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Name Grekhneva Ekaterina Telephone +7 (999) 2398319 E-mail eagrekhneva@gmail.com Nationality Russian Date of birth 10.12.1994 MOTHER TONGUE Russian OTHER LANGUAGES English • Reading skills Advanced • Writing skills Advanced • Verbal skills Advanced
from 1.09.2016 to 30.06.2018 ITMO University, Institute of Design and Urban Studies Principal subjects/occupational skills covered Transport Planning; Urban Sociology; History of City Planning; Smart Cities; Sustainable Development; System Analysis of Urban Territories; Geoinformatics; Technologies of City Researching; Urban Informatics; Business Planning of City Projects Master of Science in Urban Informatics (Scientific technologies and innovation economics) Final project The Assesment of the Autonomous Vehicles Potential Impact on the Urban Land Use GPA 4.98/5.0 from 18.09.2017 to 5.02.2018 Vrije Universiteit Brussel Principal subjects/occupational skills covered Urban Analysis; Urban Sociology; Sustainable Mobility and Logistics; Case Studies in Urban Planning and Design; Design Studio Exchange Master of Science in Urban Studies GPA 15.98/20 from 1.09.2012 to 1.07.2016 Siberian State Automobile and Highway University (SibADI), Civil Engineering Institute Principal subjects/occupational skills covered Architectural Studies, Building Structures, Construction Management and Economics, Built Environment Bachelor of Civil Engineering in Building Design Final project The Multistory Reinforce Framed Block of Flats in the city of Omsk GPA 5.0/5.0 from 1.09.2013-3.05.2016 Siberian State Automobile and Highway University (SibADI), Extended Learning Institute Principal subjects/occupational skills covered Lexicology, stylistics, practical and theoretical grammar, speaking and discourse, business interpreting Interpreter in the sphere of professional communication GPA 5.0/5.0
WORK EXPERIENCE
SOFTWARE p Microsoft Office Excel
from 17.12.2018 till present «Concern Titan-2», JSC, St. Petersburg, Savushkina st., 126a Construction, design, engineering Translator/ Interpreter Main activities and responsibilitiesTranslation of all-types documetation related to the «Hanhikivi-1» NPP and «Akkuyu» NPP construction projects.
from 30.06.2014 to 27.07.2014, from 25.04.2016 to 23.05.2016 Siberian Institute for Designing Transport and Storage Enterprises of Gas, Oil and Oil Products “Sibneftetransproject”, JSC, Russia, Omsk, 10 let Oktyabrya st., 180b Research, design, engineering Intern architect Main activities and responsibilities Assistance in the implementation of «Reconstruction of the from 3.07.2018 till 21.09.2018 Krasnoarmeyskaya compressor station» project. Design of MLA+, Russia, St. Petersburg, Grazhdanskaya st., 13-15 floor plans and sections, thermo-technical calculations of outer Architecture, urbanism & related thinking structures, administration and ameity indexes calculations, Intern design of building facades for the industrial and administrative Main activities and responsibilities facilities. Design of the control center 3d model according to the The project on the studying of the interior areas of the city as a reconstruction of modular gas/condensate processing units on resource for the growth of housing construction instead of the the Novo-Urengoysky license area. Work with different types of extensive growth of multi-storey suburbs. Field work/ mapping/ regulatory documentation. concept development/ maketing/ visuailization/ final report preparation. from 3.08.2015 to 31.08.2015 Design Institute for Oil and Gas Projects Construction and from 10.02.2018 to 1.06.2018 Rehabilitation “PIRS”, JSC, Russia, Omsk, Krasnyiy Put st., 153/2 Optimal Transport Systems Laboratory, Institute of Design and Research, design, engineering Urban Studies, ITMO University, Russia, St. Petersburg, Birgevaya Intern architect line, 14 Main activities and responsibilities Education, research, urban studies, transport planning Assistance in the implementation of the projects of «Automated Engineer on-spot station-1», the fire station of the Valanzhinskoye Main activities and responsibilities reservoir of the East Urengoy license area. Design of facades, Assistance in developing recommendations for toll plaza design roof and floor units, interior finishing. Development of the in Russia. Search and data collection and analysis, academic and specifications for architectural units, brickwork reinforcement, scientific papers review, quantitative and qualitative analysis. openings, partitions, interior finishing, facing works and insulation. from 1.02.2017 to 1.09.2017 Institute of Design and Urban Studies, ITMO University, Russia, St. Petersburg, Birgevaya line, 14 Education, research, urban studies Engineer Main activities and responsibilities “Modern technologies of urban transformation” project. Field work, search and data collection and analysis, academic and scientific papers review, quantitative and qualitative analysis, working with GIS systems, data visualization, writing of academic papers on the topic of the impact of local Internet communities on the citizens’ civic activity in the part of sending complaints on violations of the urban environment and brownfield typology in post-soviet cities.
