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GR ADUATIO N PR OJECT
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UPGR ADE INTER NATIONAL LAFAR GE
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FLOWER MARKET / FLOWER SQUARE \ INTERN SHIP
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AR CHITECTUR E 5TH YEAR
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D3 H O USIN G O F TOMOR OW COM PETITION
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AR CHITECTUR E 4TH YEAR
IN BETWEEN \
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A H O USE FO R MY NEPHEW
AR CHITECTUR E 2ND YEAR
THE HOUSE AS BIG AS THE WORLD \ 40
THE GARDEN HOUSES \
AR CHITECTUR E 5TH Y EAR
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THE PATH
PR OGR AM
Cultural Centre & Park TUTOR
Stefan Scafa DUR ATION
4 Months DATE
March-July 2012
OVERVIEW
The natural areas at the outskirts of cities have a strategical value. “Nonurban” is a territory with a potential for transformation which should be protected as well as activated. Defining the functional limits betwe en urban and a mainly natural environment plays a crucial role in shaping points of connection, through lasting strategies, in becoming access points betwe en locations of culture, leasure, relaxation or sports, thus creating “macroparks” designed at a regional scale. The „Repedea” Plateau and Geological and Paleontological Reserve, located in the „Pietraria” village, Iasi County - is a natural heritage area of national interest , included on UNESCO lists, an important touristic center of the city and county of Iasi, currently found in an advanced state of neglect and decay. The idea for the project started from the wish to discover the site. The objective of the intervention is to emphasize a national natural heritage monument, descovering the essence of the place through enriching the circumstances. The operative strategy is more important than the actual design.
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si t e study T h e 5 . 4 h a o f t h e R e s e r v e a r e lo c a t e d o n t h e e d g e of t h e a d m in is t r a t iv e t e r r it o r y o f I a s i. T h e c it y o f I a s i is the m o s t d e v e lo p e d u r b a n c e n t r e o f t h e No r t h - E a s t r e gi on o f R o m a n ia . I t s p o la r izin g r o le is t h u s m o r e im p o r t a nt a s it is s u r r o u n d e d b y a s e r ie s o f r u r a l t e r r it o r ie s ( villages ) c h a r a c t e r is e d b y t h e a b s e n c e o f s u b - u r b a n c e n t r e s . T h e f ir s t s c ie n t if ic d e s c o v e r ie s d a t e b a c k t o 1 8 6 2 . P r o f e s s o r G r e g o r y Co b a lc e s c u o f I a s i ( 1 8 3 1 - 1 8 9 2 ) , t h e f ir s t p r o f e s s o r o f g e o lo g y a n d m in e r a lo g y a t t h e U n iv e r s it y o f I a s i, h a d d is c o ve r e d in a c a v e in t h e hi l l o f R e p e d e a a r ic h f o s s il d e p o s it , t r a p p e d in o o lit ic lim e s t o n e . T h u s wa s b o r n t h e f ir s t wo r k o f R o m a n ia n g e o lo g y – “ Ca lc a r iu l d e la R a p id e a ” . I n 1 9 5 5 , t h e area i s d e c la r e d t h e f ir s t n a t u r e r e s e r v e in R o m a n ia . F r o m a t o p o g r a p h ic p e r s p e c t iv e , t h e s it e is f o r m e d f rom a p la t e a u a r e a , o f a p r o x. 2 0 h a , wh ic h a c t s a s a n a rea o f p r o t e c t io n f o r t h e r e s e r ve , a n d t h e a c t u a l r e s e r ve c h a r a c t e r is e d b y s t e e p s lo p e s , a n d in t e r e s t in g s e mi c ir c u la r la n d f o r m a t io n s . To d a y t h e s p a c e h a s t h e a s tept o f a d e s o la t d a r e a , d u e t o a d m in is t r a t ive a n d s o c ioe c o n o m ic r e a s o n s . B e in g a p la c e f o r c o n t e m p la t io n o f t h e g e o g r a p h ic la n d s c a p e s , a n d a n im p o r t a n t d e s t in a t io n f o r we e k end t o u r is m , t h e a r e a r a is e s t h e c h a lle n g e o f a d u r a b le la n d s c a p e p r o p o s a l, a n d o f t h e in t e g r a t io n o f a n e w p u b lic - c u lt u r a l f u n c t io n in t h e la n d s c a p e . Na m e d a ls o a s „ t h e p la c e wh e r e e a r t h s h o ws it s h is t o r y” , t h e s ite i s c h a r a c t e r is e d b y t h e p r e s e n c e o f s t o n e b o t h p h is ica l l y a n d s p ir it u a lly.
