Diba Mohebzadeh Portfolio

diba mohebzadeh architecture, urban planning and landscape architecture

PORTFOLIO. 2024

BACKGROUND STORY To the dear soul who’s reading this, I extend my heartfelt greetings. My name is Diba, and I invite you to join me on a journey into the realm of design, a journey that began in the innocence of childhood at the age of seven. It was then, amidst the enchanting dance of clouds, that I first felt the stirring of inspiration. Lost in reverie, I watched as shapes waltzed across the sky, each one a whisper of possibility. Through my design, I try to discover a story-telling graphics celebrating various cultures and project scales. From that tender moment, I made a vow to breathe life into those ephemeral forms, to shape them into tangible wonders - first as humble buildings, then as reflections of thoughtful policies, and finally as serene trails and ecological harmonies. This portfolio is more than just a collection of designs; it is a testament to the evolution of my soul’s journey, intertwined with the collective dreams and aspirations of the people of Calgary. So, dear soul, let us embark together on this poetic voyage of creation and discovery.

LIST OF PROJECTS 1

Past and Prospect

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The Unseen

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The Phrontistry

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Retrofitting Nostalgia

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Symbio City

19-21

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Church of Seed

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Detailing

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Grading

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“Adding people into the infrastructure equation.”

“The Third People.”

“ Where Connections and Thoughts Meet.”

“Reviving the Past: A Journey Through Retro Fitted Memories”

“ It’s a human nest- where most of us live.”

“ The Seedling of Faith.”

Floor Plans

Topography Proposal

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Proposed Structural Plan

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PAST AND PROSPECT

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Location: Area: Team:

Section 13, SE Calgary 197 ha 5 Members (Devon Lasigna, Diba Mohebzadeh, Simran Chowdhary, Sushmitha Tenkasalai and Shuo Yu)

Key Responsibilities:

- Data Extraction through ArcGIS. - Collaboration with both the Urban Planning and the Landscape Team.

- Master Plan Drafting and Rendering.

-Badge Creation.

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Library and Community Centre Firestone District

Education Facilities

Pedestrian Only Development

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Past & Prospect is a transformative urban development in Calgary’s Section 13, emphasizing diversification, revitalization, and pedestrianoriented design. The 15-minute walkable city integrates distinct quadrants, each with its identity. The Arts District in the southwest celebrates cultural expression, while the Attraction District in the northwest enhances the Calgary Zoo area with underground parking, hotels, and commercial spaces. The Firestone District in the northeast features high-density, pedestrian-focused development with a commercial corridor and green spine. The Recreation District in the southeast maximizes Bow River’s presence for active programs.

Overcoming challenges, the project buries a portion of Deerfoot Trail, prioritizing pedestrian pathways. Inspired by indigenous nomadic history, Past & Prospect reconnects Calgary’s landscape districts, creating a People-foot Highway with distinctive characteristics in each district.

Trail Deerfoot

“Adding people into the infrastructure equation.”

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Concept Diagram

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Recreation Market and Groceries Education and Day Care Work 15 Minutes City

Health Outdoors Community

Past & Prospect creates a complete 15-minute walkable city at the junction of Deerfoot Trail and Memorial Drive, honouring the area’s character through three foundation principles: diversification, revitalization, and pedestrian-oriented development.

Diversification is exemplified through building typologies, distinct community districts, integration of land uses, and the projected demographics.

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A Typical Day at the Firestone District

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Programming and Massing

Badges and Posters

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The former Calgary Herald building is re-adapted to accommodate a community centre and library.

The central plaza is the junction between pedestrian-only streets and car oriented development.

The Barlow LRT station connects directly to Firestone Tower, a vibrant civic plaza.

A public green space features a view of the downtowns and Rocky Mountains.

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As a method of stakeholder engagement, various badges and posters were designed and placed along public transit locations in Calgary to invite the public to the grand opening of Past and Prospect.

Land Use and Typology

Typology Break Down

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Site FAR Calculations A: 104 ha GDA: 87 ha FAR: 2.4

To create a diverse user experience, Past and Prospect amalgamate various uses in our built fabric. Incorporating movement, activity, and interactions at all times of the day, the different land uses support the concept and add to the vibrancy of the urban realm.

