Jinane's Architecture Portfolio by Jinane Arbain

Jinane Arbain |Architecture Portfolio|2019-2023

Jinane Arbain

Thomas Jefferson University

College of Architecture & the Built Environment

Bachelor of Architecture, Minor in Urban Design

December 2023

Philadelphia, PA

01 ARCHITECTURE FACILITY

FALL 2022 DESIGN 8

The project is a building addition to the existing Architecture & Design building on Thomas Jefferson University’s East Falls campus. Integrating Tech 5 with Design 8, we designed the building, starting from site analysis, up until HVAC, covering concept, program, sun studies, structural systems, and life safety regulations. It was a semester-long project which I completed with my partners Brandon Green and Nathan Himmelsbach. As problems arose in our design, we came up with strategies that solved grading and sustainability issues. Please find the full process book here: https://issuu.com/jxa200

Revit, Rhinoceros 3D, Autocad, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator

Parti Form

Axon Northeast

Tier 1 Studio + Procession to Tier 2

Tier 1 Lobby

Section East-West (Main Ramp)

Section East-West (Main Ramp)

Level 2 Studio

Perspective Entrances

Structural System

3D Wall Section Curtain Wall

02 CARDIOTHORACIC HOSPITAL

FALL 2023 DESIGN 9

Cardiologic facilities in Malawi are at a dangerous low, forcing many people inflicted with heart disease to either be outsourced internationally or remain untreated. One of the largest factors of the healing process is the mental state of the patients, and studies show that positive spatial experiences are correlated to efficient healing. Due to the effect that architecture has on a patient’s experience, our focus is on the healing of a patient’s body and psyche through thoughtful qualitative design. The design focuses on the integration of nature, light and ventilation. Thin building forms facilitate an immersive experience where the boundaries between interior and exterior spaces blur, and both bleed into each other. The canopies and roofs are designed to adjust to the exterior circulation that provides access to and from buildings in the courtyards. The incorporation of slanted roofs and canopies addresses the heavy rainfall in the tropical climate, while simultaneously providing cover for exterior circulation areas.

Revit, Rhinoceros 3D, Twinmotion, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe

Illustrator

Perspective Surgical - Ward Courtyard

Circulation/Egress, Landscape Experience, Street Buffer, Potential Program Placement

Concept Site Analysis

ARCHITECTURE

FACTORS FACILIATED BY ARCHITECTURE

ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES (MEDIATORS)

HEALING CONSTRUCTS

PSYCHOLOGY

SELF-EFFICACY

HEALING

Due to the effect that architecture has on a patient’s experience, our focus is to increase healing of a patient’s body and psyche through thoughtful qualitative design.

Program Form, Housing Units, Exterior Spaces Roofline, Exterior Building Circulation, Courtyard

Solid vs. Void, Circulation vs. Program, Exterior vs. Interior, Rehab Space, Seating, Guardian Space

SURGICAL ADMIN EDUCATION/COMMUNITY OUTPATIENT/REHAB IN ADDITION Surgical Admin Education/Community Outpatient/Rehab Additional

Program Adjacencies + Form

Buildings, Roofline, Canopy, Shed

Circulation, Light, Ventilation

Axon

Perspective Exterior Recovery

Perspective Exterior Rehab

Analyzing

Displayed at Cherry Street Peer

EPHEMERAL RIGIDITY PAVILION

FALL 2022 EXPERIMENTAL MATERIALS

This pavilion project was a valuable experience. I learned how material properties affected the structure’s strength and function. The project emphasized the value of both digital and physical fabrication, with Grasshopper aiding in the modeling process. Despite careful planning, challenges like cracking strips and base stability arose, teaching me the importance of a strong foundation and an organized construction system. Overall, it reinforced the collaborative nature of architecture and the vital role of both digital and analog tools in bringing a design to life.

03 PAGE SOUTHERLAND PAGE

SUMMER 2023 INTERNSHIP

During my internship at Page Southerland Page, I primarily worked on the SEAS building project for the University at Buffalo, contributing extensively through Revit. My responsibilities included drafting detailed plans, modeling various building components, and integrating furniture layouts into the designs. I focused on refining and rearranging plans to address design challenges and align with project goals, ensuring both functionality and aesthetic quality. This experience allowed me to further develop my technical skills and understanding of architectural workflows. efforts that shaped the design process.

Revit

UBuffalo SEAS Building

04 STRUCTURAL DETAILING

SPRING 2022 TECH 4

This project was a semester-long building analysis assignment, where we analyzed case studies and developped our building structure. We studied energy and shading in Ladybug, materiality, site, and climate. These are the wall structure details done in Autocad. My group partner was Aidan DeLuca.

