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CURRICULUM VITAE NAME: KATEěINA BENEDOVÁ ADDRESSE: TĜísov 24 382 03 KĜemže, ýeská republika CELL PHONE.: 00420602195258 E-MAIL: katerina.benedova@gmail.com
education 2008- 2009
DATE OF BIRTH: 9.2. 1986 PLACE OF BIRTH: ýeský Krumlov MARITAL STATUS: Single NATIONALITY: Czech
ECOLE NATIONALE SUPERIEURE d’ARCHITECTURE de MARSEILLE, FRANCE Course : architecture and urban planning – erasmus exchange programme FAKULTA ARCHITEKTURY – VYSOKÉ UýENÍ TECHNICKÉ V BRNċ, CZ Course : architecture and urban planning CRETIN-DERHAM HALL, ST.PAUL, MINNESOTA, USA BISKUPSKÉ GYMNÁZIUM J.N. NEUMANNA GRAMMAR SCHOOL, ýESKÉ BUDċJOVICE, CZ Main subjects : French language, Mathematics, History of Arts, Literature, Czech language Studies finished with A-levels
2006-do pĜítomnosti 2003-2004 1997-2006
work experience and achievements 2009
ATELIER 8000 S.R.O. PRAHA, ýESKÉ BUDċJOVICE – work in architecture office ýEEP – ENVIROS – MAIN PRIZE IN STUDENT COMPETITION – LOW ENERGY HOUSING 2008 ýMSS – 5TH-10TH PLACE – LOW ENERGY FAMILY HOUSE COMPETITION 2009 VEGETARIAN RESTAURANT LAIBON, ýESKÝ KRUMLOV - waitress SNOWBOARD INSTRUCTOR PRIVATE ENGLISH TEACHER TMT CZECH, ýESKÉ BUDċJOVICE - telephonist DOROTHY DAY- AMERICAN CHARITY VOLUNTEERING
2006,2007 2004 2003
skills and qualifications MOTHER TONGUE : OTHER LANGUAGES: LATIN
– written, read
CZECH ENGLISH – fluent spoken and written FRENCH – fluent spoken and written
LANGUAGE CERTIFICATIONS :
2004 TOEFL (TEST OF ENGLISH AS A FOREING LANGUAGE) 270 BODģ CAE (CAMBRIDGE CERTIFICATE IN ADVANCED ENGLISH) GRADE B DELF 1ER DEGRÉ (DIPLOME DES ETUDES DE LA LANGUE FRANCAISE)
CURRICULUM VITAE
languages
technical knowledge
AUTODESK: Autocad- advanced, 3D Studio Max- advanced, Autodesk Architectural Desktop- intermediate, Autodesk VIZ- intermediate ADOBE: Photoshop- advanced, Illustrator- intermediate, InDesign- intermediate MAXON: Cinema4D – basic RHINOCEROS- intermediate SKETCHUP- basic ARCHICAD- basic DRIVING LICENCE GROUPS A,B,C SNOWBOARD INSTRUCTOR LICENCE SEA NAVIGATION LICENCE
other interests FINE ARTS : 1990-2006 2003-2004 SPORTS OF ALL KINDS
MILENA SVECOVA ARTS SCHOOL, ýESKÉ BUDċJOVICE, CZ painting, graphic design, sculpture, etc. STUDIO OF PHOTOGRAPHY (SILVER PRINT), CRETIN-DERHAM HALL, ST.PAUL, USA STUDIO OF PAINTING, CRETIN-DERHAM HALL, ST.PAUL, USA
kateřina benedová
THE ENTRANCE TO THE GARDENS AND CASTLE OF LEDNICE UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE
lednice - cz 2009
The site is situated between the gardens and the main square of the town of Lednice right behind the wall which runs around the entire park and gardens. The program of the project was to design a ticket office, bathrooms, a gift-shop and gallery and to deal with the entire site regarding its historical importance. The main concept of my design was to enlarge public space and to cultivate this area separated from the rest of the town by the protected castle wall which has today lost its original purpose of separating the nobles from the peasants. This space creates a transition between the town and the park though it stays urban. The building is minimal - it has clearly defined volume which creates a natural border of the piazzeta and in which all the functions except for the gallery are situated. The object is opaque in the west where there are the bathrooms, semitransparent in the part of ticket offices and fully transparent on the other end with the gift-shop. The aim is maximal practicality and minimal visual and building impact on the site.
