architecture PORTFOLIO Bilyana Katsarova
BILYANA
KATSAROVA
date of birth : 28.04.1992 nationality : Bulgarian driving licence : category B
WORK EXPERIENCE 2016 : 6 months internship at Playtime Agence d’Architecture, Lyon, France
- Worked on different design phases and different types of projects (retail, residential or cultural buildings). Being in charge of conceptual design, construction documentation and design adjustments based on client feedback. Assisting with the graphic representation and in charge of complete 3D modeling of two architectural competitions. Also helped to compose a price list for residential projects and had the opportunity to assist on several meetings with clients.
Summer 2015 : 2 months internship in UNIT ARCHITEKTI, Prague, Czech Republic - Created several photomontages for a submission of an urban project. Worked on the urban
analysis of the neighbourhood Prague 10, by analyzing the urban fabric and the design of the public space design. Assisting with a research work about the urban regulations in different European cities, by studying two case studies in France (Paris and Lyon).
2014 - present : part of the non-profit organisation “Architects I met” as jurnalist and Bulgarian secretary
- Interviewing architects from different design studios and translating the conversations in English, French and Bulgarian
Summer 2014 : 4 months, participating in the program “WORK AND TRAVEL IN USA”, Broadmoor Hotel, Colorado Springs, USA CONTACTS +359(0)897970373
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- Assisting with different tasks in the hotel service, having an everyday contact with hotel guests. Developped a lot my English speaking skills, teamwok and multitasking skills
Summer 2013 : 1 month internship in “ GRID Architects & Ingineers”, Sofia, Bulgaria
- Worked on the interior design of a small vocational bungalow, preparing its 3D model and presentational renderings. Helped with the construction of a parametrical shelter and assisted on several meetings with clients.
Summer 2012 : 1 month internship in “AGROPROMPROEKT”, Sofia, Bulgaria
- Assisting with the 3D modeling of a residential building. Visiting construction sites.
CV
EDUCATION
PROFICIENCY
2015-2016 : Lyon National School of Architecture (ENSAL), France
Drawing
2014-2015: Czech Technical University in Prague (CVUT), Czech Republic
AutoCAD
- Master’s degree of Architecture : awarded with the prize “Young Architecture” for Master’s final project
ArchiCAD
Vectorworks
Rev it
Illustrator
Premiere Pro
Maxwell
Vray Sketchup
- First year of Master’s degree on an exchange program ERASMUS
2011-2014 : National School of Architecture of Lyon (ENSAL), France - Bachelor degree of Architecture
Editing/Graphic
2007-2011 : French high school “Alphonse de Lamartine”, Sofia, Bulgaria Photoshop
CERTIFICATES and PRIZES Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English, ESOL Level C1 DELE Certificate of Spanish as foreign language, level B1 Prize “Young Architecture” for Master’s final project, June 2016
VOLUNTEERING
Indesign
3DModeling & Render
SketchUP
3dsMAX
LANGUAGES
Red Cross, Bulgaria
Bulgarian
French
Non-profit Bulgarian organization “Timeheroes”
English
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SOUND CLOUD
Holešovice concert hall (Prague)
(designed in collaboration with Johanna Willert) For the construction of a new bigger concert hall in Prague, we chose to use an existing building. The idea was to design the music hall as an extension of an existing office building which has a special architectural value and is an important example of Prague Modern Architecture. With this project, we wanted to offer to the citizens and the guests of Prague a new cultural venue, far from the most touristic attractions. As a result, “Sound Cloud” could be a way to re-develop end re-galvanize the neighbourhood of Holešovice.
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Folowing the urban axis toward the church
Open space area connecting the church and the conert hall
The volumetry follows the cubic typology of the building
The edge of the building approches the height of the church
The volumetry of the existing building
The volumetry of the new building respects the existing facade
The building is devided in 3 diferent part, following the axis of the church
Alternation of the orthogonal edges
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Big Concert Hall 1576 seats
Snack Bar
Technical building services Section A-A
Meeting Space
Small Concert Hall 430 seats Club of the Philharmony
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Photo model 1:2000
Urban project “L’identité dans l’entre deux”*
Developed in collaboration with M. Viffray and D. Dechavanne
The project is about the future transformation of the area Villeurbanne Saint Jean. It is situated on the outskirts of Lyon, on a key location, close to the ring road of the city and to the motorway to Geneva. In the past, this area has passed trough several territorial transformations which have led to an irregular urban fabric,difficult spatial orientation and more over to a confusion for the residents about the administrative belonging of the territory. Therefore, the concept of the urban project aims to clarify the identity of the area, by improving the structure of the urban fabric, developping the current landscape features and by reorganizing some of the key activities which characterize the territory such as the urban agriculture and the flea market. The project suggests to organize the urban structure in different strips which will all have their own atmosphere in conformity with the different parts of the territory. Thus, the design aims to improve the spatial orientation and to give a particular identity to the area.
* “The identity of the in-between” p.12
Project phases Situation today
Abandon buildings and industrial wasteland
Vision 2025
Vision 2040
Organization of the roadway sys- Entire organization of the tem, the water network and parts territory and the different strips of the urban parks. Constructing buildings on the free areas.
