DIVERSITY / ARCHITECTURE & URBANISM PORTFOLIO LAMBRACHE CALIN GABRIEL / ARCHITECT, EUROPEAN MASTERS OF URBANISM

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MOTIVATION

Diversity

Sincetheveryfirstassignmentinarchitectureschool,everythingstartedformewithunderstandingthecontextofmydesignproposal,aswellastheeffectsofmypotentialactions.Thismeantgettingtoknowaseriesofcultural,spatial,politicalandeconomiccontextsatfirst,andthenitslowlyevolvedintomoreandmorecomplexurbanstudies.

Thediversecharactersoftheplacesresultedinaverydifferentreadingandinterpretingofeachspecificcase.Inturnthisledtoavarietyoftypologiesandscalesfortheproposals.Theneedforarchitecturalprojectstobeawareoftherelationbetweenthebuildingandtheurbanscalewasobvious,sourbanisticstudiesbecameanessentialpartofmywork.

Thefascination,butalsotheneedtounderstandtheurbancontextbetter,grewuntilitwasclearthatIneededtohaveamorein-depthunderstandingofurbanism.So,theEuropeanMastersofUrbanismgavemetheopportunitytoatleastcatchaglimpseofthecomplexityofthisdiscipline.Idiscoveredtheintricaterelationshipsbetweengeographical,politicalandculturallandscapesandhowtheseaffectpeoples’every-daylife.Thisinternationalprogrammeallowedmenotonlytofacediverseandcomplexcontextsbutalsotoworkwithpeoplefromverydifferentbackgrounds,culturesandthusopinions,addinganotherlayertothecom-plexityoftheoverallexperience. InparalleltothesestudiesIalsotriedtoapplytheknowledgetoconcrete,professionalprojects.So,thereadingandinterpretingofthesitesdeterminedaseriesofattitudestowardsthedesign,rangingfromsubmissiontotheurbantissuetypologyandarchitecturalaestheticstocommentingonthequalityofthesurroundingbuiltenvironment.

Everythinghasleadtoseeingmyprofessionalexperiencesofarasaverydiverseone,diversitythatcomesfromtheattitudetowardstheprofession:amultidisciplinary,multiculturalapproachthatcrossesscalesandculturalboundaries.Consideringthis,myviewonthisprofessionisinfluencedbytheneedtounderstandandtoalwayslearnnewthings.Ihopetobeapartofateamthatdesiresandisabletotackleanyprojectbygraspingeverylayerofitscomplexityandusingthisknowledgetofeedthedesignprocess.

Sincerely,CalinLambrache

CONTENT

Academic-Urbanismprojects

100 LAKES ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................pages 4-11

TAIHU, THE CITY OF THE XXI CENTURY ........................................................................................................................................................................pages 12-19

Professional-Personalarchitectureprojects

L RESIDENCE ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................pages 20-27

C MEDICAL PRACTICE ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................pages 28-33

Academic-Architectureprojects

CUMPANA MONASTERY ........................................................................................................................................................................................................pages 34-41

RE|MERGE ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................pages 42-49

IDENTITY ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................pages 50-57

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100 LAKEST I R A N A - A L B A N I Aacademicproject-2ndyear2ndsemesterurbanismmasterfeb-aug 2013 | coordinating professor Andre Loeckx

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Project

100 LAKESTypeofprojectACADEMIC - THESYS PROJECT FOR THE EUROPEAN MASTER OF URBANISMLocationTIRANA-DURRES REGION, ALBANIARoleandcontributionANALYSIS - GROUP PROJECT (BOGDAN ILIE, CAI TAO, LU WEI, ZHONGKAI ZHOU) CONTRIBUTION: CONCEPT, DRAFTING, PHOTOSHOP.A TERRITORIAL WASTE COLLECTOR SYSTEM - INDIVIDUAL PROJECT

COORDINATOR - 51N4E OFFICE

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

The100lakesstudioattemptstoatfirstinstancecapturethespecificitiesoftheAlbaniancontextandtakethemaboardwhiledealingwithitscorequestions:howcanthe(metropolitan)regionofTirana-Durresmanageitsincreasingdynamicasawhole?Howcanitinvestinanintegrativeurbanismthatlinkshousingneedswitheco-nomicallyandecologicallyviablesolutions?Whatmeaningcantheinheritedandmassivesocialistinfrastructurefindtoday?Howtodevelopagainpositivenotionsofcollectiv-ity?

