Portfolio/ CV Pouneh Soleimani 2023

P O U N E H SOLEIMANILAK

3/61 Anderson Street, Templestowe, VIC Australia, 3106

pouneh.soleimani@gmail.com

+61413969577

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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

I’m a perceptive, resourceful architectural designer with ten years of experience with variant CAD and BIM software skills, looking forward to tackling challenging builds and stretching my creative and technical limits. I believe in architecture and creative thinking as a lifestyle. I have an extensive experience from smaller-scale single dwellings and dual occupancies to large-scale residential and commercial units. I can provide personalized attention to each project and design to maximize efficiency and beauty.

Personal skills

Avid problem-solver

Organized

communicative

Proactive attitude

Committed to team spirit Management Creativity

Technical skills

Architectural drawings Shop drawings

Sketching

BIM

3D modeling/ Rendering Interior design

Software skills

Auto Cad, SketchUp, Lumion, 3Ds Max, Revit, Rhino

Adobe suite (ai, ps, id)

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

• Lead Architectural Designer | Co-founder

HYRCAN Atelier – Chalus, IR

Dec 2018 to Dec 2022

HYRCAN Atelier is an architectural firm focused on designing and constructing residential and office buildings.

• Senior Architect

BARAYAND SAZ – Chalus, IR

Feb 2017 to Nov 2018

BARAYAND SAZ is a construction company focused on designing and constructing villa complexes.

• Junior Architect

MAZANDISTA consulting - Chalus, IR

March 2013 to Jan 2017

MAZANDISTA Consulting is an outstanding consulting and construction company with around 40 years of experience designing, supervising and constructing projects on various scales.

• Intern Architect

VIRNO Architecture Atelier – Tehran, IR

Apr 2012 to Feb 2013

VIRNO is a well-known Architecture atelier business with more than 15 years of experience and successful project delivery.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

• Architectural sketching courses at the university

CERTIFICATIONS AND TRAINING COURSES

- “Coordination of project management and construction” course, held by Mazandaran Construction Engineering Organization – Dec. 2022

- “Principles of designing high-rise buildings” course, held by MCEO – Dec. 2022

- “Context-oriented architecture” course, held by MCEO – Nov. 2021

- “Principles of Business correspondence for engineers” course, held by MCEO - Jan 2018

- “Current technologies/ materials in the construction industry” held by MCEO – Oct. 2018

- “National regulations and construction guidelines” course, held by MCEO – Oct. 2018

- “Sustainable buildings and energy saving guidelines” course, held by MCEO – Dec. 2018

- “Understanding Engineers' Legal Responsibilities” course, held by MCEO – July 2017

- “Law and regulations for engineers” conference certificate, held by MCEO – Nov. 2016

- Engineers’ employment license from Ministry of roads and urban development - Jan 2015

EDUCATION

• Azad University - Tehran [TNB] - Sep. 2011 - Sep. 2013/ [Master of Architecture]

• University of Mazandaran [UMZ] - Sep. 2005 - Sep. 2010/ [Bachelor of Architecture]

PERSONAL INTERESTS

Carpentry and woodworking, Permaculture

- Wooden structure and design workshop - [ITVTO] certificate, 480 hrs. - June 2015

- Carpentry and relief workshop - [ITVTO] certificate, 480 hrs. – Sep. 2015

LANGUAGE PTE: overall 90

ROSI HOUSE

Project Type: Residential, Cabin

Design Team: Pouneh Soleimanilak, Damon Tavasoli

Date: 2022

Location: Chalus, Iran

My Role: Architect/ Supervising construction

This project is located in the outskirts of the city and the client had an image of creating a micro forest with a wooden A-frame dwelling and surrounding it by native trees. This house is also designed to benefit from the decreasing space formed by highly sloped roof in two more stories as bedrooms, inclined windows, are installed on the sloped roof to frame pieces of the sky and the mountains, omitting the city skyline.

Ground Floor Area = 95.00 m²

Terrace

Entrance

Master Bedroom

Guest Room

Stairs

Jacuzzi

Pool Kitchen

TV Room

Bedroom

Dining

Living Room

First Floor Area = 56.00 m²

Terrace

Master Bedroom

Bedroom Stairs Stairs Pv Lounge

Terrace Garden

Second Floor Area = 31.00 m²

Fire Place Void Bedroom

Standing Seam Metal Roof

Wooden Frame

LED Strip Concrete Wall

Pool Parking Wooden Sidewalk

Skywindow Entrance

South Elevation

1- Structure Detail

2- Wooden structure and Concrete Structure

3- View from the private tv room on the first floor

4- View from alley

5- Construction site

6- ground floor living room toward the main entrance

7- Birdeye view toward the main entrance

M.KIA RESIDENCE

Project Type: Apartment, residential

Design Team: Pouneh Soleimanilak, Damon Tavasoli, Bahram Vahed

Date: 2021

Location: Chalus, Iran

My Role: Consulting/ Concept Development/ Architectural Design

The client was very fond of historic and ancient architecture, and they'd wanted to house their big family in several units of this apartment and have many gatherings, so this project eventually became a tribute to Taq Kasra a truly magnificent historical monument and the enterance to a social space.

