Daniela Ellis Urban Kommunity
Portfolio
selected works 2005-2016
MohlenPris, Bergen, 2011
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contact
Jellyfish Theatre, 2010
REFERENCES: James White Team Leader, Croydon Council James.White@croydon.gov.uk Dominc Harris Visual Arts Director Dominic.Harruis@citylit.ac.uk
Contacts: 07856 951 353 Daniela.Ellis@croydon.gov.uk Daniela.Ellis@citylit.ac.uk
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Daniela Ellis Latest Job Title:
Planning Officer, Grade 7 - Croydon Council
Profile: Strong organizational and interpersonal skills has led to confidence when communicating and negotiating with stakeholders, clients and communities. Taking the initiative to participate in several local community projects, challenging the democratic processes in design and planning, with recent intervention in preparing a democratic process for participation and inclusiveness in the Northern Fringe of Munich, in May 2017. •
Croydon Staff Award for most determined cases in year 2017/2018
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Le-Notre Forum, Freising, Germany – Inclusive Landscapes Certificate, May 2017
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Level 3 Award in Adult Teaching, CityLit (City and Guilds Award), April 2017
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LED Landscape and Democracy Seminar April –June 2016
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Aspirational Journey to Apirede, Ghana, West Africa
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Part of the team that built Award Winning Köbberling & Kaltwasser Jellyfish Theatre, part of LFA 2010
Current activities: • UDL essay -Getting Homes Built • Tutor CityLIt: Interior Design Built Your Own House Extension Summer Programme -Intro to
Interiors
Past activities: • Le-Norte Forum • LED 2017- Passive • LED 2016- Active
Employment History:
• Honorary secretary for
Public Sector: Full-time Planning Officer, Grade 7, Development Management, Place Department, Croy-
NWLSA RIBA • Thesis/Khan Lumen Church, Feb ‘11
don Council, October 2016- Current Education Sector: Hourly paid tutor, City Literally College – Interior Design, Summer programme: ‘De-
• New Horizon Youth Centre (Adam Khan), April ‘11
sign your own extension- first steps’, ‘Start a community project’ September 2016- Current
Public sector and CIC: Urban Designer and Community Engagement, Urban Kommunity and Haringey Parks March 2014 - October 2015 • The Cosy Nest Project • Cycling, Philosophy of Healthy Lifestyle Strategy
Professional development: (courses and CPDs) • Uniform, Accolaid, GIS mapping,
Public Sector: Multi-disciplinary Programme Architectural Designer, Westminster University BuildUp Pro-
• 2D 3D AutoCAD, SketchUp
gramme, Haringey Council- September 2010- December 2010
• Dreamweaver 8, Flash & Direc-
CIC: Freelance Urban and Architectural Designer, Urban Social Enterprise, Haringey Council, June 2010- December 2013 • Wards Corner Community - Community-led planning, 2010-13 Internship Architectural Designer and Site Manager, Architecture Festival and Open House/ Architecture
tor 5, 3D Studio Max • Web Production & HTML Coding • Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator • Laser model cutting
Foundation, June 2010 - September 2010 Architectural Assistant part 2, Michelen Ltd, Helen Levie Gubbay and Motocomb Estates Limited (ex. employee of Clegg Fletcher and Grimshaw), October 2007 - December 2009 Sole trader, Architectural Designer, Space_d, May 2005 - October 2006 Ledger Clerk, Accounts and Data Input, Mintel International, March 2001- May 2005 • Carol Manke Palimpsest Public House, 2008
Languages: fluent English, Macedonian, Serbo-Croat, Bulgarian, and basic: Polish and Russian
PROJECTS 2005-14 • Wards Corner Community - Planning application • Primary School Gardens 2010-13 - Concept and brief • Seven Sisters Garden Market - Concept and brief • Hollywood Green Section 106 - Public space strategy Public Space 2008-10 • Hollywood Green, Wood Green - Regeneration project, 2010
Awards: • Most determined casesCroydon Planning Department • 1st prize in the Architects’ Journal Small Projects Awards • 1st prize in the AJ Small Buildings Sustainability • Short-listed for the Urban Intervention Award, Berlin, 2010
