Portfolio by mwerdon

MAŁGORZATA WERDON

Hi! My name is Małgosia, which in English would be Margaret. I am a young architect, graduated last year at Gdansk University of Technology. My Master in Architecture course was conducted in English. During the second term I participated in an exchange programme and joined MArch students from School of Art, Design and Architecture at Plymouth University. This is not my only international experience in the field of architecture. For one year I was also a student of Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura at Universidad Politécnica de Madrid in Spain. As I wanted to practise more my spanish and gain more professional experience I started to work in architectural studio owned by Argentinean architect Carlos Gelis. Being an active member of Erasmus Student Network (european organisation which supports students exchange programs) and managing with students from all over the globe, I got an ability of easy and efficitent communication in international companionship. Also, as I am truly in fond of foreign cultures and different ways of living in cities I have been doing some travels around

Europe (for instance: Stockholm, Prague, Bratislava, Budapest, Vienna, Berlin, Karlsruhe, Strasburg, Paris, Porto, Lisbon, Barcelona, Milan, London, Glasgow, Bristol, Dublin…) and I am still excited for the trips that are ahead of me! Since I remember I have always wanted to improve things and make a diﬀerence. In the course of my education I realised that what is most important to me is the everyday functionality of space and respect to the environment. That is why in my projects I put strong emphasis on usability. I picture my professional life working as a specialist in implementation of modern architectural and urban solutions. Those ones that would make our cities better and happier places. Currently I work in Streets and Green Spaces Oﬃce Department of Public Space Development in Gdańsk, Poland. My main duties are to indicate designs of urban furniture, materials used in investments in public spaces. I also check projects of these investments and give corrections if there are mistakes in functionality or used materials.

2017-now Streets and Green Spaces Oﬃce, Department of sep . Public Space Development in Gdańsk, Poland: full-time job, public spaces designer 2017 sep 2016-17 2014 feb-march aug-sep 2014 jun-jul

2017 july

2015-16 sep-jan

2015 jan

2013-14 sep-jun

MAMarchitekci architectural firm in Warsaw, Poland: contract work, junior architect ARCH-DECO architectural firm in Gdynia, Poland: part-time job, architectural assistant Trassa Arquitectura y Construcción architectural firm in Madrid, Spain: internship, architectural assistant

MSc Eng in Architecture in English, graduation at Faculty of Architecture Gdańsk University of Technology, Poland Exchange programme Erasmus+, MArch Year 2 Plymouth University, United Kingdom Eng. in Architecture, graduation at Faculty of Architecture Gdańsk University of Technology, Poland Exchange programme LLP Erasmus, School of Architecture Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain

MAŁGORZATA WERDON born in May 12th, 1991 in Gdynia, Poland

coauthorship of publication: Vibrant Urban Solutions for Baltic Cities, edited by S. Ledwoń, H. Obracht -Prondzyńska, ISOCARP, Gdańsk 2017

2017 jan

Summer School Think, Build and Play workshops, Fachhochschule Erfurt, Germany

2016 sep

coauthorship of publication: Let's do it! Revitalisation of Stare Polesie, edited by K. Zarychta, GUT 2015

2016 jun

Re:brick. Revitalisation of brick districts in Gdańsk, workshops, Poland

2012 nov

Urban and Architectural Concept vs Local Plans - a goal or a tool?, Case Study workshops, CaseWeek

2012 nov

Vice President of Erasmus Student Network Gdańsk, GUT

malgosia.werdon@gmail.com

native Polish ﬂuent English very good Spanish basics German basics Portuguese very good team work excellent reliability very good hand drawing very good model making

uk 00 44 78 5675 8692 pl 00 48 600 809 775 https://issuu.com/mwerdon/ docs/portfolio https://pl.linkedin.com/in/ malgorzata-werdon-0a2067b3

Revit basics 3ds Max basics Lumion good SketchUp very good AutoCAD excellent Adobe InDesign very good Adobe Photoshop very good Adobe Illustrator excellent Microsoft Oﬃce excellent

2011-12 apr-jun

BY THE BEACH

APARTHOTELS

Aparthotels - competition, Gdańsk Stogi, Poland, 2017 cooperation @MAMarchitekci, Warsaw

