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Kseniia Vitkovskaia ABOUT ME I am a graduate of the MA, Faculty of Urbanism in Tu Eindhoven. And also a bachelor of architecture. During a bachelor’s degree and after completing an internship at an architecture office, where I worked on the interiors’ details drawings, such as stained glass windows and interior visualisations. I realised that I want to change my work scale by looking at the design of public spaces and the urban environment. In today’s world, the city’s public spaces are crucial to all aspects of human health and are an integral part of the city’s sustainable development.
EDUCATION PERSONAL INFORMATION:
Master of Urbanism 2019-2021
Focused on the sustainability and climate adaptation aspect of the built environment and its integration into daily urban systems. Student of the TU/e Urban Labs.
Date of birth: 25.03.1997 Live in: Eindhoven, Netherlands Contacts: kseniia.vitkovskaia@gmail.com +31 6 388 23 097 www.linkedin.com/in/vitkks
Bachelor of Architecture Moscow Institute of Architecture (MArchI) (State Academy) Faculty of Architecture, Landscape Architecture department 2014-2019 Besides architecture, the program’s focus aspects were landscape architecture features, such as landscape design and dendrology. Duration of bachelor degree in my homecountry is 5 years
Languages: Russian English Сhinese Dutch
Native Fluent Elementary Beginner
INTERNSHIPS 2021 April- August
Hobby: I have a passion for photography, both landscape and architecture, as well as macrophotography. www.instagram.com/vitkks Skills: Optimism in problem solving Responsible team-player Self-demanding Greed for knowledge Analytical and adaptable thinking Dedication to work
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EXTRA 2020 Fabruary
Computer skills: Archicad Adobe Photoshop Adobe Indesign Adobe Illustrator SketchUp Enscape Twinmotion Revit
Eindhoven University of Technology
WillemsEnU —Prepared an analytical study on the history of the territory of the prospective project, urban structure and future development analysis —Took part in the design of the projects to be built as part of the Eindhoven center development strategy under supervision of MVRDV —Developed stylistics for the presentation of architectural drawings and prepared them for publication on websites and booklets https://willemsenu.nl/ Karlson Architects studio —Developed the concept proposals for public space on the roof terrace —Created drawings and visualisations of the details and interiors In design for private house TU/e DesignLab Symposium —Presented project to invited professionals in the field of a sustainable environment. The central theme of the conference was Climate-resilient neighbourhood. Participated in a symposium organized by TU/e DesignLab ‘The Climate Resilient City’ 2020. It was a final presentation of one of the courses “Design studio Urbanism.” International workshop: re-design of a tram park “Miussky”
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—Conducted research and analysis of the tram park “Miussky” in the historical part of Moscow. —Created concept and re-design proposal for the new development strategy of the area
Contents I chose works that show different aspects of my experience: urbanism and architecture. Even though the fields are different, projects have in common that they stand on the edge between the spheres of architecture and urbanism. They all include all public space designs and urban development concepts, as well as architectural designs.
Spring 2020 TU/e
«Green neighbourhood» Key words: Green system, redused pavement, climate resilience, mixed housing types
Autumn 2019 TU/e
«Collective backyards» Key words: Climate resilience, collective backyards, social interaction, public-private transition
Eco park «Three lakes» 2018-2019 MArchI Graduation project
Key words: Wasteland re-use, active leisure, tourist attraction, nature park
Re-design of neighbourhood 2020-2021 TU/e Graduation project
Key words: Urbanism, healnthy and sustainable living environment
TU Eindhoven project
Green neighbourhood Smeetsland neighbourhood, Rotterdam, Netherlands Location: Design area: 6.9 Hectares Concept In design, I followed the hight of surrounding buildings to make the new neighbourhood visually integrated into the area. I believe that in order to create a comfortable environment and at the same time, satisfy the requirements for population density, it is necessary to combine different typologies of the buildings. Particularly, low-rise family houses can be combined with 2-5 storey apartments, as well as with one or two buildings of medium-rise (up to 6 floors). Buildings can be grouped in such a way that they will form private back courtyards, in which access will be available only for residents of this group. The room between such blocks can be filled with public parks, sport and playgrounds for different age groups. The central area can become a green vein of the district and at the same time a place for leisure and sport. Nowadays, an important aspect is an attention to climate changes. On the site, there is surface water that can be used as a water storage in a dry period and as a storage for rainwater during hard rains. I believe that it is necessary to use climateresilient measures on the site; for example, in public areas, it might be bio-swales, water squares, in private spaces- water fences, ponds.