p Microsoft Office Word p Microsoft Office PowerPoint p Adobe Photoshop p Adobe InDesign p Adobe Illustrator p Sketch Up p Autodesk AutoCad p 3Ds max studio p Lumion p Revit p Lira p ArchiCad p QGis
OTHER SKILLS p Maketing p Hand-drawing p Photography
WORKSHOPS, CONFERENCES PARTICIPATION & STUDENT PROJECTS
PUBLICATION ACTIVITY
2018. Design project of a square for the House of Youth in Gatchina 2018. The Why Factory / MVRDV Workshop. Visions for the Rustic belt 2018. International urban planning workshop «Joint design of a sustainable university campus» (Blok 74, ITMO University) 2018. VII Young Scientists Congress (ITMO University) 2018. Sustainability Bootcamp (Vrije Universiteit Brussel) 2018. the Brussels Hypercentre Master Class, Zoom IN | Zoom OUT
1. Kudinov S., Ilina E., Grekhneva E. (2019) Exploring the Connection Between the Existence of Local Web Communities and Civic Activity: St. Petersburg Case Study. In: Chugunov A., Misnikov Y., Roshchin E., Trutnev D. (eds) Electronic Governance and Open Society: Challenges in Eurasia. EGOSE 2018. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 947. Springer, Cham
2017. Urban Analysis of the Bas Forest neighborhood in Brussels 2017. Sweets manufacturing and the city: a good match? Urban design analysis of sweets and confectionary manufacturing sector in Brussels 2017. Radical innovations in Mobility analysis – Critical assessment of impacts of Connected Autonomous Vehicles on Sustainable Urban Development in the Brussels-Capitol Region 2017. Mobility analysis of the Lieutenant Schmidt embankment (Saint-Petersburg City Projects) 2017. Mobility analysis of the Primorskiy district and conception of the street reconstruction 2017. ISOCARP/ITACUS workshop: The Young Planning Professionals (YPP) – Young Professional’ Think Deep Program (YPTDP) Workshop: Shaping the New City District: Wrocław West End. 2017. VI Young Scientists Congress (ITMO University) 2017. Best ITMO University student 2016. Developing the research and creation of proposals for transport and pedestrian facilities optimization in the city quarter of the Lunacharskogo street 2016. Earning the certificate of the GREEN ZOOM expert (the russian green building construction standard, likewise BREEAM and LEED in Europe) 2016. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology. Metropol.X: St.Petersburg. 2016. A concept of revitalization of the abandoned building of the “Okhotnichiy domik” restaurant in the Udelniy park within the framework of the urban research program UrbanHUB. 2016. Bronze winner of the LeaderCup Urban tournament - Development of the Ivanovsky quarry renovation project 2016. The International Scientific-Practical Conference «Actual science and technology problems as seen by Young Researchers» 2015. Architecture, construction, transport: the International Scientific-Practical Conference 2015. 75th Scientific-and-Technical Student Conference (SibADI) 2014. The International Scientific-Practical Conference «Development of road-transport and construction complexes and development of strategically important Siberian and Arctic territories: Contribution of science» 2014. Research student title (SibADI) 2014. 74th Scientific-and-Technical Student Conference (SibADI) 2013. 73rd Scientific-and-Technical Student Conference (SibADI)
2. SHAPING NEW CITY DISTRICT: WROCŁAW WEST END ISOCARP report – 2017 3. Ilyina E.R., Grekhneva E.A. Evaluation of the impact of local Internet communities on the citizens’ civic activity in the part of sending complaints on violations of the urban environment (VI Young Scientists Congress proceedings – 2017) 4. Grekhneva E.A. Potential of the Novosibirsk region for introduction of the «Smart City» concept (Almanac of scientific works of young scientists of the University ITMO – 2017) 5. Volovnik N.S., Grekhnyova E.A., Titova V.K., Ruppel E.U. Student motivation for learning and professional competencies formation (Russia and Europe: the connection between culture and economy: the 12th International Scientific and Practical Conference proceedings - 2016) 6. Grekhnyova E.A., Repina V.I. Modern technologies of building design (Youth and XXI Century: Proceedings of the VI International Youth Scientific Conference: in 4 volumes – 2016) 7. Grekhnyova E.A., Volovnik N.S. On some questions of the urban ecosystems sustainability (Russia and Europe: the connection between culture and economy: the 12th International Scientific and Practical