academic portfolio

Romiar D. Karamoozaddress: 8377 Sedan Ave, West Hills, CA 91304

email: romiark@email.arizona.edutel: 818.577.9802

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education

Bachelor of Architecture [B.Arch Degree]University of Arizona, Tucson, AZGPA: 3.6Design Studio GPA : 4.0

software

1st LanguageAutoCAD 2006-2010Rhinoceros 4.0Vray Rendering EngineSketchUp 7Microsoft OfficeAdobe Creative Suite CS5 Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Bridge, Fireworks, DreamweaverPicasa 3

2nd LanguageRevit, Grasshopper, 3ds Max,

other

LanguagesFarsi (Iranian) - Fluent Knowledge of Conversation and Written ComprehensionFrench - Elementary Knowledge of Conversation and Grammer

Travel ExperienceIran (1996 to 1998) - Studied the 4th and 5th Grade. Cities include Tehran, Isfahan, Kerman

DMJM Design/AECOM Design, Los Angeles, CAJune-August 2006 to 2008INTERNDescription: built models [study and presentation], organized presentation packets, red lines, mentor of younger internsProjects: Thomas Properties Group :: City National Plaza Retail Entrance, 555 S. Flower St. Los AngelesMaguire Properties :: 755 Figueroa Tower, Los Angeles Wulfe & Co. :: BLVD Place, HoustonReference: Carlos Madrid, Andre Krause

Stonefire Grill, West Hills, CADecember 2004 to August 2006, July-August 2009 Position: caterer, deliverer, trainer, head cashier, and waiterDescription: answering phones, customer service, servingContact: Christin Sporny

Central Casting, Los Angeles, CAJune-August 2009Description: experience in the movie industry and filming set dynamic

2010 Arizona Builders’ Alliance Portfolio Competition (Runner-up) - Scholarship

2010 R. Drachman - Scholarship

2010 Excellent Academic Performance - Scholarship

2009 Lyceum Fellowship Competition - Merit

2009 AIA Design Excellence, 3rd Year Design Studio Project - Award

2007 - 2008 “Academic Distinction”

Honorable Mention: Spring 2007, Spring 2008

Dean’s List: Fall 2007, Fall 2008, Spring 2009, Fall 2009

Drachman Design/Build Coalition, Tucson, AZJanuary-Present 2011VOLUNTEERDescription: bus shelter design, fabrication drawings, on site installation, materials schedulingReference: Chris Trumble

Moorhead and Moorhead, New York, NYAugust 2010INTERNDescription: generated renderings for Design/MiamiReference: Granger Moorhead, Robert Moorhead

The Standard Hotel, New York, NYJuly 2010Description: roof-top restaurant servicesReference: Andres Rizo, Josh Greenspan

Architecture in Formation, New York, NYJune 2010INTERNDescription: office organization, project researchReference: Matthew Bremer

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Curriculum Vitae

name : Romiar Davrani Karamoozaddress : 8377 Sedan Ave, West Hills, CAemail : romiark@email.arizona.edutel : 818.577.9802

01 turn-pipe chair ergonomics and furniture design

02 structures analysis of one-way spans, cantilevers, and towers

03 design/build bus shelters regional specific shelters for the city of Tucson [4 different orientations; north/south/east/west]

04 lyceum fellowship competition 2009 [blacksmith studio] MERIT recipient

05 aisc competition 2010 [ urban farming culinary arts school] introducing farming into an urban setting

06 urban dead space intervention capstone :: tucson underpass

MOMENT DIAGRAM

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7-1/4”138 degrees

4-3/16”80 degrees

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T.O. STRUCTURE

5/16" FIBER CEMENT PANEL BEYOND

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T.O. SCREEN WALL

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the course began by researching geometry in nature, material limitation, and ergonomics. with the use of one pipe, i wanted to create a chair that is self strengthened and flexes as someone sits on it.

geometry, material, ergonomics

3 inch radius bends - typ.