Firestone District A: 45 ha FAR: 3.6

The Core The Core A: 23 ha FAR: 1.6

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Firestone District

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Commercial and Office

Institutional

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Master Plan Description Trail Deerfoot

Past & Prospect represents a Baukultur transformation (transforming the wheel) of Calgary’s current Deerfoot Highway-dominated landscape back to a pedestriandominated landscape like that which has existed for millennia with the nomadic indigenous peoples of the area (including the Blackfoot Confederacy).

An uninterrupted pedestrian path raised above the ground traverses across what were once barriers to connect Calgary’s mosaic of distinctive landscape districts. The People-foot Highway takes on distinctive characteristics as it passes through different districts, including the transformed CP railway, the pedestrian boulevard to Firestone Tower, and the land bridge over buried Deerfoot.

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The Past & Prospect master plan was inspired by the elevated network of historic trails of the Root and Revel master plan, the distinct districts of the Mosaic master plan, and the common themes of Baukultur in both projects. The final master plan, Past & Prospect, is also inspired by the nomadic habits of the people that have existed here since the glaciers melted to reveal the landscape underneath.

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Library and Community

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Educational Facilities

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Central Plaza

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LRT Station

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The Proposed Space

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Riverfront Access

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Storm Water Pond

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Promenade

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The Core

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Master Plan

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Philosophy

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Unseen highlights the often overlooked aspects of design, emphasizing the invisible elements in our society, such as the human experience and landscapes. Using 2012 census data for Calgary, where 9.7% of the population had disabilities, including 38.7% categorized as severe or very severe, the current population of 1.3 million has only four parks accessible to all. The site analysis reveals an 85% risk of future floods, informal pathways, lack of signage, amenities, and uneven paving.

Unseen’s goal is to forge meaningful community connections along the river, offering amenities like elevated gardens, pathways, braille signage, rest areas, and seasonal experiences for everyone. The project envisions a future where designs prioritize life’s invisible aspects and small gestures that bring joy to the heart in 5 various moments.

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Memorial Drive NW Between 14 ST NW and Centre Street Bridge 265 ha Individual

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“The Third People.”

MOMENTS OF PAUSE AND RELAXATION DESIGNATED LINES FOR USERS CHILD SAFETY OPEN PLAN FUNCTIONS FIRE PIT LOCAL SHOPS PUBLIC FACILITIES SUCH AS NEUTRAL WASHROOMS SIGNAGE TACTICAL ARCHITECTURE BETTER LIGHTING

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Existing Pathways

Transport Corridor

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Proposed Pathways

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The Landing

Where the story begins

Splash Park

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Tactical Forest

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THE PHRONTISTERY

“Where Connections and Thoughts Meet.”

Location: Area: Team:

Inglewood, 17 Street SE 0.55 ha Individual

The land one lives on is a grainline of norms, beliefs and values, fabricating the building blocks and what one calls as “identity”.

While looking at the world, to some, the earth shapes as a round wild and mysterious location separated by water and land, with each angle marking its own identity and culture. At times, these cultures seem different and an adventure to discover, while one dives into it, they realize, how much every angle of this world is co-related and connected to each other. This root in similarities is not far from the reader of this paragraph, in fact, you as a reader, are a connection to the universe, you carry your culture by the way you perceive, comprehend, speak of and value. In a smaller scale, these building blocks are present every community and neighbourhood, and as designers we bring these identities into reality to spread a message.

Phrontistery is a noun for a thinking place, where the phrontistes (the thinker/ visitor) explores physical, spiritual, sensory and path connections through landscape and architectural elements. The scale, choice of site geometry and the colours are influenced by the Indigenous cultures in Canada and around the world, to portray a message and a phroneein (thought). As humans we believe that we are the centre of the universe, while we forget that our identity has been marked by the landscape and the nature around us. By using large scaled architectural elements influenced from the medicine wheels from around the world, the phrontistes will experience hierarchy, preservation, circulation and culture within one site shaped as a Tipi to not only feel safe in an unindentified land,but also look closer for a connection within themselves and the around above us, just by looking down into the fountain. This is exactly how I felt in the site, safe and connected to my inner self.

