Darius Ghorbani Master of Architecture Application 2020

Darius Ghorbani Portfolio

Darius Ghorbani

Sudbury ON, 658 Arnold Street. P3E 6H2 (705) 929-6999 dghorbani@laurentian.ca

Education Bachelor of Architectural Studies (BAS), Laurentian University McEwen School of Architecture, Sudbury Ontario

Present

High School Diploma, Graduated with Honors Lockerby Composite School, Sudbury Ontario

2016

Skills Languages: English (First Language) & French (Second Language) Software:

Ilustrator

Photoshop

InDesign

Corel Draw

Word

PowerPoint

AutoCAD

Rhino 6

Awards McEwen School of Architecture Portfolio Award

2016

McEwen School of Architecture Blaine and Lise Nicholls Design-Build Fund Award

2017

Work Experience Sign Effects Signs & Designs

May 2019 - August 2019

Graphic Designer - Corresponding with clients about concepts and styles - Drawing and recreating logos - Printing, cutting, and installing graphics Azilda Green Houses, Azilda ON

May 2017 - August 2018

Landscaping Consultant, Plant Material Consultant, Cashier - Corresponding with clients and doing site visits - Drawing landscape design proposals and creating accompaning visuals - Answering questions about plant selection - Labour Medical Pharmacies Long-term Care, Sudbury ON

May 2015 - Present

Pharmacist’s Assistant, SVA Shipping and Receiving - Filling prescriptions and mixtures - Sending thousands of prescriptions to facilities across Northern Ontario - Cleaning Staff McDonald’s, Sudbury ON Cashier, Drive Thru, Grill - Serving Customers - Preparing food

January 2014 - April 2015

Table of Contents Butterfly

Art Gallery

Daycare

Rotary Park

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20-33

34-47

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Community Garden

Design Build

Design Work

Art Work

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The Butterfly Project

Hand Drawing, Rhino, Photoshop, Illustrator - 2019 - Partnered

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The Butterfly Project

Hand Drawing, Rhino, Photoshop, Illustrator - 2019 - Partnered

The Butterfly Project: An Intergenerational Living and Arts Residence aims to bridge the contrasting elements of the downtown core of Sudbury. A conflict exists between the lively businesses of Proposed downtown and the surrounding residential areas.

Exisiting Site Axo

Site Plan

Site Axo

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Spacial Relationship Diagram

DIAGRAMME DE RELATION SPATIALE

Creating an intergenerational complex where seniors and students can both positively influence one another, aims to increase their quality of life through various activities such as making art, cooking classes, playing games, and developing relationships.

INTENTIONS CONCEPTUELLES

Contrasting Programs Diagram

vernaculaire

industrielle

contemporaine

seniors

étudiantes

espaces verts

apprentissage

publique

demi-publique

privée

demi-privée

divertissement

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Exterior Perspective

First Floor Plan

Second Floor Plan

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Third Floor Plan

Fourth Floor Plan

Fifth Floor Plan

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Exploded Axonometric Section

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Interior Farmer’s Market Perspective in the Sun Space

Integrating a farmer’s market within the intergenerational common spaces, hopes to bridge the community at large into the lives of students who suffer from high stress levels and seniors who suffer from isolation.

Summer Passive Section

Winter Passive Section

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Interior Art Studio Perspective in the Breakout Mezzanine Space

An art studio that floats on top of a professional gallery invites the public and the residents to collaborate and to be inspired together.