BEHIND THE CASTLE WALL
lednice - cz 2009
The building of the rectory provides a perfect space for the gallery. All the walls and ceilings in the interior are removed, the space opens itself to the roof truss thus providing room for placement (hanging) of larger exhibits. In the southern part the space is vertically divided by an upper balcony above the service area of the museum which provides another perspective of the exhibits.
BEHIND THE CASTLE WALL
DIGITAL ENVIRONMENT SACRED SPACE IN VIRTUAL REALITY In virtual reality there are no boundaries and so are not in your mind.
You are floating in space, exploring remote corners of your mind, reanimating old dusty memories, caressing secret desires and hugging the freshest wounds. You are strolling through the immensity of the space, entering harbors to find reconciliation and new strength. In this reality you weight nothing and you fit everywhere. Nowadays you are constantly formed and shaped by thousands of stimulations, your surrounding knows exactly what you are supposed to do, to wear, to think. Nowadays your inner-self is the most sacred place you can find. Your inner-self between heaven and earth. Your soul, your humanity.
digital environment 2010
In this virtual reality you refresh it. There is heaven, there is earth and in between there is your inner-self glowing with all colors. You enter where you desire the most. You are inside. Around you clouds with your memories, thoughts and wishes float. They emerge from your inner-self and they surround you. It is only up to you. What used to by in the inside is absorbing you from the outside now. Your inner-self, your sacred space, your show. But you are not alone. In this interface between heaven and earth you use to enter your inner-self there are also other people searching themselves, refreshing their humanity. Everyone can enter his private chamber and let himself be surrounded by himself. And you know that they have their most sacred space, their thirteenth chamber too. And they know they are not alone in this. Virtual reality is perfectly adapted to you, the unique individual, to your thoughts, needs, to your inner-self. This individual flexibility coexists with the universal conscience of a world full of unique individuals. It is yours and everyone´s – universal sacred space - intersection of sets.
BETWEEN HEAVEN AND EARTH
LOW ENERGY WOODEN HOUSE
The wooden house for two to four member family is designed to be economical energetically as well as in its volume. The concept reflects the orientation of the parcel and the interior is composed according to functional zoning. The main idea was to create a generous spaces of high quality keeping in mind simplicity of the construction in a small house (external dimensions 6x14m). The traditional forms make the house easy to situate anywhere in the country.
vyšný - cz 2010
The main living area has south-western orientation and in summer it is possible to extend it onto the terrace. The space above half of it opens itself to the roof truss which gives the room airy and dignified ambience. For practical reasons in the area of the kitchen the ceiling height is standard. In the centre of the house there are the bathrooms and the technical equipment. The children´s room is in the attic enlightened by two roof windows and one horizontal window on the floor lever from which even small children have a good view. The parents´ bedroom profits from two roof windows too and also is additionally enlightened by a window viewing the main living area. The corridor is used as a wardrobe. Next to the house there is a car- shelter and a shed for bikes and garden equipment.
LOW ENERGY HOUSE NO 24
The construction is wooden made of columns 60x120mm and OSB panels founded on thermally insulating foundations ISOQUICK. The building is labeled with A energy consumption mark. It is insulated with mineral wool panels and equipped with triple glazing. To maximize the energetic profits there are also air recuperation and solar panels to heat water and air. The roof cover is made of titanium-zinc metal sheets which continue to create facing of the north wall of the house. The rest of facings are vertical larch planks.
půdorys 1.NP
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půdorys 2.NP
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pohled východní
pohled jižní
pohled západní
vyšný - cz 2010
pohled severní
LOW ENERGY HOUSE NO 24
CHANGING THE FACE COMPETITION FOR THE FACADE OF NATIONAL THEATER IN PRAGUE
While designing the new face for the theatre, the aim was not only to create a new skin, but to make the public space beneath a welcoming place again - it used to be a very innovative theater, and the building itself has always caused controversy. Taking advantage of Corian´s translucent properties, we created a media facade that entices people to see the experimental scene, which the theater offers (LED diodes offering a range of texts or images being displayed). Moreover,it lits up the dark spaces beneath the stage,making the square attractive again. The previous divsion of the entire facade was in our opinion really worth keeping, in order to scale the building down at least visually. The colour is inspired by the red velvet lining from the classicist National theatre, and the motive by the ancient masks of tragedy and comedy. The motive is spread through the whole design, its present on the ground installation, the facade, and even on the pillars.The corian urban installation is a connecting element between the square and the facade, both practical and interactive.
