ARCHITECTURAL PORTFOLIO COLLECTED WORKS 2010-2015
VALENTINA SMIRENINA
2016
VALENTINA SMIRENINA MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE Russian,Far East 09.10.1990 valentina.smirenina@gmail.com +393293925419 (IT)
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND 2015 2012 Italy
Politecnico di Milano Ms.Sc. in Architecture Vote: 109/110
2011 Sun Moon Unverstity Feb-Dec Individual exchange program S.Korea Vote: 4.42/4.5 2012 Pacific National University (PNU) 2007 Bh.Sc. in Architecture and Civil Engineering Russia Diploma of Honour. Vote: 5/5 2007 Lyceum of Information Technologies 2003 High School Russia Graduation with Medal of Honour. Vote: 5/5
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2015 2012 Italy
MAR office Intern architect Milan
EXHIBITIONS & COMPETITIONS 2015 Italy
Politecnico di Milano AUIC Diploma Works Exhibition
2013 Italy
RiFormare Milano
2012 International Competition of Graduation Works in Architecture and Russia Design MOOSAO. Business Hotel project *Certificate of 2nd place 2011 International Exhibiton of Reconstruction of the Old City Center of S. Korea Cheonan City 2010 Architecture and Civil Engineering Far East Regional Exhibition. Russia “Multi-storey garage” project. *Certificate of 2nd place 2009 Charity Exhibition of Christian Orthodox Architecture projects Russia 2008 Far East Regional Exhibition of Students projects in Architecture, Russia *Certificate of 1st place
PUBLICATIONS
2010 "Present" Company Jun-Aug Graphic Designer Russia Khabarovsk
2011 “Humanization of urban environment: Adaptation of south-east euRussia rope experience in Khabarovsk city”. Scientific conference “NIoNC” of Architecture and Civil Engineering Forum, PNU
2006 "Present" Company Jun-Aug Graphic Designer Russia Khabarovsk
2009 “Backyard Space as a Center of Communication in Residential SurRussia roundings”. Scientific conference “NIoNC” of Architecture and Civil Engineering Forum, PNU
WORKSHOPS
PROGRAMS & SKILLS
2014 Italy
MIAW’14 Milan Iternational Architectural Workshop
2013 Italy
Mines Landscape Design Workshop Environmental and Functional Transformation
2013 Sketching trip in Italy and France France International Architectural Sketching Workshop 2012 NIoNC “New Ideas of New Century“ 2008 Annual International Forum of Architecture and Russia Engineering.
VOLUNTEERING 2016 Italy
Interpreter of English-Russian-Italian languages Politecnico di Milano, NEFU delegation
2012 Interpreter of English-Russian languages Russia IUSAM international conference, Khabarovsk city 2012 Interpreter of English-Russian languages 2008 NIoNC international conference, PNU Russia
ArchiCAD AutoCAD Adobe Photoshop Adobe Illustrator Adobe InDesign CorelDRAW Revit Rhino 3dsMax Adobe Light Room Microsoft Office Sketching Model making Analytics Photography Rendering
Advanced Intermediate Advanced Advanced Advanced Intermediate Basic Basic Basic Basic Advanced Advanced Advanced Advanced Intermediate Intermediate
LANGUAGES Russian English Italian Korean
Native C1 (IELTC, 2015) B1 (CELI 2, 2015) A1
CONTENT MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE THESIS PROJECT:
PAGE: 2015 Italy
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2014 Italy
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2013 Italy
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2012 Italy
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2012 Russia
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2013 S.Korea
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2011 S.Korea
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2010 Russia
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2008, 2009 Russia
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Architectural sketches
2013 2009 World
Independent Photo Experience
2013 2009 World
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MIND THE GAP Reborn of ex-diamond mine
ACADEMIC PROJECTS: Urban Utopia *Post-EXPO. Milano
GreenTainer *Exercise for the Solar Decathlon
Nexus. Urban planning *RiFormare Milano Exhibition Amethyst Business-hotel/ BhSc DIploma *International Competition of Graduation Works in Architecture and Design, Certificate of 2nd degree The valley of Dragon Korean traditional village in Russian Far East Street Revitalization Research project *International Exhibiton of Old City Center Reconstruction Bayer Office Office for Medical Company Russian Orthodox Architecture *Charity Exhibition of Christian Orthodox Architecture projects “Far East Regional Exhibition of Students projects in Architecture, *Certificate of 1st place
ART & PHOTO:
MIND THE GAP REBORN OF AN EX-DIAMOND MINE Thesis Part I: Urban Functional Distribution 2015, Italy Master of Architecture degree Thesis project Supervisor: Remo Dorigati Co-supervisor: Gian Luca Brunetti ArchiCAD Hand Sketching PhotoShop Aim of the thesis is to create a sustainbale city in the ex-diamond mine crater of Udachnaja open pit, that locates 20 kilometers far off the Arctic cirlce in Siberian Russia, Yakutia.
