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Curriculum Vitae

Professional work:

Academic work:

Residential building 2009

Thesis DIA 2010-2011:

Interior design/ Office

Interior design/ Apartment 2009

WS2010

2009

I part: Civilian Border Conflicts

II part: Reformulated Urban development: New urban plan for Palestinian Musrara

Interior design/ Apartment 2008

neighbourhood SS2011

Summer house 2008

Waterfront Re-development: Case study Amsterdam- Noord DIA 2010

Residential building

Youth Hostel DIA 2009

Zoning project&Social Factors of Agmashenebeli Avenue in Tbilisi TSAA 2008

Mapping Urban Complexity DIA 2010

Health and Fitness Centre TSAA 2008

The role of the Syntax DIA 2010

Dwelling house on Brose street TSAA 2006

Resourcefulness and Transformation of Soviet Typologies TSAA 2007

2007

Workshops:

Curriculum Vitae

Workshops: 2010

“Mapping Urban Complexity” workshop by Prof. Arie Graafland, Gerhard Bruyns and Marc Boumeester at DIA

2009

“The Role of Syntax” workshop by Prof. Carlos Campos at DIA

Tskhvedadze st. 12 0162 Tbilisi, Georgia Mob: 599299028 Email: gwanzanik@gmail.com

2007

“Resourcefulness and Transformation of Soviet Typologies” workshop Org. FAST and Partisan Public

Summery:

2008

Renovation, regulation and redevelopment project of Avlabary district in Tbilisi Centre Tbilisi, Georgia - II Place Team leader, Author: Alexander Meparishvili Team member: Gvantsa Nikolaishvili

2008

Zoning project&Social Factors of Agmashenebeli avenue Berlin, Germany - Technical University Berlin - Student Exchange Award

Birkenstrasse 4 10559 Berlin, Germany Mob: 0160 121 75 84

Competitions:

3 years experience as an architect technician 10 month experience as an architect Strong presentation and project management skills Ability to work in teams and meet deadlines Attention to details

Experience Summery: Develop: Residential, Sport and Recreation, Commercial, Educational, Office Buildings, Urban Planning and Research based projects.

Publications:

Professional Summery: 2007-till now One week Job March 2010 01.12.2008-30.09.2009 01.09.2007-31.10.2007 01.05.2007-31.07.2007

‘Nikolaishvili Brothers Studio’ Tbilisi, Georgia Position: Architect ‘Seelbach Architekten ‘ Dessau, Germany Position: Architect technician ‘Samgori M’ Tbilisi, Georgia Position: Architect ‘Logos Architecture’ Tbilisi, Georgia Position: Architectural technician ‘Logos Architecture’ Tbilisi, Georgia Position: Intern

Education: 01.10.2009-15.07.2011 01.10.2004-28.07.2008

Team members: Elene Papiashvili, Rezo Mikadze, Nutsa Kandelaki, Nutsa Nadareishvili, Liza Kundadze, Gvantsa Nikolaishvili

Hochschule Anhalt (FH), Department 3, Dessau Institute of Architecture, Master of Architecture Tbilisi State Academy of Fine Arts(Tbilisi, Georgia) Faculty of Architecture, Architect(Bachelor Degree)

Magazine ‘Style’ 2008 - Review of ‘Zoning project&Social Factors of Agmashenebeli avenue’.

Languages:

Georgian German English Russian

Softwares:

AutoCAD ArchiCAD 3ds Max V-Ray Microsoft Word

Hobbies:

Reading Music Drawing

native speaker intermediate advanced intermediate Ecotect Adobe After Effect Adobe Illustrator Adobe Photoshop Microsoft Power Point

Adobe InDesign

Travel Swimming 3

Is ra e l i s e t t l e m e nt s : Israeli settlements and outposts act as a connecting points for highways, prohibited for Palestinian vehicle use.

Israeli-Palestinian road net work lo g ic

JWU

4.1 NIS/m3 Ein Samia

Pa l e s t i ni a n ro a d ne t wo rk : Traditional Palestinian villages are scattered in clusters along the road, that runs along the top of the mountain crest.

Ramallah

Highway system started to develop much faster after the creation of new settlements, in order to provide easy and direct access for settlers to their workplaces in the cities.

Parcel 2 Qalandiya

High speed roads, constructed all over West Bank, leading to newly built settlements divided it into numerous small, easy to control land parcels, that does not have a direct connection to each other.

Parcel 1 Beit Hanina

Estahol

David (J2)

Pa l e s t i ni a n ro a d ne t wo rk : Highways placed on flyovers give Palestinians a chance to move around using their own roads, but does not give them an access to speed road network. Passages, open for Palestinian traﬃc, are always controlled through checkpoints, permanent or mobile, so called “surprise” checkpoints.

