KATARZYNA KRAWCZUK PORTFOLIO 2017
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PERSONAL STATEMENT Welcome to my portfolio. This is a brief selection of my best architectural and lighting design projects. If you ask: What is architecture? I will say that architecture are 3 words that determine my creativity: VISION, NATURE and TECHNOLOGY
Teardrop Concert Hall
Vision is an answer to the question. Architecture is a way to express certain manifestations, describe the problem and give it a solutions. With an architecture I can communicate with people and follow for their needs. The Modular Hearth
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Color Pavilion
The Net Hotel
Darkness Pavilion
Nature is the inspiration that influences my designs. I translate our natural world into architectural scale. The unlimited inspiration is all around us and I believe that with better understanding of a nature we can create astonishing spaces. Technology is the tool. Following modern technologies, implementing newest systems, experimenting with different possibilities, architecture opens up the door for greater human development. The biggest excitement and challenge I find when I create my design influenced by a material the we feel but we can’t touch.
Light Pavilion
Light Connection
THE LIGHT Light in architecture determines us, our mood and behavior. My biggest passion is to play with it. To test how space changes according to the light situation, how daylight enters the room, how an artistic light installations makes us feel in a space. I believe that light is the key for architecture and has important role in our life.
Light, Darkness, Color Pavilions
Currently I am doing to my master thesis project at The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts and Architecture in Architectural Lighting Design program. “Creating Woodland- FORESTARIUM” is a project presenting an artistic concept to communicate the importance of forests through architecture, daylight and nature. If you wish to read more about my upcoming project, please take a look into my program: https://issuu.com/katarzynakrawczuk/docs/katarzyna_krawczuk_ald_forestarium_ After finishing my studies in July 2017 I am looking for creative job opportunities in architecture and lighting design. Being always eager to learn and discover I feel well prepared and motivated to start a new chapter in my professional life.
Architect
Katarzyna Krawczuk
Lighting Designer
kmkrawczuk@gmail.com +45 50 24 83 43
http://kmkrawczuk.wixsite.com/design linkedin.com/in/katarzyna-krawczuk
EDUCATION 2015- 2017
The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts and Architecture Architectural Lighting Design Master programe Copenhagen, Denmark
Wrocław Univeristy of Technology 2014-2015 Architecture and Urban Planning Bachelor of Architecture and Urban Planning Wrocław, Poland
2016. Feb.-Sept.
2013. Feb.-Jun.
2010-2012,
2013-2014
2012-2013
KEA- Copenhagen School of Design and Technology Architectural Technology and Construction Managemet Bachelor of Architectural Technology and Construction Management Copenhagen, Denmark VIA University College Archtectural Technology and Construction Management Erasmus Exchange Programme Horsens, Denmark
COMPETITIONS
SOFTWARE
2016
Fladen på Facaden Student competition of facade design for Citizen Center in Copenhagen Copenhagen, Denmark
2015
Light and Darkness Student competition for LAMP Lighting Solutions Awards’15 Madrid, Spain
Autodesk AUTOCAD Autodesk Revit Autodesk 3Ds MAX Rhinoceros Sketchup PRO V-ray Rendering Plug-in Adobe Photoshop Adobe Illustrator Adobe Indesign Dialux, Velux
2011
Safer in a City Student competition in architectural magazine “ Architektura-Murator” Kraków, Poland
EXPERIENCE
2012 Jul.-Sept.
Internship at ACT Lighting Design Junior lighting designer Brussels, Belgium Internship in OUR CONCEPT DESIGN Architectural Comapny Main Architect assistant Exterior design of Sales Center in Shenzen Shanghai, China Work&Travel program Eagle Bay, New York, USA
WORKSHOPS 2013
2012
Building Tomorrow Earthship house workshops (work on a site) Horsens, Denmark MonARCH- Month of Architecture Architectural Conferences Horsens, Denmark
EXHIBITIONS 2016
2016
Dandelight Candle Holders KADK Christmas Market self designed product sale Copenhagen, Denmark Light + Building Messe The Modular Hearth lamp exhibition Frankfurt, Germany
LANGUAGES Polish
English
Danish
German
mother language
TOEFL iBT Certificate
Basic, under education
Basic
SKILLS light manipulation sketching modelling wealding soldering CD music cover graphics
TEARDROP CONCERT HALL Master program at Wrocław Univeristy of Technology Interior design
Back in time, primary concert halls such as amphitheater, were built as an open-venues. The performances were integrated with nature and created more emotional sense of experience. The main concept for the Teardrop Concert Hall was the unity with outside environment and impression of the open space. The biggest focus is put on the glass honey-comb copula, that provides a lot of daylight into interior and gives a feeling of the performance on the open area. Round shaped plan provides good acoustical reflections, therefore the stage and auditorium seats are designed in oval shape. The Teardrop Concert Hall project is a concept of small, vast, public space. It was created for human experience of lightness , surrounding and light accompanied with sounds of instrumental music.
acustical reflections plan
-1 floor plan
acustical reflections section (before ceiling panels)
acustical reflections section (after ceiling panels)
auditorium plan
groundfloor plan
section b-b
section a-a
View from the aditorium entrance
Sound reflective glass
Sound absorptive acustical panel
Sound diffusive transfusor
Sound absorptive mineral wool with steel mesh
For the acoustic aspects the copulas honey combs consists of 2 different type of acoustical materials (sound diffusive on a sides and sound absorption on the back). On the hall ceiling hexagonal shaped acoustical glass panels were placed in order to reflect the sound wave into the auditorium.
