PORTFOLIO | maja ewa nowaka r c h i t e c t u r e

PORTFOLIO | maja ewa nowaka r c h i t e c t u r e

| personal informationname Maja Ewa Nowakaddress ul.Małopolska9/670-514Szczecin,Polandphone +48503636566e-mail maja.ewa.nowak@gmail.comdateofbirth 12.09.1990

| work experience july 2012 Summerinternshipforstudents ORDOPROJEKTS.C.Szczecin Preliminarydesignofcommercialand residential spaces

june 2011 Summerinternshipforstudents WALASSp.zo.o.Wrocław Analysis and study of project area

|educationseptember 2013 MasterofArchitectureandTownPlanning

- present WrocławUniversityofTechnology,Poland ArchitecturalandUrbandesign

october 2009 Bachelor of Architecture - january 2013 WrocławUniversityofTechnology,Poland ArchitecturalandUrbandesign

september 2011 Faculty of Architecture - july 2012 CEUSanPabloUniversity,Madrid,Spain ArchitecturalandUrbandesign LPPErasmusexchangeprogramme

|languageskills understandingspeakingwritingEnglish B2 C1 C1Spanish C1 B2 B2German A2 A1 A2

| about me

Iamacommunicativeandeasy-goingperson.IbelievethatonelearnsthroughoutlifethatswhyIamopentonewexperiencesandprojects.Designing,Ilookforunusualbutcleveranswers.Iliketeamworking-itgivestheopportunitytoexchangeideasandknowledge.Icanworkinanyfield,Iamwellorganized,responsibleandopen-minded.

|personal skillsTechnicalskills freehanddrawing,sketching,paining

photography modelmaking

Computerskills advanceduseofMicrosoftOfficetools(Word,Excel,Power Point),AutodeskAutoCad(2D/3D),ArchicadGraphi- soft

goodcommandofAdobeCreativeSuite(InDesign,Photoshop, Ilustrator),SketchUp basicskillsofAutodeskRevit,Autodesk3DStudio

Drivinglicence categoryB

|additional informationAchievements A-gradeddiploma,WrocławUniversityofTechnology,2013

Scholarships oneyearLLPErasmusexchangescholarship,CEUSanPablo Workshops University,2011 RectorScholarshipforGreatAcademicAchievements, WrocławUniversityofTechnology,2010-12 memberofStudentsOrganizationSUS_ASustainable Architecture,2012 urbanrenovationofgaragesintheoldcitycenterofWrocław, urbanaction,2012 participationinastudentscompetitionforCamelotreaserch center,2013,archmedium.com participation in a students comepetition for urban theater campusinNY,2011,archmedium.com workshopArch4All,architectureinacontextofdisability, 2011,arch4all.pwr.wroc.pl

Areaofinterest sustainablearchitecture,urbansocialdesign contemporary art fitnessandwellness,workexperienceasasportinstructor cultureofspanish-speakingcountries

CURRICULUMVITAE|maja ewa nowak

PORTFOLIO | maja ewa nowaka r c h i t e c t u r e

C O N T E N T S :

YOUNGARTISTSCENTER|Bsc Project Urbanconceptundertheelevated crossroad,Szczecin, Poland.

1. PORTAL HOTEL | Business accomodation Wrocław, Poland.

2. LA ALHAMBRA | InterpretationCenter Granada, Spain.

3. YOUTHHOSTAL| Cityshelterfor100people, Wrocław, Poland.

4. LIVINGONTHEWATER| Housingunitonadike, Wrocław, Poland.

5.

ARTWORKS|6.

PORTAL HOTEL | Business accommodation Wrocław, Poland.

The task was to design amid-sized hotel with aminimum ofa four star standard in the center of the old town. As the site of the projectwas a small plot in the center of the city, it hadto be decided on the selection of additional functions that will be included in such a complex theme like a hotel design.

Therefore, it was given the business profile designing pos-sible to rent office spaces and a small spa and wellnes center.

Wrocław University of Technology, fourth-year project

1.

Location|WrocławUniversity

The portal hotel is located in the near neighbourhood of Wrocław University. Aplot is almost triangular and contacts theblank wall of existing apartment houses.

Themainbuildingoftheuniversityisaba-roquearchitecturewithanimpressiveportal.One of the contitions of the project was to ex-ponethemainportalbypreservetheviewaxis.

Idea | Function

The form of the hotel is very simplenot to compete with the university ar-chitecture and was designed as a re-sult of extraction of a shape of the plot.

The entrance zone was created bu sub-stracting the portal view axis and an in-terior patio. To make the form more in-teresting and visible from the riversidethe restaurant storey was protruded.

