Architectural Portfolio by Romina Mehrbod

Master of Architecture

Selected Projects 2016-2024

ROMINA MEHRBOD

Romina Mehrbod

I am Romina Mehrbod, a passionate designer and Intern Architect working toward licensure, with a deep-rooted interest in the intersection of architecture, sustainability, and technology. With over five years of architectural design experience and a Master of Architecture from the University of Toronto, my work bridges handson design with research-driven insight. I’ve explored the potentials of Mass Timber and low-carbon construction through both academic and professional projects, integrating computational tools to experiment with materials, narrative, and occupant experience. Whether leading material testing in building science labs or reimagining cultural heritage sites with digital mapping, I approach each project with curiosity and a commitment to meaningful, sustainable design.

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Pergolas Residence

FMZD Studio

Role: Architectural Designer 2021

The structure comprises two distinct parts: one with a simple, clean form and the other featuring multiple terraces. These two sections are linked by a bridge, which also serves as the entrance to the residential units. The terrace section aligns with the axis of the existing trees.

Persian paintings provide inspiration for garden design, illustrating the use of pergolas, tents, and pavilions within these spaces.

Contribution:

Estimate Presentation

Interior Design

Software:

Rhino

Indesign

Illustrator

BABYLON VILLA

FMZD Studio

Role: Architectural Intern 2022

Passing through the mian road of Oushan, the site is located in the slope of the Albourz Mountains, overlooking the small village down the hill where one of the streams of the Fasham river is running. It has been one of the most popular districts to run away from the city’s hectic life since the old ages. In the design to imitate the natural form of the mountain, a network of lines was created. The rhythm of these lines is conducted as the function dictates, resulting in a costumed network of walls, landscape, and indoor spaces. As walls are placed on this network, the elevation is also rearranged, so the villa climbs on the slope accordingly.

Design Development

Concept Design

SOFTWARE: CONTRIBUTION: Rhino

AutoCAD

Illustrator

https://fmzd.co/project/babylon-villa

A network of lines created a costumed network for walls to be placed on top

The main garden is broken into plates privding narrow ways to pass through

Replicating a montain walls represent crests,play the roll of interior, exterior and land scape

Arched openenings allow access and transition form one level to another like caves

plateaus

Gardens in various size also spread in every corner alongside the passes.

Horizantal plates creating roof and ceiling of the villa like

Plateau

Crests Gravels

Trails

Caves

Greenary

3rd Floor: 1. Gym/Yoga 2. Fitting room

2nd Floor: 1. Gallery 2. Outdoor Shower 3. Master Bedroom

Bedroom

1st Floor: 1. Living Room 2. Dinning Room 3. Kitchen

Outdoor Kitchen

Bar

Landscape/Garden: 1.Parking

2.Playground 3.Pool

4.Outdoor Kitchen

5.Washrooms 6.Showeres 7.Changerooms

Fabricating a network Functional Cotumizing Placing walls

Ground Floor: 1.Entance

2.Elevator

3.TV room

4.Living room

5.Dinning room

6.Kitchen 7.Bar

Ceiling Spot light

Ceiling light outlet Pendant Light

Ceiling

Fancoil Outlet

BRIDGE HOUSE

University of Tehran 2021

A river, which runs through an arid desert in the middle of the Iranian Plateau, defines the character of the city Isfahan. "Zayandehroud" divides the city in half, and through history, governments and rulers shape the city around this river. The project’s site is located near one of the forgoten bridges on a small Island in the middle of the river. Bridges connect the two parts of the city together as well as its history and future. Thus, accentuating the unique aspects of a historical bridge-like rhythm, structue and aesthetics- leads the new design to a harmonic approach with the context.