ÉLÉVATION 1 ÉLÉVATION 1 North Elevation

façade nord - face à la rue elgin street

façade nord - face à la rue elgin street

ÉLÉVATION 2 South Elevation ÉLÉVATION 2

façade sud - face au chemin de fer

L’ENTRER DU LOBBY + ESPACE PLAZA EXTÉRIEUR

Exterior Lobby Entrance Perspective façade sud - face au chemin de fer

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ÉTUDE DU MAQUETTE D’ÉCLAIRAGE 18

The Butterfly Project ÉTUDE NO. 3 - 12 HEURE DU MATIN - 21 AOÛT [TOIT À CARRÉ POUR LE PUIT DE LUMIÈRE, MODIFICATIONS DU PLACEMENT DES Laser Cut Birch - 2019 - Partnered FENÊTRES]

Day Light Study Model of Lightwell: 21st of August at Noon, Square Light Trap

ÉTUDE DU MAQUETTE D’ÉCLAIRAGE ÉTUDE NO. 2 - 12 HEURE DU MATIN - 21 AOÛT [TOIT À PIGNONS POUR LE PUIT DE LUMIÈRE, MODIFICATIONS DU PLACEMENT DES FENÊTRES] 1. côté ouest 2. côté sud-ouest 3. côté est

Day Light Study Model of Lightwell: 21st of August at Noon, Prism Light Trap

ÉTUDE DU MAQUETTE D’ÉCLAIRAGE 1. côté ouest

2. côté sud-ouest

3. côté est

Day Light Study Model of Lightwell: 21st of August at Noon, East Facing Light Trap

ÉTUDE NO. 1 - 12 HEURE DU MATIN - 21 AOÛT [45 DEGRÉS ANGLE POUR LE PUIT DE LUMIÈRE]

1. côté ouest

2. côté sud-ouest

3. côté sud-est

4. côté est

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Nordic Brewery Art Gallery Reconversion Project Hand Drawing, Rhino, Photoshop - 2019 - Individual

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Nordic Brewery Art Gallery Reconversion Project Hand Drawing, Rhino, Photoshop - 2019 - Individual

Exisiting Site Axo

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Proposed Site Axo

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Exploded Axo of Exsiting Building (Red = Removed)

Exploded Axonemetric of Existing Building Portion of Building Removed Portion of Building Left Untouched

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The former Northern Brewery is a collection of buildings that were constructed as needed to accommodate the expansions of the brewing process over 60 years.

This resulted in a building where no two floors are at the same level.

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Exterior Render of Front

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First Floor Plan

Second Floor Plan

Considering the building as an extension of the landscape, a gentle slope brings visitors to the second level which houses all public programs of the building.

Visitors continue their journey of ascending and descending within the building when traveling between the different spaces.

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Elevation - Facing East

The play of levels begins with stagered seating areas and garden beds that rise and fall to attract visitors into the building.

Inside are hidden worlds fabricated by artists that utilize the existing conditions of the building to enrich visitors’ experiences.

Perspective Section - Facing East

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Elevation - Facing South

Interior Render Inside Tower Gallery

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Nordic Brewery Art Gallery Reconversion Project Laser Cut Mat Board, Massing Model - 1:250 Scale - 2019 - Individual

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Nordic Brewery Art Gallery Reconversion Project Handcut Mat Board & Chip Board, Sectional Model - 1:50 scale - 2019 - Individual

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Copper Cliff Park Daycare Project Rhino & Photoshop - 2018 - Individual

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Copper Cliff Park Daycare Project Rhino & Photoshop - 2018 - Individual

The mining exploitations done in Copper Cliff in the past 100 years have left many scars on the landscape, one of which is the red river which flows through the town’s park where a daycare is proposed.

The potential exists to educate children about the consequences of material extraction and provide examples of adaptive ways to cope with our disturbed landscape by integrating the building and site conditions in an interesting and interactive way.

Plan of Daycare

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B

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Exterior Arial Perspective Rendering

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Interior Rendering of Pre-School Play Space

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Interior Rendering of Pre-School Cantilever Play Space

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Detailed Section of Cantivered Pre-School Play Space

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Section A - Facing South

Section B - Facing West

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A glass floored/walled cantilevered space on top of the river hopes to stimulate the wondering minds of children into questioning the state of the red river below them. Creating an educational & fun space within the building.

