Work Experience - Morphosis Architects, Culver City, CA - Associate /Designer < July 2021- Oct 2024 > Coordinated and produced drawing sets in Revit for all phases of a 55,600 ft² performance hall and music school in Dallas, TX, with primary responsibility for leading the production and coordination of the performance hall. Managed the coordination and integration of systems for NEOM master plans, overseeing the collaboration of a multidisciplinary team to integrate mobility, infrastructure, landscape, structure, and facades during the conceptual design phase. (NDA) Produced construction drawings and permit sets for a museum in Los Angeles and a passenger terminal at Dakar Airport (Design-built). Kevin Daly Architects, Los Angeles, CA - Designer < Sep 2019 - June 2021 > Assisted the project manager with construction administration for a 270,000 ft² workplace interior fit-out, reviewing submittals, shop drawings, attending site visits, responding to RFIs, and providing sketches as needed. (NDA) Led documentation efforts and contributed to the design of a workplace interior fit-out. Developed construction drawings for an affordable housing project and assisted in the production of CD sets and detailing for an 8,000 ft² elementary school (LAUSD) and a 32,000 ft² office building. Neil M. Denari Architects Inc. Los Angeles, CADesigner < Nov 2016 - July 2019 > Supported design development, construction documentation, and coordination for multiple mixed-use and tenant improvement projects. Secured permits and approvals, collaborating closely with AHJ to ensure code compliance. Managed a tenant improvement project (3,300 ft² restaurant) through all phases, from concept design to construction administration, ensuring continuous client communication. CO Architects, Los Angeles, CA - Designer < Dec 2015 - July 2016 > Collaborated with a team to research and evaluate client requirements and site data for a medical-educational project. Contributed to the building design and production of the schematic set. Brooks + Scarpa Architects, Los Angeles, CA - Designer /Intern < May 2014 - Dec 2015 > Assisted in design development, including Rhino modeling for design iterations, presentations, and the creation of physical models. Contributed to the production of construction documents and detailed drafting. Warren Techentin Architecture – WTARCH , Los Angeles, CAIntern < Spring 2014 > Assisted with the installation of La Cage Aux Folles, performing tasks such as welding, grinding, and metal finishing.
Education - USC School of Architecture, Los Angeles, CA < 2012 - 2014 > Master’s of Architecture professional degree- MArch University of Tehran, College of Fine Arts, Tehran, Iran < 2009 - 2012 > Master’s of Art Studies Islamic Azad University, Central Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran < 2003 - 2008 > Bachelor of Architectural Engineering
Awards + Recognition - AIA Look Up Film Challenge - Grand Prize Winner - 2015 AIA| LA Certificate of Appreciation - 2013
Technical Skills - Proficient in Revit, Auto CAD, Rhino, V-Ray, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Office and PowerPoint. Experienced in Grasshopper, Maya, 3D Studio Max, Enscape, Sketch Up, Navisworks, Ecotect and Vasari.
PERFORMANCE HALL AND MUSIC SCHOOL
MORPHOSIS ARCHITECTS
Richardson, TX, United States Ground Up, Type II-B Construction
55,600 ft²
In Construction
My Role: Coordinated and produced drawing sets in Revit for all phases. Responsible for 3D BIM and design presentations. Led production of construction drawings and consultant coordination for the performance hall.
Project Overview: The future music building for the Harry W. Bass Jr. School of Arts, Humanities & Technology forms the heart of The University of Texas Dallas’ new cultural district, the Edith and Peter O’Donnell Jr. Athenaeum. As the new home of the university’s music department, the building offers state-of-the-art performance, rehearsal, recording, and classroom spaces, catering to the school’s diverse programs.
