ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO Karina Andreeva
Karina Andreeva 1157 York St. San Francisco, CA +1 347 449 2243 anirakitect@gmail.com
Education
Parsons the New School for Design, NY Architectural Design (BFA) Dean’s List, Best Design Award, Archive Award 2011 - 2014
Awards
KTH Royal Technical University, Sweden Architectural Design (BFA) Spring 2013
Archive Award
Honorary Mention, New Challenge
Top two projects of the class are selected and awarded by the School of Constructed Environments. Parsons the New School for Design
The yearly competition expands opportunities for students to realize their ideas and to take them to the next level of implementation Parsons the New School for Design May 2014 Dean’s List
Fall 2011 Spring 2012 Fall 2014 Spring 2014
Experience
Fall2012 Spring 2014
Solar Decathlon 2011 - Team Parsons
‘Empowerhouse’ - Architecture team - research assistant and junior designer http://parsit.parsons.edu/ Parsons, The New School for Design New York, NY
Habitat for Humanity
Volunteer- single family house construction http://www.habitat.org/ Washington DC May 2012- August2012
September 2010- May 2012 Parsons, The New School for Design TA for Sophomore Students Assistance with design projects, grading New York, NY
August 2013-April 2014
Solar Decathlon 2015 - Team Stevens ‘Sure House’ - Architecture team - overall floorplan, exhibition design http://www.surehouse.org Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, New Jersey
April 2014-Aug 2014
Digital Software/ Skills
Rhinoceros Adobe Creative Suite Microsoft Office AutoCAD Grasshopper Google Sketch UP
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Technical Drawing Visual Communication Model Making 3D rendering Collage Architectural Photography
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MOLLER VILLA
Spring 2012-Individual project Analisys of Adolf Loos’ design process
Site
Program
Starkfriedgasse 19 Wien, Austria 1180
Five Bedrooms Office Reading room Music room Garage.
User Family of Four
Adolf Loos 1928 A prime example of Loos’ Raumplan, the villa is a dynamic set of spaces, staging the infinite play of daily life. The sober facade grows around a central protruding space. The goal of this analysis was to trace Loos’ design process and deconstruct the geometry of the spaces.
The protruding reading area is the center seating for observing circulation throughout the whole house. A juxtaposition of physical separation and visual connection is used to frame views. By doing this Loos also frames the viewer, eliminating the distinction between actor and spectator.
Ground Floor Plan Front Elevation
First Floor Plan Section A
Second Floor Plan Section B
Third Floor Plan Side Elevation
FULLER DANCE CENTER
Spring 2012-Individual project Dance pavilion and public park in Greenwich Village
Site
Program
76 Greenwich Avenue New York, NY 10011
Dance performance Rehearsal space Public park facilities Summer amphitheater
The site is at the unique intersection of the historical West Village and the orthogonal grid of the island. It is a much sought after location, throughout the years several competitions were held to design an Aids memorial.
User General public Dancers
Axon of Main Structure
Elevation and Section Study
The intent of this design was to create a transforming, seasonal performance space, integrated with the surrounding park. Extrapolated geometry of the dance movement informs the design and circulation of the pavilion.
Loie Fuller was a pioneer of both modern dance and theatrical lighting techniques. She combined her choreography with silk costumes illuminated by multi-colored lighting of her own design. By extending the body through fabric, light and structure Fuller presented a hypnotizing performance that seemed to defy gravity. The Fuller Dance Center was created for a group of dancers continuing her legacy.
Minute 2 Minute 1
An in-depth measured analysis of the dancers’ movement resulted in uncovering the geometry that establishes the spatial qualities of the fabric.
Progress
Axon Min 1-6
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B
First Floor Section A
Elevation and Section Study
The circulation echoes the movement of the structured fabric as it pivots around the performer. While the dancers descend on to the performance stage, the spectators are guided to swing into the theater by means of limited visibility.
The main approach to the building provides a glimpse into the early stages of the dance performance and invites the viewer within.
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B
Ground Floor Section B
During the warmer season, the theater transforms by opening up to the outdoor amphitheater.
Concrete Core
Materiality further emulates the sequence of body, structure, and fabric. A diaphanous material is supported by a woodframed structure, which originates from the concrete core.
Material Detail
Summer Stage
SCIENCE EXPLORATORIUM
Spring 2013-Individual project Science Center integrated into the COBE master plan for Science Village Scandinavia
Site
Program
Lund, Sweden
Visitor Center Workspace Conference Center Science and Discovery Center
The project for Science Village Scandinavia (SVS) is based on a large scale urban strategy for the City of Lund and Lund University to co-develop a research and innovation village that also serves as a platform to introduce scientific advances to the public.
User General Public Scientists
COBE Master Plan Initial Sketch
COBE proposed a powerful masterplan for the village, but overlooked the most important link between science and the public, the Science Center, which is merely a collection of scattered buildings.