Conference proceedings - 2016) 8. Demidova A.G., Volovnik N.S., Grekhnyova E.A. On the question of energy efficiency and energy efficiency in buildings and facilities (Architecture, construction, transport: the International ScientificPractical Conference proceedings – 2015) 9. Grekhnyova E.A., Volovnik N.S. Features of the “green” construction development and its certification in Russia (Architecture, construction, transport: the International Scientific-Practical Conference proceedings – 2015) 10. Volovnik N.S., Grekhnyova E.A., Repina V.I. The quality of university educational activities in the context of learning process development and student’s professional competency formation (Russia and Europe: the connection between culture and economy: the 11th International Scientific and Practical Conference proceedings - 2015) 11. Grekhnyova E.A., Volovnik N.S., Repina V.I. Improvement of the organizational and process design in construction and BIM-technology (The International Scientific-Practical Conference «Development of road-transport and construction complexes and development of strategically important Siberian and Arctic territories: Contribution of science» proceedings – 2014) 11. Grekhnyova E.A., Volovnik N.S., Repina V.I. On some questions of the BIM-technology (The International Scientific-Practical Conference «Development of road-transport and construction complexes and development of strategically important Siberian and Arctic territories: Contribution of science» proceedings – 2014)
TABLE OF CONTENTS SWEETS MANUFACTURING AND THE CITY: A GOOD MATCH?
WE SHAPING THE NEW CITY DISTRICT
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SAINTPETERSBURG RESIDENTIAL MICRODISTRICT ANALYSIS
DESIGN OF THE HOUSE OF YOUTH SQUARE IN GATCHINA
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REVITALIZATION OF THE ABANDONED BUILDING IN THE UDELNIY PARK
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«UNDISCOVERED PETERSBURG»
1 SAINT-PETERSBURG RESIDENTIAL MICRODISTRICT ANALYSIS Urban Studies and Urban Evolution course team project 2016
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RELEVANCE
St. Petersburg is covered with a considerable amount of residential areas, constructed between the 60s of the XX century, when the massive panel housing construction began, and our days. Such type of housing is inhabited by a large number of people who somehow regularly face a number of problems, such as inadequate transport accessibility, poor quality of amenities, and poor pedestrian infrastructure. Solving these problems will increase the comfort and standard of living in the area, therefore, the study of such housing estates and the development of proposals for their improvement is an extremely urgent task.
HISTORY
The microdistrict is located in the historical area of «Grazhdanka». The district received its name from the eponymous village, which was founded in 1782 by Count A. R. Vorontsov. In 1827, near the village of Grazhdanka along the old Murinskaya road, a German Colony of Grazhdanka set up. In the 1960s, there was an active development of the southern part of the district (from the Nepokorennykh prospect to the Murinsky stream). In the 1970s, with the active development of the northern part of the district, these two parts, by analogy with the two parts of Germany, were nicknamed in people the “FRG” and “GDR”. «FRG, feshenebelnyi rayoun Grazhdanki» - a well-developed southern part,«GDR, Grazhdanka dalshe ruchiya» - the northern part of the district with less favorable life conditions.
3d view
METHODOLOGY
Location in the city Subway station Railway station Microdistrict
0
3.125
6.25
9.375
12.5 km
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The purpose of this work is to study a residential housing microdistrict, the so-called «sleeping area» neighborhood, with late Soviet and modern development and to elaborate proposals for improving transport infrastructure of the neighborhood. Within the framework, an analysis was conducted on the quality of the territory upgrading, availability and quality of amenities, recreational facilities, sports and children’s playgrounds, parking lots, functional zoning, and also pedestrian and transport infrastructure. The study used multi-agent modeling of pedestrian flows, SWOT analysis and mapping in the GIS system. Based on the results, a number of proposals to improve transport service and infrastructure of the neighborhood.
