Boldor Mihaela
architecture portfolio / 2017
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Contact Name and surname : Mihaela Alina Boldor Date and place of birth : 15.08.1992, Timisoara, Romania Telephone : +40 763 657 503 E-mail : boldor_mihaela@yahoo.com
Education 2011 - 2017 Bachelor + Master degree in Architecture and Urban Planning Polytechnic University of Timisoara | Timisoara, Romania Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning, 6 year program Thesis: “Integrated urban regenaration of Arad Fortress” | Grade 10/10 2015 - 2016 Erasmus+ exchange program Sapienza Università di Roma | Rome, Italy 2007-2011 high-school, mathematics and informatics National College “Grigore Moisil” | Timisoara, Romania
Professional experience July-September 2016 intern architect through Erasmus + traineeship Gebas Atelier Architects, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic designing and rendering type houses for the studio’s catalog Portfolio: https://issuu.com/nuttyyy/docs/portfolio_gebas_atelier 2016 - present freelance 3d visualizer drafting, modelling and rendering architectural projects Portfolio: www.fiverr.com/nuttyyy 2014 - present freelance graphic designer colaborations with different enterprises, designing publicity materials such as logos, bussiness cards, flyers, brochures June 2013- August 2014 data-entry operator CrestPoint SRL, Timisoara, Romania scanning local newspapers, uploading ads into a database and sorting them
Competitions 2016 2015 2014 2013
ambassador in Romania for Inspirelli awards 2016 Europan 13 - ‘Space Invaders’ entry Student of the year competition - ‘Contrast’ entry International Contest for Students of Architecture - ‘Ramp House’ entry
Languages listening | reading | conversation | oral speech | writing Romanian English Italian French German
native speaker C2 | C2 | C1 | C1 | C1 B2 | B2 | B2 | B2 | B2 B1 | B1 | A2 | A2 | A2 A2 | A2 | A1 | A1 | A1
Computer skills drafting Graphisoft Archicad | Autodesk Revit modelling Rhinoceros rendering Artlantis | Vray | Lumion graphic : Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, Premiere, After Effects) other Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Powerpoint) | Wordpress
Personal skills self-motivated | teamplayer | creative & critical thinker | ability to work under pressure | leadership | lifelong learner | adaptable in multicultural/international environment
Timework and management • work efficient in a team, proved through successful group assigment at the university • consistenly completed all documentation before deadlines • easily and quickly respond to changing assigments, work settings and priorities
Conceptual Principles I always think of a building like a part of the context, growing naturaly from the urban environement like it’s meant to be there and nowhere else. My designing is a process in time, in which people are the main component. I try to respond at their needs but I also try to make a building or urban space adaptable in time, leaving them the freedom to transform the space in the future. The social component is very important for me, architecture is for people, should be pleasant, should gain people together and create interactions. I have a strong ecological sense, I integrate the natural component in all my projects and try to conserve and respect the nature found on a site.
Interests modern & contemporary arts | cinematography | travelling | science | philosophy
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Competition
Urban Urban planning planning
Ecological study
Architectur
Workshop
Freelancing
Integrated urban regeneration of Arad Fortress | Landscape design of Mures’ left riverbank military architecture | culture | landscape | flood control
Europan 13 | Space invaders adaptability | sharing | community
Intervention in historic tissue | Center of fashion and design urban | public space | roman | identity | art
Masterplan: centrality | Acilia Madonnetta urban | public space | landscape
Rehabilitation of industrial sites | From canteen to student center social program | flexibility | sustainability
Collective housing | Red house apartment | sharing | community
Arts center | Contrast colors | flexibility | module
C.A.S.A. | Ramp house bike | green | flexibility
Natural ventilation in urban space | Case study on Libertatii Square natural ventilation | urban canion | public space | trees
re Summer internship | Apartment design refurbishment | interior design | modern
Summer workshop | Kindergarten playground practical work | wood | children
Freelancing | Graphic design logo | flyer | poster
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01 / Integrated urban regeneration of Arad Fortress
*a short video presentation of the project can be accesed on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEbYYN_yNKM&feature=youtu.be
