Department of Architecture (2004 - Present)
Architecture
, University of Tehran, Iran
Architectural Engineering
, University of Tehran, Iran
Collecting water from the atmosphere has been studied to address the global water shortage. One main challenge in this method is designing a patterned surface to maximize the water collection efficiency. In this work, we propose a bioinspired categorization method for the types of surfaces based on leaf venation patterns that are fabricated by direct laser writing. Our method introduces three categories from simple to complex intervals that include: completely linear, a combination of linear and network, and completely networked. Results show that our design-inspired pieces of venations suggest superior performance compared to the simple non-planar surface by boosting the efficiency of about ∼200−400% at the best venation pattern at 60?
Natural ventilation is one of the most essential issues in the concept of high-performance architecture. The porosity has a lot to do with wind-phil architecture to meet high efficiency in integrated architectural design and materialization a high-performance building. Natural ventilation performance in porous buildings is influenced by a wide range of interrelated factors including terrace depth, porosity distribution pattern, porosity ratio, continuity or interruption of the voids and, etc. The main objective of this paper is to investigate the effect of porosity distribution pattern on natural ventilation performance in a mid-rise building. One solid block and six porous residential models based on unit, row and combined relocation modul
The main aim of this research is to demonstrate the potential of surfaces with structural modifications for passive directed fog collection water transport, which might lead to process improvements and reduced resource requirements due to exceedingly controllable transporting of tiny droplets. For this purpose, we analyzed the fog collection efficiency of two various categories of the bio-inspired geometric patterned surface: samples in category A with parallel directional capillary lines of the one-way diodes pattern and category B consist of samples with a network of non-parallel capillary patterns without directional lines. The fog collection efficiency of the samples of each category was tested at different depths and in two hydrophobic
Case studies are frequently used in research in the field of architecture and urban studies and according to the research subjects, some cases are evaluated. However, the role of these cases in the research process and how to extract useful data from them are usually vague and no method is specified in this regard. In fact, researchers usually analyze the cases personally and without the scientific method. The lack of systematic method, on the one hand, diminishes the value of scientific research, and on the other hand, increases the possibility to exercise personal opinion of the researcher on the study, so that two researchers may make two different conclusions about a single case. On the other hand, architectural studies that are going t
Daylightophil concept towards architectural design plays a crucial role in building thermal comfort, as a way to high-performance architecture in which multi-objective optimization technics adopted to enhance interaction of building envelope and level of energy efficiency. Performance-based design is to control heat transfer from inside to outside, solar heat load from outside to inside, better efficiently in solar energy, maximum usage of sunlight, innovative building envelope for green biotecture, support inside of the building from glare etc. This paper presents a comprehensive review of Innovative Building Envelope Technologies, which interact with solar energy. Different types of such building envelope technologies, which are explored,
Case studies are frequently used in research in the field of architecture and urban studies and according to the research subjects, some cases are evaluated. However, the role of these cases in the research process and how to extract useful data from them are usually vague and no method is specified in this regard. In fact, researchers usually analyze the cases personally and without the scientific method. The lack of systematic method, on the one hand, diminishes the value of scientific research, and on the other hand, increases the possibility to exercise personal opinion of the researcher on the study, so that two researchers may make two different conclusions about a single case.On the other hand, architectural studies that are going to
Private buildings comprise an important category of buildings throughout Iran’s history including during the second Pahlavi era (1941-1975). In fact, the architecture of buildings in this era is worth studying because it has formed the basis of most of the current architecture of Iran’s buildings. The architecture of private buildings during the second Pahlavi era was influenced by various factors including the design and structure of the governmental and public buildings. There has been a certain degree of copying from the architecture of governmental buildings which was to some extent consistent with the climate conditions of Iran. This indeed helped press ahead the knowledge of architecture in the country.
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