Sara Zonouzi Portfolio

SARA ZONOUZI Architect AIBC

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SARA ZONOUZI Architect AIBC Passive House Designer B.Sc.Urban Planning, M.Arch sara.zonouzi@gmail.com +1.778.898.8903

I have a passion for creating and elevating living spaces and the lived experience. I enjoy creative problem solving and long term design thinking at all scales, ranging from urban areas to caulking details.

Here is a little about me:

EDUCATION

AWARDS

2010 - 2013

Master of Architecture University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

2005 - 2009

B.Sc Urban Planning University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

2013

Featured Thesis Project for Design Excellence

2013

Rafii Architects Award

2011,2012,2013

Featured Design Studio Project as Outstanding Work

2011

Structural Steel Education Foundation Scholarship

2010

Architecture Entrance Award

2010

Faculty of Applied Science Graduate Award

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EXPERIENCE 2018 - Present

SELECT PROJECTS Low-rise / Residential

Platform Architecture + Design Designer

Henriquez Residence, Vancouver BC, 2018 - 2020 Project Management (PM), Construction Administration (CA) Eventide, Vancouver BC, 2016 - 2018 Working Drawings (WD), CA

Mid-rise / Mixed-use

2013 - 2014

Pechet Studio Designer

105 Keefer St, Vancouver BC, 2014 - 2018 Schematic Design (SD), Rezoning

High-rise / Mixed-use

2012 - 2013

UBC Environmental Design Program Studio Instructor

2008 - 2009

Bavand Consultants Junior Planner

M5 - Main Alley, Vancouver BC, 2020 SD, Rezoning Army & Navy Proposal, Vanouver BC, 2020 Feasibility Study Bute & Melville, Vancouver BC, 2020 PM, Design Development (DD) Tate Downtown, Vancouver BC, 2016 - 2018 WD, CA, Public Art Coordination 1550 Alberni St, Vancouver BC, 2015 - 2018 SD, DD

2014 - 2018 2014

Henriquez Partners Architects Architect Merrick Architecture Intern Architect

ABILITIES

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SOFTWARE

AutoCAD, Revit, Rhinoceros, SketchUp, Maxwell Render, ArcGIS, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Microsoft Office Suite

PRACTICAL

Project management Public consultation and rezoning, including CAC negotiations Single family and multi-family (mid-rise and high-rise) housing Site services and construction administration Feasibility studies

PROFESSIONAL PROJECTS 2014 - 2020

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M5 HENRIQUEZ PARTNERS ARCHITECTS 06 - 07

ARMY & NAVY HENRIQUEZ PARTNERS ARCHITECTS 08 - 09

EVENTIDE MERRICK ARCHITECTURE 10 - 11

1550 ALBERNI KENGO KUMA AND MERRICK ARCHITECTURE 12 - 13

105 KEEFER MERRICK ARCHITECTURE 14 - 15

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M5 NET ZERO LIFECYCLE CARBON AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING, VANCOUVER BC HENRIQUEZ PARTNERS ARCHITECTS, 2020 - PRESENT The intent of this case study is to develop a replicable prototype for open source, hybrid construction to help Vancouver and British Columbia achieve a significant reduction in lifecycle carbon emissions. This prototype is proposed as secured purpose-built rental housing in partnership with BC Housing. The provision of rental housing at Main & 5th will help address housing challenges in the Mount Pleasant area and within the broader context of the Broadway Plan and City of Vancouver.

My role: Assistance with the rezoning package; Assistance with developing the design concept.

My involvement in this exciting proposal exposed me to: • Net zero lifecycle carbon concepts and strategies; • Mass timber and hybrid construction.

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INSULATED PREFAB PANELS The building envelope consists of highly insulated prefabricated panels that enhance building performance and simplify site assembly. Panels are angled to provide visual interest and solar shading.

LOCAL MATERIALS AND TRADITIONS The architecture and tectonics of M5 are inspired by nature and traditional weaving techniques.

Cedar fiber Baskets were weaved into an almost water-tight membrane that were used for gathering and storing food.

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ARMY & NAVY CASE STUDY NET ZERO LIFECYCLE CARBON MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT, VANCOUVER BC HENRIQUEZ PARTNERS ARCHITECTS, 2020 - PRESENT

This case study is a feasibility study for redeveloping the Army & Navy department store site in Vancouver’s Gastown as a Net Zero Lifecycle Carbon Affordable Rental Housing prototype, to meet Vancouver and BC’s sustainability and affordable housing goals.

My role: Developing project massing and data; Developing building envelope components.

Some key elements that I focused on are listed below: • Informing massing with horizontal angle of daylight.

• Designing prefabricated cladding panels.

