Portfolio 2024

Sepideh Naghavi

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGNER

WORK EXPERIENCE

Architectural Intern

LJA and Associates

May 2023 - Aug 2023

Pencils Down Podcast

Indiana University Bloomington

(I wrote a proposal for a student-led Podcast, publicizing it and occasionally hosting the Podcast)

PERSONAL PROFILE

As an architectural designer and artist, I am deeply passionate about crafting one-of-a-kind designs. My love for working in engaging and cooperative environments has helped me develop my skills and grow as a professional. Being an extrovert, I am fueled by social interaction, and I always bring a positive attitude to everything I do. I am constantly seeking new and innovative approaches to my work, and I am excited to see where my journey takes me next. Thank you for taking the time to learn a little more about me.!

CONTACT DETAILS

Phone No.: +1 (812) 371 2884

Birthdate: 01/August/1995

Birthplace: Tehran, Iran

Instagram: @sepideh_h.naghavi

linkedin.com/in/sepideh-hosseini-naghavi

sepidehnaghavi.wixsite.com/myportfolio

Email: sepideh.naghavi@hotmail.com

sephosse@iu.edu

Dec 2021 - Present

Columbus, Indiana, United States

Administrative Assistant

Indiana University Bloomington

Dec 2021 - Present

Columbus, Indiana, United States

AIAS - Director of Freedom By Design

Organized and held a design Charrette for the students of J.IMAP; on

Nov. 5, 2022

April 2022 - Oct. 2023

J.IMAP General Student Assembly (GSA)- Social chair

Organized and publicized various events for the student body.

Jan. 2022 - Present

"Haven" International Online Architecture Competition

Held by: Unfuse, Mount Tamborine, Queensland, Australia

Teammate: Fatemeh Sheikholya Lavasani

May 2020 - Jul. 2020

Online Skincare and Beauty Products Shop on Instagram @kr.beauty.ir

Owned the business of importing, publicizing, and selling the products.

Jan. 2017 - Dec. 2019

Teaching Assistant, teaching AutoCAD & 3D Max to freshman architecture students, Islamic Azad

University, South Tehran Campus, Tehran, Iran

Oct. 2017 – Jan. 2018

LANGUAGE

Farsi (Native)

English: (TOEFL 98)

Korean (Familiar)

GRE Exam

GRE General Test: 303

SOFTWARE SKILLS

AutoCAD Revit

3D Max

V-Ray

Rhinoceros

Lumion

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe InDesign

Microsoft office

Grasshopper

HANDS-ON SKILLS

Woodwroking

Painting Sketching

Making 3D models

INTERESTS

Reading

Watching movies

Cooking

Traveling Drawing

Painting

EDUCATION

M.arch, Master of Architecture

Indiana University Bloomington, Columbus, IN, United States

GPA: 3.97

Aug. 2021 - May 2024

B.eng., Architectural Engineering

Thesis Title: Research, Cultivation & Industrial Center for Edible & Medical Vegetables (mushrooms)

Advisor’s Name: Prof. Mohammad Parsaei

Islamic Azad University, South Tehran campus, Tehran, Iran

GPA: 16.38 (out of 20)

Sep. 2013 – Dec. 2018

Pre-university degree, Mathematics & Physics

Shahid Mahdavi Educational Complex, Tehran, Iran

GPA: 16.65 (out of 20)

Jul. 2012 – Jul. 2013

High school diploma, Mathematics & Physics

Shahid Mahdavi Educational Complex, Tehran, Iran

GPA: 18.60 (out of 20)

Sep. 2009 – Jun. 2012

COURSES ATTENDED

Grasshopper, taught by Dr. Morteza Rahbar, Online Course, Personal Studio, Tehran, Iran

Jan. 2021 - Mar. 2021

Rhinoceros Professional 3D Modeling, taught by Mr. Ehsan Talebian, Iranian Architecture Center, Tehran, Iran

Aug. 2020 – Nov. 2020

Post-Production, taught by Mr. Mohammadreza Kadkhoda, Iranian Architecture Center, Tehran, Iran

May 2020 - Aug. 2020

Interior Architecture, taught by Mr. Reza Mafakher, Iranian Architecture Center, Tehran, Iran

Mar. 2019 - Jul. 2019

3Ds Max & V-Ray, taught by Mr. Mohammad Aminian, Iranian Architecture Center, Tehran, Iran