north, Machu Picchu in Peru and Leonidov’s plan of Magnitogorsk city.
Project has three main parts: urban functional distribution, inThesis represents an experimental project, based on the idea frastructure and the design of a single house unit. Scale of the of the rehabilitation of the refused areas, particularly of the di- project gradually goes from 1:20’000 to 1:20. amond mining industry. It questions a lot of ethic, environmental, cultural and urban aspects. All the city represents a community. It lives and works as one organism, because historically socialization was a part of everyProject is adjusted to the environmental charachteristics of the day life of locals. Design idea is a megastructure in a functional space and it is reflected in the design soultions. Architectural way. Life of the mine-city accumulated under the surface and idea of the mine-city refers to Lemon Gardens on the Italian concentrated on the sides of the ex-mine inside the ground.
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ADJUSTMENT OF THE MINE DEPTH AND SLOPE INCLINATION
STRUCTURAL ZONING OF THE MINE-CITY
Existing mine profile Environmental adjustment of mine profile Final mine profile
*Z1 terraces: Height: 9 meter Width: 15,6 meters Public& private buildings City Gardens (CG)
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*Z4 piazza: *Z2 terraces: Public square with Height: 6 meters social activity “islands” Width: 7,2 meters Gardening and farming
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INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE MINE-CITY
FUNCTIONAL DISTRIBUTION OF THE MINE-CITY
Living area Institutions Piazza Main road connection South park (EP) East gardens (EG) G1 - gardens G2 - green houses G3 - technological farming
Horizontal circulation: (tram, cars, deers, bikes) Vetical circulation: (elevator, cable way, funiculer) Social port Interactive Piazza
FUNCTIONAL ZONING OF THE MINE-CITY INFRASTRUCTURE Vertical communication Horizontal communication Social ports BUILDINGS: Private houses Public services Institutions Public street GREENERY: City Gardens (CG) Park (SP, EG) G1 Gardens G2 Green Houses G3 Tech farms PIAZZA: Public square Activity islands
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MIND THE GAP REBORN OF AN EX-DIAMOND MINE Thesis Part II: Infrastructure 2015, Italy Master of Architecture degree Thesis project Supervisor: Remo Dorigati Co-supervisor: Gian Luca Brunetti Hand Sketching PhotoShop Corel Draw Second important part of the thesis. Infrastructure inside the race and connects with the city vertical infrastructure. Entrance crater represents by two types of communication that interwine to the house is leading from the interior public street. and create an infrastructural network. Vertical communication is represented by two types. Cableways Horizontal communication is represented by parallel roads go between groups of terraces and stops every eight terraces. every eight terraces. Cars are not allowed inside the mine due And funicular runs within the group of terraces and stopes every to the environmental reasons, but there could be provided four 9 meters (every flat). It’s stop connects with the inner public traffic lanes. Tram is an interior transport and goes beneath the street. road in a tunnel. This is very important when temperatures are very low. Social port is a transport node with public activities aimed for socialization and communication. Architecturally it is a multistoThere is an interior public street is a part that connects buildings ry building that look like a brace that binds together vertical and on every terrace along the horizontal axis, like thread connects horizontal infrastructure. It has two volumes, connected togeththe beads. It goes on the roof floor of the houses on every ter- er on the ground and top floors.
