TEODOR DUHNEV
T EODOR D UHNEV M.Arch Graduate LEED GA (Expected)
I strive for architecture first and foremost designed for the intended occupants.
To create functional and well-performing spaces, achieving maximum comfort on an individual as well as social level for the intended users. Buildings must also be aware of their architectural and cultural contexts, responding and contributing to them in an appropriate way.
I believe the field of architecture is headed towards a more efficient and
sustainable way of design. One which fully utilizes all the latest technological innovations we have at our disposal, yet also does not disregard the methods that were put to great use before the rise of the recent technological boom. The future brings the challenge of building more sustainable, yet without sacrificing from design and creativity, and I am excited to work for a role in taking on these challenges.
A REAS O F I NTEREST High-Performance Buildings Sustainable Design Culturally Responsive Architecture Cityscapes and Urban Typologies I
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RIC B EACON O F H OPE
| Chicago, IL
Comprehensive Integrated Design | Spring 2017 | UIUC
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H IKER'S I NN: M ATERA
| Matera, IT
Symbiosis of Nature, Culture, and Architecture | Fall 2016 | UIUC
E NERGIZING V IENNA
| Vienna, AT
Breathing Life into the City Block | Spring 2016 | TUM
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B AIRRO U RBAN
| Rio de Janeiro, BR
Urban Housing in the 21st Century | Fall 2015 | UIUIC
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D IFFUSING O UT O F R EALITY
| Chicago, IL
Systems from Nature | Fall 2014 | UIC II
RIC: BEACON OF HOPE
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Comprehensive Integrated Design Spring 2017 UIUC (Team of 3)
The new Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago Hospital is a high-rise medical facility which seeks to provide the optimal recovery environment for its recovering patients, as well as a stimulating work environment for its staff and office workers. The building is designed in a way that takes full consideration of its urban context, orienting rehabilitation and gathering spaces toward the lake and patient rooms toward nice views of the city, and in that way easing the rehabilitation process of patients. It also embraces its role as a beacon in its neighborhood- both reflecting the RIC culture of innovative, high-tech design as well as being respectful and aware of its cultural context. In order to maximize the client’s investment value, full consideration is given to constructability- with an efficient core-supported structure and standard framing plan.
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“BEACON OF HOPE�
INPATIENT VIEWS
The corner with the optimal view and minimal solar radiation is emphasized, with primary rehabilitation spaces and public zones inside.
All inpatient rooms have clear, unobstructed views to a cityscape or natural features, aiding the healing process (as proven by research) of the patients during their stay.
TECH. INNOVATION
PARK CONTINUATION
Reflecting of the high-tech and innovative culture of the client (RIC), facade features innovative enclosure methods in the form of PV cells along the spandrels.
Adjacent park connects to the building through an indoor and outdoor green space on the lobby level.
CONTEXTUAL PODIUM Surrounded by many low-rise historic university building, the podium level takes on a similar exterior expression- built of heavier, stone materials. 04
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PROGRAM DISTRIBUTION: STA Vertical Stacking Mechanical floor
Research
Hotel
Healing Garden Dietary
Ability labs
Inpatient Units
Sky Lobby
Mechanical floor Outpatient Care
Medical Office Building Administrations & OfficesMech
Lobby, Retail
Indoor Garden
Parking
Elevator Risers
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Inpatient Floor
Sky Lobby with Healing Garden
Lobby
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Views at Ground Level
Views at 300 ft
Views at 500 ft
“Surgical patients assigned to rooms with windows looking out on a natural scene had shorter postoperative hospital stays, received fewer negative evaluative comments in nurses’ notes, and took fewer potent analgesics than matches patients in similar rooms with windows facing a brick building wall” Hygiene Zone
Clinical Zone
Patient Zone Family Zone Apart from the inpatient rooms, the place where patients spend most of their time and do most of their rehabilitation are the ability labs. Being so crucial to the healing process, they are located in the best space of the floor plate- the northeast “Beacon of Hope” corner. Being fully exposed of clear glass and with a great view to the lake, all the equipment and activities within are facing outdoors, to ease the effect of being stuck inside walls all the time for patients and give them a connection to the outdoors.