// Landscape design of Mures’ left riverbank Theme : urban regeneration of a historic monument Type : thesis project in urban planning Key words : military architecture, culture, lanscape, flood control Location : Arad, Romania Year & duration: 2016-2017, 7 months Team : Mihaela Boldor, Vlad Dogar, Bogdan Tudor, Alexandru Voica Participation : case studies of similar projects, urban strategy Detailed area : masterplan and design of Mures’ left riverbank
Chișineu-Criș
ARAD
Arad Nădlac
Ineu
Sebeș
Lipova Brad
Pecica
Sânnicolau Mare
Jimbolia
Recaș
Făget
Lugoj
Timișoara
Orăștie
Deva
HUNEDOARA
Jimbolia
Hațeg
TIMIȘ Gataia Deta
Caransebeș Moravița
Oțelu Roșu
Reșita
Anina Oravița
CARAȘ-SEVERIN
The most important landmark of Arad has always been the star-shaped fortress, protected by a loop of Mures , but which has never truly belonged to the local community. With the opportunity of its reclaiming, this project approaches an urban
regeneration strategy aiming to integrate the fortress into the urban life. The fortress of Arad was built between 1763-1783 at queen Maria Theresia’s orders with the purpose to defend The Habsburg Monarchy against the Turks’ attacks. A year
after the construction had been finished, the fortress lost its military purpose and became a prison under the army’s administration. In December 2016, the city council started negotiations with the army, which agreed to move and to return the fortress to the city.
regenerate a single object, in my part I created a network of connections which became a strong bond, necessary for a good integration in the urban tissue. Then, the strategy gets beyond the detailed area and connects, through the river, the fortress and 2 natural reservations from Arad County. After the flood in 1970, local
community built a dike to protect the city. Because of its height, the dike hides the fortress, leaving only the church’s towers to be seen. The demand was to rethink the dike as link between public spaces inside the city but also between the fortress and the surroundings of the city.
Strategy After an analysis over the entire city, we drew several conclusions and we planned a common strategy for an intervention which later was divided in 4 loops around the fortress: eccentric nucleuses, Mures’ right riverbank, Mures’ left riverbank and the fortress. Starting from the scale of the city with the purpose to
River’s dynamics
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01 / Integrated urban regeneration of Arad Fortress
Parks within the flood plain
Dike steps and promenades
Dikes as path networks
Reprofiling the section
Trees on dikes
Dike parks
Designing dikes as a public spaces
Military architecture implies a rigorous geometry designed with a defensive logic but the fortifications are only complete with vegetation. The types of essences used were usually several and were chosen to respond to the needs of reserve for tools handle, rifle butt and gun carriage, charcoal production, heating, medicine and food provision, ornament and beauty of the architectural ensemble and of the interior spaces, as well as for their tracing roots and quick growth. Using local plants, the empty area becomes a botanical garden, a place where people can learn about how the vegetation was used in military architecture.
Defense
Choarcal production
Ornament
Steep stabilizing
Fortifications
Food
Heating
Medicine
Perennial
Flood control
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Bloom
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter
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01 / Integrated urban regeneration of Arad Fortress The area of intervention was divided in 7 sections with various themes, interfering with the objects that surround them but maintaining common characteristics regarding accessibility, design, the relation with the water or with the fortress. Bike lanes
Pedestrian
Activities
Events
Water
Section 3
Section 2
Section 1
Loops
Summer activities
Winter activities
Section 6
Section 5
Section 4
Parks and squares
Vehicles
Topography
Working with 2 loops, 2 paths were generated: one around the fortress and one along the river. Between them comes a network of alternative routes linked with the right riverbank. The project introduces new facilities and activities, which can be used both in summer and winter covering all ages and social groups. The activities are culture-orientated but in a close relationship with the natural
Vistas
character of the area and with the water. By redesigning the topography and bedding plants to absorb the extra water and stabilize the riverbank, the risk of flooding was reduced. With this intervention, in time of flood, it’s still possible to enter the fortress while the new parks will not suffer significant damages.