The hallmark of the new building is a 680-seat music performance hall with a vineyardstyle configuration to accommodate diverse live music. This spatial arrangement locates seats on all sides of the stage, providing closer connections between musicians and audience members. Acoustics, sight lines, and comfort were the key drivers in creating a warm and intimate space for all sizes of performances. A dedicated choir balcony is incorporated in the upper mezzanine level behind the stage. The defining feature of the all-wood clad hall is the dynamic wood liner that encompasses the upper walls and ceiling. This linear wood liner takes subtle inspiration from the staff lines found on sheet music; its pattern was closely designed with acoustical engineers to absorb and reflect sound for an optimized listening experience from every seat. morphosis.com
PERFORMANCE HALL AND MUSIC SCHOOL
MORPHOSIS ARCHITECTS
PERFORMANCE HALL AND MUSIC SCHOOL
PRIMARY TRUSS STRUCTURE
2" NORMAL WEIGHT CONCRETE ACOUSTICAL TOPPING.
3 1/2" NORMAL WEIGHT CONCRETE
3.5D -18 GAGE FORMLOK DOVETAIL COMPOSITE DECK
MOTORIZED HOUSE LIGHTING PIPE
MOTORIZED ACOUSTICAL REFLECTOR:
3 LAYERS 1/2" GYPSUM WALL BOARD OR MDF FASTENED TO STEEL FRAME, PAINTED BLACK REFLECTORS TO BE SUSPENDED FROM SUPPORT STRUCTURE ABOVE THEATRE LIGHTING FIXTURE
UNISTRUT CHANNEL ATTACHED TO WOOD PANEL, PAINTED BLACK STRUCTURE FRAMING AT CATWALK WOOD CEILING PANEL
20'-0" x 32'-0" MOTORIZED PROJECTOR SCREEN
WOOD PANEL
SECONDARY STEEL FRAMING TO SUPPORT ACOUSTICAL SCRIM WALL AND CEILING
MOTORIZED ACOUSTICAL CURTAIN
PROVIDE CEILING CAP AT WALL CAVITY W/(2) LAYERS OF GWB.
LIGHT FIXTURE IN COVE
LIGHT FIXTURE IN COVE
WOOD PANEL CEILING
WOOD PANEL OVER PLYWOOD BACKING
12” FULLY GROUTED CMU WALL
CHOIR BENCH
SUPPLY AIR DUCT FLOOR DISPLACEMENT DIFFUSER
HEAVY GRIND POLISHED CONCRETE FLOOR RAKER BEAM
1 1/2" DIA BRONZE HANDRAIL
WALL ASSEMBLY: (3) LAYERS 5/8" GYP. ON METAL STUD, W/ SOUND ATTENUATION, FULLY SEALED
WALL ASSEMBLY: (3) LAYERS 5/8" GYP. ON METAL STUD, W/ SOUND ATTENUATION 12”FULLY GROUTED CMU WALL WOOD SLAT SCREENSUPPORTED BY WOOD STUD WALL. STUD WALL SUPPORT MOTORIZED ACOUSTICAL CURTAIN
CEILING ASSEMBLY: ACOUSTIC BOARD (3) LAYERS 5/8" GYP. ON METAL STUD, W/ SOUND ATTENUATION, FULLY SEALED
INSTRUMENT LOCKERS AV/POWER PLATES AIR PLENUM AND DIFFSUER
PERFORMANCE HALL STAGE FLOOR ASSEMBLY: ALASKAN CEDAR OR EDGE GRAIN SOUTHERN YELLOW PINE (2)
THE BRICKYARD TECH CAMPUS
Kevin Daly Architects
Los Angeles, CA
Interior Fit out - Type I-A Construction
270,000 ft²
Completed 2019-2020
My Role: Reviewing submittals, shop drawings, attending site visits, responding to RFIs as part of CA team.
Project Overview: Located in Playa Vista’s rapidly developing “Silicon Beach”, The Brickyard comprised the interior fit-out of two parcels. The first Parcel is 140,000 SF, five stories and includes offices, event space, café and training rooms. The second contains 130,000 SF, Six stories of offices, studios, event space and café.
Project was completed in three phases. Phase 1 included approximately half of parcel 1 and was completed for early occupancy. Phase 2 includes the additional leased area at parcel 1. Phase 3 includes the entire parcel 2 building. Kevindalyarchitects.com
Kevin Daly Architects MAMMOTH LAKE HOUSING
Mammoth Lake, CA
Adaptive Reuse - Type V-B Construction
13,000 ft²
Completion: TBD
My Role: Joined the project team at the end of the Design Development phase. Responsible for producing construction drawings in BIM, addressing plan check comments, and coordinating with consultants. Led detailing, ensuring accuracy and consistency throughout the design.
