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Rares Comanescu
Part 1 Architectural Assistant
I aim to interpret functional spaces as more than what their tangible form expresses, in a manner that takes every design decision through the filter of a purpose-driven ideal. I define this ideal of meaning through consistent speculative journeys, recorded by quick hand drawings or various other forms of “evidence”, which lead to and are presented along with the outcome of the entire creative process.
This portfolio illustrates the outcome of the conceptual inquisistions that were developed during my time at university, along with the practical skills I managed to aquire during my 1.5 years of work experience.
work experience
1508 London
November 2021- Present
Part 1 Architectural Assistant
SHH London
July 2021- August 2021
Architectural Intern
education
University of Nottingham
September 2018- June 2021
Batchelor’s degree, 2:1
International Computer Highschool Bucharest
September 2014- June 2018
Highschool Diploma
I I I I I I
projects
The
Universal Repository of
Year 3, Final Project, Semester 2
November 2021- Present
The Palace of Thieves Remembrance
Work Experience
Year 2, Final Project, Semester 2
IThe Universal Repository of Remembrance
Year 3, Final Project, Semester 2
My final 3rd year project consists of my own interpretation of a universal library, a built element that creates a metaphor of the way humans perceive reality and store it within their memory, which represents the universal source of identity for human nature. By following the building’s circulation patterns, a visitor experiences a journey through all of the five basic human senses, as the different areas of the building either record or replay evidence that glorifies different perspectives through which reality can be observed and stored.
GROUND LEVEL granular capillary break and drainage pad large D gravel rigid thermal insulation
fiber, 150mm polished concrete finish, 30mm waterproof HDPE layer foundation slab, in-situ cast concrete, 500mm
fiber, 70mm polished concrete finish, 30mm wood finish foundation slab, in-situ cast concrete, 500mm polyethylene sheed
fiber, 70mm polished concrete finish, 30mm pre-prebricated concrete slabs, 300mm timber panels, 30mm timber battens, 150mm copper beams, 150mm glass plane, 20mm growing medium drainage layer waterproof / root repellant decompression/compensation/diffusion membrane rigid thermal insulation, 300mm vapour barrier foil concrete, 1.5% slope screed, plain concrete, 30mm membrane, thermal insulation protection filter membrane vegetation foundation slab, in-situ cast concrete, 500mm parapet cover, painted galvanized sheet 1000mm ruin wall 20mm recycled timber slabs 25mm bedding base 100 mm reinforced concrete slab 45mm concrete with expanded clay aggregate 45mm concrete with expanded clay aggregate 20mm damp-proof membrane 600mm in-situ cast concrete ventilation hatch 100mm arched copper window frame water brace
screed,cement+sand+PP
screed,cement+sand+PP
screed,cement+sand+PP
IIThe Palace of Thieves
Year 2, Final Project, Semester 2
A building that ideologically places its visitors in a philosophical position that perceives possession as an abstract matter and teaches how people can direct this abstraction in their favour. It imposes a process of dematerialization and abstraction of the concepts that define one’s personal rational system as it teaches the uninitiated about the art of influencing possession, known as stealing.
Users follow the circulation pattern of the building in order to experience loss of possession both from an ideological and material point of view.
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Work Experience
November 2021 - Present
During my 1.5 years of work experience at 1508 London, I had the chance to work on projects at RIBA Stages 1, 2 and 3, where I had the chance to work with concepts through 3D visualisation and spatial arrangement in the early stages but also gain experience working on construction details at the end of Stage 3. W
Eastern Europe Apartment Development
August 2022- January 2023
This project required a full set of technical drawings, giving me the chance to develop my technical knowledge when it comes to construction details as well as visualisations.