°retreat by the beach

°nature, joy and peace

WĘZEŁ KOMUNIKACYJNY

funkcja - schemat komunikacja jezdna - schemat

komunikacja jezdna - schemat komunikacja piesza - schemat

°complex of residential buildings

WĘZEŁ KOMUNIKACYJNY

PLAŻA STOGI

komunikacja piesza - schemat

°oasis close to the city

PLAŻA STOGI

zieleń - schemat

°family and single friendly

MANUAL WORKERS

OFFICE WORKERS

FREELANCERS

COUPLES

SINGLE

UNMARRIED

STUDENTS

TEENAGERS

CHILDREN

SINGLE PARENTS

SMALL FAMILIES

BIG FAMILIES

ELDERLY COUPLES

SINGLE SENIORS

GATE OF PODGRODZIE

PODGRODZIE:ANEW NETWORK OF PUBLIC SPACES PROMOTION OF PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE MOVEMENT MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING POLICY FUSION OF LOW AND HIGH DENISTY DEVELOPMENT CULTURAL SQUARE Active Square

Entrepreneurship House

Gate of Podgrodzie Podgrodzie Promenade

Cultural Square

Gardener’s Club Community Garden

Green Gate

COMMUNITY GARDEN ACTIVE SQUARE

Podgrodzie - revitalisation in Słupsk, Poland, 2017 Master thesis @Gdańsk University of Technology

°expanding the inner-city

°diverse community

Currently Podgrodzie seems to be a negative example of the transitional area between inner city and residential neighbourhood. The urban life FUSION DEVELOPMENT decays just in its corner. The idea of this project is to OF invite and attractCHARACTERS FUZJA RÓŻNYCH CHARAKTERÓW people into it. Podgrodzie will be vitalised through comprehensive design. ZABUDOWY

The evolution of ‘Podgrodzie’ is based on four keyinner assumptions. The first city is about creating well functioning network of public spaces. This will be residential urbanization provided through diverse cultural, commercial and educational offer. The second includes calming car traffic and promoting pedestrian and bicycle Area of ‘Podgrodzie’ is going to be composed of two parts: movement. Next assumption involves increasing density of ‘Podgrodzie’ with blocks and dense inner-city development with multi-family low intesity residential area of single-family houses. buidlings that are not only residential but host other functions. Moreover dwellings are supposed to be of different measurements to be suitable for various types of residents. At last, to ensure even greater variety of offers for future dwellers, new ‘Podgrodzie’ will be formed by inner-city part and part of low density development with single family houses.

area of 7,5 ha

area of 11,5 ha

30 people/ha

INNER-CITY character

170 people/ha

RESIDENTIAL URBANIZATION character

TEMPO 30 STREET

SHARED SPACE

PROMENADE

YOUNg & elderly people

people

single & family use

SOCIAL

COUNCIL

HOUSING

use

private

3.5

3.0

2.0 2.0

11.0

12.0

space

PRIVATE

MAIN STREET

HOUSING

ul.

ul. Dąbrówki

Pobożnego

ORDINARY STREET droga KL

droga KL

semi private

COMMON

space

SPACE

private & council & social HOUSING

HOUSING

STUDIO FLATS & ONE-, TWO-, THREE-, & FOURBEDROOM FLATS

4.0

1.5

3.0

2.5 1.5

2.0

4.0

SMALL ROUNDABOUT

PROMENADE

°neighourhood of new quality °attractive district

2.8

2.0

ul. Na Wzgórzu

droga woj. 213

droga KL

KG ew. KZ

ELEVATED INTERSECTION

2.3

OFFSET T-INERSECTION

°multipurpose space

°nature-friendly

SŁUPSK MAIN HUB

SŁ

SŁUPSK MAIN HUB

SŁ

SŁUPSK MAIN HUB

SŁ

Urban strategy for dual-city of Słupsk and Ustka

How can forming new industry within Słupsk and Ustka lead to the rejuvenation of environmental and social factors, while responding to existing typologies and green agendas?