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West Jerusalem 2.4 NIS/m3

East Jerusalem

Highway

Highway Israeli highway system features very few exist and entries outside Israeli-controlled boundaries, and these are predominantly to Jewish settlements. The existing road array, used by Palestinians is being distorted and dissected.

Israeli highway system is prohibited for Palestinian vehicle use, constructed with almost no access for Palestinian neighbourhoods, but passing them by in tunnels and bridges.

Parcel 4

Parcel 3

Pa l e s t i ni a n ro a d ne t wo rk : Palestinian roads are prominently disperse, organic in their nature and lack major urban axis, in western sense of the word.

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March Thesis: First part is a group research. Academic track: Urban planning. Case study: Damascus Gate area, Jerusalem, Israel/OPT. First Advisor: Prof. Arie Graafland Second Advisor: Gerhard Bruyns Students: Alexander Meparishvili, Daniil Vyasemskiy, Gvantsa Nikolaishvili, Iweala Ugochukwu, Luki Widhamla Kautsar, Monica Effendy, Rron Tresi. ‘The project for the Damascus Gate Studio in Jerusalem is related to theoretical and practical prerequisites and followed a specific design methodology. During the first Winter Semester 2010 students were introduced to the politically complex situation in and around Jerusalem. All ‘urban questions’ raised in the Studio are in fact highly politicized by the Israeli Palestinian conflict. Roads are not simply ‘roads’; new urban territories are not simply new urban developments situated in the West Bank, in other words everything in and around Jerusalem is ‘political’. ‘ - Prof. Arie Graafland

DIA, WS2010

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ACADEMIC WORK Civilian Border Conflicts

Pump station

Juhdum

JWU Ramallah & Al Bireh

Filling station Palestinian Water Reservoir

Willing to vanish Palestinian life from their sight, Israeli authorities build walls along the highways, in places of intersection with Palestinian settlements, walls, painted with imaginary landscapes, that are said to protect cars from stones and gun fire.

Israeli Water Network Palestinian Water Network

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Palestinian Settlements

Res e arch

Israeli Civil Administration

WBWD

Bulk Meter

Israeli highways

Israeli Settlements in East Jerusalem Palestinian Settlements that supplied by JWU

Water Supply in Jerusalem: Mekorot as National Water Company supplies water to Jerusalem and Hagihon Ltd responsible for its supply within border of Jerusalem Municipality. Jerusalem Water Undertaking (JWU), a non-governmental organization and not privat company has been supplying water for Palestinians especially in Ramallah and Al Bireh area. 80% of the water that are supplied by JWU are purchased from Mekorot company and it makes the water price becomes more expensive. According to JWU website, for 0-10/m3 are priced 4.1 NIS/m3 and there is additional meter rent fees 10 NIS/2 months and wastewater fees that costs 1.2 NIS/m3. West Bank Water Department, which under Israeli Civil Administration, is responsible in operating bulk meter facilities.

Israeli Purchased Water Tank Palestinian Purchased Water Tank

Parcel 5

Newly built Jewish neighbourhoods in the East Jerusalem, have been constructed according to Housing Ministry plans, with well thought-out layouts providing space for convenient public roads and passages. Roads are laid out so, that housing has an overview on adjacent territories, providing full visual control on nearby villages.

Checkpoints Roadblocks, earth mounds and other obstacles for Palestinian vehicles Palestinian roads Settlements view directions Palestinian built-up areas

J ERUS ALE M

I s rael i Strategy

S U R V E I L L A N C E S YS T E M

A Fragmented Cit y

An alysin g Israeli strategy for th e devel o pment o f the s ettl ements

King Hussein Terminal (Allenby Bridge)

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The Allenby Bridge Terminal is located in the Jordan Valley, east of the town of Jericho, on the old road leading from Ramallah to the town of Salt. The Terminal constitutes one of the seven traditional crossing points between the West Bank and the East Bank of the Jordan River, throughout thousands of years of history.

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By 1994, with the Oslo Accords and the signing of the peace agreements with Jordan, it was decided in Article X that the Israeli Airports Authority in cooperation with the PNA and Jordainian Airport Authorithy would operate the King Hussein (Allenby Bridge) Terminal. The Terminal has two wings: Palestinian and Jordanian wings and divided into 4 halls : Palestinians Departures Hall, Palestinians Arrivals Hall. Tourists and East Jerusalem residents Departures Hall, and Tourists and East Jerusalem residents Arrivals Hall.

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As stipullated in Article X of the Oslo accords, Israel retains the right to close the borders when any security threat is percieved, and the Jordan is bound by the same agreement to close her borders too.

