Portfolio by Slavica Cepic

PORTFOLIO ČEPIĆ Slavica landscape architect / urban planner

CONTENT curriculum vitae...................................................ii - iii

residential areas...............................................6 - 15

recreation and leisure...................................16 - 19

commercial space............................................20 - 25

private space...................................................26 - 33

urban public space.........................................34 - 39

ČEPIĆ Slavica

landscape architect / urban planner

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE March 2014 – present Feb. 2013 – June 2013 Aug. 2012 – Oct. 2012 Sept. 2009 – Sept. 2011 Oct. 2008 – Dec. 2008 Oct. 2006 - June 2009

Tel: +381 642415351 E-mail : slavicacepic@gmail.com

DEMETRA RB, Belgrade, Serbia – landscape architect http://www.demetrarb.rs/ landscape design and landscape construction projects of residential (gardens, patios, balconies), commercial and public land; construction site supervision; landscape maintenance; website maintenance and SEO INUITS, Paris, France – intern http://www.inuits.fr/ landscape design and landscape construction projects in the center and suburbs of Paris; technical drawing; preparation of material for participatory meetings with local community and municipality representatives; valorisation of existing vegetation; standardisation of CAD files BIERBAUM.AICHELE.landschaftsarchitekten, Mainz, Germany - intern http://www.bierbaumaichele.de/ landscape design competition projects of urban public space; technical drawing; Photoshop image manipulation and preparation of presentations BG INVEST, Belgrade, Serbia - landscape architect http://www.bg-invest.rs/ landscape construction projects; 3D modeling; technical drawing; preparation of all necessary documents for construction permits E.C.O. Institut für Ökologie, Klagenfurt, Austria - intern http://www.e-c-o.at/ project assistance - management of natural protected areas at national and international levels; organisation of events and seminars UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE, Department of Landscape architecture and Horticulture at the Faculty of Forestry, Serbia – teaching assistant / course: Urban and Spatial Planning

EDUCATION 2012 – 2013

Master 2 in Urban Planning, Habitat and International Cooperation, University Pierre - Mendès-France, Grenoble, France

2011 – 2012

Master in International Cooperation and Urban Development, Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany

2002 – 2008 Engineering Degree in Landscape Architecture and Horticulture, Faculty of Forestry, University of Belgrade, Serbia

PUBLICATION 2011

Cepic, Slavica (2011): Migrants and Landscape. Perception and Impacts on Landscape. In Oxana Kozlova, Agnieszka Kołodziej-Durnaś (Eds.): Cultural Diversity as a Source of Integration and Alienation: Nations, Regions, Organizations. Szczecin, Poland. November 22-23, 2010. Szczecin: University of Szczecin, pp. 236–246

WORKSHOPS

SKILLS

Dec. 2012

Ciutat Meridiana, Barcelona, Spain urban regeneration workshop on ways to improve living conditions in the low-income, poorly connected neighborhood which suffers the highest eviction rate in Spain

English German French Serbian

Fluent (Cambridge University: FCE (2005), CAE (2007)) Advanced level (Test Daf: TDN 4, TDN 5 (2009)) Advanced level Mother tongue

May 2012

Metropolitan region of Frankfurt am Main, Germany sustainable development of the metropolitan area with the focus on the greenbelt and regional park

Softwares

MS Office, Suite Adobe (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator), AutoCAD, SketchUp, MapInfo (basics)

April 2012

Yangtze-River-Delta, China urban development of the metropolitan area of New and Old Shanghai

OTHER ACTIVITIES Volunteer at the Center for Youth Integration in Belgrade / www.cim.org.rs / working in the Drop - in center with children who live and work on the street

curriculum vitae

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PARK ON THE BANKS OF THE SEINE competition

Park is situated in a new housing area along the Seine, on the last brownfield of Juvisy and Athis-Mons, in the Zone d’aménagement concerté. Lawned and planted, this 12,000 m² park reinforces connection between the city and the river that runs alongside. Project seeks to repair interaction between urban environment and habitat of the river banks, and it operates on four components of the place: - ground and leveling, - water management, - biotopes and associated habitats, - allocation of uses and user comfort. My tasks, as an intern, included field survey, technical drawings of the plan view and sections, 3d modelling, analysis of uses within the park and diagrams of social practices.