Components of the urban structure
Urban fabric in form of different strips
System of permeable network which Green structure and marks the limit of each strip infrastructure system
Zoom on the territory developped more in details and situtation of the area which I developped as Diploma project Key: area of the residential project
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“BANDES BATIES, BANDES CULTIVEES”*
Master’s degree final project : awarded with the prize “Young Architecture”
The project is about the future organisation of one of the strips, part of the urban project (presented above). According to the strategy and the masterplan, this strip is called “The cultivated city” (La Ville cultivée) and covers an area that is currently occupied with gardens of urban agriculture. What king of neighbourly relations could be formed when one part of a territory is being used for agricultural activities and the other as residential area? How do the boundaries of each area could be designed so that it allows some interaction between the neighbours and in the same time, insures some privacy for the residential area? How does the agricultural activity could become part of the people everyday way of life? And how could urban farming become an activity which influences the social interactions between people? Those are some of the main questions, I was trying to review with this project.
* “Constructed strips, planted strips ” p.16
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Key:
Section AA’
area of the residential project
Plan
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Axonometric view of the different types of appartments
Ground floor plan
Axonometric view of the ground level appartements
Key:
urban agriculture private gardens
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Model 1:200
South facade
East facade
North-South section
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Centre culturel de Vi eurbanne Cultural center for Villeurbanne, France The concept of the project was to consider the building as a “cultural filter� which with its geometry invites the visitors toward the urban park on the south area of the site. This concept has led the whole design process. The importance of the shear walls, the position of the window openings and the play of lights represent some of the key elements of the project that remind of a movement toward the park on the south area of the site. In terms of program, the cultural center includes a small music school, a library, an exposition hall and an amphitheatre hall.
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Direction toward the urban park.
East facade
Four main shear walls that guide the movement toward the park
Simple volume and clear orientation
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Coceptual model 1:2000
Site model 1:500
Building model 1:200
Detail 1:20 p.28
Detail of the roof window 1:10
Detail of the window overhang 1:10
Detail of the shear wall 1:20
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Internship Experience
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CHUZELLES
Architectural competition for a multipurpose town hall (won) In this project, I was in charge of the 3D modeling and the submission drawings
Internship Experience
CEBAZAT
Architectural competition for a multi-purpose town hall (won) In this project, I was in charge of the 3D modeling and the submission drawings
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MODELS
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Visualizations
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Playtime /AA Playtime /AA BILYANA KATSAROVA / Architect
BILYANA KATSAROVA / Architect
BILYANA KATSAROVA / Architect Dear fellow architects, Bilyana was involved in our architecture studio for six months from end of June to end of December 2016. Dear fellow architects, She improved her design, architecture knowledge and computer skills, taking part in our team on various projects of different sizes: Bilyana was involved in our architecture studio for six months from end of June to end of December 2016. - Design and details for an atypical moving Tiny House concept for an industrial client in which she Dear fellow architects, went up to scale 1:1 details She improved her design, architecture knowledge and computer skills, taking part in our team on various - Design and models for an extension of a office labs building in Lyon projects of different sizes: Bilyana involved in studio for six from endtown of June of December - was Participation inour twoarchitecture different competitions formonths multi-purpose hallstoinend small cities: one2016. is won, - Design and details for an atypical moving Tiny House concept for an industrial client in which she and the other one is due to be judged soon. went up to scale 1:1 details She improved her design, architecture knowledge and computer skills, taking part in our team on various - Design and models for an extension of a office labs building in Lyon projectshas of different Bilyana shown a sizes: great curiosity and interest in French culture and architecture, investigating and - Participation in two different competitions for multi-purpose town halls in small cities: one is won, - questions Design and details for atypical House concept for an industrial client in which she asking whenever sheanneeded it,moving and herTiny French level is astonishing. and the other one is due to be judged soon. went up to scale 1:1 details - Design and models forher anaboard extension a office in Lyon clear in her work and mind and We were really happy to have our of small team:labs shebuilding is imaginative, Bilyana has shown a great curiosity and interest in French culture and architecture, investigating and - toParticipation in two competitions multi-purpose town halls in small cities: one is won, is able share her work anddifferent be part of a team with for ease. asking questions whenever she needed it, and her French level is astonishing. and the other one is due to be judged soon. She was highly independent in most of her work and demonstrated a real technical curiosity, We were really happy to have her aboard our small team: she is imaginative, clear in her work and mind and Bilyana has shown a great curiosity and interest in French culture andthey architecture, investigating and understanding the importance of details, technical aspects and how fuel the architecture design. is able to share her work and be part of a team with ease. asking she needed it, and her French level She willquestions need to bewhenever able to spend more time on construction siteistoastonishing. fully link the design process and the construction, but she has understood already the philosophy that links them, which is rare nowadays it She was highly independent in most of her work and demonstrated a real technical curiosity, We were reallyyoung happyarchitects. to have her aboard our small team: she is imaginative, clear in her work and mind and seems among understanding the importance of details, technical aspects and how they fuel the architecture design. is able to share her work and be part of a team with ease. She will need to be able to spend more time on construction site to fully link the design process and the We are optimistic about her success in those activities which she will undertake, she has a great nice construction, but she has understood already the philosophy that links them, which is rare nowadays it She was highly in join mostopen of her work and demonstrated a real technical curiosity, personality andindependent we wish her to minded teams where she will be able to reveal herself and be a seems among young architects. understanding the importance details, force of proposition as well as aofsolid teamtechnical member.aspects and how they fuel the architecture design.
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BILYANA
KATSAROVA
e-mail : b.katsarova@outlook.com telephone : +359(0)897970373 skype : b.katsarova https://fr.linkedin.com/in/bilyana-katsarova