Calina Bogasiu
Hello,
I’m
Calina Bogasiu, M.Arch.
This is my selection of projects that showcases my pursuit and views on design and its role in the shaping of the surrounding environment. The projects have been chosen to reflect my journey and how my interests shifted in time towards the significant topic of the overlap and connection between the natural world and architecture and the potential of the postindustrial city in the Anthropocene era.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE sept 2019 june 2021
Architect l MT Spacetime l Bucharest, Romania
aug dec 2018
Architecture Intern l Plan 1661 l Bangkok, Thailand
feb aug 2016
Team member at EFdeN | Interdisciplinary student team created for Solar
I joined the company first as an intern during my sixth year of studies and later as an architect where I have worked on a multitude of programs like residential, hospitality and mixed-use projects. I have also been Design Lead on several proposals and have worked on all of the design stages, from concept to technical drafting and detailed design, presentations and client meetings.
Academic and Design work – Part of an interdisciplinary group project regarding rural communities development in an UNESCO WHS in Thailand; Residential and Hospitality design for various projects across Thailand
Decathlon competition devoted to awareness and evolution in the environmentally conscious dwelling | Bucharest My experience consisted in construction site work, research and design for Solar Decathlon Middle East 2018 Romanian Team, promoting our project and contact possible investors and sponsors, graphic content for presentations.
EDUCATION / ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE 2014 -2020
‘Ion Mincu’ University of Architecture and Urbanism | UAUIM | Bucharest Integrated 6y program of Bachelors and Master of Architecture
2016-2017
june 2018
Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Madrid | ETSAM | Universidad Erasmus Scholarship l Studios: Alberto Campo Baeza l Emilio Tuñón Politécnica de Madrid VVITA Project l Lofoten, Norway Intensive programmes for higher education learners: Adaptive
reuse of historical building heritage in Lofoten
may 2017
Congreso Internacional en Comunicación Arquitectónica | COCA-17 | Madrid
aug 2015
School of Bunesti 2015 | Bunesti, Romania | Architecture and Construction workshop aimed at reviving the intrinsic qualities and performance of vernacular architecture by reinterpreting traditional construction methods
3D Printing Workshop with Madlab Makers
SOFTWARE
LANGUAGE
3D modelling and Drafting : Rhino+Grasshopper, Revit, AutoCad
Fluent in English and Spanish. Intermediate in French. Native in Romanian.
Rendering : Lumion, Enscape, V-ray for Rhino Graphics : Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign
SKILLS
INFO
Architectural detailing | Technical Drafting Model making and 3D printing Graphic Design | Hand drawing | Visualization
Born 30/09/1995 | Bucharest, Romania +40732371814 calina.bogasiu@gmail.com
PROFESSIO
ACADEMIC
01Meta-Delta_
Botanical Garden 2.0
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Artificial Topography
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Madrid 2020 : a City without a Plan
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Boutiqu
COMPETITIONS
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ue Hotel
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Collective Housing
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Prototype for Community
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Kaira Looro: Women’s House
01 META-DELTA_Botanical Garden 2.0 Diploma Project Date l July 2020 Tutors l Dan Dinoiu l Dorin Ștefan 6th year l 2nd semester l 14 weeks l 2 phases Software l Rhino+Grasshopper, Lumion, Illustrator, Photoshop
Dâmbovița River Colentina River
Văcărești Natural Park
The site
Văcărești Natural Park in South-East Bucharest is an abandoned artificial lake built in the 80’s as part of the communist hydrotechnical projects on the Dâmbovița River. It is enclosed by a concrete dam that discouraged human presence for 40 years, so nature reclaimed the territory and created a diverse ecosystem of wetland flora and fauna.
The Terrain Vague
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The project was built around the concept of the terrain vague - the intermediate, undiferentiated, unused space that exists in the urban fabric of post-industrial cities. In a moment of dramatic environmental transformation and permanent economic uncertainty, the project is a reflection on how to create a synergy between nature and technology and change the way people relate to nature in the city. It addresses a more advanced understanding of the human-nature relationship in which architecture has the opportunity to integrate into an ecosystem by proposing an artificial object.
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The question was how to preserve the urban nature while integrating it into the urban system. The strategy is shaped by introducing the relationship of audience and actor into the site by creating as many visual connections as possible. A reinterpretation of the Romantic vision of wandering and grasping for the spectacle of nature. The approach has 3 main focus points: 1. Connecting and improving accesibility of the area 2. Introducing a program that is sensible to the place / Meta-Delta : Research and visiting center 3. Protection and conservation of the Vacaresti natural area.