Perspective_view towards the Seine

Plan view of the park

Section A-A (to the left) Section B-B (to the right) 6

Conceptual design of the park on the banks of the Seine in Athis Mons near Paris I 12000 m2 I agence INUITS I April 2013

Project is supposed to be implemented in 3 phases. In the first phase a provisional basin for the storm water is to be constructed, residential areas are to be landscaped and the central part of the park should be filled with the excavated soil from the provisional basin. The second phase of work complements the development of the Central Park. The last phase includes final development of the whole area.

Schema_phases of development

Schema_social use of space 7

BLUEBERRY FARM IN VELIKA IVANCA NEAR BELGRADE developement strategy and master plan

The master plan for the private estate in the countryside was drafted in stages due to gradual expansion of the property boundaries. Modifications have been made in order to ensure the optimal spatial organisation for all property owners. In all proposed solutions, housing is located in the highest area with a view of the surrounding landscape. In the third and the last version of the plan houses are located in the most secluded area, VARIJANTA surrounded with1 forest.

Blueberry fields, which are the economic cornerstone of the future households, cover at least 4ha of land. Road infrastructure, storage buildings and a water basin are supposed to support sustainable blueberry production. Since the estate is a permanent residence of the land owners, the landscape design of the residential area is very important, especially a connection with the water body and the conception of a bio pool, a natural lake with a VARIJANTAsystem 2 self-cleaning of biological filters and plants.

hedge around the estate made of native tree species and shrubs blueberry field

horse stable placed along the access road; space in the back is fenced and is part of the stable potential hiking and horse riding routes through the nature residential area at the highest point, with shared garden and teracces towards the waterbody

gravel access road outlined with vertical lines of cypresses

phase 1

building for machines and tools storage

potential hiking and horse riding routes through the nature blueberry fields

gravel access road outlined with vertical lines of cypresses

access road to blueberry fields

blueberry fields

phase 2 retention basin with natural pool containing swimming and regeneration area, surrounded with forest

equipement storage and horse stable placed along the access road; space in the back is fenced and is part of the stable

Option 1_master plan

Master plan of the blueberry farm in Velika Ivanca I Cepic in DEMETRA RB I 6 ha I August 2014

residential area with shared courtyard, situated on the hillside and enclosed with existing forest retention basin with natural pool containing swimming and regeneration area, surrounded with forest

Option 2_master plan

residential area at the highest point, surrounded by forest

natural depression turned into water basin for irrigation of blueberry fields, and biopool for leisure

blueberry fields

roads along contour lines

Spatial analysis

Option 3_detail of residential zone with water basin

Topography and water basin

Option 3_master plan

Bio-pool scheme and example

Option 3_3D scheme

PARKING SPACE ACTIVATION IN GRENOBLE student project / development strategy

Selected site is an old one-storey residential building in Berriat neighborhood in Grenoble, with garages on the ground floor, cut through with a passage, on one side leaning against a multi-storey residential building and on another against a parking space. In this project I recognised the potential of this building to become a landmark in the neighborhood, as it creates a specific ambient, especially in the context of the surrounding recent housing projects. In broad terms, this project supports flexible, temporary and improvised use of open parking space and conversion of the garage spaces on the ground floor of the building to commercial / art / cultural / craft use. The main purpose of the proposal is to give ideas to local residents of alternative uses of the parking spaces and to initiate local action. Proposed activities are to be approved or discarded by inhabitants in the upcoming participatory workshops (that would ideally take place before each implementation phase). Interventions are to be implemented in phases. The project is supposed to test the need for more public space and activities in the neighborhood as an alternative to car parkings and garages.

Site location

Existing situation

Area of intervention

Urban design proposal for activation of parking space in Berriat neighborhood in Grenoble I 2500 m2 I January 2013

There are considerable open green spaces in the neighborhood. Many of them have been designed and implemented within the frame of recent redevelopments in the area.