SIDE B SIDE B B IP IP B B IP IP AP MASTER BATHROOM PLAN Scale: 1:20 01 MASTER BATHROOM ELEVATION A Scale: 1:20 03 MASTER BATHROOM ELEVATION B Scale: 1:20 04 635 300 700 1200 2355 745 MASTER BATHROOM REFLECTED CEILING PLAN Scale: 1:20 02 CL PL_TL-02 PD_TL-02 200 255 1685 450 LC 300 820 790 CL CL 200 35 500 870 EQ EQ BASIN VANITY EQ EQ ASE_529.5 02 Elevation A ASE_529.5 Elevation B ASE_529.5 Elevation D ASE_529.5 04 Elevation C ASE_529.5 Elevation E 430 900 420 440 260 SL_TL-01 SD_TL-03 S_SW-01 S_SW-15 S_SW-12 +0 FFL +2650 FCL S_SW-25 S_SW-10 S_SW-09 03 CO_001 2355 700 200 1200 255 150 150 1050 1200 390 150 530 1200 390 2650 +0 FFL +2650 FCL 500 135 300 750 1685 +2800 FCL 455 700 1200 1185 500 SD_TL-01 SL_TL-03 SD_TL-03 SL_TL-03 SL_TL-01 SD_TL-01 SL_TL-03 SD_TL-03 EA-10_L 850 CL 02 CO_004 21036_JO_001 MASTER BATHROOM MIRROR 21036_JO_003 GUEST BATHROOM TALL STORAGE 21036_JO_002 MASTER BATHROOM VANITY DRAWERS CL 200 100 100 S_SW-08 S_SW-10 SOCKET EA-10_D 80 VOID FOR DRAINAGE ROUTE +2800 FCL +2640 FCL 80 CL 80 CL 120 CL 120 CEILING DETAILS CURTAIN TRACKS Scale: 1:5 01 CL CEILING DETAILS - BATHROOM COFFER Scale: 1:5 03 80 80 +2800 FCL +2640 FCL 200 C 1508 LONDON SL_PA-01 SD_PA-01 20 20 SILENT GLISS SG 6243 HAND OPERATED CURTAIN TRACK SYSTEM 600 SLIMLINE PLASTER IN 'FLOWBAR' SLOT DIFFUSER OR SIMILAR PL_PA-01 PD_PA-01 CEILING DETAILS - CORRIDOR BULKHEAD Scale: 1:5 03 +2800 FCL +2640 FCL SL_PA-01 SD_PA-01 PL_PA-01 PD_PA-01 160 SIDE A SIDE B SIDE A SIDE B 20 30 760 30 190 120 40 30 STRUCTURAL OPENING 800 2447 2400 900 820 726 820 760 30 30 CL CL CL 50 65 DOOR LEAF 726 17 30 30 DT-03 - INTERNAL BATHROOM DOOR Scale: 1:10 01 DT-03 SIDE A Scale: 1:10 02 DT-03 - SIDE B Scale: 1:10 03 DT-04 - CUPBOARD Scale: 1:10 04 DT-04 SIDE A Scale: 1:10 05 2417 20 30 SL_PA-03 SD_PA-03 SL_PA-03 SD_PA-03 1001-2208A 1004-2208 1004-2208A SL_PA-03 SD_PA-03 SL_PA-03 SD_PA-03 SL_PA-03 SD_PA-03 1001-2208A 1004-2208 1004-2208A SL_PA-03 SD_PA-03 SL_PA-03 SD_PA-03 900 2447 2385 820 726 30 30 32 30
21036ASE_529.5_P Revisions Rev. Project: Status: Proj No._Dwg Drawn Drawing Date Issued: Key Plan TO BE 4. ALL DESIGNER WORK. 5. ALL STRUCTURAL, HEALTH COMMENCEMENT 6. THE AND COMPLY 7. ALL LONDON ADAPTATIONS PERMISSION RC MASTER MASTER BATHROOM ELEVATION C Scale: 1:20 05 MASTER BATHROOM ELEVATION D Scale: 1:20 06 / A B 520 530 600 600 SL_TL-03 SL_TL-03 SD_TL-03 S_SW-24 SL_TL-03 SL_TL-02 SD_TL-02 SD_TL-03 DT_03 D.05 02 CO_001 400 +0 FFL +2650 FCL 150 595 820 790 2355 985 700 1605 530 2650 +2650 FCL +2800 FCL 990 2650 1200 390 550 300 150 300 150 150 300 700 1200 455 SL_TL-01 SD_TL-01 SL_TL-04 SD_TL-04 500 1185 +0 FFL 650 515 60 S_SW-16 02 CO_003 2400 80 VOID FOR DRAINAGE ROUTE
Eastern Europe 24 Unit Housing Development
August 2022- January 2023
Over the course of this project I was responsible with the general arrangement of the master plan, making sure that we meet the needs of the client as well as the strict zoning restrictions of the area.
In addition, I developed multiple 3D visuals that showed our design and helped the client understand our proposal.
ADHESIVE WITH DECOUPLING MEMBRANE (WHERE REQUIRED) UNDERLAY TIMBER FLOOR PLY SCREED CERAMIC TILE 21036_CO_002 Revisions Rev. Notes Project: Status: Proj No._Dwg Drawn by: Drawing Name: Date Issued: Key Plan 1. THE DRAWING CHECKED DISCREPANCIES 2. ALL CONTRACTOR CONTRACTOR TO THE DESIGNER 3. DO NOT SCALE TO BE CHECKED 4. ALL DISCREPANCIES DESIGNER WORK. 5. ALL STRUCTURAL, HEALTH ISSUES COMMENCEMENT 6. THE DESIGNS AND ANY COMPLY WITH 7. ALL DESIGN LONDON ADAPTATIONS PERMISSION RC TYPICAL THRESHOLD FLOOR DETAILS - TIMBER TO TIMBER THRESHOLD Scale: 1:2 02 FLOOR DETAILS TILE TO TILE THRESHOLD Scale: 1:2 04 GENERAL FLOOR DETAILS - FLOOR GRILL DETAIL Scale: 1:5 06 FLOOR DETAILS - FLUSH SHOWER DRAIN DETAIL Scale: 1:2 05 13.5 5 13.5 5 13.5 5 370 13.5 9 9 5 SL_TL-01 SD_TL-01 9 FLUSH TILE SHOWER DRAIN (BY OTHERS) SL_TI-01 SD_TI-01 SL_TI-01 SD_TI-01 SL_TI-01 SD_TI-01 SL_TI-01 SD_TI-01 SL_TL-02 SD_TL-02 SL_TL-06 SD_TL-06 SL_TL-02 SD_TL-02 12 12 12 140 SL_TI-01 SD_TI-01 CL CL ISOTHERM TRENCH HEATER GULF STREAM 12V КВОК 12В 37.14.250 OR SIMILAR AND APPROVED SL_MT_02 SD_MT_02 SL_MT_02 SD_MT_02 SL_MT_02 SD_MT_02 SL_MT_02 SD_MT_02 DOOR SL_TL-02 SD_TL-02 DOOR CL DOOR PL_TL-01 PD_TL-01 PL_TI-01 PD_TI-01 PL_TI-01 PD_TI-01 PL_TI-01 PD_TI-01 PL_TI-01 PD_TI-01 PL_TL-02 PD_TL-02 PL_TL-06 PD_TL-06 PL_TL-02 PD_TL-02 PL_TI-01 PD_TI-01 PL_MT_02 PD_MT_02 PL_MT_02 PD_MT_02 PL_MT_02 PD_MT_02 PL_MT_02 PD_MT_02 PL_TL-02 PD_TL-02
