Tsvetelina Kirova- Architecture Portfolio + CV

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ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO

TSVETELINA KIROVA

tesskirova@gmail.com kirovat@uni.coventry.ac.uk www.linkedin.com/in/tsvetelina-kirova881b7b228

EXPERIENCED JUNIOR DESIGNER WITH A DEMONSTRATED HISTORY OF WORKING IN THE DESIGN INDUSTRY. SKILLED IN ANALYTICAL SKILLS, COMMUNICATION, ENGLISH, MARKETING, AND ARCHITECTURE. STRONG ARTS AND DESIGN PROFESSIONAL WITH A BACHELOR OF ARCHITECTURE FROM COVENTRY UNIVERSITY.

AS AN ADVOCATE FOR FUNCTIONAL ARCHITECTURE, I'M DEDICATED TO CRAFTING SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL STRUCTURES THAT PAVE THE WAY FOR A BETTER TOMORROW. MY GOAL IS TO CREATE SOCIALLY RESPONSIVE ARCHITECTURE THAT NOT ONLY MEETS BUT SURPASSES EXPECTATIONS, FOSTERING HEALTHY, EQUITABLE, AND INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENTS WITH A STRONG EMPHASIS ON PEOPLE. RAISED IN THE EMBRACE OF NATURE'S BEAUTY, I DEEPLY VALUE OUR ENVIRONMENT, SEEKING TO BLEND ARTISTRY AND SCIENCE TO SAFEGUARD AND ENHANCE THE GREEN LANDSCAPES THAT ENVELOP US. HAVING AN EXPERIENCE AS A JUNIOR DESIGNER WORKING ON VARIOUS PROJECTS AND STAGES ALLOWED ME TO ENHANCE BOTH MY TECHNICAL SKILLS AND DESIGN CAPABILITIES.

EDUCATION

2020-2024

Coventry University

BSc Architecture + Riba Part 1 UK

Brandgelize

Junior Designer

2022-2023

2012-2020

Universidad Europea de Madrid

BSc Architecture (Study Abroad Erasmus Program) Bulgaria Spain

Vasil Levski High School Yambol Biology, Genera.

DESIGN SKILLS

Autocad Rhino

Revit

Sketchup

Twinmotion Photoshop Illustrator Indesign Model Making

WORK SKILLS

Organisation Time managment

Problem solving

Adabtability

Critical Thinking

Creativity

Team working Graphics

Social Media Marketing

Website Building

Event Asset Desigh

EXPERIENCE LANGUAGES

Coventry Women in Design Society Vice President committee member

September 2020 - Present (3 years 9 months)

2021-2023

English- Native or bilingual proficiency

Bulgarian- Native or bilingual proficiency

Spanish- Limited working proficiency

Russian- Limited working proficiency

CERTIFICATION

Cambridge English Level 1

Certificate in ESOL International

Graphic Design Mastery: The FULL

Branding & Design Process

The Fundamentals of Digital Marketing

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EQ KNOWLEDGE CENTRE

THE LOST HABITAT OF MANCHESTER (MANCHESTER, UK)

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REINTERPRETING A ROMAN

GATEWAY NEIGHBOURHOOD (ROME, ITALY)

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INTERGENERATIONAL HOUSING THE WAY OF CONNECTING CULTURES (ROME, ITALY)

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BODEGA EN PENAFIEL (SPAIN)

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AVIAN ARBOR WETLAND CENTER (UK)