DURRES TIRANA

PROJECT PROPOSALS

ADecentralizedEnergyTestCase

ZHONGKAYZHOU

Fasttrees,Slowtrees

LUWEI

WaterAsAToolforInterweavingSystematicLandscapesBOGDANILIE

ATerritorialWasteCollectorSystemCALINLAMBRACHE

AClimate-ConditioningLandscapeCAITAO

Adriatic Sea

preserve ecological value

create public spacemake use of the existing potential

Urban Expansion

InfrastructureUrbanity

reconcile past values with future pressures

create economic and job opportunities

Water System Agriculture Ecology

GovernanceCHALENGES

SHARED AMBITIONS

Resources

PROJECT AMBITIONS

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A TERRITORIAL WASTE COLLECTOR SYSTEM

Ahypothesisofuseofthewatersystemasastart-ingpointfortheimplementationofasustainablesolidwastemanagement,inresponsetothedefi-cienciesofthecurrentsystemintheTirana-Durresregionandthebehaviouralpatternsassociatedwithit.Aproposalforagradualswitchinbehaviourthroughanadaptivewastemanagementmodel.

Wastecatchmentareasinrelationtothewatersys-temandtheurbanfabricoutsidetheformalurbanareasofTiranaandDurres

Litterpaththroughthecatchmentareas-Ishmirivervalley

19.8t/w

73.8t/w

26.6t/w

Total litter load 1186tons/week

27.0t/w

19.0t/w

83.4t/w

1t/w

6.0t/w

7.0t/w

46.2t/w

29.8t/w

18.2t/w

1.0t/w

28.4t/w

237.0t/w

247.0t/w

41.8t/w

23.2t/w

82.2t/w

2.6t/w

62.0t/w

29.4t/w

25.0t/w

17.8t/w

179.6t/w

38.4t/w

20.6t/w

61.0t/w

53.6t/w

47.2t/w

0t/w

17.2t/w

13.4t/w

13.4t/w

124.2t/w

15.8t/w

2.6t/w

6.6t/w

114.2t/w

17.2t/w

39.0t/w

42.4t/w

Litter Paths through the Catchment Areas

Litterpaththroughthecatchmentareas-Erzenirivervalley

293.2t/w

16.8t/w

8.8t/w

73.8t/w

15.8t/w

1.6t/w

54.2t/w

37.4t/w

89.2t/w

10.6t/w

9.0t/w

21.4t/w

24.0t/w

9.2t/w

2.0t/w

3.2t/w

9.0t/w

7.6t/w

34.4t/w

9.6t/w

Total litter load 1.698tons/week

818.4t/w

289.6t/w

7.2t/w

8.8t/w

5.6t/w

8.8t/w

17.6t/w

17.6t/w

40.2t/w

5.0t/w

0.2t/w

1.2t/w

0.6t/w

0t/w

0t/w

24.0t/w

9.8t/w

Theproposedlittertrapsandcollectioncentresinrelationtothewatersystem,themaininfrastruc-tureandtheurbanfabricoutsidetheformalurbanareasofTiranaandDurres

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Proposal

Theuseofdifferenttypesofequipmentassociatedwiththewatersystem(littertraps)tostarttheim-plementationofanewwastemanagementsystemthatincludescollectionandrecyclingcentres.Wastecatchmentareasrepresentanessentialelementofthedesignprocess.Theriversandcanalsareastartingpointforthecleaningprocesswhilethewaterreservoirshelpobtainthedesiredequipmentefficiency.

