Mariia Smoliakova
selected works
CV
MARIIA SMOLIAKOVA Architect Urban Designer
smoliakovamariia@gmail.com www.linkedin.com/in/mariiasmoliakova
About me I am a person who can admire the beauty of others and the surroundings while appreciating myself. Exploring different places and interacting with various people give me the opportunity to explore the grace and diversity of the world. I appreciate honesty and openness which, in my opinion, are core values for living and working.
LANGUAGES English Russian Swedish SOFT SKILLS Motivation Drive Design thinking Responsibility Creativity Openness Planning
Education NSUADA (Novosibirsk State University of Architecture, Design and Arts) 2013-2018 Bachelor degree in Architecture Science
KTH (Royal Institute of Technology) 2019-2021 Masters degree Sustainable Urban Planning and Design
Professional skills DESIGN Architectural Design, Urban Design, Urban Planning, Visualization I am skilled in working with variety of scales in the urban environment and use strategic thinking in the process 3D MODELLING Autodesk Revit (BIM), SketchUp, Rhinoceros + Grashopper, 3D max + Corona, Physical Modelling I have experience with variety of computer programs and some visual programming and always seek for new ways of solving modelling challenges . GRAPHICS Adobe Creative Suite: Illustrator, Indesign, Photoshop; Hand Drawing I am very considerate to details when making graphical decisions and keen to find the most efficient ways to achieve best results.
SSES (Stockholm School of Entrepreneurship) 2020 The Edge: entrepreneural self-development
Experience 2021 SUSTAINABLE HOLIDAYS CHALLENGE Within three weeks our team imagined how urban sustainable future might look like and work on the idea of sustainable urdan food network. 2020 SCORAI CONFERENCE Volunteered at SCORAI conference. Its’ focus was on urban issues and social justice and sustainable consumption. 2018 COMFORT URBAN ENVIRONMENT Studied and analysed the comfort of public spaces in Novosibirsk within Russian Federal program on improving and reimagining public spaces 2017 SCHOOL OF CHIEF ARCHITECT Worked in an international cross-diciplinary team on the project of a 40ha park within the workshop/ competition in Yekaterinburg organised in collaboration with ISOCARP
MARIIA SMOLIAKOVA Architect Urban Designer
Publications
Achievements
2020 URBAN ECOLOGIES STUDIO Project which rethinks Swedish system of elderly care in the urban environment https://supdurbanecologies2020.cargo.site/cooperativecare 2018 NSUADA Thesis project selected & featured http://nsuada.ru/konkurs/27diplom/Smolakova.M.A.jpg 2018 ARCHIPRIX Publication on the International competition of diploma theses ARCHIPRIX https://www.archiprix.org/2019/?project=4236
2021 KTH MASTERS THESIS Selected project for scholarship for degree projects in Applied Urban Design funded by Birthe & Per Arwidssons Stiftelse and KTH 2018 NSUADA BACHELOR THESIS First degree certificate in the XXVI international competition of the graduate projects and special mention 2017 ISOCARP & SCA Winner project of a competition for the park in the newly developing Akademichesky district in Yekaterinburg and special mention by the developer’s representatives
References Alejandra Navarrete Llopis Researcher, educator, curator and designer based in Stockholm, and founder of NAMI Studio. alejandra.navarrete.llopis@arch.kth.se Elena Orlova Associate Professor of the Department of Environmental Design, Candidate of Art History in Russian State University of A.N. Kosygin, Moscow. elenaorlovva8@gmail.com
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BEYOND SURVIVAL Bhashan Char, Bangladesh INCITY CENTER Novosibirsk. Russia “TO BE HOME” LIBRARY London, England COOPERATIVE CARE Stockholm, Sweden URBAN LIVING ROOM Yekaterinburg, Russia OPEN OPPORTUNITIES Oxelösund, Sweden
GROUP WORK \ ACADEMIC PROJECT
Building resilient community through co-creation for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh
01 BEYOND SURVIVAL
