Contents

Collider Activity Centre................................................................................................... 2

Competition entry for a wall climbing centre in Sofia, Bulgaria

RES - Singular Branching............................................................................................... 8

Master's thesis project conducted at Architectural Association

Form-Fab............................................................................................................................... 18
Design fabrication workshop conducted at Architectural Association

NPR - Radio Studios.......................................................................................................... 22

Design Development for NPR's new headquarters in Washingoton, DC

Lively Up!............................................................................................................................... 26
Vision for green Sofia

Ordos Villa 62.......................................................................................................................28

Design Development for NAO's Ordos villa

Coffee on Wheels................................................................................................................32
Product design and Brand identity

Thirdspace............................................................................................................................ 34
Undergraduate thesis conducted at Temple University

Photojournalist Repository............................................................................................ 42
Studio project conducted at Temple University

Rittenhouse Theatre......................................................................................................... 48
Studio project at Temple University

Graphic Design and Installations................................................................................ 53 59Strings Logo.......................................................................................................54 Mayomo Logo........................................................................................................ 55 NAO Book................................................................................................................ 56 Camp David Book.................................................................................................58 Shinkov Bus Stop................................................................................................. 60 Repurpose Philadelphia.................................................................................... 61 Arch........................................................................................................................... 62 Light Drift................................................................................................................ 63 Photgraphy, Sketches, Drawings, and Diagrams.....................................65 Notes and Credits...............................................................................................................76

Collider Activity Centre

Competition for a wall climbing centre in Sofia, Bulgaria with Kokkugia & AKT Engineers

Interior permeability

A competition for a new building for headquarters for Walltopia, one of the leading wall climbing equipment manufactures in the world. The Collider Activity Centre is inspired by nature - climbable carved rock - yet it contains a standard column grid for efficient construction. The main space contains the interior climbable areas and circulation. This "heart" carving is viewable from many parts inside, and it reaches the ceiling, where natural light comes through. Located near a newly built metro station, this building provides indoor and outdoor activities with the highlight being climbing both inside and outside the volume. The program consists of climbing walls and boulders, restaurant, caf, swimming, children's area, rooftop bar, fitness, office. Responsibilities: coordinating the program and plans.
Vertical Circulation Climbing surfaces

MECHANICAL ROOM

UP

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EXTERIOR TERRACE
removable glass panels removable glass panels

BAR / RESTAURANT

STORAGE

CLEANING CLOSET RESTAURANT WC STAFF

WC STAFF
operable glass facade

KITCHEN

STAFF LOCKERS

EXTERIOR TERRACE

STORAGE STORAGE

OPEN TO BELO

WC WOMEN

COLD ROOM LEISURE ROOM

STORAGE
Exposed low ceiling area, housing solar panels underneath the continuous perforated outer skin

MASSAGE ROOM

WC MEN

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MECHANICAL ROOM

MASSAGE ROOM SAUNA SPA STORAGE WC WOMEN INFRARED SAUNA WC MEN

UP DN
EXECUTIVE MEETING ROOM

Third Floor - Restaurant, Bar, and Spa

Mechanical Room

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SALES

ENGINEERING

IT

ARCHIVE

CLEANING CLOSET

PAY ROOM

SECURITY WC WOMEN

DESIGN

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HRT & SAFETY HOLDS

WC MEN

STORAGE

ACCOUNTING

MARKETING
TO BE OPEN

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CLEANING CLOSET

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LOW

COPY SUPPLIES OFFICE

Safety & Engineering

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

ADMIN

COPY ROOM

OFFICE

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OFFICE

OFFICE MEETING ROOM

Second Floor - Office

STORAGE
sible partit ion

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MULTI-FUNCTIONAL HALL

line of collap

fitness expansion/ multi-purpose room

STORAGE KITCHEN wc

FITNESS RECEPTION

PARTY ROOM

WC WOMEN

down to funtopia hall

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Site Plan First Floor - Fitness

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storage WAITING AREA

exterior high climbing wall exit to swimming pool

STORAGE

operable glass facade

KITCHEN
line of permitted building area

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emergency exit STORAGE CAFE CAFE

