Architecture Portfolio by Ilya Bourim

ILYA BOURIM

Architecture PORTFOLIO SELECTED WORKS 2011 | 2014

Professional Works

Location: Guangzhou, Guandong Province, China Project type: mixed-use / workplace / serviced-apartment / research & development / retail GFA: 291,000 m 2 Status: active

guangzhou science park commercial complex

> Guangzhou Science Park Commercial Complex This project is located in the city of Guangzhou, in the new area of development science and technology. One of the most prominent features of the site is that it has a hill located in the center of it.

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[SITE]

The hill creates a elevation change of about 20-25 meters. This makes the design very challenging, but also brings a fantastic opportunity to create a unique proposal.

< Master plan

> Guangzhou Science Park Commercial Complex

[SITE]

Because the climate in south of China is mostly humid and warm, after doing some analysis, I decided that natural ventilation is not really an option for this location so I decided to focus mostly on solar radiation studies. What I found interesting that because of the high sun in this latitude, the eastern sides of the buildings will benefit the most from horizontal louvers.

> Guangzhou Science Park Commercial Complex > Concept design >

[CONCEPT]

In the concept behind this scheme we were looking to create links to the siteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unique topography. In order to accommodate all of the clientâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s retail and parking requirements, almost half of this hill needs to be excavated. I was looking to preserve the memory of the hill in using continuous shapes that emerged.

Location: Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China Project type: mixed-use / workplace / serviced-apartment / hotel / retail GFA: 84,000 m 2 Status: active

shimao hangzhou hua jia chi

>Shimao hangzhou hua jia chi The city of Hangzhou is famous for its beautiful West Lake and rolling hillsides. Genshan West road is a very prominent site with great commercial visibility and connectivity to Zhejiang University to the south.

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[SITE]

Beautiful riverside parks and lakes are all within easy walking distance to our development. The team envisioned to create a commercially viable development in harmony with the surrounding context and neighborhood.

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Although retail component was not very large. We wanted to create a human scale experience with a small village type retail shopping. The retail loop continued on the outside, creating a small pedestrian street where a mix of retail and small restaurants could create a relaxing atmosphere that could be used by shoppers as well as by surrounding community. 19

> Shimao Hangzhou hua jia chi

[SITE]

This project in city of Hangzhou and is part of a large residential development that is located across the street on the south side of the site. The original program of this part of the development consisted of an office building, a serviced apartment building, a hotel, and retail. Client wanted to keep all the parts of the program apart from each other so they could sell each building separately to different operators. The hotel was later dropped from the program due to some municipal restrictions.

Concept design >

[CONCEPT]

The size, the height and the slab shaped massing were limited by the results of the solar studies and the shading effect of the buildings on the residential neighborhood to the north. I decided to orient the buildings to offer its occupants the maximum open views at the same time thinking of minimizing the heat gain from the sun.

> Shimao Hangzhou hua jia chi

After site planning was confirmed by the client, the client became attached to the idea of somehow integrating the idea of distinct luxury into the appearance of the project. One of our project architects proposed the idea of diamonds. Originally the client loved the diagrid, but eventually they wanted to have a more integrated facade. I wanted to see if the rhombus could become more of an expression of the object underneath, rather than just

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an application or a screen. In Asian cultures it is not considered auspicious to have an “X” sign on the facade, but when “X” became merely the shape of space between the objects on the facade, client jumped on the idea and asked us to develop further. Next few

months we worked on trying to figure out how the rhombus shaped window-wall system could allow flexible tenants spaces, allow for operable windows as well as for installation of VRF air-conditioning system on the exterior. The government also limits the use of glass to 50% of the exterior wall.

Location: Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China Project type: super-high-rise / mixed-use / workplace / hotel / retail

GFA: 868,000 m 2

nanjing financial city

> Nanjing financial city Concept: design director at the time, after a visit to Nanjing, was inspired by Yuhua stone. A very beautiful and distinct type of stone, particular to Nanjing area.

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[SITE]

Yuhua stone is embedded into the culture, history and spirit of Nanjing. For the main tower, the premise was a series of oval shapes stacked on top of each other. The segmented and stacked nature of the design is inspired by the ancient Chinese towers.

