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ACCADEMIA DI ARCHITETTURA DI MENDRISIO Mcs2 Solange Mbanefo
TABLE OF CONTENTS Curiculum Vitae . . DIPLOMA Salzburg: In between memory and contemporaneity. . Master 2 Atelier Bonnet : Museum of Ticinese Architecture Atelier Miller : Concert Hall for Experimental Music . . Master 1 Atelier Burkhalter-Sumi : Rethinking LeCorbusier . . Bachelor 3 Atelier Boesch : Sette Scale per Como . . Bachelor 2 Atelier Bearth : Vacation House, Sardenia / Housing, Barcelona . . Workshop on International Social Housing W.I.S.H. : Havana, Cuba . . Bachelor 1 Observational Study : Investigating our Microcosmos . . Humanitarian Work
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Solange MBANEFO
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n°2 Via Alfonso Turconi, 6850 Mendrisio, Ticino, Switzerland. Solange MBANEFO
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Solange Mbanefo
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+41 76 633 37 96
n°2 Via Alfonso Turconi, 6850 Mendrisio, Suisse - Nigéria Ticino, Switzerland. 07/04/1993
solange_mbanefo@yahoo.com +41 76 633 37 96 07/04/1993
Suisse - Nigéria
solange_mbanefo@yahoo.com Masters in Science of Architecture, Accademia di Architettura, Switzerland. Bachelors in the Accademia di Architettura, Mendrisio,Mendrisio, Switzerland. Bachelors in Architecture, Accademia di Architettura, Mendrisio, Switzerland.
International Baccalaureate Bilingual (English-French), Collège Champittet, Lausanne.
French Baccalaureate Program Scientfique. 2011- onwards Bachelors the Accademia Architettura, Mendrisio, Brevet des Collèges, Lycée in Français in Lagos,diNigeria. Awarded: Très Switzerland. Bien / Excellent.
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2009-2011
International Baccalaureate Bilingual (English-French), Collège Champittet, Lausanne.
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2003 – 2009
French Baccalaureate Program Scientfique.
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Curriculum Vitæ
THIRD YEAR ARCHITECTURE STUDENT
Brevet des Collèges, Lycée Français in Lagos, Nigeria.
Awarded: Très Bien / Excellent.
Worked as Private guide to roof the musicians at the Monttreux Jazz Artistes Trullo traditional restauration workshop, Puglia, Italy Foundation (MJAF), Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland
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2013-2014
Architectural Internship at DeFournier : Arquitetos e Urbanistas. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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2013-2014
Give private lessons in English and French to Marine Soldiers and University Students. Urca-Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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2012
Give private lessons in English, French and Economics to High school students. Mendrisio, Suisse
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2011
Worked short period in an Illustration and Graphic design studio: Tétard. Lausanne, Suisse
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2011
Participated in the Architecture Internship at EPFL. Lausanne, Suisse
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2011
Participated in Model United Nations: International Debating Seminar between schools. Represented the Russian Federation. Rome, Italy
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2010 and 2011
Won first prize, twice, in School’s Christmas Card Design, Collège Champittet
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2010-2011
Interviews with architects, urban planners, lawyers, geographers and engineers. Memoire on socio-economical issues related to urban planning in West Africa.
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2008-2011
Benevolent Assistant for Handisport, Riviera: Gymnastics and aquatic activities for handicapped children. Lausanne - Vevey, Suisse
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2010
Volunteer at Ecological Research in maintaining The Kruger Park, South Africa. Scientific research on sustainable development and a particular focus on elephants.
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2009
Built a School in Thailand, Benevolent Humanitarian Project, foundation Jan and Oscar.
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2009
Directed and Filmed the documentaries for the Humanitarian project in Thailand. Promoted to raise funds for the trip and the Juan et Oscar foundation’s website
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2009-2011
Art Exposition of my drawings, paintings and photographs, in Collège Champittet.
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2009-2011
Founded and directed the first Female Soccer Team of Collège Champittet.
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2009-2011
Won first prize in Design Competition for uniform and logo of the school’s Female Soccer team.
Trulli traditional roof restauration workshop, workshop, Puglia, ItalyPuglia, Italy Trullo traditional roof restauration
Software Proficiency GRAPHICS: CAD:
Adobe Photoshop CS, Adobe Illustrator CS, Adobe InDesign CS. Autocad, Rhino 3D, Archicad, Google SketchUp, 3D Studio Maxwell.
Model Making Skills Polyvalent use of materials:
Wood, Styrofoam, Foam, Carton, Plexiglas, Cement, Concrete, Plaster, and Paper.