Cantilever Tectonic Drawing

Cantilever Perspective Diagram

Diagram of Rooftop Rainwater Collection

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A glass floored/walled bridge crosses the red river to connect the administration/ main entrance to the children’s facilities.

The bridge also serves as a waiting area for pick-up at the end of the day.

Diagramatic Section of Bridge Children are entertained by the sight of the river below them and the water falling to be collected into the reservoir in front of them.

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Due to the chemical composition of the red river, it never freezes and runs warm throughout the cold Northern Ontario winters.

Therefore, the roof pitches slope inward to collect rain water and store it in the warmth of the river, to be used in an all season green house that is downstream from the daycare.

Plan of All Season Passive Green House

Diagram of Planter Beds

Furthermore, the green house utilizes the sun’s orientation, the heat off the river, and moisture retaining techniques to sustain vegetables throughout the year.

Section of All Season Passive Green House

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Copper Cliff Park Daycare Project

Laser Cut Pine & Appoxy, Massing Model - 1:100 Scale - 2018 - Individual

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Rotary Park Pavillion

Hand Drafting & Watercolour - 2018 - Individual

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Rotary Park Pavillion

Hand Drafting & Watercolour - 2018 - Individual

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Community Garden Projects

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Laforest Street Community Garden Project Ink & Photoshop - 2018 - Individual Independent Study

Aerial Perspective of Street Condition

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Aerial Perspective of Proposed Courtyard A community garden project was proposed to help the proprietors of this area create a safer environment for their tenants.

Currently, the lack of exterior infrastructure has lead to rampant trespassing by local drug abusers, rendering the area unsafe.

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By opening the area up and making spaces for residents to relax and participate in mutual endeavors outdoors, trespassers will not want to walk through as they might run into a gardening session or get confronted by residents having a fire outside.

Perspective Looking out from Courtyard

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If a community of residents establishes themselves in the courtyard area, they will become the barrier needed to deter unwanted visitors. Locals will soon know not to trespass through this area.

Perspective Looking into Courtyard

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Saint-Jean De BrĂŠbeuf Church Community Garden Extension of Laforest Street Project Ink & Photoshop- 2018 - Individual

Creating a network of gardens by utilizing the vacant front lawn of the nearby church will increase the awareness and resilience in the area and allow for a larger group of people to be proactive members in their community.

Poster for Nursing Home Community Garden Project

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Ink, Watercolour, Digital - 2018 - Individual

Comunity Building Better Nutrition Sustainable food sourcing

The project aims to reintegrate the elderly population into the larger community in which they are situated and increase patient care through the mitigation of existing exterior spaces for the addition of green infrastructure.

Greening nursing homes project: extendicare falconbridge Comunity Garden

The proposed planter beds can be rented to members of the surrounding neighborhood which would engage residents with society while simultaneously creating revenue for the nursing home.

Design Build Projects

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Ice Thrones for Ramsey Lake Skating Path Design-Build - Sudbury, ON, 2016-2017 - Group

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Canoe Journal

Multimedia Sketchbook - 2017 - Individual

Each student was responsible to document the entire building process through their own Canoe Journal.

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The canoe building process was taught by a Metis Elder who shared his knowledge of natural and sustainable material extraction and their tectonic properties. .

Materials used include birch bark, spruce roots, and cedar wood.

The entire process was done by hand.

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Copper Cliff Park Play Day Structure

Design-Build - Copper Cliff, ON, 2018 - Group

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Graphic Design Projects

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Poster of Design Ethos of Walter Gropius’ F51 Chair

Photoshop - 2016 - Individual

Perspective Section of a 1900’s New Orleans Brothel Rhino & Photoshop - 2018 - Individual

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Art Works

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Swan

Found Object & Watercolour on Canvas - 2016 36” x 36”

Liard Hot Springs Watercolour on Paper - 2018 7” x 10”

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Getty Center, LA

Thank You Darius Ghorbani

Sudbury ON, 658 Arnold Street. P3E 6H2 (705) 929-6999 dghorbani@laurentian.ca