The grid of the village sits between the European Spallation Source (ESS) and the synchrotron MAX IV Laboratory, both overlooking the development.
SE and SVS
Axis The science center acts as a perpendicular axis through
the village, connecting the public transportation system with the highway, and allowing for a lateral flow of visitors.
Narrative The Exploratorium becomes a curated sequence of spaces leading the public on a path through the exhibition spaces, labs and interactive installations.
Mass Raising the topography will protect the village from
rough winds and noise from the highway. The planetarium is raised to the same level as the ESS and MAX IV, emphasizing the importance of educating the public on the scientific achievements of the SVS.
Progress Sketches
Parametrics were used to generate the desired landscape and set the geometry of required square footage. Parameters plugged in: floor height, size of openings according to program (80 percent perforation starting at the plaza and ending with 0 percent at the planetarium) and square footage of each program.
Massing
The height of the building grows in progression, originating from the plaza, starting at 2m and growing to 80m to house the planetarium.
Site Plan
Planetarium
Workspaces
The altered topography and built environment work in tangent by escalating gradually as the progresses. The structure rises from the ground and guides the public through the Science Exploratorium.
The Science and Discovery Center: Ca 8 500 sq m of exhibition space, planetarium, lab, science showroom, workshops, and offices. Workspace: 2000-3000 sq m of temporary workspaces, open offices, and university research labs.
Auditorium
Labs
Conference and Meetings: Ca 4000 sq m including an auditorium (500 people), movie theater, studio spaces, and meeting rooms. Visitor’s Center: Ca 1500sqm of primarily exhibition space.
Visitor’s Center
Plaza
Plaza: Ca 4000 sq m of entrance areas, restaurants, coffee shops, science galleries, shops, and open libraries.
Plaza Stair Detail
The plaza starts at ground level, morphs into steps and becomes the launching point for the science expedition. The language of this enclosure is also point zero for the progressing pattern of SE’s facade.
Interior View
The plaza houses restaurants and galleries.
LUDLOW CROSSING
Fall 2012-Individual project Mixed-use and mixed-income
Site
Program
Ludlow and Broome St New York, NY 10002
Affordable Housing Community Space Garden Micro-Retail Spaces Farmers Market
In 1967, New York City leveled 20 acres on the southern side of Delancey Street and displaced more than 1,800 low-income families, with a promise that they would return to new low-income apartments when they were built. As political corruption abounded this promise was never fulfilled.
User Low-, Moderate- and Middle Income Families Senior Citizens Retailers
2nd Fl Apartment (1200 sqF) Dorm (1200 sqF) Communal Space (510 sqF)
1st Fl Apartment (1200 sqF) Studio (1200 sqF) Communal Space (510 sqF)
Accommodating individuals and families of various incomes and lifestyles, in conjunction with utilizing the limited space drive the design of the project.
The family apartment is double height to optimize the private and common areas contained within. The single story studio and dorm have shared access to an open communal space, thus expanding the program of both apartments.
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Family Apartment
Communal Studio
Catering to the community that has been living in the lower east side for decades, this apartment is for a 6-8 person multi generation family. 6 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms are allocated between two stories for a total of 2400 sq. ft. The space is efficiently designed to provide private zones for each family member, while also allotting common areas.
Unlike conventional dorms, this apartment provides each of the tenants with a private bathroom and a large exterior space for leisure shared with the neighbors on the floor. There are 4 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms on a single floor for a total of 1200 sq. ft. The studio has an open layout, which was achieved by locating the bed, storage and appliances at the rear party wall. This allows the tenants to freely adjust the space to their needs.
Exterior
Kindergarten Across the garden from the housing complex, the kindergarten accommodates members of the community and surrounding neighborhood.
Street Scape
The retail spaces on the ground floor not only house local businesses, but also serve as a shortcut through the streets for the commuters.
Raised Garden
To provide the street level for retail and commercial space, the footprint of the entire site was raised and became the inner courtyard for the residents. The voids in the center bring natural light in to the commercial space.
HOUSING WORKS HQ
Spring 2012-Individual project Headquarters of Housing Works, a NY non-profit
Site
Program
300 Lafayette St. New York, NY
Clinic Offices Bookstore Gallery
Issues of nature, culture and community – contextual to the project site in NYC’s SoHo neighborhood are the key elements for this design. The neighborhood’s living legacy of musical composition (Housing Works being a popular music performance venue as a means to raise funds for it’s social mission) will be mined as a prime muse for the structural order of the architectural proposal. The innovation is led by using mass timber for the construction of the building.
User Housing Works Patients Artists Public
“Heart of Glass� by Blondie This song is a complex convergence of many parts: two vocals, three drums, four guitars, one synthesizer and one drum machine were all recorded separately. The vocals themselves are a double track merged with a low octave of the melody. This amalgamate of ingredients created a powerful ballad.
Geometries and relationships revealed in the analysis of the track was incorporated into the rhythm of the timber structure.