Practice:

Site/Urban Study

Concept Design

Interior Design

Software:

Rhino

Lumion

Photoshop

Main Intersections

Historical Bridges

Parks

Pathway Connection Curvature Alignement

Mirroring the Water Wave and Bridges

Passing Through the Greenary of Parks

View of the Natural and Historical Site

Placing Parking Access in Both Ends

East West

Following the form of pathway connection

Elevating the indivivdual parts for views

Cutting the walkway inbetween the buildings

Sloping towards the walkway and courtyard

Splitting into functional connected departments

Connection to ground and surrounding site

Forming Curvature based on structural design

Integrating form, function and structure

Rhythm: Bridges represent music of water, some by an equivalent rythem and some by a loud beat in the middle

II Structure & Aesthetic Integrity: Foundations were not hidden underground so that will be revealed under water

Trancparency: Bringing Natural landscape to users on the bridge by making a transparent border and cavitation

Structure: deep concrete beams bare the structure barrier as well as incorporating the mechanical parts of the air conditioning system without interfering with the interior space

Strap Beam

Concrete Beam

Conctere shell

Roof Structure

ARIDITY MUSEUM

University of Tehran

2017

The Aridity Museum aims to confront people with the fatal effects of negligence toward the overconsumption problem through an artistic vision and a profound sense of space. The museum creates immersive exhibits that starkly depict the consequences of overconsumption on the environment and society. Visitors are guided through a series of thought-provoking installations and displays that highlight the critical state of natural resources, the degradation of ecosystems, and the stark realities of climate change.

Conceptual Design

Schematic Design

Exhibition Design

Software:

Sketchup

Enscape

Photoshop Practice:

IUVA Hotel & Resort

FMZD Studio

Role: Architectural Designer 2021

This project is a hotel and beach resort situated in East Zanzibar, Tanzania, covering an area of 65,000 sqm in a beautiful coastal destination rich in natural resources and jungle landscapes. Our innovative approach focuses on activating the main road rather than the beach, fostering communal experiences. Rather than constructing a standalone building, the project will integrate into the local landscape and villages.

Contribution:

Presentation

Site study

Interior Design

Software:

Rhino

Lumion

Illustrator

AUTUMN HOUSE

University of Tehran 2019

The project is a mid-size house that is designed for a close family who wants to live togethter in one building. Each unit is tailored based on needs of each family like age span of family members, their carear, hobby and preferences. Additionally units located in a way so that they allow interaction between different family members as well as providing gathering spaces for the whole family to spend more time together while they have their privacy intact.

Practice:

Technical Drawing

Detail Design

Software:

Revit Enscape

AutoCAD

Street Level Connection

Shadow Analysis

Parking Placement

Cement Mosaic Tiles

Cement Plaster

Waterproof Insulation

Cement Mosaic Tiles

Polystyrene Foam Board

Rib and Block Slab

Gypsum Plaster

Mosaic Flooring

Foam concrete Gravel

Blockage

Soil

Facade Brick

Germinating Structures

University of Toronto

2023

With the focus on the newly emerged AI tools on the Latent Diffusion models and widespread access to designers, this project investigates where and how creativity and reality can intersect to bring about new approaches in the design process and generative design and workflow.

Midjourney

Practice: Software: Generative Design Optimization WALLECEI Grasshopper

Cultural Capital of Me-ta

Academic Project 2023

University of Toronto

In this project, façade images from five cities—Isfahan, St. Petersburg, Montreal, Istanbul, and Florence—were used. A pretrained StyleGAN2 model, originally trained on cars, was fine-tuned with this limited dataset. Architectural features were synthesized, and interpolations across the latent space were generated, forming a virtual cityscape— Me-ta—rooted in personal memory rather than global representation.

AI Animation Generative Design

Practice: Software:

Runway ML Photoshop

Grasshopper

Passage Complex

University of Tehran 2020

By offering multifunctional areas suspended in green courtyards, Passage Complex facilitates remote working experience while preserving interaction with the surrounding. This project consists of the main yard in the middle, two semi-private courtyards, four dwelling units that are connected by the adsorbent elements of the site: Bridges

To allow smooth transition between spaces, connecting nodes that were the main meeting points on the site shifted in latitude to form bridges suspended above the yards. Alongside this displacement, the open green spaces also penetrated buildings’ stories and reside among housing units providing direct interaction with the surrounding environment.

PRACTICE:

Mixed-used Multiplex

Structural Design

SOFTWARE:

Rhino

Illustrator

Lumion