Nablus Qalqiliya

JORDAN Salfit

Tel Aviv

WEST BANK

Yafa

Givat Ze’ev Bloc

Allenby Bridge Border Crossing

Jordianian controlled Terminal

JORDAN

Al Lid Ar Ramlah

Israeli/Palestinian controlled Terminal

Ramallah Ariha (Jericho)

Al Quds (Jerusalem)

Bethlehem

Beit Hanina

Satelite view of the Israeli - Jordainian border Showning King Hussein Terminal and Allenby bridge

Dead Sea

Project site area

Al Khalil (Hebron)

Green Line

Shu’afat

District Border Line

Shu’afat Refugee Camp

Segregation Wall

East Jerusalem

Allenby Bridge Crossing

Sanhedria

Israeli Settlements Sheikh Jarrah Mount Scopus

Palestinian Settlements

Ma’ale Adumim Bloc

Mea Shearim

Beit Hakerem Knesset

West Jerusalem

Mishkenot Sha’ananim

1. King Hussein Terminal Building

Israel-Jordan Border

East Jerusalem

Talbieh

West Jerusalem

Project site area Abu Tor

German Colony

Nature Reserves

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Old City

Green Line Separation built wall

Talpiot

Separation wall under construction Separation barrier planned

Beit Safafa

West Jerusalem East Jerusalem No Man’s Land

Project site area

2. Road to Allenby Bridge

Palestinians Israelis

One way mirror

Green Line Wall

Embassy/Consulate Location

Movement of Palestinians

Jewish

Israeli settlements Bloc

Moslem Christian Israel Parliament Old Jewish Neighbourhood

Predominantly Arab Neighbourhood Mixed Arab - Jewish Neighbourhood Forces towards Old City

Gush Etzion Bloc

Bethlehem

Palestinian Departure halls

Tourist/ East Jerusalem Residents Departure halls

Palestinian Arrival halls

Tourist/ East Jerusalem Arrival halls

Arrival halls

Departure halls

Interior view of Passenger Terminal

DAMAS CUS GATE STR ATEGY 1

A brief histor y 516 BCE-70 CE

2ND CENTURY AD

ca. 1542

Original gate built in the Second Temple period

I nter vention Approach : Traﬃc flow, pu bl i c trans p o r tati o n and p ossible inter vention zon es.

Roman Emperor Hadrian builds new gate with a column known as the “Gate of the Column” in the Byzantine period.

Problematic Approach: Modern gate built by Ottoman Sultan Sulieman the Magnificent.

1. Traffic flow Badly organized car flow in front of Damascus Gate, with narrow lanes, suffers from informal parking along the streets, which contracts them even more. Tourist and intercity coaches are permanently getting stuck when turning on crowded junctions. Delivery trucks unload their goods right on the road. Sidewalks are extremely narrow due to informal kiosks, which make pedestrians walk on the road. All these factors contribute to a regular traffic jam, that freezes car flow in the whole neighborhood.

Unlike the step at the Jaffa Gate, the steps at Damascus Gate lead down to the gate. Renovated in recent years, the steps form an amphitheatre where people can sit to admire the Old City's majestic walls and watch the hundreds of people walking in and out of the gate every day. During Ramadan, and other Muslim feasts in general, the gate is decorated with colourful lights and the whole area is bustling with shoppers until late at night. On Fridays, the gate is packed around noontime with thousands of Muslim worshipers who come from all over Palestine to pray at Al-Aqsa Mosque.

2. Public transportation Public transportation on the site is represented by two intercity bus terminals, (which serve east Jerusalem and its hinterlands to the north and south of the city), light train line, (which goes first through the edge between eastern and western parts of the city, and finishes in the west), several bus stops (which are served by Israeli bus system), and numerous taxi stations, both formal and informal. All these means of transportation are dispersed and does not have a good pedestrian connection. In the conditions of permanent traﬃc jam, described above, severe schedule disruptions are an everyday reality.

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3. Possible intervention zones Damascus gate area features numerous unbuilt zones, which are occupied with unidentifiable functions, (including seemingly informal parking, unused backyards and abandoned land lots) and create undefined street edges.

The gate's angled entrance, designed to break the path of potential attackers, leads into the main north-south artery of the Old City. Immediately inside there are a few steps after which the road forks. To the left, Tareeq Al-Wad leads into the heart of the Moslem quarter. To the right, Souk Khan El-Zeit separates the Moslem and Christian quarters and it is the busiest shopping street in the Old City.

Rou n da b ou t j u n c t ion In the conditions of heavy traﬃc flow roundabout junction in front of Damascus gate is one of the main contributing factors, that create a permanent traﬃc jam.

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Damascus Gate

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Lion’s Gate New Gate Golden Gate (Closed)

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Project site area Green line

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Pedestrian streets. 1. Proposing street market to increase the street value (as high street) 2. Proposing additional street that is integrated and connected with the site intervention that are proposed to be a market as well. It will give better walking experience for the tourists and the local.