INNOVATION RESEARCH PROTOTYPE

in tra

c ba

USTKA | research

perfected research PROGRAMME STAGES USTKA | research | STAGE 1

PHASE 2 EP2Hincreased ASE 2 harvest STAGE 1 USTKA | research perfected research harvestharvest PHincreased ASE 2increased perfected research increased harvest PHASE 2 perfected research increased PHASE 2 harvest raw materials prototype increased harvest PH A raw materials SE 1 raw materials prototype prototype PH ASE raw materials prototype 1 perfected research perfected researchPHAS

STAGE 2

raw materials

PHASE 3 PHASE city-wide & out 3

SLUPSK HUB | production

city-wide & out

PHASE 3

city-wide & out factory & energy plant

E2 mass materialE & 2 energy production

factory & energy plant

main hub

STAGE 3 SLUPSK MICROHUBS | application | STAGE 3 E | application STAGE 3 SLUPSK MICROHUBS

SLUPSK MICROHUBS | application |

18m

main hub

SŁUPSK

STAGE 3 SLUPSK MICROHUBS | application block development main hub STAGE PHAS3E 3

SLUPSK MICROHUBS | application |

repaired homes

PHAS STAGE 3 SLUPSK MICROHUBS repaired homes | application biofuel production on blocks repaired homes building material application biofuel production on blocks building material application

PHASE 3

microhubs biofuel production on blocks building material application

microhubs

Słupsk and Ustka, Poland, 2015 @Plymouth University with N. Stagkos, T. Whettingsteel and A. Wightman

hub plant factorymain & energy main hub

block development main hub

social, economic sustainability energy autonomy social, economic sustainability autonomy blockenergy development

PHAPSHEA4SE 4PHASE 4

REGENERATION PRODUCTION APPLICATION

SŁ

raw materials

mass material & energy production mass material & energy production

tio

SŁ

USTKA | research

S AS S P H AP H P HA

STAGE 1 STAGE 1

PHAPSHEA4SE 4PHASE 4

SŁ

PROGRAMME STAGES USTKA | research | STAGE 1

prototype STAGE 2 SLUPSK HUB | production PH ASE STAGE 2 SLUPSK HUBprototype | production 1

USTKA So

PROGRAMME STAGES USTKA | research | STAGE 1

PHAPSHEA3SE 3PHASE 3

The project aims to solve social, environmental and economic issues effecting both the local communities in Słupsk and Ustka, as well as in a country-wide scale. The two cities were combined to form The Proto-City, a live test-bed for research and experimentation on alternative energy sources and alternative building materials.

social, economic sustainability information energy autonomy hubs

P HA S E 1 P HA S E 1

information hubs information hubs

P HA S E 1

°invention and application

USTKA RESEARCH CENTRE

ka lead s, while ?

SŁUPSK MAIN HUB

SŁUPSK MICROHUBS

Visitor Centre Marine Science Museum Conference Centre / Cinema

Material Storage / Processing

Słupsk acts as a micro-scale, self contained example of issues that are evident country-wide. Ustka, as it contains the necessary financial resources and raw materials that the Proto-City scheme requires, works as a catalyst for research and development, to address and achieve the necessary resolutions to localised, and later nationwide issues.

seaweed harvest

Material export to Słupsk Material cleaning and processing (For Prototype Workshops)

labs

Aquarium

Fish Market

Prototype Workshops Processed material delivery Workshops for current prototyping projects Prototype export

PROGRAMME STAGES USTKA | research | STAGE 1

STAGE 1

SŁUPSK MAIN HUB & MICROHUBS

Display of previously produced prototypes

perfected research

PHASE 2 6 perfected research PHincreased ASE 2 harvest 7

increased harvest

prototype

INDEX Main Site

raw materials

prototypeS E 1

Storage Processing

raw materials

Laboratories

Research & Development

STAGE 2

USTKA | research

SŁUPSK MICROHUBS

PHASE 3

onomic

PROPOSED PROGRAMMES

PUBLIC DOMAIN

ON ATION

USTKA RESEARCH CENTRE

SLUPSK HUB | production

mass material & energy production

PHASE 3

° materials recovery city-wide & out

PHASE

esearch °collaboration

SŁUPSK MAIN HUB & MICROHUBS

export to Słupsk

Export

°theory and practice

Main traﬃc arteries Main pedestrian link Pedestrian promenade Public domain Railtracks Woodland Industrial zone KEY 1:2500 Ustka site model

