ARCHITECTURE ARCHITECTURE PORTOFOLIO PORTOFOLIO Unipan David UNIPAN DAVID
What is Architecture ? The nature is an environment from which humans originates while architecture is an abstraction of it . Architecture can convey a certain mood if only becomes an integrated part of the nature . Certain elements such as sunlight , wind or rain , contribute on the atmosphere of a house connecting the indoor to outdoor.Architecture represents not only creating beautiful buildings but also how does these objects report to the environment .
Personal information : Name,surname:David Unipan Date and place of birth:15.11.1995,Timisoara,Romania Telephone:+04726691138 Email:unipandavid@gmail.com Languages:Romanian,English,Serbian
Educational background Faculty of architecture Polytechnic University of Timisoara-Romania
Work experience WHPROJECT-Timisoara,Romania(July 2017-present)
Architectural competitions FINALIST:Concursul Anual al Studentilor Arhitecti 2017
Social skills and competences Sociable , confident , open-minded , teamwork skills optimistic ,always finding the right solution while listening to othres opinion .
Skills and competences Sporting competences: Tennis , Table tennis Artistic :graphical visualisations , hand sketches , hand drawings , digital drawings Techincal :technical axonometries , plans , sections , facade Software:Archicad (20 or bellow) , Adobe Photoshop 3dsMAX , Microsoft Office programs, Lumion, Sketchup Hobbies:
Playing tennis
Reading
Drawing
Traveling
FAVOURITE QUOTES
“I DON’T BELIEVE ARCHITECTURE HAS TO SPEAK TOO MUCH. IT SHOULD REMAIN SILENT AND LET NATURE IN THE GUISE OF SUNLIGHT AND WIND “ -TADAO ANDO-
DOMAIN
PROJECTS
LOCATION YEAR
1
ARCHITECTURE
WOOD STRUCTURE
2015
2
ARCHITECTURE
HOWL’S HOUSE
2016
3 ARCHITECTURE
DUPLEX HOUSE
TIMISOARA
2016
4
ARCHITECTURE
COURTYARD DESIGN
TIMISOARA
2017
5
ARCHITECTURE
C.A.S.A 2017
ARAD
2017
1
2
3
4
5
1. STONE AND WOOD STARTING FROM OUR BEDROOM DIMENSIONS ,I HAD TO CREATE MY OWN LIVING SPACE WITH OFFICE ,BEDROOM AND DRAWING SPACE. THE CONCEPT WAS TO CREATE A JOURNEY STARTING FROM THE ENTRANCE AND GOING UP THROUGH THESE THREE SPACES,THE JOURNEY ENDING IN THE HIGHEST SPACE .THE ROUTE CAN BE OBSERVED BY THOSE THREE SPACES WICH WERE HIGHLIGHTED BY SOME SMALL VOLUMES ATTACHED TO THE MAIN ONE.
THE SECOND PART OF THE PROJECT WAS TO CREATE A TERRACE ON A SCHELETON STRUCTURE THAT WOULD COMPLETE THE STONE VOLUME .I HAVE DECIDED TO COMPLETE WITH A WOOD STRUCTURE THAT WAS GOING TO LOOK LIKE PART OF THE SAME FAMILY BUT THE STRUCTURE WOULD BE BOTH AESTHETIC AND FUNCTIONAL. SO , IN THE END I MANAGED TO KEEP MY CONCEPT , THE LAST VOLUME TO BE PART OF THE ROUTE AND TO EFFICIENTLY COMBINE TWO MATERIALS.
2 .HOWL’S HOUSE HOWL JENKINS PENDRAGON IS A CHRACTER FROM AN ANIME AND THE PROJECT WAS ABOUT CREATING A HOUSE THAT FITS ITS PERSONALITY .HE’S AN INTROVERTED PERSON SO I DECIDED TO CREATE A HOUSE THAT CAN BE CONTROLLED BY HIM. THIS HOUSE CAN BE ENTIRELY OPEN OR CLOSED REFLECTING IN THIS WAY HIS PERSONALITY. ALL THE SPACES INSIDE THE HOUSE ARE CONNECTED WITH A FIREPLACE . THE LAST ROOM DOESN’T HAVE ANY WINDOWS BEACUSE LIKE IN THE STORY , HOWL’S BEDROOM IS THE MOST MYSTERIOUS PLACE IN THE WHOLE HOUSE .
