Asadullah Shafai's architecture portfolio 2023

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ASADULLAH SHAFAI

asadullah.shafai@gmail.com

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My name is Asadullah Shafai, and I am a 27-year-old graduate of Chalmers University of Technology, where I completed my degree in architecture and urban design. I have studied architecture extensively in Sweden, as well as in Switzerland. What fascinates me most about architecture is the chance it provides to create spaces with a unique relationship to people, which will stand there for many years.

Throughout my journey to become an architect, I have designed various types of buildings, both for educational purposes and private clients. My particular interest lies in housing, especially villas where I can get close to people. I believe that every building should be a reflection of the people who use it, and my goal is to create designs that not only meet functional requirements but also enhance the quality of life for those who inhabit them.

In addition to architecture, I enjoy sports in all its forms, dogs, documentaries, art, and craft. Since childhood, I have had a passion for creating things with my hands and I still love to design and build things, especially furniture. This passion inside me has grown even bigger since I started studying to become an architect, and I dedicate a lot of my spare time to it.

I also love traveling and exploring new places. In fact, I have been spending the past eight months exploring and traveling throughout Australia. However, I have now decided to pursue new career opportunities elsewhere. Although my time in Australia has been fulfilling, I am eager to continue expanding my knowledge and practicing architecture in a new environment.

In the workplace, I prioritize innovation, cooperation, and professionalism. As a co-worker, I am easy to work with, take responsibility, and work efficiently. I am ambitious, detail-oriented, enjoy challenges, and am confident in tackling them with audacity. I am excited to join a team and bring my passion for design to a new location.

Education

Östersunds gymnasieskola

Highschool, Science program 2014 – 2017

Chalmers University of Technology

Bachelor’s degree in Architecture 2017 – 2020

Master of Science, Architecture & urban design 2020 - 2022

The École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne

Erasmus exchange, fall semester 2021

Program skills

Languages

ClimateStudio

Rhinoceros

English, Persian (Farsi), Swedish

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VARONE 2127

Private villa

Location: Brissago, Switzerland

Footprint 144 m2

ACEX35 – Master’s thesis in Architecture

Chalmers – Spring 2022

Exterior view

Site plan 1:1000

The purpose of this thesis is to get close, as much as architecture possibly can, to humans. The home is one of the most, if not the most, fundamental man-made ingredients of our life which we all share in common. We all have some kind of a place we call home. The meaning of home can differ considerably and it does not necessarily need to be characterized by matter in a physical sense, nor by a place. As the thesis intends to go back to architecture’s roots, which is its relation to humans, according to the author. Designing a private house is considered as a reasonable starting point for this work.

Site analysis 1:1000

Concept diagram 1:1000

Mid-floor entrance view

Section A-A 1:20

Section C-C 1:20

Landscape model

RAMSTA 9 21 921 8470 2200

2021-07-07 15.00° 15.00°

-BÄRBY 2:12 UPPSALA KOMMUN 2100 3790 5320

ASADULLAH SHAFAI 1:100 (A3)

RITAD AV RITNINGSNUMMER A21 REV

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION

AKBARI OBJEKTNUMMER HUSTYP GARAGE 2 BILAR

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-BÄRBY 2:12

UPPSALA KOMMUN

DATUM SKALA

RITAD AV RITNINGSNUMMER A23 REV A

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION

RAMSTA BÄRBY

ADU – Accessory dwelling unit

Location: Uppsala, Sweden

Footprint 15 m2

AFT107 - From concept to existing building

Chalmers – Summer 2021 – To be built

Credit: Emma Frykberg

The aim of this project was to work on a reality-based small project in order to learn processing Building permit document. This 15 m2 additional dwelling was designed for a private client in uppsala. The model was build in a 1:10 scale with high detailing level in order to maximaize the learning output.