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Section 1 - Fishing
Section 2 - Botanical garden
Section 3 - Wild park
Section 4 - Playground
Section 5 - ‘Neptun’ pool
Section 6 & 7 - Between “Cetate” and “Subcetate”
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Church’s towers -vertical dominant-historic monument-cultural center-
Learning -locals and tourists-vegetation in military architecture-raising awareness-
Vegetation -local flora-variety of colors-flood control-
Birds -local fauna-bird-watching-
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02 / Europan 13
*the full project can be accesed on http://europan.no/entries/mz482/
// Space Invaders Theme : reconversion of an industrial area Type : competition - masterplan, housing Key words : adaptability, sharing, community Location : Bergen, Norway Year & duration: 2015, 4 months Team : Mihaela Boldor, Andra Cirtina, Andreea Oarga, Emanuel Tamas, Zoltan Tarina
Participation : conceptual & architectural design , post-processing The Europan 13 site in Bergen has a unique location on the south side of Lungegårdsvannet . Grønneviksøren is today a key site for urban regeneration in the immediacy of Bergen city centre. The site is situated
within Møllendal´s neighbourhood, one of the oldest milling and industrial areas of the city, where much of the ground is reclaimed from Store Lungegårdsvann. Over time, the area has developed as a sort of city backyard, where industries that
required large sites or were incompatible with urban life, were located.
Norway, we want to develop the new habitation area and public spaces not only on the shore but also in the water, this way we are proposing a number of lake dwellings, typical for Norway, creating the possibility of renting for tourists. The concept of the development on the shore and water creates a number of different public spaces, of gardens,
squares, children parks, sport areas, but also offers on the top level of every dwelling a public space which contains a shared kitchen, with living room for meetings and parties and also an garden on the rooftop which offers a great view of the city and mountains.
Strategy Taking into consideration the local community’s needs and wishes for the development of the area we proposed a new community based on sharing in housing and public space, and coexistence between different cultures, age groups and collectivities. In this time of fundamental transformation of the map of
Site approach
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Volume withdrawel
Brick building’s influenced area
Pool
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Limitis
Common square Children’s playground Public community spaces Common gardens
Grid
Volumes
Little rebels
Sharing
Suggested paths Path trough public spaces Green/Rain path Promenade Maraton path Pool
Paths
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02 / Europan 13 How to transform a former industrial area in a new interesting, full of life in area the city?
Sport
Housing
Cutlure
Leisure
Nature
Food
What type of programms will activate the area?
By creating the needed infrastructure and proposing different programs, that are necessary to atract the locals and the tourits all year long. We took into consideration the future developement made by local community and we created a new point of interest, helping not only to start but also mantain the developement of the new habitation area.
We incorporated on our site the existing marathons and we proposed also a new path for the mountain trek so the tourist can start and finish their day inside our public square, animating it. On our shore and also island houses we incorporated houses for tourists, offering them the full experience of living in Norway.
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Site areas Due to building regulations the site is divided in different areas. The brick building and the space around it will become a commercial center for the area. To keep the typical Norwegian atmosphere some floating houses appear on the shore. Activities We propose various activities
in the new shared spaces. There are big spaces like a pool, a main square, parks, designed for all the community but also smaller spaces like gardens, squares, rooftops for a smaller group. People In our strategy we propose to attract on our site different k inds of people regardless their age, ethinicity or cultural background.
Ecology The new buildings are volumes on a shared green spaces. Every site area becomes a natural environment where people are enjoying the nature: the beach, the park, the brick building’s roof.
Site approach
Site areas
Activities
People
Ecology
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02 / Europan 13
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Buildings We wish to offer the local community the opportunity to be active in the development of their new homes, offering them the ossibility to create the layout of the dwellings depending on their needs. In this way we allow the buyers greater liberty and the possibility to create, in the housings and commercial buildings, different
spaces and the atmosphere necessary for bussiness. The balconies have sliding glass walls on both sides offering the inhabitants the possibility to transform the space from a completely open space to a more sheltered place, in case of rain or cooler weather, so that they will be able to take advantage of the space all year round.
Openings
Composition
5 typologies
Common spaces
Mix of apartments
Building system
Apartment module
Volumes evolution
On the top of every volume we proposed an interior space destined to the community, with a fully equipped kitchen, a place for gatherings and parties, and an exterior green space, for them to be able to relax outside, offering an exquisite view of the city and the northern lights on the night sky.