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I n t h e c a s e o f t h e c h o s e n s it e , t h e o v e r la p p in g o f the r u r a l c o m m u n it y w it h t h e p s e u d e - r u r a l c o m m u n i ty ( c it y p e o p le m o v e d t o t h e “ s u b u r b s ” ) , a n d t h e majo r t o u r is m p o t e n t ia l o f e x is t in g n a t u re a n d c u lt u r a l b a c k g ro u n d d e m a n d s a s p e c ia l a p p ro a c h . As a res ult o f c ro s s in g f ro m t h e d e p e n d e n c y o n a w e a k e n ing a g r ic u lt u r a l e c o n o m y t o “ e c o lo g ic a l” t o u r is m a n d the m a r k e t o f re c re a t io n a l a c t iv it ie s , t h e d e v e lo p m e nt s t r a t e g y o f t h e m e t ro p o lit a n a re a o f I a s i e n c o u r ag es d e v e lo p in g in it ia t iv e s t o w a rd s t h e r u r a l a re a b y p ro m o t in g “ n ic h e ” t o u r is m a n d t h e n a t u r a l a n d c u lt u r a l p a t r im o n y. I n o r d e r t o e xp lo it t h e n a t u r a l p o t e n t ia l o f t h e s it e , the p la t e a u will b e t r a n s f o r m e d in t o a d e n d r o lo g ic a l t h e me p a r k, wh ic h a im s t o h a r m o n io u s ly s t r u c t u r e a c t ivit ies a lr e a d y h a p p e n in g o n t h e p la t e a u o f t h e r e s e r v e ( b ut in a d is o r g a n iz e d m a n n e r a n d wit h a n e g a t iv e im p act o n t h e n a t u r a l e n vir o n m e n t ) : r e c r e a t io n a l a c t iv it ie s , a c c o m o d a t io n s p a c e s ( c a m p in g ) , in f o - p o in t s . A r o u t e / la n d s c a p e d p r o m e n a d e s t r u c t u r e s t h e s ite, o r g a n izin g t h e p a r k a n d in c r e a s in g a c c e s s ib ilit y withi n t h e n a t u r e r e s e r v e . A s e r ie s o f a c t ivit ie s s lid e o n t hi s r o u t e o f f e r in g t h e f u n c t io n a l b a s is : r e s t a r e a s , p la y a r e a s , p ic - n ic a r e a s , o u t d o o r s p o r t s e t c . T h e r o u t e r e c o ve r s a s e r ie s o f e xis t e n t p a t h s , a n d t r a s f o r m s them in t o a c le a r p e d e s t r ia n t r a il. O n t h e p la t e a u t h e r o u te b e c o m e s t h e c e n t r e f o r t h e in t e r p r e t a t io n o f n a t u r e. T h e b u ild in g in t e g r a t e s in t h is wa y h a r m o n io u s ly in t h e s u r r o u n d in g n a t u r e , b y s t r u c t u r in g a n d e n h a n c ing t h e q u a lit ie s o f t h e a r e a a n d it s u s e , t h r o u g h d u r a bl e d e ve lo p m e n t .
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site anali sys
hei ghts and vi si bili t y
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v e getat ion
demolition and redesign
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adaptation to the lansdcape and activities
infusion of new activities to support and enrich the landscape and the national reserve
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The plateau will be p l an t e d w i t h t al l v e g e t at i o n . T h e vegetation is organ i z e d i n g r o u p s o f t r e e s b y sp e c i e s . T h e species of the tree s ar e o b v i o u sl y t h o se t h at ar e fo u n d in t h e adjacent fores t s ( t h e so u t h o n e b e i n g a d e n d ro lo g ic a l reser ve – Nature 2 000 si t e ) (o ak , C o r n i sh O ak , b e ec h , e lm , aspen). The group s o f t r e e s fo r m e n c l o su r e s w h e n t h e y meet the functional p l at fo r m s i n t h e sh ap e o f m e ad o ws . routes
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o bje ct i ve s The project looks t o so l v e an ad m i n i st rat i v e p ro b l e m o f t h e p oor management o f t h e r e se r v e , an d t h e b ad e x p lo it a t io n of the touris tic and e d u c at i o n al p o t e n t i al o f t h e ar e a b y : - c reat ing t he co n di t i on s f or va l u e i n g t h e a re a b y making use of t he e xi st i n g pot e n t i a l , - transfo rming t he a c t i on i n t o a n e xa m pl e for f u t u re i n t ervent io ns in si m i l a r c i rc u m st a n c e s, - c reat ing a new pu bl i c -pri va t e c ol l a bora t i on for transfo rming a de c a ye d, pe ri ph e ri c a l a re a i n t o a p la c e of ecolo gical, so c i a l a n d c u l t u ra l “f u l fi l l m e n t �.