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Tower Enclosure Sec-
Podium Enclosure Section Solar Panel Equipped Spandrel
Precast Concrete Panels with Granite Finish
Radiation study highlighting the stark contrast of sun exposure between the Northeast and Southwest corners, driving the design of the enclosure. Northeast
Southwest
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Structure System & Framing Plans
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Mechanical Diagram
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Matera, IT Chicago, IL
H IKER'S I NN: M ATERA
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Symbiosis of Nature, Culture, and Architecture Fall 2016 UIUC
The Hiker’s Inn in Matera takes full advantage of its location- by the UNESCO heritage site of Matera, recreating the “cave living” experience the city is known for, and putting it in an architectural form. The units are designed to give a true sense of place - creating a feel of the 9000+ year old culture of the “sassi” lifestyle, while maintaing the expected comfort of a hospitality unit. Through a mixture of built vs. natural and carefully integrated materials, visitors get a true experience of the local culture, something unique and memorable. The complex is strategically placed on a hill, overlooking Matera, but without imposing itself into the UNESCO heritage site. It also provides an off-grid, closer to nature hikers, contributing to the authentic experience of their stay.
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CARVE
BUILD
The give the hiker the “sassi� experience Matera is known for, units are carved out of local tufa rock on site, creating an iconic cave-like environment.
The lower half is built, maintaining the cave-like environment inside through shotcreting. To give the building an architectural identity and presence on the site- limestone rock from the site is utilized as blocks on the exterior facade.
INTEGRATE
NAVIGATE
Like the vernacular architecture, buildings are fully integrated into the site. Entry into the units happens through an underground passage, giving a true “sassi” experience from the start. Stairs are also built into the buildings, making them an integral part of the circulation system of the site.
Unit lodges, along with public ammenity buildings are dispersed throughout the site, promoting full exploartion of the terrain through hike-like trails, in contrast to the regular “bus ride-to-hotel room” tourist experience.
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Situated in Basilicata, in the heart of southern Italy, Matera is a place unlike anywhere else. It is surrounded by a mountainous terrain, but unlike other rocky regions, the buildings in Matera (for over 9 000 years) are built directly into the rock and fully contribute to the landscape. What is even more fascinating is that these cave-like structures are not just ruins from the past, but have still been used as homes in recent times! Disregarded as “shameful ghettos” during much of the 20th century, the “sassi”, or cave homes, have since become an UNESCO heritage site and one of Italy’s most attractive tourist destinations. With its unique atmosphere combined with a mountainous terrain, Matera is also a perfect place for those seeking to immerse in the culture in a more adventurous manner. 15
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Shotcreting the Interior 4” Shotcrete Finish 1” Steel Mesh 4” Insulation 8” Concrete 1’ Limestone Block
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Units are carved out of local limestone on site, creating an iconic cave-like environment. The remaining half of the unit is man-built, maintaining the cave-like environment on the interior through shotcrete spraying.
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Unit “Neighborhood” 19
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Vienna, AT
E NERGIZING V IENNA
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Breathing Life into the City Block Spring 2016 TUM (Team of 4 Project)
Vienna is rapidly gathering new inhabitants from all of Austria as well as the world, so that there is a densification process which needs to be addressed. The current problem is that people use the city network only to get from one point to the other, going straight from work to their apartments, where they stay until the next day. As most of the distances are long, public transportation is used, and the areas in between destinations remain unexplored. We see the people of Vienna as its greatest source of energy. An energy that can bring life to each neighborhood, creating a more vibrant community where people are feel more connected and at home. In this idea of a “Micro City� we explore the reformulation of the public areas, which we see as potential areas for the inevitable densification process. Full utiliziation of technological innovations available ensure a comfortable outdoor condition (UTCI) is maintained throughout the year, allowing the courtyards to remain utlizied and full of life. 22
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OPENINGS
GRID
WEATHER PAN
Various openings throughout the perimeter on the ground level, revealing the courtyard as a public space.
Courtyard is covered by a smart grid, introducing a new adaptable and futuristic program use of an otherwise neglected, but valueable space.
In order to turn th courtyard into a c space, a series of above, reacting to conditions.
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The grid continues vertically onto the interior facades, reacting to sun radiation. Different materials finishes either absorb or reflect sunlight to underlit facades, as necessary.
Current apartment layouts seem outdated for densification. Social spaces within the building are moved to the courtyard, allowing for more living space inside without sacrificing the quality of living.
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From the traditional city block configuration, we generate a new circulation layout, where the block courtyards are incorporated to the street life. As we analyze the history of the Vienna (and typical European) city block, we discover there has always been an inverse relationship between density and comfort. In recent history, urban planners have been sacrificing density in order to create a more comfortable life for residents. With the current inflow of people into the city, that type of relationship and trade-off between density and comfort is no longer sustainable. We look to find a new type of typology which does not sacrifice one for the other.