• Martin Kaltwasser’s Jellyfish Theatre - LFA, 2010 • Carol Manke Palimpsest Public House - Open House, 2008 Architectural Assistant 2005-08 - Helen Gubbay for Motocomb Estate: • Zenith House, Cheapside, Reading - Change of use • South Molton Street, London - Change of use • Hollyoake Road, London - Measured survey, research • Sharpleshall Street, NW10 - Change of use ARCHITECTURAL DESIGNER 2005-08 SCAAL - Small residential projects from design to completion: • Stoke Newington Church Street, N16 - Refurbishment • Popes Lane, W5 - Extension and conservatory • Savaliev - House extension
Community Art • TARA- Residence Association, Avenue Road Orchard, 2012 • Carol Manke, Get Over It Exhibit, 2010 • Art Exhibition, Delibar, Barbican, 2004 • Murals for YMCA, Wood Green, 2001
Small Residential to tender: • Kitchener Road, N17 • Shenley Road, SE5 Small Residential Projects from design to planning: • Lillie Road, W6 - House extension • Fulham Palace Road, W6 - Small residential unit, 2 bedroom house • Lyndale Ave, NW2 - House extension and basement • Ladbroke Road , W11- Change of use and 4th floor extension and 20 small residential projects (see full listing in portfolio) Commercial projects: • Elm Place, OX29 - Interior office layout and furniture sourcing Education: Masters in Urban Design, 2010-11, UEL AVA University Way, London E16 2RD, UK •
Fjord City for Mohlen Pris, Bergen, Norway
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Housing Exercise, Silvertown, London
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Field Trip Madeira, Portugal
Degree in Architecture 1994-2001 Faculty of Architecture, ‘St Kiril & Metodij’ University Skopje, FYROM Mathematician Technician 1990-94 23 GSCEs - 17 at A level, 6 at B level, Slavco Stojmenski, Stip, FYROM
PERSONAL INTERESTS Urban Design: • Gordon Cullen • Randolph Hester • Anna Halprin - Anna Kucan • WEST 8 Architecture: • Christopher Alexander • Buckminster Fuller • Juhani Pallasmaa • Peter Zumthor • Charles Correa
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Bangladesh, Marshland, LED 2016
Contents: Recent projects L e - N o t r e F o r u m , F r e i s i n g , G e r m a n y Ashkar Dighi Lane, Chittagong, Bangladesh, LED 2016
Rockstone Community Foundation Projects
CosyNest Workshops
MA Urban Design, University of East London
Urban Strategy for Mohlen Pris, Bergen, Norway
Housing Exercise, Silvertown Urban Design
Wards Corner Community - Planning application
Hollywood Green Section 106 - Public space strategy
Public Space
Martin Kaltwasser’s Jellyfish Theatre - LFA
Carol Manke Palimpsest Public House - Open House
Architecture Union City Yoga and House Extension, 26 Kitchener Road Popes Lane, W5 - Extension and conservatory
Stoke Newington Church Street, N16 - Refurbishment
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Le-Notre Forum, Freising, Germany – Landscape Democracy May 2017 6th LE: NOTRE Institute Landscape Forum May 2017 in Freising, Germany which included the participation of 145 landscape architecture and spatial planning practitioners, educators, students and researchers from 27 countries. The forum focused on landscape and inclusion. In cross-cutting groups and field trip research, we focused on areas of the Northern Fringe in Munich, and the Mile Long Park in the subject named ‘ landscape and democracy’ led by Deni Ruggeri, lecturer at the science university in Oslo, Norway. The outcomes that were drafted to forawrd to the local authorities from the resaerch to help negage groups into the planning and development process. 1. Bringing people together in the landscape will strengthen their sense of belonging and identity, allowing the past and present, rural and urban landscapes to become a meaningful part of their lives. 2. Knitting the patchwork of land and the immediate communities will bring people together in the landscape/commons, a multi-functional system of inclusive and accessible spaces for their emotional and physical support. 3. Bringing historical elements into a re-framed narratives will allow the sharing of knowledge and awareness of the meaning of the landscape to the communities and generate stronger local identities and pride. 4. Through engagement and participation, locals will steward and plan their landscape in democratic ways, connect with the landscape and with each other. 5. Letting nature—from farmland to the urban settlement—back into urban areas will require developing flexible land use strategies that focus not only on development but also on promoting greater biodiversity, wildlife protection and biophilia.
