Tartu is known for its cultural and educational privileges and counts as Estonia’s capital for education. That is why we at Kalbod Design Studio decided to design a cultural center in the most historical district in Tartu by the river Emajõgi, where the reuse and repurposing of the town is ongoing.
Project name
The Bastion of Tartu Culture
Architecture firm
Kalbod Design Studio
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Twinmotion, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Mohamad Rahimizadeh
Design team
Mohamad Rahimizadeh, Shaghayegh Nemati, Hosein Roasaei, Ziba Baghban, Pardis Ahmadi, Zahra Tavassoli, Mahdi Jam, Farnaz Ejlali
Visualization
Ziba Baghban
Status
Concept (Competition Entry)
Typology
Cultural Architecture > Culture Center
“Tabula rasa” may be the most appropriate term to describe our confrontation with the project. With only one rule, the infinite freedom urges to create boundaries. Firstly, the site as the anchor point was chosen to make settings for our ideas. To pick a location, we tried to interpret the “rule” in another way and looked at where darkness matters...
Project name
Digging For Light (Qanat Oasis Villa)
Architecture firm
Kalbod Design Studio
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Twinmotion, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Mohamad Rahimizadeh
Design team
Hossein Roasaei, Pegah Samei, Ghazale Eskandari, Mehdi Jam
Collaborators
Photography: Ziba Baghban
Visualization
Ziba Baghban
Typology
Residential › Villa
Aligned between a row of assorted businesses on one of Greenacre’s busiest roads, Manyolia, a boutique jeweller desired to stand out from amongst its commercial neighbours. Selling internationally sourced, high-quality gold and diamond jewellery pieces, the client desired to rebrand its retail space, as the outdated interiors were attracting the wr...
Project name
Manyolia Jewellery Store
Architecture firm
Stukel Architecture
Location
139 Waterloo Rd, Greenacre NSW 2190 Australia
Photography
Sara Vita Photography
Principal architect
Daniel Beasly
Design team
Daniel Beasly
Interior design
Stukel Architecture
Lighting
Stukel Architecture
Supervision
Stukel Architecture
Visualization
Stukel Architecture
Tools used
ArchiCAD, Twinmotion
Material
New Age Veneers, Sydney Glass, Dulux, Fyber, Di Lorenzo, Dekton, Wright Metals, Zepel, Locker, Laminex, Mooie Light, Hafele Lights
Client
Manyolia Jewellery
Typology
Commercial › Retail, Store
Our primary goal in the NEW YORK BRIDGE project was to answer the need for more open and green spaces in the compact living and working areas in Manhattan’s financial district and the world-famous Wall Street.
Project name
New York Financial Bridge
Architecture firm
Kalbod Design Studio
Location
Manhattan, New York City, U.S.A.
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Twinmotion, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Mohamad Rahimizadeh
Visualization
Mohamad Ramezankhani
Typology
Industrial › Bridge
The assignment consisted of designing and executing three houses of approximately 70 square meters. With simultaneous construction on adjoining lots of 100 square meters each in the western sector of La Florida, Santiago.
Project name
Los Geranios
Architecture firm
Layla Jorquera Sepúlveda
Location
La Florida, Santiago, Chile
Photography
Layla Jorquera Sepúlveda
Principal architect
Layla Jorquera Sepúlveda
Design team
Layla Jorquera Sepúlveda
Collaborators
Furniture Ramal
Interior design
Layla Jorquera Sepúlveda
Civil engineer
Marco Ulloa - Consultores Civiles
Structural engineer
Marco Ulloa - Consultores Civiles
Environmental & MEP
Álvaro Montoya
Landscape
Layla Jorquera Sepúlveda
Supervision
Layla Jorquera Sepúlveda
Visualization
Valentina Caradonna
Tools used
AutoCAD, SketchUP, Twinmotion, Adobe Photoshop
Material
steel, plasterboard, plywood, fiber cement, glass, galvanized Steel
Typology
Residential › House
Located in the district-based developed city of Toronto, the Media and innovation center is carefully sited close to similar culture and entertainment-based districts to be able to make a connection with the existing buildings both in functional and physical ways.
Project name
Toronto Media & Innovation District
Architecture firm
Kalbod Design Studio
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Twinmotion, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Mohamad Rahimizadeh
Design team
Mohamad Rahimizadeh, Shaghayegh Nemati, Zahra Tavasoli, Ziba Baghban, Mahdi Jam, Hadi Koohi, Pardis Ahmadi
Visualization
Shaghayegh Nemati
Typology
Media & Innovation Center
The tourist attraction city of Sorkhrud, located by the waters of the Caspian Sea, has suffered from a lack of proper public places for many years. At Kalbod Design Studio, we decided to address this issue by creating a tourism center in this area to provide an awe-inspiring public space for entertainment and communication between the locals and to...
Project name
Tourist Center Sorkhrud
Architecture firm
Kalbod Design Studio
Location
Sorkhrud, Mazandaran, Iran
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Twinmotion, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Mohamad Rahimizadeh
Design team
Nasrin Eghtesadi, Yahya Bassam, Zahra Tavasoli, Parnian Hasanpor
Visualization
Ziba Baghban, Sara Rajabi
Holistic Villas are inspired by local plants and incorporate the principles of biophilia and biomimicry into the design. These principles seek to connect us with nature and create a living environment that is beneficial for us.
Project name
Holistic Villas
Architecture firm
Luis Pina Lopes - Studio
Location
Dominican Republic
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Grasshopper, Twinmotion, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Luis Pina Lopes
Visualization
Luis Pina Lopes - Studio
Typology
Residential › House