COLLAGE OF THE INTERNAL PUBLIC STREET. VIEW TO THE FUNICULAR
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INFRASTRUCTURE COMMUNICATION OF THE MINE-CITY VERTICAL: Funicular Cable way Social port
HORIZONTAL: Road Underground tram Social port
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SCHEMATIC SECTION OF THE PUBLIC STREET, PRIVATE HOUSE AND INFRASTRUCTURAL ELEMENT
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MIND THE GAP REBORN OF AN EX-DIAMOND MINE Thesis Part III: Single House Unit Design 2015, Italy Master of Architecture degree Thesis project Supervisor: Remo Dorigati Co-supervisor: Gian Luca Brunetti ArchiCAD Hand Sketching Photoshop THird important part of the thesis. Image of the single unit represents a fusion of the ideas of the traditional yakutian house, dug out dwellings and houses of northern regions of Scandinavia. Functional zoning and organization of the interior relies on the cultural research.
that serve to manage climate control. Entrance to the house locates on the roof and refers to dug out dwellings. All materials used in the house construction are local and used since old times.
Green house in front of the house could be dismantled for sumSingle unit is a three-storey flat with a green open space in front. mer. It operates as a transformer and could be managed accordHouse is exposed towards the south and has three walls embed- ing to the needs of inhabitants. ded into the ground. All single units are connected within themselves and public serPeculiarity of the design relates to the adjustment of the unit to vices by the city infrastructure. This decision helps to create a the natural conditions. House is enveloped in the buffer zones living network of the settlement.
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FUNCTIONAL DISTRIBUTION OF A HOUSE
ENERGY STRATEGY OF A HOUSE
Double wall on the south facade. Creates an extra buffer zone and helps to keeps the warmth inside.
South facade with glazed wall allows the air flow and possibility of the air circulation.
Fire place on the external wall. Special climatic soulution for the winter.
Exposition to the south with glazed wall allows more sun inside the house.
Garden Green house (buffer zone) Living : bedrooms and living room Movement: public coridor and private coridor Services: bathrooms and kitchen PRINCIPLE OF AN INTERNAL PUBLIC CORRIDOR
Special seasonal greenhouse as buffer zone, used in climatic and household needs.
Use of solar energy due to sky visibility 10/12month.
BUFFER ZONE. OPERATION OF THE ROOF & WALL
VIEW OF THE SINGLE UNIT Moss roof
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BUFFER ZONE OF THE GREEN HOUSE
Living room and Kitchen Outdoor garden Seasonal greenhouse Front green buffer zone BUFFER ZONE UNDER THE HOUSE
Space of a buffer zone wall
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URBAN UTOPIA
POST-EXPO POSSIBLE IMAGE
2014, Italy Design Studio II Student team project Professors: R.Dorigati, J. R. Corso, G. Lugli ArchiCAD AutoCAD PhotoShop
CorelDraw InDesign Illustrator
What will be after EXPO? This project is an idea of possible future.
represent a hub that consists of a platform (of 100-200m in diameter) with tall towers on top of each (up to 80m). Towers are placed in a special way, so they give a visual connection to the The only remained objects of EXPO are amphitheater, Italian pa- city center and main landmarks of Milan. vilion, the lake, old farm house (cascina), the bridge and concept of the stripes. Existed stripes have been modified, and remain There are four multifunctional hubs. They organized in a way, only in the directions that were concidered the most important that each hub is more responsable for a certain type of funcones in the image of a post-EXPO situation, as local connection tions, such as research, production, entertainment and culture. between neighbourhoods. Project concept is based on the idea of an abosulte city, that beAll the territory is turned into a field of wheat with some archi- ing superimposed with the main local directions. The superpopelagos in it. Each archipelago is placed on the stripes axes and sition creates formations, that function together as one system.