praha - cz 2010
in cooperation with Marek Matrtaj
behind the mask
academy of dance and music
marseille - f 2009
New building in a historical city center is always a problem. This project was being created virtually step by step and is entirely based on analysis of the site. The position of the building on the triangular site emerged from the main visual axes and perspectives in order to preserve logic and tradition of the existing building. In the obtained area the particular volumes of different functions are situated so that the functions stay independent yet connected. The load-bearing construction is made of steel as primary and secondary spaceframe. The skin made of thin metal in raster of 2x2 meters inspired by traditional fittings and ornaments of Marseille ensures comfortable interior environment even with the generously glazed walls. The area accessible for public is directly connected to the administration of the academy, the theatre is in the basement, the vertical volume of the music department in the west creates a dialogue with the church towers and the dance department responds with its shape to other buildings in the very neighborhood.
en dentelle
en dentelle marseille - f 2009
housing complex in venice
Before the four-day workshop a thorough excursion in the town of Venice was necessary. Our task was to design a housing complex on the island of Guidecca right next to very dense housing designed by Gino Valle. On the site there were remains of an old factory which would be completely cleared before the construction except for the high chimney which is an important landmark.
benĂĄtky - i 2009
To enlighten the dense building of Gino Valle we based our concept on three rows with descending number of floors towards the open sea. The infrastructure is according to local habits and traditions ensured by canals which provide private berths and separate the private gardens from public promenades. There are 50 apartments of types from two-room to five room ones. The private exterior space is essential- every flat has its own garden or terrace. The general raster is 5x11 m and all the apartments except for the two- room ones and the penthouses are maisonettes. The construction material is traditional brick and concrete of different colors for each type of flat. The public space creates a dialogue with the square in the neighboring housing. On the square there is the chimney in the axes of the spaces between houses and low building for services. The entire island is elevated 1,5 m above the normal sea level. in cooperation with: Jonathan Monier, Romain Rossi
l´esprit canal
LEGO
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l´esprit canal benátky - i 2009
summer studios in verdure
The studios are situated in a steep narrow gorge along a seasonal creek on the unoccupied lots between public road on the top and a railway embankment. The connection between the studios is ensured by stairs and footbridges which also provide connection between the beach through the existing tunnel underneath the embankment and the upper part of the town.
The construction made of subtle steel columns is anchored into the steep slope. The volume of the studio itself is made of wood. The stairs are made of galvanized perforated metal and anchored into the slope either each step separately or as little staircases. The indoors equipment is multifunctional and flexible, adaptive for different kinds of activities starting with music workshops through many kinds of fine art to anonymous alcoholics´ sessions or movie nights.
summer workshop ateliers
roquebrune cap - martin - f 2009
There are four smaller studios for 10 people each and one bigger with bathrooms, kitchen and access for disabled. Connection between interior and exterior is essential therefore there is always a spacious terrace around each studio and generously glazed sliding windows. Shade is provided by surrounding trees and inbuilt shades.
summer workshop ateliers roquebrune cap - martin - f 2009
low energy family house competition for low energy housing rockhouse
The house is designed to profit maximally from contemporary modern technologies as well as from traditions proven by time. The form is based on the concept of Socrates´ house open to the South. The energetic economy of this concept is furthermore supported by recessing part of the volume below the level of the ground in the North. Except for the entrance in the North the house is open to the south only. The triple glazing provides maximum solar gains in winter and the shape shading in summer. It is labeled with the A energy consumption mark, and consumes 47 GJ of energy per year partially compensated by its solar system and underground air exchange system.
HORY - CZ 2009
in cooperation with: Marek Matrtaj
low energy house NO 12
HORY - CZ 2009 low energy house NO 12
Side entrance to the cultural centre La Friche Belle de Mai
In the area there are clubs, theaters, galleries, restaurants and offices. Whole place used to be brownfields right next to a railway corridor. The level difference between the street and the entrances to the objects is 5 meters. To connect these two levels we created a system of cubes inspired by natural shapes of Giant Causeways in Northern Ireland. To bring life into this triangular space cramped between two buildings one of them having no windows on this side we decided to let water run between the cubes. It brightens the place with reflections and pleasant burbling. To provide natural shade we preserved the three original plane trees.
marseille - f 2008
in cooperation with Tomáš Kozelský
cubique
Formu celého středového útvaru jsme určili za základě minimálních rozměrů pro navigaci a zároveň pomocí orientačních bodů nábřeží. Protažením os ulic ústících na nábřeží jsme získali vizuelní osy, které zachováme.
Hlavní nádraží lodní MHD jsme umístili do prostoru bývalých celnic hned po levé straně vjezdu do přístavu. Odtutd se odvíjí lokální cirkulace lodí i odjezdy k přístavištím v dalších částech města Point Rouge, La Rose, If, Frioul.