Road hierarchy Filling up building to define the edges generate the site. 1. Proposing infrastructure buildings and market that integrate with the existing tram stop. 2. Proposing mixed-use buildings (commerce and residential). 3. Proposing parking building that are more organized and spacious as consequence of removing parking space and considering the fact that parking space is highly demanded. 4. Proposing infrastructures (oﬃce or mixed-use) to define the edges. 5. Proposing commerce infrastructures (loading bay point,cafes, etc) to be integrated with the existing shops.

Christian Quarter

Damascus Gate ca. 1910

Intervention areas Preserving the existing local shops that are there but proposing better pedestrian space and organize the loading bay points.

Tram Stop Aware of the presence of future tram stops in the site intervention and it is an opportunity to provide facility that can be used by Jews and Arab.

Jewish Quarter

Damascus Gate ca. 1887

Bus station. In the existing, there is only one public restroom in this area and it’s not well maintained. We proposed to add more public restrooms as part of facility for the tourists and the local people. 1. Proposing public restroom in the site intervention considering the proposed buildings that are proposed. 2. Proposing public restrooms in the existing bus stations. 3. Proposing public restroom near Damascus Gate to give better facility for the tourists.

Green Belt 1. Preserving the existing green belts in front of the Old City 2. Aware of the presence of Garden Tomb, Arab cemetery, and Archeological sites and strengthening the accessibility. 3. Proposing green area; giving facility for people who are waiting in the bus stop.

Damascus Gate today

S TR ATEG Y 2 I nter vention Appro ach: C r o w d s C a t c h m e n t & M o v e m e n t Delivery Points & Distribution

I nt er vent ion

S I T E A N A LYS I S Pub lic transp or tation routes and park ing lots

Problematic Approach: 1. Crowds Catchment Points of interest always generate crowd concentration. Ta x i St at i o n : Taxi, as the most flexible mean of transportation are in high demand in East Jerusalem. Taxi stations in business district are crowded with all kinds of car types, and are used not only by oﬃcial taxi service, but by numerous self-employed drivers, small taxi companies, their relatives and friends.

2. Movement Functions orientate movement. 3. Delivery points & Distribution Creating delivery points that would not collide with crowd movement.

D a m ascu s G ate Damascus Gate is the centre of crowd and important gate not only for people entrance but also entrance of goods delivery to Old City.

Western Jerusalem bus service routes: 1, 2, 30, 19, 6.

Nothern bus terminal, routes 78, 81,1,3, 3A, 74A, 74B, 74C, 54, 4, 45, 18, 7 working hours: 04:00(checkpoint)06:00(Station)-22:00

Southern bus terminal, routes 75, 75A, 76, 76A, 76B, 124, 21, 5, 36, 36A, 36B, 63, 63A, 63B. working hours: 04:00(checkpoint)06:00(Station)-22:00

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1:2500 1: 2500 Crowd catchment Still maintaining the areas as crowd catchment, regarding to it robustness and strategic locations that can 1 The Damascus gate plaza is proposed to be free informal kiosk area due to it existing condition which is really congested with the overlaping activity, the kiosk that occupy the space should be relocated or improved. 2 North bus terminal which have potential of comersial value is proposed 3 East bus terminal 4 Tram stop Taxi stations Organized parking lots Bus stops Tram line with stops Pa rk i ng Lo ts: Due to the obvious lack of parking space in the city center all parking lots are overcrowded in daytime even though the prices are quite high. These lots are used mainly by non-residents of the area, while locals seem to be ignoring parking rules, leaving their cars wherever they need.

I n fo r m a l Pa rk i n g : Cars left on the sidewalks is a common feature in the Arab business district, since oﬃcial traﬃc regulations do not play important role here.

Crowd movement Intervention and improvement in certain points for crowd movement and commercial activity. 1 Proper connection for crowd movement from the bus station. 2 Possible pedestrian street which connects the bus station with the commercial district. 3 Pedestrian friendly street for movement and commercial activities. Structure for pedestrian Construction of light shading to attract pedestrians to use alternate route of movement and distrubute the crowd. Edge movement Adding function to the site can improve the movement and make it as possible pedestrian route.

Pedestrian crossing provide propper crossing between points of interest. 1 Crossing points for pedestrians between blocks. 2 Crossing point for pedestrians, connection between the bus station and the Old City. Underground crossing Possible intervention with a underground structure that can provide easier access of crowd from the commercial area to the Damascus Gate. Crossing Bridge Possible bridge for crowd movement; connection between two blocks. Delivery point and distribution Still maintaining the areas as crowd catchment, regarding to it robustness and strategic locationsthat can

Possible bus stop location to solve current conditions of informal parking usage.

