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CV+ | curriculum vitae 01
| place for softness 13-20
| alternate reality 29-31
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| la la land 02-08 | chicago bungalow 09-12
| heavy rotation 21-22 | simultaneous plan 23-28
| house with a view 31-38
+ | Projects included in this portfolio have been com-pleted during the 3 years of graduate school at the University of Illinois Chicago School of Architecture, as well as during the duration of internships and work done for competitions.
curriculum vitae
experience
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May 2014 Studio Offshore Chicago
Architectural Assistant +Schematic Design +3d Model +Rendering +Animation
House with a view, Pottsdam Germany
April 2014 Johnston Marklee LA
Architectural Internship +Physical Model +3d Model
Menil Art Gallery, Houston
August 2013- Weathers Chicago
Architectural Assistant +Laser Cutting +3d Printed Models +Grant Research
August 2012- Fab Lab Chicago
Fabrication Manager +Laser Cutter +3d Printer +Model Making
Chicagoisms’ exhibit at the Art Institute of Chicago, model for UrbanLabFaculty Exhibition model for Xavier Vendrell Studio
April 2014
May 2011- August 2013 ABB Design Niles
Conceptual Design Construction Documents Final Presentation Website Design
Calabar Market CompetitionPort Harcourt City DevelopmentAbidjan Mixed Use Tower, GhanaMedina City Development, Accra
May 2014
August 2011- May 2014 University of Illinois Chicago
Masters of ArchitectureGPA: 4.02014 Merit Based Tuition WaiverResearch Assistantship
August 2007- May 2011 University of Illinois Chicago
BA in Urban Planning Minor in Art HistoryGPA: 3.8Research Assistantship
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offshore
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awards
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references
nominations
publications
2013 University of Illinois chicago
Portfolio Day Finalist Fall Studio Year End Show Finalist
2012 University of Illinois chicago
Spring Studio Year End Show Finalist
2014 University of Illinois chicago
Year End Show Award Directors Choice Award, Cropped Exhibition
2014 Schiff Foundation chicago
Fellowship Nominee
University of Illinois chicago
Portfolio Day Finalist Spring Studio Year End Show Finalist
2014 SuckerPunch Online
Fall studio project published as Daily Pick Spring studio project published as Daily Pick2013 AIAS-Crit journal
Spring Studio Project published in journal
digital analog shop language
Sarah Dunn UrbanLab Chicago
Alexander Eisenschmidt Studio Offshore Chicago / Berlin
Sean Lally Weathers Chicago
photoshop
illustrator
indesign
rhino3d
revit
3ds max
autocad
maya
sketchup
hand modeling
drawing
drafting
laser Cutting
3d printing
CNC
wood working English
Hindi / Urdu
Gujarati
la la landCritic: Sarah Dunn / Urbanlab, Chicago
What if there was a new type of monumentality in Los Angeles?
These new monumental forms attach themselves to the exist-ing infrastructure, in order to transform the perception of the both: the highway and the city.
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The forms disrupt Los Angeles infrastructure by settling into their residue, they consist of apertures that allow for the pass-ing of ramps and elevated freeways.
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the chicago bungalowCritic: Xavier Vendrell / Xavier Vendrell Studio, Chicago / Barcelona
The Chicago Bungalow is a proposal for a housing block that is suitable for everyone from students to nuclear families. Instead of mainting the regular double loaded corridor, as found in much of housing, the corri-dor is now on the exterior. It is a platform which allows residents access onto their units, as well as to their private balconies.
Building ElevationDivision Avenue
Building ElevationMarshfield Avenue
Building ElevationDivision Avenue
Building ElevationMarshfield Avenue
Each unit is given an exterior space, along with a green house. The interior or-ganization of the units is based upon the division of spaces: The auxilary vs. The living.
Building Section
Building Section
500 sq ft floorplan
1000 sq ft floorplan
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family living scheme
student/shared living scheme
RENDER 2
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RENDER 2
RENDER 1
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place for softnessCritic: Marina Nicollier, Alexander Eisenschmidt
The monotony of the urban environment propels the idea of preserving a space solely meant to fulfill a desire for understanding. This convention center follows it’s traditional role of being a gathering space for people with similar avocations but furthers this idea by becoming a pensieve for soft moments. It is an assortment of atmospheres that allow for an empathetic experience within the uncompromising city.
