Massih Nilforoushan Portfolio

PORTFOLIOA R C H I T E C T U R E

MASSIH NILFOROUSHAN

2005 2015

MASSIH NILFOROUSHANResearch Assistant, Integrated Technology in Architecture Center (ITAC), University of Utah, College of Architecture

801.928.963969 University Street,Salt Lake City, UT [email protected]/in/massihnilforoushan

I would like to invite you to browse through my academic and practice design portfo-lio. I am a young and ambitious profes-sional with ten years of experience in field of architecture: traveling, learning and working in three different countries. Therefore, my experience as been broad-ened by international aspects, introduc-ing new working methods in my arsenal. These could be named as environmental friendly designing in Italy, middle-eastern sensible relationship with nature, good design analytical skills at University of Utah as well as practical skills gained during traineeships and work. This port-folio presents several selected projects that reflect my diverse experience.

EDUCATION

EXPERIENCES

University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 2014 - 2015Master of Science in Building Technology and Architectural studies

University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 2013 - 2014Master of Architecture, Final Studio: Chicago Maritime Museum

St. John University, Turin, Italy 2010 - 2013Master of Sustainable Design, Disertation: Evaluation of Straw as Thermal Insulation

Art University, Tehran, Iran 2005 - 2010Bachelor of Science in Architectural Engineering, Final Studio: Children Museum

Plastik Banana Design , Salt Lake City, Intern Designer, 2013 - PresentDesigned, fabricated and visulaized different architectural/artistic models using various 3D modeling, CAD/CAM softwares, CNC machines and 3D printers. Scripted several Grass-hoper codes for architectal and artistical components and patterns.

University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Teacher Assistant, 2014 - PresentTeaching Autodesk Revit and Sefaira (early design stage building performance simulator), M2 studio.

University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Research Assistant, 2014 - Present- Researched on evaluation of performance modelling: optimizing simulation tools to stag-es of architectural design.- Researched on dimensional optimization of beetle kill pine Interlocking Cross Laminated Timber (ICLT).

CP-A Assocates, Turin, Italy, Intern Architect, Summer 2012Completed design phase of Helsinki National Library, Finland.This included design the master plan and schematic ideas of the library, facade design and 3D modeling of the project.

Architettura Senza Frontiere (Architects without Borders), Turin, Italy,Intern Architect, Summer 2011Worked on schematic design and design development phases of a school in Haiti. The project was founded by Italian Architects without Borders after the earthquake.

Ronin Pars, Tehran, Iran, Junior Architect,Construction Administra-tion Architect, 2007 - 2010Took the design lead on 3 high-end residential projects and regularly completed construc-tion documents. Administrated the construction of a residential project. Created several facade instalation shop drawings.

Tarh o Tahavol Consultant Group, Isfahan, Iran, Intern Architect,Summer 2006Worked on earlier design analysis of two industrial parks. 3D modeled one office project.

GRADUATE WORKSUNIVERSITY OF UTAH 2013 - 2014

CHICAGO MARITIME MUSEUMFINAL DESIGN STUDIO I U of U I SUMMER 2014 UNIVERSITY OF UTAH CA+P DESIGN EXCELLENCE AWARD WINNING

CHICAGO MARITIME MUSEUMChicago city is placing next to the Michigan Lake. This water access and Chicago River provided proper means of transit for this city especially be-fore developments of rail roads and roads. This opportunity made this city one of the largest and wealthiest cities in North America. This means that history of Chicago has been tied to the history of nautical developments. My final project is to design a proper maritime museum for the city of Chicago. The site is placed next to the Chicago River, be-tween Cermak corridor and Canal St. The site con-nects to major district in the corridor; China Town and Pilsen. The development should enhance the connectivity of these two districts while activating the riverfront of Chicago River. The museum is consist of 105,000 sqft of exhibition spaces, edu-cational and restaurants and required supporting programs of a museum.

2D DrawingFacade Design3D ModelRenderingGraphics

AutoCAD, RevitGrasshoperRevit, Rhino3DS MAX (v-ray)Photoshp, Illustrator

SITE URBAN FORCES

PING TOM MEMORIAL PARK

CANAL ORIGINS PARK

PING TOM MEMORIAL PARK

CANAL ORIGINS PARK

SITE RESPONDS TO THE FORCES (enhance accesibility from river)

FORCES SHAPE THE FLOWS AND MASSES

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SALT CONVENTION HOTEL GRADUATE DESIGN STUDIO I U of U I SPRING 2014

The Salt Convention Hotel Center offers improvements of deficient amenities of Salt Palace Convention Center in PRI lot including an upscale convention- conference hotel with 600 rooms and 150,000 sf of meeting facilities. In addition Bend generates complementary facilities for Energy Solution Arena including professional treatment facilities for champions. Furthermore, high end mixed used (residential, retail, art galleries) program on the north edge of the site improve walkability of the North Temple St.