BOULDERS

BOULDERS WARMUP emergency exit

hidden doors bouldering walls

CLIMBING STORAGE

boomlift

goods delivery

LOADING/STORAGE
hidden doors

edge of floors above

CLEANING ROOM

BOULDERS WARMUP MATTRESSES

bin area

HIGH WALL CLIMBING HALL

WC MEN

ACCESSIBLE WC

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jump in the air

emergency exit
n itio pet com l wal com n itio pet l wal
skyscraper walk

shortcut towards party room

buffer zone
WC WOMEN
vertical climbing walls safety zone offset

FUNTOPIA HALL

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parabolic slide main vertical circulation

RECEPTION

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climb the facade

funtopia entrance cypher

emergency exit

LOCKERS

competition wall

ITEM STORAGE CLEANING

STORAGE

SHOP

Main entrance

operable glass facade

Ground Floor - Climbing Halls & Cafe

Section through Climbing Hall

Initial program analyses

Program relationship studies Site context

Site context

Entrance through the parking lot

Bird's eye view from rear of context

Main Climbing Hall

View of rooftop bar and of permeable metal skin

RES - Singular Branching

Master's thesis based on lightweight materials at the Architectural Association, as part of a team of four students.

In a year long thesis in the Design Research Lab (AADRL) at the AA, research was conducted in digital methodology and physical fabrication. Throughout the year, a shift between the two mediums resulted in a system of prefabrication and on-site assembly, with which, a building can be constructed in a fraction of the time of traditional construction, reducing the environmental impact of heavy construction, and the downtime at busy sites. The further developed protypical scenario is based in Hong Kong, as a pedestrian bridge. Digital research consisted of "hacking" various software suites together to produce a system for simulations and generative design. Physical research consisted of utilizing materials outside of their typically prescribed use - using composites without moulds, weaving different materials, etc.

Pedestrian Bridge Proposal in Hong Kong over a busy street

Elevated pedestrian pathways in Hong Kong

Pathways in Hong Kong

Installation of Calatrava Bridge in Venice

Bridge part towed through canal

Assembly of Battery Park Pavillion

Micro House

Assembly parts of the Hong Kong Proposal

3D printed parts deomonstrating the physical assembly

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Carbon Fibre

Lycra + Latex

Resin -dipped lycra on fiberglass

Hand-woven "folding" assembly

Fiberglass + Carbon Fibre strands

Fiberglass

Hung and pinched fiberglass

Vectorial optimization

Interweave with some rigid strands

Woven Strands

Stress analysis

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Comparison between the same shape constructed with composites vs concrete

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Digital hangingsimulation

Physical hanging simulation

Construction Diagrams

"Construction Drawings" for hanging parts of on-site resin spray

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Hanging experimentation

Strand laying device for CNC

Model kit of parts

Loom Machine

On-site unfolding

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Site boundaries New seating space Required offset Pedestrian circulation Pedestrian separation to prevent olfactory contamination Fish market Relocation to be able to function during flooding Exist. boat dock space New Building Required link to existing interior fish market

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Elevated high speed train tracks

Link between either side without track disturbance Empty sites adjacent to the train tracks

What is a possible construction that minimizes impact on the existing infrastructure? How can a new building, bridgine between either sides of the train tracks be build?

Site analysis for a bridge and market in Venice

Site analysis for bridge through train tracks in Tokyo

Venice

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Additive assembly process where groundmost piece is placed irst Crane boat moves accordingly and assembles Boat constantly moving to arrive new pieces

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potential new link between the 2 sides with the inclusion of a plaza

Adjacent Assembly site & ran on boat Regular-sized boat bringing new pieces in and storing them on other boat

Max size of parts: 16m x 4.5m

v_s04

small site adjacent to a foot bridge and a canal

v_s02 existing bridge link and scattered sites with the potential to connect them existing bridge link and scattered sites with the potential to connect them v_s03

Diagram of prototypical assembly sequence

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Assembly sequence

Assembly analysis in Hong Kong

Circulation diagram: public and private

Circulation connection with existing pathways

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Street view of pedestrian Bridge in Hong Kong

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Form-Fab
Fabric-formed plaster experiments for studio workshop at the Architectural Association.