However, many of the green spaces have limited access, they are either private or semi-private in their character, and when public â&#x20AC;&#x201C; they are usually closed after certain hour. Some passages have lost their purpose of connecting spaces and are closed.

Recent redevelopment of the neighborhood have introduced higher quality of construction but have caused some negative impact on the neighborhood, such as â&#x20AC;&#x153;blindâ&#x20AC;? ground levels, disregard of the street fronts, and disconnection of open public spaces. Still, several old buildings have a good construction and maintenance quality.

This is principally a residential area. Commercial activities are placed along the small streets. There are many parking spaces and garages. There is a lack of cultural/specific commercial activities / services in the close proximity of the selected area.

open space

connectivity in open space

quality of buildings

functions

public

private

semi-public

fences

limited access

PARKING SPACE ACTIVATION IN GRENOBLE student project / development strategy

I identified four different ambiences in the area on the basis of subjective feelings and perceptions, where I examined distances (Jan Gehl, “Cities for People”), barriers, passages, views, and hidden versus revealed spaces. All analyzed features will further influence definition of use for each of these spaces. Activities proposed in the phase 1 have role to initiate action, to create feeling of movement and expectation that “something is going to happen” in this place, to make people curious, to offer an alternative to “dead” parking space, to draw attention to the building that might be perceived as a heritage of the neighborhood, etc. Having passed phase 1 successfully, in the phase 2 some parts of the parking should permanently change their use into public space. The building should interact with the open space through a vivid urban space of the existing passage. In the last phase the connection with other parts of the neighborhood is to be improved, especially with the main arterial roads.

PROPOSAL

PARTICIPATORY WORKSHOP

IMPLEMENTATION

PHASE 1

PARTICIPATORY WORKSHOP

IMPLEMENTATION

PHASE 2

PARTICIPATORY WORKSHOP

IMPLEMENTATION

PHASE 3

Urban design proposal for activation of parking space in Berriat neighborhood in Grenoble I 2500 m2 I January 2013

PHASE 1

PHASE 2

temporary, flexible use change of use of the ground floor from garage to commercial and cultural activities (but keeping some garages) activated passages

PHASE 3

temporary, flexible use

permanent use - public space change of use of the ground floor from garage to commercial and cultural activities activated passages

conversion of some of the ground floor garages into workshops

flexible, temporary use of parking space (open-air cinema, flea market, etc.)

permanent public space

vivid urban space - shops, galleries, workhops

urban agriculture as one of the proposed activities 13

SILVER LAKE RESORT competition

Our vision for development of tourism in the area of Silver Lake is to create a unique visitor center on the banks of the Danube in form of an ethno-village with traditional craft centers and workshops. Ethnological and historical motives of Serbian culture are to be interwoven into educational, cultural and artistic character of the planned settlement. Landscape design is addressing concept of “traditional” through pavement patterns (e.g. carpet motif appears in the main square design) and use of native vegetation.

A church with a small square in front is shifted from the main axis to maintain certain secluded atmosphere but is still well connected with the main promenade. This square links the main promenade along the waterfront with the central “Square of Crafts”.

Danube Plan view of the whole area

Silver Lake Site location_Danube and Silver Lake

Free standing rental houses with gardens are designated for shorter or longer stay. Those are one storey high buildings each facilitated with a car access.

Conceptual design of the residential tourist complex on Silver Lake in Serbia I 35000 m2 I team Cepic, Stevanovic I January 2010

“Square of Crafts” is located centrally in the complex. Around the square there are workshops, cafes and shops on the groundfloor level with apartments on upper floors.

Free standing houses with individual access streets.

“Square of Crafts“ is a central space delineated by onestorey buildings with manufacturing and sales facilities on ground floors and apartments on upper floors. There is a market near the church, in extension of the “Square of Crafts”.

In terms of architecture we pursued a simple and modern shapes, using cube as a basic element. Form of the house follows morphology of the terrain and gradually extends over it. We combined wood with glass and concrete to achieve harmoniuos relation between “traditional” and “modern”.