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t e ri to ri a l im p licati on s E x t e n d in g t h e id e a o f t h e t r a il t o a t e r r it o r ia l le v e l, it is n o t ic e a b le t h a t t h e wh o le c o u n t y p r e s e n t s a c o n s id e r a b le n a t u r a l a d n c u lt u r a l h e r it a g e , t h a t c a n be e xp lo it e d f o r t h e e c o n o m ic a l a n d c u lt u r a l d e ve lo p ment b u t a ls o f o r e d u c a t io n a l p u r p o s e s . T h e r o u t e c a n be d e s ig n e d a n d c o n t in u e d f u r t h e r o n a t e r it o r ia l s c a le, t a kin g t h e s h a p e o f a t o u r is t t r a c k in t h e B a r n o va R e p e d e a f o r e s t a n d in t h e e n t ir e c o u n t y. T h e p r o p o s a l c o n t in u e s b y e xt e n d in g o n a la r g e r s c a le t h is id e a : the d a y r o u t e - t h e we e ke n d r o u t e , p r o m o t in g a c t iv e t uri s m a n d t h e d u r a b le e xp lo it a t io n o f t h e n a t u r a l a n d c u ltura l resources.
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The building is stra t e g i c al l y p o si t i o n e d t o t ak e i n t he f lo w o f vi s itors by its elf, T h e c e n t r e i s c o n c e i v e d as a e x p a n s io n o f t h e trail, a gate towar d s t h e re se r v e , t h e st art i n g po in t in t h e hike to dis cove r t h e su rr o u n d i n g n at u r e .
O n a p r o g r a m a t ic le v e l, a f u n c t io n a l h yb r id wa s c r e a ted wit h e x h ib it o n s , c r e a t io n , r e s e a r c h a n d le is u r e t h a t woul d f u lf ill t h e n e e d s o f t h e c o m u n it y, o f t h e c it y a n d n o t o nl y. T h e M u s e u m will e xh ib it n o t o n ly o b je c t s a n d in f o r m a ti on a b o u t t h e r e s e r ve b u t a ls o o t h e r e xh ib it s r e la t e d t o g eol ogy t o b e t t e r u n d e r s t a n d t h e c o n t e xt . I t will a ls o in c lu d e an a r e a o f t e m p o r a r y e x h ib it io n s t h a t will b e d e s t in e d t o v a r io u s a r t is t ic m a n if e s t a t io n s .
The object aims to b e a su b t l e i n t e r v e n t i o n i n t h e s it e hi ghlighting the sing u l ari t y o f t h e si t e an d ac t i v at i n g t h e su rprise factor in it’s d i sc o v e r y. T h e b u i l d i n g c o n n e c t s t h e topography, ac c e ss r o u t e s an d p r o g r am t o c re a t e an instalation in th e l an d sc ap e , t h at d o e sn ’t al t e r i t in any way. It become s a t r an sl at i o n o f t h e c o n d i t i o n s o f t h e lands cape: ov e r l ap p i n g l ay e r s, n at u r al e n c l o su r e s , p anoramic opening s. T h e m ai n fo c u s o f t h e i n t e r v en t io n is of course, outside.
T h e n e w b u ild in g is m a d e o u t o f in t e r io r s p a c e s , t h a t gi v e r h it h m , a n d c r e a t e c o n t in u it y b e t we e n o u t s id e a n d in s i de. T h e r o o f t o p p r o v id e s vie ws a n d o p e n in g s t o wa r d s t h e o u t s id e a n d a ls o s p a c e f o r e x h ib it in g . T h e t o we r f u n c ti ons a s a s ig n a l b u t a ls o p r o vid e s v ie ws f r o m a n e le v a t e d p o in t .