Nov. 2016 - Feb. 2017

CONTENT

MASTER’S PROJECTS

ARCHITECTURE DESIGN STUDIO

01. Baugruppen. Mixed-Use building in Berlin

02.PLASTICIDAD. Pavilion in Mexico City Architectural Competition by Arquine

03. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

04. TRADES DISTRICT MIXED-USE BUILDING

05. CLEO ROGERS MEMORIAL LIBRARY EXTENSION

06. FARMER’S MARKET CANOPY DESIGN COMPETITION

07. HAVEN International Architecture Competition in Australia

INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE COURSE PROJECTS

08. DENTAL OFFICE

09. TAILOR SHOP

10.DIGITAL AND MANUAL FABRICATION - WOOD SCULPTURE

11. VISUAL ARTS STUDIO

12.FREE-HAND SKETCHES - BERLIN, MEXICO SITY, ROME

BAUGRUPPEN

MIXED-USE BUILDING IN BERLIN

SCHEMATIC URBAN DIAGRAM

FOURTH FLOOR

THIRD FLOOR

SECOND FLOOR

FIRST FLOOR

GROUND FLOOR

RETAIL

SHARED SPACES

PROGRAM DIAGRAM

CO-WORKING

OPEN TERRACE

FIGURE GROUND

Urban blocks in Berlin, Germany often have an interior courtyard in the middle. These interior courtyards are introverted and isolated from the streets. However, my design proposal intends to link the interior spaces of the urban block to the street by making a series of extroverted terraces that connect the building’s overall form to the city. The ground level is designed as a series of plazas and shared public spaces. Thus, areas for gathering exist throughout the building’s floor plans as interior rooms linked to public exterior spaces. The layout of each floor is different to maintain a diversity of experiences as one moves vertically through the building.

SECTION B

SECTION A

SOUTH EAST ELEVATION

SOUTH WEST ELEVATION

PLASTICIDAD

Pavilion in Mexico City

Architectural Competition by Arquine - Spring 2023

Project by a group of 6 students

*All documents on the next spread, except for the exploded Axonometric, were created by me.

Our proposal allows local vendors to display their products on pyramidal ladders. Vendors can suspend their products on the larger modules and utilize the smaller modules to their needs. Once the exhibition is over, this Pavilion can be reconfigured in multiple ways and reused by vendors of all kinds. We worked with simple, off-the-shelf materials to create a flexible. The armatures are meant to display products, and can be curated by the festival organizers. For this year’s exhibition, we have chosen to highlight materiality that speaks to the conversation of recyclability in CDMX and allows a platform for artists and vendors to display their work. The structures allow for adaptability in how they are configured and highlight the importance of reuse for the future.

Elementary School

Architectural Design Studio - Spring 2022

The objective is to design an elementary school in downtown Indianapolis. The site is surrounded by cultural, historical, and religious buildings and districts. Elementary schools are the first step that everyone takes in their path of growing up in society and finding their place in said society. Therefore, as the first introduction is always the most important part, elementary schools have major, lasting effects on people’s lives and the quality of space must be of great value.

SITE PLAN

SITE SECTION - DIAGONAL

SECTION A

DETAIL OF SLIDING SHUTTER SCREEN

TRADES DISTRICT

MIXED USE BUILDING

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN STUDIO - FALL 2023

INTROVERTED URBAN FABRIC

DIFFERENTIATING IN SCALE ACCORDING TO THE CODE WHILE MAINTAINING THE SAME DESIGN LANGUAGE

INTRUSIONS AND EXTRUSIONS TO PUNCTURE THE URBAN SURFACE OF THE OUTDOOR AND CREATE A MIDDLE SPACE BETWEEN THE INSIDE AND THE OUTSIDE

DEVELOPING A COHESIVE DESIGN AROUND THE BUILDING FOR BEST STRATEGIES FOR RESPONDING TO THE SUN AND THE MAIN EDGES OF THE BUILDING

The design of the building started with the intention of creating private and semi-private outdoor spaces by puncturing the urban surface with a series of intrusions and extrusions. This breaks the tradition of the introverted urban fabric of the district, where most buildings do not have a mediator space connecting their interior with the urban space. There are more intrusions and extrusions along the main edges of the building (10th St and Madison St) for maximum dynamics, which become calmer when one takes a corner to the back of the building. The shading strategy follows the design of the form, where the extrusion of the floor plate is used as louvers on the south-facing walls, and the extrusion of the mullions is used as fins on the west-facing walls. This helps the design to have a cohesive language, where the shadings are integrated within the design ideas and elements rather than being alien additives forced on the building.