Project Overview: Mammoth Lake is a small mountain community in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains just south of Yosemite National Park. Home to Mammoth mountain, one of the most popular ski destination in West, the town’s housing composition is drastically skewed toward condominiums units, high-end seasonal and nightly rentals, leading to high cost and low availability of full-time resident housing unit within the town. These economic factors have led to critical need for immediate affordable workforce housing for the town’s long-term residential and employees.
This project addresses that need by converting two adjacent industrial buildings sited on the periphery of the town into 11 one-bedroom units earmarked for Mammoth Lake residents earning below 80% of the area’s median income.
The full scope of conversion includes eleven ~ 640 Sf one-bedroom apartments with six garages, interior walls, plumbing, mechanical and electrical upgrades, an on-site laundry room, secured bike storage, an exterior tenant community area and water conscious landscaping. In addition, there will be a new pitched roof to replace the existing flat roof, which has proved problematic and costly, given the massive snow accumulation in the region.
This project is a contemporary case study of fundamental sustainability strategy of reclamation, transforming an unremarkable and underused structure into urgently needed housing. Kevindalyarchitects.com
KDA
POP RIVET (2 PER PANEL)
DOUBLE BEAD TAPE SEALANT
(N) MTL. STANDING SEAM ROOF
(N) 1.5" CLOSED CELL RIGID CLIP PER MANUF.
TAR PAPER
ICE AND WATER SHEILD 1/2" PLYWOOD
(N) CDX PLYWOOD ROOF SHEATHING PER STRUCT, SLOPED, PER ROOF PLAN
(N) ROOF JOIST PER STRUCT. WEATHER RESISTIVE MEMBRANE (WRM)
1/2" PLYWOOD
(N) SOFFIT PANEL TO MATCH MTL. STANDING SEAM ROOF SOFFIT FRAMING PER STRUCT.
CLEAT
CUSTOM RAKE
NAILER PER STRUCT.
WEATHER RESISTIVE MEMBRANE (WRM) BRAKE METAL FASCIA
RIDGE BEAM PER
KDA
Neil M. Denari Architects 3921 SUNSET
Los Angeles, CA
5,800 ft²
Core and Shell - Type V-A Construction Completion: 2020
My Role: I joined the project team at the end of the Design Development phase and led the project through the permitting process. My responsibilities included the production of construction drawings, consultant coordination, and detailing in AutoCAD. I was also in charge of designing the tenant space on the ground floor and managed it from SD through to CA.
Project Overview: 3921 Sunset is a two-story mixed-use commercial building located in Sunset Junction. The program includes a 3,300 SF ground-floor restaurant with an outdoor dining area, and 2,800 SF of office space on the second floor. The design of the outdoor dining area and circulation was driven by the site’s pedestrian-oriented context. The strategic concentration of utilities and proposed service deliveries allowed us to maximize the limited street frontage while enhancing indoor-outdoor connectivity and optimizing leasable area for our developer client.
Neil M. Denari Architects
ROOF ASSEMBLY: ROOF MEMBRANE,
ASSEMBLY:
FRP PANEL
SLAB ON GRADE CONCRETE
LANDSCAPE GROUND COVER
THE COMMISSARY AT THE LOT
Neil M. Denari Architects
West Hollywood, CA
3,300 ft²
Interior Fit-out - Type I-B Construction Completion: 2018
My Role: I was responsible of design, Rhino modeling with design iterations, rendering, design presentation, production of construction drawings in CAD and consultant coordination.
Project Overview: In late 2017, our studio was commissioned to design a new commissary within the recently completed Plaza Building in the historic Lot Studio. The commissary was intended to function as a daytime restaurant and an event space during the early evenings.
The design features oak wood flooring and wall panels in the dining area, which transition seamlessly to a white ceiling through a series of radial geometries. Initially, perforated gypsum was selected for its acoustic properties to achieve the desired sound quality in the space. However, we re-imagined the perforated gypsum circles—formed around the VRF units—as a graphic design element, creating a visual motif reminiscent of clouds in the sky. This concept was carried through into the aluminum panels in the kitchen and bar counter, creating a cohesive and dynamic design language.
