PORTFOLIO Interior Architecture & Design
DRAGOS George Iftimie
STUDENT PROJECTS Interior Architecture & Design
01
RAAR - THE CASINO Modular Architecture The Royal Academy of Arts of Romania is proposal for a higher education institution as a new branch of Royal Academy Schools. The concept of this design was based on the ephemeral character of the chosen building. Nicknamed “the building with three foundations� the Casino makes itself remarkable by its vast history and architectural changes. Following the grid of the former Casino, the building will accommodate a modular structure that will sit on the first floor of the building making use of the height of the ballroom space. The proposed structure will divide and create temporary spaces used during the academic years. The spaces created by this proposal are composed by modular plaster wall panels; each panel is designed with a cogwheel pattern engraved on both sides, making it able to move between floors The allocation of space in this project was a key element since both first floor and second floor are sharing the same wall panels. If a series of panels are in use on one of the floors, the opposite one will be a mirrored imaged of the spaces created.
The Casino- Digital Sketch
RAAR - Longitudinal Section
Steal beam 300 x 300
Plaster panels 360 x 30 x 1500
Steel beam 300 x 350
Steal plates
Rockfon Artic Flat ceiling tile 600 x 600 x 30 Aluminium structure
48V DC Motor 80W 25-35N.m
Moveable wall panel
Transparent vinyl covering layer Hardwood flooring Bonding agent
Sub-flooring plywood panel
6mm AcoustiCorkc Soundproofing layer
Modular structure - Exploded axonometric
Modular structure - Sample layout
RAAR - First floor plan
RAAR - Second floor plan
02
DISPLACED
Parasitic Architecture - Installation
Parasitic architecture is an intervention to an existing structure or environment that creates a reaction in the community. The interaction between the parasite and the host reduces or disturbs the carrier while using its resources in order to exists. The brief for this project was to design a sitespecific structure that responds to a particular need of the local community in Ipswich. This installation is targeting buildings at risk in Ipswich, trying to rise awareness regarding the risks these buildings are exposed. Displaced is a skin-like mould, made of Connex Multi Material, a programmable material that changes shape in contact with water. The mould is applied using one of Kuka Robotics Arm that is removed from site after the material is set.
Displaced - Saint Michael Church Render
The material applied on buildings will create a replica of an element of the facade. It will displace itself after being in contact with rain water while preserving the spatial memory of the surface. This installation will merge with its host for a period of time after which, at the end of its life cycle, it will be disposed of in the pedestrian space as a warning concerning the condition of the host. Inspired by biomimicry, the concept of this installation is based on the behaviour of a peculiar parasite which merges with its host and changes its behaviour. The Leucochloridium is a parasite which life’s cycle depend on two different hosts: one terrestrial and one avian. The parasite larvae gets eaten by it’s terrestrial host, the snail, grows inside and makes its way to the broodsacs where it starts pulsating while enlarging the broodsacs size. This parasite manipulates the host’s behaviour making it to move longer distances, positioning it in higher vegetation areas which are well lit, making it more detectable by the avian predators where it will continue it’s life cycle (Wesołowska and Wesołowski, 2013).
Leucochloridium Parasite and Host Sketch
Buildings at risk in Ipswich
KUKA Robotic Arm & sliding mechanism
Displaced - Saint Michael church render
03
THE LOTUS BATHROOM Futuristic Architecture
The Lotus is a design proposal of a complete bathroom which might be on sale as a sanitary unit in 20 years’ time. It takes in consideration problems as water saving, health issues of the users and sustainability. The idea behind this design was inspired by the lotus flower which, although it grows in muddy water, always has immaculately clean leaves. Embedding a photocalythic agent in the manufacturing of the materials used in the design, will create a hydrophobic unit that requires minimum to no maintenance. Photocalythic materials are reacting in the presence of UV light, emitting electrons that are transformed in oxygen radicals killing bacteria and eliminating bad smells. Harvesting, filtering and purifying rainwater in the hollow walls of the unit which act as water tank, makes the design cost effective and sustainable. Clean water from the walls is then pumped to shower, toilet tank and faucet using a submersible pump. Used water is directed through pipes to a grey water tank which will provide water for nonhygienic purposes.
The Lotus bathroom - Plan view
The Lotus bathroom - Interior views
04
CASA TOLO Architecture Visualisation
This project was focused on visualisation techniques using multiple software to achieve a final result. Using only images to reproduce Casa Tolo by Alvaro Siza, we were asked to create three different views representing our interpretation of the space.
Casa Tolo - Geometry Wireframe
Casa Tolo - Exterior view (draft render)
Casa Tolo - Exterior view
Casa Tolo - Kitchen view (wire colour)
Casa Tolo - Kitchen view
Casa Tolo - Living room view