Pathways
Low accesibility. There are 3 acces points only for pedestrian use
Ponds
Natural springs and rain water. Affected by drought in the summer season
Hard soil
200 ha surface 331 plant species 180 animal species migratory bird stop-over
Concrete dam
6 km circumference 12 m max. height
Urban context
The site is located on the West side of the Park, towards the city center
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The urban nature of the 21st century Vacărești is located in the periphery of the city, isolated by its close context, although it is at a short distance from other big parks of the city. In this master plan, I proposed a way of connecting these two green areas via a elevated pathway called The Loop Garden - between two types of attitude towards nature: the urbanised park of the 70’s and the wild nature of the 21st century city.
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Existing pathway of the park - for humans. Inner area of the park - for nature to run wild.
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The Loop Garden – an elevated promenade that connects the wild nature of Văcărești to the urbanised nature of the neighbouring park. The pathway becomes an impressive public space capable of absoving a multitude of events and displays, from art to nature. A public promenade that the city has been in dire need of.
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The building. From barrier to place of transition
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The first floor is dedicated to the Research centre. It is comprised of spaces for laboratories, lecture rooms, offices, and technical facilities, each in close connection with the greenhouses, and visually connected with the public area bellow.
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Phase 01 Proposal
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The building as part of the artificial landscape. The purpose was to create a strong visual connection between the city and the park. This was done. by ‘peeling’ the surface of the dam, creating a green walkable roof that resembles a meadow.
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Green-houses: Three different greenhouses organize and divide the space. Each one showcasing a different ecosystem, the central one contains a tropical wetland ecosystem, the second one presents a mangrove marine wetland while the third one is used as a hydroponics facility for research purposes. The three spaces can be accessed from the ground floor and can be engaged with and discovered along the spiralling ramps that connect the inside with the roofscape.
The roof of the building transforms the old dam into a meadow, landscaped and planted with flora that creates a spectacle throughout the year for each of the four seasons. The surface of the meadow is punctured by the three green houses, creating an opportunity for engagement, allowing the visitors to get a sneak peek of the inside life. The spiralling ramps of the greenhouses reconnect with the path of the dam.
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The program is organized in small clusters and nodes in order to free the space of the ground floor, allowing it to be open and generous, creating room for the protected terrain vague between the city and the natural park.
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Botanical Garden 2.0
Phase 02 Proposal
What inhabitants lack and find that the city needs is active and desirable public space. The projects aim is to create the opportunity for the public realm to get activated and transformed through a delicate and intricate architectural intervention that connects, enhances, and cherishes the special qualities of the environment. Bucharest is one of the few cities in Europe with a protected natural reserve that has developed from the accidental effects of human action, a feature that must be preserved.
The building is a subtle alteration in the shape of the landscape, a lifting of the surface that creates a space of transition between nature and the city. Its goal is to accommodate function inside while being crossed and surrounded by public space. The building morphs and intersects with the landscape. It’s complex roofing system houses three stories. It is rooted in the dam and reveals itself towards the city through a generous transparent facade.
Rare and protected species 2.Lindernia procumbens
3.Wolffia arrhiza
Anthropic communities
Danube community species 4.Lemna minor
5.Lemna trisulca
6.Spirodella polyrhiza
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1.Menyanthes trifoliata
The crowning of the building is a lush greenhouse that is revealed through the atrium. Here, the nature of the delta is on display mix along with the plants dedicated to scientific-use.
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7.Typha angussfolia
8.Typha laafolia
9.Lolium perenne
10.Sclerochloa dura
11.Plantago major
12.Polygonum aviculare
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The roof becomes a fifth façade - but also an accessible stepped platform offering spectacular views towards the Văcărești Delta. The building relates to the public realm on each level, having a high degree of connectivity with the outdoor allowing the ever-presence of nature.
The three levels are perforated by three circular assets, the first is represented by the cylindrical library a place of rendez-vous between the academia and the public, the second one is the central atrium which allows the public to transition towards the greenhouse; the third one is a circular section of the actual layers of the Delta, presenting to the public the strata’s that allow this natural reserve to function.
The program is clearly divided between the three floors, the ground floor is the place of engagement, exhibition and study dedicated to the public, the everyday visitors; the second floor positioned inbetween the greenhouse and the public level serves as the space dedicated to the research centre and specialized laboratories.