> Nanjing financial city As I started sketching, I started to look for a way to stay close to the original idea, while exploring concept in a more contemporary direction. The higher the building the more structure it requires, affecting the quality of spaces and the amount of available space at the lower levels of tower. As it has been done in many other tall tower projects, the structure can be set on the exterior perimeter of the

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building, becoming part of the exterior envelope. This approach can offer savings in terms of construction materials and also in terms of the leasing space at the lower levels.

[CONCEPT]

Searching if I could make this project so it is not only about shape and image, but beyond that. I looked at the structure as a way to express the nature of the building. Referencing the works by Calatrava, I was looking at the structure as something that could stand proudly with Architecture.

< Final model

Location: Xiamen, Fujian Province, China Project type: mixed-use / workplace / soho / retail

GFA: 145,000 m 2

Status: under construction

xiamen ding tai he center

> Xiamen ding tai he center This project is located in the Southern part of China, in the city of Xiamen. In the program, client asked for an office building, a SOHO apartment building as well as a commercial retail space.

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> Xiamen ding tai he center

[SITE]

The simple massing of the of the office tower as well as the SOHO apartment were designed per the requirement of the client, who asked for a simple shape that could be easily constructed and later sold to different tenants.

< Site plan Retail Entrance

Retail Podium 4F

METRO EXIT

Office 37F Sunken Plaza

OFFICE DROP-OFF Public Plaza

Retail Entrance SOHO 30F

SOHO DROP-OFF

[RETAIL]

The retail bar was placed along the edge of the site to create a courtyard public space that could be used by the shoppers as well as the members of the community.

[FEEL]

The opening on the west side, between the office tower and the retail was a way to bring metro users to the site and use it as a pedestrian corridor connecting to other areas of CBD.

> Xiamen ding tai he

The facade design is a response to the government requirement of glass ratio vs. solid to be maximum of 50%.

> Xiamen ding tai he center

[CONCEPT]

Through use of wood on the facade on the retail I wanted to try to bring human scale back to the large scale building surrounding the courtyard. The stepped massing of the retail, created space for roof-top amenities such as pool and gym for the residents of the SOHO, as well as a green area for the office users to enjoy.

Location: Shanghai, China Project type: mixed-use / workplace / retail

GFA: 79,900 m 2

Status: under construction

shanghai baoneng wujiaochang

> Shanghai baoneng wujiaochang Jiangwan - Wujiaochang city sub-center planning makes dramatic changes to the Yangpu District, located in the northeast of Shanghai.

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> Shanghai baoneng wujiaochang

[SITE]

According to the planning vision, Jiangwan-Wujiaochang city sub-center is undergoing major transformation. It will become the hub for financial institutes, information communication, shopping experiences, culture events, sport activities, leisure and business offices.

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The retail podium defines a series of plazas that range from a public square, to intimate courtyards, to secured drop-offs.

Office towers are shifted in response to the urban green belt. As a result, each tower has an open passage through the site to the park.

The design brief calls for 3 office towers with a retail podium. The future underground metro line 17 passes through south-west side of the plot, while the north of the site needs a substation placed somewhere along the edge.

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Each tower has the same efficient office floorplate. Tower heights increase towards the Class-A Office at the major road intersection.

The podium creates two semi-public plazas that open up to the adjacent park. These courtyards condense social activity and complement the retail experience. Together with the public square and park, a series of experiences woven through the site will attract tenants while providing great outdoor spaces and amenities for the office workers. One of the things the team wanted to avoid was creating space that would get fenced out, creating an urban island where office workers would simply drive in and out of the property through a gate.

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> Shanghai baoneng wujiaochang

[SITE]

We strongly encouraged the client to preserve the south-east corner as a public square. The organic retail scheme was a study that looked at how we could playfully respond to the park, while creating interesting spaces, with lots of potential to roof-top restaurants and public areas.

[PARK]

Together with the public square and park, a series of experiences woven through the site will attract tenants while providing great outdoor spaces and amenities for the office workers.

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[RETAIL]

The retail layout is a simple bar of optimal depth at the base of each tower. The inside space has maximum flexibility, easily divided for most tenant size.