Languages English: French: Italian: Portuguese: Spanish: German:
Personal interests Personal interests Literature:
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Maternal Language Fluent Bilingual Fluent (Currently studying in Italian) Fluent (Lived for a year in Brazil) Academic Level A2 (CECRL) Intensive Language course at Malca Instituto, Malaga, Spain Platform Level A1 (CECRL) Intensive Language course at Ausland Schweizer, Zürich, Switzerland
I am to publish my own Fiction novel that I am currently finishing.
am to publish my design own Fiction novel that I amart currently finishing. I Ihave won Graphic competitions. I hold expositions in school and with my mother. I love photography and produce yearly calendars for the family.
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I believe that discovering new and adapting to Fall different waysMember of life are important of Club our globalizing environment. Extreme Sports: Swiss Skydiving license and thecultures AFF (Accelerated Free license). of the Ticino assets Skydive : Paracentro. ( Riazzino airport) ………………………Sailing ⁃ Extreme Sports: Swiss Skydiving license and the AFF (Accelerated Free Fall license). Member of the Ticino Skydive Club : Paracentro. ( Riazzino airport) The Advanced Scuba diving license (PADI). ………………………Sailing Medal holder in the 20km de Lausanne marathon. The Advanced Scuba diving license (PADI).
in the de Lausanne Music: I Medal play theholder acoustic and20km the electric guitar.marathon. I have participated in cultural music manifests in Nigeria and played in a school band. I also currently participate in the Rio ……….……....…. ………..Carnival Bloco (Orquestra Voadora) playing the Maracatu percussion instrument: Alfaia in Nigeria and played in a school band. I also currently participate in the Rio ⁃ Music: I play the acoustic and the electric guitar. I have participated in cultural music manifests ……….……....…. ………..Carnival (Orquestra Voadora) Maracatu percussion instrument: Alfaia ⁃ Languages: I speak fiveBloco languages fluently enoughplaying to have the an understanding of the cultural richness and social traits each one is bonded to. ………....…. ………..
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DIPLOMA Salzburg : In between modernity and contemporaneity A continuous masterplan intervention that enhances the quality of pedestrian life and public spaces along the Salzach river Introducing wavy platforms that decompose into ramps that lead pedestrians to the water beaches As an elodge to the cultural history of Salzburg, the paths converge into an open building of cafĂŠs and boutiques The central part of the building ends with an open theater that can naturally meet with the rising river tides Wood, plaster, and concrete model 1:100 / 1:20 scale Salzburg, Austria
MASTERPLAN OF PROPOSAL
MAIN PLAN AND LONGITUDINAL SECTION
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Museum of Ticinese Architecture First Exercise : Landscaping Canal Systems Re-usal proposal Located at the Chiasso Train Staition, Ticino, CH Representatif Study Image
Museum of Ticinese Architecture Three Elevated Exposition rooms that hover over re-naturalised existing canal.
Located Between Peter Märkli’s ‘La Congiunta’ and the Gotthard Tunnel Entrance, Biasca, Ticino, CH Elaborate Study of Claude Parent’s Oblique Theory and Enhancement the Outdoor Space Axonometric explosion Plans and sections 1:100 / 1:10 000 scale
WEIV CIRTEMOSI YRTEMONOXA DEDOLPXE
EXISTING SITUATION PLAN The canal was a concrete box, brutally dividning the unused pasture grounds within the site.
STITUATION PLAN OF PROPOSAL By introducing retaining steps that naturalise an easy access to the water levels, the suspended Museum volumes shade the recreational public space for the local residents, children and professionals.
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WEST ELEVATION
FIRST FLOOR PLAN Display of exposition rooms’ flexibility with suspended panels and the fundamental use of structure and transitional spaces
TANSVERSAL OF MIDDLE
SECTION VOLUME
Experimental Music : Structural Resonnance in Space First Exercise : Pavillion Promenade to Experience Experiemntal Sounds Located at the Ex-Cementificio, Il parco delle Gole della Breggvia, Ticino, CH MDF and Concrete Model 1:50 Scale Plan and sections 1:100 scale
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Concert Hall for Experimental Music : La Jonction, Geneva, CH Exploring the double wall that creates buffer spaces for the musicians between the rehersal rooms inside the tubes and the wall. The core is the root of concrete tubes that act as seating terraces and performing platforms which give a felxibility to the spatial quality of the concrete concert hall. Site model: 3m by 0.7m, 1:200 scale / Project Model : MDF, 1:50 scale
MAIN CROSS SECTION
Plan of different floor typologies
Inside elevations Main wall’s texture made of concrete with folded openings designed to echo diverse sound waves of the instruments
External Elevation The Base is in Cement, with a terrace opening on the river. The upper façade is composed of bricks that are processed at different degrees. The idea is to have a natural sedimentary graduation in the long term as the more porous bricks darken faster
Rethinking LeCorbusier : BassoRilievo Elaborated Research Excercise to reproduce the Modulor Wall Located at the entrance of the UnitÊ d’Habitation in Firminy 92kg Reinforced Concrete Model 1:10 Scale Selected Model as gift to Mario Botta at Final Critique
Re-thinking LeCorbusier Towards the Ineffable : Observer’s Tower Dynamic hyperboloic wood and steel structure completed with double-spiral concrete staircase Wood and concrete model 1:20 scale Roquebrune Cap-Martin, France
ELEVATION AND FLOOR PLAN Pathway linking the natural coastline to the viewing platform 100m into the sea. The path is a boat dock and textured with interactive patterns based on modulor facade rythm
CROSS SECTION AA Eight steel pillars are linked to the foundations, stabilizing the light hyperboloid frame. The central stair is dĂŠcroissant from a radius of 1.83m to the minimum of 0.90m
CONSTRUCTION DETAIL A combination of wooden and steel support collumns work on a double layer The hyperboloid grid becomes less dense as one climbs higher, creating a gradual exposure to the spectacular view of Monte-carlo and the Sea.