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MASTER PLAN DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
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roof top public mixed use public space mixed use cultural space gastronomy space residential mainly startup units commercial
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GREENTAINER SHIPPING CONTAINER RE-USE
2013, Italy Building Technology Studio Students team project Professors: A. Rogora, P. Setti, S. Zabot ArchiCAD AutoCAD
Photoshop Illustrator
This project was an exercise for the Solar Decathlon competition and it responds to all it rules.
tration. Design and technological slutions provide high energy efficiency conditions for the house and place it in A+ energy performance index.
The idea of a project is to re-use the container as a living module. This solution could allow to achieve many benefits like the The same concept could be used for a multistory construction. sustainability, transportability, financial allowability etc. Single modules could be adjusted together with some additional reinforcement to create five-floor residential building. Due to satisfy the requirements of the housing market, single This structure could be mirrored to create the other wing of the apartment consists of two modules and an intergrated green building with green patio in the center. Apartments could be space between them. It allows the sun to enter into the heart systemized according to the quantity of levels of a living unit. of the house and “brings nature inside“. The south elevation Multistory building also could be placed to A+ energy perfohas special sistem of shutters that allows to control sun pene- mance index due to its design specifics.
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ENERGY STRATEGY OF THE SINGLE UNITE
SOLAR AND PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELS
solar panels system
container
heating/DWH system
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services unit
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SOUTH FACADE | MULTISTOREY BUILDING 18.36
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NEXUS RETHINKING OF A NEIGHBORHOOD
2012, Italy Town Planning Design Studio Student team project Professors: C. Morandi, L. Scavuzzo, F. Japelli AutoCAD Photoshop
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Hand Drawing Illustrator
The site of a project is occupied by an old italian market, that is not functioning anymore. The neighborhood is a peaceful residential area with some green courtyards. By the legislation, ex-market was decided to turn into a residential lot with some extra functions.
Two separate parts of the site were united with a big woonerf that turns into a park. There are three types of the residential buildings, based on the surrounding typology. Preserved buildings have architectural and social value. They suppose to host temporal cultural events and social activities.
Before starting the project, it was decided to interview the neighbourhood on what activities they would like to see in the newcoming project. The final design is based on the interview, preservation of the decided buildings and general city tendency for the landmarks.
New design is framed with the existing residential complexes , empty green space and a rail road. Strategically the site is connected to the Porta Vittoria station by metro and intercity train system, what gives the project a lot of transport, economic and cultural advantages.
PRESENT SITUATION & BUILDINGS 12% - preservation 88% - demolition
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AMETHYST HOTEL BUSINESS-HOTEL ON THE RIVER BANK
2012, Russia Bachelor Diploma Project Individual project Professor: Krasilnikova L.G. ArchiCAD Photoshop
3dsMax Hand Sketch
Main focus of the project was to create a high-level business hotel in a picturesque natural landscape of the Amur river bank with the respect to the height of a city cathedral nearby. Project uses an idea of vertical mineral druse as an opposition for the horizontal perseption of the Amur river.
ties. Underground floor have sport and entertainment facilities, such as gym, swimming pool, cinema etc. There are also host rooms, according to the terracing of the ground. Every level of the hotel has an entrance to the roof terrace with a view to the city. There is also an underground parking, connected with the city infrastructure.
Materials allow to get an effect of light and simplicity due to the One of the specific features of the hotel is a large patio with use of glass an concrete. pillars that have interior tube systems. Tubes collect rain water The site has 20m of natural slope, so the project includes terrac- from the roof and it run vertically inside the pillars of patio to ing, to provide a beautiful view towards and from the river. First the technical floors where it could be recycled. This idea creates three floors have functions related to business and social activi- a concept of an interior waterfall and also technically efficient.
