I’m an Interior Architect with a passion for spatial design, blending creativity and function to create interactive spaces. With a strong visual mindset, I notice the smallest details and incorporate the right color palettes, geometries, and visual elements into my designs to enhance the overall experience.
I’m always excited to work on projects that challenge traditional design and push creative boundaries.
■ Hard Skills
• Model Making
• Wood Workshop
• Hand Sketching
• Photography
• Ceramics
■ Languages
• Persian [Native]
• English [Advanced]
• Dutch [Begginer]
■ Soft Skills
• Adobe Photoshop
• Adobe InDesign
• Adobe Premiere
• Adobe After Effects
• Adobe Lightroom
• Sketch Up + Enscape
• AutoCad (2D)
• Revit
• Lumion
■ Education
• M.A. Interior Architecture
ArtEZ University of Arts (2022-2024)
• B.Sc. Architectural Engineering
School of Architecture, University of Tehran (2014-2019)
■ Work Experiences
• Sales Associate | TJX Europe (T.K.maxx)
Amsterdam, The Netherlands | November 2024 - Present
• Graphic Designer, Content Producer And Architect Assistant In The “Contour” Architecture Office | @contour.architecture.office
Tehran, Iran | June 2021 - August 2022
• Virtual Furnisher For Real Estates | Remote
Australia, Melbourne | October 2021 - March 2022
• Content Producer And Social Media Administrator In The “Zendegi Pishro” Psychology Center | @mahdimoslemifar ,@zenegipishro
Tehran, Iran | Summer and Fall 2020
• Script Supervisor, Director Assistant, Lighting Coordinator | Theatre and Short Films | Freelance
Tehran, Iran | 2019 - 2021
■ Additional Interests
• Theatre, Videography, Playing The Piano, Playing Cajon, Roller Skating
Recent Academic Projects | The Netherlands
Graduation Project | Zwolle, The Netherlands
Master of Interior Architecture | Final Project | ArtEZ | Spring and Summer 2024 Academic | Individual Supervisor: Eric De Leeuw
Acting Space: Transforming Audience into Actor in Space
HOW CAN SPATIAL DESIGN TURN THE AUDIENCE INTO AN ACTOR?
This topic comes from my interest and background in both architecture and theatre. Theatre artists always seek ways to make their performances more engaging. Nowadays, some directors incorporate audience participation. This research started from the idea of “involving the audience in the theatre.”
• The Goal
The goal was to make participants in space feel like actors by experiencing different concepts and acting within the space.
• The Concept
The first concept was “changing positions,” using a crafted wooden staircase video projector, and red curtain to encourage active participation. Another idea was “sound creation,” where I hung a bell and provided QR codes for instrument sounds and a live microphone, allowing the audience to create and hear sounds.
The “being framed” concept used different frame materials and sizes to visually enclose the audience, similar to a stage setting. Lastly, “being seen” involved spotlights and images of faces and eyes to make the audience feel important, referencing the traditional roles of performer, viewer, stage, and story.
To conclude, by changing positions, being behind frames, influencing sound, and being seen, even those without theatre experience can feel like actors and be spotlighted.
Seen
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Beeing
Beeing Framed
Changing positions
Thesis Project | Zwolle, The Netherlands
Master of Interior Architecture | ArtEZ | Fall and Winter 2023
Academic | Individual
Supervisor: Eric De Leeuw
How does a stage turn the audience to an actor?
In theater, stories come alive through performances that captivate and transport audiences. While traditional theater is beloved, there’s a growing interest in making these experiences more interactive.
This project explores how to make audiences active participants in the story by using elements like wooden staircases, video projectors, and red curtains. The goal is to move beyond just watching and allow audiences to engage with and influence the performance. By rethinking traditional setups, this research aims to create a new kind of theater experience that blends classic elements with fresh, interactive ideas.
Interactive Projects | Zwolle,
Master of Interior Architecture | ArtEZ | 2023
Academic | Individual
Supervisor: Emma Hoette
The Netherlands
Parisa Ghasemsani . Portfolio
Parisa Ghasemsani . Portfolio
Work Experiences
Interior Designings | Summer and Fall 2022
Participated as an architect assistant | @contour.architecture.office
Interior office Design
This is an inovation project which I participated as designer and documantary producer. I also did some rendering. This project continued after I came to the NL.
My Designs and Renders
Parisa Ghasemsani . Portfolio
Parisa Ghasemsani . Portfolio
Photos By Parham Taghioff
Kitchen Design for a Residential Apartment | Fall 2021
The Goal was to design and renovate the kitchen to achieve more space and functional. The kitchen was tiny with useless areas. We designed and reaserched many ideas and reached the best final design.
Bathroom Design for an Office | Winter 2021
The Goal was to design two bathrooms with optimal sizes in a small area, for an office. Finally we offered three options and one of my ideas was selected by the employer.