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OVERVIEW
1/ Th e M ISIS C am p us in Mo s c o w , R u s s ia , is a 1 0 0 h e c t a re c a m p u s m a s t e r p la n de ve l ope d i n t w o p h a s e s , w it h 4 0 0 . 0 0 0 s q m o f b u ild in g a re a in c lu d in g a d m in is tr ativ e a n d se rvi c e bu i l di n g s , a b u s in e s s c e n t re , e d u c a t io n a n d la b o r a t o r y b u ild in g s , re si de n c e s for t e a c h in g s t a ff , d o r m it o r ie s a n d 4 0 . 0 0 0 s q m o f p u b lic , c u lt u r a l, a nd ot h e r f a c i l i t i e s. I w ork e d m a i n l y on t h e d e v e lo p m e n t o f t h e p ro je c t f o r t h e s t u d e n t c e n t re t h a t i n c l u de s a 5000 se a t s a u d it o r iu m , a 2 0 0 s e a t s a u d it o r iu m , a 5 0 0 0 s q m lib r a r y, and a sh oppi n g a n d c a f e t e r ia a re a . I m a d e a ll t h e s t u d y m o d e ls f o r t h e d e v e lo p m e n t o f the proj e c t , a n d c on t ri b u t e d t o t h e im a g e s a n d p re s e n t a t io n s f o r t h e c lie n t . 2/ Th e Ku s h n ar y o v L ib ra ry in K ha rviv, Uk r a in e , is a p u b lic lib r a r y w it h d ig it a l f a c i l i t i e s, i n t h e m a in s q u a re o f Kh a r k iv. T h e t o t a l o f 6 5 0 0 s q m in c lu d e a c h ild re ns ’ l i bra ry, a m e di a l i b r a r y, a le a r n in g c e n t re , a 1 5 0 0 s q m re a d in g ro o m a n d a 5 s t a r re st a u ra n t on t h e to p f lo o r. I c on t ri bu t e d w i t h d r a w in g s d e v e lo p in g v a r io u s o p t io n s f o r t h e p ro je c t ; re n d e r ing s ; a n d a l l t h e st u dy m o d e ls a n d t h e f in a l m o d e l f o r t h e f ir s t s t a g e o f t h e c o n c e p t de ve l ope n t ( t h a t w a s p re s e n t e d t o t h e c lie n t s ) .
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4 Months DATE
August-December 2011
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Shortlisted Exhibited Published COLABOR ATOR
Daria Oancea DUR ATION
1 Month DATE
December 2011
OVERVIEW
Ci t i e s w e re , a l m os t w it h o u t e x c e p t io n , f o u n d e d c lo s e t o w a t e r. T h e N o r t h Se a has a h i gh l y de n se sh ore lin e , g a t h e r in g m a n y o f E u ro p e ’s la r g e s t m e t ro p o lis e s , a n d a ro und 65 m i l l i on i n h a bi t a n t s . T h e Se a b e c a m e t h e m a in e n e r g y p ro v id e r f o r t h e in c re a sing ly u rba n i ze d l a n d. O ff s h o re o il a n d g a s p ro d u c t io n h a s b e e n a m a jo r e c o n o m ic a c tiv ity i n t h e Nort h S e a sin c e t h e la t e 1 9 6 0 s , w h ic h a ls o c o n t a in s s o m e o f t h e b u s s ie s t sh i ppi n g rou t e s i n t h e w o r ld . Sin c e t h e n it h a s b e e n in m o d e r a t e d e c lin e , a n d t he a t t e m pt i s t o re pl a c e t h e f o s s il f u e l s u p p ly w it h re n e w a b le e n e r g y s y s t e m s u s in g the ot h e r n a t u ra l re sou rc e s p ro v id e d b y t h e s e a . D u e t o i t s h i gh a n d c o n s is t e n t w in d s p e e d s , t h e N o r t h Se a h a s a g re a t p o t e n t ia l fo r w i n d h a rve st i n g. T h e d e v e lo p m e n t o f w in d f a r m s a ro u n d d e c o m m is s io n e d o il r ig s and a l on g e c ol ogi c a l zo n e s a ls o p ro v id e s e c o lo g ic a l re in f o rc e m e n t s t o t h e n a t u r a l hab itat. Th e c oa st a l zon e i s a ls o u s e d in t e n s iv e ly f o r re c re a t io n , a n d t h e r a p y. A pa rt from e n e rgy, t h e s h o re lin e is in n e e d o f ro o m o f e x p a n s io n f o r t h e d e m o g r ap hic grow t h . Bu i l di n g on w a t e r is a lre a d y b e c o m in g a s u s t a in a b le s o lu t io n f o r t h e sh ort a ge of spa c e , a llo w in g f o r a n e w t y p e o f d e n s it y a n d f le x ib ilit y. C it ie s o n water c ou l d e a si l y a da pt t o t h e f lu c t u a t io n in t h e d e m a n d s o f t h e a re a o n la n d . T h e re f ore it be c om e s n a t u ra l f o r d w e llin g t o b e e m b e d d e d in t h e n e w e n e r g y p ro d u c t io n s y s tem .