13.Salix alba
Arborescent species/ willow 14.Sallix fragilis (osier)
15.Salix cinerea (sallow)
16.Populus sp. (poplar)
Arborescent species/ exotic 17.Elaeagnus angussfolia
18.Ailanthus allssima
19.Fraxinus pennsylvanica
20.Ulmus pumilla
Arborescent species/ f ruit-bearing 21.Prunus cerasifera
22.Morus alba (mulberry tree)
23.Juglans regia (wallnut tree)
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CIRCULATION DIAGRAM
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Aquarium Atrium Green House
Library Meeting room Office Area Aquarium Laboratories Lecture hall
Co-working area Library Aquarium Exhibition area Tickets Lecture hall
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THE GREEHOUSE IS AN INBETWEEN AREA: SCIENCE, EDUCATION, LEISURE.
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PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION
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02 Artificial Topography Recycling and Education Center in former Industrial Site Design studio project l autumn 2018 Tutors l Dorin Ștefan l Dan Dinoiu l Ioana Ardelean 9st semester l 14 weeks l 2 phases Software l Rhino, 3ds Max, Photoshop
This site of the project was an abandoned copper production facility in Baia Mare, a medium sized city in Northern Romania. The main feature of the site, a 350m tall chimney, is an iconic presence for the entire city. The problem regarding this site was dealing with the highly contaminated soil and removal of the ruins of the industrial complex.I proposed an artificial landscape in the shape of a hill surrounding the chimney. The purpose was to create a spatial model that would constitute a social model by means of introducing functions and using the soil. The structure, a partially undergroud canopy of concrete pillars is directly poured into the contaminated soil, which is then excavated to create the interior space, thus recycling it. The function of the resulted interior space is in part recyclling center, research and educational facility and leisure space.
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A museum of Soil Contamination
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Longitudinal Section Construction process The contaminated soil is piled up on site. Treating it locally is more sustainable than the alternative of transporting it elsewhere. Here it follows processes of decontamination: soil stabilisation and bioremediation.
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When it reaches safe levels, it is put into use. The soil will act as a mold for the concrete structure. Conical shaped wholes are dug in it, and concrete is poured in, creating a surface supported by funnel-shaped structures. actual condition
piling the soil in a mound
Former industrial sites usually contain unattended wastewater ponds, which unproperly cared for result in the contamination of the soil and the groundwater. Treatment solutions require a high amount of resources and span over years.
Timeline: 5y Phases: 5
bioremediation and soil stabilisation
excavation
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forming the structure
redistribution of the soil back to the plot
3D model of the artificial topography
Collage using the physical model
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sorting station
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shredder
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vibrating screen
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cfc degassing
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material feed interactive exhibition
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turbine generator
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‘wet’ laboratories 255
waste collection bunker
lecture hall
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offices
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vehicle washing station
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truck loading area
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03 Madrid 2020: A city without a plan Projects 5 l ‘With honors’ Data l spring 2017 Tutors l Emilio Tuñón l Ángela García de Paredes Ignacio G. Pedrosa l Luis Rojo Team l Victor Ibañez Secilla, Anna Kopac San Miguel 6st semester l 14 weeks l 3 phases Analysis and preliminary part of the project were developed as part of a team. The architecture proposal is individual.
The project was part of a coherent design studio approach of analyzing the near future of our cities, having Madrid as a close investigation field. The hypothesis: as many other cities, Madrid has no integrated urban development plan; it can be viewed as a sum of fragments. Our study: a series of 16 sites with no present use, either demolished, abandoned or heritage buildings, all of them in a process of being transformed by a real architectural project. Our action: proposing an alternative project maintaing the area of interest and the function.
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We used the system of ‘Made in Tokyo: Guide Book’ by Junzo Kuroda, Yoshiharu Tsukamoto and Momoyo Kajima to create a full catalogue of the 16 sites pictured below. Ranging from the size of a full neighbourhood to that of a community marketplace, each of them are in a process of transformation in the present or they will soon be. Are these new interventions what the city needs?
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city of fragments
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MADRID 2020 : HOW WILL THE CITY LOOK IN THE NEAR FUTURE?
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Existing condition
Level 4
Technical room for Auditorium 607.62 m2
Level 3
Meeting Room Amphitheatre 2398.89 m2
Level 2
Lecture rooms Auditorium Offices 4880.62 m2
The building dating from 1970, with its iconic Juan Miro mosaic is closed and awaiting refurbishment.
