Andrada Costin Design Portfolio

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The project started from the idea around Raëlism – a new movement or religion that ‘an extraterrestrial species known as Elohim arrived on earth 25,000 years ago and using their advanced technology, terraformed it so that biological life could emerge’ (Eileen, 1989). There have been several past attempts to plan, design and build the embassy at the scale that would not only be suitable to the Elohim but also showcase the multiple methods of using technology to improve human life further and to bring peace. Nevertheless, no attempt succeeded to carry out as so far.

This project speculates the Elohim embassy on the Southgate Site in Huddersfield Town Centre. Jeff Bezos (CEO of Amazon and a member of the IRM) supported the project financially, and the Kirklees Council Huddersfield provided the site. The embassy will be opened to everyone who is interested in Raëlism. It will exhibit cutting edge researches on Elohim, and celebrate Raëlism. Aerian is a young believer and architecture student who is the lucky winner of one of the 5 golden tickets which provide people with the opportunity to visit the Elohim Embassy prior to the grand inauguration.

PUBLIC OPEN SPACE

recreatinal amenities and green area improve health and welness

PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS

energy trees are used to support energy demand

GREYWATER RECYCLING

reduce portable water use by separating water for flushing and irrigation use

BIOSWALE

green roof provides for elevated social spaces, storm water attenuation, enhanced biodivercity

WATER SAVINGS

low flow fixtures and rain water collection system, reduce low potable water use

BIOSWALE

convey surface water to enhance infiltration and reduce surface runoff

NATURAL VENTILATION

the natural ventilation design is simple and robust. the environmental design of the building aims to maximize natural ventilation spaces

Terrace glazing with reinforcement sreel trusses

Glazing

Timber cladding

Grass

Reinforcement steel structure

Glazing

Parametric gluelam timber frame

MANCHESTER CITY CENTER

City of layers | a vertical moment

-URBAN INTERVENTION-

Design concept | vertical space

After conducting the urban study on Manchester City as a group, we found out that there has been a significant encase in population throughout the years, which is mainly produced due to the two Universities situated in the city. The density inside the city is becoming a major problem which this proposal tries to resolve. Another study shows that the majority of the jobs in Manchester are situated in the City centre, which translates in problems with fluidity through the city, transportation problems and of course pollution. These problems only appear to deepen in the years to come. At the present moment Manchester suffers more and more from homelessness problems. In 2015 a survey showed that there were approximately 3000 people sleeping on the streets. And because most churches open their gates for the needy in times of cold, a very large number of people chose Manchester streets as their home. The proposal aims to help those people and create a community that will both be prosper and rejuvenate and maybe purify the air of Manchester.

The initial underground intervention is located Underneath the empty plot next to the Football Museum and Victoria train station. An old underground shaft resides underneath the train station, excavated in the 1974 as part of what should have been ‘picc-vic ’ tube line. The project was abandoned in 1977 for lack of founding and the excavations and maintenance of the shaft stopped. In 2018 the remains of the construction are used for ill-intended,shady behavior conceived as an escape place. The intervention aims to keep the spirit of the place, that of a break out point and

The initial intervention on the ground level is located next to Oxford Road Train station and at the edge of Manchester city center and the beginning of Oxford road corridor. The perceived boundary between the 2 entities is very strongly suggested by an functional viaduct which as well crosses the canal river side. The overlapping of layers exposed in that corner represents the perfect metaphor for the city and the left over space around the layers | the viaduct, the street level and the canal side| represent by it`s own a vertical moment.

The over ground construction starts on a leftover alleyway next to the Piccadilly Train Station which is the biggest and the cost crowded in the city. Piccadilly road is on of the businesses in Manchester, it connects Piccadilly train station to Victoria train station and it is adjustment to the starting point of HS2. This area is currently dominated by restaurants and art shops, and withe the HS2 coming Phase 1 of the vertical moment created in this urban area aims to regenerate the leftover space through elevated quadraphonics farms which would provide food for the surrounding business.

Lack of green areas

Phase 1

2019 | 2029

In the first phase the proposal tackles the homeless problem and comes up with a space that can offwe shelter for the homless around the train station. The helters are provided with some urban farms which sit ontop of the living areas and allow the less unfortunate to produce and learn how to use hydrophonics, so that later on they can do it on a bigger scale and be able to make a profit from it.

Level 1

walking/ viewing platform

Level 2

living / growing area

Ground level entrance

PHASE 2

2029 | 2039

hydroponic small farm

room for homless

access/corridor

viewing platform

In the phase 2 of the intervention another platform is added underneath the existing shelters. The steel structure on which the shelters were built is strong enough to sustain the added level. This level is accessible to the general public and represents a open market where the homless can sell vegetables that were grown by them. small containers sustain some small urban farms on top. inside the containers the homless can arange for products to be viewd, and sold.

MARKET PLACE

Phase 1

Homless shelter

Container rooms for homless with viewing decks

Level 1

1.Access into the intervention

2.Walking bridge | escaping the machine

3. Access to next level

View of walking bridge
opv cells
prefab steel structure
steel mount for glass
steel deck
View of the corridor
1. entrance
2. communal space
3. terrace 4. corridor 5. plant room 6. sleeping area 7. balcony
8. communal bath 9. sleeping area 10. balcony 11. bathroom
sleeping area 13. balcony
Ho Chi Mingh City
Vietnam

Interior Design Interior Design

added dimensions

Branding

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RAW

The brief from the client, who was a chef, was to incorporate both his profession and his likeliness for pandas into a logo that would transcend through to the viewer and represent his brand. After a couple of other setches, this is the final product that now represents my client around the internet.

The concept for this logo was set by the nature of the restaurant. They sell fresh and vegan meals delivered to the customer on a subscription bases. The main objectives of the brief were simplicity and freshliness. Starting with a lief and managed to work from there to a beutiful and clean logo design.

Relax your body and mind, reclime your time and become helthier with

The client asked for a total of ve designes that would emulate richness and luxury for a home essencials line of candles and room difuseres. Based on owerly sents and the ideea of luxury I created the perfect packiging wich will be produced and adapted for all the products this new company is creating. From 3D modeling the packiging to applying it on products, the line started to catch a beautiful and rich form.

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