STORAGE OF SOFTNESS
CREATING A PLACE FOR SOFTNESS
MONOTONOUS RIGIDITY OF THE URBAN FABRIC
no place for softness
creating a place for softness
storage of softness
RESTAURANTS
GATHERINGSPACE
OFFICE
HOTEL OFFICE
EXPLODED AXONOMETRIC SHOWING PROGRAM
CIRCULATION DIAGRAM
CONVENTION & EXHIBITION
exploded program diagram
circulation diagram
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plan
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section
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zoom in: convention center
zoom in: common area
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zoom in: hotel & restaurant
zoom in: shopping
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interior models
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render on site
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section detail
section detail
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heavy rotationCritic: Kelly BairTeam: Damien B, Brian S, Kat T
Heavy Rotation pairs the formal and material results of distributing excessive mass in the physical world (weight, loading, adjacency, gravity) with the precision of digital modeling software’s most basic command: revolve. Technically, this course considers a shift in digital fabrica-tion from operating (processing commands in software or hardware) to tooling (constructing low-tech, project-specific material assemblies). Traditionally, the machining of 360-degree forms was limited to low-tech revolution tools such as the rotational lathe, a machine only capable of revolving single section profiles along one axis. Speculating on the role of tooling, we paired hi-tech digital machining (cnc, laser cutting, 3d print-ing) with low-tech industrial design prototype manufacturing methods such as upholstery, casting, and vacuum forming in effort to produce variable section profiles, asymmetrical distributions of mass along mul-tiple axis, and material nuance distinct from the rigors of their computa-tional counterparts.
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outside detail
insidedetail
on the ground
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simultaneous planCritic: Sean Lally / Weathers, Chicago
channel dial
architectural trajectory
activities+material energies+sensorial envelope
technological progress
The pavilion addresses the problem of sensory overload in our everyday lives. Our senses are able to absorb enough stimuli in order to read our environment and make desicions. Increasing control over energies produces an overstimulation of the senses. Is the solution to hold back or give the body the ability to channel through these stimuli?
activities+material energies+sensorial envelope
The pavilion addresses the problem of sensory overload in our everyday lives. Our senses are able to absorb enough stimuli in order to read our environment and make desicions. Increasing control over energies produces an overstimulation of the senses. Is the solution to hold back or give the body the ability to channel through these stimuli?
CHANNEL FACILITAORS
SHAPE OF ENERGIES
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typology: over it. the energy is released upwards.
CHANNEL FACILITAORS
SHAPE OF ENERGIES
typology: under it. the energy is released underneath the canopy.
CHANNEL FACILITAORS
SHAPE OF ENERGIES
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typology: around it. The energy is released in the 360 degrees around the object.
CHANNEL FACILITAORS
SHAPE OF ENERGIES
typology: in front of it. the energy is released by the objects in a pointed direction
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These channels are predesigned with the visual stimuli, chemical stimuli (scent/taste), and environmental factors (humidity/pressure/temperature) in order to create this immersive environment.A turn of the dial for the user could mean the introduction of a new habitat within the same space.
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an event as experience by a person with a radio implant tuned to a specific channel
the same person can experience a different habitat, within the same space, with a turn of a dial
RENDER
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RENDER
standing on the outside, the viewer can see the ghost channels as they facilitate the ongoing activities
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alternate realityCompetition: Building Trust International / Playscapes 2013Team: Bureau Bureau (Nazifa Virani & Shifa Virani)
The site chosen for this playscape was once destined to become a new icon in the chicago skyline- The Chicago Spire at 400 North Lake Shore Drive. After a series of economic failures all that is left is a void. Utilizing this void as a basis of a productive design, we aim to celebrate this void by placing a trampoline over its heart. Our proposal is that of an adaptive reuse, rather than wasting more resources to hide the void, we designed a playscape that embraces it.
A spiral ramp, a typology reminiscent of the Spire, is place atop the structure, allowing views into the city and over the river. This playscape is an attempt to bring Chicago back to Daniel Burnham’s 1909 plan. It is an architecture that allows for enjoyment and par-ticipation. It allows for the users to stand over the river, and once again claim it as their own.
exploded program diagram
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multipurpose ramp
trampoline and seating spacemultipurpose ramp
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house with a viewCritic: Alexander Eisenschmidt / Studio Offshore, Chicago
Haus mit AusblickLocation: Pottsdam, Germany
conceptual development
siting and views
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materiality studies
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final scheme elevations
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