Existing proposal
Level 1
Meeting spaces Auditorium Offices, Kitchen Main Hall 6086.75 m2
Level 0
Meeting spaces, Auditorium,Garden Restaurant, Lobby 7219.50 m2
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Exhibition, Storage Lockers Business center 5363.37m2
In 2015 an architecture competition for the extension of the Palace is launched. The winning proposal proposes a 21 storeys high tower to house a luxury hotel and the refurbishment of the Palace with altering of its original architecture.
Alternative proposal Level -2
Storage Technical Space 1326.98 m2
Palace of Congresses of La Castellana The Palace of Congresses of Madrid La Castellana is currently abandoned. It is an emblematic site of the city located across the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium. Built in 1970, it has been the venue for important historical events. It’s main feature is the façade mosaic by Joan Miró which looks towards the Paseo de la Castellana. The Palace was closed in 2012 due to lack of compliance with safety regulations and is to this day awaiting its refurbishment.
I proposed a hybrid building, an ensemble of elevated volumes held by structural nodes in contrast to the introverted existing proposal. This enables a plenitude of connections and large elevated plazas while preserving the existing architecture of the Palace, creating a proper frame for the beautiful Mosaic, transforming this place into an active asset of the city.
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The Hybrid Building - The strategy was abandoning the podium and tower typology and creating a hybrid flowing above the palace - to free the ground and inhabit the air.
The structural nodes were carefully placed in the empty spaces around the building so that the 3 volumes are oriented according to the streets surrounding it.
Instead of stacking the floors and layering the program, my proposal mixes the functions and links the Palace and its surroundings in order to improve the quality of the public space.
On the main road, Passeo de la Castellana, there is the primary acces, and this is where the more public functions are positioned.
The volumes include a hotel, spa, restaurant, terraces, and office space.
Existing condition
Palace of Congresses of Madrid
Existing proposal
On the opposite side there is the volume dedicated to the office program. The two are connected by an elevated esplanade that frames the Juan Miro mosaic.
The 2015 competition winer proposes a tower and podium typology.
Alternative proposal
A hybrid building that links the Palace with the puclic space.
Reference - The Palace was the center for the
Football World Championship in 1982. For the event the building was connected to the stadium with a temporary pedestrian bridge The image evokes the constructivist projects of the ‘50s and 60’s, and especially Yona Friedman’s Ville Espaciale.
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The project was inspired by the typology of the horizontal skyscrapper and by the concept of copresence, reviving the memory of the palace, while enriching its value to the public space.
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The project is an invasive intervention in the form of a transparent frameworks, the ‘horizontal skyscraper’, that nevertheless has a gentle touch on the ground and works as an integrating element of the skyline. It proposes a vision for the city of Madrid of the year 2020 that preserves and enhances the original value of historic buildings while it creates improved connections, presence and desirability in the urban environment, leaving room in the structure for the city to manifest itself.
Public spaces: Bar, Restaurant, Reception, Spa Horizontal circulation
Vertical circulation
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04 Boutique Hotel Bucharest
MT Spacetime l Bucharest Date l 2020 Tasks l Conceptual Design, Visualization, Drafting Software l Revit, Lumion, Photoshop
Professional
In this project for a hotel in center Bucharest the task was to take advantage of the position of the site: a corner block. It is located in the historical center of the city, in a traditional 19th century commercial ground floor-residential street, now mostly derelict. The proposal is a reinterpretation of the typical constructions of the area, referencing the existing historical surroundings, the Coltei hospital, but at the same time offering a new interpretation.
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Site
This plot opens up to 3 narrow streets in a densely built area of the city center. The area is affected by neglect and new constructions that fit poorly into the surroundings.
Massing
According to building regulations, the hotel has a total area occupancy, a height limitation linked to the neighbouring building and a total number of 4 storeys.
Morphology
The corner is emphasized by a greater height, while the shape connects to the existing buildings. The ground floor opens up to the public space.
Facades
The portico is a common feature of historical buildings in the area, but not common for new constructions.Thus, the ground floor is marked by a portico with the steel structure visible. The material used for the facade is dark red brick, which references the historical hospital across the street. A mix of recessed and potruding balconies gives scale and rythm to the facades.