LitterpaththroughtheclusteredcatchmentareasIshmirivervalley

19.8t/w

23.1t/w

19.5t/w

1.0t/w

8.8t/w

46.2t/w

2.9t/w

1.0t/w

1.7t/w

38.8t/w

77.4t/w

69.2t/w

2.6t/w

37.7t/w

13.3t/w

20.6t/w

2.9t/w

16.7t/w

13.3t/w

0t/w

17.2t/w

13.4t/w

3.1t/w

18.6t/w

2.6t/w

23.1t/w

6.9t/w

Litter released into the sea 30.7tons/week

Reconfigured litter paths through the Catchment Areas

14.4t/w

54.6t/w

9.0t/w

3.1t/w

24.0t/w

9.2t/w

2.0t/w

3.2t/w

9.0t/w

7.6t/w

253.4t/w

16.7t/w

3.7t/w

40.2t/w

24.7t/w

Litter released into the sea 292.8tons/week

LitterpaththroughtheclusteredcatchmentareasErzenirivervalley

Biglittertrap(onriver)

Smalllittertrap(oncanal)

Legend

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TAIHU, THE CITY OF THE XXI CENTURYT A I H U , B E I J I N G - C H I N Aacademic project - 1st year 2nd semester urbanism masterfeb-aug 2012 | coordinating professor Kelly Shannon

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Project

TAIHU, THE CITY OF THE XXI CENTURYTypeofprojectACADEMIC - EUROPEAN MASTER OF URBANISMLocationTAIHU, BEIJING, CHINARoleandcontributionGROUP PROJECT (DENNIS SCHOUWERS, JONAS KNAPEN, RUI QIN, SAM KHABIR, SABRINA MARTINEZ, TIANLU ZHOU, YUVRAJ CHAUHAN) - CONTRIBUTION: CONCEPT, DRAFTING, RENDERS, PHOTOSHOP.

PROJECT DESCRIPTIONBeijingisgrowingrapidly,andinthishastetheneighbouringvillagesorsmallercitiesareswallowedbythecapitalcity.Entirevillages,industrialareasforsmallandmediumenterprises,agriculturallandtogetherwiththeexitinginfrastructureisbeinglevelledandbrandnewneighbourhoodsorbigindustriesarebeingbuilt.Thisposesasathreatforthetraditionalwayoflivinganditsculturalbackground.Peoplearebeingmovedtosterileenvironments,largescaleneighbourhoodsthatdonotallowthemtokeeptheirtraditionsandculture.TaihuisaformeragriculturalareathatusedtofeedalargepartofthepopulationofBeijing.Italsoincludesvillageshousingthepeopleworkingtheland.Todayitisintheprocessofbeingtakenoverbylargescaledevelopments.Wewereaskedtofindanalternativeforthiskindofdevelopment,onewhichallowssavingthetraditionalwayoflivingwithoutcompromisingtheeconomicbenefits.

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Taihu

CONCEPT

WeproposedanewTaihudevelopment,acityofthetwentyfirstcentury.Concernedabouttheenvironment,society,livingconditionsandqualityofthepublicspaces,theprojectpursuestocreatesustainableatmospheresthatcontributetotheregenerationoftheurbanareassituatedintheregionwhileprovidingarangeofdifferentchoicesformeetingallofyourclient´sneeds.Inthissensewehavedividedtheprojectintofourelements:- Shi Ji city,ahighdensitydevelopmentintouchwiththelandscape,withhighqualitypublicspacesandlowCO2emissions- Specialised villages,asystemofvillagespromotingtraditionalvaluesinanentrepreneurialatmosphereandgeneratinglocaleconomy- Wetlands,anareaforrecreationalpurposesbutalsoforadifferentwayofdwelling,awayfromthebusylifeofBeijing- Productive landscape,thein-betweenareasofTaihubeoptimisedtoobtaintheperfectbalancebetweenfoodproductionandcleanenergyproduction

0 1km 5kmTaihu 2030 - proposalplan

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Thirteenspecializedvillages,hundredsofuniqueexperiencesandproducts.JinKuangVillages,livetheentrepreneurialexperience金礦村

SPECIALISED VILLAGES

New facilities network. Training+trading+culturallinkedbyefficientmobilityinfrastructure.