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Phase II - Creative Corridor

Phase I - Community Development

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Train Look Out

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Inglewood Bird Sanctuary Inglewood Wildlands

Legend

Site Boundary

Roads

Bus

Parcels

CPR

Nodes

LRT Nodes

1:50 Years Flood

Walking | Biking Enhancement Green Line

Street Card

Shift in Density

Parks and Open Spaces

Arts and Crafts

Artists Art Walk

Markers Way and Market

Horticulture

TOD Garden District

Naturalized Activity

Proposed Bridges

Proposed Open Spaces

Corridor Loop

LRT

CPR- Canadian Pacific Railway LRT - Light Rail Transit TOD - Transit Oriented Development

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Existing Circulation

Proposed Circulation

Existing Vegetation

Proposed Vegetation

Existing Views

Proposed Views

Legend Existing Buildings

Site Boundary

Wooden Walkway

CPR

Contour Lines

Vehicular Circulation

Pathways

Focal Points

Focal Points

Views

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Arcades

Philosophy

Box Elder

Columnar Aspen

Common Lilac

Tufted Hair Grass

Virginia Creeper

Peony

Plant Abacus

Socio- Geographical Hierarchy

Spiritual - Medicine Wheel (Indigenous Cultures Around the World) Extrovert

Introvert

Colours

Seasons

Deschampsia cespitosa Tufted Hair Grass

Elements

Spring Heat

Preservation

Nature

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Seasonality and Safety

Culture

5% Indigenous - Inglewood

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Parthenocissus quinquefolia Virginia Creeper

Summer Mountains

Paeonia Peonies

Father Sky

Populus tremula “Erecta” Swedish Columnar Aspen

7% Indigenous - Ramsay

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Phase III - Phrontistery

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Access to Pearce Estate Park

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Access to 17 Avenue S.E

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Central Fountain Gathering Space

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Crowsnest Map Software used:

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Ranchland No.66

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RETROFITTING NOSTALGIA “Reviving the Past: A Journey Through Retro Fitted Memories” Location: Area: Team:

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Coleman, Crowsnest Pass 25.27 ha Individual

In the heart of southwestern Alberta lie many iconic prairie buildings such as churches, town halls, schools, fire halls, and mining company offices. These structures form the backbone of the towns, shaping their rich history. The municipality of Crowsnest Pass is especially notable, with its roots deeply embedded in the coal mining industry. Towns like Coleman flourished around this concept. However, with the decline of coal mining, the job market became unstable, leading many residents to leave the Pass.

Today, Crowsnest Pass, with a population of 5,589, remains a beautiful tourist destination. Its unique natural habitat draws visitors, though 27.9% of the population is now aged 65 and older. Many of the town’s entertainment venues and grocery stores have closed, making life challenging for the remaining residents. The once-bustling buildings now stand abandoned, shrouded in mystery, often becoming sites for vandalism and curiosity.

Retrofitting Nostalgia aims to breathe new life into these historic structures. By identifying, re-evaluating, and repurposing them with innovative solutions like introducing gardens and fused architecture, this initiative seeks to restore the heritage and identity of Crowsnest Pass. These efforts promise to rejuvenate the town, transforming its forgotten buildings into vibrant community spaces once again.

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Site Selection Criteria Software used:

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Original Site Layout- 1937 - 2013

Current Site Layout- 2023

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Storage Bin

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Steel Snow Sheds

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Concept Proposal

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Chinook Coals

Coke Oven Operation Software used:

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Cabinet Drawers

Cabinet of Wonders

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Poster Example

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Watch the Story

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Community Amenities

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SYMBIO CITY

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“ It’s a human nest- where most of us live.”

Location: Area: Team:

Downtown Oakland, California, U.S.A 12 acres (study area: 93 acres) 5 members (Deepali Dang, Diba Mohebzadeh, Garima Chaudhary, Obinna Ekezie, Nahr Gill)

Key Responsibilities:

- Data Extraction and analysis through ArcGIS. - Collaboration with the Architecture, Urban Planning and Landscape Team.

- Landscape and Pathway Adivising.

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Symbio City is a transformational, mixed-use development in southwest downtown Oakland that fosters diversity, neighborhood cohesion, and economic opportunity. Symbio City embraces the concept of regenerative urban development to achieve equity, resiliency, and community. Symbio City aims to enhance a restorative relationship between an urbanizing humanity and the ecosystems from which we draw resources for our sustenance. Weaving nature through the built environment amplifies the cooperative relationship between them, the necessary symbiosis between humans and the Earth.

