Stefanie Verhoeyen
PORTFOLIO ARCHITECTURE
CURRICULUM VITAE STEFANIE VERHOEYEN +32 494 58 00 04 12.02.1991 Keiberg 58 9521 Letterhoutem Belgium stefanieverhoeyen@hotmail.com
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND April 2016 - July 2016
Construction installation at MoMA PS1 in New York, with Escobedo Soliz
June 2015 - March 2016
Architect for Rzero studio, Mexico City
June 2014 - June 2015
Graphic designer for Marketing3sesenta, Mexico City
ARCHITECTURAL COMPETITIONS 2016 Jan.
YAP program of MoMA PS1, in collaboration with ESCOBEDO SOLIZ, constructed
2015 Dec.
Arquine pavilion for Mextrรณpoli, in collaboration with ESCOBEDO SOLIZ
2015 Oct.
Master plan for INE, in collaboration with RZERO STUDIO
2015 Sept.
Museum design for Bauhaus, in collaboration with RZERO STUDIO
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND 2013 - 2014 Faculty of Architecture | Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium, department LUCA Ghent International master of Architecture and Science, passed cum laude 2012 - 2013 Faculty of Architecture | Czech Technical University of Prague, Czech Republic International master of Architecture with exchange program ERASMUS 2009 - 2012 Faculty of Architecture | Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium, department LUCA Ghent Bachelor of architecture 2003 - 2009 High school, Institute Sint-Maarten of Aalst, Belgium Department Latin and mathematics 2
LANGUAGES Dutch Native language English
Speak fluently and read/write with high profiency
Spanish
Speak fluently and read/write with high profiency
French Basic knowledge
SOFTWARE (WINDOWS + MAC) AUTOCAD SKETCHUP + V-RAY 3DS MAX PHOTOSHOP INDESIGN ILLUSTRATOR PREMIERE OFFICE
EXTRA 1997 - 2009 Art academy of Wetteren, Belgium Department music, guitar 1997 - 2011
Member of a youth organization, where I got my animator certificate to lead a group of children and youngsters 3
INDEX
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“Weaving The Courtyard”
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Mextrópoli pavilion
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Professional experience in RZERO
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Master thesis - Connectivity
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The hybrid building
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Smichov revitalization
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Refugee relief
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WEAVING THE COURTYARD In January 2016 ESCOBEDO SOLIZ won the YAP (Young Architect Program) of the MoMA in NY. I was involved in the design process and the construction. Year 2016 Location MoMA PS1, New York Typology temporary installation Weaving the courtyard is not an object nor a sculpture standing in the courtyard of the PS1, but a series of simple but powerful actions on the preexistence that generate new and different atmospheres in every space of the courtyard. The intervention works together with the preexisting walls to generate embankments on the topography, platforms of soil and mirrors of water. Using the modulation of the holes on the concrete walls, left by the formwork ties, we make a weaving system to create an ethereal and colorful cloud of ropes that provides many different textures, colors and shadows below the courtyard. We use the materials as they are, without altering their original state, therefore in the end of the summer these materials can be reused, for their usual purposes. Since its foundation in 1971, the PS1 has been one of the first and most important venues for site-specific art In New York. The Proposal is in essence, a site-specific architectural intervention that can only belong in this courtyard.
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WORK PROCESS May 1 - June 15
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The three courtyards were occupied. The design consisted out of a mist room, a pool yard and a sand box with the rope cover. We worked intensively with a team of 12 persons to get everything ready in time for the summer warm-ups of MoMA PS1. The deinstallation starts in August 2016. 11
MEXTRÓPOLI PAVILION Open competition in collaboration with ESCOBEDO SOLIZ Year 2016 Location Mexico City, Mexico Typology pavilion Size 107 m² The strength of the proposal is its organic-elemental character. The basic structure is divided into 2 articulated elements: a circular truss of bamboo with steel connections shaped into a perimetric ring and another coplanar truss that avoids deformations. A radial frame of compression is formed that supports a catenary roof of the textile petate, that is carried by a network of chains and ropes and that gets tense by gravity. Both elements reach a natural balance between tension and compression. 85% of the materials are organic (bamboo, rope, petate and textile) so that they can get recycled easily and they represent a low consumption of energy in its production and reduced environmental impact. Due to its circular trace, the pavilion maintains a continuous facade and can function in different places without being committed to orientation and specific position.
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The enclosure of the translucent textile of the pavilion functions as a permeable membrane that allows the free flow through it, and materialize the division between interior and exterior without creating a physical barrier. It allows continuity between public open space and public space with content. In the interior of the pavilion the `space is defined by a perimetric walkway that is slightly elevated from the ground which can be used as a place to sit or where people can freely walk around an exposition. In the middle of the catenary roof a void is created that drains the water and that introduces natural light that creates a center-event and a centripetal-centrifugal dialogue with the city. The pavilion is a catalyst, a forum, a space where ideas flow fluently.
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE IN RZERO ARCHITECTS Year 2015 - 2016 Location Mexico City, Mexico In RZERO I’ve worked from June 2015 until March 2016. It was a small architecture studio in the heart of Mexico City. I collaborated with them through several competitions like the Bauhaus design in Germany and the master plan of INE (National Electoral Institute) in Mexico. also worked together with the landscape architects PAAR for the revitalisation of the park San Juan in the centre of Mexico City and I was also involved in the architectonic plans for a ranch in the South of Mexico. With my experience as graphic designer they invited me to make several books, posters and presentation boards. The book that I present here was for ‘The Architectural League Emerging Voices’ in New York.