Authors: Lamia Ahmed, Smoliakova Mariia Location: Bhashan Char, Bangladesh With the project, we are focusing on the Rohingya refugee issue. In 2017 thousands of people had to cross the borders of Myanmar due to mass genocide triggered by ethnic cleansing and around 800 000 of them flee to Bangladesh as refugees. Whereas, Bangladesh has 2 million informal settlers of its own known as internally displaced people (IDPs) who have been displaced due to extreme climatic conditions. So, we are dealing with the issue of how refugees can coexist in a country where there are already thousands homeless. Currently, the government has built a settlement for 100 000 people on a newly emerged island Bhashan Char in the Bay of Bengal. Thousands of Rohingya refugees are already being relocated there. However, with the predicted sea-level rise not only the island but the majority of the coastal area of Bangladesh might go underwater. Our project is an attempt to imagine a resilient community, where both refugees and Bangladeshi people will be able to coexist in Bhashan Char, build empathy for each other, and be connected with the surroundings. Simultaneously, be able to co-develop preparedness for future changes connected with sea-level rise using local potential. So, we pose the question, How can the community adjust to the uncertain circumstances and generate livelihood based on the local potential to be financially independent?
ACADEMIC PEOJECT/ GROUP WORK
THE STORY OF DISPLACED PEOPLE
THE STORY OF DISAPPEARING LAND The site is located in a river estuary where the islands continually change their shapes as erosion and accretion are a common natural phenomena here. The island Bhashan char emerged only 20 years ago. Typically the inhabitation process of the islands takes place gradually. However in this case a whole settlement was built within 2 years to accommodate 100,000 people. The settlement is part of the Ashrayan project of Bangladesh which was initiated to provide housing for the homeless people. Projects under this are all similar in terms of planning, where some actually failed due to lack of livelihood support facilities.
STRATEGIES
The aim of the project is to establish conditions of coexistence for the refugees and IDPs of Bangladesh where they can co-create resilient communities in connection with the local context and the changing environment. And we are proposing that they would learn to coexist in harmony with nature in collaboration with the NGOs and government. Simultaneously, cohesive diversity, self-sustanance and adaptability will be enhanced through co-creation.
PHASE 1 The aim of the first phase is to create identity through livelihood. Here we are emphasising on two of their traditional techniques, the weaving techniques with nypa palm leaves and floating vegetation. It will create possibilities for the communities’ future development while building care and empathy towards nature and each other. Three sets of programs, education, production and leisure are distributed in three different scales, neighborhood, inter neighbourhood and the settlement scale. Whereas we imagine the Boithok-khana or the common space in the neighborhood to be appropriated by the residents but all the other programs will formulate an interdependent network engaging the communities.
PHASE 2 In phase 2 the community will build a set of knowledge and skills, which will help them in the adaptation to the future changes, such as relocation elsewhere due to sea level rise. The programmatic set is transformed to the needs of the current phase. Thus, education is transformed into innovation through three core programs: civic center of innovations, design school and experimental platform for prototyping.
PHASE 3 Large share of land area of Bangladesh might be affected by sealevel rise by 2050. Considering the high density of Bangladesh, land will be a scarcity and most of the mainland will be heavily saturated with people. So, here we assume that relocation from Bhashan Char will take place in multiple sites and we have identified one sample location, Hatiya island to further explore the relocation scenario considering its’ proximity to Bhashan char.
Individual work \ Academic project
A place, where one can contribute to the development of their city. A place, where one can get knowledge and find like-minded people.
