V i c t o r i a N u y a k s h e v a A r c h i t e c t
EDUCATION
2013- 2015 Master in architecture Ecole Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture (ENSAS) Strasbourg , France
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
06|2014 - 09|2015 Intern Land-Storm Moscow, Russia
2011 - 2012 MBA in International Management La Sorbonne and Dauphine Universities Paris, France
05|2012 - 11|2012 Intern Renault Le Plessis-Robinson, France
2003 - 2010 Master in architecture with honors State University Of Land Use Planning (GUZ) Moscow, Russia
04|2011 - 08|2011 Architect Starteks Moscow, Russia 09|2009 - 09|2010 Architect assistant Technologies of theater Moscow, Russia 03|2008 - 12|2009 Draughtman SVS - project Moscow, Russia 2006 - 2010 Contract worker, architect Moscow region, Russia
SKILLS
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Archicad Autocad Vectorworks Photoshop InDesign Illustrator MS Office Hand-drawing
V i c t o r i a N u y a k s h e v a Russian French English German
Email: victoria.nuyaksheva@gmail.com
SHANGHAI URBAN FARMING
MASTERS DEGREE PROJECT 2015
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Shanghai is a city of strong economic development that grows extremely quickly. This development attracts lots of people from the rural regions and increases urban population of the city. Those new inhabitants often prefer to give up working in agriculture and try their chances in big cities. As a result, high densification of Shanghai, more pollution and decrease of life quality. A residential area, “Bund Garden” is a particular example of district that suffers from this densification. It is situated not so far from the city center along the river Huangpu, in the area that is called South Bund. This district is in advanced stage of development with big commercial and touristic projects.
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The Bund Garden is a residential district of about 5.000 inhabitants that bought their apartments with an open view to the river
New offices buildings are under construction just in front of Bund Garden
New buildings now form the first line of Huangpu river banks. Bund Garden goes to the background. The perk that the residential area had until now is lost.
Why not proposing an alternative to this development devaluing the residential area rather than to take the opportunity to bring new perks for the inhabitants?
Shanghai’s traditional blocks are usually not accessible for nonresidents. That is the case of Bund Garden. The challenge of the project is to bring more attractiveness to the estate, and to pay extra care in how the public vs private limits are being considered. That is why a mixed programme based on urban agriculture is proposed. Modern, hydroponic, family gardens, sport activities, multi level terraces, will be some of the facilities intended for the residents of Bund Garden. Hotel of urban agri tourism, eco-restaurant and market where one can buy hydroponic vegetables and fruits will emphasize the new “suspended gardens” character. And finally, large pedestrian area will cover the highway and allow access to the embankment. All these elements are new perks that will improve quality of life.
The volume of the complex is pushed out towards the border of the gated community. This allows for an aerated court and creates a frame around the complex with facilities open to public. Playing with this mixed program, combining various heights and depths allows to create a smart integration of a gated community into urban tissue while keeping the privacy of its inhabitants.
Shared path Urban stroll to the river Inhabitants communication ring Urban agrotourism hotel and greenhouses Restaurant
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Plan of the so-called «garden level». On this level, inhabitants of the gated community have access to the interior garden, facilities and farms as well as green base of the complex.
Overview of the gated community «Bund garden» with its new infrastructures and urban farming facilities.
Terraced gardens mixed with urban farms create a real oasis in the city center. That allows to rework the notion of «garden» that exists already in «Bund Garden»
The multilevel urban foundation is a real exchange hub between inhabitants and strangers of the community. The pedestrian flows are separated with those of cars, motos and bicycles.
The urban stroll down to the river reestablishes the link with the water that was lost because of the urbanisation of the Huangpu river banks.
KARLSRUHE RAILWAY STATION DISTRICT «LE BONBON», A NEW TASTE FOR THE RAILWAY STATION STUDENT PROJECT, 2015
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The competition, launched in 2013, was about designing a “pavilion of culture” in the vicinity of Basel theater. Investigations on site inspired me to find a way to recall the nearby sculptures from J.Tinguely, hence the usage of metallic elements. The glass cube around is designed to protect the temporary exhibits from the weather, while still allowing visitors to always keep in mind their location: they are in the center of a living city and life keeps revolving around as they stare at the exhibits. Tourist information will be given inside, with higher focus on art and architecture which made Basel a famous city for art lovers.