Hlavním konceptem projektu je osvobození nábřeží. Ponechán je zde jeden jízdní pruh s parkovacími ostrůvky pro autobusy a pro zásobování. Všechna mola jsou centralizována kolem středového pontonu, čímž získáváme kontakt s vodní hladinou po celé délce nábřeží. Dopravu mezi centrálním pontonem a nábřežími zajišťuje cirkulující veřejná lodní doprava a lodní taxi.
úprava historického centra marseille -starého přístavu -urbanistická analýza spolupráce: Guillaume Laffite, Gordon Wourms, Elise Fargetton, Julien Casalta, Claire Vassal, Berangere Guigues, Barbara Guazzeli, Amina Mnif
Marseille je druhým největším městem Francie a jejím nejdůležitějším přístavem. Jeho historické centrum je prakticky tvořeno přístavem. Ten dnes funguje jako kotviště rekreačních jachet a sídlo Nautické společnosti, zatímco obří doky a vleká průmyslová přístaviště jsou přesunuta k severnímu okraji Marseille. V současnosti se toto centrum potýká s několika problémy: - zamoření automobilovou dopravou- až4 jízdní pruhy po celém obvodu - špatná přístupnost vodní hladiny pro veřejnost- téměř celé nábřeží okupuje Nautická společnost a privátní pontony - naprosto nevyhovující prostory ,,lodního nádraží” - přístaviště veřejné hromadné lodní dopravy- chybí krytý prostor pro čekající pasažéry a při plánovaném rozšíření lodní MHD je jediný ponton pro přistávání lodí nedostačujídí
nouveau vieux port
marseille - f 2009
Na několika rozšířených pontonech jsme umístili Nautickou společnost s prostory pro údržbu lodí. I při takto radikální úpravě a naprostému uvolnění nábřeží se nám podařilo zachovat 70% kotvišť.
Urban furniture for the Old Port , marseille
The essential urban concept of the port is the central pontoon with moorings and services and equipment for the users of the port and for public. At the ends of a few pontoons there are polycarbonate boxes serving as summer bars or sitting areas with a beautiful view of Marseille.
The red ribbon creates also a waiting place of the main port of the public navy city transport (gare maritime). In front of the building of former customs the shelters are aligned with the quay and behind they are situated in perpendicular direction to create a barrier between the road and the promenade.
nouveau vieux port - floating
marseille - f 2009
Around the entire bay of the port runs a red ribbon that unifies the nature of the space and gives a fresh sparkle to the old town. This ribbon creates on its way halting-station shelters, bus stop shelters, counters for regular markets and benches. The construction material is pigmented concrete.
apartment-house with a market-hall near the downtown
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Slightly sloping building-site is situated in the walking distance from the promenade. One of the most serious obstacles in the area is the high-rise building on the southwestern side of the site which constantly shades nearly majority of it. Therefore the apartment buildings are situated on the opposite sides of the triangular area. The houses are equiped with access galleries and some of the apartments profit from private terraces. Concrete spaceframe with reinforcing concrete walls and cores create the load-bearing structure. In the location there is also a public petanque play-ground shaded by pines, garden with a children´s playground and pergolas accessible for the residents of the houses only. There is also a coffee shop and a restaurant in the public space and in the centroid of the site a through-way markethall connects the main city boulevard with the esplanade leading to the shore and divides the private garden and the public play-ground. The ground floor of the entire building on the east side is reserved for the services and commerce including the entrance to the market- hall. The ground floor of the building in the north is elevated and entirely occupied by flats. The parking lot is situated in the basement.
east building
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north building- street elevation
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marseille - f 2008
stores, restaurants, market hall living semiprivate residence garden
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city-housing 62
brno - Ä?ervenĂ˝ kopec - cz 2008
luxury housing for a single man The principal ideas of the project were to create a compact space with logically coherent functions and to profit from the orientation of the site on the south-facing slope and to erase boundaries between exterior and interior while preserving the inside privacy. Therefore the main housing volume is situated on the top of the entry floor with service rooms which is partially burried in the slope. This placement allowed to create a spacious green terrace – a simulation of garden which would be (considering the size and orientation of the site and the privacy demand) very hard to achieve. Furhtermore I wanted to profit from the view of the city over the top of the hill in the north. This is possible by elevating the housing floor one meter higher. Thus I decided to elevate the bedroom as a glazed box slightly protracted outside the main volume. In order to preserve the complexity of the interior space and to add a bit of extravagancy the bedroom is fluently connected with the main living space by a generous staircase. The whole design should produce a harmonious composition of volumes and colours on the exterior as well as in the interior.