Staircase Living room + Kitchen Bedroom Bathroom Balcony Acces Apartment limit
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Common spaces All over the site we propose a system of smaller squares, public green spaces or gardens, that we offer to the members of the community in order not only to increase the conditions of living but also to offer them the possibility to function as a proper community. To be able to create a self sustainable
colectivity. We wish to rehabilitate and refunctionalise the old brick storage building, as so as it will become a meeting point for the local inhabitants with the exterior community of Bergen and even with people outside of the city or country. There will be different functions supported in the building, that are flexible to change
over time depending on the needs of the people that are animating the space, supporting also the needs of the marathons. On top of the building there will be a public garden, offering the best view over the site and water.
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Mineral squares -agoras-sharing ideas-
Green ground -staying outside-ecologycal awareness-natural evironment-
White wood -traditional material-
The kindergarden -community core-
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03 / Intervention in historic tissue
// Center of fashion and design Theme : contemporary architecture in historic tissue Type : masterplan, multifunctional center Key words : public space, roman, identity, art Location : Rome, Italy Year & duration: 2016, 4 months Team : Mihaela Boldor, Bogdan Ocolisan Participation : analysis, conceptual design, architectural design,
physical model, post-processing, presentation
Short history Trastevere is one of the oldest neighborhoods in Rome. During the ancient Rome, this area, situated beyond the river Tiber, was populated by a small community of Etruscans,
who during the Roman Empire expansion was joined by immigrant fishermen. Since then until the Middle Ages these low class citizens have built small houses tracing narrow, irregular streets between them, a urban structure
that we call today “medieval tissue�.
Current state Nowadays, Trastevere maintains its character thanks to its narrow cobbled streets lined by ancient houses. At night, natives and tourists alike flock to its many pubs and restaurants, but much of the original character of Trastevere remains. A former barrack is built
on the chosen site and the entire plot of 23 hectares is surrounded by a concrete fence. Strategy The project is a synthesis from 3 main elements found in Trastevere: the streets, the square and the courtyard. Viewed by bird’s eye the new complex of buildings has the same tissue as the ontext: a maximum volume split
by narrow, shadowed streets which link wider spaces together. The squares inside this big volume are not visible from outside and become a surprise once the visitor enters the complex, same as the courtyards which can only be seen if you look carefully.
Site analysis: 3 elements The street
The square
The courtyard
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03 / Intervention in historic tissue Taking as a reference the relation between Santa Maria in Trastevere and San Callisto and their different atmospheres, our proposal is a link between San Assisi and Santa Cecillia crossing the 3 new squares, designed at the same scale.
// Center of fashion and design
Concept The first visit in Trastevere was defining for this project, letting us understand better it’s atmosphere: narrow streets, warm colors, vegetation, a lot of people and noise, after 10 minutes of walking we couldn’t indicate where we were on the map of Rome, it looked like a maze. It was a dichotomy between this neighborhood and the rest of the city, but somewhat more it was the picture that we make in our minds
when we think about Italian cities. Having these reasons, in the conceptual phase of the project we decided to integrate all these characteristics in the project that were already there and not to disrupt the image of the area but make it better. The 7 volumes are closed towards the streets and open towards the squares, the accesses are always from the square and the interior circulation is organized towards the squares too. The most i
mportant functions (concert hall and fashion hall) are designed as “box inside a box”: two particular volumes, which generate other spaces around them, can be seen from outside and can be opened during events and used together with the square they are facing.
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03 / Intervention in historic tissue While making the physical model we defined the main elements of the intervention: 1. the empty site as a promise 2. simple, geometric volumes 3. the exceptions as surpiseses 4. light structure 5. the shell becomes a bond 6. vegetation
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04 / Masterplan: centrality
// Acilia Madonnetta Theme : urban planning Type : masterplan Key words : public space, centrality, landscape Location : Rome, Italy Year & duration: 2015/2016 , 5 months Team : Mihaela Boldor, Claudia Russo, Giuseppe Scolastici, Edoardo Spagnoli
Participation : analysis, urban strategy, rendering, post-processing In 2003, Rome’s city council made a new territorial strategy, in which were proposed 18 centralities in order to develop the metropolitan area and to transform the monocentric city in a polycentric one. In 2006, after a contest for
designing Acilia Madonnetta’s masterplan, the new centrality was supposed to take form, but because of insufficient founding and bad communication combined with lack of mediation knowledge by the side of the city’s administration, the whole project was
abandoned. Today, there are just 136 hectares of empty land. The demand was to design a new masterplan, to understand what a centrality is, to propose functions at local and urban level and to think about what makes a public space valuable.
analysis became directed on 3 themes (ambiental system, built environment and service and mobility system) and for each one we identified the strong and the weak points and also the opportunities. Then, we drew some conclusions that automatically were transformed into the macrostrategy, also divided in the same
operating levels. At this point the project wasn’t only about resolving problems but thinking creative, proposing strategies that would make that empty site a part of the context, a lively one.