Medieval Block
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Post-Idustrial Revolution
Contemporary Suburban
New Urban Typology of the Future
Our site is located in the neighborhood of Alsergrund, a typical residential neighborhood block in Vienna. This means that it serves as study-case for this project, but that the strategies could be applied in any city block, since the design adapts to its context. The site is composed of six blocks which conform a polygon, that has diverse boundaries- river, main streets, secondary streets and public transportation lines. The comercial ground floor uses are restaurants, bars, medical offices, farmacies, among others- many of which can be transferred to the courtyard, presenting the opportunity to create openings around the perimeter. UTCI and daylight analysis studies were performed on a block of the selected neighborhood.
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COURTYARD GRID
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info interactive panel
Lehrstuhl fßr Gebäudetechnologie und klimagerechtes Bauen Prof. Thomas Auer
SS 2016
solar panel
air detector
charger
seats
led illumination
vegetation
Camila Beccar Varela | Teodor Duhnev | Diego Buonanno | Francesco Marangi
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PERIMETER OPENINGS
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UPPER PLATFORM
FACADE
UNITS
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Rio de Janeiro, BRA
B AIRRO U RBAN
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Urban Housing in the 21st Century Fall 2015 UIUC (Team of 2)
The Bairro Urban aims to provide affordable housing (through a goverment program) for families throughout Brazil and Rio de Janeiro’s outskirts looking to make the move from rural living to urban life in a large metropolis like Rio. Unlike previous failed housing attempts, this projects wants to create the sense of a permanent new home in its residents by not making them abandon their strong sense of culture and lifestyle, but rather recreating their rural, commutal living within a site in Rio de Janeiro. Rural Brazilian life has a distiguishable and expressive style within neighbrohoods (or Bairros, as they are called there), which shows up in the individuality and room for expression in the all the units. The sense of community is also maintained through large to small gathering areas throughout. Full utilization of the favorable climate together with passive strategies make sure that the housing remains affordable, but without the need to sacrifice from the qualifty of life. 32
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PARK-SIDE UNITS
STREET FRONT UNITS
North section of the building is curvilinearshaped to respond to the park/hill looming over it. Family-size units occupy the side, away from street traffic and with views toward nature.
Street side, single bedroom units are more linear-shaped and oriented, to fit with the existing street scape. Zig-zag patterns allows for lightness and transparency from the street.
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PUBLIC COURTYARD
FLOOR TERRACES
Minimum footprint of building creates a semi-private interior courtyard to act as a large outdoor commutal space. A central break along the units on the north allow a direct connection to the park.
In addition to the central courtyard, commutal pocket spaces exist on the end of corridors, extending the “bairro� experience up to the front door.
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The “Bairro Urban� embraces the colorful and vivid street life of Rio de Janeiro, and strives to re-create it not only on the neighborhood scale, but also on the individual unit scale. On the north/park side, each unit’s outer skin consists of a different type of Brazilian timber, and is offset to a different position from its nearby units. Wide corridors allow for an entirely personalized patio for each unit which allows the tennant the option to maintain a commutal lifestyle right in front of their apartment door.
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PROGRAM AREAS 3
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Housing Units 2-Bedroom
Housing Units 1-Bedroom
Pvt. Circulation Elevator Stairs
# of Units
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Sq. Meters
# of Units
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Sq. Meters
PRO
# of Elevators
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Pvt. Gathering
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Sq. Meters
2
Sq. Meters
Lvl 2. Terrace
256
Housing Units
Lvl 3. Terrace
72
2-Bedroom
Lvl 4. Terrace
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Lvl 5. Terrace
102
Courtyard
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Active Ground Floor
Commercial Ground Retail (4)
Sq. Meters 650
1-Bedroom
Sq. Meters Pvt. 132
Cafe (2)
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Fitness Center
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Learning Center
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Back of House
Housing Units Circulation
Elevator Stairs
Pvt. Gathering
Sq. Meters Lvl 2. Terrace
Waste Collection
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Mechanical
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Rainwater Collection
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Lvl 4. Terrace
Private Storage (32)
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Lvl 5. Terrace
Lvl 3. Terrace
Courtyard Active Ground Floor
Commercial Ground Retail (4) Cafe (2) Fitness Center Learning Center
Back of House Waste Collection
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Mechanical
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Existing Park
Rainwater Collection Private Storage (32)
Site
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SITE PHOTOS Monte de Jaco
Site Plan
40 Units 2 384 sq. meters F.A.R: 0.97
Park Pedestrian Path
Recycling Plant
Estr. Cel. Vieira
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Central Transit
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PERSPECTIVES
Passive Cooling Strateg
Rainwater Retention To make use of Rio’s 42+ inches of rainfall anually, rainwater is collected on the roofs and transferred down to a basement level, to be stored in tanks and re-used as greywater.