DIA, SS2011

Second part is an individual project. Urban planning, Architecture. Damascus Gate area, Jerusalem, Israel/OPT. Prof. Arie Graafland Gerhard Bruyns http://issuu.com/gvantsanik/docs/binder1

Space analysis

March Thesis: Academic track: Case study: First Advisor: Second Advisor: Booklet:

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Reformulated Urban development: New Urban Plan for Palestinian Musrara neighbourhood

Project Aims

Strengthening community

Strategy

Everyday Urbanism

Totality of the urban network

Reconfiguration of the public realm

Regulation of the existing Developments

Involvement of the local population

Developments

Public spaces

Project Urban Planning

Existing conditions

Regulation of the local means of production

Proposed changes

Statement My intension was to get away from Israeli three dimensional urban planning. I decided to work on the ground, where I intend to oppose forced expatriation by strengthening the local community of Christian and Muslim Palestinians. My aim is to achieve a realistic result. Therefore, I studied everyday life of the Palestinian Musrara neighbourhood, deconstruct it and then re-construct it according to the local needs, lifestyles and restrictions. Rethinking and reformulation of the different elements can lead to their solutions. Strategy What I got from my analyses is that the political pressure is very present at the Damascus Gate site. There is a lack of land for housing, a desperate need for commercial spaces, a lack of leisure spaces, an accumulation of anger within the inhabitants, and a need for a transportation infrastructure. In this kind of situations it is relatively easy for the Jerusalem municipality to gentrify these areas, especially when the feeling of community and togetherness is lost. So my counter strategy is a multifunctional neighbourhood with housing, commerce and market integrated with the Damascus Gate, both physically and economically, managed by a strong community of Christian and Muslim Palestinians, who will take care of the safety and organisation issues in the neighbourhood, and providing a balanced relation between work, life and leisure.

Functional Zoning

Urban Design

Networks

The programme for the site

Proposed Street concept 1. Connecting parallel streets

Master plan

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3. Dead ends Legend: Important Streets Half-Pedestrian Streets Pedestrian Streets

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Planning and Design Strategies North-West wind

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3. Ventilation

4. Public&Private

7. Housing density

8. Do it yourself.

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Triple functional PERGOLA: commerce, storage and shading.

Unit transformation based on time and family growth

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DIA, SS2010

Urban Asymmetries - Studio Dessau

“RE-PROGRAMMING WATERFRONTS - AMSTERDAM NOORD” Academic track: Urban planning Tutors: Heidi Sohn, Prof. Arie Graafland and Gerhard Bruyns. Students: Alexander Meparishvili, Daniil Vyasemskiy, Gvantsa Nikolaishvili, Iweala Ugo-

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chukwu, Luki Widhamla Kautsar, Monica Effendy, Rron Tresi, Lucio Rossi, Maria Jose Rubira, Francisca de los Campos, Carolina Bonfanti Mele, Karim Soliman.

Studio statement As free market capital accumulation plays across a variegated geographical terrain of resource endowments, cultural histories, communication possibilities, labour quantities and qualities (a geographical terrain that is increasingly a differentiated product of capital investments in infrastructures, ‘human capital’, and built environments), so it produces an intensification of uneven geographical development in standards of living and life prospects ( Harvey, 178). This case also happened to Amsterdam which has been changed from ‘just city’ to ‘entrepreneurial city’ competing with other big cities such as Barcelona, London, Paris and Frankfurt. Public money is invested into private economic developments through public private partnership to outflank the urban competition. Mega city development in the south part of Amsterdam, Zuidas which are connected directly to Schiphol Airport and future North- South Metro line, is planned to boost the fact that Amsterdam is now losing its identity as just city, we still believe that there is still hope for Amsterdam, and if there is any place where this Neo-liberal trend can be stopped, it’s in our site in Amsterdam Noord.

Introduction

Investigative scope

Four meta topics

Strategy and spatial interventions

Master Plan

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DIA, WS2009 Cathedral

Fachwerk

1900

Site

Functional section of the site

Site

1952

WWII Restoration of the Old City

1972 2010

Rathaus Centre

Site’s current conditions

Analysis and approach

2020

Restoration of the Old City

Pictures of the site from: Alexander Meparishvili

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Business centre

Academic track: Architecture. Case study: Frankfurt, Germany Tutor: Prof. A. Jacoby

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Youth Hostel

Building typologies

Site is located in a historical part of Frankfurt, between the Cathedral and Römerberg Platz. Current building-Rathaus Centre is under the process of demolition, afterwards it’s planned Ground floor to rebuild the old Fachwerk buildings, which were destroyed completely during WWII. Studio task was to study the area and determine the necessary function to generate this part of the city. I did some analysis that helped me to underline the main problematic aspects, which were: Disorganization of space, unattractiveness and poor insolation. The statement for my proposal was: one can not pursuit the progress with rewriting and rebuilding the history. This challenges should over- First floor come some trends of tourist’s driven economy, and give the opportunity for younger generations to show their potential and regenerate the space. Following this statement my strategy was to bring as much young people and their energy to the site as it is possible, by proposing youth hostel with travellers informational offices. Second floor