Tāq Kasrā or Arch of Ctesiphon was the facade of the main palace in Ctesiphon, and is the only visible remaining structure of the ancient capital city. The archway is considered a landmark in the history of architecture, and is the second largest single-span vault of unreinforced brickwork in the world. During the Sassanid era, its magnificent iwan was the venue for important, public meetings, as well as the venue for traditional celebrations such as Nowruz.

Living room

Staircase

Dining room

Bathroom

Elevator

Laundary

Balcony

Kitchen

Dining

Entrance

TV Room

Bathroom

Bedroom

Balcony

ELIKAI HOUSE

Project Type: Villa, residential

Architect: Pouneh soleimani

Design Team: Damon tavasoli

Date: 2021

Location: Hachirrud, Mazandarann, Iran

My Role: Architectural designer

Sloped roof is the traditional architectural solution to mostly rainy weather of this project’s context. The client wanted a modern approach to this architectural style. We tilted the orientation of the second floor in order to emphasize on the mountain view.

View toward the main view

MATAJI HOUSE

Project Type: Residential villa

Design Team: Pouneh Soleimanilak, Damon Tavasoli

Date: 2020

Location: Nowshahr, Iran

My Role: Lead designer

This two-story, four-bedroom villa as per client's request was designed to have multi levels of roof space to add to the dynamics of the many gatherings our client has a habit of hosting. There are three levels as shown in the diagram. The client wanted mostly privacy for the family as they're using the pool, so the built space is mostly embracing that area. It also consists of several sitting spaces in different levels with various qualities.

Ground Floor Area = 170m²

First Floor Area = 77m²

1- South Facade

2- View from Gramjan Alley

3- Birdeye View

COBY RESIDENCE

Project Type: Apartment building, Residential Design Team: Pouneh Soleimanilak, Damon Tavasoli

Date: 2022

Location: Chalus, Iran

My Role: Facade developement/ Detail design

The client's request was a very fluid façade. The goal was to create a flowing form while using rigid materials, like concrete, presenting a paradox, rigidity vs fluidity. Cantilever terraces with various lengths were designed to benefit from the coastal view.

Brickwork is designed to be installed vertically to increase the sense of hight.

1- Bedroom

2- Bathroom

3- Entrance

4- Dining

5- Balcony

6- Living Room

7- Elevator

1- Bedroom

2- Bathroom

3- Entrance

4- Dining

5- Balcony

6- Garden

7- Elevator

8- Staircase

9- Bathroom

10- Balcony

11- Living Room

12- Kitchen

8- Staircase

9- Bathroom

10- Balcony

11- Living Room

12- Kitchen

Shop

Red Brick

Light Gray Brick

Red Brick

Flower Box

Initial Sketch

South Elevation

Under Construction

Concrete Structure

Concrete Structure

ARAD FACADE

Project Type: Facade design

Design Team: Pouneh Soleimanilak, Damon Tavasoli

Date: 2022

Location: Chalus, Iran

My Role: Concept/ Architectural design/ Supervising construction

Thisproject was the facade design on an already existing structure. The location was on the corner lot of an intersection so there's a lot of movement and traffic happening around it. The idea behind this was to bring up the motion and the car light trails upwards on the face of the apartment to create a sense of continuity from the city to the massing.

This is the initial condition of the building when we accepted the project

Adding vertical elements

Reducing the mass Add openings Merging the side walk with

Lighting Parapet

Existing Condition Adding the base structure for the facade Adding expanded metal View at night View from the main street

Covering the structure with travertine

Covering the rest of the facade with Granite

Angle Bar 5

Angle Bar 4

stud 8

Plate 200*200*

Rebar mm

AFSHIN

Project Type: Facade design, office building

Design Team: Pouneh Soleimanilak, Damon Tavasoli

Date: 2021

Location: Chalus, Iran

My Role: Concept/ Architectural design

This project was the facade design of a built office structure. Since it’s an office building located on a main street, the idea was to create an eye-catching picture and attract potential customers and clientele’s eyes through playing with concentrated and straight lights scattered on the façade.

TAHMASEBI HOUSE

Project Type: Residential, villa

Design Team: Pouneh Soleimanilak, Damon Tavasoli

Date: 2022

Location: Chalus, Iran

My Role: Architect / Supervising construction

This project is located in a context with humid weather so in order to have an efficient air circulation, composition of the spaces is single layered. Simultaneously it benefited from the central courtyard archetype, which provided a very private open space in the center of the project

Cedar, a monumental tree in Persian culture is planted in the heart of the project.

View from main entrance toward the yard

View from the master bedroom balcony

Initial sketch

View toward the Courtyard and Entrance

View toward the Main Entrance

Living Room Render

West Elevation

Living Room Under Construction

Main Facade Render

Main Facade Under Construction