PORTFOLIO by Anzhelika Arbatskaia
2010-2016
University of Florida, SoA Area of interests: architeciure, design, interior design, graphic design, arts, modelmaking, sketching, hand drawing, painting, traveling, exploring, learning
Anzhelika Arbatskaia
email: arbat.anzheli@gmail.com +1(352)213-0130 skype:anzhelikochka linkedin.com/in/aarbatskaia
Technical skills: Revit, ARCHICAD, AutoCad, Adobe Photoshop, Artlantis, InDesign, Rhinoceros, SketchUp EDUCATION
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ARCHITECTURAL STUDIES | University of Florida, School of Architecture
2015-present
ARCHITECT | Nizhny Novgorod State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering,School of Architecture
2008-2014
SUMMER STUDY ABROAD PROGRAM - MEXICO STUDIO | Summer studio: Advanced SoA Graduate Design 3
Summer Semester, 2016
UNESCO WORLD FIELD LABORATORY
Sea Level Rise and the Future Of Coastal Urban Settlements, Miami JOB EXPERIENCE
February - March, 2016
NY, NY | Miami,Fl | Gainesville, Fl
Architect-Intern Content Architecture + Interiors
Nov, 2016 - Current
Student Assistant
Jan, 2017 - Current
UF, Library archive, Special Collection
Research Assistant | Teaching Assistant UF, Shcool od Architecture
Interior design of residential buildings Private orders / freelance Measuring works of the building complex of the Bashkirov flour mills | of the Kostromin palace and the “Record” cinema Center Architectural studio of the construction company “SMU-77” Visualization and design of residential buildings Architectural studio “Studio of Architecture and Design” and Architectural company “PROjection» Design of baptistery of Dzerzhinsk City church complex
Internship at the Architectural Studio
Nizhny Novgorod State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering
Sep,2015 - July,2016 Sep,2013 - Sept,2014 March - July ,2013 March - June ,2013 April - Sep ,2013
July ,2012
CONTENT DIPLOMA - Children’s School of Art
2014
hotel
2011
concert hall
2012
city park
2013
school for 500 students
2010
Children’s museum
2013
The Immersion in two Extreme Climates
2015
Materials Investigation Project
2015
City hall in San Martin de Las Canas, Mexico
2016
final work for specialist degree, Nizhny Novgorod state university of Architecture
Nizhny Novgorod state university of Architecture design 5
Nizhny Novgorod state university of Architecture design 7
Nizhny Novgorod state university of Architecture Urban revitalization / design 7
Nizhny Novgorod state university of Architecture design 3
university of Florida grad1
university of Florida grad1
UF, Summer Mexico Studio
sketches social Work
DIPLOMA
Children’s School of Art
children’s school of art
street view
ground floor plan
second floor plan
street view
section 2-2
section 1-1
Children’s school of Art complex combines different functioning volumes. Architecture interprets artistic image as a synthesis of structures in form of a ring that connects various units. Assemblage of volumes reflects educational approach and process that are occuring in the school. Various multi-functioning spaces help to create a collaborative artistic environment making the process of studing continuous and comprehensive. Scale of building’s blocks is equable to surrounding historical environment. Elements and cubes correspond with forms of historical buildings, keeping memory about the place to remind and teach new generations.
Hotel
Hotel+ Restaurant
Hotel
Perspective view 1
Typical plan
Ground floor plan
Section
4.200 level floor
Perspective view 2
Concert Hall
World Cup Championship Concert Hall for Nizhny Novgorod city, 2018
Concert Hall
ground floor plan
Concert Hall was designed in my city-Nizhny Novgorod as a part of future entertainment complex related to World Cup 2018. It is designed to maintain around 1700 people in two separated halls. The shape of the building consists of 3 big volumes linked to each other within through-passages that are actually could be used as a short-cuts over the street, to maintain exicting passages. The shape of all three volumes is irregular and “plays” with visitors and passers visual games of “unsertainty” and “misleading”. This is the way of how the space itself entertains visitors by its playful arrangment.
perspective view1 1
perspective view
facade a-a
perspective view 2
facade b-b
perspective view 3
PARK
PARK site
site analysis
function zones
links and connections
The city Park was created for central historical area of Nizhny Novgorod city. It is situated in natural valley, which is currently abandond place that needs a regeneration. Couple centuries ago this valley was a river. This is a natural devider between two important parts of a district. Two walking bridges were created to make a link and connection between those parts. The concept that laid behind this design was the idea of continuous flow between activities. Each facility provides further pass to the next one. Dynamic but flowing lines of pavillions and walkways associate with old river and keep visitors in a constant motion and exploration.