TRANSFORMER FLOORS: 3

OFFICE HEIGHT: 65.4m FLOORS: 14

SERVICE BUILDING RETAIL COURTYARD OFFICE HEIGHT: 5m HEIGHT: 82.2m FLOORS: 1 FLOORS: 18 RETAIL HEIGHT: 12.5m FLOORS: 2 CLASS A OFFICE HEIGHT: 99.0m FLOORS: 21 RETAIL HEIGHT: 12.5m FLOORS: 2

RETAIL COURTYARD

URBAN PLAZA

Location: Shanghai, China Project type: mixed-use / workplace

GFA: 60,500 m 2

Status: active

Shanghai Caohejing HighTech Park

> Shanghai Caohejing High-Tech Park The program for this project called for the design of an office campus for several hightech companies. Because of the lack of pedestrian pub-

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> Shanghai Caohejing High-Tech Park

[SITE]

lic spaces in the area, in the early stages of the design, the team has focused on creating a semi-public space that could be used by the office workers as a place where they could have meeting, have lunch and or simply relax. Because of the client wanted to save rentable area for the offices, they asked us to consider locating the office amenities below grade, therefore saving on GFA.

> Shanghai Caohejing High-Tech Park Various design studies looking at the form as an expression of the idea of technology. We proposed many ways that the client could make the building work in terms of energy savings while also provide comfortable working conditions.

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Because of the long north to south nature of the site, one of the studies I have looked at was the introduction of vertical fins on the facade to minimize the impact of solar radiation.

Location: Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China Project type: super-tall / mixed-use / workplace / hotel /residential / retail GFA: 60,500 m 2 Status: active

Suzhou Zhongnan Center

> Suzhou Zhongnan Center The process of an 800m super high-rise competition is complex--especially when situated in the context of Suzhou in Jiangsu, China.

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> Suzhou Zhongnan Center > Site Information

[SITE]

Suzhou is famed in Chinese history as a nexus of the silk trade and as a water town of canals and bridges.

< Concept studies

[IDEA]

In the early concept study models of the Suzhou super-tall tower, I was looking to create a transitioning link between the a very tall shape and a very small podium. I looked at the idea of smaller stepping volumes as a way to approach this.

Inspired by the Guggenheim museum in New York, I looked at another quick study where the ground plane spirals into the sky, creating an urban park.

> Suzhou Zhongnan Center

[CONCEPT]

The super high-rise will be in the Suzhou Industrial Park. The client hopes it can be an iconic anchor for the future development of Suzhouâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s central business district while combining the historical context of the city with the programmatic benefits of the mixed use super high-rise

Location: Bangkok, Thailand Project type: mixed-use / workplace / hotel /residential / retail

GFA: 310,000 m 2

Status: active

Magnolia Project P

> Magnolia Project P This Mixed-Use project consists of residential, office, community mall, public areas, Magnolia Center, Club, and sport club for Magnolia.

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> Magnolia Project P > Site Information

[SITE]

The site is located along Sukhumvit, east of the CBD area of Bangkok in an area that is experiencing rapid development growth for both commercial and residential uses.

> Magnolia Project P

SUKHUM WIT RD.

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COMMERCIAL & FUTURE HOUSE

COMMERCIAL

RESIDENTIAL

[PLAN]

The complex zoning laws of Bangkok created an interesting challenge for both local and international design teams on this masterplan project. With FAR 5, we tried to create plots that would create maximum open space while staying close to the target program area requirements. In the final plan, the residential was placed away from the main road, in a park setting with the front of the site reserved mainly for the multi-level retail, office, and entertainment program.

> Magnolia Project P > Diagrams The diagram on the right shows the maximum zoning envelope, with the radial shape dictated by the proximity of the BTS station. Next, The diagram on the right shows the multi-zone retail and parking structure with some of the main circulation options.

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Location: Huangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China Project type: mixed-use / workplace / hotel /residential / retail

GFA: 240,000 m 2

Status: active

Hangzhou Future City

> Hangzhou Future City A mixed-use of program of hotel, Grade A office, and SOHO-style living are brought together in the idea of a 24-hour lifestyle. Our team approached the project site with goal to create

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> Hangzhou Future City > Site Information

[SITE]

unique and bold identity as well as providing an important “center” for public and private gathering, activity, and events. Views and circulation across site are carefully designed to mark and announce this public “center” realm as a place of arrival and an important destination for the community.