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Sustainability

Free Fare Zone

Existing Parcels

Legend Transitional Context

Existing Site

Existing Site Raised Podium

ExistingSuggested Parcels Parcels Jefferson Square Existing Park ExistingParcels ParcelsSuggested Parcels Jefferson Square Park

DirectionJoTohn

Transitional Context

Collaboration

Parks

Jo h

15 Minute Walkshed .W nB

Environmental Context

B.W

Fw y

Residential

.W nB

h Jo

y Fw

Education

Fw y

Raised Podium

Raised Podium View Points + Mixed Use Proposed Boundary and Changes

Existing Site Proposed Boundary and Changes

Raised View PointsPodium + Mixed Use

15 Minutes Walkshed

Free Fare Zone

Raised Podium

Raised Podium

View Points + Mixed Use Proposed Boundary and Changes Pedestrian Connectivity

Pedestrian Connectivity

Wind Circulation

Existing Parcels Park Suggested Parcels Jefferson SquareExisting ExistingParcels Parcels Acquired Parcels

JeffersonSquare SquarePark Park Jefferson

Existing ParcelsParcels Acquired Connecting Ramp

Connecting Corridor

Lafayette Square J

y ConnectingFwCorridor Sustainability

Urban Context

.W

nB

h Jo

Jobs & Recreation

Collaboration

Parks

oh

Residential

Education

nB

.W

Jobs and Recreations

Jo h

Lafayette Square Additional Proposed Parcels Jo

Direction To Arts

Shopping

hn

y Fw

Fw n B better circulation .W Connected Parcels for y .W nB Fw y

Arts

h Jo

Shopping

h Jo

.W nB

y Fw

LafayetteSquare Square Proposed ParcelsLafayette Jo

B.W

Fw Connected Parcels for better circulationB.W y

n

h Jo

y Fw

hn

Lafayette Square AdditionalParcels Proposed Parcels Proposed y Fw

B.W

Fw for better circulation B.W Connected Parcels y SolarConnection Path and Noise n External Internal Connection oh J

Solar Path and Noise

External Connection

Wind Circulation

Wind Circulation

Activity Nodes - The Plaza

Pedestrian Connectivity Activity Nodes - The Plaza

Proposed Podium - Mall Jefferson Square Park Connecting Existing Parcels ExistingExisting Parcels Jefferson Square Square Park Park Connecting Ramp Parcels Ramp Jefferson Proposed Plaza Jo Existing Parcels Parcels hn Proposed Square Parcels Proposed Proposed Sunken Multipurpose Plaza Proposed Parcels Lafayette Parcels B.W J oh

n

SolarB.W Path and Noise Fw

y Internal Connection External Connection

.W

y Fw

B Internal hn Connection Jo

Entrances and Exists

Activity Node

Jefferson Square Park Existing Parc

Jefferson Square Park Proposed Pa Sunken Multipurpose Plaza Pr wy

Fw y

Raised Podiums

.W

nB

h Jo

F

Su

symbio city

Master Plan Software used:

100 M

N

5

4 3

1

2

1

3

4 6

3

15

6

14

9

7

18

13 8

3

2 12

11

10

16

17

1

19

22 21

20

23 22

Legend 1

Residential Complex

2

Semi- Private Courtyard

3

Semi- Private Courtyard Communes

4

Green Roof Gardens

5

Loop Row Entry

6

Life Science Learning Center

7

Cultural Arena

8

Retail Square

9

Farmer’s Market

10

Urban Farms

11

Experience Central Loop

13

Amphitheater

14

Waterfront Music Venue

15

Food Truck Pavilion

16

Public Art Boulevard

17

Green Belt Promenade

18

Ferris Wheel

19

Outdoor Exercise Spot

20

Roller Skating Ribbon

21

Community Garden

22

Multi - Level Vertical Farms

23

Mixed- Use Complex

1 Central Urban Space

2 Cultural Urban Space

Software used:

3 Cultural Sunken Plaza

Software used:

Waterfront Deck

4 Experience Central Loop

Software used:

12

Software used:

20

dibamohebzadeh

symbio city

Phasing Strategy Software used:

N

Phase 1 - Bringing the People

Phase 2 - Building a Community

Phase 3 - Living the Symbiotic Life

Full Build Out - An Urban Ecopolis

Phase 1 Built Up Area

Phase 2 Built Up Area

Phase 3 Built Up Area

Total Built Up Area

1,284,945 Sqft

Legend

2,386,806 Sqft

Legend

Legend

4,905,813 Sqft

Legend

Low- Mid Income Residential

699,252 Sqft

Low- Mid Income Residential

799,849 Sqft

Senior Living Commune

665,327 Sqft

Residential

3,998,238 Sqft

Mid- High Income Residential

570,693 Sqft

Mid- High Income Residential

1,210,307 Sqft

Artist Living Suites

52,811 Sqft

Retail

147,174 Sqft

Retail

15,000Sqft

Retail

16,750 Sqft

Retail

115,423 Sqft

Commercial

441,523 Sqft

Commercial

359,900 Sqft

Commercial

81,623 Sqft

Institutional

245,291 Sqft

Institutional

245,291 Sqft

Cultural

73,587 Sqft

Cultural

73,587 Sqft

Section A-A Software used:

1,234,062 Sqft

N

1

2

2

Urban Farm

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

Legend

21

1

Senior Living Commune

3

Underground Parking

4

Experience Central Loop

5

Farmer’s Market

6

Sunken Plaza

7

Retail Square

8

Mixed-Use Complex

9

Cultural Center

10

Community Library

11

Artist Living Suites

12

Recreational Green Space and a Visible Landmark

13

Life Science Learning & Training Center

churchdetailing of seed

6

BIM- Remodeling

CHURCH OF SEED

Concept Design

“ The Seedling of Faith.”

Church Components

Software used: Location: Area: Team:

Huizhou, China 280 M2 O Studio Architects

Software used:

Through out the span of three months, an existing project would be remodeled through Revit geometrical and massing commands and re imagined through the designer’s choice of artistic style.

1 The Entrance

2 The Chapel

Software used:

Software used:

Elevation Views Software used:

22 East Elevation

North Elevation

West Elevation

South Elevation

Section A-A

dibamohebzadeh

7

professional

DETAILING PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT

Ground Floor Plan at +1.2M with Columns

Software used:

Software used: N

20M

B

B

C

C

8800

4200

Elev 13

Tab1 Ground Floor Area Statement Table Total Coverage

W Living Room 3

1

Stairs

A-A 12

5.4m x 4m 21.6m²

Tab2

Symbols Legend: 76m²

Symbol

Abbreviation for

Public Greenery

Levels

2000

3200 Drainage Shaft

1600

Living Room

2800

2800

0.00 m

4000

D

3400

D 2

900

29m²

B

A

1000 D 1

1000

+2.00m

4000

Public Greenery

C

Elev 13 1m High railing

2

4000

W 3

Balcony LOT B - Barsha 1 -1.00 m Dubai

AR

4000

9600

4400

5600

Roof Plan

1

3

-0.8 m

1000

Projection of the lower floors

W 3

+1.26 m

A-A 12

Fi

Gr

900 D 2

L

1

+0.2 m

Tab2

Symbols Legend:

Symbol

Abbreviation for

Tab1 Ground Floor Area

House

Levels

Private Courtyar

Private Greenar

0.00 m

Second Entranc Steps to the cou Total Coverage

+6.6 m

3

Storage

Bathroom

2% slope

2% slope

2% slope

2% slope

2% slope

Total Coverage

2% slope

2% slope

Total Coverage Area without Void

108.8 m²

D 3

Fountain Shaft (200 mm high)

+11.1 m

Bathroom

+14.6m

Shaft Cover

Area without Balcony

Shafts

A-A 12

Stairs

Water

Tab2

Symbols Legend:

