

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college-age granddaughter’s ADU grandpa’s unit son and grandson’s unit daughter’s family unit the entire family’s amenities unit unit diagram axometric view 8 - family Sticks Together - academic - individual project - instructor robert wong

grandpa’s living room

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grandaughter’s kitchen

amenities unit livingroom

main entrance

10 - family Sticks Together - academic - individual project - instructor robert wong

02 CONCRETE CONCERT HALL AN ARCHITECTURAL SURVEY UCLA SPRING 2023 ARCH&UD 143 This project introduced the means of understanding and representing architectural objects in a cultural context.

The intention of the project was to provide a rigorous and disciplinary means to analyze and understand important architectural projects and buildings, but also with the necessary technical, projective and speculative resources for the purpose of using them as foundations in the generation and production of contemporary and culturally significant work.

This project was a survey of the Concrete Concert Hall designed by Rojkind Arquitectos, located on the coastline of Boca Del Rio, Veracruz in Mexico. The cubic design of the concert hall serves to replicate the ripples in the water, complimentary to its landscape. The different cubic fragments that make up the whole are a combination of different “sizes, geometries and angular configurations.”

This survey was completed as a team collaboration between Arshia Alenadddaf, Ben Apsley, Stephanie Singh and Yushi Xu. Collaboratively the team worked on producing artifacts that represented the Concrete Concert Hall, showcasing a survey that presented the architectonics of this structure.

worms eye 11 - concrete concert hall - academic - four partners collaborative project - instructor georgina huljich

NOTE: This is collaborative, each part of these drawings were split between each teammate, Arshia Alenaddaf and Ben Apsley worked on the 3D model that assisted these drawings. The drawings of the floor plans were completed by Stephanie Singh and Yushi Xu. Rendering texture was created by Arshia Alenaddaf.

first floor and connected exterior walls

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second floor and connected exterior walls

sectional elevation unrolled

13 - concrete concert hall - academic - four partners collaborative project - instructor georgina huljich

NOTE: All these drawings were completed by Arshia Alenaddaf, the focus of the drawings were to present the in and out of the building inorder to showcase the relations between what’s inside and outside.

NOTE: This is collaborative, each part of these drawings were split between each teammate, Arshia Alenaddaf and Ben Apsley worked on the 3D model that assisted these drawings. The drawings of the floor plans were completed by Stephanie Singh and Yushi Xu. Rendering texture was created by Arshia Alenaddaf.

unrolled exterior

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model staircase shot

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model staircase shot

model upper floor interior

interior rendering

concert hall rendering

physical model

NOTE: Arshia Alenaddaf was in charge of producing the physical model. The exterior walls texture was crafted using a powder printer, the concert hall seating was 3D printed and the rest were made using plywood.

16 - concrete concert hall - academic - four partners collaborative project - instructor georgina huljich

NOTE: All the renderings in this project were a collaborative, each member focused on certain aspect of the rendering. The digital model of the building was created by Arshia Alenaddaf and Ben Aspley, while the composition of the renderings were created

by Yushi Xu and Stephanie Singh.

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axometric view of the site axometric drawing

03 PERSIAN HOTEL CELLS, CORRIDORS AND COURTS UCLA WINTER 2023 ARCH&UD 121 This studio focused on equipping the students with a command of the arrangement and manipulation of elemental architectural formal, spatial, and ordering devices by learning from select Caravanserai* plans and sections At first, this project was a collaboration between Gavin Zirkle and Arshia Alenaddaf, analyzing the Gabr Abad Caravansary. After studying the circulation patterns and room structure of this caravansary; collaboration split into individual fragments of the precedent. The proposal is to emphasize the courtyard with the help of the new staircases implemented into the fragment, creating spaces for individuals to sit, gather, and play.

fragment perspective 18 - persian hotel - academic - two partner collaborative project - instructor mohamed sharif

NOTE: These drawings are collaboratively made between Arshia Alenaddaf and Gavin Zirkle. Both focused on creating drawings that represented the precedent.

Digital model was created by Gavin Zirkle, the drawings were composed by Arshia Alenaddaf.

worms eye

19 - persian hotel - academic - two partner collaborative project - instructor mohamed sharif

NOTE: These drawings are collaboratively made between Arshia Alenaddaf and Gavin Zirkle. Both focused on creating drawings that represented the precedent.

Digital model was created by Gavin Zirkle, the drawings were composed by Arshia Alenaddaf.

ceiling of the gabr abad caravansary

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plan of the gabr abad caravansary

fragment’s ceiling

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fragment’s plan

view from the courtyard 22 - persian hotel - academic - two partner collaborative project - instructor mohamed sharif

04 UP & DOWN NEIGHBORS TANGLED HOUSE FALL 2023

UCLA ARCH&UD 122

Acknowledging the power and decadence of the Single Family House as a housing model, this project aims to develop a typology of two intersecting dwellings where the need for retreat and socialization are complementary aspects of housing.

This proposal goal was to create two identifiable houses that share a three floor nutrition shared space. The identity of each home is implemented through the structure design of the houses, one house balcony pops out while the other pops in. The structure of the building flips between the houses, creating a sense of unity between the neighbors.

house b perspective 23 - up & down neighbors - academic - individual project - instructor valeria ospital

phase one: knott

phase two: Polygonal model

phase 3: form development

phase 4: final form

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polygonal stuyd model

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form and structure development study model

final form study model

parking house a

livingroom house a balcony house a bedroom 1 house a guestroom shared

balcony shared

bedroom 2 house b

bedroom 2 house a

bathroom shared courtyard shared

storage shared

laudray house a

office house a

bathroom 1 house a

prep space shared

bathroom 2 house b

balcony shared

bathroom 2 house a livingroom house b

cleaning area shared

laudray house b bedroom 1 house b

bedroom 3 house a parking house b

ground floor

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balcony house a

second floor

dining room shared

balcony house b

first floor

third floor

livingroom shared

balcony shared

The nutrition space is shared between the two houses. First floor includes a storage space, where both houses can store items as a shared pantry. Second floor is the food preparation space, connected to the second floor of each apartment. The third floor is the dining space.

diagram

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perspective section of the shared nutrition space

house a perspective 28 - up & down neighbors - academic - individual project - valeria ospital

05 MUSTARD SANDWICH PERSONAL PROJECTS FALL 2021 - FALL 2023 The pandemic grew my interest in Industrial Design, as I was starting my undergraduate studies in Architecture; I missed being able to work on design projects outside of architecture. In the fall of my first year, along with my studio projects I set myself up to design 3D printed products such as phone stands and desk organizers, the beginning of my passion for industrial design.

One summer I drove to every firm in San Diego and dropped off samples of my 3D products. Even though I never landed a job, seeing the reaction of people to my products spurred my passion in designing physical products.

At the same time, with the urge of wanting more; and with the lack of CAD being included in my studios, I made a goal to design one house every week. With the surge in the NFT world, I was able to market my houses as a nonfungible Token. The crypto world led me into the metaverse space.

For the past year, I realized that I am a multifaceted designer; obsessed with creating products that catch the eye; hence the branding “The Mustard Sandwich”, Sandwich being a collection of posters, products, and apparel, at the same time a composition of my passions and interests.

3d printing art 29 - mustard sandwich - personal projects

a house a week 30 - mustard sandwich - personal projects