°troubleshooting

PROPOSED PROGRAMMES

scale: 1:5000 1

Raw materials storage Research & Development Laboratories

Nikolas Theodore Stagkos, Małgorzata Werdon, Thomas Whettingsteel, Alex Wightman

Finding design and planning solutions to render Baltic cities and communities more sustainale & Student Research Lab 2016A. Rub@ Mentor & Studet Research Lab with M. van LieropMentor (mentor), A. Janus (PhD student), Finding design and planning solutions to render Baltic cities and communities more sustainable through the concept of ecosystem services - Theory and methodology

°ecosystem services

°design guidelines °respect the nature

RESEARCH QUESTIONS: - WHICH SOLUTIONS FOR THE BALTIC COASTAL REGION CAN BE FOUND THROUGH AN ECOSYSTEM SERVICES APPROACH?

- HOW CAN THE ECOSYSTEM SERVICES CONCEPT, AS APPROACH, CONTRIBUTE TO THE DESIGN AND PLANNING OF MULTIFUNCTIONAL SPATIAL SOLUTIONS AND DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES FOR THE BALTIC COASTAL REGION? -WHAT IS THE ECOSYSTEM SERVICES CONCEPT, AND WHAT IS ITS POTENTIAL FOR THE POLISH PLANNING SYSTEM?

ECOSYSTEM SERVICES

ISMS AN

ANIMALS

WATER

MINERAL SOIL

ECOSYSTEM SERVICES FOR THE BALTIC COASTAL REGION

P R O VI SI O N I N G SER VI C ES

R E GU L AT I N G SER VI C ES

- FOOD - RAW MATERIALS - FRESH WATER - MEDICINAL RESOURCES

- LOCAL CLIMATE & AIR QUALITY REGULATION - CARBON SEQUESTRATION & STORAGE - MODERATION OF EXTREME EVENTS - WASTE-WATER TREATMENT - EROSION PREVENTION & MAINTENANCE OF SOIL FERTILITY - POLLINATION - BIOLOGICAL CONTROL

FOOD

RAW MATERIALS PROVISION

FRESH W ATE R

MEDICINAL RESOURCES

WASTE-WAT ER TREA TMEN T

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL

A I R Q UA LI T Y

MODERATION OF EXTREM E EVE N TS

C A R BO N S EQ UES TR ATI O N

€

C U LT UR A L S ER VI CES

- WETLANDS - DUNE ENBANKMENT PROTECTION - FORESTS’ WATER RETENTION ABILITIES - SOIL EROSION - SEA BREEZE - DIFFERENT POLLINATORS

NATURE

ECOSYSTEM ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONS SUPPLY DEMAND

P O LLI N A TO R S

ERO SI O N P R EVE N TI O N

- RED SPECIES LIST - IMPORTANT NATURAL AREAS HA BI TAT

- RECREATION & MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH - TOURISM - AESTHETIC APPRECIATION & INSPIRATION FOR CULTURE, ART AND DESIGN -SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCE & SENSE OF PLACE

PEOPLE

COA STAL P ROT E C TI O N

- HABITAT FOR SPECIES - MAINTENANCE OF GENETIC DIVERSITY S UP P O R T I N G S ER V I C ES

- FOOD CROPS FROM ZULAWY - URBAN AGRICULTURE IN TRICITY - WATER AQUIFER

INTERDEPENDENCE

NON-LIVING OR G

PLANTS

THE LINK BETWEEN

The Baltic Sea is an object to several environmental issues such as eutrophication and loss of biodiversity. In addition, the coastal region faces future sea level rise and increasing anthropogenic pressure of urbanisation and tourism. The main aim of this research is to find multifunctional spatial solutions and development strategies for Baltic coastal regions based on the ecosystem services concept which are more beneficial to the sustainability, health and resiliency of cities and communities in the coastal Baltic region.