Strategy An urban project is not something to do in a perimeter, so the first phase consisted in an analysis on a very large scale, in which we studied the site’s position (towards the city, the beach, the river of Tiber, the ancient harbor of Ostia), infrastructure, buildings age, monuments and parks. In the second phase, the
Site analysis
Ambient system
Built environment
Service & mobility system
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04 / Masterplan: centrality Ambiental system Even though this area is well served by green spaces (most of them very good maitained), they are condensed in the east and the south-west. The hydrological system is rich, resulted by the need to irrigate the old agricultural lots, but now they are poorly used.
Built environment Because the neighborhood was built across a larger period of time, a variety of planning typologies, densities and heights can be distinguished. The conflict appears where the houses were built without a previous parceling at the edge of a bigger plot, blocking the interior of it, which cannot be further accessed because of the inexistence of roads.
Mobility system The site is accessible just by car, a local urban transport doesn’t exist. A strong point in this case is the railway; even though now the nearest stations are too far, in the future a new station can be added.
Service system: One of the biggest problems is the presence of a diffuse industry and then the lack of public services in the residential areas.
Green conections -connect ambiental and hydrological systems -improve the view of historical monuments
Morphological cicatrization -connect built areas -limit sprawl
Infrastructure upgrading -new sustainable mobility Service homogenity -better distribution of services
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04 / Masterplan: centrality
Ourdoor public spaces
Accessible water
Cultural centre
Hotels & Hostels
University
Housing
What it takes for an empty site to become a centrality?
Masterplan The main idea of this project was to connect the existing parks through a promenade animated with pleasant public squares, art installations, a channel. In the middle of the site, the promenade expands into a bigger space limited by the university and the cultural center – the centrality’s core. The public parcels are alternated
with the private ones and connected through boulevards. Each local service is related to a thematic park, and the local market expands beyond the limit with gardens. For the residential buildings we chose a closed form; in this way, the inhabitants have access to a more private outdoor space.
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Building reglementations
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Channel -accessible water-identity-promenade-
Ground -texture-diverse materials-warm colors-accessible green-
Local species -roman landscape-colors-thematic parks-
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05 / Rehabilitation of industrial sites
// From canteen to student center Theme : reconversion of an abandoned canteen Type : restauration, interior design, social intervention Key words : social program, flexibility, sustenability Location : Timisoara , Romania Year & duration: 2014, 3 months Team : Mihaela Boldor, Oana Badut Participation : conceptual design, architectural design , interior
design, rendering, post-processing, presentation
Short history Built in the early ’50s, in a modernist style, the building was a canteen for the workers of Guban factory (one of the biggest brands of shoes of that time).
After the fall of the communist system, the factory has been facing a lot of difficulties and lost most of its buildings. The canteen was abandoned.
Current situation Placed in the proximity of the student campus, the canteen is a key point in the future development of the city; it is very well integrated in the urban context, and will function like a joint between two residential areas (the actual one and the one that will be instead of Guban old storages).
What program will reanimate the building? There were two main ideas that generated the theme : the student organizations which were dissipated all around the campus and the low-rate businesses owned by young entrepreneurs. With this project, we wanted to create an interdisciplinary platform, where students, with different
degrees, can communicate easily, can interact with young adults and learn more about their careers, can participate to cultural events. Like this, the canteen will become a place full of life and a cultural pole in the city.
North & East facades
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05 / Rehabilitation of industrial sites Site analysis : limited acces, public parking lot in front of the building , sidewalk with irregular shapes , in some places too narrow , unusable anexes
Site arrangement widened sidewalk, additional parking spots, opening the terrain towards the street, green space arranged for seasonal activities (coffee shop , presentation pavilions and workshops) , two entry acceses in the building. Ground floor
First floor
Second floor
OSB
OSB
Wood
Concrete
Concrete
Dark wood
Carpet
Wood
Grass OSB Concrete
Volume extension Space destined for coworking formed of two types of volumes: three main ones for activities and two with connecting and outside opening purposes;
The secondary volumes, on summer-time they will be open towards the exterior, and during the winter they will be opened towards the coworking space.