Leisure + Landscape. Bikeandpedestriantracksaredesignedreinterpretingwaterbodiesascarryingstructure.

Transformed & New villages. Refurbishedanddensifiedvillagestogetherwithnewtypologies

Existing villages. Villagesbetweenriverandcanal.

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PondvillageJustoneofthethirteenspecialisedvillages

渔业村

Enjoythebeautyandpeaceoflotusandornamentalfish

Housing+workunitgroundlevel

Followthepeacefulwatertracingsofkoifromyourapartmentwindow

EversincetheSungDynastyChinahashadastrongtraditioninfishkeeping.Wherefishsymboliseunityandfertility,thelotusgrowninthevillagepondsembodiesultimatepurityandperfection.Whensurroundedbythesenaturalbeauties,youcantrulycometopeace.

Onecaneasilyestablishhisownbusinessinfishrelatedeconomies. Thenewspeciesyoubringcanonlycontributetotherichnessinvarietythevillagehastooffer.Alivingandworkingexperienceispossibleinonofthehouse-workdwellings.

Villageinterconnectivity0 100m 500m

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L RESIDENCET A R G O V I S T E - R O M A N I Apersonalproject-underconstruction2008 | with RYV PROIECT office

Project

L RESIDENCETypeofprojectPERSONAL - UNDER CONSTRUCTIONDESIGNED WHILE WITH RYV PROIECTLocationTARGOVISTE, ROMANIA

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Theprojecthasbeenverydemandingsincethebeginning,requiringfullattentioninallstagesofthedevel-opment.Itwasbornasacompromise,anegotiation,betweentheclients’differentrequirementsbutalsobetweentheirdesiresandpracticality.Ihavebeensupervisingthewholebuildingprocesswhichhasbeengoingonsince2008.

CONCEPT

Theideabehindtheprojectwasfirstofalltocreateabuildingthatofferstheinhabitantsthepossibilitytogetintouchwithnature.Therelationshipbetweentheinsideandoutsideisverystrong,createdthroughlargeopeningsbutalsothroughclearlydirectingthemsothattheyrelatetospecificnaturalelements.Thehousewasalsomeantasastatement.ItssurroundingenvironmentisspecifictotheRomanianbuilttissuebutlacksquality.Soitsdesignwasmeanttostandoutandmaybegiveanexampleofchangethatsomemayfollow.

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The site -projectlocation

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THE PROJECT

0 1m 5mGround floor plan Photooftheentrancearea-underconstruction

0 1m 5mFirst floor plan Photoofthefrontfacade-underconstruction

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Cross-section 0 1m 5m

Photoofthefirstfloorterrace-underconstructionPhoto1stfloorterrace-underconstruction

Photo1stfloorterrace-underconstruction

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Detailofthebackterrace-u.c.

Photooftheentrancearea-underconstruction Photooftheentrancearea-underconstruction

Photoofthebackterrace-u.c.

Streetview

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C MEDICAL PRACTICET A R G O V I S T E - R O M A N I Apersonal project - BUILT 2007

Project

C MEDICAL PRACTICETypeofprojectPERSONAL - BUILT IN 2007LocationTARGOVISTE, ROMANIA

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Thisprojectisactuallyarenovationofanexistinghousesituatedinaprotectedarea.Itneighbourshistorichousesbutthebuilttissueitselfhashistoricalandarchitecturalvalue.Sincethebuildinghousesamedicalpracticeithadtobedonewithgreathaste,soitonlytookfivemonthstodesignandbuildeverything.ApartfromtherequirementsofthePatrimonyCommittee,thatregulatesdesigncriteriafortheprotectedareas,themedicalrequirementswerealsoagreatchallenge.

THE PROJECT

Theoriginalhousethatonlyhadthreeroomswasconsolidatedandreconfiguredtoconnecttoanextensionthatstretchedtothebackoftheplot.ThenewbuildingcouldnothavemorethantwostoriesandhadtoposenothreattotheaestheticsoftheareasoIoptedforaverysimpledesignandaterracedroofthatdoesnotstandoutandcaneasilybeex-tendedifdesired.