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ATRIUM CONCEPT | SCHEMATIC SECTION A-A
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RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CITY DOMINANT
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DRAGON VALLEY KOREAN TRADITIONAL VILLAGE IN THE FAR EAST OF RUSSIA 2011, South Korea Individual academic project Professor: Lee Jang Bum
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Project of the village is based on the knowledge of main principles and philosophy of Korean traditional architecture and urban planning. Project site is in Khabarovsk city, Far East of Russia. It locates between Korean peninsula and Sahalin island, that was hosting Korean refugee camps during the period of Japanese invasion of Korea. This project includes the complex of Korean traditional ceremonial palaces, traditional academy, storages and several types of Korean traditional houses, including the typology of a noble house of the north regions. Ideal postion of the complex has been shifted and adjusted according the exact site location, but
withing the possible shifts from rules. The ceremonial part represents the head of a dragon, while the heart is academy and cultural museum. His body are workshops, warehouses and shops.The tail of a dragon is represented by residential block of different house types according to the wealth of a resident. Village has four separate entrances, where the two are main ones. One leads to the ceremonial palace as in any traditional Korean royal complex. Another one is a traditional entrance to a Korean village. Other two entrances connect the village with the city infrastructure by the cultural “imaginary gates“ and lead to the museum and academy.
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NOBLE RESIDENTIAL ARCHITECTURE hanok traditional house
CEREMONIAL ARCHITECTURE main building
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VIEW OF THE VILLAGE
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STREET RENOVATION OLD CITY CENTER REVITALIZATION
2011, South Korea Architectural Research Individual project Professor: Lee Jang Bum ArchiCAD Hand Sketching
Photo Survey Interviewing
Site of a project is an ex-city center of Cheonan, that developed next to the city main train station. Neighbourhood has an old still functioning market, street restaurants and shops, old department store and cinema, that are mainly closed nowadays.
vehicle access and encourage more more pedestian activity. The old department store was turned into a cultural and social center with some apartment units on the upper floors. A large ellipsoid volume was inserted to the old structure, in order to bring a clear domination to the existing chaotic surrounding.
This neighborhood turned into a ghost place with the construction of a new department store that became a new city landmark Design of the street was based on the obsevation that people and development point. While the new city area is overcrowded, usually look downward while walking. The pavement expresses there are almost no activity happening in old city center. the concept of 5 natural elements (water, earth, flora, fire, air) and guides pedestrians alog the street to various intersting The reserch aimed to discover the possibility to attract people points as if it is a game of neighbourhood investigation. to the old city center. The streets were designed to reduce the
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PERSPECTIVE VIEW OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD | THE OLD LANDMARK POSITION
RENOVATION SUGGESTION | LOCAL LANDMARK SECOND CHANCE
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BAYER OFFICE MEDICAL COMPANY OFFICE
2010, Russia Architectural Study Project Individual project Professors: Ryabkova E.B, Breev V.S ArchiCAD PhotoShop
CorelDraw Illustrator
This project is an office building for the Bayer, a medical company. Since it is a medical company, the concept began with exploring forms of cells and organics instead of rigid forms.
organized in any free way or rented. The social floors are open space floors with separated public zone around the vertical axis.
The building strusture is composed of a shell around the bearEvery office floor is different from the others and separated by ing columns and three solid tubes, that containe vertical comthe social floors. The basis of the floor plan is a free plan with no munication of the building. internal bearing walls, which allow flexibility in using the space according to the needs of the company. The facade is finished finished with glass for the main volume and solid concrete for the structural system. It allows to show There are four office floors, where two of them are pre-designed: the idea transparency and lightness of an organic simple cell ground floor and administrative floor. The other two could be membraine.
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CONCEPT COMPOSITION MODULES matrix of single units
IDEA biomimicry
ORGANISATION SCHEME
UNITY transparent uniting membrane
STABILITY vertical circulation towers
PLAN VARIATION SCHEMES
office space public space parking & tecnhical space
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SAINT MATRONA CHAPEL 2008, Russia Professors: Ryabkova E.B., Breev V.S
Hand-drawn project: 75x55mm Gouache/ Aquarelle/ Air brush/ Ink
Academic project of a Christian Orthodox chapel. Personally developed design corresponds to all the criteria of Christian Orthodox architecture, colour science and symbolics.