Perspective_free standing rental house

Plan view of the “Square of Crafts”

Ground plan and sections_free standing rental house

SAVA LAKE SHORELINE IN BELGRADE development strategy and conceptual design

Object of the research is the unregulated shore of the Sava Lake in Belgrade. Total lenght of the waterside is 4.2km. We Đ°im at harmonious and well balanced development of the whole area of the lake. Considering the entertaining and comercial character of the left shore, we seek to complement the existing offer with acitivites of cultural and educational character, to create more peaceful and intimate ambience and to meet needs of different users.

Site location_Belgrade 16

Landscape design of the undeveloped shoreline of the Sava Lake in Belgrade I 37.3 ha I June 2006

culture & leisure arts & leisure

sports

Plan view of the lakeside

CIRCULATION cycle path pedestrian paths

ZONING sport & leisure central functions MODE OF USE tranquil moderate noisy 17

SAVA LAKE SHORELINE IN BELGRADE

development strategy and conceptual design

Area is divided into 3 main functional zones with dominant cultural, arts and sport infrastructure. Zoning has derived from specific linear form of the available waterside. Main motif of the entrance zone is a `mirror path` following the east - west axis with the mirror sculptures at its both ends. The idea is to use mirrors to emphasise the sunset experience.

Front access of this zone is planned as a peaceful area with places to sit and rest. Open spaces surrounded with forest-like massives are to create balance of shaded/ exposed and open/closed spaces. View towards the water is preserved and highlighted by leaving openings framed with trees next to the waterfront.

Perspective_tranquility of the waterfront

Plan view of the entrance zone

Perspective_open vs. closed space

Section 18

Landscape design of the undeveloped shoreline of the Sava Lake in Belgrade I 37.3 ha I June 2006

Zone of art and leisure has a central spacious grass area that is to become a setting for various artistic and cultural performances such as exhibitions, outdoor theater plays, different cultural events. During winter this space can be transformed into an ice rink. These activities are complemented by multifunctional character of the outlined buildings (cafe/gallery/restaurant). Path extending over the water is supposed to enhance the overall experience and become an attractive viewpoint.

Plan view of the arts and leisure zone

Perspective_arts and leisure 19

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LEED CERTIFIED COMMERCIAL LANDSCAPE IN BELGRADE planting design and construction project

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per ene sa ljub nisk ičas ez tom elen tra o bojo l isne ve mc i žu per vet toc e pos a, v n e vet toje i is ž a bun juće ći t ovi, rav pos p e ren v njak toje is in ei e ći ž žbu bun nov Ber i, v ber is i is t hun ber gii ‘ Atr opu rpu rea

How to bring nature into a city? Inspired by Oudolf’s ‘flowering meadows’ and Marx’s artistic organic forms, we used a combination of perennials and shrubs, sedums and yuccas, ornamental grasses and groups of large shrubs to experiment with colour, texture and form and to finally create an exciting, lively and diverse landscape. A2

Inspiration_Piet Oudolf

Inspiration_Roberto B. Marx

Planting design and construction project for the LEED landscape around commercial center Usce in Belgrade I Cepic in DEMETRA RB I 5000 m2 I Decembre 2014

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Construction schedule

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Activity

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PRILOG 6 – DETALJ KLUPA lav

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2nd week

3rd week

4th week

1. Installation of irrigation system 2. Planting 3. Installation of sheet iron separators around planted areas 4. Applying gravel around plants 5. Applying mulch around plants na platou ispred USCE Shopping 6. Installation of outdoorCentra, lighting kod juznog ulaza. Kod istocnog ulaza je u 7. Construction of pathways

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1st week

Alternative works 8. Painting of existing concrete walls 9. Installation of wood slats for seating over existing concrete wall 10. Dismantling and relocation of existing bicycle parking 11. Installation of waste - bins

pace private s ce public spa

Plan view

Bench construction detail

lighting Foto –Outdoor postojece klupe, juzni ulaz

Waste bins

LEED CERTIFIED COMMERCIAL LANDSCAPE IN BELGRADE planting design and construction project

Two different scales are applied in the design of open space. The public space situated along the boulevard is a transit area that is mainly to be seen from cars and public transport vehicles and by pedestrians. For this reason, the level of detail is low and we designed large groups of unified shrubs and ornamental grasses. On the other hand, plant containers within the private area in front of the commercial center require a higher level of detail. In order to attract users to slow down and spend time, the diversity of plants is high. combination of ornamental grasses, Santolina, Helychrisum, etc.

combination of Lavandula, Rosmarinus, Echinacea, Veronica, etc.