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B y 20 20 most oil p l at fo rm s w i l l l o se t h eir function. To s upply the nece ssar y am o u n t of energy for the de v e l o p m e n t o n l and a s ys tem of wi n d t u r b i n e s i s ins erted in the p ro x i m i t y o f t h e f ormer extraction po i n t s. The wind farms bec o m e t h e b ase for a new typ e o f h o u si n g d evelopment. Takin g ad v an t ag e of the natural bene fi t s o f t h e N o rth Sea a variety o f p e o p l e w i l l us e the environme n t fo r c u r at i v e and res torative vac at i o n s o r fo r l i ving. The wind spe e d t r i g g e rs t h e natural ventilation an d t h e t h e r m al capacities of water are u se d fo r heating and coolin g t h e b u i l d i n g s.
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cre a t ing t he housin g f ra m e
The wind turbines b e c o m e ac t i v e l ocal centers in the n e w h o u si n g network, providing p u b l i c fu n c t i o n s f or the inhabitants su c h as: sc h o o l s, p arks , commercial sq u ar e s, research facilities o r c u l t u ral es tablis hments. The former extract i o n p o i n t s w i l l b e converted into platfo r m s o f p u b l i c f unctions: res earch, e n t e rt ai n m e n t or educational faci l i t i e s.
act i va t in g t he grid n o d e s
re a ct i va t in g o il p l a t fo rm s
clu st e rs of wa te r a ct i vi ti e s
The grid frames a se r i e s o f w at e r rooms . Thes e prov i d e t h e sp ac e f or a flexible develo p m e n t o f l e i su re and production faci l i t i e s. Fl o at i n g st ructures will impr o v e w at e r q ualities and the h ab i t at fo r fi sh an d b i rds in a s us tainab l e w ay. The s ys tem allows t h e g r o w t h o r sh rinkage of the gr i d ac c o r d i n g t o d emographic fluctu at i o n . The frame function s as a fl e x i b l e mechanism that all o w s i t t o ad ap t t o wind conditions in o rd e r t o o p t i m i se i t s energy product i o n .
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co nn e cti on to t he l a n d
The new developm e n t p ro v i d e s green energy for th e l an d , al so contributing to the fo o d an d w at e r su pply of the area. W ith the help of s h e are d i nfras tructure and k n o w l e d g e t h e N o rth Sea countrie s c an ac h i e v e t h e revers al from fo ssi l fu e l s t o renewable energy b y 2050. I n addition, the s ys tem p ro v i d e s a su stainable solutio n fo r t h e h o u si n g sh ortage of the No rt h Se a c o st al ci ties : the s ys tem c an b e m o v e d or multiplied along t h e c o st al se a region providing th e r e q u i re d g r e e n energy.
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m as terplan The grid repres ent s t h e h ab i t ab l e arc h i t e c t o n i c st ru c t u r e of the city, organiz i n g a se q u e n c e o f ro o m s fo r v ar io u s human activities . T h i s l e av e s sp ac e fo r a fl e x i b l e u s e o f t he waters cape, w h i c h c r e at e s t h e c o n t e n t o f t h e u r b a n system.
a ct i vi t i e s T h e g o a l o f t h e s y s t e m is t o c r e a t e a b a s e f o r a c o m p r e h e n s iv e q u a lit y o f lif e , p r o vid in g g r e e n e n e r g y, c le a n wa t e r, a n d f r e s h f o o d , p o s s ib ilit y f o r a c o m m u ni ty, e m p lo ym e n t , le is u r e a n d s p a c e f o r d e v e lo p m e n t . I t is not a d e s ig n , b u t a s t r a t e g y f r o m wh ic h a la r g e d iv e r s it y o f urba n s e t t le m e n t s c a n e m e r g e .