SCHOOL
School for 500 studetns for the Olgino town
section a-a
south facade
School for 500 students School for 500 students was made in a context of small suburban area. This place is one of the suburbs points of attraction, so the usual day scenario always turnes around this place. The building itself became an involute space around the inside closed atrium for students leisure activities. This atrium is open from all four sides of it and has access from different schools zones. Different functional zones are visible from the outside view of the building by twisting and shifting those parts of the building where the function is. This twiting and shifting game reminds of a children’s brainteaser toys as well as a pile of books, left by somebody on the desk.
plan 2nd floor
plan ground floor
plan 1st floor
MUSEUM
Children’s museum , Nizhny Novgorod
children’s museum
situation plan
situation plan
site plan
perspective view
section
Children’s museum is the part of the cultural complex in a historical district at the edge of a small cavity. The shape is looped over the covered atrium which is the playground for children. Several colorful glass covered roof opening provide also playful space which making somewhat as is commonly believed boring type of facilities more attractive for children. The shape of the museum reminds somewhat like an animal walking on the edge of its habitat. It is also intelligently inscribed into the dual characteristic of the historical and at the same time natural environment. The scale of the building is mimicking the scale of the surrounding but the shape is corresponding to the edge. Apart from exhibition spaces and playgrounds Museum also includes the conference hall, restaurant, classrooms and administrative block.
second floor plan
ground floor plan
MATERIALS STUDY
Grad 1 | Shaping the light with metal panels system
The sphere of my intensions in this project becomes a relationship between light and shadow and its eternal unity and confrontation Where are those edges between light and shadow? How are they shaped? What shapes them in environment? What senses do those shapes and edges bring to us? These questions are addressed in my material studies in which I use different techniques that help shape light through different materials. I investigated the possibility of creating a screen wall. Some of materials used were plastic, metal and wood. These were then layered, overlapped, cut and interlocked to create various light conditions. During this process my interest dwelled on the attempt to overlap two different kinds of shadows received from the screen wall. In addition, I was interested in interior side of a wall of building to create a unique sense of that particular space. panel’s connection sytem scheme
preliminary proposal axonometric view
facade connection system
proposal diagram
MATERIALS STUDIES: SHARPING THE LIGHT
NATURE PHENOMENA EXPERIENCE Grad 1 | The Immersion two extreme climates
THE IMMERSION IN TWO EXTREME CLIMATES
rainforest conceptual sketch
axonometric view -Baikal cabin
cabin conceptual sketch
cabin preliminary sketches
axonometric view -rainforest tower
This project is an exploration of idea of experiencing same physical phenomena – sound – in the different kind of environment. Sites that were chosen have unique sound characteristics. The site in cold climate is the Lake Baikal, which is one of the deepest and cleanest lakes in the world. When the Lake is frozen at winter, the ice is being pushed to the lakeshore creating the fascinating heats of cracked ice. Shores of the particular place I have chosen (island Olkhon) have cliffs that making the observation of that phenomena difficult. Rainforest is also known for its loudly environment and different kind of plants and animals presented in different layers of forest. Thus, to experience all of these layers and to feel rainforest from all points and senses I have created the observation tower with “silent room ” in the middle. The purpose of both projects is to enhance sound experience creating different kind of environments. The issue that connected those two sites for me became not only the unique experience of the natural environment of these sites but also experience of sound phenomena. Both of projects are trying to create complex experience through relatively simple forms.
cabin facade
cabin side facade
cabin side facade
cabin plan
tower perspective view
COMMUNITY CENTER
Grad 3 | Mexico Study Abroad Studio San Martin de las Canas
MEXICO SUMMER STUDIO: COMMUNITY CENTER
Sketches
SOCIAL WORKWORK SOCIAL This is my current volunteer work in order to preserve and save old unique metal structures dated by 1882, which have been used as warehouses in a closed harbor. Nobody knew about the existence and value of beautiful delicate engineering work hidden under ugly metal deck. Now the small group of concerned citizens including specialists: architects, engineers, culturologists and others are trying to convince the government not to destroy this in order to make an average looking park, but to use this as a great multifunction space for urban activities.
This type of space could bring the city opportunities to attract local business and bring cultural and trendy events. Here I am imagining the simplest look of functions we could place there. This constructions might be a beautiful part of a museum interior with convertible characteristics of space. The shape and scale of building and trend of reusing industrial structures and revealing old details in a modern space making this space very atrractive for activities like fashion show, art and design events. This could also be a good facility for wedding and other celebration venues or a space for different kinds of festivals, temporary markets, concert hall and many other. Unfortunately public awareness of this is very little. Poster on the LEFT page is for public comprehension of the issue that is rising the question of whether we should save the unique piece of history or lose it forever. Recently our actions towards preservation of these buildings succeeded in a way this has been added to a list of historic heritages.
LEFT page: above: fashion show below: wedding/ catering
PROFESSIONAL WORK: ARCHITECTURAL SURVEY AND DOCUMENTATION
facade
staircase ceiling detail
staircase ceiling
staircase details
rotonda ceiling plan
rotonda ceiling details
staircase ceiling
yard facades
concert hall plan
concert hall section
staircase ceiling
INDIVIDUAL HOUSING DESIGN
1 views
facades
first floor plan
second floor plan
2
INDIVIDUAL HOUSING INTERIOR DESIGN
new plan
staircase plans
staircase facades
plan as built