02 incity center The creation of the information center of city development is relevant both for the city of Novosibirsk as well as the rest of the country. Presently the government is focusing actively on the development of public centers, public spaces and the improvement of Russian cities. In the spring of 2018 a new development strategy called “Novosibirsk 2030” was announced, the goal is to turn Novosibirsk into the science capital of Russia. In the long term, information and communication technologies are expected to improve in the region. At the moment there is no centralized site in the city that could cope with the tasks set forward. Therefore the creation of an information center for urban development is extremely relevant for modern Novosibirsk. This Information center performs several tasks. Firstly, it creates a platform for interaction between citizens, administration, communities and businesses. This will help the residents get more involved in the forming of the city and interact more with the government experts. Secondly, it will help inform the citizens of the current affairs of the city. And thirdly, make people more enthusiastic about culture. The Information Center for City Development is located in the city of Novosibirsk, in the central district at the intersection of Oktyabrskaya and Chaplygina streets with the Red Avenue. The central location of the building provides good transport and pedestrian accessibility, as well as being close to the University of Architecture which will promote close cooperation between organizations. The principles of the plan for the site is based on the preservation of existing pedestrian routes and the creation of exhibition and information spaces at their intersections. Thus, attracting passersby. In the north the site borders the monument of architecture, “Pharmacy number 2”. This structure affected the architectural solution significantly, where one of the goals was to create a harmonious environment in a diverse architectural ensemble. This is achieved by using a combination of brick and glass materials.
Academic project/ Individual work
Site anaysis
Space structure
Location
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Functional scheme culture public catering education recidential commercial
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Street network
Sidewalk network
Forming scheme of the site plan
Site plan
6 office
security 8.6 ì2
parlour restoration workshop
UP
office
14.9 ì2
DN
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8.4 ì2
office 9.9 ì2
39.2 ì2
parlour 15.3 ì2
museum warehouse
office preparation of an exposition 15.7 ì2
parlour
staff
5.7 ì2 library warehouse
52.7 ì2
scientific-methodological department 16.5 ì2
warehouse 7.3 ì2
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warehouse 3.9 ì2
Ëèôòîâîé õîëë staff
freeze room
deep-freeze
9.9 ì2
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16.6 ì2 department of humanitarian and educational programs 16.6 ì2
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staff 10.9 ì2
staff
program-technical developments department
pre-cooking shop
10.3 ì2
47.0 ì2
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44.4 ì2
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cleaning facilities warehouse 5.3 ì2
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5.8 ì2
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final processing shop 76.0 ì2 linen-room 3.4 ì2
9.2 ì2
confectionery shop
tableware wash active recreation DN
Room UP
65.6 ì2 museum warehouse
Ñ/Ó
11.9 ì2 Room
13.2 ì2
45.0 ì2
26.4 ì2
4.2 ì2
7.7 ì2
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children's zone
ÏÁÇ creativity zone
4.3 ì2
125.6 ì2
reading zone
cloakroom ventilation shaft 15.4 ì2
UP
bar warehouse 5.6 ì2
82.6 ì2
W/C 26.6 ì2
elevator hall 61.5 ì2
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bar
cloakroom 13.6 ì2 elevator hall
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19.6 ì2
security
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15.2 ì2 first-aid station 19.2 ì2
310.4 ì2 restaurant UP
hostess 6.0 ì2
522.5 ì2 entrance hall
information zone 44.3 ì2
ВВЕРХ
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zone of city developing at ancient period zone of city developing at middle ages period
DN
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coffeeshop UP
12.5 ì2
entrance hall
museum of city development 354.9 ì2
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UP
managers 13.3 ì2
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shop 18.8 ì2
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security 10.2 ì2
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1 - square with a fountain 2 - active recreation zone
3 - children's zone 4 - exhibition zone
5 - recreation zone 6 - parking entrance
7 - parking exit 8 - recycling bins
zones
Active recreation zone
Children’s zone
Recreation zone
concept
The structure and appearance of the information center revolves around the four blocks of the building: The atrium the main communication place which sits in the center of the three other parts. The three other parts symbolize individual people or groups of people, each of which has its own information cloud. In some places they intersect and there is interaction between the different groups. One of the main intersection is within the atrium block. Several functions are spread throughout the blocks, in total there are five of them: the mission, the culture, the education, the project and the experiment.