In this half-term rigorous workshop, lycra fabric was stitched and then filled with plaster to test the topological and the practical properties of each pattern. Ranging in scale from 30cm cubes to almost two meter-tall pours, the relationship with the pattern and lycra shape was affected by density of the plaster, the stretch of the lycra, and gravity. The final experiment took part in Hooke Park in rural Dorset, where the whole studio (five teams) created a pavilion in collaboration with the Design and Make programme, based there. In addition to the physical experiments, digital simulations were carried out to predict the physical behaviour of the actual pour. Worked within a team of five students.

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pour point

flow direction

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NPR Radio Studios

Design development of the live studios for National Public Radio's new headquarters in Washington, DC.

NPR's new live studios and in-house Black Box theatre were developed by our team at Bloomfield and Associates (B&A) for NPR, as a subcontractor of Hickok Cole Architects. The studios require geometry without any right angles, due to the importance of sound resonance. Additionally, all the latest technologies needed to be incorporated from the beginning of the design phases.
Floor plan containing the studios

The non-standard shapes and volumes, the custom materials throughout, and the double wall assembly posed challenges for the creation of the Revit-based BIM model, able to be plugged in the main architect's model. As the Revit expert at B&A, my responsibilities included the complete development of the BIM model and the coordination for production with NPR, our internal team, and the main building architects.
Large studio w/visual connection Black Box theatre

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Large studio plans

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Black Box Theatre and adjacent live studio

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Lively Up!
A self-inspired vision for green transformation in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Influenced by the Dutch, Belgian, and English infrastructural projects for the re-evaluation and design for pedestrianoriented public domain, this vision represents the potential to apply similar concepts in Sofia. Situated near the centre of the town, adjacent to an open canal, the wide green space has been relatively recently "transformed" by the addition of a bike path. However, the quality of the path, the pavement used, the overall landscaping, and the lack of any type of consideration for the continuation of the bike path through the street intersections has led me to design an alternative. The main objectives are to create a lively landscape for separation from the adjacent boulevard, to create a separate bike path, develop a bus-only lane to slow down traffic, and introduce new pavement for the intersection

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Ordos Villa 62

Part of the 100-villa "collection of architecture" in Ordos, China.

A villa by the Normal Architecture Office (NAO), for AI Weiwei's and Herzog & De Meuron's design of 100 villa zone in Ordos, Inner Mongolia, China. NAO, led by Srdjan Jovanovic Weiss. Villa 62 creates an architecture that works with the desert weather system in Inner Mongolia. As part of a team for the development of the Villa 62, work was done on the plans and interior elevations to specify the finishes and detailing. At this phase of the design, there was constant coordination with the associate architects in China, to make sure that the required materials and details can be executed as shown.

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Basement floor

Ground floor plan

GA_9

GA_5
_ GA 8 _ GA 10

GA_1 GA_11

G-07
M_ HC 3

HCM_1

BAW b_1

G-08

G-04

BAW b_3

M_ HC

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LA_4

_ GA 6

_1 EC _7 GA

G-01
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WK_ 2

BAW b_4

LA_1

G-05
LA_2

G-03
WK_ 3

WK_ 4
W K_ 5

LA_3
BEW _1

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BEW _4

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G-06
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EH_3

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Site plan

Ground floor finish plan

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FInishes elevations

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Coffee on Wheels
Product design and brand identity for a project based in Sofia, Bulgaria.

A new start-up in Bulgaria, provided with brand identity and tricycle design that distinguish it from the multitudes of similar products found on the streets of San Francisco, Amsterdam, and London. The company, offers high-quality gourmet coffee in an ecologically friendly manner. The design of both the coffee cart and the logos reflects the ecofriendly nature of the business through offering simple, and clear logos in brown and green, that work in both English and Bulgarian. The coffee tricycle's design reflects the colour contrast detailing found in traditional Bulgarian houses, offering something subconsciously familiar to potential customers without explicitly stating it. The cream and brown colours reflect the elements associated with coffee and luxury.

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Thirdspace
Undergraduate thesis project on social-spatial relationships conducted at Temple University.

