Sadegh Karami Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture Politecnico Di Torino / Italy PORTFOLIO
Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture A.Y. 2025/2026 Final-year architecture student at Politecnico di Torino, with a design path developed through housing, climate-responsive architecture and technical representation. My work moves between the urban scale of collective dwelling and the environmental scale of the alpine house, with attention to site reading, spatial organization, construction logic and atmosphere. A professional training experience at Aurora Company in Turin strengthened this academic path through residential renovation work: layout review, material choices, coordination with the site and final home staging for client presentation. Gender M Date of birth 05/03/1997 Nationality Iranian Address TORINO (TO) ITALIA Mobile +393479269393 Persian Native Italian A1 English B2 CAD/BIM AutoCAD (2D/3D drafting, technical drawings) Autodesk Revit (BIM modeling, documentation) BIM workflow fundamentals. 3D Modeling / SketchUp / Enscape / V-Ray /Twinmotion Visualization Graphics Adobe Photoshop / Adobe Illustrator / Adobe InDesign Office tools Microsoft Word / Microsoft PowerPoint / Microsoft Excel Drawing Technical plans / sections, elevations / Construction details / Site and territorial analysis / Environmental diagrams. B 09/2021-07/2026 , Politecnico di Torino , Italy Architecture Student Projects Dec 2025 – June 2026 , Aurora Company · Turin, Italy Design & Project Coordination Assistant Linguistic knowledges Software knowledges Driving licence 09/2021-07/2026 Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy 01/2025-05/2026 Revit BIM Architecture and Families — GoPillar Academy. Developed academic projects from concept to final presentation, producing plans, sections, elevations, technical details, CAD/BIM documentation and 3D visualizations. The work focused on spatial organization, environmental reasoning, representation and the relationship between building, users and context. Worked on residential renovation projects from design development to client presentation. Contributed to layout reviews, material and finish selection, visual references, coordination with on-site work and final home staging. This experience clarified the relationship between drawings, construction decisions and the way completed interiors are presented to clients. Academic training in architectural design, building construction, structural systems, architectural representation, building physics, history and theory, restoration, urban planning and environmental design. Studio work developed skills in site analysis, concept development, technical drawing and integrated design from building to urban scale. Completed training in Autodesk Revit for BIM modelling, architectural documentation, families and workflow organization. Sadegh Karami Personal informations Education Personal skills Work experiences Sadegh Karami Sadegh Karami / CV Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture A.Y. 2025/2026 1
This portfolio brings together three works developed during my bachelor studies at Politecnico di Torino. Rather than following a simple chronology, they are presented as a short narrative that moves from collective housing, to climate-responsive design, and finally to the perceptive dimension of interiors. The sequence begins with Semplice, a housing project that explores dwelling through flexibility, shared spaces, and its relationship with the surrounding neighbourhood. It then continues with Alp3, developed within Building Design with Climate Studio, where the scale becomes more intimate and the project is shaped by climate, orientation, and seasonal comfort. The final section is a research essay on Color in Interior Design, which shifts the focus from architectural form to perception, atmosphere, and cultural meaning. Together, these works show the direction I have gradually built during my studies: an interest in spaces that are clear, technically grounded, and connected to the way people live them. Semplice Adaptive housing and collective urban space Semplice is a housing project developed for the Cimarosa site in Turin as an extension of an existing residential complex. The project starts from a precise urban condition: a built fabric that needed to grow without becoming closed or disconnected from its surroundings. A regular structural grid organizes the intervention and allows the building to adapt over time. It can work first as temporary accommodation and later as a more stable housing system. At ground level, circulation, shared spaces and thresholds connect the project to the neighbourhood. Semplice studies housing not as a collection of separate units, but as a structure for continuity, everyday care and collective life Alp3 Climate-responsive alpine dwelling Alp3 is a small holiday house for Prazzo, in Valle Maira, developed within Building Design with Climate Studio. The project begins from environmental conditions: southern exposure, mountain views, seasonal changes and the protection of trees on the north and west sides. The house is organized through three connected parts: a south-facing greenhouse, a central double-height living space and