Symbol

Abbreviation for

Roof Floorplan Scale 1:50

Levels

1

A

Grid Line One Way Slab

96m²

Living Room

Public Greenery

1

Elevation Drainage Pipe

1 8

Dining Room

Kitchen

One Way Slab

Storage W 3

2000

Storage

Balcony

Bathroom

1m High Railing

2 D 3

800

1200

800

1

Grid Line

2% slope

D 4

D 3

800

1200

A

2% slope

2 2% slope

2.6 m²

2% slope

400

3.6m²

99.1 m²

1

Columns Holding Parapet Wall

2% slope

3m x1.2m

1.6m x2m 3.2m²

Void

Stairs Without Void

2% slope

Drainage pipe

102 m²

2% slope

2.8m²

One Way Slab

Roof Area Statement Table Stairs Void

2% slope

Tab1

Main Entrance a

3000

Grid Line

3000

A

2% slope

Water

1

3 2% slope

008

D 3

Kitchen

Dining Room

Final Submission

2% slope

23

Roof Floorplan Scale 1:50

Row Housing

9.3m²

Storage

Elevation Drainage Pipe

1 8

Project Title:

2% slope

Shaft Cover

2

3.2m x 2.8m

Kitchen

Private Courtyard

1000

1200

Dr. Wassim Bahr

008

Storage

1600

Bathroom

Instructor:

4.4m x 1.6m 7 m²

Bathroom

+14.6m

ARCH202-Studio IV Section C

2% slope

2000

Course Title:

600

1

D 3

800

0.00 m 1000

W 1

1600

Bathroom

1600

+11.1 m

3000

1200

2

Dining Room D 4

4m x 4m 16 m²

3000

800

99.1 m²

2% slope

Balcony 2% slope

D 3

800

4m x 1m 1m High Railing 4 m²

-0.8m

W 2

3

D

6000

1112021130

4200

2% slope

2% slope

2% slope

D 3

Fountain Shaft (200 mm high)

2% slope

2% slope

2% slope

2% slope

2% slope

2

2.6 m²

108.8 m²

2% slope

400

2600

Private Greenery

78 m²

Main Entrance and Hallway

8600

Student ID#

Columns Holding Parapet Wall

2% slope

1000

D 1

122 m²

2% slope

600

2% slope

1.2m x 2.9m 3.48 m²

Total Coverage of the Building

Drainage pipe 2% slope

3.6m² 1.6m x2m 3.2m²

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT

2% slope

2% slope

2% slope

2% slope

3

Second Entrance Steps to the courtyard

D 5

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT

2% slope

3

3m x1.2m

2.2m x 2.8m 16.6 m²

Private Greenary

+6.6 m

102 m²

6m x 2m 12 m²

Private Courtyard

0.00 m

Diba Mohebzadeh

800

Projection of the lower floors 0.00 m

Projection of First Floor's Balcony

Student Name:

90 m²

P

9m x 10m

House

9800

1m High railing

otal Coverage

4600

1.1m High wall

P

A

A

P

P

P

N

20M

2000

Elev 13

5400

Roof Plan

Shafts Columns Direction of the slope Drainage pipe

Walk ways

Area without Bal

Shafts

Walk ways

P Guest Parking

detailing

professional

DETAILING Podium 1 Software used:

N

20M

STATUS :

T KEY PLAN :

648874

02

PLAN @ PODIUM 01 SCALE:

1:50

24

8

academic

GRADING Proposed Grading for University Mount Software used:

10M

N

1110.75

1111.0

1112.00

1110.50

1110.75

1111.75

1110.25 3%

1111.50

1110

1110.50

1111.25 1109.75

1110.25

3%

10 11

1111.0

1109.50

1110.75

1109.25

1110.50 1110.25 1110.00

1109

1109.75 1109.50

1108.75

1108 .50 110 8

110 8.2 5

CC CC

110 8.5 0

110 8.7 5

110 9

110 9.2 5

110 9.50

110 9.7 5

P

P

0 8.5 0 11

P

P

1109.00 P

P

1108.75

1108.25

P

P

3%

CC CC

1108 .75 1108 .50

1108 1107 .75

1108.25 1108.00

1107 .50

CC CC

+LP1106.55 1166.5

110 7.25

1107.25 CC CC

1107.75 1107.50

1107 .25

1107.50

25

1108.50

1109 .75 1109 .50 1109 .25 1109

P

1108 1107 .75

7.25 110

1109.25

.50 08 11

1108 .25

(+1 107 .80) 5 7 .

07 11

1107.50

P

(+1114.25)

CB RIM 1106.89

(+1107.5) 1107.00

+LP 1105

CC

CB RIM 1107.23

1107.00

LID Feature

1106.75

1107.25

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