AIR

RE NATU OM

LIVING O BENEFIT RG S

MICROBES

ISMESOPLE DERIV N EF A AT P R

REC RE ATI O N

TO UR I SM

BI O D I VE RS I TY P R ES ER VATI O N

A RT I N SP I RA TI O N

SP I R I TUAL EXP E R I EN C E

DRIVERS GOVERNANCE

USE

ECOSYSTEM SERVICES

SOCIAL OUTCOME

PERCEPTION & VALUATION

- ZULAWY AS AN INSPIRATION FOR ART - OPEN FLAT AREA MADE BY MAN - AGRICULTURAL TOURISM

*B ASED O N T EEB D ESC RIPTIO NS , 20 10

SOCIETY

through the concept of ecosystem services, Gdańsk, Poland, 2016 czak (PhD student), J. Król, C. Rodríguez Álvarez, A. Malengiewicz and O. Nowakowska

°wise resource management

°research for better design

Findi cities conc

GREENING OF URBAN STRUCTURE URBAN AGRICULTURE Current situation

PRESERVING COAST AND WATER Current situation

WILDFLOWER MEADOWS Possible solution

Current situation

Possible solution

Current situation

Possible solution

Current situation

Possible solution

Current situation

Possible solution

RENEWABLE ENERGY Possible solution

CREATE FLOWERS STRIPS

ECO-FRIENDLY WATER EDGES Possible solution

Possible solution

ORGANIC FARMING

PERMEABLE PAVEMENTS

DESIGN POCKET PARKS Current situation

Possible solution

RAIN WATER COLLECTION

INVITE BEES TO HOTELS Current situation

CREATE SHELTERBELTS

MULTIFUNCTIONAL FLOOD PROTECTION INFRASTRUCTURE Possible solution

Current situation

PRODUCING A SUSTAINABLE FARMLAND

Possible solution

Current situation

Possible solution

Targ Rybny - Fish Market in Gdańsk, Poland, 2015 @Gdańsk University of Technology with Julita Żuk

°appealing urban square

°marketplace °me

The project reflects symbiosis of heritage respect and modernity. Reconstruction of historic building line and shape of rooftops exposes the old spirit of marketplace. Decision to construct those houses as frames combined with glass allowed to create multiuse space where residents meet tourists and art mixes with everyday life. ROZWÓJ KONCEPCJI

DESIGN ROZWÓJ PROCESS KONCEPCJI OF GLASS HOUSES

DESIGN PROCESS OF FLOORING

Glass Houses for all

eeting point

°access to the river

°open-air amphitheatre

°underground parking

ROOF GARDEN

NURSERY SCHOOL

MEDIA LI

ROBOTIC PARKING

DORMIT ORY

MARKE TP

LACE

FOOD

STAIRCASE/LIFT

BRARY

STAIRCASE/LIFT

MULTITASKING

FOR LOCALS

La Baixa Pombalina, Lisobon, Portugal, 2014 @Escuela Técnica Supérior de Arquitectura de Madrid

The main and primary concept of the building form was a creation of a space that would be a shelter for locals. The passage through this almost entirely touristic neighbourhood is unhindered due to symmetric and perpendicular net of streets but on the other hand it definitely does not encourage to stay in it. For this reason a new square formed by cantilevers carved out of two adjacent blocks was designed. The multiplicity of uses is intended to stimulate and integrate all the age groups that pertain to the local community.

째residents in touristic area 째adding functions 째shelter for pedestrians 째integration of users FUNCTIONS FOOD COMMUNICATION DORMITORY NURSERY MARKETPLACE ROBOTIC PARKING ROOF GARDEN BANKS TOURIST SPOTS RUN-DOWN BUILDINGS

BEFORE

LATER

MOVEMENT OF PEDESTRIANS

Wrzeszcz, Gdańsk, Poland, 2015 @Street and Green Spaces Office, Department of Public Spaces Development

Aerial view before...

Conceptual low-budget project ordered by local community which wanted to revitalise important part of their neighbourhood. Busy pavement just in between train and bus station was crammed with parked cars leaving no space for residents and travellers to pass.

Proposed seating and decoration

°low budget intervention

°pa

Streetview before...