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GRAPHIC DESIGH

EQ KNOWLEDGE CENTRE

THE LOST HABITAT OF MANCHESTER

IN THE HEART OF MANCHESTER, A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY ARISES TO CREATE A BOLD VISION FOR THE FUTURE.SURROUNDED BY THE PROTECTIVE EMBRACE OF THE RIVER AND RING ROAD, OUR PROJECT, SEEKS TO MERGE KNOWLEDGE, INNOVATION, AND SUSTAINABILITY TO ENSURE THE SURVIVAL AND REJUVENATION OF HUMANITY AND THE ENVIRONMENT IN TIMES OF CRISIS. INSPIRED BY A IN-DEPTH SITE ANALYSIS AND RICH HISTORICAL RESEARCH, OUR APPROACH ENVISIONS AN INTERCONNECTED URBAN ECOSYSTEM. THIS LIVING ARCHIVE, INFORMED BY THE WISDOM OF THE PAST, STORES THE KNOWLEDGE OF LIFE, SCIENCE, AND CULTURE.IN THE FACE OF DISASTERS, IT BECOMES A BEACON OF HOPE, OFFERING NOT ONLY SHELTER AND SUSTENANCE BUT THE MEANS TO REBUILD OUR HABITAT AND SUPPORT THE LIFE OF ALL SPECIES.

THE HUB FOR LEARNING WITHIN THIS BUILDING WILL BE A CENTRAL CATALYST FOR INTELLECTUAL GROWTH, COLLABORATION, AND EMPOWERMENT. IT WILL BE A PLACE WHERE KNOWLEDGE KNOWS NO BOUNDARIES, AND WHERE EVERYONE, REGARDLESS OF BACKGROUND, CAN ACCESS EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES, ENGAGE IN DIALOGUE, AND PARTICIPATE IN TRANSFORMATIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCES.

THE CONCEPT OF THE RING

A RING CAN BE SEEN AS A SYMBOL OF ETERNITY, REPRESENTING AN UNBROKEN AND CONTINUOUS CYCLE. THIS COULD BE APPLIED TO CONCEPTS LIKE TIME, WHERE THERE IS NO CLEAR BEGINNING OR END. IN SOME CONTEXTS, A RING MAY SYMBOLIZE UNITY AND WHOLENESS. IT REPRESENTS THE IDEA THAT ALL PARTS ARE CONNECTED TO FORM A COMPLETE AND CONTINUOUS WHOLE, EMPHASIZING INTERCONNECTEDNESS.

WHY?

THE LOST CONNECTION WITH THE RIVER/ HABITAT STATUS: DESTROYED PRESERVING THE KNOWLEDGE

HOW?

CREATING PLATFORMS TO CONNECT THE SITE TO THE WATER BODY

USING THE LANDSCAPE IN FAVOR OF THE HABITAT AND RIVER- WATER RELATIONSHIP

SAVE SPACE FOR EXCHANGE OF KNOWLEDGE AND LEARNING

THE INFINITE CYCLE AND JOURNEY

GREATER MANCHESTER

ECOLOGICAL PROBLEM

OUR SITE SITS AT THE BORDER OF GREATER MANCHESTER IN THE NORTHWEST OF ENGLAND. IT'S FLANKED BY TWO RING ROADS, AND ON THE WESTERN EDGE FLOWS THE RIVER IRWELL.

FROM THE SITE ANALYSIS WE CAN RECOGNIZE A GRATER PROBLEM COMING FOR YEARS OF INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION ENTERING THE RIVER, MOREOVER THERE IS RAPID DIFFERENCE IN AIR QUALITY IN THE CITY CENTER AND THE NEIGHBORING AREAS.

THE SITE LINKS UP WITH ANOTHER GREEN PARK, EMPLOYING THE SAME GRID PATTERN OF CIRCLES. THIS CONNECTION PROVIDES BOTH THE SITE AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS WITH INCREASED ACCESS TO GREEN SPACES, A FEATURE CURRENTLY LACKING IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

STRUCTURAL STRATEGY

GREEN ROOF

GREEN WALL

TIMBER CLADDING

LONG SPAM TIMBER STRUCTURE

BEAMS AND COLUMNS

- GLUELAM COLUMNF OF 300mmx300mm WIDTH

- CLT BEAMS OF 300mm DEPTH.