9 fl. panel houses
Monolithic brick houses
600 housing series «ships»
Location in the district Railway line Subway station Railway station Microdistrict
Svetlanovskiy prospect, 1960s
0
0.58
1.16 km
Brick houses
Location
5 fl. panel houses «hruschevkas»
Types of housing
Density
Building height
Average number of storeys
Residential density
Maximum 60 m
10
9497 sq m/ha
Minimum 6m
Building area (of housing)
Median 36 m
25572 sq m
Medium 32 m
Ushinskogo street
Basic housing parameters
Uchitelskaya Street
Lunacharskogo street
Svetlanovskiy prospect
Mobility
Street sections
AntRoadPlanner - multi-agent simulation of pedestrian flows
«Everything is fenced»
Lack of proper lighting
Low quality infrastructure
«Desired paths»
Irregular parking
Lack of street furniture
Current pedestrian routes scheme
Multiplicity of playgrounds and sport facilities
Landscape diversity
Parking organized along the district’s borders
Field trip results
Proposals based on multi-agent simulation results
Zoning
Strengths
Weaknesses
good transport accesibillty rich greenery and landscape resources sport facilities and children playgrounds parkings along the district’s borders bicycle infrastructure along Lunacharskogo street
lack of street furniture low quality public space design poor street lighting lack of convenience stores within walking distance passive house facades internal traffic roads and yards are used as parkings multiplicity of desire paths poor pedestrian connectivity the median height of the housing doesn’t correspond to the human scale fencing non-optimal cycling infrastructure
Opportunities
Threats
huge potential for the organization of public spaces rich greenery and landscape resources opportunities for organization of active facades renovation of housing
infill development at the existing squares and greenery locations development of the yards for the needs of parking public closure of the public transport routes
SCENARIOS
Before
Before
After
After
Alley
The territory connecting street and yards could become another public space. First floors of the building facades become commercial fronts. The area previously used for car parking now belongs to people.
Lake zone
The area is already an attraction point for locals, but the lack of available activities is an obstacle on the way of unlocking its potential. Diversification of possible usages may create a new local hearth.
2 SWEETS MANUFACTURING AND THE CITY: A GOOD MATCH? Design studio course team project 2017-2018
RELEVANCE
As every tourist knows, the chocolate and pastry industries are important for the city’s economy and image, and it is definitely a sector that we were excited to get to know better. Our case study Vanparys mainly sells dragees, or sugar-coated chocolates and almonds, and has a market share of 80-90% in Belgium for this product. Since it wasn’t possible to get an interview with them, we tried to learn more about Vanparys and its connection with Brussels by looking at general trends in the sector, as well as other comparable companies based in Brussels. Like Vanparys, they all have a history dating back from before the Second World War. Some companies have stayed in their location for decades and seem to have integrated well with their surroundings, but others have left for more peripheral industrial sites. In this booklet, we have tried to identify the different factors that play an important role in this decision: what stops them from leaving, and what is pushing them away? And because we are convinced that this industry could fit perfectly within the urban fabric and residential functions, we have made some suggestions on how to achieve this. We want to thank Joris Sweets and Silly for their time, they were very helpful and have provided us with crucial information for this project.
Belgium
Raw materials of the chocolate and confectionery industries. Material flows.
Location and specialisation of different retailers
Production and retailing flows
Analysis of production processes through design
SHOULD I STAY OR SHOULD I GO?
We used a few other Brussels cases to compare the Vanparys case with. Joris Sweets, Neuhaus, Etna, Vanparys and Maison Dandoy all have some similarities and diff erences in the way they grew through time. Although some companies stayed at their first location, most of them relocated to the more outer regions of Brussels. At this moment in time, this is undoubtedly a part of the urban tissue. At the moment of the relocation however, these locations were still very much open and undeveloped. One can wonder if it is correct to say that the issues around suburbanisation of industry is a modern problem, since these companies seemed to have relocated to the countryside, only to be closed in by the growing city. We are convinced that, although Vanparys has many reasons to leave this location, this does not mean that the location in itself isn’t suitable for manufacturing purposes. Neither Joris, nor Silly has had any complaints from neighbours.
Types of expansion and suburbanisation in confectionery sector
3 REVITALIZATION OF THE ABANDONED BUILDING OF THE ‘OKHOTNICHIY DOMIK’ RESTAURAUNT IN THE UDELNIY PARK UrbanHub research program team project 2016
PROJECT GOALS
1. To develop a model of the new public space integrated into the park. 2. To diversify social scenarios of the use of park space. 3. To increase the interest of citizens, business and goverment.
9% Shopping Cycling 7% Transit Waiting for transport 6% Eating/drinking 8% Walking/smoking Walking with children 3% Walking with dogs 2%
49% 22%
Silence Privacy Landscape Convenient location Calm Comfortable for picnics Fresh air
Public opinion
Scenarios
OBJECTIVES
Stalin era development
1. To research the territory. 2. To identify culture codes and stakeholders. 3. To identify territory’s problems and its causes. 4. To identify the needs of society. 5. To establish a programme of territory’s revitalization.