improving system efficie ncy The basic element o f t h e g r i d i s a l i n e ar st ru c t u r e t h a t co nnects two wind t u rb i n e s. T h e i d e a i s t o t ak e t h e e x is t in g m aritime technolog i e s d e v e l o p e d i n t h e o ffsh o re i n du s t r ie s a nd apply them to t h e h ab i t ab l e fl o at i n g sy st e m . To ke e p t h e energy production e ffi c i e n c y o v e r 90% , t h e g ri d c o mb in e s a m e chanical solutio n w i t h a so ft w ar e so l u t i o n t o o p tim ize in re al time the wind farm l ay o u t .
li vin g f ra m e B y c r e a t in g s p a c e f o r livin g , t h e s ys t e m in s t a n t ly p r o v i des a p la t f o r m f o r p r o d u c t io n a n d o u t d o o r a c t iv it ie s . T h e c lu s t e r in g o f u n it s , g e n e r a t e a s e r ie s o f v o id s t h a t p r o vid e v e n t ila t io n , n a t u r a l lig h t in g , a n d ve r t ic a l c o n n e c t io n s . T h e r e a r e t h r e e b a s ic t y p o lo g ie s o f h o u s e s t h a t p r o vide t h e p o s s ib ilit y b o t h f o r t e m p o r a r y a n d p e r m a n e n t a c c o m m o d a t io n . O n t o p o f t h e h o u s in g u n it s a la r g e va r ie t y o f s p a c e u s e e m e r g e s , s u p p o r t in g a p le a s u r a bl e l i f e e x p e r ie n c e f o r t h e in h a b it a n t s a n d v is it o r s .
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The platforms tha t fo r m t he nodes of the g ri d f unction as gather i n g s paces for the co m m u n i t y. Its geometr y allow s fo r t he movement of t h e ensemble, in orde r t o optimize the energ y production.
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PERSO N AL PR OJECT
THE H O US E AS B IG AS THE WO R LD
PR OGR AM
PLAY HOUSE TEA M
Alexandra Berdan Daria Oancea STATUS
OVERVIEW
Th e proj e c t st a rt e d f ro m t h e n e e d o f f in d in g a C h r is t m a s p re s e n t f o r m y o n e y e ar o ld n e ph e w. Th e h ou se a s bi g a s t h e w o r ld is t h e re s u lt o f a c o n c e p t u a l re s e a rc h t h ro u g h t he f i c t i on a l w ork of J o r je L u is B o r g e s . T h e c o n c e p t o f a house as big as the world i s t a k e n f rom J orj e L u is B o r g e s â&#x20AC;&#x2122; s h o r t s t o r y a n d in t e r p re t e d in t o a m u lt if u n c t io nal obj e c t , a pl a yh ou s e f o r a c h ild . Bot h st ora ge m e diu m a n d p la y s p a c e , t h e h o u s e is t h e s a m e o n a ll s id e s , a n d i t can e xpa n d t o i n c l u de w h a t is t h e w o r ld o f a s m a ll c h ild : t o y s , b o o k s a n d o t h e r t h ing s .
BUILT DATE
December 2012
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a sse m bl y of t he p l ay house
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ways of us e
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AR CHITECTUR E 5TH Y EAR
TR ANSITIO N AL SPACES
PR OGR AM
OVERVIEW
Media Library & Museum of Moving Images
Intending to re structure the area in the vicinity of the old railway station of Filaret in Bucharest, Romania, the project creates a new secondary centre, as an instrument for the decongestion of the actual centre of the city. On a territorial scale the proposal starts with the creation of a pedestrian route, that has a new urban square as its initial point. The new square gathers around major new public buildings: the media museum, the library and the old sta tion converted into an auditorium.
COLABOR ATOR
Daria Oancea TUTOR
Stefan Scafa DUR ATION
3 Months DATE
MAY - JUNE 2011
The chosen functions are related to the present interpretation of the notion of infrastructure. media represents a connection point between the virtual and the physical. The Museum will host digital art, media instalations, performance and screenings. To feed the public space, comercial spaces and catering services are placed at the groundfloor.
