Simon Harwood Architecture Portfolio by tahrapanahportfolio

ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO

2024-2025

SIMON JOSEPH HARWOOD

CONTENT

TUYSHTAK POLYCLINIC

TOWNHOUSE

9-16

THE GATEWAY

17-24

LIGHTWELLS

25-32

TUYSHTAK POLYCLINIC

A MOUNT DIABLO INTEGRATED HEALTH CENTER

Design Studio Project - Spring 2024 - Diablo Valley College

Located near the North Gate of Mount Diablo State Park, the proposed Tuyshtak Integrated Health Center serves as a hub for wellness through various healing disciplines. Surrounded by rolling hills, protected wildlife, and trail networks, the health center aims to promote holistic health treatment that feels grounded and comprehensive.

The project goal is to design a wellness center that provides health services representative of the regional location. It aims to create spaces that are grounded, restorative, and deeply connected to their environment. Just as the structure integrates seamlessly into the terrain, the approach to healthcare integrates diverse disciplines into a cohesive, patient-centered experience. Architecture and medicine work in parallel - honoring balance, resilience, and harmony with nature.

Designed around the region’s rich vernacular architecture and its incorporation into the existing landscape, it aims to be unassuming yet impactful. Its short profile, tree cover, and mirroring of neighboring structures integrates into Mt. Diablo’s existing environment.

DISTRIBUTION CIRCULATION

Building shape oriented around natural gathering spaces.

Overhangs provide shade to circulation paths while framing the gathering spaces.

SIGHTLINES

Defined shapes denoted by pitched roofs create indoor spaces and open sightlines.

SKYLIGHTS

Skylights on northern-oriented roof planes naturally light interior spaces.

LOBBY

MULTI USE ROOM

BATHROOMS

GROUP ROOMS

KITCHEN

TREATMENT ROOM

WELLNESS OFFICE

FITNESS

SPA

THERAPY STUDIO OFFICE

STORAGE

MECH./ELEC.

EXHIBIT SPACE

TOWNHOUSE

SMALL SCALE HOUSING PROJECT

Working Drawings Project - Spring 2024 - Diablo Valley College A

This project served as an introduction to construction drawings. The constraints required a small 2-story house within a 20’ x 20’ boundary. It includes a kitchen, dining area, living room, bedroom, 1.5 bathrooms, washer/dryer, and storage space.

The project required standard visualization drawings - floor plans, sections, and elevations. However, due to its small scale, technical drawings were required - electrical plans, framing plans, a foundation plan, and a wall section. These details - which are traditionally omitted from collegiate level architecture projects - grounded the project.

The projects style was intended to tie into mid-density residential urban fabric. With this in mind, it was designed with inspiration from a traditional townhouse, or a Japanese machiya. While the structure could be considered an independent structure, or a standard plan for a higher density tract housing project, allowing for flexibility and modularity.

BOUNDARY

A ~400 square-foot block is placed within the site boundary.

SLIP

The block is split in 2, shifted to dictate the facade and interior space.

ORGANIZATION PERIPHERY

The interior organization is decided by the 2 varying spaces created by the slip.

The house considers future development on its sides, with the front and back free.

THE GATEWAY

Design Studio Project - Spring 2025 - Diablo Valley College A MIXED-USE

BUILDING ON AN OAKLAND CROSSROAD

Oakland acts as the hub of California’s Bay Area. Surrounded on all sides by cities, its centralized location connects everything in the periphery into one large metropolitan area. It naturally blossomed into a hub of culture, entertainment, and transportation.

Oakland has long been known for its advocacy of social justice. A city rich with history, its stories are soaked into its streets and painted on its walls. In recent years, the city’s reputation has been tainted by rampant crime, homelessness, and drug use, damaging its civic areas.

The studio focused on the revitalization of Oakland’s deteriorating street experience. The Gateway aims to provide affordable housing while promoting the use of public spaces and developing abandoned lots. It lines the street edge with leasable units and invites people in through outdoor spaces. Located at the intersection of Telegraph and West Grand Avenue, its location acts as a “gateway” to Oakland’s downtown center.

ORIENTATION

Building shape oriented around natural gathering spaces.

BASE GROWTH

Overhangs provide shade to circulation paths while framing the gathering spaces.

SIGHTLINES

Defined shapes denoted by pitched roofs create indoor spaces and open sightlines.

SOUTHERN EXPERIENCE

Skylights on northern-oriented roof planes naturally light interior spaces.

SOUTH ELEVATION EAST ELEVATION

NORTH ELEVATION WEST ELEVATION

LIGHT WELLS

A

PROJECT

ENGAGING SOLID AND VOID SUBTRACTIONS

Design Studio Project - Fall 2025 - UC Berkeley

Located in a courtyard south of Wurster Hall on the UC Berkeley Campus, the Light Wells project acts as an extension building for architecture students. Housing an auditorium, lounge spaces, offices, and review rooms, it aids students and faculty alike.

The initial focus was dubbed; “Room After Room,” focusing on the repetition of enclosed spaces. This design principle was complicated with a series of formal and functional challenges. The structure is intended to read as a solid mass, prioritizing a philosphy of subtractions from a solid volume.

Natural lighting was required through the implementation of windows and skylights, while maintaining the structure’s representation of a solid. Circulation acted as a cornerstone in the project’s design philosophy, requiring 2 staircases and an elevator that serviced all 4 floors, as well as a ramp that connects the 1st and 2nd floors.

Design Excellence Award Nominee - UC Berkeley 2025-2026