> Hangzhou Future City The project site activates its surroundings and urban context by making strong connections between the program, the landscape, the views, the circulation and the public outdoor spaces.

[RETAIL]

The concept of the “flow” of nature, especially with Hangzhou’s respect for the land, sea and sky, manifests this idea of woven connections but also of the celebration of its natural forms.

Location: Zhuhai, Guangdong Province, China Project type: retail

GFA: 80,000 m 2

Status: active

Zhuhai City Heart Complex

> Zhuhai City Heart Complex This project is located in the southern, and one of greenest cities in China - Zhuhai. As part of the larger master plan, the city government mandates most of the new development to be pedestrian

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> Zhuhai City Heart Complex > Site Information

[SITE]

friendly with lots of public spaces. One of the major requirements for this retail center is that all of its commercial spaces need to be under ground. The only exceptions were the entrances.

> Zhuhai City Heart Complex

[BELOW]

The proposal was looking at how to create a link between the two large park one on the sea side, the other on the mountain side. I have developed an organic version where I looked at how to bring nature into the proposal while also maintaining a viable commercial mall infrastructure.

> Zhuhai City Heart Complex > Site Creating a variety of open spaces that transform the idea of an underground mall into a pleasant shopping experience with links to public transportation, community spaces, performance spaces, etc.

Location: Tianjin, China Project type: private residence

Villa Wangshen

> Villa Wangshen was placed a level below the ground level with goal to create a secluded area with only the views to the Sky. At the other extreme, the third level balconies, offer an expansive views to the surrounding green spaces and the forest beyond. The main house is split in two down the middle making it easy for its occupants to be able to find peace even during a noisy reception. The canyon that is created as a result, adds a unique feature to the house, marking the entrance to the two houses.

[CANYON]

A high-end residential villa designed in collaboration with Micheal Rotondi of RoTo Architects. This private residence is part of a large resort was designed to be a place of meditation and serenity. One of the concepts for the design was the idea of duality. The ground level of the house

Personal Works

> Half-life of the third skin

[TIME] Transformations of inhabited spaces in radiation-contaminated environments where levels of contamination reduce over time.

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Form changes its mass to respond to radiation fields present in the environment. The levels of radiation will express themselves in the building form and with time will decompose producing an ever changing space.

> Half-life of the third skin

The project site is located in the abandoned city of Prepyat, found on the path of the radioactive fallout from the nuclear disaster that occurred at the Chernobyl in April of 1986.

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> Half-life of the third skin

Prepyat

Proposed Site

Chernobyl Reactor

[NUKE]

This young city was evacuated few days after the disaster as the levels of radiation became extremely dangerous. This extreme nature of the environment plays a major role for the location of this project. The hostility of the environment makes it unlivable for humans. In the last sixty years, Nuclear Power Production has increased

substantially as has the research and knowledge base from experience, now is the time to begin an Integrated Nuclear Research Think Tank to further the knowledge on the consequences of nuclear disaster. The events after the earthquake in Japan, make this proposal even more relevant.

[HOUSE M]

> New Heaven, Kentucky

This project is driven by the idea of path as well as the use of our bodies to measure the spacial qualities of a place. It is the goal of this exploration to study the experiential nature of a pathway and how different spacial qualities along the path influence the person who occupies it. What is mostly important to me in this project is how people experience the space.

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> Merton Institute for Contemplative Leadership

The form is important but it constantly in flux to accommodate the above. I think that the spacial experiences, just like music and art, will trigger thoughts and emotions, provide comfort and provoke. At the site scale, the site experiences are deeply connected to the natural flows of the site. The pathways relate to low and high

spots. They cross the topography creating steep climbs while in other places, the paths climb slowly, at a small angle to the slope. Abundant growth on the site allows to use trees as a way to play with space and create a variety of spacial transitions. Trees surround some buildings to isolate them, while the expose the others to welcome

visitors. At the building scale, spacial experiences are emphasized in sections. A buildingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s entrance narrow, in attempt to pull the visitor in. The elongated properties of most buildings pull people through emphasizing movement, but also the temporal nature of human experience.

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