Daniil Vyazemskiy's Portfolio: Selected Works

DANIIL VYAZEMSKIY’S PORTFOLIO: SELECTED WORKS

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CURRICULUM VITAE.............................

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MASTER THESIS WORK.........................

Jerusalem: The Damascus Gate Project

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STUDIO WORK..................................

Piano Factory “Schimmel” in Brunswick

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PROFESSIONAL WORK I....................

Residential housing reconstruction concept

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PROFESSIONAL WORK II...................

Saint-Petersburg Arbitration tribunal extension

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PROFESSIONAL WORK III..................

Covered barbecue platform

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FREELANCE WORK I...........................

Private house interiors design

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FREELANCE WORK II.........................

Private apartment interiors design

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CURRICULUM VITAE PERSONAL INFORMATION: Daniil Vyazemskiy Address: Pankstraße 46, 13357 Berlin, Germany Phone: +49 176 62488371 E-mail: vyazemskiy@gmail.com Date of birth: 16.10.1986 Place of birth: Leningrad, USSR Citizenship: Russian

EDUCATION 2009–2011

Master of Architecture Dessau Institute of Architecture: Graduate School, Anhalt University of Applied Sciences, Dessau, Germany Thesis: “The Jerusalem Chamber of Commerce”

2003–2009 Bachelor of Architecture Saint-Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering Thesis: “Design of a residential block with development of a dwelling house” Main subjects studied: Engineering Mechanics, Architectural Physics, Building Engineering Equipment, Structures of Civil and Industrial Buildings, Architectural Materials Science, Drawing, Painting, Sculpture, History of Arts and Architecture as well as humanities courses.

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General education school

EMPLOYMENT 04. 2008 – 09. 2009

Architect

Architectural Bureau of Igor Erokhov and Mikhail Sosnilo (“Almenda”) Konnogvardeisky 4, 190000 Saint-Petersburg tel./fax +7(812)3297919 www.almenda.com almenda_ru@mail.ru

• Participation in design of various public and residential projects on different stages under the supervision of principal architects.

• Preparation of construction drawings and various working documentation for several ongoing projects.

• Independent development of smaller architectural projects and several public and private interiors.

• Preparation of design presentations for clients and the Town planning Council of Saint-Petersburg.

• Creation of various detailed drawings for current projects.

06. 2006 – 03. 2008

Architect Technician

LENNIIPROEKT

Troitskaya square, 3 197046 Saint-Petersburg tel. 233-2856, fax 233-2408 E-mail: total@lenproekt.com www.lenproekt.com

• Assistance to principal architects in various questions.

• Creation of design presentations.

• Development of working documentation for different project sections including construction drawings, specifications and project statements for engineers.

• Assistance in the flow of working documentation between architects and engineers.

ACADEMIC AWARDS 07. 2011

HONORABLE MENTION in Robert Oxman Prize (Competition for best DIA Master Thesis project)

COMPUTER SKILLS Proficiency: AutoCAD 3dsMax + V-Ray Adobe Photoshop Adobe Illustrator Adobe InDesign Familiarity:

Revit Architecture ArchiCAD Rhino + Grasshopper Ecotect Analysys Office applications

LANGUAGES Russian:

Mother tongue

English:

Advanced spoken and written

German:

Intermediate spoken and written (B2 level)

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Damascus Gate Project: MASTER The The Jerusalem Chamber of Commerce THESIS WORK DIA (Dessau Institute of Architecture)+ DSD (Delft School of Design)

Instructors: Prof. Arie Graafland Prof. Gerhard Bruyns Prof. Alfred Jacoby

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Research + Site investigation + Design 10.2010

03.2011

04.2011 07.2011

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I. RESEARCH The Topic

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The original goal of the project was to explore approaches to architectural design in Israel’s center, amidst the ongoing political and military conflict, where each and every aspect of life has a false bottom, being either a restrictive tool of the occupying regime or containing a potential loophole for the inferior, occupied party.

Jerusalem was chosen for a case study and a project site due to its contested position at the heart of the conflict. The project thus necessitated a full understanding of how the political situation determines the daily life of the local population on both sides of the conflict. Therefore the first – exploratory – phase of the project was carried out in a group and investigated five highly politicized topics: the road system in and around Jerusalem, Israeli settlements on the territories, water supply of West and East Jerusalem, the major economic zones and the distribution of workplaces and transportation for Palestinians, surveillance and restrictive methods of the Israeli occupying forces.

The gathered material was presented in the form of maps and texts, which portray the current situation in general and highlight some particular issues.