21%
21%
Interviews
Desk research
«Svetlana» factory
28%
Soviet planning and steet furniture
6%
47%
8%
Restoraunt built in 1958
24% Field study
Soviet era
45%
Surroundings
Rotunda/Neoclassicism
Park
Toponym - «Chelyuskintsev Park»
under 20
Ancient Baltic sea coast
20-30 М
Neglience Bonfires No bathroom facilities No indoor spaces Lack of street furniture Low quality paving No lighting
30-55
Udelnaya(18 min)
Shipbuilding grove
over 55
Age profile
The steamship Chelyuskin
Tourists
Culture codes Engelsa 28
Udelniy park Pionerskaya(17 min) М
Location
1941-45 40-50s 1958 1832 1934 60-90s Udelny park was founded as The eastern part was added The line of defence crosses the The park is under rehabilitation: The restaraunt «Lesnoy» The building continues to serve a training facility for Udelniy and the park receives a name territory of park that causes a road and melioration network opened in the eastern part of as a restaraunt but changes its the park. agrarian school. of the Chelyuskinites park after lot of damage. The group firing repairings, construction of name to «Okhotnichiy domik». point was preserved. sport facilities, dance floors the famous polar expedition team. and children’s playgrounds.
2002 The building was transferred to the investor - «Transatlantika» Ltd. for leisure-time center reconstruction
2010 The building is abandoned, a fire occured.
Strenghs rich greenery and landscape resources established local communities good transport accesibillty all-season usage calm and quiet atmosphere large area
Weaknesses
Cultural heritage sites Green spaces
Pedestrian routes
Traffic lights
Railways
Public transport stops
low quality of street furniture and landscape design outdated infrastructure absence of attraction points absence of functional content crime degrading environment
Roads Tram lines
Land use and development regulations map
Industrial zone Recreational zone (R2)
Functional zoning map
S WOT
Threats building’s demolition expansion of the built-up area over the park territory construction of highway across the park closure of the public transport routes
Accessibility map
Legal status of the building:
Problems
Causes
Legal status of the territory:
Low quality of street furniture and landscape design
Environment Archetypes
Exclusion of the territory
History Environment Archetypes
Absence of functional and scenario diversity
Environment Activities Archetypes
Administrative and economic problems
Archetypes History
Socio-cultural conflict
Archetypes Environment
- administered by the «Primorskoye» Park and Garden Establishment, JSC of the Primorskiy District - located in the Vyborgskiy district
Residential zone
historical-cultural potential engagement of the new categories of citizens establishment of a new local community center investment attractiveness
Pedestrian crossings
- city’s property - conservation status
Recreational zone (R4) Transport and engineering infrastructures zone Social and business zone
Opportunities
Catering
Sport facilities
Business centers
Educational institutions
Trade
Industries
Health-care facilities
Actors map
Сause-and-effect relationships
HYPOTHESIS
The results of desk and field research led to the hypothesis formulation: Creation of a new format for the use of historical and cultural heritage, which would entail a qualitative reset of the territory.
1.Conservation
2.Activation
diversity of spaces
accessibility
3.Reset 4.Impetus towards development
diversity of activities
Existing objects
Recovery, new functions, development with preservation of style
Traditions
Preservation and spreading of existing traditions, established communities and activities
diversity of archetypes
Profits
Coffee shop, souvenir shop, rental services, lecture halls.
Benefits Brending
Formation of the identity based on history
New events and scenarios for locals, inprovement of security. Positive image, PR - for future investors. Reduction of social tensions, increasing appeal of the place - for the city.
Costs
Material costs of reconstruction and conservation works, materials for architectural forms and landscaping. Equipment, electrification, internet.
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WE
Shaping the New City District - Wroclaw West End ISOCARP workshop 2017
CONCEPT AND VISION
Concept of development of the new urban area, Wrocław West End «WE» is an urban dimension document. The idea is to present a vision of the development of the area within designated boundaries. The concept is a document defining the direction of development, taking into account the current status of the area investing and guidelines resulting from planning documents. Relationship between planned investment processes and structure of existing management are formed in a proper way. The vision is a base that will make use of economic potential of the area, while taking care for the preservation and protection of environmental values. A particularly important issue is a design of the vision. The vision has an important project task, to create, adapt and maintain solutions that will make the most improvement quality of life of the area residents, those present and forthcoming ones. Furthermore, the vision is not a closed concept. It does not close the possibility of making changes and following constant development of the area. In brief description, the vision is a base to set directions and provide present and future development. WE «West End» project has the task of refreshing the image and introducing the new identification not only of the specified area, but of the whole city, Wrocław. As the area is part of the city, it has to be connected, live and created. As the concept assumes possibility of a stage investment realization. The whole concept consists of strategic vision, development goals, model of development, master plan, site plan, and selected technology solutions.