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INSULATED PREFAB PANELS The building envelope is proposed to be constructed with highly insulated panels that enhance building performance while decreasing construction time. Panels are folded to provide visual interest and solar shading.

MASS TIMBER The structural system aims at using materials to the best of their advantages. Alongside steel columns and a low carbon concrete core, mass timber floors allow for a significant reduction of embodied carbon.

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EVENTIDE LOW-RISE RESIDENTIAL, VANCOUVER BC MERRICK ARCHITECTURE, 2016 - 2018

Eventide is a 4 storey residential building across the street from Sunset Beach, with a slab on grade parking and roof deck. Building envelope consists of exposed architectural concrete and curtainwall, with stone veneer clad planters at street level that mitigate the sloping site.

My role: Construction administration and site services.

Some of the main challenges I encountered in the process are: • Concrete finish quality and strategic placement of construction joints; • Addition of a home automation scheme after construction start up; • Revision of door hardware to suit home automation; • And the usual lack of adequate room for services (what else is new?).

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EXPOSED ARCHITECTURAL CONCRETE The primary characteristic of the project is exposed architectural concrete. We worked closely with structural and building envelope consultants, as well as form workers and concrete supplier in order to achieve the required finish quality.

NATURAL WOOD Extensive wood and wood treatment studies were done in order to address stability and durability concerns at this waterfront location where wood is exposed to the elements.

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1550 ALBERNI HIGH-RISE RESIDENTIAL, VANCOUVER BC KENGO KUMA AND ASSOCIATES + MERRICK ARCHITECTURE, 2015 - 2018 This tower is designed by Kuma San, and Merrick Architecture is the architect of record. As part of the team, I worked closely with Kengo Kuma and Associates (KKAA) from schematic design through to construction documents.

My role: Assistance with the rezoning package; Assistance with development permit prior-to’s; Assistance with design development drawing package; Assistance with building envelope tender package.

Some of the main aspects of my involvement in this project were: • Exposure to KKAA’s design process; • Exposure to the logistics of working with a high profile designer from long distance; • Adapting KKAA’s design ideas to comply with local codes and guidelines.

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ALUMINUM PANELS Solid and perforated aluminum panels are one of the main features of the building, designed as a part of the curtainwall system in collaboration with the manufacturer in the design development phase.

KIGUMI Japanese wooden art proposed at the base of the tower, creating an ephemeral quality and visual permeability, as well as urban art that engages the passers-by.

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105 KEEFER MID-RISE RESIDENTIAL, VANCOUVER BC MERRICK ARCHITECTURE, 2014 - 2018

105 Keefer is one of the few “large sites” in Chinatown (with a 150’ frontage on the north edge of the Memorial Plaza), across the street from Dr. Sun Yat Sen Garden. The proposal went through many iterations - from a 13 storey rezoning application, to a 9 storey development permit application, all of which were rejected because of community disapproval.

My role: 3D model and representation of all iterations; Preparation of rezoning application package; Architect representative at community consultation events and open houses.

My experience in this project involved: • Exposure to the politics of heritage preservation, DTES, and Chinatown; • Recalibrating architectural design based on requirements and feedback from various stakeholders with different agendas; • Appreciating the sensitivity of presenting a controversial proposal to the public.

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COLOUR Generous use of colour is in tune with the vibrant colours of Chinatown.

The core of the building, clad in red back-painted glass is a bold pillar of colour that draws passers-by into the passageways to experience a spatial typology unique to Chinatown.

SCREENS The west elevation is protected from solar gain by screens inspired by Chinese motifs. These movable screens create a dynamic facade that constantly changes as the residents slide the screens in response to environmental conditions.

CULTURAL CENTER Inpired by the passageways of Chinatown, the ground level consists of a network of paths that connect to Keefer, Columbia and the Lane. The seniors’ cultural space and shops with 25’ street fronts, are also accessed through the passageways via floor to ceiling folding walls that allow the program to spill out on to the public realm.

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ACADEMIC PROJECTS M. ARCH UBC

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THE SPECTACLE OF PRODUCTION THESIS, 2013 18 - 25

THE MUSEUM OF THE GRID MUSEUM OF ENERGY STUDIO, 2012 26 - 31

THE QUARTER HOUSING STUDIO, 2012 32 - 35

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THE SPECTACLE OF PRODUCTION MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE THESIS, 2013

Environmental concerns and real estate speculation have led to the banishment of industrial production from the city. However, the increasing economic significance of clean local industries has provided the incentive for rethinking hybrid situations where living and manufacturing can co-exist within city boundaries.

In addition to this economic rationale, industrial production in the city can create quality experiential effects which result from allowing the “spectacularity” of industry to become manifest in people’s daily lives where the universal appeal of production can be witnessed and enjoyed.