LOUVER WALL

FACEDE

- LOUVER WALL- PROVIDING SHADE

- GREEN WALL- PROVIDES INSILATION, AESTHETICS, DEALS WITH POLUTION - TIMBER CLADDING- FITS THE AESTHETICS, LIGHT WEIGH, WEATHER RESISTENT IF TREATED

CONCRETE FOUNDATION

STRUCTURAL STRATEGY 1/200

GROUND FLOOR

STRUCTURAL STRATEGY 1/200

FIRST FLOOR

REINTERPRETING A ROMAN GATEWAY NEIGHBOURHOOD

ARSENALE PONTIFICIO AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD TRASTEVERE ARE RICH IN HISTORY AND POTENTIAL.

UNFORTUNATELY, A LOT OF BUILDINGS ON THE SITE ARE DILAPIDATED WHICH MAKES THE SITE UNINVITING AND THE BIG AMOUNT OF CAR PARKS ARE TAKING A SPACE WHICH CAN BE USED FOR CULTURAL ACTIVITIES AND GATHERINGS.

MY IDEA AND DESIGN WILL BE TO OPEN MORE SPACE FOR PEOPLE TO ENJOY, ADD MORE GREENERY, BUT IN THE SAME TIME RESTORING THE HISTORY OF THE SITE. HOWEVER, BY DEMOLISHING SOME OF THE BUILDINGS, IT WILL MAKE SPACE AND EXTEND THE RIVERPARK AND IT WILL OPEN A VIEW TO THE RIVER, AS WELL AS TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND GIVE EASIER ACCESS TO THE RESIDENTS. THE RELAXATION ZONE AND THE PLAYGROUND WILL ALLOW USERS TO GET CLOSER TO NATURE AND BY CONSTRUCTING A FLOATING STRUCTURE WILL ALLOW THE RESIDENTS TO ENJOY THE CALMING ENVIRONMENT OF THE WATER.

INTERGENERATIONAL HOUSING THE WAY OF CONNECTING CULTURES

OUR EVERYDAY LIVES GENERATE A COMPLEX SERIES OF RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN PEOPLE, SPACE, CULTURE AND ARCHITECTURE. THESE INTERACTIONS ARE OFTEN CELEBRATED IN PUBLIC BUILDINGS, BUT MOST KEENLY EXPERIENCED IN WHERE WE LIVE, WITHIN THE INTIMACY OF OUR HOMES AND NEIGHBORHOODS.

THIS PROJECT INVESTIGATES AND TESTS ALTERNATIVE FORMS OF HOUSING THAT ARE GENERATED THROUGH A DETAILED UNDERSTANDING OF THE CONTEXT AND THE USERS. A KEY ASPECT OF THE PROJECT IS IDENTIFYING A THEORETICAL RESPONSE THAT CAN HELP REVITALIZE AN URBAN NEIGHBORHOOD BY CREATING NEW WAYS OF LIVING –CO-HOUSING.

PRIVATE PRIVATE

CLEARING THE SITE

Removing existing structures to make way for the idea, including a towering neighbouring abandoned building that would throw shadows on the location for the most of the day.

APPROPRIATE MAX VOLUME

Maximum buildable volume in order to respect the right of daylighting for neighbouring structures and to match the example height of neighbouring buildings along the river.

RESHAPING TO CONTEXT

Responding to a traditional courtyard building typology that matches to local climate circumstances.

Creating a buffer zone between the Arsenale, the river, and the project

PUBLIC PRIVATE SEMI-PRIVATE

VIEWS AND PRIVACY

Residential apartments are spaced apart to protect and manage views and angles. Optimazing the sun collection.

ADDING FACADE

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1:100 Seaction I

The initial idea was to create space not only to house people, but also to inspire a healthy well-being and confort. Sustainable place, which creates greater quality of life, by using visual, termal and acoustic confort with better enrgy and lighting management.

Looking for methods to make our communities more affluent by incorporating agriculture into them is the goal of urban farming.

Building envelop airtightness - ensuring user comfort in their everyday lives by utilising passive architecture and control technology to obtain the appropriate regulated indoor temperature.