Functional connections - scheme
Masterplan
STRATEGY
The vision of the strategy is based on grid connections network of the most important places, which are: football stadium in the west; the airport in the south; Leśnica in the east; science centre in the north. These parts form a circular and cross connection of the whole area. The strategy provides development of the green zone in the north, which is natural boundary of the area. Furthermore, such an assumption creates one of the circular links, in that case between football stadium and Leśnica, including the riverside and science centre. Another issue of the strategy is development of the airport and bypass area as well. Complementary and significant part of the strategy is urban tissue, that covers the majority of the area. The strategy goal is to convert an urban tissue from fragmented structure to complete one. Such purpose is based on the new ideas of housing development, Nowe Żerniki project. The strategy issues are supported with key development goals like: sustainable development; providing mobility of area residents; make the area more efficiency according to housing and technology; environmental protection, especially of the riverside; investment in innovation; creation of local identity; taking care about urban heritage; create the whole city more walkable and compact as well as.
Transport - scheme
Site Plan of Nowe Żerniki Neighborhood
System of greenery - scheme
Activities in green areas
5 «UNDISCOVERED PETERSBURG» RESEARCH STUDY OF ST. PETERSBURG URBANIZED AREAS CAPACITY
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MLA+ team project 2018
GENERAL
Observing the extensive growth of Russian cities, we want to develop a general understanding of the interurban areas nature by considering them as a resource for intensive growth - an alternative to the integrated development of former agricultural areas located in the urban periphery. We want to depart from the established functional interpretation of urban space, and form an approach that allows us to meet and support the whole diversity of urban environments. The study is launched in order to test this approach, identify the qualities and potential capacity of built-up urban areas.
Historical layers of urban fabric
Density of services
Identified barriers
The boundaries are identified according to the continuity of urban tissue intensive usage.
Working boundaries of St. Petersburg urbanized area
KEY QUESTIONS
HOW MUCH? Is it possible to place the necessary volumes of the new housing in St. Petersburg urban areas whilst providing development of the qualitative characteristics of these areas? HOW? How to provide the environmental diversity and quality (integrity) of the generated urban product in the process of St. Petersburg urban areas densification?
RESEARCH BY DESIGN 1. Boundaries of the study area 2. «City is a set of different fabric types» approach
Questions
3. Pilot areas
What to we fix?
4. Field study
5. Brainstorm, reference and desk study
6. Test projects design
What to we preserve?
How to place new housing and multifunctional development in a most effective way whilst taking into account the first two questions
The toolbox for local (block/ plot scale) development
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HC Historical center 1862-1917
GB Gray Belt
HR Hruschev era dev. 1958-1974
BR Brezhnev era dev. 1975-1991
SV Stalin era urban villas 1918-1957
SM Stalin era medium dev. 1918-1957
ND New dev. After 1991
SUB Suburbian dev.
Urban tissue clustering by year of construction
St. Petersburg quarters, ranked by major morphotype development
Consolidated index of potential new housing capacity iof St. Petersburg urbanized area Identified polygons of planning structure elements
GRAY BELT
INDEX BEFORE
The industrial areas of St. Petersburg, located almost in the very center of the city, are commonly called the Gray Belt. It creates a buffer between the historical center and the newer areas of the Soviet and post-soviet development. Such industrial zones formed during the 19th century industrialization are vast: they occupy 11.8% of the urban core. For the test project, we chose a site located on the French bucket and the Obvodny Canal embankment, in close proximity to the Alexander Nevsky Square. The proximity of the Gray Belt territories to the city center, to the existing transport hubs and infrastructure makes them extremely attractive for the implementation of development projects. A significant part of them has already been allocated to the master plan as a prospective zone with the transfer of the current industrial function to a mixed, social and business one. On the other hand, the Gray Belt is replete with architectural monuments, but proximity to the center also imposes regulatory restrictions on development in the form of protection areas and strict height regulations. A complex ownership structure is also an obstacle for to redevelopment.