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TSAA, WS2008 Academic track: Architecture and Urban planning Case study: Plechanovi District Tbilisi, Georgia. Tutor: N. Kutateladze Site

Local people

Pictures of the site from: Alexander Meparishvili

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Zoning project&Social Factors of Agmashenebeli Avenue The Master plan was a result of a group work, however the architectural interventions were done individually by each student. Our area of the research was situated on the left bank of river Mtkvari in Tbilisiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s historical district. After careful research of current conditions of this site, we decided to apply following changes: Restore and develop the system of gardens in the middle of every block, these gardens will vary from each other by functional and spatial load. However new gardens arraignment would not interfere with historically developed closed systems of blocks. The connection link between these gardens was pedestrian street which would run parallel to Agmashenebeli avenue. We tried to tear them away from noisy and polluted street and give them opportunity to walk through all four blocks without getting on Agmashenebeli. As for individual intervention, I worked on the third block of this district, where I demolished small sized wrecked structures and proposed contemporary club building. This Club building will be offering dancing and singing classes. The three-storey building with its glass facades, fades in to historic environment during the day and illuminates the inside acclivities during the night. I gave the cultural and educational function to the territory. Here you can find many walking paths, benches, pavilions and water mirrors. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s possible to make open air exhibitions along the paths.

Master planof blocks #1, 2, 3, 4 Final plan

Residential buildings recommended to destroy Residential buildings recommended to destroy

relationshipspaces between buildings and free spaces Open

Scheme of new buildings Scheme of added buildings

Section and Elevation of Agmashenebeli Avenue

Plechanovi district

Architectural interventions Each of the student came up with individual proposal for specific plot of the Final area.plan of blocks #1, 2, 3, 4

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TSAA, SS2008

Health and Fitness Centre

For my bachelor project I decided to make a Health and Fitness centre in Avlabary district. During that time I was part of the team for urban planning project competition in avlabary district, therefore I individually proposed an architectural intervention, which was part of the overall urban plan. My proposal was a landscape integrated and courtyard oriented H&F Centre, surface of the roof was one continuous landscape for visitors giving them possibility to enjoy the view of the old city. The building is extended with amphitheatre just outside the dancing class, thus creating an interactive space allowing the people around to enjoy the performances.

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Academic track: Architecture Case study: Avlabari district, Tbilisi, Georgia. Tutor: N. Kutateladze

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TSAA, SS2006

Dwelling House

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Academic track: Architecture Case study: Brosse st. Tbilisi, Georgia. Tutor: N. Kutateladze

The site for dwelling house was located on Brosse street in Tbilisi, overlooking the riverside. It was significant place mostly because of geographical position and the view. These two aspects pushed me to designed terrace housing. The whole shape of the building is following the terrain of the site, this gave me a possibility to create terraces and break the huge volume of the building into three parts. My goal was to create as many apartments as possible, but simultaneously keep the diverse and transparent image of the building .Underground floor was used for parking lots, the ground floor was completely opened and the rest of the floors were dwellMaster plan ings.

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PROFESSIONAL WORK Residential building

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The project was designed on the edge of the public park. According to the by-laws and building codes we designed a round shaped building with panoramic balconies overlooking the park. This approach created desirable architectural composition and perfectly insolated premises.

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2700

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750

pirobiTi aRniSvnebi

gengegma m 1:500

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750

2700

Master plan

PformatiPA3-

damkveTi:

fizikuri piri v.soxaZe

misamarTi:

ilia WavWavaZis I Ses. # 22

2700

proeqtis saxelwodeba:

mravalbiniani saxli

750

eqsplikacia

ilia WavWavaZis I Ses. # 22

2700

nucubiZis II m.k./r-oni I kvartali 6korpusi b.#14 sakontaqto telefonebi: Tanamdeboba

proeqtis saxelwodeba: mravalbiniani saxli (Sesworebuli)

2760

fizikuri piri v.soxaZe

misamarTi:

9900

damkveTi:

indmewarme r.maxvilaZe "mSenekonomefeqti, daproeqteba da eqspertiza"

iuridiuli ofisis misamarTi

750

saproeqto organizacia

2700

ofisi 893 25.19.71 32.88.15 xelmowera

TariRi

r.maxvilaZe

direqtori

indmewarme r.maxvilaZe "mSenekonomefeqti, daproeqteba da eqspertiza"

gvari

pr.mT. arqiteqt. z.nikolaiSvili

iuridiuli ofisis misamarTi

pr. avtori

d.nikolaiSvili

nucubiZis II m.k./r-oni I kvartali 6korpusi b.#14 sakontaqto telefonebi: Tanamdeboba direqtori

gvari

ofisi 893 25.19.71 32.88.15 xelmowera

mT.konstruqt.

n.Selia

daamuSava

g.nikolaiSvili

TariRi

r.maxvilaZe

pr.mT. arqiteqt. z.nikolaiSvili pr. avtori mT.konstruqt.

n.Selia

daamuSava

g.nikolaiSvili

masStabi TariRi

Layer

stadia proeqti

masStabi

d.nikolaiSvili

1:500 2009 w.