1:500 North West Elevation

BODEGA EN PENAFIEL

CONCURSO DE PROYECTOS

ACCORDING TO PETER ZUMTHOR OWN CAREER-LONG PURSUIT OF CREATING "MOVING" ATMOSPHERES WITH HIS ARCHITECTURE, HE SUMS UP A PLACE'S ATMOSPHERE AS A CULMINATION OF ITS "NOISES, COLORS, MATERIAL PRESENCES, TEXTURES," AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, ITS FORM. THESE ARCHITECTURAL

AVIAN ARBOR WETLAND CENTER

THIS IS A GROUP PROJECT FOCUSED ON THE DESIGN FOR THE CONCRETE CENTER NATIONAL COMPETITION, AIMING TO CREATE A SUSTAINABLE CONCRETE STRUCTURE WITHIN THE WETLANDS ON THE OUSE FEN NATURE RESERVE, SITUATED ON A FORMER QUARRY SITE. THE DESIGN CONCEPT IS DEEPLY ROOTED IN ENCOURAGING A HARMONIOUS RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HUMAN ACTIVITY AND THE SURROUNDING NATURAL ENVIRONMENT. THE DESIGN EMPHASIZING TWO PRIMARY OBJECTIVES, PRIORITISING THE CREATION OF A WELCOMING AND EDUCATIONAL SPACE FOR VISITORS TO ENGAGE WITH AND APPRECIATE THE WETLANDS, WHILE ALSO INTEGRATING FEATURES TO SUPPORT THE LOCAL FLORA AND FAUNA. THIS INTEGRATION IS ACHIEVED THROUGH CAREFUL CONSIDERATION OF TOPOGRAPHY, ECOLOGICAL FACTORS, AND HERITAGE, WITH PARTICULAR ATTENTION GIVEN TO UTILIZING BIO-RECEPTIVE TILES FOR THE CORE TRUNK AND REPURPOSING WOOD FORMWORK TO IMPRINT CONCRETE WALLS WITH PATTERNS AND SERVE AS INTERNAL FINISHES.

THE AVIAN ARBOR CENTER METAPHORICALLY EMBODIES THE ESSENCE OF A TREE OR BIRDHOUSE, EMERGING FROM THE LANDSCAPE WITH A STURDY TRUNK. IT SERVES AS A VANTAGE POINT FOR VISITORS TO OBSERVE THE WETLANDS FROM AN ELEVATED PERSPECTIVE, FACILITATING VARIOUS ENJOYABLE ACTIVITIES OFFERED TO ITS USERS, WHILE ALSO PROVIDING SANCTUARY FOR WILDLIFE SUCH AS MARSH HARRIERS AND OTHER SPECIES INHABITING THE RESERVE.

DESIGN PROCESS

Due to water levels rising in rainy season and to minimise impact on soil the ground.

The floor area is shifted and minimised to allow for both more natural light to all indoor spaces as well as reduce impact of noise polution from quarry.

Edges are curved to allow for more harmony with the site and to provide the illusion of a tree trunk below a tree house or birdhouse.

Viewing terraces are implemented to open up the building to the main view of the site.

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GRAPHIC DESIGN WORK

FOR MORE THAN THREE YEARS, I'VE IMMERSED MYSELF IN THE FIELD OF GRAPHIC DESIGN, TACKLING A DIVERSE ARRAY OF PROJECTS INCLUDING SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS, ILLUSTRATIONS, PRODUCT DESIGN CONCEPTS, EVENT PLANNING, AND WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT. ALTHOUGH THIS DIFFERS SIGNIFICANTLY FROM MY PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE IN ARCHITECTURE, I'VE FOUND THAT THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS I'VE ACQUIRED HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY ENHANCED MY EFFECTIVENESS IN VARIOUS ASPECTS OF MY PROFESSIONAL ROLE. THIS INCLUDES TECHNICAL PROFICIENCY, WORKPLACE ETHICS, AND TEAM COLLABORATION DYNAMICS.

LOGO DESIGH

WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT

EVENT ASSETS

BUSINESS STATIONARY

THANK YOU FOR READING! FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION PLEASE DON'T HESITATE TO CONTACT ME.

tesskirova@gmail.com kirovat@uni.coventry.ac.uk www.linkedin.com/in/tsvetelina-kirova-881b7b228