Balance between private and public 79% 21%
FSI
0,23 OSR
gross
Height index 2,16
S of the morphotype area in St. Petersburg is 3244 ha S of the pilot area is 110.14 ha What to fix? - undefined urban structure - inaccessibility / infrastructure barriers - sanitary restrictions - abandoned / inefficiently used sites
0,50 Network density 0,07
gross
GSI
How to densify? 1. Formation of the urban development pattern 2. Development of infrastructure projects as growth impulses 3. Preservation of the industrial artifacts 4. Preservation and development of the existing ecosystems 5. Flexible renovation 6. Introduction of new unique objects 7. Intensive renovation
1,52 1,18
INDEX AFTER Balance between private and public 50% 50%
FSI
gross
0,91 Network density 0,17 gross
0,80
Height index 3,45 Parks
22,29
GSI
gross
What to preserve? - architectural identity - industrial artifacts - access to water / established ecosystems - “clean� production
gross
Parks
0,61 OSR
TOOLS
Formation of the urban development pattern New streets, boulevards, gardens and parks will make the area accessible for new features and users.
Flexible renovation Development of the “clean production” and small storage sites through the introduction of new residential, business and industrial real estate on their territories. Optimization of property boundaries through the organization of service street network.
Development of infrastructure projects as growth impulses
Introduction of new unique objects
Existing freight rail tracks can be converted to the city rail. Public transport stops will “uncover” once inaccessible areas, transforming them into the local centers of renovated areas.
Unique cultural institutions should reactivate the new environment.
Preservation of the industrial artifacts
Intensive renovation
Gray Belt’s unique identity can be preserved and strengthened through the professional work with industrial heritage. Transporters, utilitarian structures, abandoned railways can act as landscape attractions.
Preservation and development of the existing ecosystems Overgrown freight railway tracks, hills of embankments and yards of storage areas form natural eco-corridors. On that basis, it is recommended to create new systems of open green public spaces.
Transformation of large, inefficiently used sites into the mixed use quarters.
STREET IN THE ZONE OF FLEXIBLE REDEVELOPMENT
TRANSPORT INTERCHANGE HUB
Before
Before
The street passing through the industrial zone is a solitary spectacle. It consists of old industrial buildings and warehouses. The street does not fulfil its core functions, except logistic and parking ones. This is a typical industrial transit. Industrial buildings, however, form the unique atmosphere of the place.
The territories are unaccessible and have one owner, are not fully used. The potential of transport corridors passing nearby is not realized.
After
After
A flexible renovation scenario is being implemented on the sites - the owners preserve and develop their clean production and warehouses, and also introduce new functions, creating new residential and business properties by adding new sections to existing industrial buildings. Thus, creative industries are being created here. The commercial and recreational potential of the place is being revealed. The space becomes attractive also due to the preservation of unique industrial objects. Attraction of the new actors - businesses, new residents, employees and tourists helps to fill the territory with activities and its improvement with the involvement of stakeholders.
The construction of a transport hub using existing railway lines for the organization of routes for a city rail and the introduction of a new tram line give impetus towards the development of buildings. A local core is being formed around the hub - the owners of large inefficiently used land plots developing them with mixed use blocks by demolishing unused industrial buildings. The industrial identity of the territory is preserved through the restoration of industrial architecture artifacts - the elevator. It remains to be the architectural dominant of the territory, which is emphasized by the trace of the new street that makes its way through the sites to create connectivity. Continuous frontline along the street complemented with high flows of people to the new points of attraction create favorable conditions for the development of small business, which also brings income to the site owners.
6 DESIGN OF THE HOUSE OF YOUTH SQUARE IN GATCHINA
COMBINING TWO WAYS OF TRANSFORMATION
A hand-made place is a dear place. In order for the square to meet the needs of children from the House of Youth, it’s important to give them the maximum of opportunities to improve it. The “Do It Yourself” festival not only allows primary users to realize their own creative ideas and learn how to work with tools, to build and paint, but also provides social control - the children will take responsibility for the place they have created with their own hands, take care of it and keep the place properly maintained. Most of the improvement work should be made in this way. This scenario only implies buying materials and tools and briefing. Complex elements of improvement, installation of capital objects, paving and connection to utility networks etc. - must be performed by specialists through the framework of public procurement according to the adopted tender procedure.
Collaboration design project 2018
CURRENT SITUATION
The Gatchina House of Youth is the most important point of attraction for young residents of the city; it currently does not have its own territory, which meets the needs of the children attending it. The square in front of the entrance to the House is a paved field used for a spontaneous parking by the employees of the restaurant located in the same building and the neighboring Prosecutor’s Office, and also for a waste storage area. The square is also used as a driveway to the closed territory of the Pre-trial Remand Centre. The square in the courtyard is in a state of neglect, only remnants of the Soviet playground, bushes and overgrown trails passing through the square are located here. In the absence of street activities, the educational and entertainment potential of the House is not fully realized.