3800 17665 28000

naxazi:

2000

5000

TariRi

gengegma

furceli

proeqti

Elevation 1-6

Ground floor

naxazi: Wrili 1-1

chrili 1-1

stadia

furclebi

a - 2

1:200 2009 w.

Layer

gengegma

furceli a - 12

furclebi 20

Underground parking PformatiPA3-

fasadi RerZebSi 1-6 m 1:200

Tbilisi 2009

dwg file name 22 a

dakveTa # 01/09 pirobiTi aRniSvnebi

arqiteqturuli niSnuli

wiTeli xazi

2675

400

1700

2900

100

900 300

eqsplikacia

damkveTi: misamarTi:

400

1. naxazze saproeqto Senobis nolis niSnuli Seesabameba absolitur niSnuls- 451.95 2. naxazze zomebi mocemulia mm-Si 3. naxazis yvela cvlileba mSeneblobisas SeTanxmebuli unda iyos proqtis avtorTan

bina #2 saerT.f. 109.7 aivnebis f. 37.47 sul 147.12

900 100

1700

SeniSvnebi

6 3.3

fizikuri piri v.soxaZe ilia WavWavaZis I Ses. # 22

proeqtis saxelwodeba:

mravalbiniani saxli saproeqto organizacia

+ -0.0

indmewarme r.maxvilaZe "mSenekonomefeqti, daproeqteba da eqspertiza"

iuridiuli ofisis misamarTi nucubiZis II m.k./r-oni I kvartali 6korpusi b.#14

Tanamdeboba

100

direqtori

pr. avtori

900 100

1376

3850

1214

2 9.0

7600 20266 20470 3

5890

ofisi 893 25.19.71 32.88.15 xelmowera

TariRi

n.Selia

daamuSava

m.naWyebia

TariRi

Layer

400

346

1715

proeqti

d.nikolaiSvili

mT.konstruqt.

masStabi 4

stadia

gvari r.maxvilaZe

pr.mT. arqiteqt. z.nikolaiSvili

1828

136

400 842

sakontaqto telefonebi:

1:200 2009 w.

naxazi: fasadi RerZebSi 1-6

pasadi gerdzebshi 1-6

furceli a - 14

furclebi 20

7200 mravalbiniani saxli (Sesworebuli)

2009

Interior Design Office room

The goal of the design was to achieve comfort and confidence at the same time, were one can do the business and simultaneously feel like at home. By using white walls and travertine tiles I tried to create the contrast between cold and warm colours, additionally making an accents with dark wood furniture In the triangle space near the windows is a relaxing atmosphere with plants and couch.

The design was done for the leading director of ‘Samgori M’ company, inside their main office building.

Detailed drawing for the ceiling.

16 34

chrili 1-1

milovani ganateba

282

barisoli 1

24 34

131

247

151

263

M 1:50

16 33

H=315 • • • • •• •••••••• h=30

milovani ganateba

barisoli

h=30

T 2

h=80 h=30

M 1:50

H=315 • • • • •• ••••••••

h=80

2009

Interior Design Apartment

Architecture and Design by: Nikolaishvili Brothers Studio Coauthors and architectural technicians: Gvantsa Nikolaishvili, Mamuka Nachkebia Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a duplex apartment connected with 3 run staircase from the hallway. We changed the space inside the apartment according to family memberâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s needs and requests. Each bedroom was done according to the type of the person who would be living their later on. We had to consider their hobbies and lifestyle, their age, their activities and taste. Colours and furniture was also chosen by collaborating with clients. As for the living room we were more free to choose the style, it is more fresh and colourful then other rooms. Since we had a huge empty space for it, we decided to avoid closing it and implemented transparent partitions to bring the felling of separate functional spaces.