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Intervention From 18th century, in Timisoara, the industry has been raising. There were several factories in the city, built with architectural taste which became emblematic for Timisoara. But in time, we lost too much of this industrial patrimony and because of this we decided to keep the canteen as it is,
restaurate it with the initial materials and colors and make just small changes where needed. The structural system was still up to date and supports another level, the only problem was the need of a second stair. Using cheap materials, wood for structure and wooden fabricates for interior design, with flexible furniture, we tried to give this building a new
identity, to make it look playfully and welcoming. Economic strategy The coworking space , the coffee house and the IT hall are money earning spaces,beying able to be rented ; from these earnings the building and the consulting offices can be maintained , also can be organised events for students.
Sections
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06 / Collective housing
// Red house Theme : collective housing Type : from conceptual design to technical detailing Key words : apartment, community, sharing Location : Timisoara , Romania Duration: 7 months Year : 2013-2014 Participation : conceptual design, architectural design, rendering, post-processing, structure, technical details Traditional house
Modern structures
The project was structured in 3 parts. In the first part, in large groups, we imagined how our life will be at the age of 35 and then we had to design our dream apartments. We also had to act like a small community and think about how we want to spend our free time together and which are the shared spaces that we need.
Natural environment
From the second part, the project became individually. I put together all the information and started working on the volume. I have remarked that despite the different sizes of apartments, every one of us wanted to place the rooms in the same way, so with two successive withdrawals, the apartments are lighten naturally and every apartment has
Natural light
a nice view of the surroundings. The last part consisted in: technical detailing of the project, dimensioning the structure(confined masonry) and designing details of one bay.
Site approach
max 40% built; connect the streets
split the volume; good natural light
rooms follow sun rotation
volume generated by interior space
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Volume composition
Texture
Articulated access
Ramp
Playground
Plark
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Apartments I tried my best to respect everybody’s wishes and not to make a standard apartment but to customize all, so in the final project the rooms look like hugging each other because there isn’t a straight barrier between the apartments. Shared spaces The site was higher towards the river and it was mandatory to withdraw the building with 10 meters to guarantee enough space for the future transformation of the waterside, but this gave me the opportunity to place the shared spaces under the ground floor and open towards the river.
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Aesthetics The look of the building was directly influenced by the site. Placed in an area in transformation, in the south there are apartment buildings, in the west houses and in the east and north factories, this empty site looked to me like the missing piece of the puzzle.I took the traditional structural system of this region of Romania, masonry, from the houses; the decorative bricks from the apartment buildings; the industry inspired me to choose the steel balconies; and the natural component was dictated by the river.
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06 / Collective housing Section & Bay details
West & North facades
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07 / Arts center
// Contrast Theme : contemporary arts center Type : competition “Student of the year” Key words : colors, flexibility, module Location : Bucharest , Romania Duration: 7 days Year : 2014 Participation : conceptual design, architectural design, rendering, post-processing, presentation link street with green area
Located in Romania’s capital city, the project should enrich the cultural environment by sheltering in a small and flexible space a variety of activities. The idea was to bring art closer to citizens, by making some pieces visible from the street. The translucent glass let’s just enough light to pass by inside and separates the interior
art visible from the street
volumes juxtapositioned
activities from the street’s traffic. I also chose this material for its color, respecting the color code of the zone. In contrast are the volumes containing art pieces; with strong colors, they break the routine and signal that something is happening inside. In front of the building there is a small piazza with urban furniture.
module
Section
Plans
lobby, concerts, presentations
fashion shows, debates
expositions of sculptures,pantings
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08 / C.A.S.A.
// Ramp house Theme : apartment building Type : competition - housing Key words : bike, green, flexibility Location : Targu-Mures , Romania Duration: 3 months Year : 2013 Participation : conceptual design, architectural design, physical
model, presentation
C.A.S.A is an annual international contest between architecture students, who takes place every year in another city and challenges students to rethink the program of housing.