C4
C2 C1
C1
C2
C3
C4
THE COMMISSARY AT THE LOT
Neil M. Denari Architects
PERF. CEILING GYP. BD. PANEL- SEE FINISH SCHEDULE
VRF CASTTETTE UNIT PER MEP
OUTDOOR AIR INTAKE DUCT
5 1/2” OFFSET, NO PERF AROUND THE UNIT
LIGHT COVE
GRG PANEL
18"X18" ACCESS PANEL, MATCH CEILING FINISH, MATCH CEILING PERFORATION GRID
LIGHT FIXTURE PER SCHEDULE
1 1/2” OFFSET, NO PERF AROUND LIGHT FIXTURES
5600 W. ADAMS
Neil M. Denari Architects
Los Angeles, CA
29,400 ft²
Core and Shell - Type II-B Construction
Completion: 2021
My Role: I joined the team at the end of the Design Development phase and carried the project through the permitting process. My responsibilities included the production of construction drawings, consultant coordination, and detailing in AutoCAD.
Project Overview: The project is a three-story mixed-use commercial office building (26,300 SF), with 3,100 SF of ground-floor retail and a subterranean parking garage. This infill development is located in the West Adams district, contributing to the revitalization efforts under the new West Adams Community Plan.
FLOOR ASSEMBLY FINISH FLOOR BY TENANT 2" CONCRETE TOPPING 2" R8 RIGID INSULATION 12" STRUCTURAL SLAB ON GRADE
CONTINUOUS WATERPROOFING MEMBRANE, TYP. RETAIL
CONCRETE SIDEWALK, SLOPE TO CURB
ST HOUSE
Neil M. Denari Architects
Malibu, CA
2,250 ft²
Remodel/Renovation - Existing Split-Level House
Completion: 2021
My Role: I was responsible of design, Rhino modeling with design iterations, rendering, design presentation, production of construction drawings in CAD entitlement process and communication with the client.
Project Overview: Situated on a sloped site in Malibu, this renovation reimagines a 2,250-square-foot split-level residence while preserving the original wood detailing that defines its character. The scope includes an interior remodel of the main living spaces—bedrooms, bathrooms, and the ocean-facing balcony—maintaining the existing layout while introducing a new planning concept and curated furnishings. Minor shell upgrades, including new windows and shading devices, enhance comfort and performance without compromising architectural integrity.
The second phase focuses on interior finishes and a redesigned front façade to create a cohesive procession from street to sea. A refined entry sequence—with new paving, garage door, and integrated lighting—complements the updated interiors, which feature new millwork, lighting, and modernized bathrooms. As an as-of-right project under Malibu’s “<50% Remodel” guideline, the design balances entitlement efficiency with a carefully tailored and high-quality outcome.
My Role: Joined end of DD phase and was responsible for design and handling the interface between Rhino and Revit, rationalizing and documenting complex geometries. Additionally, I assisted in drafting details for the project in Revit.
Project Overview: the new Angle Lake Transit Station and Plaza is an Envision certified sustainable mixed-use facility consisting of a 1-acre connecting plaza and community event spaces, a drop-off area for light rail users, retail space with dedicated bike storage and parking and a 35,000 square-foot parcel for future transit-oriented development. It also includes a parking structure for 1,150 cars designed to accommodate conversion to new future uses. Brooksscarpa.com
Brooks + Scarpa Architects ANGLE LAKE STATION AND PLAZA
Project Overview: My first project at Brooks + Scarpa was to design a bus shelter for a local shuttle stop near the station. While the studio had originally proposed a seating area within the station’s entry space, Sound Transit requested an alternative location closer to the street.
This shelter was one of several distinct yet interrelated elements we designed and detailed in conjunction with the parking area and adjacent plaza. It needed to share a cohesive identity with the larger project, contributing to a unified architectural language across the site.
The design aimed to create seamless integration between site elements. A landscape wall gradually widens to form seating, while a sculptural overhead surface bends, tapers, and gently meets the wall—blurring the boundary between architecture and landscape.