3.DUPLEX HOUSE DUPLEX HOUSE IS A PROJECT LOCATED IN A SMALL NEGHBORHOOD IN TIMISOARA. THE REQUIREMENT WAS TO CREATE THREE HOUSES FOR THREE FRIENDS WHO BOUGHT THIS TERRAIN TOGETHER .MY IDEA WAS TO CREATE A DUPLEX SHAPE WHILE THE INTERIOR WAS ORGANISED FOR THREE HOUSES . BECAUSE THE TERRAIN HAD AN IRREGULAR SHAPE I TRIED TO KEEP THE LINE STREET CREATING AN IRREGULAR EXTERIOR SHAPE OF THE HOUSE WHILE THE INTERIOR WAS REGULAR .ANOTHER ASPECT OF THE PROJECT WAS THE CONTRAST BETWEEN THE STRAGHT SHAPE OF THE HOUSE AND THE ORGANIC FORM OF THE COURTYARD ARRANGEMENT . I’VE MADE THIS GESTURE IN ORDER TO HIGHLIGHT THE IMPORTANCE OF GREENSPACES AND VEGETATION INSIDE THE SMALL NEIGHBORHOODS.
4. COURTYARD DESIGN THE STORY OF THIS PROJECT BEGAN IN THE TIMISOARA’S PERIPHERY WHERE THERE WAS A DENTISTRY AND SO , THE CLIENT WANTED NEAR THIS DENTISTRY TO BE A SPACE DEDICATED TO THE EMPLOYEES TO RELAX . THE CLIENT HAS GIVEN US FULL FREEDOM TO DESING HOW WE WANT . THE SPACE IS PRETTY BIG SO I TOUGHT TO CREATE DIFFERENT SPACES IN WHICH PEOPLE CAN ENJOY THEMSELVES BUT ALSO SOME SPACES IN WHICH THEY CAN SPEND SOME TIME TOGETHER . I TRIED TO CREATE SOME RELATIONS BETWEEN SPACES SO THAT EVERYBODY CAN FEEL THAT THEY ARE PART OF THE SAME PLACE BUT WITHOUT BEING DISTURBED BY OTHERS . I ALSO TRIED TO USE DIFFERENT MATERIALS AND THE VEGETATION TO CREATE A BETTER CONNECTION TO THE NATURE SO THAT THE PEOPLE CAN DETACH FROM EVERYTHING .
5 . C.A.S.A 2017
C.A.S.A IS A COMPETITION DEDICATED TO THE SECOND YEAR
ARCHITECTURE STUDENTS . THIS YEARS REQUIRMENT WAS CREATING A COMMUNITY IN A SPACE NEAR THE CENTER OF ARAD . FOR THIS PROJECT I’VE MADE TEAM WITH ADELA COSERU . OUR PROJECT IDEA WAS TO CREATE A DIVERSIFIED PATH THAT BRINGS AL THE FAMILIES TOGETHER . WE STARTED WITH THE OLD HOUSE (THAT WE HAD REBUILD IN ABSTRACT STYLE )WHICH SERVES AS A WORKSHOP CAFE’ AND WHICH CREATES THE CONNECTION FROM THE STREET TO THE SEMIPRIVATE AND PRIVATE SPACE . THE ENTRANCE CAN BE SEEN FROM THE NEARBY SQUARE , AND THE PATH CONTINUES ON THE SAMEPRINCIPLE, IMAGINE DETERMINS DIRECTION CHANGING . THE THREE AREAS ON THE TRAIL ARE MEANT TO BRING PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES TOGETHER TO SOCIALISE .IN THAT WAY , CREATING THIS SMALL SPACES BETWEEN THE HOUSES PEOPLE ARE CONNECTED TO EACH OTHER . THE MATERIAL THAT WE USED FOR THE FACADE IS PERFORATED METAL AND CONCRETE .
THANK YOU.
DAVID UNIPAN