0 500m 2500mTargoviste -sitelocation

0 20m 100mThe site -projectlocation

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Connectingelementbetweenthenewandoldbuilding Viewfromtheaccessstreet

Viewtowardsthestreet-detail

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Detail

ViewfromtheaccessstreetLeftsideview

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CUMPANA MONASTERYC U M P A N A , C O N S T A N T A - R O M A N I Aacademic project - 6th year 1st and 2nd semestersapril-july 2010 | professor Florin Biciusca

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Project

CUMPANA MONASTERYTypeofprojectACADEMIC - THESYS PROJECTLocationCUMPANA, CONSTANTA COUNTY, ROMANIARoleandcontributionINDIVIDUAL PROJECT - FULL DEVELOPMENT

PROJECT DESCRIPTIONTheRomanianOrthodoxChurchwantstobuildamartyrionmonasterydedicatedtothevictimsattheDanube-BlackSeaCanal.Thereasonthisisneededlaysintheviolentnatureinwhichthosevictimslosttheirlives,notbeforeenduringunimaginablesuf-ferings.TheCanalwasusedasameansofeliminatingpoliticaladversaries.Itisthusconsideredthatasimplemonumentisnotenoughtohonourthememoryofthesemartyrs,astheyareconsidered,theyneedconstantmemorialsbypeopleworthyofperform-ingthistask.Itisthoughtthatamonasterysuitsthisneedbestthroughitsintenseandcontinuousspirituallife.

Short site analysisThesitethatwasgiventotheChurchisundertheadministrationofCumpanacommune.Cumpanaissituatedat5kmfromthecityofConstantaandalso5kmfromAgigeaLocks,wheretheDanubeflowsintothesea.DuetotheconstructionoftheCanal,alltheroadsthatconnectedCumpanatoothercitiesorvillagesarenowdisrupted.AlsolargequantitiesofearthwereexcavatedanddepositedjustoutsideofCumpana.Thisformedlargeartificialhills.Thesiteislocatedontopofoneofthesehillsoutsidethesettlement.

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Concept schemeThesketchshowsthefunctionalandspatialrelationshipbetweenthespaces.Thecourtsareconnectedthroughaseriesofporticoes.Therearetwomainvolumesthathaveasquareshapedplan(thesquaresymbolizestheearthinorthodoxbelief),eachofthemrep-resentsoneofthecomponentsofmonasticlife:spirituallifeandthecommunitylife.Wherethetwointersectisexactlywherethefunctionsspecifictothetwocomponentsoftheirlifemeet.

Use of space (inhabitants|visitors)Theprojectwasdesignedsothatitcanbeusedbytheinhabitantsandthevisitorswithoutanyinconveniences:-Throughtheeyesoftheinhabitantstherearethefourcourtyardsinwhichtheireverydaylifetakesplace(seeconceptscheme)-Thevisitorshavetheirownpaththeycanfollowwithoutdisturbingthemonasticlifeandalsospeciallydesignedplaceswheretheycaninteractwiththemonks.

1.Entrycourt:controlledaccessandinformation

2.Monument:placedinthevisitorwelcomingcourt,itinformsanddirectstowardsnextpoint

3.Centraldistributionnode:directstowardsthethreepointsofinterest

6.Meditationbelvedere:viewsoverthecanalfilteredbythepresenceofthecem-etery

5.Church4.Belvederetower:viewsofcanalfilteredbythechurch-es’presenceand360oviewsofthesurroundings

Visitors’possiblepath:

CONCEPT

Basedonstudiesandtakingintoaccountthespecificandstandardneedsoftheproject,Iendedupwithsixgroupsoffunctions:thewelcomingcourt;themanagementcourt;thechurchcourt;theworkcourt;themuseum/monumentarea;theexternalworkarea