a compact northern volume for bedrooms and services. In winter, the greenhouse collects solar heat and extends the domestic space; in summer, shading and cross ventilation help prevent overheating. Alp3 studies climate as part of architecture itself, shaping form, section, comfort and material decisions from the beginning. Color in Interior Design A Multidimensional Tool of Perception and Experience This research essay studies color as an active element of interior design, not as a final decorative layer. It reads color through five connected dimensions: functional, physiological, psychological, symbolic and cultural. Drawing from Johannes Itten, Josef Albers and Frank Mahnke, the essay tests this framework through built examples from different periods and geographies. The aim is not to create a color guide, but to understand how color operates in real interiors, where perception, atmosphere and cultural meaning overlap. The research helped me read interiors not only as physical spaces, but also as perceptive and emotional environments shaped by light, material, distance and movement. Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture A.Y. 2025/2026 Sadegh Karami Sadegh Karami / CONTENTS Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture A.Y. 2025/2026 2
Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture A.Y. 2025/2026 Sadegh Karami Semplice begins from the Cimarosa site in Turin, where the project extends an existing residential fabric without turning it into a closed block. The proposal uses a regular structural grid to organize housing, shared spaces and circulation, while the ground floor opens the intervention toward the neighbourhood. For me, the main interest of the project was to read housing as an adaptable structure: not only a set of units, but a framework for everyday life, continuity and collective use. Site Plan Seasonal Environmental Analysis Spring Summer Winter Autumn Semplice PORTFOLIO Sadegh Karami / SEMPLICE Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture A.Y. 2025/2026 3
Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture A.Y. 2025/2026 Sadegh Karami Ground Floor Plan First Floor Plan Second Floor Plan Adaptable residential organization. Collective ground floor and residential levels.Connection between existing and new buildings. Flexible housing grid. Public layer and shared spaces. B A A B Urban facade and housing rhythm. Section B-BSouth-East Elevation Section A-A Sadegh Karami / SEMPLICE Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture A.Y. 2025/2026 4
Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture A.Y. 2025/2026 Sadegh Karami Construction Details Shared Courtyard View Internal Pedestrian Space Mortar Pavement Thermal mass reinforced screed Mortar Pavement Sand Mortar Waterproofing Waterproofing Thermal mass reinforced screed Polyethylene vapor Pavement Polythene vapor barrier Waterproofing EPS Mortar Pavement Plaster Waterproofing EPS Waterproofing Thermal mass reinforced screed Mortar AAC EPS Waterproofing Concrete Waterproofing Waterproofing Heat insulation Sand Sand Polypropylene modular formwork Sand Polythene water insulation Air cavity Concrete hollow-core slab Concrete hollow-core slab Concrete Concrete hollow-core slab AAC AAC Plaster Plaster Earth Plaster Plaster Plaster AAC Plaster Heat insulation Air cavity AAC Plaster Mortar Pavement Thermal mass reinforced screed Waterproofing EPS Waterproofing Sand Concrete hollow-core slab Plaster Mortar Pavement Waterproofing Polythene water insulation AAC Plaster PORTFOLIO Sadegh Karami / SEMPLICE Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture A.Y. 2025/2026 5
Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture A.Y. 2025/2026 Sadegh Karami Structural Frame Shared Courtyard Column Grid and Beam Layout Relationship with Existing Context The structural frame works as the stable element of the project. A regular column-and-beam system organizes the housing block and allows the internal layout to remain flexible over time. The construction details show how the frame, envelope and floor assemblies meet, while the final views describe the relationship between the building, the shared open spaces and the existing context. PORTFOLIO Sadegh Karami / SEMPLICE Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture A.Y. 2025/2026 6
Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture A.Y. 2025/2026 Sadegh Karami Alp3 is a small holiday house designed for Prazzo, in Valle Maira. The project begins from the specific conditions of the site: a clear southern exposure, mountain views, seasonal solar variation and a line of trees protecting the north and west sides. These elements guided the position of the house and the relationship between the greenhouse, the living space and the more compact private volume. The site analysis studies how sun, shade and airflow change throughout the year. This environmental reading became the starting point for the project, allowing climate to shape orientation, comfort and spatial organization from the beginning. Mountain profile around the selected plot South Territorial Section West Territorial Section Site Plan: Prazzo, Valle Maira Seasonal Environmental Analysis Solar exposure, shading and airflow conditions Alp3 PORTFOLIO Sadegh Karami / ALP3 Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture A.Y. 2025/2026 7
Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture A.Y. 2025/2026 Sadegh Karami East Elevation Section B-BSouth Elevation Section A-A Ground Floor Plan Mezzanine Floor Plan Protected northern volume and internal continuity.Double-height living space.Solar-facing greenhouse facade. Timber side elevation PORTFOLIO Sadegh Karami / ALP3 Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture A.Y. 2025/2026 8
Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture A.Y. 2025/2026 Sadegh Karami Bioclimatic Section Technology Identification Construction Details Air Renewal Shading SystemCross Ventilation 01-Interior finishing 02-Plastered radiant wall 03-Insulated service cavity 04-OSB panel 05-Horizontal beam 06-Oblique timber planking 07-External insulation layer 08-External plaster 01-Wooden floor 15mm 02-Double gypsum-fibre board, 12.5 + 12.5 mm 03-Radiant floor heating system, 45 mm 04-Lightweight screed for 80mm implants 05-Dustproof membrane 06-XPS insulation, 80 + 80 mm 07-Lean concrete layer, 100 mm 01-Roof Tiles 02-Support battens 03-breathable under-roof sheet water-repellent 04-Exposed counter-battens 05-Supporting roof beams 06-Internal insulation 07-Interior finishing 08-Double drywall panel 09-Insulated service cavity 10-Load-bearing frame panel 11-External insulation layer 12-External plaster 01-Upper support profile 02-Vertical mullion 03-opaque wall 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 01 02 03 03 02 01 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 PORTFOLIO Sadegh Karami / ALP3 Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture A.Y. 2025/2026 9
Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture A.Y. 2025/2026 Sadegh Karami Without Building Interior View With Building Interior view: greenhouse as climatic buffer and extension of domestic space. PORTFOLIO Sadegh Karami / ALP3 Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture A.Y. 2025/2026 10 Isometric 3D Sections Section B-BSection A-A
Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture A.Y. 2025/2026 Sadegh Karami This research essay studies color as an active element of interior design, rather than as a final decorative layer. The work began from a simple question: how can color shape the way people understand, feel and remember an interior space? The analysis is organized through five connected dimensions: functional, physiological, psychological, symbolic and cultural. Through this framework, color is read as a design tool that can guide movement, support comfort, influence atmosphere, communicate meaning and connect interiors to cultural memory. Working on the essay helped me look at interiors differently: not only through form, function and material, but also through perception, emotion and lived experience. A multidimensional tool of perception and experience Color in Interior Design Functional Physiological Psychological Symbolic Cultural orientation zoning spatial hierarchy comfort attention sensory response A multidimensional design tool mood - memory - atmosphere Color organizes space, supports orientation, and establishes clear spatial hierarchy. Color influences comfort, attention, and the body’s sensory response to space. Color shapes mood, emotional perception, memory, and the atmosphere of interiors. Color communicates values, beliefs, identity, and layers of cultural meaning. Color gains meaning through tradition, context, and collective cultural interpretation. values belief identity tradition context collective meaning Color Functional Physiological Psychological Symbolic Cultural PORTFOLIO Sadegh Karami / RESEARCH Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture A.Y. 2025/2026 11
Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture A.Y. 2025/2026 Sadegh Karami The selected case studies show that color acts differently depending on context. In Casa Gilardi, Luis Barragán uses strong planes of magenta, yellow and blue to create emotional thresholds between movement, silence and contemplation. At the Shah Mosque in Isfahan, blue, turquoise and gold connect geometry, light and spiritual experience. In Bar Luce, pastel tones construct a nostalgic interior atmosphere, between Milanese café culture and cinematic memory. In Inntel Hotel Zaandam, green tones reinterpret local Dutch houses and transform color into a sign of place and identity. Together, these examples show that color is never neutral. It can organize space, guide the body, change perception, carry memory and communicate cultural meaning. Casa Gilardi Bar Luce Shah Mosque, Isfahan Inntel Hotel Zaandam Color Perception Emotion Memory Identity Experience Color as emotional threshold Color as memory and atmosphere Color as spiritual and symbolic space Color as local identity Selected case studies: Image source: ArchDaily (Casa Gilardi), accessed June 2026. Image source: Dolcevia (Bar Luce in Milan), accessed June 2026. Image source: Archnet — Shah Mosque, Isfahan, accessed June 2026. Image source: Rotational Labs (Inntel Hotel Amsterdam), accessed June 2026. PORTFOLIO Sadegh Karami / RESEARCH Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture A.Y. 2025/2026 12