View from the stage
View on the concept inside the church
THE MODULAR HEARTH The Royal Danish Academy of FIne Arts and Architecture Product design
The word hearth derives from an Indo-European root, *ker-, referring to burning, heat, and fire. It also describes the most important spot in the space where people can gather together in one place. Back in a days, hearth in a house was related to campfire, usually in the middle of the building, where people used to eat together. In The Modular Hearth Installation is the concept of a light installation designed according to the hearth principle. The installation is placed in the context of Nikolaj Kunsthallen art center in the center of Copenhagen, that used to be a church. This installation plays the role of a modern altar and reminds of the primary function of that building and gather visitors in a middle of the church.
The ide of translating the hearth into art installation
Plan and scetion with wiring of small module
Details
The installation consists of 3 types of cubical modules that can be connected in each corner creating various shapes of the whole installation. The concept was supported by 3 hand- made 1:1 scale lighting fixtures. The frame is made of steel pipes with wiring inside. LED light sources are covered by semitransparent textile to give the contrast to metal frame and provide smooth light transition.
The idea of modules arrangement
The arrangement of 3 modules in 1-1 scale
The Modular Hearth was exhibited on Light + Building Messe in 2016 in Frankfurt together with other light fixtures made by students from The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts and Architecture.
Pictures of prototype in 1-1 scale
View from the entrance
THE NET HOSTEL Wrocław Univeristy of Technology Public architecture
The Net Hostel presents the idea of a luxurious hostel filling a gap between two townhouses in the North part of city Wroclaw. The concept joins the inspiration from the world of water animals and insects. The shape of building resemble the streamline movements of fish and the façade imitate spider web in a relation to strength and fragility. Front side of building contains two blocks with hotel rooms that are slightly shifted between each other. The building shape expand horizontally into the courtyard imitating the movement of fish tale. Hotel facilities such as common room, kitchen, entertainment room and accessible green terrace are designed inside the courtyard for relaxing and quiet atmosphere for hotel guests. The aluminum openwork panels of the facade provides changing play of daylight and creates atmospheric shadows in the interior. The hotel initially stands out from the surrounding, giving an interesting view from the street.
Orientation plan
Situation plan
Bird view
Floor planss
North elevation
South elevation
Building shape idea
Section a-a
East elevation
Section b-b
West elevation
View on the courtyard
View on the common room
The facade zoom
THE LIGHT CONNECTION Student comeptition “Fladen på Facaden”, Copenhagen, Denmark Architectural Lighting Design
The Light Connection is a project of façade design for the student competition for Copenhagen Commune. It was presented in the final ceremony as well as on the exhibition at The Royal Danish Academy. The project proposal concept for façade of the Citizens center creates an attractive entrance to the building. The Citizens Center is a place connecting city and it’s citizens. It basis on relationship between people and municipalities. The idea of Light Connection presents smooth transition between day and night. The façade is decorated by glossy and mirrored dome pattern. Inside of some of the domes, a light luminaire is placed focusing on the dome nearby. During the day they reflect sun rays and during the night the façade reveals connection formed by light. The luminaires are programmed to dim that the whole scenery would create the breathing effect encouraging the citizen to visit the place also during the night.
View on the facade
The dimming lights
View on three pavilions
LIGHT, DARKNESS, COLOR PAVILIONS Bachelor diploma project at Wrocław Univeristy of Technology Temporary Architecture
The LIGHT|DARKNESS|COLOR Pavilions is a diploma project designed at Wroclaw University of Technology as well as for LAMP Lighting Awards 15’ competition. Every city has a lot of spaces of hidden location and unappealing surrounding. Even though those places seem to be not worth visiting, they have a potential to present a valuable area to explore in a city. For the reason of changing a repulsive place into an attractive area, three exhibition pavilions have been designed as a movable and temporary structure, that can be described in city travel maps. Each of them is designed to represent topic about light, darkness and color. The idea came from declaration of 2015 as the International Year of Light and Light-based Technologies. LIGHT | DARKNESS | COLOR pavilions provides unique way to present lighting possibilities and educate people about how light is important in modern life. Light affect our mood and creates special atmosphere in the interiors. By the interesting shape of designed pavilions, they encourage to enter and explore the magic of light, darkness and color.