SEKTION A-A SEKTION

SEKTION B-B

SEKTION C-C

FASAD MOT NORR FASAD

Stigbergsliden 1

Residential rooftop extension/ infill

Location: Majorna, Gothenburg

Footprint 144 m2

ARK137 – Housing invention

Chalmers – Spring 2021

Program based on Solar Decathlon 2021

Housing facilities

Site plan 1:1000

1. The additional of story

2. Bicycle room

3. Space for seasonal cultivation

4. The entrance

5. Carpool

Adaptability has been in consideration while designing the floorplans. With a shared common space, kitchen and living room, every apartment has two units consisting of one bathroom, a standard bedroom and a smaller room for different purposes. These units are designed so that they can be used independently. These solutions together with the shared spaces at the roof top are meant to increase the social interaction and the usability of the rooftop extension in the long run.

Entrance floor, (existing) 1:200

Normal plan 1-4, 1:200 - Four bedrooms, (5 Rok), 94.5 sqm

Rooftop 1:200

The additional rooftop extension’s main material is wood, which benefits this particular project by its different capacities, considering the fact that it is relatively light-weighted which means less reinforcement on the existing building is needed. The walls are out of prefabricated solid CLT-elements, it stores more Co2 and the load bearing capacity of it is good enough to avoid thick wooden pillars.

Facade towards Stigbergsliden 1:200

Facades and the roofs are covered with translucent marble gold solar panels, to take maximum advantage of the location of the building but also to avoid overheating during summer.

Section B-B 1:40

Cross ventilation:

During summer, the heated air inside the courtyard leaves through the openings at top causing negative pressure which lets the cooled air from the courtyard, which is in shadow, breeze in through the openings at the bottom. The vegetation helps through evaporative cooling to cool down the air even more and contribute to a pleasant atmosphere inside the building.

During late winter/spring when the temperature outside is still below the comfort zone, the sun will heat up the courtyard through greenhouse effect, this heated air will be caught inside the courtyard (buffer zone) and used by the resilience if needed.

The apartments have a big opening towards the courtyard in order to take advantage of the natural cooling/heating system when convenient.

Solar panels: Spectrum series

System provider: Todo en solar, Spain

500 € for 991mm x 1649mm Standard modules

800 W/m2, 20 ˚C

Interior living room

MAJNABBE PRE-SCHOOL

Pre-school/ daycare

Location: Majnabbe, Gothenburg

Footprint: 132 m2

ACEX05 – Bachelor’s thesis in architecture

Chalmers – Spring 2020

The proposal includes a preschool with eight departments on two floors where the departments collaborate in pairs with each other. This is to have surface-efficient departments at the same time as it is possible for the departments to be run independently.

The building consists of four volumes, two educational volumes; one for the staff and one service volume. These volumes are linked together with a fifth volume, which is a glazed volume that serves as a communication and even more common space (courtyard and a generous staff entrance).

The pre-school is located on a green hilltop in Majnabbshamnen with good recreational and sun conditions. Entrances to the various sections face Götaälven and the playground, which is the largest part of the property; at a slight angle from the Oscarsleden. This to emphasize the meeting between the visitors and the building at first sight. The exterior perspective below shows how you are greeted by the building when you get to the site.

Site plan 1:800

Interior perspective

1. Kapprum

2. Allrum

3. Lekrum

4. Skötrum

5. Vilrum

6. Aktivitet

7. Förråd

8. Städ

9. Tvätt

10. Omklädning

11. Kopiering

12. Arbetsrum

13. Samtal

14. Varumottagning

15. Expedition

16. Skafferi

17. Kyl

18. Frys

19. Färskvaror

20. Disk

21. Kök

22. Paus

23. Kontor

24. Teknik

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Facade och detail section 1:30

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION

Non-organic materials, cavity wall bricks and brick blocks filled with perlite together with an additional layer of perlite insulation form the load-bearing façade. The three-layer roofing of cardboard on the roof enables an almost flat roof with a slope of as little as 1: 100 (0.5 °).

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION

Facade East 1:200

Facade West 1:200

Section B-B 1:200

Facade North 1:200

Facade South 1:200

Models

Wind shield at Bohuslän, Sweden

Sauna by Delsjön, Sweden

Chalmers – 2017

Chalmers – 2017

Kingo Houses by Utzon, Denmark

ARK079 – Nordicarchitecture

Studiyng nordic architecture trough models (1:50) Chalmers – 2021

Credit: Sara Eidenvall, Linnéa Forsmark, Sarah Schoberleitner

https://projects.arch.chalmers.se/2021/02/05/kingo-houses/

Woodcraft