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Model of the Puppet Theater with Museum in Sergiev-Posad
PUPPET THEATER WITH MUSEUM MASTERS DEGREE PROJECT, 2010
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Sergiev Posad is a Russian historical city famous for its puppets and toys. The existing puppet museum of the city is too small and displays only a small part of the collection. It doesn’t allow to caste the light on the craftsman heritage. The location of the project is close to the monastery (“lavra”) of Sergiev-Posad, i.e in the touristic center of the city. From one side, it allows to create a new attractiveness. On the other side, it creates a challenge: respect the traditional atmosphere. In order to respond to this challenge, the volume will be softly added to the landscape but will nevertheless have a distinguishable shape. This one consists of two main volumes of theater and museum connected by a large illuminated lobby with a view on the lavra.
HOUSE FOR A CELEBRITY CONTEST , 2008
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Together with a team of young architects, I took part in a competition to suggest possible house for various famous people. In 2008, Hugo Chavez was then President of Venezuela, and his strong character was an invitation for us to draw such a house. The house is meant to be a symbol of political activity and famous mediatic image of Chavez: the raised fist.
The interior is designed to give space to Chavez hobby: painting. A painting workshop and an art gallery are situated at the very entrance of the house, in its main volume elevated over the ocean. In addition and for security reason, an elevator shaft is connecting the house to a bunker encarved in the mountain.
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«REFLET» : REDESIGN OF A PUBLIC SQUARE OF SOULTZ CONTEST , 2010 The public square has been design to reflect the atmosphere of the cathedral, the dominating building around. It offers a pedestrian path with benches and swings, an amphitheater from where the daily life unfolds under the observer’s eye; and last but not least, the cathedral stained glass is wildly ‘spread’ over the whole square thanks to usage of colored glass.
I have been awarded, as part of a 4-student team, the diploma for the contest organized by the Embassy of France in Russia and the Embassy of Russia in France, as part of the Russia/France year in 2010. The topic was to redesign the public square in the city of Soultz, which has a close history with Russian literature as it was the native town of the defeater in duel of Alexander Pushkin.
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The mineralogical museum in Strasbourg is in strong need of an extension. Despite the fact that the museum is located in the center of the city, there is fortunately empty space just next to museum that allows for an extension. The new module will host facilities mainly open to visitors but also to scientists. That is why it is important to separate people flows: scientists and visitors entrances are separated. Entering by lobby in the new model, visitors have access to the mediatheque, expositions halls and cafe on the first floor. Separating flows on the first élévation 1-11floor, 1/200 I keep the possibility of exchange on the second. The big exhibition hall and studios of the second floor can be accessed from two sides: scientific and visitors. The amphitheater is located on the third floor. The other challenge of the project is to find an intelligent integration of the new structure with existing. Inspired by rhythm of classic facades of the museum, I propose a new modern version. 1
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Visualisations of the Atac shopping center (above and below)
08 COMMERCIAL CENTER ATAC REALISED PROJECT 2011
The Atac shopping mall in Orekhovo-Zuevo, in the suburbs of Moscow, is a building with a total area of 2.800m2. It hosts a supermarket on the ground floor, and small boutiques on the 1st floor. My participation in this project started in the very beginning when only an irregular-shaped building was set, following the ground topography. Developing plans, cuts, volumes, I worked a lot with different stakeholders of the construction process.
Facades and 3d visualisation of the building
Lots of economical constraints, regulations and customer’s (Auchan Russia) standarts were taken in account. Brand’s colours(red and green), facade materials (sandwiches panels), interior design requests (suspended ceilings, etc.) were respected.
Photos taken after commissioning of the building in 2012
The supermarket was opened for customers in 2012 after an inspection of conformity towards the national rules and norms, such as fire safety, access for physically challenged people, etc.
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Working on this project was an opportunity for me to familiarize with construction documents and detailed design.
CONFERENCE ROOM IN MOSCOW REALISED PROJECT , 2010
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Agency «Technology of theaters» This project was about renovating the conference room of the ministry of culture of the Russian Federation. I have taken part in the development of the concept and elaborated the project documentation (drawings, details ...etc). The room is meant for collaborators of the ministry: meetings, events, movie displays, etc. My role in the project was more particularly to deal with the interior of the room, from the floor geometry and seating arrangement, providing the best view to any member of the audience, to the smaller details of the room.
