2ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO | IRIS MUHAMETIA selection of academic and architectural work developed throughout my studies, exploring design, research, visualization, and architectural representation.
3Flow of RhythmLocated along the Yangtze River between Yichang’s main scenic area and residential districts, the project reimagines the theater as more than a landmark. It becomes a civic, cultural, and recreational complex that connects residents, visitors, and the riverside landscape, expanding public activity and strengthening the relationship between city and nature.
3Highway as HabitatHighway as Habitat addresses a fundamental paradox embedded in the contemporary American metropolis: highways serve as essential infrastructures of mobility, yet simultaneously fragment the urban fabric by separating movement from habitation. As cities continue to densify, this horizontal system—once a driver of expansion—has become increasingly misaligned w
3Narrating Emotions through Architecture - The memory of 26/11A memorial museum where the memory of 26/11 is embedded within architecture. Situated on the shoreline where the ten gunmen entered Mumbai. Through light, materiality, movement, and sensory experiences, it honours loss, courage, and resilience, allowing memory to be deeply felt rather than merely observed.
3Empowering Coastal Communities: Climate Research and Training Center, SatkhiraAn interactive platform that serves as an educational hub emphasizing strong community networks through agile solutions that enhance livelihood resilience and support a harmonious coexistence of human activities and natural habitats.
12 Yaqeen oncology hospital Paths of Hope and Light The selection of the Yaqeen Medical Care & Oncology Center site outside the city was not only a functional decision, but also part of the healing concept, providing a peaceful environment away from urban noise and creating a transition from the atmosphere of illness to a place of comfort and hope. The healing journey begins through
1Green Primary Sector Textile Mill: Integrating Nature into FactoryWhere workers breathes with nature apart from their monotonous factory space in Bangladesh. Inspired by the harmony between the built environment and nature, the design integrates passive cooling, greenc roof, sustainable water systems, and renewable energy to create a human-centered workplace that emphasize the comfort, health, & dignity of employees.
2CYBERPUNK-PUNK: Hacking Downtown Los AngelesCYBERPUNK-PUNK is a speculative urbanism thesis imagining ten Downtown LA typologies built from the wreckage of a fictional failed startup. Grounded in Harney and Moten's conceptual undercommons, it translates revitalized cyberpunk aesthetics into critical infrastructure—mapping fugitive collectivity against the extractive logics of the neoliberal city.
7The Cultural Center in Szczecin as a reinterpretation of industrial spaceThis project revitalizes Szczecin’s Jaskółcza Island into a Cultural Center. Reinterpreting its 19th-century post-industrial heritage via parametric design, it creates an inclusive public space. It acts as a social catalyst, reintegrating the degraded waterfront into the city while preserving its genius loci.
3GENESIS CULTURE CITYJust like DNA is the building unit of humans, culture is the building unit of humanity, GENESIS treats Egyptian identity as a living code — inherited, adapted, and carried forward — expressed through four buildings that together form the future of the nation.
2Narrating Emotions Through Architecture - The Memory of 26/11A memorial museum where the memory of 26/11 is embedded within architecture. Situated on the shoreline where the ten gunmen entered Mumbai. Through light, materiality, movement, and sensory experiences, it honours loss, courage, and resilience, allowing memory to be deeply felt rather than merely observed.