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Ground Floor Plan
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1st Floor Plan
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Collective Housing Bucharest MT Spacetime l Bucharest Date l 2020 Tasks l Drafting, 3D Modelling, Visualization Software l Revit, Lumion, Photoshop
Professional
Located in the north of Bucharest, this collective housing project aims to create at the ground level an intimate, protected and engaging public space dedicated to the immediate community. The small community shops activate the triangular plaza that they border. The space is lowered from the street level and is connected by a series of ramps and steps and offers various areas for activities for both the inhabitants and visitors. My role in this project consisted in the façade design and public realm design of the small plaza.
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06 Prototype for Community Location l Străulești, Bucharest, Romania Date l June 2017 Team l Luana Caramidaru Published in Zeppelin Magazine n° 148 / december 2017 The brief was to design 9 dwellings on a plot in the suburbs of Bucharest that will create a micro community. In the local culture, community living isn’t easily embraced because of the social and political background. Thus, in this project we imagined a way of living that would give the inhabitants a common goal, and we proposed an architecture that would support this premise. In the context of the suburban dwelling typology, governed by single houses on narrow plots, we wished to free up as much land as possible for common use. Consequently, we proposed row houses that provide 2 important features: By joining the duplex houses we create a full storey of open space dedicated to all the inhabitants. By freeing the courtyard, we introduced space for urban agriculture and the secondary structure housing outdoor activities like workshops, spaces for small industries, storage and places to relax.
2.Secondary structure Storage, technical spaces and garages blend with terraces and decks. The South West slopes of the roof are used for photovoltaic panels.
1.Greenhouse Double height to allow vertical gardening
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4.Wooden structure Lightweight envelope, generous South connection with the exterior
Site plan
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or design it according to the needs of the group: office for working remotely, a common kitchen and dining for community gatherings, a cinema area, kids corner, games room, etc.
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By using the row house typology, we created a shared space for work and play. Each of the 9 duplex houses have acces to the 2nd floor which is a flexible space. Inhabitants can either separate the area coresponding to their house for private use,
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For the inhabitants to feel the sense of shared ownership and common benefit out of the land, the projects’s main feature is The community garden. It can be used for aesthetic purposes and urban agriculture.
Having the secondary structure in the backyard provides space for a greenhouse, storing fresh produce and manufacturing products.
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07 Kaira Looro_Women’s House
Competition
Location l Baghere, Senegal Date l June 2021 Team l Adrian Vieza, Nichita Stamate Tasks l Concept, 3D Modelling & Drafting, Visualization Software l Rhino+Grasshopper, Enscape, Illustrator, Photoshop
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Women’s House - In the small village up the Tanaff Valley there is a place where women have a sacred place of their own. Thatch roofing Locally grown & sourced thatch layered in bundles
Secondary roof structure Bamboo poles - 5cm diameter
Main roof structure Rose Wood beams
The building is defined as a veil-like topography that connects to the ground on one side and floats above the main interior spaces. In the center of the sloped structure there is an oculus - from the outside it is an opening from which you can climb inside the building. Inside it defines a main space, opening towards the sky, which celebrates freedom of movement. A stepped surface surrounds it, acting as an amphitheatre flooded by light where social and cultural activities can be held. Taking inspiration from the local construction typology, the project is a reinterpretation of the house with impluvium. The shaded area surrounding the oculus gives the opportunity to extend the activities outside. The central area is the core of activities - designed for open-air lectures, performances, discussions and gatherings.
Pillars Wooden columns Saharan wind Hot dry air blowing from the North-East Main building Rammed earth walls and steps
Rain water cycle and collection system Water stored in a accessible reservoir
Competition
Water collection system Concrete reservoir and pipes
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Trade winds and the monsoon Rain storms
1. Workshop area 2. Administrative area 3. Meeting room 4. Storage space 5. Atrium 6. Water Reservoir
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Competition 62 Kaira Looro - Women’s House
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Other 64 Mixed Media
Analysis and interpretation of the work of architect and composer Iannis Xenakis by means of physical model - an atonal music box.
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A symbol of dictatorship and of the destruction of the city, the improperly named People’s Palace stands as distant and untouchable as in the day it was built. How can we give the palace back to the people? By making it an interactive, adaptable, explorable cultural complex. From a totalitarian dystopia to a utopian reality - The Fun Palace.
Collage made as illustration for Italo Calvino’s Invisible Cities referencing Cedric Price’s Fun Palace.
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Thank you! Contact me at calina.bogasiu@gmail.com