Japanese Timber Joint From Song to Structure
After geometry was extracted through the analysis of rhythms and frequencies of the song, a joint was engineered to bring it into the build environment. To make the facade load bearing, each timber floor plate is joined to four members on the facade.
The selected joint in tandem with the geometries of song rhythm resulted in the final grid of the facade. The design stems not only from the structural properties of timber but also is informed through mimicry of three growth.
Douglas Fir
Trunk Fibers spanning from roots to trunk and to branches
hold up the weight of the tree. Tessellation was applied to the load bearing facade.
Core The foundation can be structurally related to the roots of the tree, the core and trunk both transport services up through the system, the “program boxes� branch off the cores.
Pine cone Depending on surrounding climate, the pine cone opens and closes its scales. This method was directly applied to the glazing to retract light and manually operate the openings.
3-7 Floor 1st Floor
2nd Floor Ground Floor
Housing Works is a healing community of people living with and affected by HIV/AIDS. The mission is to end the dual crises of homelessness and AIDS through relentless advocacy, the provision of lifesaving services, and entrepreneurial businesses that sustain our efforts.
Floor 1-3 house the connection to the Broadway Lafayette subway stop, the bookstore, book storage, gallery and the lobby of the clinic. The bookstore also includes a restaurant and performance space, which can be viewed from the mezzanine above. The four top floors are dedicated to the Housing Works clinic and offices.
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Housing Works provides support and aid for disadvantaged members of society. Conventional clinics are often labyrinths of offices, with a lack of light and pleasant aura.
The healing pods suspended from the cores are places for groups and individuals to meditate and relax. Designed to be filled with natural light, the pods provide privacy while physically being the “eye of the storm�, elevating the patients from fringes of society, while providing a safe environment.
Facade Detail
The facade applies techniques derived from nature to have efficient climate control and support the overall structure.
NE Corner
Bookshop The entrance on Lafayette street opens up to the sidewalk creating an area for the public and patrons to congregate. During warmer months of the year it acts as an outdoor stage.
Core The entrance for the clinic is from Houston street, the first “pod� is the reception.
Broadway This entrance merges with the subway, providing
foot traffic for the bookshop. This side additionally incorporates a gallery, featuring local artists.
Houston Street Entrance
MOVEMENT ANALYSIS
Fall 2011-Individual project Analyze circulation and movement in relation to space
Site Vestibule St.Patrik’s Cathederal New York, NY
When designing a space the architect presumes how much space is needed for the movements anticipated from a certain program. How much space and in what way does the body really occupy space? An in-depth representation analysis was constructed inspecting the line of sight and movement of patrons.
Exploded Axon Space and Sight
Initial Sketches
To measure the space extensively and understand the body within, all measurements were done in palm units.
Projected Perspective
Throughout the process of analyzing and mapping the interior, it became apparent that considerable space remained unused by the body and senses. Different people moved along similar paths and projected their eye sight onto a few of the same objects within.
SYSTEMS OF SPACE
Spring 2011-Individual project Studies of plaster, wood and paper
Plastor Casts
Modules
To understand the concept of what a section is fruit was cast in plaster and later dissected for analysis. Next a structure was made to house the casts out of linear modules.
Complete Systems Richard Serra’s verb list inspired the modules and systems, which are made without glue, nestle the plaster casts and are free standing.
Solar Decathlon Exhibit
Summer 2014-Individual project
Site Waterfront Hoboken, NJ
In 2012, Hurricane Sandy made landfall along the eastern coast causing insurmountable damage. Killing over 150 people,costing more than $65 billion in damages, and destroying almost 350,000 homes in New Jersey alone, the devastation is still very apparent in coastal communities.
Exhibit Concept
Mostly restricting the design process was the very small budget for the exhibit: 1500 dollars. The priorities were to show case the team’s work, educated the public about Sandy’s devastations and the Solar Decathlon competition. The challenge was also to transform a warehouse in to a gallery with minimum effort.
Initial Render Photos of Exhibit
Panels When driving through flood devastated places,
majority of the houses are boarded with plywood. The choice of the panels was also influenced by sustainability, as they were later used during the construction of the house.
Flood The warehouse in which the exhibition was housed
flooded up to 3 feet during Sandy. The negative space below the panels is the space the water occupied.
Floor Plan Circulation of the exhibit is a tightly orchestrated
movement. As the public is learning about the engineering and architectural features of the house, they are directly standing in the spaces they are reading about. The floor plan to scale is painted on the floor of the warehouse.
Solar Decathlon 2015 Group Project Team Stevens Summer 2014
Drawing inspiration from their experiences during Sandy and the relief efforts, the Stevens team began to design a house focusing on both sustainability and resilience to future floods.
Combining the expertise of Stevens students, professionals, and faculty advisers, the team came up with the design for SURE HOUSE, a solar powered, resilient home that will represent a new direction in coastal housing. This design won first place in the 2015 Solar Decathlon.