philosophy of concept of information
Scheme of functional structure Culture
Education
Project
Expertise
education of the population on the subject of urban development (museum of the history of urban development, the layout of Novosibirsk, exhibition spaces closed and open)
educational and cognitive projects, open city planning forum, tables discussions and seminars (library with circle rooms, conference halls of various sizes, lecture halls, multimedia hall)
is the creation of a database, a business incubator in the field of city development, which provides access to an extensive information base, technical and information support (offices, co-working)
monitoring of public and professional opinions and results of examinations; public discussion of projects (permanent project team based on the information center)
Mission the goal is to provide education for the population in urban development, interaction with the municipality and other organizations. To give technical and informational support for current projects and group initiatives.
Forming scheme
Group work \ ARCHITECTURAL competitioN
A place, where everyone can share their idea. A place, where people can learn something new.
03 Hyde park library
Authors: Kavun Tatiana, Smoliakova Mariia Location: London, England The library is located in the Royal Hyde Park which id covered with trees, a large lake, a meadow and ornamental flower gardens. It has something for everyone. One of the most popular land marks there is Speaker’s corner, the place where London’s orators share their opinions with the world. People here can speak on any subjects as long as the police consider their speeches lawful. It is well known as the home of free speech. The idea “To be home’’ which is behind the project makes people feel free there as if they are at home. This is the place which is supposed to be the site where anyone can share their opinions and demonstrate free speech on any subject in the field of culture, arts and science. Along with this anybody will be able to get any information in the local archive of printed and electronic books, go to see an exhibition or to have lunch in a cafe. The front of the building follows the style of the surrounding residential area which creates a cozy and warm home-like atmosphere. The architecture and concept is based on a residential house where there is a courtyard which is both an exhibition site and a communication center. The facade finish is comprised of different
ARCHITECTURAL competition / Group work
group work \ Academic project
A place, where elderly have the opportunity to be not only care-recievers, but also care-givers.
04 COOPerative care: Aging beyond a service
Authrors: Jiayin Hu, Gaudy Orejuela, Mariia Smoliakova Location: Hägersten, Stockholm, Sweden The project is aiming to rethink elderly care system in Sweden, which is currently provided through services where a municipality is a care-giver and senior citizen a care-receiver. Instead, we propose cooperative care. It is a collective-led system, linking digitally and spatially different activities of care between care-givers and care-receivers, considering their time and limitations for engagement. The system should leave room for transformation according to the conditions of the site and be a hybrid of public and private initiatives. The project considers three ecologies: social through spatial interventions, mental through cooperative structure and environmental by using local potential and resources. We approached the design through a stroy of Anna-Marie, who is an elderly person decided stay and grow old in Hägersten, Stockholm. On her experince we show how cooperative care is functioning.
Academic project / group work
concept diagram Concept diagram depicts the approach to the development of the projects. We defined five categories of cooperative activities (reflect, educate, exercise, produce, meet) and tested them through fictional characters. At the same time, care for environment plays crucial role: we used the potential of the existing structures and natural resources and choose nuance approach in modifying. As our strategy we implement a reflecting soft path designed considering the elderly mobility, and along this path locate pockets with various multi-generational activities of care. We also enhance indoor-outdoor relations through re-purposing buildings along the soft path. As
reflect educate exercise produce meet connector park
typologies Cooperation between individuals
Individuals and community
Individuals and municipality
Individuals and nature
DETAILED DESIGN
Connector park Connector park, being a pocket itself it also has smaller pockets inside it which bring citizens together for cooperative care activities.
Cooperative structure Cooperative care structures transforms the area around nursing home into a vibrant environment, where the soft path (in blue) is diffused into the natural environment and into the pockets of care with various activities.
MAsTERPLAN With the framework we have created a landscape of care for an ageing body. The landscape is an accessible environment which is adapting to the conditions. It also differs through the site. The circles and ovals are the pockets of care, which designed to a larger extend in the connector park, and as it moves out from the park, the pockets adapts to the existing conditions and shapes of neighbourhoods. With the design possibilities of cooperation between individuals, institutions and even nature are enabled and enhanced.
reflect educate exercise produce meet connector park
Group work \ workshop
A place, which will meet the needs of all residents. Aplace, which will develop in a sustainable way.
