PORTFOLIO
CONTENT WHO I AM LAKE HOUSE MIXED-USE DEVELOPEMENT BELGRADE LIGHT METRO RETHINKING MODERNISM
UNIVERSITY WORK
HEALTH URBAN DESIGN MASTER THESIS PROJECT RESTAURANT LANDSCAPE OFFICE BUILDING LANDSCAPE
WORK EXPERIENCE
SOCIAL HOUSING CITY LIBRARY COLLECTIVE HOUSING Tijana Ilić Master of Architecture Graduation date - July 2013 Faculty of Architecture University of Belgrade, Serbia
COMPETITIONS
CONTENT WHO I AM LAKE HOUSE MIXED-USE DEVELOPEMENT BELGRADE LIGHT METRO RETHINKING MODERNISM
UNIVERSITY WORK
HEALTH URBAN DESIGN MASTER THESIS PROJECT RESTAURANT LANDSCAPE OFFICE BUILDING LANDSCAPE
WORK EXPERIENCE
SOCIAL HOUSING CITY LIBRARY COLLECTIVE HOUSING Tijana Ilić Master of Architecture Graduation date - July 2013 Faculty of Architecture University of Belgrade, Serbia
COMPETITIONS
Name and surname Tijana Ilić Date of birth January 23rd, 1990
WHO I AM A short story A certain period of time
1st masters degree 1st exhibited work 1st dance competition
1st blog FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE
1st best friend
BACKPACKING AROUND EUROPE
1st story
POLAND
SERBIA
1st love 1st umbrella CYPRUS HONG KONG
1st snow 1st aikido belt
YUGOSLAVIA
1990
1992
1st poem
1995
1998
2001
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012 2013 2014
I was merely two years of age when I first started breathing in the scents of the international and enjoying the culturally enhanced beauties of architecture. My parents, both civil engineers, followed their dreams to my first stop Hong Kong. A place of constant adventure, where I remember sand under my feet and places to hide at Repulse Bay, wild animals tamed and trash cans shaped just like them at Ocean Park; the frightening heights of cable cars that led to the Peak and even the typhoons that challenged every skyscraper. By going to an international kindergarten I’ve learned to understand and respect other cultures from a very early age and, in a way, it has led me ever since. My second stop was Limassol, Cyprus. Two story houses, made out of natural materials which I am specially fond of, replaced skyscrapers and the Mediterranean culture replaced the Аsian. I remember listening to evergreen music in the car while my mom would drive, me and my brother, along the seaside. My education continued in the American Academy Elementary School from which I have several friends I am still in contact with. My third stop was, and still is, my hometown Belgrade, Serbia. It is the city in which I have lived and experienced the most. A vibrant city on two rivers with so much potential but wounded from events in the past. I cherish my country and hope that through my experience abroad I will be able to contribute to it somehow one day as I see some people do. I think a certain step in my life, no matter how small it may seem, towards exploring the challenges of cities was made when founding a group called me.tri.ka with my friends and colleagues from university with whom I have accomplished most competitions.
Finally I would like to mention the importance I think childhood and family has on one’s life. Mastering skills at a younger age broadens the mind. Also, a well raised child today is a well raised child tomorrow. And those of tomorrow have the chance to make this world a better place. But considering myself and today, how can I contribute to that better place? With each year that passes, from the moment my architectural education began, there are more questions I seek to answer, more problems I wish to solve. Giving that I am interested in social behavior and matters, and their relation to the city, urban design became a main preoccupation at some point. I think traveling is very important for architects. A couple of stops along my journey influenced my maturity and social skills. Backpacking around Europe for a month taught me independence and experiencing so many cities was a mild introduction to my understandings of architecture. Also, during my internship in Poland I enhanced my responsibility towards work combined with forming a lot of wonderful new friendships. I hope my next stop will be someplace abroad. I have traveled pretty much, but the world is simply full of endless fascination. So I am therefore immensely excited before the possibility of such a unique experience. And I have no doubt that a job opportunity would make it even more valuable and memorable.