FORMED ALUMINUM

METAL BRACKET

CLT FLOOR PLATE

STOREFRONT FRAME

1239

897

WALL SECTION

SECTION -A

SECTION -B 010’20’50’

ENERGY SAVED WITH SHADING STRATEGY

2 UNITS: 12,497 KBTU

$$ SAVED FROM SHADING 2 UNITS: 1,624.61 USD

$$ SAVED SHADING THE BUILDING: 48,738.3 USD

SOUTH WEST CORNER OF THE BUILDING LOOKING SOUTH

SOUTH EAST CORNER OF THE BUILDING

Cleo Rogers Memorial Library Extension

To create a solution to stop the intense sunlight and heat from coming inside the building and windows facing east and west, a second skin was designed to cover the building with the same concept of shifting planes. This perforation got bigger in areas that needed more light and visibility and got denser in other parts.

Farmers Market Canopy

In this project, we have a site that is split in half by a row of trees. My solution was to connect the two lobes with my design by twisting and stretching through the trees without disturbing them.

I created a module of two triangles mirrored on both sides connected in the middle of trees with a twist, making it look like one module that is getting thinner in the middle to go through the trees.

I generated an oval shape for the section so it can have a shape with volume. I used a composition of flat green and 3D yellow triangles to take care of rain and shade, alternating identities that give cadence and movement by repetition of 3D vs 2D.

AXON VIEW OF STRUCTURE

SECTION

Project

by Fatemeh Lvasani and Sepideh Naghavi

Haven Koala habitat, a rescue and rehabilitation center that raises awareness regarding its ecological depletion and importance. A design. enabling interaction between all kinds of living beingsand enabling free movement for Koala. The program comprises of indoor and outdoor spaces acting as quarters for Koala’s. Along with staff administrative offices and supporting facilities. There are also interactive exhibition and education spaces to serve the local community and to provide a place for rehabilitation of the animals.

SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM VERTICAL

FIRE-RETARDANT CONCRETE FIRE-RETARDANT WOOD GLASS GREENHOUSE GLASS

SPIRAL PATHWAYAIR CIRCULATION DIAGRAM

SLIDING ROOF

Interior Design-Dental Office

The interior design of this dental office, as required by the client (dentist), includes the following items, such as being able to control the activities of the secretary and patients, commuting, as well as the use of light blue or green in the space design. The idea behind this project is to integrate the furniture needed in the space with lighting and decoration throughout the project with geometric proportions in mind. The use of glass for segregating spaces enhances the ability of the dentist to monitor the entire space. For the comfort of the clients during the dental work, open space was provided in each room with a unit, next to the window.

This is an interior design project of a tailor shop that includes a front porch on the ground floor with a surface area of 3*5=15 m and the main part of the shop with a surface area of 8*10=80 m. This project is for special and wealthy users such as actors and celebrities. The shop has few visitors per day and designer clothes are expensive and of high quality as well. In designing the project, users and tailors have played a crucial role in its concept; a lot of mirrors, lighting design, and a different design of windows and glass according to the concept of celebrities’ lives which is luxurious and captivating.

FLAME TO FLAME

MIXED DIGITAL AND MANUAL FABRICATION

IN PROGRESS

JOINERY

Scale: 1/8” = 1’ - 0”

The creation of this sculpture was the result of a series of sketches and studies and then using the SubD modeling tool in Rhino software. Once I learned how to use RhinoCAM to CNC the pieces, I became familiar with the CNC’s capabilities and limitations. The parts were designed to fit within milled 8/4 material, and the wholes were divided into parts based on grain direction and size. Tool pathing was done with RhinoCAM and then milled on a shopsabre router. The boards were pinned in the middle so they could be milled on both sides. Lugs were sometimes left in the ends to prevent tear-out and to aid with clamping. After this, chisels, rasps, and sanding were used to achieve the final form.

Visual Art Studio

ROME

MEXICO- CITY