05 Urban living room
Authors: Siddhath Khakhar, Olga Kozak, Margarita Mezeva, Floriane Ortega, Mariia Smoliakova. The name of the park symbolizes the aim of its creation: become a place, attractive not only for residents of the surrounding neighborhood, but for all citizens of Ekaterinburg. It is divided into five zones. The key zone of the park is a community center “Ural mountains”, which is located along side inside of the existing hills. It will contribute to a creation of communities and become the main source of income for the park. The second zone is recreation, which can be transformed to a big square for holding events and an ice rink in winter. The third one is a flexible zone, which only holds temporary activities because it is surrounding a water station. The next one, which is called mimetic, has smaller scale spaces for activities and entertainment. The last one is a sports zone, which is surrounding the Judo palace. The whole park system follows three main principles: transformative, ecological and viability.
workshop / Group work
sITE ANALISYS
concept
Detalization of the zones
Detalization of the zones
Individual work \ Academic project
A place, where old and new are connected through knowledge, thus generating new lifestyle.
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academic project / Individual work
OPEN OPPORTUNITIES
Location: Oxelösund, Sweden Oxelösund is a mainly mono-functional industrial city, which is highly dependent on the steelproduction industry (SSAB). It takes the vast majority of the coastal territory, thus separating citizens from reaching it. However, due to the new coal-free technology “Hybrid” which SSAB is planning to implement by 2045 coal storage area will free. It is currently separating historical and modern city centers. In this project I use this opened opportunity and aim to create a consistent urban core in Oxelösund where eco-system services will be enhanced and the urban environment will further be diversified through knowledge narrative and introduction of new services, fields and activities. It will shift the drive of the city towards innovations, research and technology.
green structure blue structure knowledge narrative public services industrial buildings housing typology dense housing typology semidense
CONCEPT
As the area is polluted by coal the important aspect of its development is soil regeneration and the development of the programmatic relationships with the SSAB.Knowledge narrative is an overarching strategy which will be continuous throughout the whole area and generate new knowledge-oriented lifestyle. The project is divided into three situations, which are taking place in different time and spaces. It is a necessary decision due to the soil regeneration process of the ground of the previously occupied by coal territories and gradual grow of population through diversification of activities.
1. Diversification
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2. Eco-system services
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3. Programmatic relations with industry 4. Eliminating fragmentation 5. Soil regeneration 6. Knowledge narrative
situation I : 2040 The first situation is a continuation of the existing central administrative and commercial part of Oxelösund. It opens connection of the centre to the water. The process of soil regeneration is started after the ground is freed from the coal storage. knowledge narrative 1
soil regeneration facility
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research & innovation center
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Section depicting outdoor-indoor relations of knowledge plazas
situation II : 2050 Soil regeneration process is still ongoing. The waterfront area is dedicated to nature and nature-humans activities. It also grounds the connection of the two existing central parts of Oxelösund: historical and administrative. Railway connection is open for public, at the same time, it is serving the industry. knowledge narrative 1
railway station
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technical university campus
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situation III : 2060 The urban core is further diversified and connected. Soil regeneration processes moved to the industrial area and eco-system services are further enhanced within the urban environment. knowledge narrative 1
ehibition center
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art & design university campus
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Intimacy gradient of housing typologies
open opportunities in oxelösund
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urban park eco park knowledge narrative culture industrial commercial & administrative 1 2
innovation & research facilities soil treatment facility
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technical campus
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art & design campus
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railway station
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It depicts different flows and to which type of activities they are mostly dedicated to. Moreover, the way they intersect and interact.
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Contacts linkedin.com/in/mariiasmoliakova smoliakovamariia@gmail.com
Mariia Smoliakova