*Regional Exhibition of Christhian Othdox Architecture
Decorated corners of the main volume reflect the pattern of the birch trees, very common in Russia. The portal resembles a traditional Russian women headdress “kokoshnik“. The colour of the roof and decor is green, as the colour of the cloth of the Saint The chapel is dedicated to Saint Matrona, very respected by Or- and the main colour of the Saint Trinity in Orthododox religion. thodox Christians as a patron for women. She is pictured in the Above the entrace is engraved the pray to Saint Matrona. The green cloths, with blind eyes and rised hand. Architectural form floor has a floral pattern, as people say: “you should come with has the reference to the Byzantine style, following the simplici- flowers to St. Matrona“. ty, order and chasity of the general form.
Maquette Coloured paper/ Paint
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SAINT TRINITY CHURCH WITH SACRARIUMS OF ST. MATRONA AND ST. SERAFIM VYRITZKY 2009, Russia Professors: Ryabkova E.B., Breev V.S
Hand-drawn project: 100x100mm Gouache/ Aquarelle/ Ink
Academic project of a Christian Orthodox temple. Personally developed design corresponds to all the criteria of Christian Orthodox architecture, colour science and symbolics. Saint Trinity is a big holiday for Orthodox and one of the fundamentals of the religion.
*Charity Exhibition of Christian Orthodox
Architecture projects
to St. Matrona, women patron. The right one is dedicated to St. Serafim Vyritzky, the male saint.
All the volums of the church support nuber three in the design concept. As well, the master plan solved as an intersection of 3 circles to emphasize the Trinity significance. The main colour The church is done in the same style as the chapel, so it keeps decision is dark green and white, as main colours of Saint Trinity the style and the symbolics. Architecturally it is a square volume and saints. with two side aisles and one main. Left side of the curch is tra- This church and chapel, that was designed before couldbe unitditionally “belong“ to women, so the left sacrarium is dedicated ed into one architectural complex.
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SKETCHES & PAINTINGS
2013 France, Russia Travelling Skecthes
National Museum of Natural History, Paris, France Aquarelle, ink, 27X15 cm
Still-life, Khabarovsk, Russia Guache, 75x55cm
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Cite de la Mode at du Design, Paris, France Aquarelle, pencil, 21x27cm
Travel sketch, Nebida, Italy Aquarelle, 20x23cm
Canal Saint Martin, Paris, France Ink, 21x27cm
Still-life, Khabarovsk, Russia Aquarelle, 75x55cm
Pavilion Suissse, Paris, France Ink, 27x21cm
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PHOTOGRAPHY PERCEPTION OF A COUNTRY SPACE THROUGH THE PHOTOS My vision of Russia is vast fields of nature, where roads are only drafted and don’t exist. Marvelous nature creates a peaceful mind state of no-time place, far from the busy Moscow. Like from the paintings of Ivan Shishkin. Russia, 2010
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Traditional village near Cheanan, South Korea, 2011
There are always unexpected places in big cities. In these photos I captured Milan and Cheanan from a different point of view, where nature is intertissued with human objects and landscape encourage you to think and observe. Milan, Italy, 2011
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PHOTOGRAPHY
INDEPENDENT PHOTOGRAPHY EXPERIENCE
Milan, Italy, 2015
City rhythm is different in every country. These photos represent city character through my eyes. Rome has harmoniously intertissued modernity and ancientry. While in Milan tall buildings reecho with the saints on the Duomo Cathedral, creating sort of a conversation between business and soul. Another facinating topic for me is flipped reflections of Navigli. There is a whole another world hidden in the canals of Milan. South Korean traditional villages is where the time has stopped. Architecture there is a part of nature. And nature itself represents architecture. City is a living organizm and it is interesting to search for its secrets in even very tiny details and from a different perception.
South Korea, 2011
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Milan, Italy, 2015
Rome, Italy, 2014
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VALENTINA SMIRENINA
ARCHITECTURAL PORTFOLIO collected works 2010-2015
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