Self Portraits

Surreal8.5”x11”

colored pencil

Comic Book8.5”x11”Sharpie

Impressionist8.5”x11”pastel

St. Elizabeth4.5”x6.5”acrylic

gold leaf

Iconography

St. Elizabeth4.5”x6.5”acrylic

gold leaf

St. Katherine4.5”x6.5”acrylic

gold leaf

Guardian Angel4.5”x6.5”acrylic

gold leaf

Tower22”x28”

Ink Drawings

Tower22”x28”

Midnight Entry22”x28”

Chameleon6”x9”Perspective

24”x18”

Watercolor

Chameleon6”x9”

Chamomile6”x9”

3D Models

The Aluminaire House Case Studycomplete digital model made to scale

Rhinoceros 5.0

Strawberry Morphologyorganic structure and representation

Rhinoceros 5.0

Architecture & Design Presentation Boards

LENTICULAR TOLLBOOTH

Your names here.

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DIAGRAMS

The pillars of the toll booth represent the density of automobiles at any given point in the process of decreasing/increasing velocity. As cars slow down, their density becomes greater, re�ecting the greater of density of pillars in the center. As velocity increases after passing through the center, the density of pillars decreases again.

The density of pillars is a function of vehicle velocity as it passes through the toll.

PRECEDENTS

Basketball Hall of Fame in Spring�eld MA shows a similar lenticular concept of turning a fragmented panel display intoa whole

CONCEPTThe tollbooth is a representation of the vehicle’s passing through the toll as a function of decreasing and increasing velocity. To greater emphasize this aspect, the pillars were arranged in a lenticular fashion to accomplish a greater illusion of compression and expansion.

Varvara Koroleva

PLAN 1/8TH SCALE

ELEVATION 1/8TH SCALE

SECTION 1/8TH SCALE

Rendering of the tollbooth from a car’s perspective showing the lenticular quality of the structure with compression on the right and expansion on the left.

ELEVATION 1/8TH SCALE

Axonametric showing the in ground construction bolting the structure to the ground.

THE BRIDGEA BORDER CROSSING STATION BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA

MOVEMENT DIAGRAM AND SITE PLAN AT 1/32 SCALE

SECTION 1/16TH SCALE

ELEVATION 1/16TH SCALE

ELEVATION 1/16TH SCALE

FUNCTIONING AS BOTH A SYMBOLIC BRIDGE AND LITERAL BRIDGE, THIS STRUCTURE CONNECTS THE TWO COUNTRIES WITH A CUSTOMS HALL AND A CULTURAL EXPOSITION CENTER ON THE TOP FLOOR WHICH CONSISTS OF AN OPEN FLOOR PLAN TO HOST A VARIETY OF EVENTS.

WARREN-TYPE THROUGH-TRUSS OF THE FORMER SEABOARD AIR LINE RAILWAY, LOCATED NEAR THE VILLAGE OF WILLOW, FLORIDA; ABANDONED SINCE THE MID-1980S

VARVARA KOROLEVA

THE PARKED BEE

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Varvara Koroleva

SITE PLAN WITH ROOF PLAN 1’=1/8”SCALE

SITE ANALYSIS

THE PARKED BEE is a structure that is meant to be located in the waste space of parking lots. Its purpose is to give honey bees a place to live in a more urban environment. The design of the building is based a lot on a cellular and rhythmic pattern, something that parking lots and bee hives have in common. The pattern that parking lots create is the main reason why I chose it as the site for this particular animal habitat. This parking lot in particular was picked because of its proximity to the UMass campus as well as to the main street. The building is meant to be in high visibility locations that are easily accessible to pedestrians and therefore the BigY parking lot is a prime location for this structure.

STRUCTURE ANALYSIS

The building is composed of four �oors. On the �rst �oor is the café and shop area along with the public restrooms where visitors can enjoy products such as honey, wax, mead and tea, all made from the e�orts of local bees. On the second �oor you can �nd a small exhibition space, the caretaker’s o�ce and observation/education stations where visitors can observe the bees in their natural habitat and watch the caretaker do their work. The third �oor is the caretaker’s main living space as well as a way for the public to access the rooftop gardens where volunteers tend to bee friendly �owers. The fourth and �nal �oor houses the caretaker’s bedroom which is a loft connecting directly to the �oor below.

A rendering of an older design with the screen on the outside face of the building

FIRST FLOOR 1’=1/4”SCALE SECOND FLOOR 1’=1/4”SCALE

How �rst �oor look initially A section showing a previous design

PROCESS

The process was mainly done through altering a 3-D model in Rhino. As soon as the basic modular envelope was developed, there were many alterations to the inside �oor plans. Also screen positioning changed a lot in various iterations.

A long part of the process was �guring out how the outside of the building would be re�ected on the interior structure. I struggled a lot with relating the massing model to its interior. Here you can see the very light and airy structural model and the solid and bulky massing model, neither one really re�ected what would be on the inside and that was by far the greatest challenge-�guring out the �oor plans without altering the outer look of the building, since the outside design is so integral in its purpose and design.

Initial massing model Structural model

CAFE/SHOP EDUCATIONAL AREA

OFFICE

THIRD FLOOR 1’=1/4”SCALE FOURTH FLOOR 1’=1/4”SCALE

BIG’s Mountain Dwellings

PRECEDENT STUDY

I was greatly inspired to move towards modularity and cube-like patterning by multiple precedent studies, including BIG’s Mountain Dwellings and Kisho Kurokawa’s Nakagin Capsule Tower. Both of these studies had a strong cellular pattern and involved a repetition that I wanted to emulate in my design. I thought that these elements along with a parking lot site would be the best way to pay homage to the unique design of the bees honeycomb.

DIAGRAM

This diagram shows the relationship of ‘threes’ in the design. There are three bee types: Queen, Drone and Worker. These correlate with the three types of people involved in the program: The Caretaker, Volunteers and Visitors. And there are three types of spaces within the building: the caretakers living quarters, the educational and demonstrational areas with the gardens, and the café or shop area.

Kurokawa’s Nakagin Capsule Tower

PROGRAM WALKTHROUGH

Located on the �rst �oor are public restrooms, a café/shop and a seating area where visitors can gather. Here, patrons can purchase a variety of items including honey, wax, honey tea and mead, all made from produce coming from local bees. This �rst �oor is the initial level of involvement that progresses as you go higher in the building. The �rst three �oors are accessible by stair and elevator while the bedroom on the fourth �oor can only be reached by stair.

On the second �oor demonstrations take place, people can watch bees living their lives in four large observation hives. Each of these is accessible to the caretaker through small screened balconies which protect the bees and the caretaker. Small exhibition cases along the stairwell showcase various bee related objects like comb. On the third �oor is the exit to the large 750sf green roof. Here, volunteers can tend to the community bee gardens which contain an assortment of �owers favorable to bees. From this �oor is also the entrance to the caretaker’s living area.

The fourth �oor is a loft bedroom with a closet and balcony.

LIVING SPACEBEE GARDENS

BEDROOM

SECTION 1’=1/4”SCALE

Second �oor rendering

NORTH ELEVATION

Final model

Varvara Boruchwww.varvaraboruch.com

variakrasa@gmail.com(413) 204-9986

2016

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