Alcune Scale : Rilievo Carlo Scarpa (1963-66) La Scala ‘‘Samba’’
structure: in concrete _ step: polished cincrete_ handrail: in metal fixed into stone bricks _ floor: in stone height: 273cm_ number of steps: 13_ alzata: 21cm_ pedata: varible Plaster model 1:20 scale Museo Castlvecchio, Verona, Italy
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Sette Scale Per Como : Resatauro e Riuso Ex-Chiesa San Francesco Renovating the church into a multipurpose space: moveable staircases linking to lateral mezzanins for a public book store and a Performance stage in the alter area. Church Edifice Model 1:20 scale. Hand Rail Sample 1:1 scale
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FLOOR PLAN Illustrating acoustic stage curtain in the Alter of the ex-church We have inserted lateral mezzanins where the library is placed in between the archs and lateral domes. We have moveable staircases that can modify and divide the church for a multi-purpose use of the space.
MAIN FACADE CaffĂŠe on ground level extends to the outter patio. The original facade is preserved but a lateral window is opened to create more light and contact with the pedestrians.
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LONG CROSS SECTION AA Illustrating moveable staircaise, the upper library and the caffĂŠe on the ground floor
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CROSS SECTION BB Illustrating the bridge passageway linking the two sides of the elevated library.
Designing Quality Spaces for the ‘‘Hospitable Atmosphere’’ Vacation Accommodation on the Island of Tavolara, Sardinia, Italy Understanding how to tame rural sites to our comforts of living Site model : carton cut by hand, 1:500 scale / Project Model : MDF, 1:20 scale, 1:100 scale
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FLOOR PLAN Use of local stones to communicate with the natural environment of the island
CROSS SECTION AA Flat alluminium roof with numerous openings and windows to cross-ventilate and communicate with the view and nature.
CROSS SECTION BB Private Garden-Patio and embeded stone stairway leading down to the Sardinian sea.
Residential High Density Housing : Raval, Barcelona, Spain A Study of Social Quarters and Affordable Urban Dwellings Reinforcing linked public spheres dedicated to local community reunions. Site model: White concrete, 1:200 scale / Project Model : concrete, MDF, 1:20, 1:50, 1:200 scale
STREET FACADE Restaurant and kiosk opened to the street ; entrance to the inner courtyard’s public park.
TYPOLOGY FLOORPLAN Compact Residential social living
LONG CROSS SECTION BB Privacy is ensured by wooden brise-soleils panels individually regulated by the residence
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CROSS SECTION AA Privacy ensured by ‘‘raumplan’’ of the walkway and south facing balconies
W.I.S.H. : Havana, Cuba A Develpoment of Social Housing Masterplan in a Military Airport, in Urban Sprawl of South-West Havana. Reinforcing Local Pedestrian Plazuelas, Recreation Park and Cross Ventilation Channels Study Proposal of Strategic Housing Disposition to take full advantage of Prevailing Winds and Privacy Clusters Site : 4.8 hectares
Observational Study : Investigating our Microcosmos Detailed Anatomy Research, Composition, Proportions and Volumetric Understanding Oil Painting on Wooden Canvas Name : Beautiful Imperfections
Humanitarian Experience 1st photograph: Volunteering in Chang-Mai, Thailand to Build a school 2nd Photograph and main picture : Trullo Restauration Workshop, Ceglie Messapica, Puglia, Italy 3rd Photograph: Working for Elephant conservation research camp in Kruger park, South Africa
THANK YOU
solange_mbanefo@yahoo.com +41 76 669 31 37