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group project - group of 4 fellow students. the concept of alternating, tapering rectangular floor plates was tested through drawing and two full scale iterations rendered by 1/8” rod. each built product was weighted and placed on a shaker table in order to test structural integrity and to identify the effects of extreme lateral forces upon a built form.

steel tower - lateral forces

Bending moment weaknessand response (tension lines)

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EXISTING SHELTERS:

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VISIBILITY

ACCESSIBILITY

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HIGH RISK FOR OBESITY

HIGH RIDERSHIP

LACK OF EXISTING SHELTER

4 CARDINAL DIRECTIONS

ERGONOMIC STUDY

VISIBILITY STUDY

ACCESSIBILITY STUDY

SUN STUDIES

VIDEO INTERVIEWS

BUS PATRON SURVEYS

PRECEDENT

PROGRAM

SITE ANALYSIS

DESIGN

NORTH

Critical Shading “SWEET SPOT”

EQ 5 PM

SUM 5 PM

EQ 5 PMSUM 5 PM

NORTH

Critical Visibility “SWEET SPOT”

Negative

Mapped Cut Plane

Resultant Louver Screen

H-11305-EF

H-14435-NF

H-11357-SF

H-12897-WFNorth Facing shelter

East Facing shelter

South Facing shelter

West Facing shelter03group project - the bus shelter prototype project was done by our studio section of 15 students. the environmental conditions of the Sonoran Desert presented unique challenges to public transportation. High temperatures and intense sunlight inhibitridership and the use of public transportation. Current bus shelters are not designed in response to these conditions. The studio initially developed 15 schematic designs, 4 of which were selected for further development. Eventually a single scheme was selected.

region specific bus shelters - tucson, az

H-12897-WF

EXPLODED PERSPECTIVE

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RETURN WALL

A #10 Galvanized self drilling screws with gasket

B 16 ga. steel cladding surface

C 1” x 1“ x .065” sq. steel tube furring

D 16 ga. steel flashing

E 4“ x 2” x 1/8“ steel tube

F 10 ga. steel fascia

G 1/4” Steel plate with 3/4” through bolt

H Return wall panel

I 2” x 1“ x .065” steel tube

J 16 ga. steel cladding seat

K 1” x 1“ x .065” sq. steel tube frame

L 2“ x 2” x 1/8“ steel tube

M 1/4” Steel plate structural louver screen (vertical)

N 1/8“ Steel plate structural louver screen (horizontal)

O 3/4” Expansion bolts

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type H-12897-WF type H-11305-EF

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2'-0" TYP.

SEATING

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HSS 4" X 2" X 1/8" STEEL TUBE SILL PLATE

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16 GAUGE STEEL PANELS ATTACHED WITH GALVANIZED#10 SELF DRILLING SCREWS TO 1" x 1" x .065" SQ.STEEL TUBE FURRING, 24" MAXIMUM SPACING

HSS 4" X 2" X 1/8" STEEL TUBE VERTICAL FRAMING MEMBER TYP.

CONTROL JOINTS AT 6' INTERVALS TYP.

044" MIN.

3/4" EXPANSION BOLT TYP. SET INTO 6" UNREINFORCED SLAB TYP.(SHELTER TO SLAB REFERENCE POINT)

5'-814"

5'-2 1516 "

(SHELTER TO SLAB REFERENCE POINT)

STRUCTURAL STEEL LOUVER SYSTEM CONSISTINGOF 1/4" X 4" MILD STEEL PLATE VERTICAL MEMBERS@ 12" O.C. AND 1/8" X 4" MILD STEEL PLATE HORIZONTALMEMBERS @ 18" O.C.

EQ

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CONTROL JOINT

CONTROL JOINT

EXTENT TO ROOF ABOVE

PERIMETER OF EXISTING 6" UNREINFORCED SLAB

VERTICAL MEMBERS TO BE CONTINUOUSFULL-HEIGHT TO HEADER AT ROOF-LEVEL.DO NOT SPLICE.

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3/4" EXPANSION BOLT TYP. SET INTO UNREINFORCED SLAB

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10'-0"

16 GAUGE STEEL PANEL TYP.

HSS 4" x 2" x 1/8" STEEL TUBE ROOF STRUCTURE

2' TYP.

T.O. WALL7'-2"

16 GAUGE SHEET STEEL FASTENED TO 3/4" CDX PLYWOOD WITH 2LAYERS 30# FELT

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16 GAUGE STEEL PANEL TYP.