single man house
single man house brno - Ä?ervenĂ˝ kopec - cz 2008
brno - zábrdovice - cz 2007
reconversion of the military watchtower of the Brno arms factory
The main concept was to to create a clean interior with a corresponding simple exterior that will complete the existing tower without suppressing its dominance. To support a spirit of traditional Japanese architecutre I based my design on basic geometric forms. To follow this idea I tried to reduce the number of different materials used and to avoid brick, which is specific for the volume of the tower itself. The spacious terrace is cantilevered over the river and it´s equiped with a few rostri in summer. Under the roof but in the exterior right in front of the entrance there is also a little garden in the Japanese style. The goal was to create a space where it´s easy to breath, to feel, to think, to live, simply to be. All the new constructions are made of wood. It is wooden space frame with fields 3 by 6 meters with wooden pillars 150x150milimetres. The outer walls are of sandwich construction filled with mineral thermal insulation 250milimetres thick. The ceiling construction is made of wooden laminated beams with a layer of thermal insulation. Sliding woooden windows 3000 x3000 milimetres have double glazing. The podia are based on the principle of rostrum and the tatami is made of traditional natural materials. The interior of the tower itself provides several itimate tea rooms. The construction is made of six steel pillars of diametre of 120mm which support the wooden floor constructions of the tea rooms. Acces and the reinforcement of the construction is provided by a double helix of narrow staircases- each one way only.
tea-house over the river
tea-house over the river brno - zรกbrdovice - cz 2007
spacial composition exercise 2007
living box 6x6x6m
The space is structured to provide rooms comfortably connected and functional at the same time. The division is based on the raster of 2x2m. A significant element is a breakthrough of the facade by a vertical box with a creeper, which creates a diffuse enlightment of the kitchen corner and the bathroom above. The living space is open into the entire hight of the cube and enlightened by a glazed wall.
PAVILION
Pavillion consists of three tanks of different volumes rfilled with water with floating pontoons. They are connected by walkways. The entrance on the pontoons three meters high is possible from the other pavilions by bridges. The size of the object is 18x6m. The purpose of this pavilion is to provide to a visitor a possibility to experience different feelings connected to staying near water. It is possible to step on the pontoons and to try the rocking ground, to walk over them or to step in between the columns of water or right underneath them. Dryshod. Who knows... what will life be like when the icebergs melt?
6x6x6 & ponton pavilon
Hanging lamp
The lamp is inspired by transformation of natural materials. In this case it´s water, natural paper, light and human body.
2008
The prototype is made of plywood and pigmented linen. Essentially the lamp is a luminous panel that can be hung in space thus dividing it. By using different colors various ambiences can be achieved. The prototype measures 1x 0.3 x 0.07 m.
fluctuat
a chair
2008
The concept of the chair for the Prussian court philosopher is inspired by his ascetical inclinations and by his sense of simple aesthetics and practicality. It is neither a leisure sofa nor a work chair. It is merely a materialization of Kant´s philosophy, of his life attitude. The construction is made of welded stainless steel.
kant chair
Modular furniture
2009
“joyful cylinders� is a set of 12 types of cylinders (2diametres, 3heights, 2types of faces) made of light aluminum covered with antislip rubber. They fit into each other so one can create various compositions in vertical or horizontal directions.
JOYFUL CYLINDERS
The room of an architecture student
2007
The most important aspect of this project was the efficiency of the usage of the space in all three dimensions. The work-place, sleeping place, storage and relaxation area are all in this room of 3x4m. The colors respond to the natural materials used - light spruce wood, stainless steel. The floor is dark red pigmented concrete. The warm stimulating red is used also for the chair and the textile of some panels of the storage case. The rest of colors are contrasting gray and black. The room is designed to be compact but with clearly functionally defined areas that should satisfy physical and psychological needs of a student of architecture.
double screen Room 3x4m
2007
combined art final realisation - print 84X120CM
blue floyd
2007
combined art final realisation - print 84X120CM
lolly
cycle of combinations of acrylic paint and silver print 2004/2005
there have been better times I, II combined arts on cardboard 40X60CM
2004/2005
embarasing memory acrylic on canvas 50X50CM
there have been better times
2006
muse acrylic on wooden board 30X90CM 2006
muse
cycle of acrylic paintings 2005
dancing acrylic on cardboard 60X80
2005
EXODUS acrylic on cardboard 130X90CM
little acrylic on canvas 60X50CM
chairs
2006
decorated silk ties
cra - va - ttas
2004-2007 photography
2007-2009 photography
2008-2009 photography