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X[14] PASSIVE HOUSE

DESIGN STUDIO I U of U I FALL 2013 - ROCKY MOUNTAIN INSTITUTE PUBLIC CHOICE AWARD (DOE RACE TO ZERO)- STUDENT DESIGN AWARD FOR BEST CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS, US DOE- UNIVERSITY OF UTAH CA+P DESIGN EXCELLENCE AWARD WINNING - DESIGN ARTS UTAH AWARD

X[14] Passive HouseX[14] House was conceived as a collaborative effort to re-imagine the affordable housing typology. During the course of this process the un-derlying principles of how we live and the types of spaces we need to accommodate these desire were examined. The design group wanted to challenge the contemporary notion that quantity of space supersedes quality of space and design clarity. The aim of X[14] House is to provide a high quality of living within an optimized, small footprint that is sensitive to both the inhabitants of the building and the local, as well as global environment.The design of X[14] House is the synthesis of both modern technology and vernacular principles. Unlike traditional buildings in the modern age, X[14] utilizes what is immediately available from its specific location’s en-vironment as the primary energy source; it supplements only what can-not be generated onsite to meet modern standards of comfort through technological means. Traditional ideas of orientation, passive energy de-sign, thermal massing and aspects of daylighting are key elements in the outward expression of the house’s massing. This strategy creates not only a more energy efficient building, it also creates a building with a high survivability factor, all without increased capital investment.

2D DrawingFacade Design3D ModelPerformance ANLYRenderingGraphics

AutoCAD, RevitAutoCAD, SketchupRevit, Rhino, SketchupEcotect, PHPP, REM/Rate, Sefaira3DS MAX (v-ray)Photoshp, Illustrator

X[14] ‘s floor plan is intended to create an ease of movement and sense of place within the house by reducing the number of interior walls. The main level of the house has an open space con-figuration, which is outlined into seperate zones through the use of circulation oaths and ceiling heights. This sense of space is further augment-ed with the incorporation of outdoor spaces on the first floor and roof terrace, which provide differ-ent levels of privacy: the building’s patio, slightly above street level, allows for open communication with neighbors and full engagement with street.

PERFORMANCE BASED DESIGNDESIGN STUDIO I U of U I Fall 2013 X[14] PASSIVE HOUSE, SCHEMATIC DESIGN

DESIGN SCHEME ENERGY USE INTENSITY DAYLIGHT POTENTIAL UTILITIY COST

Exploratory modeling: Explore building form, floorplate dimensions, glazing ratios, etc. with simple models before moving on to specific designs (i.e. prior to sketching & ideation). Understand what’s driving energy use and daylight potential, and what elements of the design are important for moving these in the right direction. These elements can become design constraints — inputs for creating an actual design.

Design comparisons: Quickly compare different design options to understand the type and relative magnitude of per-formance impacts. Comparisons can help to inform design decisions large and small — from massing shape to facade design to shading strategies.

7,447 $/yr

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DESIGN SCHEME ENERGY USE INTENSITY DAYLIGHT POTENTIALUTILITIY COST UTILITIY COST

51kBTU/ft²/yr

HEATINGDOMINATED

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Sensitivity analysis: Use parametric analysis to see which design parameters and passive strategies have the biggest impact on performance. This early knowledge makes it possible to integrate these strategies as core aspects of the design.

Design decisions such as, efficient massing and orientation improve X[14] house performance about 48%. Studies and analysis of different glazing iterations design strategies provide information regarding daylight potentials of the most efficient massing option. The last scheme shows the importance of building envelope design in cold climate. 175% im-provements of building envelope (Based on ASHRAE 90.1 2012) improve the energy efficiency of the building around 57%.

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CONFLICT RESOLUTION CENTERDESIGN STUDIO I U of U I SUMMER 2013 DOWNTOWN SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH


AutoCAD, RevitGrasshopperRevit, RhinoEcotect3DS MAX (v-ray)Photoshp, Illustrator

Successful mediation as the main goal of CRC requires comfort-able and special environmental conditions, therefore the build-ing and it’s indoor ‘s quality have direct effect on efficiency of the center. Different architectural characteristics can establish a successful Conflict Resolution Center (CRC). Generally CRC building with semi-public client should be in a spatial form with sufficient sense of invitation. The building with simple compre-hensible mass, (on the contrary of design idea of a court house) unprivileged edifice compared with other public and semi public areas, in order to avoid crea- tion of hierarchy. In general based on the main function of the institute (prevent and resolve of con-flicts) and psychological state of the clients, lightness and sim-plicity of building induction convenience even before entering to the building, and incline to using interior spaces.Privacy and accurate order of public, semi-public and private spaces have great effect on the efficiency of the institute, there-fore level of privacy should take in to the account for planning of different areas, while freedom of movement should apply to the planning to avoid creating a discomfort situation. Initiation of nature and greenery inside the building can help to improve a tranquil environment. Diverse paths for mediation areas and possibility of flexible circulation decrease the risk of facing differ-ent parties as it can make the conflict tougher.