Perspective views of the green area at the entrance_A1 22

Based on the LEED standards of water efficiency, the selection of plants was limited to those with very low water requirements such as Lavandula, Rosmarinus, Santolina, Helychrisum, Teucrium, Sedum, etc. The combination of plants was made based on their colour, height and texture. In this way we combined perennials and shrubs of similar or complementing characteristics and created a wave-like pattern in the landscape.

combination of Lavandula and Teucrium

early spring bulbs - Crocus and Galanthus nivalis

ground cover Pachysandra terminalis

Plan view of the green area at the entrance_A1

Planting design and construction project for the LEED landscape around commercial center Usce in Belgrade I Cepic in DEMETRA RB I 5000 m2 I Decembre 2014

Plan view_A2

KOMPOZICIONI PLAN

projektant Slavica Čepić, dipa

existing Berberis t. ‘Atropurpurea’ green perennials, 10-40cm height perennials with purple and violet flowers, 60-90cm ornamental grasses Sedum sp. with green leaves, low growing Sedum sp. with red flowers, medium height Sedum sp. with yellow flowers, medium height

Perspective view_A2

Plan view_A3 23

LEED CERTIFIED COMMERCIAL LANDSCAPE IN BELGRADE planting design and construction project

ornamental grasses h 120-150cm (Miscanthus sinensis)

BILJAKA

efekat po sezonama

group of Nandina domestica

spring

summer

autumn

winter

early spring flower meadow of Crocus and Galanthus nivalis group of Cortaderia selloana

P E R E N N IA L S

combination of large shrubs with red and light green leaf colors (Cotinus coggygria ‘Royal Purple’ and C. coggygria ‘Golden Spirit’)

IZBOR

B U LB S

SEDUM + YUCCA

S HR UB S

concrete tiles laid in grass, 100x50x5cm

Plan view_A4 24

Scheme of seasonal changes

Planting design and construction project for the LEED landscape around commercial center Usce in Belgrade I Cepic in DEMETRA RB I 5000 m2 I Decembre 2014 Idejno rešenje uređenja zelenih površina UŠĆE Shopping Centra u Beogradu

LEED CERTIFIED COMMERCIAL LANDSCAPE IN BELGRADE planting design and construction project

2. Winter look_part of area A1

Winter look by night_part of area A4

Process of making 25

živa ograda visine 80-120cm

sedumi zelenog lista, niskog i visokog rasta (15-50cm)

Pyracantha coccinea orezana na 100cm

Yucca filamentosa i ukrasna trava visine 40-60cm

masiv žbunova visine 80-120cm

ENTRANCE TO A RESIDENTIAL BUILDING IN NEW BELGRADE masiv žbunova visine 200-250cm kombinacija crvenolisne i zelenolisne vrste

planting design and construction project ukrasna trava visine 120-150cm masiv žbunova visine 120-150cm ukrasna trava visine 200-250cm

Proposed concept follows cvetni geometry tepih od prolećnog of the lukovičastog cveća: visibabe, building and the existing planting scheme. šafran To separate residential area from parking space we used clean lines of neatly prunned hedge Lonicera nitida interrupted with simple round shape of Catalpa bignonioides ‘Nana’. Selection of plants was determined by function of space and vicinity of parking lots. Deep shade under existing trees led to use of ground cover Pachysandra terminalis.