SPA&wellness

hotel rooms

restaurant

business center

entrancezone

formevolution

function scheme

groundfloorplan

patio form

Interior patio

The need of preserving the view axis cre-ates the entrance zone for the hotel.

The form of a patio is changing to obtainmore lightinside the hotel and more space in the upper part.

firstfloorplan secondfloorplan

SPA&wellnessfloorplan seccion

LA ALHAMBRA | InterpretationCenter Granada, Spain.

“Everything here appears calculated to inspire kind and happy feelings, for everything is delicate and beautiful. The very light falls tenderly from above, through the lan-tern of a dome tinted and wrought as if by fairy hands.”

WashingtonIrving,TalesoftheAlhambra

Theprojectwasdividedintothreemainpartscalled:point, lineandplanandapre-part thatwas the investigationandpercep-tiveexperimentationofplace.Thefirstexcercisewastochooseastrategicpointlocationforaviewer,thentoinsertanartificialwayfromthisplacetotheheartofAlhambraandfinallytodesignthe interpretation center inside.

CEU San Pablo University, third-year project

2.

Idea|Organization

The idea of the Center of Interpratation was in-spired by the structure of Alhambra walls and defense towers. The units of the designedproject are connected with the same rules.

Relationship with the Alhambra | Entrance

All the units of the center were arranged in the entrancezone of tha Alhambra to take advantage of the possibil-ity to introduce the visitor in the story of the fortaleza roja. The are a lot of different paths to follow due to di-verse needs of customers, but the main direction is indi-cated by water - the most subtle element of the Alhabra.

YOUTHHOSTAL| Cityshelterfor100people, Wrocław, Poland.

Hostal is not equal to hotel. The most im-portant principle in here is to share.

The main task of the project was to create a shelter in the ex-actcentreofthecityforalleast100people.Itwasnecessarytodesignabuilding inan infill locationwhatwasoneoftheprob-lem.Theaimwastomakethebuildingapartofanurbanfabricandatthesametimetobecomeintriguingand invitingtourist.

Designed space is dedicated to the youthul spirit, who at anytimeofdayornightcouldfindhereabitofspaceforthemself.

Wrocław Univerity of Technology, 2nd year project.

3.

Location|CityCentre

ProjectislocateddirectlyinthecentreofWrocław.Thelocationwasselectedbytheideaoffillingtheemptyspacesinanurbanfabric.Itsmainadvantageistheproximityoftherailwayandbusstations.

Thedisignedbuidingclosesthenort-easternfrontageofthequar-terbyStawowastreet.Hostelopenstothegreeninnercouryardwhichwascreated inanswerof theneedofgreenspace in thecentre.Theprojectcontaintheundergroundparkingfor50cars.

Idea | Form | Function

The idea is to close the missing space of frontage of theStawowastreet.Astheplotisverynarrowitexactsthetrans-versal divisionsof exacts same lenght that thehighof the sto-rey. That created cubes vere moved relatively to each otherto create the play of lights and shadows on the elevation.

sleepingsharedspace

greenpatio

dormitories

common space function scheme

form creation

groundfloor

main facade

Green patio

The inner five-storey high patio with themain representative staircase links all thehostal. The free growing tree is the centralpart of the space dominates the inside of the project. It can be seen from all over thebuilding and creates an orientation point.

As the climat conditions are not very kind inPolandthis greenpatiogives theopportunityto be close to nature without going outside.

crosssectionthroughthepatio

dormitoryfloor

sharedsleepingspacefloor

sharedsleepingmodules

Green roof | sleepingmodules

The last storey is composed of shar-ing sleeping space and a green roof.

The sharing sleeping space is com-pleted with dormitory modules which gives the opportunity to free ar-rangement of the interior. They canbe used either inside of outside the hostel. Moving themoutsideon thegreenroofcreatesanideaofacamp-ing in themiddle of the city centre.

inner facade

LIVINGONTHEWATER| Housingunitonadike, Wrocław, Poland.

What is a house? What kind of function do we need?Is this possible to live wherever?

The aim of this projectwas to find the answer to that simplequestionsandtocreateanfuncionalhousingunitforonepersonoracoupleplacedonadikeontheOderriver.Themostimportantissuewas to define all the functions human being need to liveandtheirrelationshipswiththesurrounding,waterinthiscase.

The project was presented on eight panels 70cmx70cm,in a total dimension of 140cmx280cm in a scale 1:20. Wrocław Univerity of Technology, 1st year project.

4.

