portfolio Ko c h e g a r ov a Dia n a INTERIOR DESIGNER
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cohousing community
The final year project aimed at designing the community space with an integrated living approach . Area: 8000 sq.m.
cohousing community: unity through customisation Final Year Project, UNIC, 2017 The final year project is based on my thesis “Design for Senior Living”. The most obvious finding to emerge from this study is that “ageing in place” is becoming more affordable for different social groups. The non-hospitalised environment that a person can experience at his own home, have a positive impact on his well-being, socialisation, and belonging to the community. The new design projects can positively illustrate the integration of senior living into the urban fabric, which promotes the higher level of activities and social interactions.
Consequently, the aim of the final project was to give a new function to the old warehouse by locating there a co-housing community with an integrated living approach. Thus, the different ethnic and social groups would cohabit together in a secure and friendly environment. The people would have an opportunity to be self-dependent without isolation, to get a mutual support from other residents, and to receive positive feelings from the communication within the neighborhood,
The collage shows the cafeteria area (at the front) and the library area (at the back). The flexible space incorporates various activities, and can be adapted for the residents’ needs.
cohousing community: unity through customisation Final Year Project, UNIC, 2017 Site analysis
Diagrams
Proposed program (8000 sq.m. + exterior extension: 1270 sq.m.) staircase
The building was completed in the 1980s and, initially, was used as a warehouse and a garage. Later, the upper floor was occupied by the gym, while the rest of the building was left abandoned.
staircase community space
private units
terrace
plot boundary car access pedestrian access
staircase
terrace staircase
terrace staircase community space
staircase
plot boundary parking
private units
option space
daycare centre staircase staircase public space
modular landscape option space bicycle parking mail room plot boundary terrace
staircase
commercial space
cohousing community: unity through customisation Final Year Project, UNIC, 2017 Skylights proposal
Light analysis
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East section
Interior windows
The light analysis has shown a lack of light in the northern part of the building, as there is not enough light to penetrate the full depth of the structure. In order to resolve this issue, the skylights were proposed with the corresponding slab cuts according to the changeable sun angle. These huge light circles can serves as the points of attraction for the communal spaces.
The interior windows allow more light to penetrate into the apartments due to the new openings in the slab, so that each flat would have minimum two sources of light. Moreover, they let the residents take a greater control over the communal space.
cohousing community: unity through customisation Final Year Project, UNIC, 2017 Communal area (1045 sq.m.)
The communal space is formed by the private units shifting back and forth.
In-between the units there are the gaps that can be filled with the future units, or left empty.
The different configurations of the units can form various typologies, e.g. double height apartments or extended (if the family becomes bigger).
cohousing community: unity through customisation Final Year Project, UNIC, 2017 Public area concept
coworking
Conceptual mock-up
library
Final model
cafeteria
The idea of the public space is to accommodate the various spaces in a “hybrid” landscape with the merging functions.
The “modular landscape” follows the main grid, but provides the careful invasion to the existing structure.
The idea for the “modular landscape” came from the industrial aesthetics of the warehouse referencing the history of the building. The rectilinear shapes were inspired by the storage systems. It was decided to refine the rough aesthetics of the warehouses by creating a thin steel grid, almost “hovering” in the space.
cohousing community: unity through customisation Final Year Project, 2017, UNIC coworking space 1
meeting area
kitchen
coworking space 2
computer area
lounge zone
COWORKING
lift platform
study/work/movie/conference
blackboard
kids library
“amphitheatre”
bar
lift platform
LIBRARY
CAFETERIA B
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Rising on the steps of the amphitheatre, the visitors can get to the lounge zone. Apart from its main function, it also serves as a point of control over the kids’ library below.
Section BB
cohousing community: unity through customisation Final Year Project, UNIC, 2017 Public area (294 sq.m.)
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Section AA
The whole structure is made of modular white steel cubes with varying sizes. These cubes can be used as furniture, hold the bookshelves, contain the plant boxes or the lights. The big wooden “boxes” incorporate the dining tables, and the smaller ones – the lounge spaces for reading or working.
cohousing community: unity through customisation Final Year Project, UNIC, 2017 Private unit concept
The units can be customised by the residents according to their tastes and needs. However, the exterior part of every unit will be the same. The meaning is that outside all the people look quite similar but in the inside they all have the unique personalities.
The units will contain the geometric volumes that can be used optionally for the different life scenarios.
acoustic panels
The exploration of parametric tools by designing the acoustic panels inspired by the local nature. Size: 11m x 1,8m x 0,2 m
acoustic surface UNIC, 2016 The project’s goal was to create a proposal for the acoustic treatment of computer lab in Architecture Department of the University of Nicosia using the computational knowledge acquired during the course. During the process, each team had to implement advanced parametric techniques to define and present their proposed solution.