This thesis project consisted of gaining an understanding of socially related aspects of space, based on research of phenomenological concept of all-sensual spatial perception and implied [in]formality of surface delineation. Field research was an important aspect of the conclusions of the synthesis:, consisting of self-initiated street performances, acts of playful "unusual" informal street behaviour", urban analysis of mothers with children, pedestrians with dogs, and of concerts and other event-driven scenarios. The resulting outcome is a single surface system, capable of delineating to allow for specific social circumstances, aimed at either formalizing or in-formalizing public acts, through play on the perception of participant-observer behaviour.

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Surface deliniation for social scenarios design

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Scenario studies and diagrams based on live observation that allow proposing potential formalization of the the analyzed behaviour

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Deliniating surface studies of block units layout, of transparencies, and space "pockets"

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paddys pub

race st caf

caf ole
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FIREMANS HALL MUSEUM

iron works gym

CLAY STUDIO

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Site locations related to public transport, in the Gallery district of Philadelphia

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Design Scenarios

Design Scenarios

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Concept for surface deliniation

Formalization of participant-observer behaviour

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Photojourn Repository
Photojournalist archive and gallery conducted at Temple University

Often, modern galleries have self-contained exhibits. Rarely, are there exhibits continuing from one contained space to another. Another rarity is the amount of natural light that filters in the gallery, and another, the relationship between the exhibit and the immediate urban context. The aim of this project is to take on these issues and create an inter- and outer-connected photojournalist archive and gallery. The narrow and long site allowed for the creation of a faade that filters in northern light, while also creating a visual relationship between what's exhibited and what's outside. The "climax" of the spatial sequence is reaching the top and experiencing the introverted relationship between the city viewed outside, and peaking inside the gallery at the people and the exhibits.

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Section detail model, showing load bearing wall on one side, the columns on the other, the facade articulation between blurred and clear glass, and HVAC

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Facade studies

Concept of interconnected spaces

Mechanical air flow study

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Facade details

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Rittenhouse Theatre
Proscenium and Black Box theatre conducted at Temple University

On a site in the heart of Central Philadelphia, with visual connection to one of the main green squares in the city, on a street with traditional rowhomes, the project aims to distinguish itself as a theatre and draw attention to the corner, visible from Rittenhouse Square, while remaining appropriate within its rowhome context. Entering from the corner, there is a transparent connection to the below-ground level consisting of a cafe and a gallery. Within the ground floor are entries for support staff, ticket office, and main vertical circulation leading up towards the two theatres, stacked one on top of the other. The support circulation is located on the opposite corner of the theatre where actors and staff can move equipment between the different levels.

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Context showing the rusted steel skin, the light entry corner and the recessed black theater, unnoticable from street view.

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Second floor: Proscenium balcony & support

Third floor: Black Box & actors' lounge

First floor: Proscenium & support

Below-ground floor: Gallery & spport space

Program: public space, support, proscenium theatre, black box

Program concept model

Skin Study

Corner view from Rittenhouse Square

Without black box: proscenium

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Section

Ground floor: entrance, proscenium stage, and cloakrooms

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Graphic Design & Design Installations

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59 Strings Logo
Logo design for a boutique fashion start-up based in London and in Shanghai.

59 STRINGS
MODERN SHOPPING CLASSICAL ELEGANCE SCALE COMPARIASON

59Strings
CLASSICAL ELEGANCE MODERN SHOPPING

S tacey Ying Liu

NOTES -easy to read, relative to the scale -easy to understand even with lack of english knowledge -strings looks very generic FONT VARIATIONS -could be difficult to read for non-English speaker -becomes illegible at a smaller scale -the 59 feels out of place, as the classic cursive script overwhelms the design

Co-founder and Director

stacey.liu@59strings.com M. +44 (0) 796 326 6422 T. +44 (20) 74 86 2712 1st Fl, 27 Gloucester Pl London W1U 8HU (UK)

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59 STRINGS 59STRINGS 59STRINGS

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Mayomo Logo and Web

Logo design and web design for an online user-generated news platform.

mayomo

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TYPEFACES

Grandesign Neue Serif

Grandesign Neue Roman

Map Your Moments Your Moments Ma Yo Mo

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MAYOMO Logo + Typeface

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English Chinese Spanish German

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NAO Book
Publication design, documenting Normal Architecture Oiffce's projects betwen 1998 and 2009.