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Symbols of strategy
Input from main thematic groupd: world cafe, stakeholder mapping and method sharing
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Strategic Partnership Landscape Education for Democracy Ashkar Dighi Lane, Chittagong, Bangladesh LED, 2016 (image Google Streetview)
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LED 2016
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Image left- Chittagong, The Pond Stakeholders and Power Map (based on London Underground Map)
Image BelowBottomUp Process Table for Community Paticipation
Image AboveLong Term Proposal ‘Save the pond’
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The BikeHut
Lordship Recreational Grounds, Haringey
Rockstone Community Infoshop Lordship Recreational Grounds, Tottenham, Haringey
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Rockstone Community Foundation, 2014 Recreation Strategy For Tottenham, Haringey
• Map left: Proposed Cycle-hubs strategic positions in accordance to the public transport, health services and Parks
• Map below: Network coverage for training primary school children
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Cycling in Haringey, London
• Map above: streets, cycle routes and walking routes East Haringey • Images left: Proposed Locations and images • Image below: Cycling Recreation Strategy Brief
Office-depot Lordship Recreational Grounds
Image above: View from Downhill Way, B155; above the Mossell River
Office/Admin Depot will be build out of salvaged shipping containers, locally sourced and would invite the local community to help build this project. We are looking into possibilities to swap sites with the park entrance and in current negotiations with the Council.
This project would take place in early next year and its scheduled to be finished in November 2015.
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Rockstone Community Foundation, 2014 Infoshop at Lordship Rec For Tottenham, Haringey • Image left: Proposed retrofit layout for the new cafe and bike repairs
• Image below: Open space cooking for outdoors to provide connection with the cafe
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Info-shop at Lordship Recreational GroundsImage left: display cabinet and community counter, made out of 100% recycled locally sourced materials Image left:
Image below: the counter in the trade area, made fully out of recycled materials.
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The Crow
Lordship Recreational Grounds, Haringey
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Info-shed, Lordship Recreational Grounds, London N17
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The BikeHut: Image Above (previous page): Floor plan and outdoor landscaping, scale 1:20 with interior layout and suggestions for creating the interior furniture Image Left: View 1 View from the outsdie of the BukeHUt Image below (Next page): Section 1-1
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The BikeHut - stage B, making a crow sculpture, to celebrate the existence of the crow in the Rec
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Blaydon Close Works
Rockstone Community Foundation
‘Cycling Club’- Intergenerational activties for the people on the state and further to gather together and explore North London, learn about cycling rules and greenway ‘Bike Repairs’- Training people at first stage to fix their own bike, or further to become mechanics an take this currently very useful profession forward ‘Training facilities’- Further into providing space where entrapenuors will have the opportunity to talk about their ideas and learn about the ways to take them forward. ‘Workplace’- A workplace culture where people could work at their own convenience by having 24h access and engage in community projects on the weekend to further extend their portfolio but also help the community with their ideas ‘Shutter Gallery’- A long stretch of shutters which will provide a perfect walkway for artist to exhibit their work or spray painting workshops for the community ‘Art studios’- Allow artists to come and work with the people on the estate, provide a studio for them in return of 10h per month community involvement. ‘Cinema/Games’- A youth club concerned with having some good times for the youthof the estate
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The CosyNest • Image left: hazel and dogwood
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The Cosy Nest ProjectFeasibility study Urban Kommunity & Tw i s t e d S t o c k i n g March -October 2015
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`The Cosy Nest Project` is an opportunity for an `open platform`
to engage ALL park users to see their park as` THE` outdoors venue, (in the area), for films, Culture & History Lectures & a Herb Garden with real possibility of developing into a Wildlife & Nature `CLASSROOM`. -
