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VERONIKA VOLKOVAgraduate program applicant

I WISH TO SHAPE A WORLD OF UNRESTRICTED

CREATIVE FREEDOM AND COOPERATION

COMMUNITY CENTER URBAN RENEWAL

PHARMACEUTICAL INSTITUTE& STUDENT HOUSING

THE BENT HOUSESTORYTELLING DESIGN

TOKYO REPLAY CENTER 東京のカラオケ

DRAMA THEATRETHE URBAN STAGE

SPATIAL FANTASIES& DIGITAL WONDERS

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project title: Community Center and Urban Renewal Proposal, Novogireevo, Moscow

project type: academic

course: 6th year studio

school: Moscow Architectural Institute Faculty of Housing and Public Buildings

professors: prof. Dr. Diakonova T.A., assoc. prof. Skachkov V.F., assoc. prof. Sulim K.L., asst. prof. Motova A.S.

date: fall 2013

time available: 2 months

brief : the initial task was to analyze a neighborhood with a complex urban situation and to propose a small-scale architectural intervention that would solve local development problems.

COMMUNITY CENTERURBAN RENEWAL

Novogireevo district of Moscow is a place of the great potential that was largely wasted during the post-soviet years of chaotic development.

The area of the central square of Novogireevo is packed with massive retail buildings. The landscape is ruined by numerous parking lots and temporary kiosks. Albeit every square meter of the land is in use, there are few places to meet with friends and spend one’s time productively.

The proposed Community Center is a place for meetings - it contains rooms for leisure activities, a coworking area and a meeting hall that could be used for public discussions, presentations or music events. I want people to get out into the city and meet with each other.

Veronika Volkova [email protected]

The small scale of the constructive elements and the use of timber structure opposes the cumbrous concrete environment of the neighborhood.

I believe that big changes are brought in small steps. Small architectural interventions are able to transform a city.

The social and economic success of the single human-scaled project would engender the development tendencies that would place a human and a community in focus.

Novogireevo - urban rooms

The Community Center is located near the central square of the district. It connects the public area of the central square with the currently isolated pond. The proposed building takes the place of the existing temporary structure currently occupied with a clothing shop.

1. Community Center 2. Subway entrance 3. Square 4. Cinema 5. Shopping mall 6. Pond

Plan development

The plan is based on the straight path that connects the road with the pond. I have divided the structure into 3 separate volumes in order to lessen the scale of it. The area of each volume vary depending on its function.

The axis of the middle volume rotates, thus creating the better view on the pond and the surrounding green area from the interior.

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The triangular form of the building reduces the snow load, heat losses and usage of building materials.

At the same time its graphic silhouette

enriches the image of the neighborhood.

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The project of the Community Center places a human in its focus. The place-receiving experience of a user is driven by the relationships between a human body and the building.

The sequence of diverse spaces provides an exciting experience both within and beside the building.

Perception scheme

SPACE FOR PEOPLE

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1. Entrance

2. Reception

3. Grand staircase

4. Circulation

5. Lounge

6. Leisure rooms

7. Coworking area

8. Foyer

9. Meeting hall

10. Stage

11. Backstage

12. Accessible roof

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Grand staircaseFoyer of the meeting hall

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PHARMACEUTICAL INSTITUTE& STUDENT HOUSING

project title: Pharmaceutical Institute & Student Housing in the Town of Tver, Russia





date: fall 2012 - spring 2013

time available: 8.5 months

LEARNING FROM NATURE

Architecture of educational facilities plays an important role in shaping a society. Furthermore, establishing new schools and universities is able to cure the condition of social stagnation and population outflow that are typical for many Russian cities. These two points have outlined my choice of designing an institute in Tver for a thesis project.

The project consists of two parts: the masterplan proposal for Tver and further elaboration of one of the key sites of the city. The proposed Institute campus is placed into the natural landscape of the riverside. Two main principles embedded in this project are environmental intelligence and versatile learning experience.

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Urban redevelopment proposal was a team project made by the 6th year design studio. Afterwards, each student made a design proposal for one of the chosen sites.

Authors: I. Zhukov, ,A. Malchevskaya, E. Soldatova, M. Stepanova, A. Sharapova; Y. Saraikina, V. Volkova, R. Isakova, T. Melnikova.

NEW MASTER PLAN PROPOSAL

continuous green area along the river: recreational and forest park zones;

replacing private cottage housing from the town center;

setting new dominants at the intersections of arterial roads;

new highways reconnect separate districts; new bridge connects two shores;

redevelopment of industrial clusters within the city.

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PLAN DEVELOPMENTSQUAREMASS DISSOLVEMENT

COMPOSITION SEARCHING

EXISTING STRUCTURES

EXISTING URBAN ROOMS

PROPOSED STRUCTURES

PROPOSED S ROADS AND GREENERYPROPOSED S ROADS AND GREENERY

PROPOSED URBAN ROOMS

BUILD-OUT PROPOSALS

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NEW BLOCKS

ARTERIAL ROADSARTERIAL ROADS

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1. Green roof

2. Greenhouse

3. Sports & media center

4. Departments

5. Study & production center

6. Inner yard

7. Junior students’ dorms

8. Senior students’ dorms

9. Teacher’s housing

The sloping roof represents a shelter or a grove. It can also be reminiscent of a set of pharmaceutical glassware.

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Site: 4.5 ha

Proximity: river, monastery, city center, educational and cultural facilities, transport hubs, social housing, tourists center, water park.