Project site area Highways, major roads, prohibited or restricted for Palestinian vehicle use Secondary roads, prohibited or restricted for Palestinian vehicle use Major roads open for everyone Palestinian roads Israeli settlements municipal borders Israeli built-up areas Palestinian built-up areas Separation barrier Separation barrier under construction Separation barrier, planned

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Route numbers Israeli enclaves in the West Bank connected to the road network with restricted palestinian vehicle movement.

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Palestinian villages Al Jib and Bir Nabara here represent another example of Israeli exclusion policy, being implemented throughout occupied territories.

These settlements are in a double grip of both, the barrier and the highways 436, 404, 45, that prevent them from any expansion.

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Road to Tel-Aviv

Ramallah

Situated on the hilltops, Israeli settlements have a distinguished morphology, where roads always follow the very extreme topography.

Though route 1 is claimed to be open for Palestinian vehicle use, public transportation from Jericho to Jerusalem does not exist, travellers are obliged to take buses to Ramallah or Bethlehem, which are included in East Jerusalem bus service system.

West Jerusalem

Ma’ale Adummim

Jericho

These settlements is a perfect example of an Israeli enclave, built on the occupied territories once built it required a well road connection, engineering systems, etc., which in their turn required army presence for construction site and residents protection, new checkpoints, security perimeters, thus justifying the squeezing of Palestinian land.

Route 60 dives into the tunnel here to pass under the Palestinian territory so that the passing vehicles are not endangered with assaults. One of the checkpoints is constructed at the entrance to the tunnel.

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II. SITE INVESTIGATION Brief project site description The design site, chosen prior to the research and investigation, was an area outside the Damascus Gate of the Old City. An “in-between” No Man’s Land, it separates the Jewish Quarter from the Arab Central Business District in the Inner City of Jerusalem.

The site survey, which our group completed in the first semester of the thesis, revealed that small business economy in the central East Jerusalem is the most developed field of economic activity for the Arab population. It constitutes the entirety of the urban fabric . Being the most developed activity in the area, it provides the majority of jobs, but lacks any proper form of regulation. Trade on the streets is highly disorganized, legal stores are hidden behind the numerous rows of informal kiosks that exist there with the connivance of Israeli authorities, which make their own small profit from them.

Garbage regulation is also a problem, piles appear in every corner in the absence of trash containers, and there is no visible sign of sanitary or fire control. All this is located less than one thousand meters away from the analogous Jewish business dis­trict, with its neat pedestrian-only streets and air-conditioned stores. Each business owner in the Arab CBD does business on his own, his relationships with Israel officials are mostly individual, and there is no ho­ rizontal link between the traders.

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JEWISH QUARTER

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III. DESIGN Prerequisites The results of preliminary research and the site survey produced questions, that were addressed through architectural design in the final stage of the project.

These questions are: what can be done for the Arab population of Palestine which in the meantime suffers from both – the pressure of occupation and, sometimes as a result, from the ignorance and greed of it’s own leaders and supporters? What could bring even slight relief in the everyday life of these people?

What can be the field for relief actions?

I have decided that creation of the organization known as “Cham­ber of Commerce” can become the answer to these questions, in case of the central part of East Jerusalem. Chamber of Commerce would communicate with the city government, create a professional union, and in this way fill the missing horizontal connections between business owners.

Neither political, (that is not a part of The Palestinian Authority), nor religious, such an association would stand a slightly better chance before Israeli restrictions on Palestinian economy. A board of representatives from the Arab business owners, in accordance with Israeli laws, would be capable of negotiating with the Israelis in favor of Palestinian population and on the other hand of organizing trade. In this way it would also be a tool for Israeli official bodies to regulate trade in Eastern Jerusalem.

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the presently uncoordinated businesses in a Chamber of Commerce shall help each one of the trade members. An organization that would manifest itself on behalf of the thousands of business owners could become a member of the existing nationwide network of Palestinian Chambers of Commerce, that aims to: • Create a strong local economy • Promote the community • Provide networking opportunities • Interacting with government on behalf of CBD • Lobbying for the Palestinian business interests in the Israeli government • Serving as a ground for the local and regional arbitration of conflicting interests The functioning of such an organization in Palestinian conditions is only possible with a bottom-up initiative of local businessmen. Any movement from whatever party in power (The Palestinian Authority in this case) would be detrimental for the existence of the Chamber of Commerce.

Design The architectural solution of a completely secular public building in the Arab region, espe­cially in Palestine, whose architectural language development was interrupted centuries ago, would probably have nothing to do with local culture and traditions.