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Camp David Book

Publication design, documenting student's work for a research-based studio at Temple University.

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Shinkov Bus Stop

Participated in a informal meeting to clean and paint one of Sofia's architectural bus stops as part of the Transofrmatori Association.

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Repurpose Philadelphia
Collaborated with the design, construction, and participation for this single day installation with NAO, Slought Foundation, and National Independence Center

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Arch
Collaborated with the design and construction of a 30 ft arch, for the inaguration of the campus's new Art Building at Temple University.

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Light Drift
Participated for the exectuion of a sensor-driven LED project by Howeler and Yoon architects for Design Philadelphia week

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Photograhpy, Sketches, Drawings and Diagrams

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1 STRINGED ELEMENT

2 STRINGED ELEMENTS ATTACHED

layout of 2 threads

layout of threads

add knots add knots

pull the stringed thread

pull one thread

pull the stringed thread continue pulling, until tight

pull other thread until tight

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Credits and Notes

Collider Activity Centre A competition in Sofia, Bulgaria. Team leader: Kokkugia / Rob Stuart-Smith. Team: D. Miletic, E. Luckmann, G. Retsin, D. Pouchnikov, A. Bussey, M. DeBruijn, L. Li. Main responsibilities: coordination for program and plans. In collaboration with AKT Engineers. RES - Singular Branching Master's thesis at the Architectural Association. Design Resarch Lab, London Studio: Behavioral Matters with Rob Stuart-Smith. Team: F. Escudero, D. Miletic, G. Parodi, D. Pouchnikov. Main responsibilities: digital and physical materials research, site analysis, and assembly. Form-Fab Workshop during Design Research Lab at the Architectural Association. Studio: Proto-design with Theodore Spyropolous. Team: CS. Pai, L. Qun, V. Vora, S. Gema-Sabate, D. Pouchnikov. Responsibilities: involvement with digital simulations, pattern design, and casting. NPR - Radio Studios Project for live studios, based in Washington, DC, while working at Bloomfield and Associates in Philadelphia. Team: P. Bloomfield, D. Kinnaird, D. Pouchnikov. Responsibilities: Creation and development of Revit model, coordination with associate architects and with client. Ordos Villa 62 Inner Mongolia, China. Design leader: NAO / Srdjan Jovanovic-Weiss. Team: E. Pawlowski, K. Carl, A.Hyun, K. Smith, D. Liu, M. Schindler, S.i Feng, D. Katz, K. Keller, J. Lee, B. Muller, J. Murphey, D. Pouchnikov, J. Harrell, G. Hansen, L.Sussman, A. Su. Responsiblities: plans development, interior finishes, and elevations. Coffee on Wheels Product design and design development, Sofia, Bulgaria. Thirdspace Thesis at Temple University. Philadelphia. Thesis Advisers:

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Eric Oskey and Mario Gentile. Photojournalist Repository Studio project conducted at Temple University with James Moustafellos Rittenhouse Theatre Studio project at Temple University with Kate WingertPlaydon. 59Strings Logo Logo design for a new startup based in London Mayomo Logo Logo design for an international e-business startup NAO Book Book Design for Normal Architecture Office, Philadelphia. Camp David Book Book design for a research studio at Temple University with

Srdjan Jovanovic Weiss. Shinkov Bus Stop Sofia, Bulgaria. Participant in a team as part of Transformatori Association Repurpose Philadelphia Installation in Philadelphia. Team: Srdjan Jovanovic-Weiss, Jason Harrel, Dimitar Pouchnikov. In collaboration with the Slought Foundation, National Constitution Center, and Philadelphia Recycling Authority. Arch Design and build of a 30 foot arch in Philadelphia. Team: G. Ressler, D. Fanelli, E. Lloyd, D. Pouchnikov. Light Drift Installation by Howeler and Yoon in Philadelphia. Served as construction participant and volunteer.

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Dimitar Pouchnikov
dimi.des@gmail.com

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