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TU Eindhoven project
Nature- friendly elements
Focus aspects: Water collecting and storage Bio-diversity support
Green or blue roof
Rainwater collectors
Rainwater fence
Green pavement
Wadi Elevated pathway
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Solar panels
Bird nesting house
Surface water
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TU Eindhoven project
Collective backyards for climate resilient neighbourhood Het Ven neighbourhood, Eindhoven, Design area: 2.5 Hectares Concept In order to make it possible to integrate a project of the climate-resilient neighbourhood in the context of collective backyards, I developed a potential long term strategy. It is possible to split such development into stages. During the research, it became clear that most residents do not use their plots most of the time. Mainly they are used to store summer furniture and bicycles. Measurements of the territory showed that the private territory and back alleys have great potential for working and implementing climate and energy measures. This design contributes not only to give people more opportunities for spending leisure time and live social activities but also to take a step to solve the problems related to climate changes. It provides people with a chance to learn more about the climate and the impact of humanity on it, whereas at the same time taking care of the environment can become not only necessary but also an attractive part of any person’s life. For example, it is easy and straightforward to use rainwater from water fences in gardening. Simultaneously, swales and gutters can become attractive parts of the landscape as water surfaces, but in dry periods they will not lose their appeal as a game element for children. The proposed design solution allows housing companies to use the potential of private areas to implement climate-resilient and environmentally neutral energy measures there. Combining both of these aspects may lead to a better result than solving each problem individually and in some cases, may reduce costs. Water and energy measures are visible on the masterplan fragment: swale, gutters, green pavement, water fences and solar panels. They have become an integral part of the design and can become a reference for inspiration for a housing corporation.
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MArchI project
Eco park “Three lakes”
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Golygino village, Moscow region, Russia
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Design area: 69 Hectares Concept Wasteland re-use, stimulate active leisure among locals, attract Russian and foreign tourist to the green and ecological area of Moscow Region.
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The main intention of the project is to show the potential of abandoned areas. At present, there is an abandoned sand quarry on the bottom of which lakes with clean water have formed. Area is surrounded by the major traffic road of the Sergievo-Posadky District from the east and the natural forest from the west. A significant role in the design is played by the height difference of relief between the bottom and the edge of the quarry. Its steepness and altitude allow to build a hotel into it and place “hanging” pedestrian paths along the edge.
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Legend 1- Main Hotel building 2- Boat pier 3- Grain garden 4- Basketball playground 5- First Aid station 6- Spa center 7- Row houses for rent 8- Service passage 9- Fruit tree garden
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9- Fruit tree garden 10- Restaurant 11- Walking route 12- Floating Islands 13- Resrtaurant 14- Amphitheater 15- Bird-watching pavilion 16- Sauna and sport centre
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TU/e Graduation project
Neighbourhood re-design Location: Eindhoven, The Netherlands Design area: 3 Hectares Concept Re-design the neighbourhood adopting trends emerging during the Covid-19 pandemic. Following principles of healthy and sustainable urbanism The design aimed to use a non-used territory’s opportunities to create accessible, attractive and welcoming public space. Attractive public space in-between of apartments blocks of the city can invite people to go outside to meet neighbours, socialise, organise local events and celebrations. By making local publicspaces attractive, an urban designer can stimulate the healthy lifestyle of citizens of the city. The second design phase began with an analysis of a standard street in the second zone of the design area. There are row houses on both sides of the street. In front of each house, there is a frontyard and the back yard on the other side Reducing the number of cars on the streets means not only reducing pavement. It means introducing of more healthy and sustainable living environment. Park-like streets mitigate climate changes and improve biodiversity, attracting birds, small mammals and bees with seeds and berries. The welcoming atmosphere outside of the house invites people to go outside more often, meet neighbours and improve social bound among neighbours who can support each other in difficult times.
The sections of the two spaces are presenting how did change space in-between apartment blocks and on standart for neighbourhood row-houses streets
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Masterplan before
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TU/e Graduation project
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Impressions before vs after
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