ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN STUDIO AIR UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE

TAHMINEH MIRNEZHAD

Content01. Week One -About me -Previous Work -Favorite Architects

ABOUT MEEMy name is Tahmineh. I am Persian, an international student who moved to Melbourne in 2011. I have done my first year of Architecture degree over-seas. I transferred to University of Melbourne in my second year of degree. My previous design studios we were restricted to hand drawing. I am quite confident with hand drawing and I truly enjoy it. I have worked with 3D Max, AutoCAD, Photo Shop and Illus-trator. This is my first experience with Rhino. It is challenging, but I am always excited to learn new things. I am passionate about design. I really enjoy dealing with compositions. In architecture, geometry and solidness are my favorite principals. I admire many architectural style and archi-tects. Amongst all, I admire Mario Botta and Atoni Gaudi‘s works.

Shown to the right is one of my design studio projects in my previous univer-sity. The images illustrate the process of designing a space for dwelling.

The brief required four spaces. Space for entrance, , relaxation, transition and meditation. In terms of enclosure I divided my spaces into two category; open spaces and enclosed spaces. The open spaces are dedicated to entrance and meditation and the enclosed spaces are dedicated to transition and relaxation.

My concept for the design was light and shadow. Light enter to the building through the rhythmic opening of the walls, direct the visitor to th e media-tion space.

PREVIOUS WORK

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This church is designed by Mario Botta in 1992- 1998 in Switzerland.Aside from a glazed roof, this church is enveloped, inside and out, by alternating runs and blocks of grey Riveo granite and white Peccia marble—both native to the region(www.mimoa.eu)Building is presented as a single solid shape. Visually from the exterior it has a very simple ge-ometry. It is through the pattern

ofthe materials that the design starts to shine. I believe this building has a strong poetic qulity, which is done by arranging the materilas based on their color. Theother cruscial design element in this building is the skylight.Glazed roof at the main space of the church, brings natural light and daylight into the space. The pat-terns created by sunlight intor-duce special qulity to the space.

MARIO BOTTA Church of San Giovanni Battista

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Casa Batlló, located in the heart of Passeig de Gràcia, is a delightful element. It is a collection of symbol-ism, a canvas of marine inspiration, a dream world, which evokes nature with its organic elements and is sug-gestive of fantasy. Quite apart from its artistic value, the building is ex-tremely functional. It is that is much more typical of the present than of the past. There are even those who see elements in it which are the van-guard of late 20th century architec-ture.

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There are even those who see ele-ments in it which are the vanguard of late 20th century architecture. Human bones are used as a source of inspiration in some part of the façade. The curvinilaear elements in all parts of the building generate a sense of movement.

This building stands out because of its organic forms, the innovation of the concepts employed, and the methodology used.

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Antoni Gaudi Casa Batllo

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This church is designed by Mario Botta in 1992- 1998 in Switzerland.Aside from a glazed roof, this church is enveloped, inside and out, by alternating runs and blocks of grey Riveo granite and white Peccia marble—both native to the region(www.mimoa.eu)Building is presented as a single solid shape. Visually from the exterior it has a very simple ge-ometry. It is through the pattern

ofthe materials that the design starts to shine. I believe this building has a strong poetic qulity, which is done by arranging the materilas based on their color. Theother cruscial design element in this building is the skylight.Glazed roof at the main space of the church, brings natural light and daylight into the space. The pat-terns created by sunlight intor-duce special qulity to the space.

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References:

http://mimoa.eu/projects/Switzerland/Mogno/Church%20of%20San%20Giovanni%20Battista

http://www.botta.ch/Page/Recenti_en.php

Mario Botta / introduction by Christian Norberg-Schulz ; text by Mirko Zardini ; edited and photographed by Yukio Futagawa.Tokyo : A.D.A. Edita,1984

Zardini, Mirko. The architecture of Mario Botta / introduction by Christian Norberg-Schulz ; text by Mirko Zardini ; edited and photographed by Yukio Futagawa. Published New York : Rizzoli, 1985, c1984.

Solà-Morales Rubió, Ignasi, 1942- Antoni Gaudí / Ignasi Solà-Morales ; photog-raphy by Rafael Vargas. Published New York : Harry N. Abrams, 2003.

Gaudí / Ignasi de Solà-Morales ; photographs, F. Català-Roca ; [translation by Kenneth Lyons]. Published New York : Rizzoli, 1984, c1983.