`The Cosy Nest Project` is an` open Invitation` to all local
schools to use the outdoor spaces as part of their learning curriculum, ` A Practical AND Theoretical stomping ground`. -
In the first year of the project, children from the nearest
schools, would be invited to take part in the building & weaving of the giant bird`s nests, then the children would be introduced to the ` On-Going Upkeep` of the `Classroom Nests` as something programmed into their School Timetable. The Nests would `build a bridge` under the guided care of the school children. -
`The Cosy Nest Project` is an `open advertisement` to All local
Visual-artists ; performers/Choirs/work-shop leaders & teachers to enter into the programme of possibilities EG ;- to cultivate the` Hub grounds` for Horticultural discussion and best practice . We would like to encourage Art and Film happening in The Rec on a regular basis. And Finally , entering into an active dialogue about caring for and sustaining these functional, sculptural natural seats and envisaging future enhancements in the Rec . The COSY NESTS PROJECT behaves like a catalyst, it provides the context for “the occasion” to meet and see our Park in a different light. It becomes a contract to share skills & resources between the local community and the Rec. It is ` a magnet` to attract new audiences and new types of activities, currently not happening. This cluster of `knock-on` projects are of the type that fullfil ‘small initiatives- big changes’- it is the moral of the project and its legacy that creates the MOMENTUM for success. Primary School Children from the nearest local schools would be helping TCV to maintain the project and fullfil the complexity of the whole vision over the next few years.
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The Masters • Image left: BergenHus, source DE
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Bergen, Norway, 2011
Discovering the qualities of a city and its synergetic life which is played on anthropological landscape, memorizing the history within its materiality and preserving the spirit with the old narrow cobblestone pathways giving you glimpse of the water.
Climbing the timid and rigid topography we come across places that were overlooking the dynamic formation of natural and anthropological boundaries, the city stretching as a carpet between the mountains, where all its imperfections have been washed off by the rain.
Walking through the city, the presence of the mountains is memorized into the water and the little town windows. The morning sun bouncing off the individual houses spread on the mountain retreat, glowing like jewels, dispersing the light into the city adding to the kaleidoscopic nature of Bergen.
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Bergen, Norway
• Image left: Bergen • Image above: View image of Bergen
• Below left: Influx and growth of the town through the history • Sketch of the city’s transport network
• Sketch Bryggen Analysis: ground figure- roof-scape Public/private areas Ownership
• Sketch: Nosted House Analysis: ground figure- roof-scape Public/private areas Ownership
• Image above: Public Space Bergen
• Sketch: MohlenPris Urban Block Analysis: ground figure- roof-scape Public/private areas Ownership
• Image below: Urban grain
• Sketches analysing Urban clusters Bryggen Nosted MohlenPris
• Images from left: Bryggen Nosted MohlenPris
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• Image above: Mohlen Pris site on Puddefjorden, Bergen, Norway, Image source: D. Ellis
• Sketch above: proposed plan model for urban block strategy, Mohlen Pris, Bergen, Norway
MohlenPris, Bergen
• Image above: MohlenPris Puddefjorden Image source: D. Ellis
• Image above: MohlenPris Motorway Image source: D. Ellis • Image left: Mohlen Pris Image source: D. Ellis
• Sketch and diagrams: Roads, pathways and green spaces; Figure ground; roof-scape and use • Diagram above: Brief influences and forces: Green spilling from the parks, Waterfront Residential forces
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Proposed plan for MohlenPris
• Diagram left: Allmenien existing and proposed, Bergen, Norway, Image source: D. Ellis • Image below: Proposed waterfront with dock marina and floating fishing village • Image far below: proposed site image Mohlen Pris, Bergen, Norway • Image right: Proposed Plan and Figure Ground for Puddefjorden Harbour, North side
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Proposed plan for MohlenPris
• Diagram above: site users, community and commuters
• Sketch left above: proposed vistas
• Model Proposed MohlenPris
• Sketch right above: connectivity
• Sketch above: proposed open space strategy • Sketch below: proposed build form strategy