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m a cro - u rba n a n ali sy s
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infra st ru ct u re ma in ro a d s
inf ra st r ucture ra il wa y s, stati on s a n d airport
gre e n sy st e m
p u bli c cluste rs
in d u st ry
u rba n ce n tre
site anali sys
CREATIO N OF CENTR ES
NEW PEDESTR I AN R O UTE
communi t y ce nt re cul tural ce nt re n ew cen t ra l a re a mixed fu nc t i o n a re a s public f unc t i o ns h ous in g gre en sp a ce n ew ped e s t ri a n ro ut e n ew roa d
int e rve nt i o n a rea - mixed f u n ct ion s a dd i t i o na l f u n ct ion s + h ou s in g g re e n s p a ce s e q ue nce of p u blic s p a ces
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p l a n s li b rary
co ncept To s u s t a in t h e u r b a n s t r a t e g y, w e f o c u s e d o n t h e area in t h e v ic in it y o f t h e o ld F ila re t r a ilw a y s t a t io n , w h i ch b e c a m e a b id ire c t io n a l p e r m e a b le p o in t . T h e s q u are is a n e le m e n t o f d is p e r s io n a n d c o a g u la t io n . I t is o p e n t o w a rd t h e p a r k a n d p e r m it s t h e p a s s a g e t o w a rd a n a re a f o r w o r k s h o p s a n d o ff ic e s . We c re a t e in t h is way a s e r ie s o f d iff e re n t in t e rc o n n e c t e d p u b lic s p a c e s . An o t h e r in t e re s t in g f e a t u re o f t h e s it e is t h e jo in in g b e t w e e n in d u s t r ia l b u ild in g , w h ic h a re d e v e lo p e d h o r iz o n t a lly a n d a n a lv e o la r y re s id e n t ia l u r b a n p a t ter n. T h e v o lu m e o f t h e m u s e u m re in t e r p re t s t h is f e a t u res , t h ro u g h r it h m a n d h o r iz o n t a lit y. T h e lib r a r y re p re s e n t s a n e w u r b a n s ig n a l. T h e c entr al n o d e o f c irc u la t io n s e p a r a t e s t h e a re a o f t h e s e lv e s fo r t h e b o o k s f ro m t h e a re a f o r re a d in g w h ic h is o r ie n ted t o w a rd s t h e s q u a re . T h e re a d in g - a re a is d e f in e d b y a s e q u e n c e o f p la t f o r m s t h a t re c re a t e s o n a n o t h e r s c a le t h e v o lu m e t r ic r h it h m o f t h e m u s e u m . T h e s p atial s p e c t a c le c o n t r ib u t e s t o t h e p u b lic s p a c e o u t s id e .
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UPGR ADE INTERN ATIONAL COM PETITION ENTRY 2 010
FLOW ER M AR KET / FLOW ER SQ UAR E
flower square old town
PR OGR AM
Public Space R ESULT
Shortlisted COLABOR ATOR
Daria Oancea DUR ATION
1 Month DATE
Winter 2010
flower market
new city
OVERVIEW
The Flower Market was the first Market in Bucharest, located at the crossroad of the most important streets of the old town. In the 1960’s the Flower Market is decomissioned, and the area transformed into an urban square, in the context of the archaeological researches in the area. In the 1980’s the area is restructured during the development of the New Civic Center of the Communist Regime. This is the period of the addition of the concrete wall residential development, that blocked the opening of the square towards the main circulation artery, transforming the previous square into a forgotten space behind the residential constructions. The empty space is now used as a parking lot, and for garbage storage; in short this space is dead - despite its’ proximity to the old city, which enjoys a protected-area status.
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v is u al analis y s of t he si t e
the site The aim of t he int e rve n t i on i s t h e creat ion o f an at tra c t i ve pu bl i c space, int egr al t o t h e c i t y’s ove ra l l fabr ic and connec t i vi t y. A ba se f or act ivit y is required. The physical st r uc t u re re su l t s from the o ver lapping o f l a ye rs of pu bl i c space (t he mar ke t a n d t h e squ a re ) w hich makes use of t h e n a t u ra l i n clinat ion o f t he si t e ( t h e h i gh e st p oint being in t he n ort h of t h e si t e ) .
the grid The chosen st r uc t u ra l gri d represent s a reint e rpre t a t i on of the specific urban t ypol ogy of t h e old cit y - t he com pa c t bu i l t m a ss p e r fo rat ed by int e ri or c ou rt ya rds. The empt y space be c om e s, a t t h i s smaller scale - t he st ru c t u ra l n ode . The gr id is t han re sh a pe d by t h e two main presenc e s of t h e si t e . The old building s i n t h e n ort h of t h e si t e could beco me pu bl i c f u n c t i on s ( bars, coffeesho ps, re st a u ra n t s) and could use t he a re a of t h e “flo wer square“ a s t h e i t t e rra c e .
the relations The fl ower square i s c on n e c t e d d irect ly t o t he new c i t y, be i n g a n u rban square, whi l e t h e f l ow er m ar ket bear s a m ore di re c t l i n k to t he pedest rian rou t e of t h e ol d ci t y. The edg e of t h e fl ow e r squ a re b e co mes a view poi n t t ow a rds t h e church and t he arc h e ol ogi c a l si t e s. The t rees creat e a gre e n bu ff e r fo r t he resident s of t h e bl oc k , w hile also solv ing t h e u rba n i m a ge p ro blem of t he bloc k from t h e p e dest r ians’ point of vi e w.