Name and surname Tijana Ilić Date of birth January 23rd, 1990
WHO I AM A short story A certain period of time
1st masters degree 1st exhibited work 1st dance competition
1st blog FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE
1st best friend
BACKPACKING AROUND EUROPE
1st story
POLAND
SERBIA
1st love 1st umbrella CYPRUS HONG KONG
1st snow 1st aikido belt
YUGOSLAVIA
1990
1992
1st poem
1995
1998
2001
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012 2013 2014
I was merely two years of age when I first started breathing in the scents of the international and enjoying the culturally enhanced beauties of architecture. My parents, both civil engineers, followed their dreams to my first stop Hong Kong. A place of constant adventure, where I remember sand under my feet and places to hide at Repulse Bay, wild animals tamed and trash cans shaped just like them at Ocean Park; the frightening heights of cable cars that led to the Peak and even the typhoons that challenged every skyscraper. By going to an international kindergarten I’ve learned to understand and respect other cultures from a very early age and, in a way, it has led me ever since. My second stop was Limassol, Cyprus. Two story houses, made out of natural materials which I am specially fond of, replaced skyscrapers and the Mediterranean culture replaced the Аsian. I remember listening to evergreen music in the car while my mom would drive, me and my brother, along the seaside. My education continued in the American Academy Elementary School from which I have several friends I am still in contact with. My third stop was, and still is, my hometown Belgrade, Serbia. It is the city in which I have lived and experienced the most. A vibrant city on two rivers with so much potential but wounded from events in the past. I cherish my country and hope that through my experience abroad I will be able to contribute to it somehow one day as I see some people do. I think a certain step in my life, no matter how small it may seem, towards exploring the challenges of cities was made when founding a group called me.tri.ka with my friends and colleagues from university with whom I have accomplished most competitions.
Finally I would like to mention the importance I think childhood and family has on one’s life. Mastering skills at a younger age broadens the mind. Also, a well raised child today is a well raised child tomorrow. And those of tomorrow have the chance to make this world a better place. But considering myself and today, how can I contribute to that better place? With each year that passes, from the moment my architectural education began, there are more questions I seek to answer, more problems I wish to solve. Giving that I am interested in social behavior and matters, and their relation to the city, urban design became a main preoccupation at some point. I think traveling is very important for architects. A couple of stops along my journey influenced my maturity and social skills. Backpacking around Europe for a month taught me independence and experiencing so many cities was a mild introduction to my understandings of architecture. Also, during my internship in Poland I enhanced my responsibility towards work combined with forming a lot of wonderful new friendships. I hope my next stop will be someplace abroad. I have traveled pretty much, but the world is simply full of endless fascination. So I am therefore immensely excited before the possibility of such a unique experience. And I have no doubt that a job opportunity would make it even more valuable and memorable.
Course leader prof. Vladan Đokić, PhD Course assistant Milica Milojević, arch.
LITERATURE RESEARCH
A PARK AS A PROCESS
Location Ada Huja, Belgrade, Serbia Course description Reactivation of the Danube waterfront. Transformation of former landfill site on Ada Huja peninsula. Research of relevant topics and design proposals according to a desirable and forseeable future context.
Master Thesis Project - Written Thesis and Project Master studies - 4. semester
DESIRED SITUATION
TRANSPORTATION
URBAN STRUCTURES AND GREENERY agriculture
- Process as defined by James Corner
wood
bot. garden
docks for small boats and marinas
- Landfill to park transformation Freshkills Park, New York, USA
parks wood
parking lots
RESEARCH THROUGH PHYSICAL MODELS cars, integrated streets
bicycle lanes
pedestrian trails European ash
- No.1 Section
INFRASTRUCTURAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL SYSTEMS
tomato
birch
PHYTOREMEDIATION I phase
leachate collection system
II phase
leachate plant treatment landfill gas collection szstem
wheat
platanus
landfill gas powerplant
cherry
CURRENT SITUATION
LANDFILL Area: 22ha
black
poplar
weeping
miscanthus
water lily
oak tree
- No.3 Layers
- No.2 Plan/Diagram
Thesis Key words: brownfield, landscape urbanism, park, process, riverfront The thesis “A park as a process”, was started by clarifying certain terms and carrying out independent research of various concepts of process. The information that was obtained further helped as a set of guidelines for the project. The focus of research was on various possibilities of transforming an existing landfill by the river Danube into a city park. Insight into landscape urbanism as well as soil treatment, particularly phytoremediation techniques, was of immense value. Charles Waldheim coined the term Landscape Urbanism and strongly insisted that ecological processes should affect urban space morphology. Nature, as an important element of both urban planning and design and landscape architecture, can be just as unpredictable and transformable as the ever changing city. Furthermore, James Corner in his essay “Terra Fluxus” provides detailed analysis of four provisional themes: 1. processes over time, 2. the staging of surfaces, 3. the operational or working method, 4. the imaginery. He focuses less on form and tries to grasp the flux of connections, networks and their possibilities.