The idea was to use concrete blocks to provide seats, to block cars and allow people for free movement. Coloured tree and painted lines aimed to bring joy and fun.

avement for pedestrians

°meeting point

°seatings

°animation of the space

Final project and realisation by Gdańsk Street and Green Spaces Office

Madrid, Spain, 2014 @ ETSA, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid with G. Tarasconi, L. Frías, A. Bravo

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is cut into pieces by a highway use this space so it serves nearby neighbourhoods? What to do to make it a safe place? Capricio park shows simple

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El Capricio -

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What to do with undeveloped

°tamed green space

existing paths new paths

solutions that allow to human-

new jogging paths

ize forgotten spaces.

power towers

usive area

°a union space

°service for neighbourhood

PLAYGROUND #1 winding slide paths of trunks seats from trunks

PLAYGROUND #2 balance trunks seats from trunks

PLAYGROUND #3 stairs from trunks seats from trunks paths of trunks

PLAYGROUND #4 sandpit seats from trunks

park cut by a highway and railway

Â°greenery and permeability O l d

Â°services on street level Â°pedestrian and bike friendly streets s e t t l e m e n t

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Revitalisation of Tercio y Terol is about exploiting the potential of charming single-family houses cologne through adapting the design from 1946 to modern society necesities.

Reclaiming streets for pedestrians, enhancing permeability, introducing greenery and public spaces and providing services among residential buildings are the core strategies of the concept.

째high quality urban squares 째one-way traffic 째regulated parking spaces 째adjustable typology 1.5 meters 3 meters 3.5 meters shared space pedestrians

1.5 meters

3.5 meters promenade

2.5 meters bikeway

1.5 meters

2.5 meters 3.5 meters bikeway promenade 1.5 meters 3 meters 3.5 meters shared space pedestrians

1.5 meters 1.5 meters 2.5 meters 3 meters 3.5 meters3.5 meters 1.5 meters bikeway cars pedestrians promenade 3 meters 3.5 meters shared space pedestrians

1.5 meters 2.5 meters 2.5 meters 3.5 meters 1.5 meters promenade bikeway promenade 2.5 meters 3.5 meters bikeway promenade

Street life depends on possibilities that its space gives. For this reason to ensure visitors the intersections of Tercio y Terol streets are changed into pedestrian friendly. Reduced car traffic and introduced greenery make residents feel comfortable and content.

1.5 meters 2.5 meters 2.5 meters 3.5 meters promenade bikeway promenade1.5 meters 3 meters 3.5 meters cars pedestrians

1.5 meters 2.5 meters 2.5 meters 3.5 meters 1.5bikeway promenade meters promenade 3 meters 3.5 meters cars pedestrians

1.5 meters 2.5 meters 3.5 meters promenade promenade

2.5 meters bikeway

To ensure proper density of the settlement it is necessary to apply new development in northeastern part. Different typologies of residential units are proposed. This is crucial to form a community that is heterogenous but wellintegrated at the same time.

Tercio y Terol, Madrid, Spain, 2014 @ETSA UPM, with R. Bachiller, M. Fernandez, P. Ferrer

Gdynia, Poland, 2017 Participatory Budget @Miasto Wspรณlne association

Say YES! to a green square

°safe way to school

°green park for neighourhood

°pedestrian friendly space

Project of this green square won in Gdynia Participatory Budget voting in 2017. It is a low cost proposition that changes wild parking into enchanting green oasis.

bench and bin groundlings ornamental plants

new tree 1,5m wide pavement

photo: S. Griese

Contemplation Petersburg, Erfurt, Germany, 2016 @Fachhochschule Erfurt, Summer School Think, Build and Play

photo: S. Griese

Â°functional wooden structure

Â°attractor for vi

Summer School - Think, Build and Play 2016 organised by Fachhochschule in Erfurt gathered 34 participants from Germany, the Netherlands and Poland. The task was to build wooden structure that meets requirements of commisioner - local church, society and our own ambitions. Three days of teamwork resulted in creation of a chapel that attracts people to Petersburg from city centre, a space which reminds of the past but also serves the present and the future.

isitors

°space to contemplate

photo: S. Griese

venue

°embedded in historic context

°intriguing object

photo: S. Griese

thank you!