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module axonometry
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AR CHITECTUR E 5TH Y EAR
PLAY- TI M E O FFICES
PR OGR AM
High-Rise Offices TUTOR
Stefan Scafa DUR ATION
2 Months DATE
February 2011
OVERVIEW
According to statistics, during the 8-9 hours of work-time, people spend 35% of that time outside the office. So the need to create spaces that the employee could use to improve their performance arrises. What if those space could also be used by the general public? The design ideea for the high rise office bulding was to try and break the monotony of a generic office building in a way that would relate to the si te, and to the need to supply the city with public space and and public functions. Besides the considerations regarding the energy efficiency of the building, the idea was to create a mixed use building - offices intertwinig with public spaces and green spaces. The public functions always have a corresponding exterior space. In this way a spiral of public spaces and vertical gardens is created inside the building.
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t he si te
The site is located in a destructuralised area on the left bank of Dambovita river, near the center of Bucharest, in the place a former, now disabled, industrial complex. The siteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s very good connection with the rest of the city and the proximity to the river makes it a good location for a high density urban development, that could become the financial heart of the city.
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site plan
site vi ew s
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flo o r plans
elevated gardens
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AR CHITECTUR E 4TH YEAR
IN BET W EEN
PR OGR AM
OVERVIEW
CULTURAL CENTRE
The fundamental trait of the urban fabric of Bucharest is “transparency“. This is given by the blending of the buildt with the unbuilt, from which overlappings of visual layers emerge. The void, or the space “in between“ has theoreticaly the origin there, where the conditions are imprecise, ambiguous, confuse.
TUTOR
Stefan Scafa DUR ATION
2 Months DATE
February 2010
The eclectic nature of the city, the rapid overlapping of urban layers gave birth to these spaces which, are not residual, but substantial spaces that do not separate but link the various urban elements between them: the interior courtyard, the portico, the passage, the crossing. The project was generated by the reiteration of all these typologies of public/semi-public space, by the idea of continuity by change, through the reinterpretation of the old urban fabric.
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the relati o ns
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The selected program- centre for visual arts- has the purpose of acting as an activator for the whole area. The
compact volumes obtained through the extruding of the old urban plots, are then sculpted by the public, unbuilt space,
therefore resulting an intertwining of void and volumes, old and new, trough the creation of controled views ( the old city is
left visible or hidden). It results in this way a coherent ansamble of a series of volumes linked through the spaces â&#x20AC;?in betweenâ&#x20AC;?.
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f uncti o nali ty
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g ro und flo o r plan
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AR CHITECTUR E 2ND YEAR
THE GAR DEN H O US ES
PR OGR AM
Terraced Houses
OVERVIEW
The TERRACED HOUSES offer a relatively simple and interesting model, both spatially and functionally.
TUTOR
Mircea Ochinciuc
The minimal lot with dimensions of 7,5m facing the street, and 25m depth, is considered to be a flat surface.
DUR ATION
2 Months DATE
Spring 2008
My idea was to create diversity within a rather monotonuos street front. I wanted at the same time to bring nature inside the house. All of this lead to the strip of green space (flower garden, vegetable garden) that enters the space of the house, being both public and private. Each family will have the posibility to personalize their garden, creating a diverse image of the street.
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flo o r plans
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back vi ew
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ARCHITECTURE 1ST YEAR
TR I ANGLES
PR O GR AM
OVERVIEW
Bicycle parking
The task was to create a simple covered space with no given function. It was compulsory to use a wood structure and simple geometries. The function of the covered space was at the choice of the student. My idea was to explore a very simple function and a versatile but structural material - wood.
TUTOR
Dan Marin DUR ATION
2 Months DATE
Winter 2006
Starting from my function of choice, the bicycle parking, the formal concept evolved. The module used is not structural on its own. The repetition of the module creates the structure, and also fullfills the function. The entire object becomes in this way structural and functional.
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Parametri c vari ati ons Perso nal fo llow -up proj e c t dev e l ope d in gras s h o pper fo r r hino 4. 0
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