Autocad, Ladybug

Scale: 1-1/2” = 1’ Module 5 - Yale Art Gallery: Final Drawings

Plan Detail

Solar Cell Louver Detail

Scale: 1” = 1’

2. Floor to Façade Detail Scale: 1-1/2” = 1’

1. Roof to Façade Detail Scale: 1-1/2” = 1’

2. Floor to Façade Detail Scale: 1-1/2” = 1’

1. Roof to Façade Detail Scale: 1-1/2” = 1’

Module 5 - Yale Art Gallery: Final Drawings

Solar Cell Louver Detail

Scale: 1” = 1’

05/09/2022

Plan Detail

Scale: 1-1/2” = 1’

Date: 05/09/2022

3. Foundation Detail

Scale: 3/4” = 1’

Full Wall Section

Scale: 1/16” = 1’

Jinane Arbain & Aidan DeLuca

Jinane Arbain & Aidan

JINANE ARBAIN

Spring Equinox

Summer Solstice

Winter Solstice

Northwest View

Southeast View

FORESTATION

SPRING 2022 VISUALIZATION 4

This project showcases my rendering skills through the design of a community space that integrates seamlessly with its natural surroundings. The structure allows people to engage with it at various levels, both physically and programmatically. Inspired by the forest, the arches parallel tree trunks, while the upper levels rise to the treetops, creating a harmonious connection with the environment. The renderings emphasize the interplay of light, texture, and material, highlighting the immersive experience the design seeks to provide.

Rhinoceros 3D, Twinmotion, Adobe Illustrator

05 URBAN EQUITY POP-UP

FALL 2021 DESIGN 5

The pop-up is a gynecology clinic which serves underprivileged women and girls. Only 70% of women in the United States have access to reproductive health services, of which poor people are the most affected. The clinic offers advice, information, and classes about reproductive and sexual health. The design of this project attempts to create a comfortable and inviting space for patients that doesn’t imitate the traditional hospital space. This is done through nature, sunlight, and wood. Although the pop-up is located in a very public area, materiality and program provide the privacy needed for each space, including examination rooms which are completely inclosed, except for the transluscent roof which provides privacy and sunlight penetration.

Rhinoceros 3D, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator

Only 70% of women in the United States have access toreproductive health services.

Only 70% of women in the United States have access toreproductive health services.

Circulation

Consultation

Examination

The pop-up is a gynecology clinic which serves underprivileged women and girls. Only 70% of women in the United States have access to reproductive health services, of which poor people are the most affected. The clinic tries to address this disparity by offering free reproductive health services. One important issue society faces is the lack of conversation on the subject. As a result, not enough women are educated on their own bodies. The clinic therefore offers advice,

Section Perspective Consultation vs. Examination

06 HOUSE OF PEACE

SPRING 2021 DESIGN 4

This is a non-denominational sanctuary meant to be open for people from different belief systems, where they can meditate, pray, or just enjoy the peace. My design focused on directionality, light and nature, three elements found in almost all houses of peace. The opening in the ground combines the entrance of light and nature into a directionality created by the symmetry of the strcuture. The non-physical altar exists through the stairs that direct focus to the center.

Rhinoceros 3D, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator

Axon Exploded Perspective Exterior

Section

MAKING SPACE

FALL 2019 DESIGN 1

This project draws inspiration from the painting Nude Descending a Staircase, No. 2, translated into a bas-relief that informed the site design. The models, inspired by Zenobia from Calvino’s Invisible Cities, reflect the city’s culture, environment, and way of life. Zenobia’s stilts, balconies, and suspended stairways evoke a city in the sky, a concept embodied in my models through freeflowing, lightweight paper forms mounted on detachable, site-specific wooden structures. These elements merge to create a design that captures movement, elevation, and cultural integration.

Selected to be displayed at the Davinci Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA

07 MAPPING EQUITY

FALL 2021 DESIGN 5

To compare equity between the different neighborhoods, I based my maps on five layers, which assess equity efficiently within neighborhoods: maintenance, community, transportation, food access, and racial demographics. Maintenance portrays the upkeep of the neighborhoods in terms of trash, construction, and street conditions. Community encompasses activities and events that people have access to. Transportation reveals access as well as type of transportation. Food access was explored in terms of the types of food places. Racial demographics convey race predominance in each neighborhood and intersections between demographics and activities.

COMMUNITY/ACTIVITIES

Art on walls

Music Places

People Working Out

Children playing

Park

People in Park

People Walking Dogs

MAINTENANCE

Construction Site

Holes/Cracks

Gra ti

Trash

Trashcans

COMMUNITY/ACTIVITIES

Art on walls

Music Places

People Working Out

Children playing

Park

People in Park

People Walking Dogs

MAINTENANCE

Construction Site

Holes/Cracks

Gra ti

Trash

Trashcans

TRANSPORTATION

COMMUNITY/ACTIVITIES

Bicycles

Art on walls

(Number in Street/5 minutes)

Music Places

Bicycle Parking

People Working Out

Parking Garages and Lots

Children playing Park

Bus Stops

Cars

People in Park

People Walking Dogs

(Number in Street/1 minute)

(Number in Parking Lot)

MAINTENANCE

Construction Site

Holes/Cracks

Gra ti

Trash

Trashcans

TRANSPORTATION

Bicycles

(Number in Street/5 minutes)

Bicycle Parking

Parking Garages and Lots

Bus Stops

Cars

FOOD ACCESS

(Number in Street/1 minute)

Restaurants

(Number in Parking Lot)

Fast Food Bakeries/Co ee Shops

Grocery Stores

People