Capacity: 2000 students

Divisions: undergraduate graduate

Housing: 228 rooms for 288 students

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departments’rooms

junior students’labs

production labsconference hall

senior students’labs

junior students’classrooms

senior students’classrooms

exhibition space

cafe

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foyer

lounge

inner yard

junior students’housing

teachers’ housing

senior students’housing

library

gym

riverfront

sport grounds

aquapark

study & production visitors’ centerhousingsport & leisurenearby facilities

housing

hospital

greenhouse

assembly hall

green roof

technical rooms

departments’rooms

junior students’labs

production labsconference hall

senior students’labs

junior students’classrooms

senior students’classrooms

exhibition space

cafe

oce

foyer

lounge

inner yard

junior students’housing

teachers’ housing

senior students’housing

library

gym

riverfront

sport grounds

aquapark

study & production visitors’ centerhousingsport & leisurenearby facilities

housing

hospital

greenhouse

assembly hall

green roof

technical rooms

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Ground level:

1. Piazza2. Foyer3. Lounge (-1 lvl)4. Buffet5. Dining hall6. Lounge (-1 lvl)7. Gym8. Media center9. Library foyer

-1 level:

1. Lounge2. Inner yard3. Technical rooms4. Book depository5. Exhibition6. Production labs7. Research rooms8. Parking

2 level:

1. Assembly hall2. Greenhouse3. Offices4. Faculty rooms5. Labs

10. Departments’ rooms11. Auditorium (60 places)12. Student labs13. Conference hall (250 places)14. Entrance15. Parking entrance16. Inner yard

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Lounge area frim the dinig hall Amphi-theater from the ground level

Lounge area / underground level Amphi-theater from the inner yard

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project title: Guest House Near Town of Smolensk, Russia

project type: professional

company: AABA architects

project team: Y. Loginov (chief architect), V.Volkova (concept, architectural and landcape design), E.Sushko (working drawings), ESSE (structal engineering)

date: fall 2014 - current time

status: under construction

THE BE N T HOUSE

THE BE N T HOUSE

storytelling design

The Bent House was designed as a self-contained mono-space that represents the personality of the client. It is a guest accommodation and a lounge space, working as an extension of the main house situated nearby.

The form of the house embodies its organic reaction to the context. The client got the site with the pre-built concrete stylobate. We made this reconstruction of the previously dull shape, bending and twisting it in response to its surroundings.

“I want a fairytale!“

Said the customer. And that is what he got.


It stood high and proud until a man hewed it down to build a home for his family.

In a Russian forest a tree grew up.

As a house, the tree sprouted again.

The trunk ramifies towards the key elements of the landscape.

Designer’s window frames are connected to the interior shelves of the library.

Air holes and the longitudinal gills provide natural ventilation of the timber roof.

Timber frames of the roof are opened into the interior and are supported by the walls and the pillar.

vent pipes

chimney pipe

air holes

timber shingles

ridge frame

common rafters

plate

support pillar

eaves

concrete walls

basement stairs

air duct

19 BH

1. Mono-space: kitchen, dining area, lounge

2. Drawing room

3. Library

4. Bedroom

5. Wine cellar

6. Storage

7. Billiard room

How does cultural heritage of an individual influence his or her personal awareness of the world around him or her?

The Bent House depicts both the client’s personal values and cultural context of the Smolensk region with its appreciation of Russian folklore.

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project title: Tokyo Replay Center of Music Production and Entertainment in Akihabara, Tokyo, Japan

project type: competition

organizator: ArchMedium

team mates: Julia (Afito) Saraikina (equal workload)

date: fall 2012

time available: 1 month

TOKYO REPLAY CENTER東京のカラオケ


REPLAYING TUNESOF THEELECTRIC TOWN

The task was to place 60 karaoke rooms at the area of Akihabara The Electric Town.

TRC music production and leisure center allows visitors to create and have fun with the help of advanced technologies.

3 main functions (karaoke rooms,

auditorium and public space) are placed both

above and below the ground level.

Akihabara is a center of both advanced technologies and anime (Japanese cartoons and comics).

AKIHABARA STATION

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SOUTH MEDIA FACADE It shows how music production rooms function. The relevant square of the facade is colored according to the sound intensity within the room.

NORTH MEDIA FACADE It functions as an electronic billboard and shows promotional images and videos about TRC and Akihabara.

karaoke rooms

administration & registration bar + kitchen

shops

electronic billboard green roof

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multi-functional space & circulation

auditorium + tech.rooms

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underground floor

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Both facades use media technologies

to interact with the city. The green roof soothens the

hectic ambiance of the Akiba street.

Interior is combined with spaces that are developed vertically

in two directions, enriching the place-recieving experience

of a visitor.

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DRAMA THEATERTHE URBAN STAGE

project title: Drama Theatre in Moscow, Russia





date: fall 2011

time available: 2 months

brief: the task was to design a drama theater with a classical scene for 660 people and additional spaces for experimental performances and theatrical festivals.

“The theater was created to tell people the truth about life and the social situation.”

Stella Adler


The forked street is directed to the Kremlin.

The triangular shape of the site has influenced the planar structure of the Drama Theater. The pedestrian passage reaches though the building, connecting the two streets.

SPATIAL FANTASIES& DIGITAL WONDERS

where: children summer camp Junio-R in Bulgaria

when: august 2015

what: Supervision of several interdisciplinary projects made by 8-18 y.o. children.

Tutors: V. Volkova (Spatial Fantasies class) & D. Soshnikov (Digital Wonders class)

what’s next: design hackathons in Moscow (in progress)

I. VIRTUAL MUSEUM3D scanning of people a 3D museum a VR via Unity

II. MEDIA EYE Movement sensor a Pixel art a Coding a Space preparation a “Media Eye“ pavillion

III. TURNING HEADKinect a Coding a Art object a “Turning head“ attraction

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VERONIKA VOLKOVA

[email protected]

8 916 587 4931

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