1" x 1" x .065" SQ. STEEL TUBE FURRING

HSS 4" x 2" x 1/8" STEEL TUBE FRAME

6'-6"2'-0"

T.O. WALL

T.O. STRUCTURE

7'-2"

7'-8"

16 GAUGE PERFORATED SHEET STEELSEATING

HSS 2" X 2" X 1/8" STEEL TUBE SUPPORT

STRUCTURAL STEEL LOUVER SYSTEM

3/4" EXPANSION BOLT TYP. SET INTOUNREINFORCED SLAB TYP.

6 7 84 52 3110'-0"

EQ. 2' TYP.T.O. STRUCTURE

7'-8"

T.O. SCREEN WALL

7'-4"

9"

9" O.C. TYPICAL SPACING

STRUCTURAL MILD PLATE STEEL SCREEN WALLLOUVERS ROTATED PER SOLAR REQ. ABOUT CENTRAL AXIS

FULL WELD AT ALL ALL INTERSECTIONS

RETURN PANEL BEYOND

10 GA. SHEET STEEL FASCIA

HSS 4" x 2" x 1/8" TUBE STEEL SILL PLATE WELDEDTO STRUCTURAL STEEL LOUVER SCREEN

HSS 4" x 2" x 1/8" TUBE STEEL HEADER WELDEDTO STRUCTURAL STEEL LOUVER SCREEN

16 GA. SHEET STEEL PANELS BEYOND

EQ.

SIGNAGE MOUNTED TO STEEL FASCIA

PLANScale: 1/2" = 1'-0"

LONGITUDINAL SECTIONScale: 3/4" = 1'-0"

TRANSVERSE SECTIONScale: 3/4" = 1'-0"

ELEVATIONScale: 3/4" = 1'-0"

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concept - to split the major meadow into its two minor meadows to the south. the translucent canopy links the building to trees as it recedes to the tree tops. due to the warm humid climate when class is primarily in session (spring, summer, fall), most of the space is outdoor to obtain optimum ventilation.

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site of demolished 14 acre community farm[south central farms]

relocation into urban context

The program was driven by the closure the largest urban farming establishment in the U.S. no more than 3 miles from the site, SouthCentral Farms [14 acres of public farming]. The plan is to mediate and promote urban farming within the city of Los Angeles. Something that went hand in hand with fresh produce and food was cooking. I decided to share this urban farming program with a culinary arts school to give the space an educational component. The way to two programs are tied together for interaction are through student based restuarants and community farmers markets that occur within large public courtyard. There is a constant cycle of producing, educating, urban community interaction, consuming, and recycling.

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1 kitchen2 auditorium3 lobby4 farm storage5 seminar spaces6 library7 cafe

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sixth st.

seventh st.

eighth st.

sixth ave.

stone ave.

fourth ave.

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34toole ave.

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1 tucson amtrak station2 rondstadt bus station3 solar culture - arts corner4 moca tucson5 residential on congress6 hotel congress7 rialto theatre8 ironhorse park

06through an investigation of the three underpasses it is determined that sixth ave underpass is the most critical in terms of circulation and experience. in comparison, the underpass is longer (more DARK than than the others), less open and spacious (more ENCLOSED, NOISE AMPLIFIED), uni-directional flow of traffic (only a means of EXITING downtown), and a non-existant bike path (BIKE SAFETY). by developing adjacent sites around the underpass and creating a LINK between one side of the railroad to another, the underpass can inturn become an experiential break through this threshold.

urban dead space intervention

services offices parking vacant land

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downtown links

Problem Definition :Infrastructure is primarily driven by a single performative function; the need to transport vehicles and other forms of mass transportation. As a result, this structural massive that in embedded into a fabric creates boundaries and often very awkward and unapprachable spaces. Tucson falls victim to this collision between pedestrian, bike, vehicular, and rail line circulation. The underpasses that bisect the railroad tracks are the primary means of entering Downtown and remain classified as spaces that neglect public to pedestrian interaction.

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park [green space]pedestrian walkwaysbike accessmarket [temporal or permanant]gallery spacecommunity centerevent holder [extension of 4th ave.]

a program that meshes with the existing urban fabriccompliments and weaves the two sides together

programmatic : transportation pedestrian bycyclist vehicle train above cable car [to be determined]qaulitative : sound, air, light, safe

PROGRAMMATIC FACILITY[downtown]

TRANSITIONAL CONNECTOR[underpass]

CULTURAL / PUBLIC[north of tracks]