Working drawings

Detailed electricity scheme

First level

Second level

2008

Interior Design Apartment

Architecture and Design by: Nikolaishvili Brothers Studio Coauthors and architectural technicians: Gvantsa Nikolaishvili, Mamuka Nachkebia

First level

2008

Summer house

Section 1:1

Architecture and Design by: Nikolaishvili Brothers Studio Coauthors and architectural technicians: Gvantsa Nikolaishvili, Mamuka Nachkebia Location: Mtsketa, Georgia. The site is located near the city Mtsketa, this city is one of the most touristic areas in Georgia due to its historical significance. . Our site is on the edge of this city and has a good view on the historical sites. The building is placed on the sloppy terrain. We created big terraces to use the privilege of the wide unfolded view in front of the house. Master plan

Elevation 1-6

Elevation 6-1

Ground floor plan

First floor plan

2007 meaTe sarTulis gegma m 1:200

Typical floor plan

2m .8 3.3 2m

For this project I worked for the architect Irina Gagoshidze as an architectural technician. The project was done for Vake district in Tbilisi, Geogria. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a residential building. It has 8 storeys, lowering to 6 storeys with downgrading huge terraces and two underground floors for the parking lots. There are 3 apartments per floor.

28 .1 3m

6.0

19 .9 3m

5.7

4.2 4m

1.7 7m

7.2 6m

1.9

1.7

3.3

49 .8 0m

58 .9 1m

41 .6 5m

1.9

29 .5 4m

Location:

Irina Gagoshidze Gvantsa Nikolaishvili, Mamuka Nachkebia Paliashvili str. Tbilisi, Georgia.

Architecture by: Architectural technicians:

3.6

Residential building

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meaTe sarTulis furc. N furc.raod

konstruqtori z.silagaZe i.gagoSiZe Seamowma

Section 1:1

gegma

stadia

masStabi 1:200

Elevation Wrili 1:1

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Wrili 1:1 furc. N furc.raod

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fasadi furc. N furc.raod

stadia

masStabi 1:200

WORKSHOPS Mapping Urban Complexity

DIA 2010 Invisible barriers

Organized by: A. Graafland, G. Bruyns, M. Boumeester Students: Gvantsa Nikolaishvili, Alexander Meparishvili, Daniil Vyasemskiy, Iweala Ugochukwu, Luki Widhamla Kautsar, Monica Effendy, Rron Tresi Federico La Piccirella, Tran Ahn Pham. A theoretical and practice-oriented research project that aims at the development of experimental methods and techniques of mapping that depart from the necessity of comprehending, surveying and representing complex urban environments and specific urban and spatial phenomena, while generating possibilities for their theorization from a non-conventional perspective (A. Graafland). This workshop underlines the potential of using mapping as a tool to uncover previously unseen or unimagined realities, ‘theorization of mapping as a creative practice ‘(A. Graafland). In this creative process we were dealing with many factors such as politics of the countries, economics and religion. So in the end with comparing our mapping result we came up with the final image of the world. In this workshop we learnt how to get the sense out of such a complex realities and look behind it, learn reasons and results. It helps to clear our minds and see the things the way they really are. ‘ Walls are built to imprison, create obstacles to movement of people, to keep people out. They are built in the mind, in the heart and over time-with suspicion, fear, racism, classism.’ Real World Economic separation barriers

WORKSHOPS The role of the Syntax Organized by:

DIA 2010 Prof. Carlos Campos

The Idea of the workshop was to construct new elements, models, abstract things out of the different elements that we would come across while doing shopping in a supermarket. For the inspiration we were listening to the Composer Steve Reich. The process of searching and creating was the key for the final result. Enjoy the moment and donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think about the final shape of your sculpture. We had to follow our instincts and feelings. The result for me was really satisfactory.

WORKSHOPS

TSAA 2007

Resourcefulness and Transformation of Soviet Typologies Organized by: Students:

C. Ernsten, M Shoshan, N. Kutateladze, L. Asabashvili, V. Karselishvili Gvantsa Nikolaishvili, Davit Deisadze , Rezo Mikadze

Hotel Abkhazia is one of the examples of the Soviet architecture that still remains in Tbilisi. The political, social and economical changes affected this type of buildings in a different ways. According to the statistics there are 286.000 refugees in Tbilisi from conflicting areas of Sokhumi and Tskinvali. They were distributed in the buildings, which previously have been served as an important social infrastructural facilities of the city, however most of the hotels and especially kindergartens where unable to sustain this amount of refugees for a long period of time. In particular case of Hotel Aphazia (and some other hotels) the size of the families outgrown the areas of the rooms, thus creating uninhabitable conditions for dwellers. Our task was to find a solution to this problem. We decided that leaving this people in this building is just unwise and we proposed to use an abandoned structure (there are lots of them in Tbilisi) and fill it with our units. We had three typologies for bigger, medium and smaller size families. As a result with this solution we can return to the Hotel Abkhazia its former face and at least improve the living conditions for the refugees.

Statistic of migration

Refugees in the Hotel â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Abkhaziaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;

Hotel Abkhazia in 1952

Hotel Abkhazia in 2007

Existing living spaces

Proposed layout for their new homes

Proposed structure for expanded housing

Unit assemblage scheme to fill in the structure

ÂŠGvantsa Nikolaishvili