Each team needed to parametrically model an acoustic surface which would perform according to the following criteria: • Surface Dimensions: 11000mm x 1800mm • Surface Thickness: maximum thickness of 200mm including casing for any high absorptive material or 3D formations • Sound Absorption: The project should provide at least 9 m² of full absorptive surfaces of α>0.9 in high frequencies.
acoustic surface UNIC, 2016 Concept The initial idea was to bring the nature to the classroom. We took inspiration from the Troodos mountains and produced a number of digital manipulations with the reliefs.
Definition
I created a definition in Grasshopper placing the attractor points in the highest parts of the mountains. The circle pattern is modified according to the attractors’ proximity – the higher is the mountain’s part – the bigger and deeper is the circle. Apart from the height and depth, the circles also undergo the
distortion, as moving further from the attractor points. The various domains created the relationship between attractors and the rotation angle of the circles. After, they were projected on the plane and raised depending on the size (the bigger - the higher). At the end, the model was sliced to be prepared for the laser cut.
Fabrication process
The model has in total 42 layers of 0.5 mm cardboard. They were laser cut separately and then glued together.
© Photos by Shahad Ali
cyta telecom office
The office design promoting the unity and collaboration in the telecommunication company. Area: 137 sq.m.
cyta telecom office UNIC, 2016
Cyta is a provider of integrated electronic communications services in Cyprus. The aim of the project was to create a concept of an interior space for the company’s headquarters office based on the client’s identity and the company’s mission.
cyta telecom office UNIC, 2016 Concept
Spatial program
Kitchen
The concept was based on the fibre optic cable that has the ability to transmit the light. Its flexibility served as a foundation for the development of the structure’s shape.
WC/ Accessible WC Workshop Elevator/ Staircase
Meeting room Experiments with plastic ribbons
Transition area/ Bench
Reception area
Cells
Hives
Program mock-up The proposed spaces are based on interactivity and communication rather than hierarchy. The curve unites the areas with the different working scenarios so that the workers can collaborate efficiently.
cyta telecom office UNIC, 2016 B
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Elevation AA
Elevation BB
Shabolovka
The workshop aimed at the urban space analysis in the context of Moscow constructivist district.
shabolovka and the mode of life AA Visiting School Workshop, Moscow, 2016
The goal of the workshop was to provide the participants with the new methods of urban space analysis, the collection of information and work with the context. The participants aimed at analysing Shabolovka district – a preserve of Russian constructivism with the rich cultural context and various constructivist building typologies – and offer their visions for the future of this area.
My team worked on the south-eastern part of the district. Our proposal was to create a pedestrian route between two metro stations, the Shukhov tower and the Danilov market as part of a possible transit route between two points of attraction – Gorky Park and ZIL cultural centre. Also, it was decided to construct the new multifunctional buildings with the commercial ground floors. The collage presents the reviving of Shabolovka with the new spaces and activities, with the involvement of the tourists and locals to the district’s life.
shabolovka and the mode of life AA Visiting School Workshop, Moscow, 2016
the new office building connects the blocks to minimise the entries to the complex
Transition path connecting Shukhov tower and Danilov market allows the tourists to investigate the living in the constructivist district and involves the local people in the urban activities.
the courtyard accommodates multipurpose structures for the residents’ activities
the new residential building encloses the housing complex to create more privacy
the ground floors are for the commercial use
The proposed buildings will close the gaps between the blocks and thus provide more privacy for the local people despite the high traffic in the newly created pedestrian walkway.
flex-shell
The workshop focusing on a dialogue between digital fabrication techniques and physical testing.
flex-shell: Parametric Design and Digital Fabrication Workshop University of Nicosia, Cyprus, 2016
Gridshells are effective lightweight structures that are formed with the correlation to the natural forces. The objective of the workshop was to guide the students through the creation of such structures: from the digital testing of their efficiency (using Grasshopper 3D) to the physical construction with the affordable lightweight materials like PVC electrical conduit and plywood.
flex-shell: Parametric Design and Digital Fabrication Workshop University of Nicosia, Cyprus, 2016
My task was to propose the joints that would be strong enough to hold the pipes together under the forces, and, at the same time, leave the space for the flexibility of the construction. After a number of experiments, I developed the junctures using the nylon cable ties that successfully performed during the pavilion construction. Comparing to the joints of Shigeru Ban, made of rubber, the nylon cables can be adjusted in the size, which allows to correct the necessary diameter during the construction tests.
Reference image: The Japanese Pavilion for Expo 2000 in Hannover by Shigeru Ban
The first experiments with the cable ties. The paper type is added over the pipe to preserve slipping of the cables. The third experiment showed the possibility to add the third pipe.
First, we built the experimental structure to test the ability of the joints to hold the tension after the bending of the pipes.
After the successful experiment the final structure was ereceted using more than 300 cable ties.
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