Course leader prof. Vladan Đokić, PhD Course assistant Milica Milojević, arch.
LITERATURE RESEARCH
A PARK AS A PROCESS
Location Ada Huja, Belgrade, Serbia Course description Reactivation of the Danube waterfront. Transformation of former landfill site on Ada Huja peninsula. Research of relevant topics and design proposals according to a desirable and forseeable future context.
Master Thesis Project - Written Thesis and Project Master studies - 4. semester
DESIRED SITUATION
TRANSPORTATION
URBAN STRUCTURES AND GREENERY agriculture
- Process as defined by James Corner
wood
bot. garden
docks for small boats and marinas
- Landfill to park transformation Freshkills Park, New York, USA
parks wood
parking lots
RESEARCH THROUGH PHYSICAL MODELS cars, integrated streets
bicycle lanes
pedestrian trails European ash
- No.1 Section
INFRASTRUCTURAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL SYSTEMS
tomato
birch
PHYTOREMEDIATION I phase
leachate collection system
II phase
leachate plant treatment landfill gas collection szstem
wheat
platanus
landfill gas powerplant
cherry
CURRENT SITUATION
LANDFILL Area: 22ha
black
poplar
weeping
miscanthus
water lily
oak tree
- No.3 Layers
- No.2 Plan/Diagram
Thesis Key words: brownfield, landscape urbanism, park, process, riverfront The thesis “A park as a process”, was started by clarifying certain terms and carrying out independent research of various concepts of process. The information that was obtained further helped as a set of guidelines for the project. The focus of research was on various possibilities of transforming an existing landfill by the river Danube into a city park. Insight into landscape urbanism as well as soil treatment, particularly phytoremediation techniques, was of immense value. Charles Waldheim coined the term Landscape Urbanism and strongly insisted that ecological processes should affect urban space morphology. Nature, as an important element of both urban planning and design and landscape architecture, can be just as unpredictable and transformable as the ever changing city. Furthermore, James Corner in his essay “Terra Fluxus” provides detailed analysis of four provisional themes: 1. processes over time, 2. the staging of surfaces, 3. the operational or working method, 4. the imaginery. He focuses less on form and tries to grasp the flux of connections, networks and their possibilities.
Project The topic of processes and surfaces became a crucial part of the project as a means of reactivating Danube’s waterfront. Besides phasing through time and layered development, a gradual increase of complexity was sought for by upgrading from nature as a basic element, infrastructure as the next and finally urban stuctures. A park is a more than adequate setting for all previously mentioned. The evolution of parks has gone from spaces of sole contemplation to places full of networks, connectivity, interaction, information etc. A diverse range of activities and buildings and structures was proposed.
PROGRAM RESEARCH
urban structures
+
infrastructure
+
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
nature
Cardboard factory “Avala Ada” Art gallery (former industrial facility) Art installation (former industrial tanks) Landfill gas powerplant Sports facilities Plaza and educational pavilions Nature interpretive centre Cafe/Restaurant Platform Viewpoint
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Cafe/Restaurant Rocky bay Research centre Botanical garden Dock for small boats Leachate treatment plant Shop Beach Restaurant Marina
Process: is more complex with more elements involved
10 9 3
1
11 12 8
2
15
16 7
14
6
13 17
1
5
18
4 19 20
Site position and current land use
Project The topic of processes and surfaces became a crucial part of the project as a means of reactivating Danube’s waterfront. Besides phasing through time and layered development, a gradual increase of complexity was sought for by upgrading from nature as a basic element, infrastructure as the next and finally urban stuctures. A park is a more than adequate setting for all previously mentioned. The evolution of parks has gone from spaces of sole contemplation to places full of networks, connectivity, interaction, information etc. A diverse range of activities and buildings and structures was proposed.
