OLGA PERSHINA

architecture portfolio | 2023 | selected works

Conceptual Design

1. GEMINI extension and renovation of a university building | Eindhoven, Netherlands

2. TUSUR university campus extension Tomsk, Russia

3. WATERSTAD residential block | Leeuwarden, Netherlands

4. MOJITO the wooden bar at the sea cost | Crimea, Ukraine

5. REFLECTION space of slowness in a fast-paced city Rotterdam, Netherlands

6. YOGA HOUSE ON A CLIFF yoga house | Oleiros, Portugal phone: +31620205416 email: pershina.arch@gmail.com linkedin: linkedin.com/in/olga-pershina/ address: The Hague, Netherlands

Year: 2019

Category of the project: study project (master)

Location: Eindhoven, Netherlands

Program: University building

Project tutors: Ruurd Roorda, Martien Jansen

Software: ArchiCAD, AutoCAD, Artlantis, Photoshop

Gemini is a study project challenging the students to design an extension to the Gemini building of TU/e and to provide ideas for the building transformation. Gemini consists of two buildings linked up by the walking bridges: Gemini-North is a low-rise workshop building and Gemini-South is the asymmetrical split-level building of six floors that accommodate laboratories and offices. Currrent design project includes a transformation of the interior space (reprogramming), renovation of the facades, and design of an extension for interdisciplinary TU/e Innovation Space.

The extension is designed in correspondence with the masterplan of the campus and supports its geometrical composition. Pedestrian bridges connecting Gemini South and Gemini North were extended to the north toward the new volume to achieve architectural coherence between all the buildings. The bridges were emphasized through the height increase and a new roof made of glass.

- Traffic space / shared workspace

- Communal facilities

- Installation room

- Toilets

- Cabinets

- Workshop

- Cantine

The interior of Gemini is transformed into a space of a new quality that is more open and flexible. The new design uses all the benefits of the existing architecture including the asymmetrical split-level system and concrete structures. Interior is designed as a combination of closed and open spaces giving students an opportunity to work individually or in a group.

The façade design is based on the architecture of the existing building, which emphasizes its structuralism and plasticity. The South façade provided a new solar shading system with louvers made from perforated aluminum panels. The color scheme reflects that the building is occupied by the two departments. The North façade in white color is simple and geometrical.

Year: 2020

Category of the project: Design concept

Location: Tomsk, Russia

Program: University building

Area: 5000 m2

Responsibility: Design concept, 3D model, drawings

Software: ArchiCAD, AutoCAD, Artlantis, Photoshop

In 2020 was working in the construction department of the TUSUR (the Tomsk State University of Control Systems and Radio electronics), where was asked to make a concept of the university extension.

The main university building is designed in a classical style and is located in the historical center of the city. It has a bridge connection with the other university buildings of the campus. Since the opening in the middle of the 20th-century university has been constantly expanding. The current stage of development requires reorganization of the campus territory and the design of the new laboratory buildings. New buildings will replace several constructions on the site which have long been slated for demolition due to its aging infrastructure.

The new design consists of the two five-story buildings connected through the pedestrian bridge, crossing one of the campus buildings. Laboratory building offers a flexible spatial configuration for shared and temporary workplaces and fluid transitions between areas for experimentation and regular workspaces. The ground floor of each building is designed as an open area with a reception zone, café, and public area. The first floor accommodates open workspaces and closed conference rooms. Other floors serve as experimentation laboratories. Also, the design project provides the university with significant green space and public areas, which were lacking before.