BAŠTE 1 - 7 cvetne livade

rasveta zastor od betonskih ploča u travi dimenzija 100x50x5cm *alternativno zastor od nabijenog tucanika

perene sa ljubičastom bojom cveta, visine 30-60-90cm niske zelenolisne perene i žbunovi, visine 15-40cm trave i žutocvetajuće perene i žbunovi, visine 30 - 60 - 90cm

to plantpostojeći ground cover Pachysandra terminalis travnjak around postojeći existing trees with planting density žbun Berberis thunbergii ‘Atropurpurea’ 25/m2; apply mulch between plants and outline the area with sheet iron separator

to prune existing Prunus laurocerasus

to plant Hydrangea hortensis

concrete slabs 40x40x4cm

existing trees Carpinus betulus

to plant hedge Lonicera nitida around Catalpa bignonioides ‘Nana’; apply mulch and outline area with iron sheet separator

existing Prunus laurocerasus

KOMPOZICIONI PLAN

tree growing dense hedge

out

Prunus laurocerasus

Planting design and construction project for the entrance area of a residential building in Block 63 in New Belgrade I Cepic in DEMETRA RB I 250 m2 I March 2014

projektant Slavica Čepić, dipa

GARDEN IN MAGLAJSKA STREET IN BELGRADE design and construction project

wall climbers Parthenocissus tricuspidata and Hedera helix

Picea abies C e r c i s siliquastrum / 2

M a g n o l i a soulangeana / 2

Morus alba ‘Pendula’

Lavandula officinalis Buxus sempervirens Picea abies / 2

hedge Prunus laurocerasus / 65 combination Acer palmatum green and red

Acer palmatum / 3 Hypericum calycinum / 100 Juniperus horizontalis / 70

combination Betula pendula and round Buxus sp. hedge Lonicera nitida / 130 Pyrus sp. / 4 Carpinus betulus ‘Fastigiata’ / 3 P r u n u s Liriodendron tulipifera laurocerasus Carpinus betulus espalier / 4 with Pyracantha coccinea wall climber beneath / 22

combination Betula pendula and round Buxus sp. to be planted

Design and construction project for a private garden in Maglajska street in Belgrade I team Cepic, Radakovic - Sarcevic in DEMETRA RB I 3300 m2 I April 2014

FAMILY GARDEN IN GROCKA NEAR BELGRADE conceptual and construction project

Design concept for а family garden in Grocka, near Belgrade, overlooking the Danube to the North. Aim was to highlight existing qualities of the site, principally the extraordinary view of the river. We acomplished this by leaving the opening in the north part of the garden and designing a wave-like bench at the viewpoint. Furthermore, we experimented with pattern in pavement. We also paid special attention to “open” and “close” spaces defined by vegetation.

Pavement pattern design 28

Plan view of the garden

Conceptual design of the family garden in Grocka near Belgrade I team Cepic with NATURALIST I 500 m2 I July 2009

Perspective_concrete bench

Perspective of one of the design solutions_view from the house

Perspective of one of the design solutions_semi-aerial view

FAMILY GARDEN IN JAJINCI NEAR BELGRADE conceptual project

Design concept for Đ° family garden in Jajinci, near Belgrade. House is built in traditional style with use of local materials (stone, wood). Concept for the garden design is based on similar principle: use of native plants, warm colours and traditional materials. Design is particularly determined by the steep terrain that led to creation of terraces with different uses. medium tall deciduous tree: Rhus typhina, Albitzia julibrissin

B A Section A-A

small deciduous tree: Syringa vulgaris tall deciduous shrub: Cornus alba, Forsythia europea small deciduous and evergreen shrubs: Hydrangea hortensis, Viburnum opulus tall evergreen shrub: Prunus laurocerasus, Aucuba japonica

bench

topiary ball Buxus sempervirens

swing

grasses and perrenials: Rudbekia

stone

climbing plant: Hedera helix

mulch

Conceptual design of the family garden in Jajinci near Belgrade I 200 m2 I April 2009

1m 2m

5m Section B-B

ENTRANCE TO A MIXED - USE BUILDING design and realisation

Simple and minimalist design of the limited container like space of around 8 m2 in size. Specific site conditions such as partial to heavy shade and minimal depth of soil have determined the use of plants resistant to such conditions: Hedera helix and Buxus sempervirens (topiary form).

