portfolio MAŁGORZATA NEUMANN
about Having achieved the Master Degree at the Technical University in Delft, I am looking forward to starting off my professional path. I am an enthusiastic young architect with a wide spectrum of architectural interests. I like approaching project’s challenges from many perspectives, so that the formal expression of design emerges from understanding of the social, cultural and historical context. I try to be rigorous with this set principles throughout the whole design process, with a particular fascination for the detail stage.
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MASTER’S PROJECTS Tile manufactoring in Biskupia Gorka 2016, TU Delft Luna Parking in Coney Island 2015, TU Delft Craft school in Rotterdam 2014, TU Delft
BELCHELOR’S PROJECT Office in Gdynia 2013, Gdansk University of Technology
WORK EXPERIENCE 2015, LOFT Magdalena Adamus, Sopot 2014, ONE architecure, Amsterdam
Tile manufacturing in Biskupia Gรณrka INDIVIDUAL GRADUATION PROJECT : TU DELFT : 2015/16 TUTORS : SALOMON FRAUSTO, TOM AVERMAETE, HUBERT VAN DER MEEL, PETER KOORSTRA
a view of Biskupia Gรณrka
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The re-appropriation of the former primary school, a standardised building from the 60s, into a tile manufactory aimed to bring crafts and small industry back to the city in order to revitalise the poor and problematic area in Gdansk. Moreover, by being the place of creation of new city mosaics it pays tribute to the qualitative, multi-layered city
patterns that balance the (defined in the research) monotony and austereness. A turn towards crafts will not be only symbolic. The traditional tile making process values slow pace routines, hands on work and time taken to create quality; a remedy for chaos in the polish cities. 9
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Alongside the urban analysis, I explored the topic of standardisation from a totally different perspective. Inspired by Aldo van Eyck theory on the ‘Complexity of composition’ and his fascination with Paul Klee’s drawings, I created on my own pattern of rectangular, non-symmetrical modules. The pattern consists of three types of double-sided tiles, which
can form an unlimited number of compositions. Slight differences in size, color or texture are a natural effect of a non-industrial process of making. Regarding the formal expression, inspiration came from the work of Ani Albers and Jan Schoolhoven, their geometrical, minimalist patterns using surfaces and relief to express depth. 11
interior and exterior tiles based on the same tile pattern
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interior tile composition fitting within the existing structure
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Basing on the same pattern, two different types of tiles were employed within the structural grid of the existing and additional buildings of the tile manufactory. Austerity of the created open spaces in the existing building asked for a counterpoise: a relief. The gap beneath the window was filled with the handmade ceramic tiles fired in a traditional kiln.
The new detail unifies the vast areas and helps to read it as a whole. Also, because of their conduction qualities, tiles were employed to enhance the heating system.
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tile painting open plan workshops - using the potential of the 60s’ standardised architecture
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The goal was to create the contextualised and intimate architecture by means of the standardised components – the designed tiling system and the structural modules of the repetitive size and form. All new buildings are based on this module made of the standard materials which have a flexibility to follow the geometry dictated by the tile pattern. The
monochromatic and systemised façade is rich in subtle variations, changing according the daylight, season, and a distance of observation. The interiors are purposely minimalist, made of standard materials finished in a precise, controlled way with a set of the simple, but thought over details. 21
Luna Parking in Coney Island GROUP WORK WITH RUNA SANDO AND PIETRO DEGLI ESPOSTI METHODS & ANALYSIS STUDIO : TU DELFT : 2015 TUTORS: TOM AVERMAETE, HANS TEERDS
informal character of the site results in the very subtle intervention
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As a part of Methods and Analysis Ms2 ‘Transdiciplinary Encounters’ we went to Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York, to take part in a four day long extensive fieldwork workshop. We were encouraged to look to ‘proto-public’ - non-designed collective spaces. Throughout our research we focused on how a city’s image is different from the re-
ality. We used the pavement as a research tool to get a better understanding of the place. Traces on the ground made us discover a more fragmented reality, with vacancies, social contrasts and segregated communities, but also a strong and proud community. 27
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Choosing a fenced parking lot for our intervention, we freed the ground by relocating the parking lots to a parking tower, and opened up the fences to invite to use. Using the knowledge we gained from our research, that even the smallest change on the ground can have a significant effect on peoples’ behaviour, a part of our intervention was adding
informal drawings on the ground. Luna Parking is a structure to climb and explore different perspectives on Coney Island, a framework for new use and a meeting point between two realities.
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craft school in Rotterdam INDIVIDUAL WORK ARCHITECTURE OF THE INTERIOR : TU DELFT : 2014 TUTORS: JITSE VAN DEN BERG, PHILIPPE VIERIN, FLORIS CORNELISSE
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The new craft school is located in the industrial area in Rotterdam North that soon is going to be modernised into a mixed function neighbourhood. Until that time though, this poor district is not ready for a big development without putting it in the risk of gentrification and exclusion. Therefore, the biggest challenge of the project was to create the space
open for the local community that could initiate the change of the area. Changes within and around the buildings are subtle, realised only where needed, whereas the workshops can accommodate the locals as well as the school’s students.
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Office in Gdynia ININDIVIDUAL WORK : GDAŃSK UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY : 2013 TUTOR : JUSTYNA BORUCKA
initial sketch
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be run independently by separating functions. The north part of the complex is representative, it looks appealing and professional. The highlighted sharp corner of the office is distinguished and easily discernible from the road.
During the process of design, the concept changed a lot due to reaching the optimal size and shape of the project to fit in the surrounding of single-family houses. The combination of two, informal backyard space and high-quality office, was my main concern. The final design includes a four-storey office and a small pavilion with a cafe bar that can 39
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working experience INTERNSHIP AND WORKING EXPERIENCE IN THE INTERIOR DESIGN OFFICE - LOFT MAGDALENA ADAMUS SOPOT : 2015 INTERNSHIP AT ONE ARCHITECTURE AMSTERDAM : 2014
technical drawing of the restaurant bench in the WW2 museum for LOFT
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During studying I have gained some working experience. All together I was working for a year, half a year in the office from Amsterdam - One Architecture, where I had a variety of tasks - from model making to designing dwelling. I was also working intermittently in the interior office LOFT Magdalena Adamus for a half year, where I was responsible
there for concept development, consultation with technicians and specialists, executive drawings, creating moodboards, collecting ideas and all sort of visualisations.
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skills
Good writing and organization skills, good time management, experienced in conducting in-situ and desktop researches Hand drawing in coal, pen, ink, watercolors Model making in different techniques (concrete, plaster, wood, 3d print, lasercut) Programs: Autocad, Archicad (basic), Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Sketchup + V-Ray, Vectorworks + V-Ray
Languages: Polish, English, eager to learn French (beginner)
MAĹ GORZATA NEUMANN
malgorzata.neumann@yahoo.pl 0031 664675065 (nl) 0048 660545010 (pl)