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Электрощитовая*
6,57
19
Тамбур
2.50
6
Административное помещение*
8,86
20
Административное помещение*
8.39
7
Административное
11,84
21
Коридор*
18,41
8
Коридор*
16,57
22
Административное помещение*
11.43
9
Административное
помещение*
22,93
23
Административное помещение*
22.85
10
Административное
помещение*
12,32
24
Оружейная
комната*
6.41
11
Комната
полезная площадь
289,58
12
Пост
комната*
помещение*
охраны*
охраны*
Административное
помещение*
3 370
комната*
25.81 холл
5,46
Итого
5,48
в т.ч. существующие пристраиваемые
11.85
249,14
1
HEAD OFFICE OF STARTEKS 40
43
1
50
UNREALISED PROJECT , 2011
10
49
2
15
450 КГ
10
16
10
10
Проем заложить
5.02
17.07
8
0.000
17
21
Демонтаж подоконника под дверной проем
10
25.81
-0.030
11.85
18.41
0 23.68
23 10
24 3.66
10
11.43
22.85
14.56
20
22
10
10
8.39
-0.900
6.41
0
2
730
2 720
6с
40 (#LayID)
640
7с 7 8с
3 360
2 680
8
4 730
9
3 630
10
43 (#LayID)
910
11
50 (#LayID)
1 040
12
13
49 (#LayID)
1
Agency “Starteks” The OOO “Starteks” is a construction company in the city of Balashikha. The high price of land in the region of Moscow has lead to the idea to increase the usable area of their current headquarters. This was reached while taking into consideration the solidity of its current foundations and of the existing structure upon which is based the extension of 2 floors. Due to the economic situation, the realisation of the extension is Заказчик OОО "Cорел Инвест" currently on hold. г. Балашиха, ГИП Иванов А.А. ГАП Нуякшев Гл.констр. Суровцев
Микрорайон ЦОВБ,
Административное здание ТОО "Маригард"
- АР дом 16.
Стадия РП
Лист
Листов
Front view
Cut 1-1
Cut 2-2
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«PLAY ME» CONTEST, 2011
URBAN FURNITURE DESIGN
To design this item of urban architecture, I was inspired by the idea of a house. House where one can find various activities and information. Flexible, multifunctional, this piece of urban furniture is hosting trays of various sizes. The clever arrangement is fulfilling various functions: benches and table to play chess, various seating arrangements for friendly discussions, climbing wall for children. Possibilities are only limited by the imagination of people passing by this public place in Moscow.
Cut 3-3
Construction of one «shelf» element
David Diao, Chinese-American artist
Nelly and Theo van Doesburg the dog Dada, dancer Kamares in front Counter Composition XVI, 1925. Counter-Composition XVI aTheo van Doesburg
Theo van Doesburg, Colour design for ceiling and three walls, Small Ballroom, Conversion of L’Aubette Interior, Strasbourg 1926/7
The Cafe Aubette, located in the central square of Strasbourg, is one of the most ambitious projects of the artistic avant-garde of the '20s, so much to be defined by the most enthusiastic as the "Sistine Chapel" of modern art.
«L’AUBETTE» REWORKED AXONOMETRY WORKSHOP, 2015
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The starting point of a workshop led by the famous artist David Diao was “l’Aubette”, avant-garde project of Theo van Doesburg, Jean Arp and Sophie Taeuber-Arp in Strasbourg. Those architects wanted to put the human being in the middle of the painting, rather than in front of the frame. I am reusing that notion, while keeping the contrast between solid-colored cubes and multicolored cubes, as well as by keeping orthogonality everywhere. This downscaling to an object-sized world bring back the human being to its role of external observer of an artwork.
L-Lamp
OLED LIGHTING CONTEST, 2013
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O-Lamp Participation to a design competition hosted by LG in 2013. I designed 2 lamps based on OLED lighting panels. In this first design (L-lamp), the idea was to provide readers with a portable lighting which they could fold easily amongst their books. The panels can either stick in our out of the lamp, thus providing a slightly different light atmosphere. The OLED technology stays cool and thus the lamp is perfect to be taken out without having to let it cool down. The second concept (O-lamp) is a modular lighting design based on flexible OLED panel. Circular portions of panels are inserted in the powered railing and are freely rotating. By playing with the panel side (lighting side facing inwards or outwards), and the relative position of both panels, a various range of lighting ambiance can be created. The appliance can be used either as a table lamp or as a wall lighting. This project gave me the opportunity to start using the software “3DSMAX”.
HAND DRAWING Computer tools for architectural design are really important nowadays, but I am convinced that having the ability to execute professional drawing by hand remains a key skill, closely linked to being able to understand and express one’s idea, and represent the emotion and soul of a project, especially in its early phases.