Structure that captures daylight
Structure that keeps the darkness
Structure that releases the color light
LIGHT pavilion interior
LIGHT pavilion Bachelor diploma project at Wrocław Univeristy of Technology Temporary Architecture LIGHT pavilion model outside
The first from 3 exhibition pavilions describes the theme of daylight. The cover of pavilion is designed as openwork to let the light penetrate into the interior. Scattered shadows create cozy and warming atmosphere. Suspended mirrored cubes are placed In the middle of hallway to reflect sun rays and enlighten the space. 3d model
The Light pavilion is a modern type of public library. The books are left on the shelves, by those who are not using them anymore and can be reused by new readers. Inside we can find six modules of so-called “cradle” sitting places. Each of them consist of rattan boxes attached to the ceiling, stairs, shelves for books and rattan bench on the floor. With such a lightness and purity in structure, the pavilion provides relaxation and harmony for the booklovers.
LIGHT pavilion model interior
plan
LIGHT pavilion model structre
section a-a
section b-b
Model of the structure of LIGHT pavilion
Construction of pavilions
Detail A zoom
All pavilions in LIGHT | DARKNESS | COLOR project resemble rotated cube and are based on similar construction. They consist of steel frames attached to steel footing made of C-profiles. Due to the fact that pavilions are mobile structures, they are not permanently attached to the ground the footing is fixed by 1m long anchors in the ground to make the pavilions stable.
Detail B plan Detail A section c-c
The frames are made of I300 steel beams and are strengthen in the joints by T300 beams to resist loading forces of the structure. Detail A
This construction don’t include any columns, so the detail between steel footing and the frame was designed on the “mortise and tenon” joint system. The steel frame (tenon) is ejected to specially designed steel form (mortise) on the footing and then screwed on both sides. All the construction was custom designed and was tested on the 1:20 scale model.
Detail B section a-a
plan
The structure is easy to dismantle and can be transported to the other place
Detail B section b-b
Detail B
Setailed section of LIGHT pavilion
Teardrop Concert Hall
DARKNESS pavilion interior
DARKNESS pavilion Bachelor diploma project at Wrocław Univeristy of Technology Temporary Architecture
The Darkness pavilion represent the opposite theme for the Light pavilion. Its purpose is to distinguish the magic of darkness and light in a universe. The pavilion is an art gallery. Inside we can find path created from sloped ramps that guide us between sculptures of planets and allow to see the exhibits from every angle. The sculptures are suspended on the glass panels and painting or photography are placed underneath accessible ramp. Small LED stars suspended from the ceiling and projector for video mapping provide the only source of light in pavilion’s interior to keep the space dark.
DARKNESS pavilion interior
plan
3d model
section a-a
The darkness inn the interior creates quiet and melancholy atmosphere like in the universe.
section b-b
COLOR pavilion interior
COLOR pavilion Bachelor diploma project at Wrocław Univeristy of Technology Temporary Architecture
The Color pavilion is the last from three pavilions designed for the 2015 International Year of Light. The pavilion provides a place for an exhibition of the newest lighting technologies, light art installations and light sculptures. Its aim is to educate people about modern lighting possibilities and perform current trends in lighting industry. In the evenings the Color pavilion is used for parties or social events. The dancing spaces are separated by LED tubes that glow the light in a rhythm of a music. The pavilion indulge the light from the inside to the outside, by the glass stripes in the walls. With a modern elevation and shape, it encourages to take a look inside and explore the lighting possibilities. COLOR pavilion outside
plan
section a-a
section b-b
View on the park lighting
SYMBIOTIC VIBRATION Competition project during internship at ACT Lighting Design* Landscape Lighting Design
During my internship at ACT Lighting Design in Brussels, Belgium, I participated in the concept lighting design of Vorobyovy Gory park in Moscow, Russia. Symbiotic Vibration project was selected together with 5 other project of lighting design companies. The project basis on introducing lighting concept in the park, embankment and street in Vorobyovy Gory area. The main idea behind the project is to form a symbiosis between to contradictory elements that share the same space. Artificial lighting and nature are presented as unity in Symbiotic Vibration project. There are 3 areas in a competition scpe: the street, park and embankment. The project includes functional lighting that provides safe walk on the street together with interesting gobo light patterns along the alley. Lighting in the park was inspired by firefly blinking light and creates romantic atmosphere. On the embankment we placed horizontal line that can be seen from the opposite side of the water. Most of the luminaires are based on smart lighting system, that are activated only when someone is passing by, respecting the natural darkness for the nocturnal animals at the park. The lighting was also design for the World Cup that will take place in 2018 in Moscow. For that reason the project engage the park to the stadium on the opposite side with light beams of Moving Heads. As an intern in ACT Lighting Design I was responsible for the creative concept formulation. Together with a project manager I worked on the idea and smart solutions for the park lighting. The project was supported by suggestion of specific luminaires systems, lighting scenarios and detailed budget.
* All design rights are reserved for ACT Ligthing Design
Park lighting aims to connect Stadium with Moscow State University
Park position on the Moscow plan
Each part of the project lighting is characterized with lighitng qualities
LEGEND
Lighting masterplan
Park lighting interacts with the users
Lighting scenarios for during World Cup 2018
The light on the tree and embankmnet is visible from the other side of the river
Pulsating light on the street trees creates “breathing’ effect
Light sculptures and spotted lasers make mysterious atmosphere in the park
Visual of the park from the stadium during World Cup 2018