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0 00 5m 5m10m 25m 25m50m

THE MONASTERY

Siteplan Groundfloorplan

SectionA-A SectionB-B

1stfloorplan

0 05m 5m25m 25m

0 05m 5m25m 25mNorthernfacade

Visitorwelcomingcourtperspective Churchcourtperspective

Southernfacade

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0 05m 5m25m 25m

Managementcourtperspective Workcourtperspective

Westernfacade Easternfacade

Churchinteriorandexteriorperspectives

THE CHURCHSt.AndrewChurch-IchoseSaintAndrewasthepatronofthischurchasitwashimwhoChristianisedtheselands.Becauseofthisthechurchisorientedtowardsthepointwherethesunrisesonthe30thofNovember.Ichosetheclassical,cross-likeplan,becauseitisspecifictothisregion.ThefrescoeshaveMoldavianinfluences.

Church scheme1.Classicalplan2.Curvedwall-contrastingthemonasterywallsandgivingthechurchpresence3.Edgedtower,contrastingchurchcurvedshapes4.Decorativelayer-givesthechurchpresenceandmarksitsimportance

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R E | M E R G EP A R I S - F R A N C Eacademic project - 5th year 2nd semestermay 2010 | coordinating professor Mihai Opreanu

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Project

RE|MERGETypeofprojectACADEMIC - 3RD PRIZE AT ISOVER STUDENT’S COMPETITION - NATIONAL PHASELocationPARIS, FRANCERoleandcontributionGROUP PROJECT (COSMIN GRAGOMIR, OCTAVIAN EREMIA) - CONTRIBUTION: CONCEPT, DETAILS, CALCULA-TIONS, DRAFTING, PHOTOSHOP, COORDINATION

PROJECT DESCRIPTIONThesubjectofthecompetitionwasthecreativeapproachtotheconceptofenergyefficientconstructionsatthepassive-houselevelonexistingbuildings.Theaimwastoredesignanexistingpostindustrialbuilding,anoldwarehouseinParis,accordingtoISOVERMulti-Comfort-Housedefinitionandwithpassivehousecomponents.Thebuildinghadtoberedesignedthroughrenovatingandrevitalisingitbutitalsohadtogiveanewimpulseintheexistingurbanarea.

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0 50m 150m

Paris -sitelocation

The site -buildinglocationCurrent condition -picturesshowingthecurrentconditionofthebuildinganditssurroundings

CONCEPT

PROPOSAL

A platform for creative sharing and urban reinventionWeproposedtocreatethisplatformusingtheRE|MERGEconceptwhichwedefinedasusingtherehabilita-tionofthebuildingtoreconvertitandtoregeneratethewholeareabybringingtogethermultipleelements.Forusitmeantachievingurbanregenerationthroughamultidisciplinaryapproachtoculture.Thiswouldbeachievedbytransformingtheoldwarehouseintoacontemporarycreationcentreforallkindofartiststhatwouldbenefitfromthemultidisciplinarycollaboration.Thecentrewouldgiveanewlifetothebuildingandalsoattractpeople,bothartistsandvisitors,whichwouldhelpregeneratethearea.

Proposalvisualisation

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FUNCTIONAL SCHEME

SUSTAINABLE SCHEME

Thiswasanimportantaspectoftheprojectwhichwasintegratedinthedevelopmentofanyotherschemeorconceptused.Itcanbesummedupthoughbythefollowingkeywords:

amixed use building - a living,changing space for creativeprocesses ,participatory artistic training and dialogue between the arts-inordertospecializeandregeneratetheurbancondition.

amultidisciplinary approach to culturebyconnecting performing arts , visual arts , design , architecture , fashion,and cinemaunderthesameroof

ARCHITECTURAL SCHEME

1.Keeporiginal bearing structureandoneormoreexisting facade elements toacknowledgehistoricalandcollectivevalues

2. Re-useandenhance existing cantilevered slabs forshading,heating,ventilationandlighting

3.Upgradeexistingchimneytoacknowledgethestructureasatownlandmark andforsignalling

4.Create,distrortandunitespacebymanipulatingtheslab as a continous shell

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Urban reinvention in 5 steps

1. facilitate acces to remote floors {directescalatortoauditorium} 2. open acces to general public {a“redcarpet”conectingtheoutsidetotheinside}

