Naama Blonder Portfolio

DESIGN

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Naama Blonder Architectural designer, B.Arch 30 Charles St. West, Toronto. naamablonder@gmail.com 647-687-4474

The wall of knowledge National Library of Israel

Professional practice

3 work samples

RoofTop

Re-using an existing industrial building in an orthodox-jewish neighborhood in Jerusalem

Project Type Key

Table of contents

Shadow installation

A temporary installation in Jerusalem city hall square

Academic

Practice

Competition entry

The Wall of Knowledge

National library of Israel competition skills in this project: • Architectural design • Architectural drawing • 3d modeling (SketchUp) • Rendering (V-ray) • Photo Editing (Photoshop) • Graphic design (Indesign) • Team work (team of 2) • Effective scheduling

2012 re-use

urban scale

conservation

residential

culture

Concept

ordinary book shelves

Everything is spread

in front of you on one wall; all you need to do is reach it

The Wall of Knowledge The National Library has a rich and collection of texts in Judaism, Israeli culture and Muslim culture. A main CONCEPT reason for moving the Library to a new location outside the Hebrew University is to make its collections more accessible.

A leading concept was to symbolically democratize this academically oriented institution, by visually presenting its treasures to the visitors. In the main hall, they are all spread in front of you.

A view to the main hall

The Courtyard The entrance to the library is through a covered yard. The yard has a variety of programmatic functions, it is the center of activity within the complex.

The courtyard connects the upper and lower sides of the lot and allows access to the building from both sides.

In the courtyard one experiences the stone envelope most strongly. It is a pleasant space to hang out, with lots of light in the winter and enough shadow in the summer.

CONCEPT

The Site

The courtyard

A

CONCEPT

A

Books Reading area, Culture, offices Open yards

Ground floor plan +0.00

The stone envelope Stone has always characterized the built environment of Jerusalem. Different sections of the building are wrapped in an envelope made of stones. They are positioned in a way that controls the infiltration of light in regards to both seasonal change and times of day. Large openings allow views to the other centers of knowledge and culture of the area.

Differences in daylight through the seasons and time of day

A view to the main hall

Section A-A

DESIGN

A view to the main hall

Wall of knowledge Circulation

Auditorium

Public reading hall

Seminar rooms

Private reading rooms

Courtyards and classrooms

Administration

Cafe

DESIGN

Conservation and addition of stories to a residential building skills in this project: • Architectural design • Architectural drawing • Permit documents

O2A Studio, professional practice www.o2a-studio.com re-use

urban scale

conservation

residential

culture

New residential building (11,000 SF) and conservation of a residential building in Jerusalem (4,000 SF): building permit, 3-D modeling and rendering.

RoofTop

The Reuse of an existing industrial building of an Orthodox Jewish neighborhood in Jerusalem. skills in this project: • Architectural design • 3d modeliing (Sketchup) • Rendering (V-ray) • Graphic Design (Indesign) • Architectural drawing • Presentation to the community • Presentaion to the planning department • Team work (team of 2)

Jerusalem young architects seminar, 2014 re-use

urban scale

conservation

residential

culture

The neighborhood

Background

The neighborhood suffers from a severe shortage of open public spaces.

The standard for open public spaces is 32 sf/person, while in this neighborhood there are only 8 sf/person.

The existing industrial building

existing ground floor A typical building in the neighborhood:

ground floor

first floor

North facade

East facade

South facade

West facade

concept

Concept

Persevering the roof in order to produce a large open public area, meeting the needs of the neighborhood residents .

The existing building

The design proposal

Dwelling

A-A

existing circulation

courtyard

Dwelling

existing circulation

B-B

B

B

A

A There is such a high demand for private educational institutions in the neighborhood, that the institutions often replace residences, which contributes to the shortage in housing.

For this reason, a major part of the building is designated for such institutions. Most of the space would be rented to various private institutions, while some common facilities will be shared.

05. Rooftop Park B

B

04. Addding two floors 0

03. Private courtyard A

A

02. Opening an urban street

01. The existing situation

Typical floor plan

A public, open and wide access to the roof

C

Orchard

The kindergarten floor

Babies & Apartments mothers A kindergarten patio with a direct access to the roof corner Gray water tank

C

Girls' school

Girls school

Library

'KOLEL'

seminars

‫בניין קיים‬

Classrooms

commercial

parking

commercial

Education Education commercial

parking Courtyard

Apartments

DESIGN

Conservation and addition of stories to a residential building skills in this project: • Architectural design • Architectural drawing • Presentation to the Client • Permit documents

O2A Studio, professional practice www.o2a-studio.com re-use

urban scale

conservation

residential

culture

Conservation and four story addition to two residential buildings in Jerusalem (18,000 SF): Building permit, 3-D modeling and SITE rendering, client presentation.

SITE

SITE

Seismic strengthening and four story addition to an old residential building (33,000 SF)

SITE

Concrete

Conc. block

Demolition

Site

SITE

Concrete

Conc. block

Demolition

Site

Shadow Installation

An urban installation for a very bright square in Jerusalem skills in this project: • Architectural design • Architectural drawing • 3d modeling (SketchUp) • Rendering (V-ray) • Photo Editing (Photoshop) • Graphic design (Indesign) • Team work (team of 2) • Effective scheduling

1st prize, 2010

Background

The Site In spite of its location near the major Jaffa Street, there is typically no pedestrian life in the square, and it is mainly used only for municipal organized events. for the square to be more welcoming for passersby, it needed more shadow for summer heat protection & year round sun glare.

SITE

A competition to design an installation in the city hall square in Jerusalem

structure scheme Keeping the Ground Free In order to keep the square floor uninterrupted, the installation is hung between the municipality building and a freestanding arcade.

The Shadow Concept the main part of the instillation is the shadows in which it creates.

The elements that cast the shadow are made in the pattern of the streets of Jerusalem.

Since the layers about a meter apart and are slightly rotated, the shadow on the ground is the city map of Jerusalem.

the shadow is based on the street map of Jerusalem

CONCEPT

Shadow installation

Symbolic use of the map of Jerusalem

Linear elements that create an organic texture

Areas with different levels of coverage

Semi transparent elements create different “shades of shadow”

Self Powered Lighting In the dark, rather than disappearing, the installation is born into new life. Phosphoroscentic (“glow-in-the-dark”) materials slowly re-emit light radiation after exposure to light (they may emit light up to twelve hours at dark), without using external power source.

Design Principles

CONCEPT