IMPROVEMENT WORKS Interviews
Individual
Professional
DIY Festival
Tender/State procurement
USER NEEDS
Photo fixation
Contacts with the staff of the House of Youth and the children attending it have indicated the following needs: 1. Stage. For the rehearsals of flash mobs, performances and their own plays. 2. Gazebo. For playing board games, summer camp meetings, sessions and other events. 3. Sport facilities. For sports trainings, games and competitions. 4. Quiet place. For privacy, reading. 5. Summer cinema. As a summer leisure activity. 6. Winter activities. In addition, it is important to take into account the needs of other actors on the territory: 7. Parking. For the employees of the House, restaurant and Prosecutor’s Office. 8. Waste storage area. 9. Driveway. For the transportation of people and goods to the House, restaurant, Prosecutor’s Office and Pre-trial Remand Centre.
Sketching
Masterplan
MASTERPLAN JUSTIFICATION
To optimize traffic on the territory, it is necessary to apply road markings, which would organize the space, limiting the space for travel and parking, and freeing up space for pedestrians and users of the Palace of Youth. For the physical separation of pedestrian spaces from the passage along it, it is necessary to install plants in pots. This is a simple solution that provides security and creates additional landscaping, moreover, it is not thorough - it is easy to move the tubs if necessary. For comfortable moving around the territory, paving of the tracks along the paths of the paths and the organization of lighting is necessary Moving the container site farther from the entrance to the Palace of Youth and installing closed garbage containers will also increase the attractiveness of the area for use for the needs of the Palace, and the installation of a gazebo-scene and athletic fields is necessary to meet the needs of children involved in the Palace.
Paving Lighting installation Stage combined with gazebo Sport facilities Marking of parking spaces and driveway Plants in tubs Waste storage area
Tender scenario. Key plan.
Isometry
Isometry
Gymnastic equipment. Isometry.
Front view
Right view
Tennis table. Isometry.
STAGE COMBINED WITH GAZEBO The element combines a stage for performances and a gazebo for meetings. The stage is equipped with anchorages for a roll-up projector screen for a summer cinema. Benches and a table are installed as a place for meetings and board games. Inclined roof protects the gazebo-stage against bad weather.
TRIBUNES SPORT FACILITIES Tribunes allow viewers to observe stage and can be used as a sitting, The project provides two sports fields. Two basketball hoops and a reading or contemplation place. Basketball hoop is hanged on the volleyball net are installed behind the stage on the southern field back side of tribune, so the stage area is inextricably linked to the (with an area of 45 m2; 7.1 by 6.3 m). The northern field (230 m2; 14.7 sports field. Two units are installed in front of the stage, with a by 15.6 m) is equipped with two tennis tables and a workout area with gymnastic equipment. The fields have a soft rubber paving. 1.5-meter-wide walkway left in between. Playgrounds can be used as a skating rink during winter season.
Waste storage. Isometry.
Rubber shock absorbing surfacing for sports fields, 275 m2
Paving slabs for two paths with a total lengh of 49 meters and a width of 1.5 m, the area of coverage is 75.7m2
Front view
Thermoplastic road markings for marking the passage and parking spaces. The solid line is 0.10 m wide, the total length is 633 meters. Paving Lighting installation
High mast lighting pole, height from 6 m, light radius R from 10 m, 10 units
OTHER ELEMENTS PLANTS IN TUBS For a comfortable stay on the territory of the square, the waste Greening of the asphalt territory without significant labor costs is storage is moved from the current location (opposite the House of possible by installing plants in tubs. This solution is not permanent; Youth entrance) to the territory of the existing parking lot of the the space can be transformed as the plants move. Plants will also Prosecutor’s Office. Containers for storage and removal of waste are increase safety by physically isolating the pedestrian zone. installed in closed modification. The project requires to install 27 evergreens in tubs. It can be Opposite the entrance to the Palace, two tables with benches different varieties, however, the evergreenness and frost resistance are installed in order to create more inviting space in front of the will allow them to decorate the territory all year round. entrance.
Garden lamp, height from 1.5 m, light radius R up to 3 m, 1 units
Street wall lamp, light radius R from 10 m, 3 units
DIY FESTIVAL WHAT CAN CHILDREN DO?
Anything. Users of the place feel their ownership when they put their own efforts into its creation. There are many opportunities for improvement by the hands of the children from House of Youth on the territory of the square. Possible activities: - Drawings on the square pavement, blank walls and fences - Gardening - Construction of a gazebo out of the pallets - Tower building or statue of Cthulhu... the list is only limited by their imagination and the amount of materials.
Festival scenario
Potential results