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Wind Chart
Cross Ventilation Due to its mild tropical climate, units are able to maintain a comfortable indoor space using only passive cooling strategies. Wind comes in from the large open courtyard through low level openings (door and window) bringing cool air into the unit. As it heats up and rises, it is exhausted through a high window on the opposite side of the unit, towards the park. 40
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Elevation-Section Detail of Park-Side
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Family-size, 2-Bedroom units are positioned on the park-side and contain outdoor decks facing the park, to create a more privatefamily oriented setting.
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Chicago, IL
D IFFUSING O UT O F R EALITY Drawing from Nature Fall 2016 UIC
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“Diffusing Out Of Reality� is a park which draws its form from the way drops of water act when contacting a surface. When individual drops of water fall on a surface they form a bubble which acts as a shielding structure. With a large quantity of water (such as during rainfall), drops of water diffuse into each other and form various sizes of puddles on the ground with different types of enviroments inside. Similarly, the north part of the park is shaped to mimic that through a series of dense, pond-like voids formed through the combination of overlapping circular forms, each with various programs and conditions. The area south of the Chicago river mimics a much less dense effect of water drops, which form individual bubbles, sheilding over its interior (which acts as a spa center). With a densely vegitated perimeter and lowering of ground level, the park seperates itself from its post-industrial context and creates a distinct atmosphere, much like the way drops of water do to the areas where they hit a dry surface. 44
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BUBBLE CLUSTERS The park’s north side mimics the formation of bubbles of water, with circular voids in the ground containing different program areas, along with areas where several voids fuse together to form multi-use spaces.
UIC FALL 2014
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UIC FALL 2014
RAIN DROPS The south portion of the park emulates individual drops of water on a surface, acting as both circulation path as well as a shield for spa-center activity happening within the semi-spheres.
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Activity Activity Leisure Green Water Public Gallery Energy
Children Playground
Spa Centers
Soccer Field
Underground Tunnels Upper Level Trail
Basketball Courts
Ground Level Circulation
The southern end of the park is dominated by a series of bubble-like concealed, underground voids which contain spa centres, utilizing the river as a supply source. The water goes through water filtration systems before being supplied to saunas and a hot tub. The roofs of these spa centers are accessible through the exterior, as park spaces.
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Connection to CTA Paths Above Spa
Long Section Cutting Through the North Side of the Park
Skatepark
Leisure
Public Gallery
Green
Picnic Area Marble Tricircle Exhibition
Small Scale Forest
Amphitheater
Energy
Organic Circle Exhibition Tropical Garden
Water
Solar Powered Cell Generator Beach With Pool Under-the-Tree World
Greenhouse Power Generator Pond
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TEODOR DUHNEV
E DUCATION UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN
M.Arch Graduate LEED GA
2017
Master of Architecture Specialization Area: Building Performance & Technology
10385 Dearlove Rd Ap. 2A Gleenview, IL 60025
TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH
(224)-659-2649 teodor.duhnev@gmail.com
2016
Semester Abroad (Spring/Summer) Climate Design Department
Permanent Resident UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO
2015
Bachelor of Science in Architecture Concentration of Study: Urban Design Spanish Minor
L ANGUAGES
CIEE BARCELONA Bulgarian
English
Spanish
Portuguese
Native
Native
Professional Proficiency
Limited Proficiency
2013
Semester Abroad (Fall) (ESARQ University Home Institution)
E XPERIENCE S OFTWARE S KILLS
FREELANCE PROJECTS Surveying & Generating Construction Plans for Residential Rennovations in Chicagoland Area
CAD
AutoCAD
Rhinoceros
Revit
SketchUp
Graphic Design
Photoshop
Illustrator
InDesign
AfterEffects
Plug Ins
2016 (Jan-Apr)
VHT STUDIOS Floor Plan/ Drafting Specialist Residential Properties for Sale in Chicagoland Area
2014-2016
DOMINGOFERRE ARQUITECTES
2013 (Aug-Dec)
Architectural Intern Large Scale Urban Projects throughout Spain
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DR. MICHAEL KIM UIUC Professor
mkkim1@illinois.edu
JAMES WARFIELD UIUC Professor
jwarfiel@illinois.edu
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