This thesis project capitalizes on this appeal of industrial production as a spectacle, to explore the hybridization of living and manufacturing through programmatic and formal juxtapositions that mediate perceived incompatibilities in order to achieve symbiosis.

The Powell Street/Clark Drive district is significant in its location relative to the Vancouver port, railroad, and Downtown Eastside.

This context has subjected it to quite a number of the City’s planning agendas: There’s a strong urge for high density affordable housing, and all new development must acknowledge and promote the industrial nature of this district.

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HOUSING

HOUSING

The residential program is organized on the north of the site in 3 blocks and 111 units, inverting the existing trend of hiding spaces of produc-

THE SPINE

tion from public view and maximizing sunlight penetration on the site.

The west block is made up of small double height units; the middle

PRODUCTION

block consists of large units with views to both the north and the south;

THE SPINE The Spine consists of programs and spaces that facilitate programmatic and formal transition from industrial space to housing. It serves manufacturing as well as events for the community.

This functional flexibility is also true for the loading docks along the lane way. The community can take over these spaces with temporary functions in the afterhours and on weekends.

LOADING DOCK STUDY

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MAIN OFFICE

SHIPPING+RECEIVING

WC+SHOWERS CHANGING RM KITCHEN DINING HALL MARKETING

TOOLS

to accommodate different programmatic elements of the operation.

QUALITY CONTROL

paratus. The diagram shows relative breakdown of required floor area

MATERIAL STORAGE

The Production Zone houses a local metal spinning shop, whose products range from parts for Boeing and M1 tanks to blood centrifuge ap-

PRODUCT+MOLD STORAGE

PRODUCTION

PRODUCTION HALL

and the east block is a stacking of double height live-work units.

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1 MAIN PRODUCTION HALL 2 PRODUCT + MOLD STORAGE 3 MATERIAL HANDLING + STORAGE

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5 WORKSHOPS 6 COURTYARDS ON THE STREET 7 MARKET 8 LOADING DOCK 2

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EAST BLOCK: 9 SMALL DOUBLE HEIGHT UNITS MIDDLE CLOCK: 10 LARGE DOUBLE-SIDED UNITS WEST BLOCK: 11 LIVE-WORK UNITS WITH SHARED OUTDOOR WORK SPACE SLANTED BRIDGE 12 WITH VIEWS INTO METAL SHOP PLAYGROUND 13 DAYCARE BRIDGE 14 URBAN FARM 15 FARMHOUSE 16

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The Spine in the after hours. Loading docks taken over by street performances, booths, and food trucks.

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OPPOSITE PAGE: Physical model at 1:200 scale.

ABOVE: The Spine during work hours.

BELOW: The Spine in the after-hours. Courtyard theater.

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THE MUSEUM OF THE GRID MUSEUM OF ENERGY STUDIO, 2012 Surrounded by the coal mines of Alberta, the project site is situated in a landscape that is in itself a living museum of energy, and the infrastructure of energy production, distribution, and consumption are artifacts – including the substation. In this proposal, the structure of the Wabamun power plant substation - now decommissioned - that used to support transmission line equipment is repurposed to create architectural space, providing structural frames for the museum envelope; high voltage transmission towers are pulled apart, their members reconfigured to create envelope frames; and dismantled grid aparatus are displayed as artifacts.

ACTIVE SUBSTATION PROPOSAL

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GEOMETRIC OPERATIONS Geometric operations on substation support structure, creating structural frames that are hung from existing substation frames.

CIRCULATION AND BACK OF HOUSE

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THEATER AND EXHIBITION SPACE

PROPOSED FRAMES HUNG FROM EXISTING SUBSTATION FRAMES

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Multimedia Exhibit

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Grid Aparatus Exhibit

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THE QUARTER HOUSING STUDIO, 2012

The mid-rise residential development is located in downtown Vancouver, where the housing market is exclusive and does not cater to the needs of large sectors of the population.

The Quarter is an environment where the residents function on a multigenerational timescale, where the needs of different age groups (i.e. child care, senior care, work-study, livework, etc.) do not force families to move.

The arrangement of small, medium, and large units in the floor plan is such that there is always a small unit adjacent to every unit as an opportunity for expansion or a live-work condition. Interior nooks provide opportunities for personalizing the living space. Exterior nooks create a buffer zone between shared and private spaces.

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EXTERIOR NOOKS Multigenerational relations have gained more significance for 3 reasons: 1. increasing longevity and longer years of shared lives among generations; 2. increasing importance of grandparents in fulfilling family functions; 3. strength and resilience of intergenerational solidarity over time.* * Source: V. Bengtson, Beyond the Nuclear Family: The Increasing Importance of Multigenerational Bonds, Journal of Marriage and Family, Vol. 63, No. 1 (Feb., 2001), pp. 1-16

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