PROGRAM RESEARCH
urban structures
+
infrastructure
+
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
nature
Cardboard factory “Avala Ada” Art gallery (former industrial facility) Art installation (former industrial tanks) Landfill gas powerplant Sports facilities Plaza and educational pavilions Nature interpretive centre Cafe/Restaurant Platform Viewpoint
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Cafe/Restaurant Rocky bay Research centre Botanical garden Dock for small boats Leachate treatment plant Shop Beach Restaurant Marina
Process: is more complex with more elements involved
10 9 3
1
11 12 8
2
15
16 7
14
6
13 17
1
5
18
4 19 20
Site position and current land use
Section 1-1 granite steps sand concrete 20cm stone
granite tiles grained sand geotextile
Constant change and activity are, briefly said, the new characteristics of cities and their containing elements. Ecological, morphological and social processes affect one another and are crucial in rethinking urban design within the city and within a park of such scale as Ada Huja. Ecological and morphological processes were considered as something that could be controlled or predicted within this project. That is why the focus is on them rather than on social processes.
crushed stone natural stone compact concrete 10cm
Detail of plaza steps
Bird’s eye view of plaza and educational pavilions
Plan of plaza and educational pavilions
Open public space is a vital part of the project. A plaza encircled by pavilions containing an education center brought together the general idea of gradual transition from open to closed space, nature to the city, social to private, etc.
Section 1-1 granite steps sand concrete 20cm stone
granite tiles grained sand geotextile
Constant change and activity are, briefly said, the new characteristics of cities and their containing elements. Ecological, morphological and social processes affect one another and are crucial in rethinking urban design within the city and within a park of such scale as Ada Huja. Ecological and morphological processes were considered as something that could be controlled or predicted within this project. That is why the focus is on them rather than on social processes.
crushed stone natural stone compact concrete 10cm
Detail of plaza steps
Bird’s eye view of plaza and educational pavilions
Plan of plaza and educational pavilions
Open public space is a vital part of the project. A plaza encircled by pavilions containing an education center brought together the general idea of gradual transition from open to closed space, nature to the city, social to private, etc.
Three important points, recognizable in the master plan by their circular shape, are: 1. a plaza and Education centre, 2. Nature interpretive centre, and 3. Research centre. The Education centre consists of three pavilions. Each has classrooms for seminars, lectures and workshops (15-30 people). One has a chemical and physics laboratory and all of them have cafes facing the plaza. The Nature interpretive centre in the form of a geodesic dome consists of four floors. An exhibition area portrays the history of development from a landfill to a park, there are office spaces, a restaurant and sightseeing area on the topmost floor. The Research centre is intended for high school, college and university students. There they can conduct laboratory experiments but also gain practical knowledge and experience working to create an urban farm. View of Research Centre from Botanical Garden
Danube
platform
restaurant
sports facilities
marina
lagoon
plaza pavilions
landfill location
Section 1-1
Danube
Nature Interpretive Centre
viewpoint
lagoon
landfill location
Section 2-2
Danube
rocky bay
Research centre
beach
View of public platform and Nature Interpretive Centre from the river Danube landfill location
Section 3-3
View of marina, peninsula and the river Danube from the city
Three important points, recognizable in the master plan by their circular shape, are: 1. a plaza and Education centre, 2. Nature interpretive centre, and 3. Research centre. The Education centre consists of three pavilions. Each has classrooms for seminars, lectures and workshops (15-30 people). One has a chemical and physics laboratory and all of them have cafes facing the plaza. The Nature interpretive centre in the form of a geodesic dome consists of four floors. An exhibition area portrays the history of development from a landfill to a park, there are office spaces, a restaurant and sightseeing area on the topmost floor. The Research centre is intended for high school, college and university students. There they can conduct laboratory experiments but also gain practical knowledge and experience working to create an urban farm. View of Research Centre from Botanical Garden
Danube
platform
restaurant
sports facilities
marina
lagoon
plaza pavilions
landfill location
Section 1-1
Danube
Nature Interpretive Centre
viewpoint
lagoon
landfill location
Section 2-2
Danube
rocky bay
Research centre
beach
View of public platform and Nature Interpretive Centre from the river Danube landfill location
Section 3-3
View of marina, peninsula and the river Danube from the city
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