3 . a living , dynamic and creative program{contemporarycreativecenter}

4. create a community landmark{lighthouseandtownsignaling}

5. insert urban art {largescaleurbanartandinstalations}

URBAN REGENERATION

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Building plans0 5m 25m

Groundfloorplan 3rdfloorplan

1stfloorplan 4thfloorplan

2ndfloorplan 5thfloorplan

PLANS AND DETAILS

Building section

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I D E N T I T YB U C H A R E S T - R O M A N I Aacademic project - 4th year 2nd semesterjune-july 2008 | professor Florin Biciusca

Project

IDENTITYTypeofproject

ACADEMIC - NOMINATION AT ]present[ INTERNATIONAL STUDENT’S COMPETITIONLocationBUCHAREST, ROMANIARoleandcontributionINDIVIDUAL PROJECT - FULL DEVELOPMENT

PROJECT DESCRIPTIONForthiscompetition,itwasrequiredthatweidentifyaproblemintoday’ssocietythatarchitecturefacesandtrytofixit.IchosetoaddressthelackofidentityinthelargeresidentialneighbourhoodsdevelopedinBucharestandotherRomaniancitiesduringthecommunistperiod.TheseformthemajorityofresidentialareasinRomani-ancities,especiallyinBucharest.Itisaknownfactthattheseareasareunpleasanttoliveinandalsocreateasenseofalienation.Afterstud-yingthetraditionalwayoflivinginBucharestIdiscoveredthatidentitywasgiventhroughpeople’shousesandtheirenvironment.Theseexpressedtheirpersonalityandtheirsocialstatus,theygaveasenseofhier-archy.Communistblocksofflatsexpressneitherpersonalitynorsocialhierarchy.ThatiswhyIproposedtoenablepeopletoexpresstheirpersonalityandstatus.

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Historic centre of Bucharest

Typical residential neighbourhood - 1970’s

Plan readingHousesinthebuilttissuespecifictothetraditionalwayofliving,asinthehistoriccentre,adapttolocationandtheirenvironmentstressingaprivilegedpositionandexpressingtheowner’spreferences.Inthelargeresidentialneighbourhoodstheblocksofflatsshareacommonplanandarerepeatedshowingnodifferentiationinlivingconditionsandexpressingnothingspecifictotheirinhabitantsandtheirdesires.

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CONCEPTIproposepersonalisingeveryapartmentbyextendingorredesigningthemaccordingtoeachindividual’spersonalityandtaste.Thiswouldgraduallycreateasenseofbelongingandchangethewholebuiltenvironment.Inamedthisinterventionan‘Individualisedpersonalityandsocialhierarchykit’.

Neighbourhoodthatlacksidentityandpersonality

IndividualisedpersonalityandsocialhierarchyKIT

PersonalisedblockofflatsBlockofflats-dwellingthatdoesnotexpresspersonalityandsocialhierarchy

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CREATING IDENTITY

The lack of identity was addressed by* expressing social hierarchythroughthetypeandsizeoftheinterventiononanapartment** expressing people’s personalitythroughthewaytheydesignandmaintaintheintervention

The kit may take the form of Personality expresses on the exterior

Extendingtheapartment Simplefacadefinishing(painting,plaster,boarding)

Joiningand/orretractingspaces

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Existing block of flatsPlanandsectionofanexistingbuildingfromalargeresidentialneighbourhood

Personalised block of flatsPossiblesectionofapersonalisedbuilding

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Perspectivesshowingthephasesofablock’spossibleevolution

Stripviewofoneofablock’spossiblefacade

Typicalapartmentplan-existingsituationTypicalapartment-existingsituation

1.Possibleintervention-personaliseddwelling 1.Possibleintervention-personaliseddwellingplan

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0 1m 3m 5m

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3.Possibleintervention-personaliseddwelling

2.Possibleintervention-personaliseddwelling

3.Possibleintervention-personaliseddwellingplan

2.Possibleintervention-personaliseddwellingplan

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0 1m 3m 5m

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THANKYOUFORYOURCONSIDERATION!

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