In the beginning, we traveled to see the site in Targu-Mures. The plot was close the city center, on a street’s corner which was used as a parking lot. That year’s theme was to make an apartment building for 3 to 6
families which also have a public function at the ground floor. The project’s concept had to relate to the habitants personalities and activities.
After the analysis I have drew some conclusions: that the site makes a transition between higher public buildings and small houses, has a very good position in the city, is well related to many functions, but not with green spaces.
What public function? Thinking in a sustainable way I proposed a vegan restaurant, where the habitants can work and eat together and which can be supplied from the roof garden. Inspired by Japanese restaurants, people sit on pillows while eating, see how their food is cooked and have visual contact with the exterior.
The Ramp The particularity of this building is that you can get to the apartments riding the bike. Not only the volume is though like a center which is always circled, but the apartments as well: the furniture is placed in the center and you can move around it.
Volume concept Garden Apartment Apartment Apartment Apartment
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Garden
Vegan lifestyle
Outdoors
Sports
Young couples with pets
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Apartments Once you arrive at the door there is a closed space for your bike. The interior is very well lighten and it develops on two levels. The private kitchen is reduced to minimum, being substituted by the one related to the restaurant.
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Who would live here? Young couples, without children, pet lovers; active persons who do sports on daily basis, who ride the bike, who enjoy spending time outside; people who care about their alimentation, vegans, who prefer growing their own vegetables.
Facades
Worksheet
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09 / Natural ventilation in urban space
In 1869 we observe that the square has no green spaces.
In 1911 young vegetation is planted.
In 1969 the square is a lot more greener and becomes a pleasent place to spend free time in.
Until 2014 the square was arranged with green spaces and trees.
Arrangement proposal in 2015: in the proposal 30 existing trees are kept on the site.
December 2015 3 trees *after the time of this study some changes were made: placed benches, removed pavement and planted acacias; all without an urban project
// Case study of Libertatii square Theme : natural ventilation study Type : ecology project Key words : natural ventilation, urban canion, public space, trees Location : Timisoara , Romania Year & duration: 2014, 2 months Team : Mihaela Boldor, Andra Cirtina, Emanuel Tamas Participation : archives search, 3d model, survey, data analysis
As a result of the studies made we observed that Libertatii Square, before the recent intervention, was really good from the ventilation point of view. The current study of the
square represents, from the ventilation point of view, the worst case possible. Even the slow air currents hardenes the activities in the square. Strong air currents make any human activities made in a
confortable way impossible and lead to higher degradation of the buildings inside the square. Also the lack of green spaces leads to the excesive heating of the pavement.
Before In this case we observe that because of the higher speed of the wind , the air currents start to go down towards the square, still the speed is decelerated (10km/h), and the buildings around are not affected by it.
Proposed Here the speed of the air currents that go down towards the square start to be higher (15km/h). From the image we clearly observe how these hit the facades and frameworks of the buildings with medium speed (18km/h) , that will end in the degradation of them.
Current The absence of vegetation leads to the creation of whirlwinds that have a speed higher then 22km/h and a pretty hard impact on the buildings around. Also some activities are strongly hardened.
Social study Do you agree with cutting off the trees?
What do you like about the square now?
6% 9%
8%
77%
Nothing
Agree Disagree Partially agree Partially disagree
What do you dislike about the square now?
26.5% 50% 1.5% 9% 2.5% 5% 4% 1.5%
Everything The circles The colors The pavement The spaciality The statue Other answers
How would you like as future development?
Lack of vegetation The ‘desert’ look
29% 1% 4% 12%
47%
4% 3%
The pavement
1272
Trees to be planted
The colors
Some outdoor bars to be planced
The circles
I am ok with the actual stage
I like everything
983
Benches to be placed
414 63 0
300
600
Other answers
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900
1200
1500
10 / Summer internship
// Apartment design Theme : apartment design Type : internship at Gebas Atelier Architects Key words : refurbishment, modern Location : Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic Year : 2016 Duration : 2 weeks Participation : 3d model, interior design, rendering
10 |
11 / Summer workshop
// Kindergarten playground
During one week we build 2 new pieces for the children’s playground : a wooden bridge and an alley. We dug for the foundation, made concrete, cut the trunks and finally, we tried the new toy.
11 |
12 / Freelancing
// Graphic design
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