PORTFOLIO
INA MANAFOVA
inamanafova@gmail.com
ARCHITECTURAL ASSISTANT | PART 1 SAMPLE
+447706915382 Ina Manafova @ina_m_arch
Software:
Revit, SketchUp, V-Ray, Photoshop
THE POST
Existing building
Historically a central part of civic society, today’s post offices have lost their presence as an institution. The project reimagines the functions of a traditional post office to meet today’s challenges of the postal network and the environmental and logistical issues of global trade.
The design is driven by the principle of circularity - textile products, parcel packaging, and the building’s materials. The Post office is intended to be a driver for a positive change, a place for the community, and an educational facility promoting the circular economy. Except for traditional post office services, the building facilities the “2nd life” of clothes, engaging the public in the processes of reusing and repurposing textile products.
Year: 2022
Location: Coventry, UK
How a Post Office of today should look like?
What does it have to offer to the public?
GF 1ST 2ND A CIRCULAR ECONOMY BUILDING
DESIGN DEVELOPMENT
VIEWS AND THRESHOLDS
MERGING THE EXISTING AND THE NEW STRUCTURE
CIVIC PRESENCE ON THE HIGH STREET
LIGHTING QUALITIES
FACADE
The building facilitates and promotes the reuse of tex tiles to reduce waste and the environmental impact of shipping. The services’ units are located around the central atrium, and all the processes are made vis ible to the public.
TRANSPARENCY AND REFLECTIVENESS
Translucent glazing around the “display” cubes create visual con trast and highlights them whilst keeping the surrounding spaces, such as the clothes land library, not too exposed to the public
OLD & NEW
Integrating
TRANSPARENCY OF SERVICES
Transforming the ex perience of visiting the Post Office
WAITING AREA
Increasing occu pants` comfort and well-being
“GREEN”
the new structure into the old to create a unique spatial experience
INNOVATION
INNOVATION
ENLIVENING THE HIGH STREET
PACKAGING EXCHANGE
Facilitating the im mediate reuse of packaging - (from recipients to send ers) to reduce waste
VISUAL ENGAGEMENT
The open public interface allows interaction and educates about the journey of a parcel
Regeneration Strategy for Coventry`s city centre
LIVING WELL HOUSING
The project’s main aim is to contribute to people’s well-being and tackle loneliness by providing an inclusive and neighbourly envi ronment with areas for recreation and social activities. The focal space of the community is a winter garden designed to encourage inter action and communication whilst providing silent spaces for reading and working. The project is intended to be safe, secure and free of cars, where people can meet, and children can play, surrounded by nature
Year: 2021 Location: Sheffield, the UK
PASSIVHAUS PRINCIPLES
FLEXIBILITY & ADAPTABILITY
Software::Revit, SketchUp, Procreate
ISTANBUL REVIVAL CINEMA
A BUILDING THAT CONNECTS AND GATHERS
BOSPHORUS
Cinema has been a significant part of Istanbul’s cultur al life since its inception. It is now industrialized and has lost its identity and link to Turkish traditions. The project aims to revive Istan bul’s cinematic legacy by providing an immersive experience that takes visitors on a journey beginning on the street. The main aim is to create a collec tive experience and celebrate the city’s cultural richness.
Year: 2021 Location: Istanbul, Turkey
URBAN LINK
The courtyard is a pedestrian connec tion between the two urban streets and acts as a link between the Historic City and the Bosphorus
A cinema in the historic heart of Istanbul to re vive the collective cinema-going experience
TO AUDITORIA “FUTURE“
Light decreases, gradually immersing visi tors into the world of movies and dreams
Limestone arches embedded into the tim ber structure and the curtain wall create a unique atmosphere - a mediator space con necting interior and exterior. These natural materials make an extraordinary symbiosis between the landscape and internal space
Software: Revit, SketchUp, Photoshop
revive the collective cinema-going
UP
AN IMMERSIVE JOURNEY
DOWN TO AUDITORIA “PAST“
A series of threshold spaces with special light features guide visitors to the cinema auditoria
CINEMATIC ATMOSPHERE INSIDE & OUT
An arcade acts as a threshold between the embedded into the land scape outdoor cinema and the interior
Mixed-use: Indoor & outdoor cinema + accommodation for artists and tourists
Software: Revit, SketchUp, Photoshop
DISSERTATION
A HAPPY STREET
A STUDY ON WHAT MAKES THE MAIN STREET IN PLOVDIV A HAPPY PLACE
“The more strangers the merrier.”- JJ“City breaks.” “the intricacy of the meander,”
THANK YOU! (SELECTED PHOTOGRAPHS)