We used mulch to cover the soil in order to enhance visual appeal of the space, to conserve moisture, to improve fertility of the soil and to reduce weed growth.

Images of the realised project

Design and realisation of entrance space of a mixed-use building in Belgrade I 8 m2 I team Cepic, Radivojcevic with RASADNIK MARKOVIC I June 2010

OFFICE BUILDING ATRIUM DESIGN student project / conceptual project

Project is placed in a fictional space. Atrium is conceived in a way to accomodate employees and visitors of the building, to provide tranquil and peaceful place where one can take rest, and introduce elements of nature into the built working environment.

gravel

fountain concrete slabs

Betula pendula sitting

concrete bench

Perspective 32

Conceptual design of atrium in an office building I 400 m2 I May 2007

Plan view

GUNDULICEV VENAC SQUARE IN BELGRADE conceptual and construction project

Several key issues identified in the existing state of the square are poor maintenance, safety problems, vandalism, busy street facing the square and lots of parking spaces. The way to tackle these issues is to provide more sitting spaces, re-design urban furniture, create â&#x20AC;&#x153;green buffersâ&#x20AC;? towards the busiest street, improve illumination but most importantly - to give identity to the space using a distinct design in order to create a sense of belonging for the local inhabitants. Different ambients are created through a specific broken - line shape of sitting walls and pathways. The selected vegetation is relatively tolerant to air pollution and does not require high maintenance (Acer campestre, Koelreuteria paniculata, Abies concolor, Spirea sp, Ligustrum sp.). Concrete tiles are used as paving material.

Plan view 34

Reconstruction of the Square Gundulicev Venac in Belgrade I 1120 m2 I team Cepic, Milanovic, Grbac with NATURALIST I July 2011

Perspective_zig-zag pavement and benches

Perspective_entrance area

wooden board metal element reinforced concrete

concrete footing compact gravel compact soil Zig-zag bench

Zig-zag bench_construction details

KOPITAREVA GRADINA SQUARE IN BELGRADE conceptual and construction project

Kopitareva Gradina is a historically and architecturally valuable urban neighborhood in Belgrade, with classicist and secessionist style houses from the beginning of the 20th century surrounding the square. Considering its architectural significance, proposed design draws attention to the historical identity of the neighborhood and discretely reminds us of the Secession. The linear central part of the square â&#x20AC;&#x153;opens upâ&#x20AC;? the area with colours and floral ornaments in the pavement. Sitting walls in some places follow the form of paved surfaces. Paved surfaces are constructed of printed concrete.

Secession_details

Perspective_ornaments in the pavement design

Reconstruction of the Square Kopitareva Gradina in Belgrade I 700 m2 I team Cepic, Milanovic, Grbac with NATURALIST I July 2011

Perspective_entrance area concrete slab concrete curb concrete foundation compact gravel compact soil

Pavement_construction detail (above) and realisation (under)

Plan view

AVENUE DE LA PORTE DE CLICHY IN PARIS competition

Situated in the north of Paris, Avenue de la Porte de Clichy constitutes an important access line to the capital both in terms of frequency and intensity of its use and of the urban role and great ambition assigned to it. The redevelopement project of the avenue included a conceptual design of the public space in front of the future Palace of Justice, between the ring road (périphérique) and the junction with the Rue Cardinet. The project is aimed at recreating the avenue as a pleasant passage through the city, shaded, comfortable and quiet. The public space of the avenue is designed as a natural extension and a counterpoint of the square in front of the future Palace of Justice. The avenue metaphorically represents a river, a delta, which opens continuously to the périphérique and emphasizes connection between inside and outside of the city. The lighting under the périphérique is to ensure and highlight this linkage. My contribution to the project included technical drawings of the plan view and sections, and composition and layout of the presentation panels.

Plan view of the boulevard

Redevelopment of the Avenue Porte de la Clichy in Paris I 33000 m2 I agence INUITS I April 2013

Section B_street profile

Section A_play of lights under “périphérique”

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contact: +381 64 2415351 slavicacepic@gmail.com