Virtual Furnishing| Summer and Fall 2021
Manager: Sean Kalaki Participated as a virtual furnisher
In the real estate businesses, some owners make their houses furnish to sell, but some others do not spend money to real furnish, so do it virtual, then.
I used Adobe Photoshop to set virtual furniture in houses of Melbourne. The important issue was do the perspective correctly. Consequently,The point was making them to be real.
Parisa Ghasemsani . Portfolio
Poster Design + Photography | April 2023
As a freelance project, I took photos of this trio group and a harp player with their instruments. They used these pictures for their resume, and I also designed a poster for their performance in Zwolle, with photos I took.
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Parisa Ghasemsani . Portfolio
“The Zebra” |
Summer 2021
Director: Hamid Ebrahimi
Participated as a Script Supervisor
“The Ice” | Summer 2020
Director: Ali Zandieh
Participated as a Director Assistant
“Death
Knocks At Night Or During The Day, And I Die Around The Clock”
| Summer, Fall And Winter 2019
Selected as “The Longest Running And Most Popular Show Of The Year In Iran”
Director: Sajad Afsharian
Participated as a Script Supervisor, Lighting Coordinator and Set Builder Assistant
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Parisa Ghasemsani . Portfolio
Backstage Photos Show Photos
Additional Art Works
Photograph: Mehrnush Lak, Iran, 2019
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Parisa Ghasemsani . Portfolio
Logo Design
Hand Crafts (Wood and Ceramic Workshops)
Photography
Theatre Photography
Early Academic Projects | Tehran,Iran
The Design Of Performing Arts Set | Tehran, Iran
Bachelor of Architecture | Final Project | University of Tehran | Fall 2018
Academic | Individual
Supervisor: Dr. Saeed Haghir
• The Goal
Each stage in the production of a theater, from the formation of the initial idea to the implementation of it, requires different workspaces, each of which need to have different qualities and may be located in different geographical locations. These differences can lead to a waste of time, cost and energy for the cast and crew.
Therefore, this project is an attempt to create an environment for theater production, such that all relevant workspaces needed in the “production process”, are located at the same place within the city center. These workspaces are connected in such a way that they can allow “passersby” to easily move through connections, while maintaining the privacy of the crew.
• The Concept
The main idea was to create independent spaces while having connection and coherence. For this purpose, spaces were sewn together with a monolithic element in a porous corridor form. Here is the steps of concept formation.
• Different Parts Of The Complex
This work includes custom-designed spaces for writing rooms, decorating workshops, clothes sewing workshops, makeup test studios, practice rooms, sound recording studios, music practice rooms, graphic design studios, lounge, archive rooms, public cafés, art shops, small black box theaters, and outdoors small black rooms.
• The Model
• Facade And Materials
We use a combination of a cold material (light cream concrete) with a warm material (black steel windows) near the glass in facade of the building.
Parisa Ghasemsani . Portfolio
Parisa Ghasemsani . Portfolio
East View
West View
North View
Black Steel Cream Concrete
Residential Complex | Tehran, Iran
Bachelor of Architecture | Architectural Design 5 | University of Tehran | Spring 2018 Academic | Individual Supervisor: Dr. Alireza Einifar
• The Goal
To provide about 100 modular houses with one to four bedrooms spread in a multi-block residential complex without interrupting the city landmarks in the area.
• The Concept
The main idea was to build a set of blocks with different shapes to provide a variety of styles, where each block includes it’s own central yard, along with a large central yard for the whole complex. The differences in block shapes are based on the slope of the site and it’s location in the neighborhood. The height of the blocks are five to two floors from the north to the south of the site in a manner that provides natural light to all blocks.
• The Model
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Parisa Ghasemsani . Portfolio
The Decrease Height Of The Blocks From North To South
The Increased Porosity Of The Blocks From North To South
Cream Concrete Black Steels Brown Bricks
• Facade and Materials
Small Residential for 4
Families Plus A Café |
Tehran, Iran
Bachelor of Architecture | Architectural Design 4
| University of Tehran | Fall 2017
Academic | Individual
Selected as “Best Project In The Studio” by the studio supervisors
Supervisor: Dr. Alireza Einifar, Dr. Ehsan Masoud
• The Concept
The main idea was to build an optimum complex and plans in a small site. The other goal was to create an introverted place that has a central yard with the minimal access to street.
Besides, the slope of the site was used to create three different heights, which makes it more attractive.
• The Model
• Interior Design
The main focus in the interior design was the kitchen with the consideration of the standards of a modern kitchen. We used the same two primary colors as the exterior of the building in the kitchen.
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The public place is located on the fourth floor, where family members can hangout and socialize.
It’s like a roof garden with some creeping plants and a mesh roof to control sunlight.
Designing a peninsula counter according to the kitchen triangle.