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Green roof substrate5” rigid foam thermal insulation laid to falls vapour barrier4” extensive plantingRoot barrier

6” reinforced concrete slabCorrugated panelW8*35 seconday beamAir outlet vent1” acoustic panel, fake ceilingOpenable insulated louverFacade frame- steel tube 6”*1/4”ETFE membraneAir inlet (with motor)5” mineral fiber thermal insulation + 1/4” vapour barrierAluminium panelW14*53 primary beamMaintenance catwalk grating on two channel brackets 6*10Anti-glare louver 1”Double glazing in PVC frame

1” flooring cement + 1” cement topping with glassfiber reinforcmentOpenable insulated louver

5” rigid foam thermal insulation laid to falls vapour barrierVapour barrier3”reinforced concrete3”granular fill

5” mineral fiber thermal insulation + 1/4” vapour barrier

Free-drainage backfillStone drainage bed1/2” vapour barrierContinuous concrete footing

UNDERGRADUATE WORKSART UNIVERSITY, TEHRAN, IRAN 2005 - 2010

KARAJ CHILDREN MUSEUMFINAL STUDIO I ART UNIVERSITY I SPRING 2010

CHILDREN MUSEUMThe primary idea to design a complex for children is to create a simple, legible and familiar forms and spaces for children in a built environment. According to their visual and mental structures, children need areas which are both simple and familiar at the same time; safety and peace in the area is a clear and important matter in designing this complex, be-cause the usage of a structure, for children, is much more environment dependent than for older people. The overall content of the structure is made of a cube and cannon, in a way that gives the child the familiarity s/he needs. In the inner areas, ac-cording to the type of them, legibility and accretion has been considered so that the child can communicate with the area and become ready to learn.The mental structure of children is being shaped in these ages and their being in a place that is not transformable can prevent them from having a creative mind. Children must feel authority in the area in which they are. For this aim we have tried to include transformability in most parts of the structure so that the child can set his/her environment freely.The dynamic tenets and the communications of the complex This site has two separate entrances, one of which belongs to the official staff and the storage room and the other one belongs to the usres.Users, after entering the complex, pass through a maze and face a set of stairs that reach the entrances. They can go to the minus one floor using these stairs or go to the ground floor through the entrances. In the complex the ramp that is placed in the middle of the structure will be the connector of the stages.


AutoCADM-panelAutoCADEcotect3DS MAX (v-ray)Photoshp, Illustrator

The first important factor in designing an 80000 seats soccer stadium is site se-lection. The site was selected regarding to its accessibility and available public transportation infrastructures. The site located about 25 miles far from Tehran on west Tehran-Ghazvin high-speed highway. After studying the site conditions and its neighbors the southeast and northeast part of site designed for public transportation for viewers and big parking lot, the main construction of 80000 spectators football stadium is designed almost in the west part to create dynamic panoramic view of stadium from highway.One of the most important tasks on this project is structural system for the roof and stage of stadium. The roof structure is mixing of two big arches and cable structure with multiple cable support to carry the lightweight roof cover.

KARAJ SOCCER STADIUMDESIGN STUDIO I ART UNIVERSITY I SPRING 2008

MORPHOGENETIC PAVILIONFINAL STUDIO I ART UNIVERSITY I SPRING 2006INOVATIVE STRUCTURE CONVENTION, TEHRAN UNIVERSITY

All different 3D shapes of cactuses created by different sum and directions of pressure and tension forces on simple 2D cactus cells. According to this fact and EmTech research by M,Hensel in AA London. We studied the possibility of changing 2Dimension-al membranes to various 3Dimensional forms. The form finding process started support points based on site condition. The booth created with 2Dimensional membrane and shaped by tension and pressure forces.

PROFESSIONAL _ COMPETITION EXPERIENCERONIN PARS.CO, CP-A Associates, Plastik Banana, ULI Competition

SARAFRAZ RESIDENTIALSRONIN PARS.CO I TEHRAN, IRAN I FALL 2008

2D DrawingFacade Design3D ModelRenderingGraphics

AutoCADSKETCHUPAutoCAD3DS MAX (v-ray)Photoshp, Illustrator

ALVAND RESIDENTIALS RONIN PARS.CO I TEHRAN I WINTER 20082D DrawingFacade Design3D ModelShop DrawingGraphics

AutoCADSKETCHUPAutoCADAutoCADPhotoshp, SLR Photography

HELSINKI CENTRAL LIBRARYCP-A Associates I Turin, Italy I Summer 2012

The City of Helsinki arranged an open two-stage international architectural competition for the design of a Central Library. The competition looked for a contemporary library design. The aim is to create a vibrant and functionally versatile meeting place, as well as an energy-efficient and architecturally signif-icant building.The Central Library will be located in the very centre of Helsin-ki, the Töölönlahti [“Töölö Bay”] area, on city block no. 2014 , a site significant in terms of both the cityscape and symbolically. It will be part of a cohesive totality of public buildings together with the Finnish Parliament building, Helsinki Music Centre, Finlandia Hall, Sanoma House and Kiasma Museum of Con-temporary Art.


AutoCADM-panelAutoCAD, RhinoEcotectRhino (v-ray)Photoshp

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