Location | Oder

Project is located on a stoned dike betweenWarsaw Bridgeand a railway crossing the river. The dike is about 2 meterswide and it high depends on the level of water. It is and ex-tension of the natural separation of the two riverbeds.

The entrance to the dike is possible from the WarszawskiBridgebythestaircaseandfromthesouthfromtheOderbank.

work

function scheme

live

stairs

eat

bathsleep

Idea | Function

Any necessary home function was limited to one cube and planted in the stoned dike in the correct order so as to establish the principle of the areas more or less private.Then every zonewas moveddue to to the need for access tosunlight - living space is open to the southwest and te sleep-ing space is closed to the south but open to the north-east.

In order not to restrict the passage on the surface of the dikeentrancewasorganizedwiththeenclosedtothesidestaircase.

floorplan

BB

north facade

south facade B-BseccionA-Aseccion

AA

YOUNGARTISTSCENTER| Urbanconceptundertheelevated crossroad,Szczecin, Poland.

The aim of the project was to find design solutions thatenrich formally and operationally important and promi-nent place at the crossing of King Chrobry’s Terraceand the Szczecin Old Town, which is currently dominat-ed by the elements of the communication infrastructure.

After a deep analysis of the space development proposes anew concept of development of public space enclosing therearrangement of streets and parking lots and the conceptof the Centre Young Artists - a dynamic complex of creativepeople willing to act and share their passion with the city.

Wrocław University of Technology, BSc Diploma Project

5.

Location | In between space

Project is located directly beneath the elevated road calledCaste’s Route, in the exact center of the city, on the easternedge of the left bank ofSzczecin.The route is one of the fourroads connecting the center with the right bank of the Szc-zecin.andalsowiththerestofPoland.Fromthebridgespreadcharacteristic panorama view of Szczecin, the most beauti-ful and incomparable experience of entering into the city.

CastlerouteisaclearextensionoftheSzczecincompositionalspinecalledGoldedAxisalongwhichrunsGoldenRoute,traditionalpe-destrianrouteofSzczecinandthemostinterestingtouristtrack.

To the northeast of theCastle Route there is the King’sChro-bryTerrace with a National Museum and the Naval Academy.TheKing’sChrobryTerrace isabeautifulgreenembankmentofabout500mlenghtalongtheOder,whichoffersabeautifulviewoftheriver,wheretheskylineisdecoratedwithshipyardcranes.

To the southwest is the Castle of the Pomeranian Dukes, Re-naissancebuilding situatedon thehill. It is thehistorical homeof the Griffin family, the rulers of the Duchy of Pomerania.Footof thecasteandat thesametime in the immediatevicin-ity of the project area there is located the main square of re-constructed Old Town - Sienna market on which stands theOld Town Hall. The place is frequently visited by locals andtourists becouse of the great number of bars and restaurants.

Crossing|Nolifearea

As the area of interes is located on the intersection of exten-sions of so many important routes it should create the con-tinuity. The ideawas toconnectall thosewaysand toarrangethe node space, that now is strongly dominated by transportinfrastructure as elevated road columns and parking lots.

project area current status

linkingscheme

Gridfluency

The use of hexagonal grid created the opportunity to intro-ducemodularunits , that formayouthartist center.Thespacebetween them is following the direction of extensions ofthe exisiting routes. To obtain fluency the regular grid wasstreched, that allowed desinging diverse routes and areas.

plan

main square plan

A-Aseccion

B

B

A

A

border of the area of project

central square

newlandscapingelementsresult-ingfromtheplannedinvestments

entrancetotheYouthArtistCenterentrancetothepavilionhaxagonalpavilion

foot&bikepath

ramp

seat made of osb panels

gravel

waterreservoir

greenarea

tree

bicycleparkingwaste disposal sitepublic transportation stopspotheights

B-Bseccion

detail A detail B detailC detail D detail E detail F detail G

Hexagonalpavilion|Structure

The Youth Art Center pavilion was created od the hexago-nal plan. The grid is repited in the structure and elevation.

The structure ismadeof prefabricatedpanelsofOSBandcel-luloseinsulation.andcoveredbyhexagonalcladdingOSBplates.

By adding new panels bigger or smaller pavilions can be con-structed. It allows to create diverse spaces of The YouthArt Center. Every pavilion is connected to the groundand to the elevated road by tie rods. Result of this com-bination the pavilion remains stable above ground level.

ARTWORKS|

If architecture had nothing to do with art, it would be astonishingly easy to build houses, but the architect’s task - his most difficult task - is always that of selecting.

Arne Jacobsen

6.

Abstract interpretation of cubes

InvisibleCities,Isaura

Human body

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