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MASTER THESIS Connectivity as an incentive for revitalizing Shekou Year 2014 Location Shekou port, Shenzhen, China Typology urban strategy, residential Size Urban area: 450 310 m² Zoom in on structure: 10 612 m²
Through time, East Asian cities became a victim of a big urban attack. For centuries the fabric and the grid of these cities were defined by urban villages. These are villages built up in a small scale with a high density and where the community spirit is still present. They are socially connected and they have their own identity. Because this land is cheap, they are mostly occupied by the poor. But since the start of the second millennium they are starting to disappear, caused by demographic and economic forces. They are demolished in order to put highrise anonymous blocks with no identity and not even the same density as the urban villages had, while they are reaching more height. It are massive towers, slabs and blocks where people are living in their own box and where there is no social connection. These housing units are mostly occupied by the rich because of the comfort. Because of this ‘block attack’ Asian cities a re developing a segregated society. 18
When we zoom in on Shenzhen we see that this city underwent an enormous metamorphosis last decades. Shenzhen is known as one of the fastest growing cities in the world. The city changed from a little fishing village into a modern metropolis. With an original population of 300 000 inhabitants, they reached 12 million inhabitants in 2005, with 75 % of migrants. By analyzing those numbers we can conclude that density is necessary in Shenzhen, since the population is still growing. But I’m asking myself the question if demolishing urban villages and building high-rise apartments instead, is the good solution. Social interconnection is lost and the need of density is not solved. Is there a possibility to design a system of living that is a medium between the system of the urban villages –with the social interaction and density- and the system of the urban blocks –with the comfort and hygiene- in a self-sufficient way?
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URBAN VILLAGES - CITY SHENZEN
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Mountains
Industrial heritage
Water
SITE - SHEKOU PORT
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PROPOSAL
The path connects the mountains. In between the path, structures are located. Those structures consist of different functions like residences, stores, schools, community offices and religious buildings. I developed one of the structures which is indicated by the black spot in the physical model.
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PHYSICAL MODEL
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The structure is a steel structure with a grid of 5m by 5m, horizontally attached into the mountains. As the living area of a person in Shenzhen is 20m² per person, these measurements are easy to construct in it. New housing units can be built within the structure by the users itself. Fixed basis: . Steel structure 5m x 5m . Lighting shafts . Inner paths and stairs . First housing units
Vertical circulation
Housing units
Lighting shafts
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Level 0
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Urban farming is a place where collective life develops. People motivate each other to collaborate. Labor gets rewarded and it works contagious. It are these places that are the heart of a community.
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There is no clear boundary between interior and exterior. The residents need to have the feeling that they have their own place where they can have their privacy and comfort, but that they are only a few steps away from the collective life. The inner path acts like a street and corridor in the same time. There is a visual connection between water, industrial heritage and the mountains.
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THE HYBRID BUILDING Year 2013
Location Brussels, Belgium Typology mixed use Size 76 402 m²
The corner where the two streets Kunstlaan and Wetstraat meet each other is the entrance of one of the most important streets in Brussels. This influence is what I want to show with the two high towers in the building. They are a societal projection of wealth and prosperity and a placeholder for future growth. The towers are offices and the lower part of the building is a high school. Because I want to have the privacy and the security of the school insured, I keep the two different programs separated, but I create visual connections in a subtle way. The urban void and the entrance of the offices is mixed. It’s a place where people can meet each other in restaurants, shops and bars and it’s an invitation to the public roof garden.
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Offices School Urban void
The facade of the offices is provided with elektrical movable aluminium panels. From the outside these panels give visually a heavy look. But the use of a glass facade behind is a response on this heaviness. The grid of the panels insures an openness from the interior to the exterior. 34
Circulation school
Public route
Circulation offices
In our design studio each student had his own plot in the Wetstraat and together we made a physical model on scale 1/200, which gave a realistic impression.
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SMICHOV REVITALIZATION Year 2013
Location Prague, Czech Republic Typology retirement home and children day car Size 19 023 m² Next to Smichov railway station in Prague there is a long and narrow strip of land next to the water. It’s a very industrial area with a chaotic impression. People don’t come there and the place is abandonned. Nevertheless this area has a lot of opportunities. It is along the water, it is next to a railway station and there are metro, bus and tram stops. This makes revitalizing of the site more interesting. Together in team we came up with a masterplan that stimulates the vibrancy and attract a mix of different people. Each of us developed one part of the masterplan. I have chosen for a retirement home combined with a children day care. A place where I bring old and young together. “Some residents walk a lot and need a reason to stop and explore; others are not able to walk very far and need inspiration even on a short stroll.” -Henning Larsen Architects-
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Masterplan with zoom in on the individual project
Ground floor
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Level 1
Level 4
Transversal section
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Facade East
Facade West
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REFUGEE RELIEF Year 2011
Location Aalst , East Flanders, Belgium Typology refugee center Size 2437 m²
This refugee center creates a temporary shelter for people who don’t find a place in our country or society. The site is on the first sight in contradiction with the term ‘hiding’. It’s located next to a busy square. Nevertheless, this is just the reason why it’s a suitable location. Hiding is about ‘seeing’ and ‘being seen’. In this way the refugees are getting more involved in our society. At the same time the building operates as a lookout point to the city.
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Hoge Vesten
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Circulation
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Stefanieverhoeyen@hotmail.com