• Diagram far above: Mohlen Pris Grey-water recycling • Diagram above: Section Grey-water recycling • Diagram right: Grey-water recycling in a specific block • Model above: Proposed Mohlen Pris with typical and ordinary urban blocks • Sketch left below: Ordinary Urban Block Rules • Sketch right below: Specific Urban Block Rules
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Timeline Proposal
Diagrams
Built-forms
Public Space
Phase 1
Phase 2
Phase 3
Phase 4
• Image above from top: Image Fishing Village Houses Image Life between buildings Image Waterfront
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Silvertown, London, 2010
• Sketch left: Proposed Housing for Silvertown, London
• Urban Grain map Silvertown
• Sketch right Proposed Housing for Silvertown, London
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The Wards Corner • Image left: Community Workshop
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The Wards Corner • Image left: Community Workshop
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Wards Corner, London, 2012
• Image right: Asarto Ward, adopted child of the Ward’s family, who owned the department stores of the Wards Corner • Image far right: Local community and coalition adopted the Wards Corner as a community asset • Image below: Wards Corner, above Seven Sisters Underground Station, London UK
• Diagrams from the left: - Analysis of the visibility of the building to add to the advertisement strategy and establish entrance points - Open Space Analysis - Cycling and walkways
• Diagrams below from left to right: 13.02.2012- community workshop - What do we love/hate about the area? - Inspirations and Ideas - Environment/ Community/ Open Space
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Heritage Retrofit for Wards Corner
• Images Proposed Wards Corner
• Diagrams and sections above top down: - Proposed immediate improvements - Schedule of existing areas - Urban Realm Strategy - Existing and Proposed Sections - Existing use of the buildings - Proposed Street-scape
• Images above: Seven Sisters, Page Green Image source: D. Ellis • Sketch left: Street Profile- West Green Rd • Sketch below: Proposed facade uplift for Seven Sisters Road, Wards Corner site
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The Hollywood Green • Image left: Why do people come here?
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Hollywood Green, London, 2010
• Historical maps Hollywood Green- Spouters Corner
• Wood Green Survey
• SWOT Analysis
• Pedestrian Movement
SWOT
Stekeholders Map
• Areas of intervention
• Images right top to bottom: - Walking under the canapé of the Hollywood Cinema building - At the bus-stop - Getting a coffee and over-viewing the whole area - Marked pedestrian areas, incorporated Market stalls under the bus stop to allow overlooking
• Map above: Hollywood Green- Spouter’s Corner • Image below: Proposed Plan for Public Space including green areas run by the local RA Groups; Green Salad Roof above bus stop; Coffee van hiring pavement 6-11am; Pedestrian and drainage water walkways to allow minimal points of conflict. Areas for relaxing and seating and part of the green spaces. Floor images to be shined from the Cinema, allow the cinema to pay for small maintenance in return; involve local stakeholders and community group in a site management plan; Sustain the location from its users.
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Jellyfish Theatre, London, 2010
• Images above from left to right: Clear site, the very first day; One of many van deliveries; The wall and the structure were finished;
Jellyfish Theatre • 1st prize in the Architects’ Journal Small Projects Awards • 1st prize in the AJ Small Buildings Sustainability • Short-listed for the Urban Intervention Award Berlin 2010
• Images left: - Theatre’s office in the tentacles of the Jellyfish - Stage entrances finished with a seating bench in the alcove
• Images above: The Start and the Finish of the Interior in the Jellyfish Theatre
Palimpsest Public House, Barbican Estate, London, 2010
• Leaflet left: Tracing Palimpsest Pubs • Image below: dig and cast, play in the sand • Image far below: Tracing Palimpsest Pubs, The Red Cross Pub
• Image above and below: Tracing locations of the old photographs
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Union City- Osteopath and Yoga Practice, Retrofit 2013 Artworks at Elephant and Castle, London • Image far left: Yoga studio set for 6 users, scene which allows the user to feel as though they are in an urban setting; the mirrors allow them to see themselves inside that urban setting • Image left: Osteopathy Therapy Room with foldable desk and flexible furniture • Image below: Sections and Floor Plans
Kitchener Road- Single-story Extension
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House Extension, Popes Lane Refurbishment Stoke Newington Church Street, N16
• Image below: Bhatia, Popes Lane • Images right: Stoke Newington Church Street, N16
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