The international proliferation of an architecture without much style, together with a postmodern stylization of Arab motives, would not contribute to

the mute Palestinian community, striving for modernization, and dangerously risking to lose their identity on the way, but would undoubtedly be recognized as a sign of a top-down influence. Thus, an approach of “Critical Regionalism” to architecture was adopted, in order “...to provide a livable and significant environment, rather then to achieve a highly photogenic scenography”1 and to “...incorporate regional elements in order to represent aspirations of liberation from a power, perceived as alien and illegitimate.”

The indirect derivation of form- and structuregenerating sense that constitutes the core of the critical regionalism concept had to be started from the process of deconstruction of the local cultural and natural conditions from which the layers of history, climate, landscape, societal environment have emerged. These layers gave a solid ground for the following general design principles, implemented throughout the project: • The avoidance of monumental buildings and extensive public squares. Jeru­salem is rather a natural mosaic of various sized cubes and voids and small rhythmically placed units.

• The even distribution of functions over the whole plot for the further fragmentation of building mass, that would underline the absence of a centralized power in the organization.

• The implementation of natural ventilation and room conditioning, together with maximizing of shadow usage, which is crucial in the local climate.

• The usage of the existing landscape morphology for the reduction of excavations and maximizing vertical fragmentation of functions.

CRITICAL REGIONALISM “The task of critical regionalism is to rethimk architecture through the concept of region. Whether this involves complex human ties, or the balance of the ecosystem, it is opposed to mindlessly adopting the narcissistic dogmas in the name of universality, leading to environments that are economically costly and ecologically destructive to the human community. What we call the critical regionalist approach to design and the architecture of identity, recognizes the value of the singular, circumscribes projects within the physical, social and cultural constraints of the particular, aiming at sustaining diversity while benefiting from universality.”

Alexander Tzonis (Lilian Lefaivre, Alexander Tzonis: Critical Regionalism, p.20)

“It is necessary to distinguish at the outset between critical regionalism and the simplistic evocation of a sentimental or ironic vernacular. I am referring, of course, to that nostalgia for the vernacular which is currently being conceived as an overdue return to the ethos of a popular culture; for unless such a distinction is made one will end by confusing the resistant capacity of Regionalism with the demagogic tendencies of Populism. In contradistinction to Regionalism, the primary goal of Populism is to function as a communicative or instrumental sign.’ Such a sign seeks to evoke not a critical perception of reality, but rather the sublimation of a desire for direct experience through the provision of information. Its tactical aim is to attain, as economically as possible, a preconceived level of gratification in behavioristic terms. In this regard, the strong affinities of Populism for the rhetorical techniques and imagery of advertising is hardly accidental.”

Mosaic

Shade

Wind

Kenneth Frampton (Perspecta, Vol. 20. (1983), pp. 147-162.)

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CONCEPTUAL PLANNING 1. Grid A formal grid with a cell side of 15 m, chosen as a basis for further design, was superimposed on top of the site map and than rotated by 15ยบ relative to the north direction, in order to maximize the use of shadow in the summer months. The functional zones were than distributed according to the program requirements within the preliminary site borders. The functional program was created based on that of Hebron Palestinian Chamber of Commerce.

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Meeting center Canteen Library and Commercial Enquiries Dept.

Computer Department Finance Department The Commercial Register Administration Exhibition grounds Public Relations Department Dept. of Statistics and Feasibility Studies 14

2. Grid specification Before the final borders of the intervention were defined, the resulting mass was cut in order to organize the functionally necessary entry points and to provide the sun- and natural light.

3. Conceptual vertical planning

The resulted volumes and voids were then adjusted along the relief and placed in levels differentiated according to a module equal to 900 mm. All the volumes were raised up to two storeys 3 m each, and connected with bridges and covered passages at the height of the second level. The borders of the functional zones were than clarified for further detailing.

4. Redistribution of functions

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One-storey building with terrace on the roof.

Two-storey buildings.

Stairs between different ground levels.

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DESIGN ELEMENTS 5. Shading test

6. Concept elements

In order to prove, that the initial grid rotation is capable of maximizing the shaded area, a simple test was performed, which predictably showed that buildings position provide the necessary shading at any time, except noon, when the sun is precisely in zenith.

Wind scoops to provide natural ventilation and simple shading principles were employed among other measures in order to gain more feasibility in terms of local construction performance capabilities.

June 21, 08:00

Air gap

Diffusing grill

June 21, 12:00.

Filter

Shading screen made of blocks

Sprinkler Water pipe Shading cantilever over the less exposed openings June 21, 16:00.

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Evaporating absorbent

DETAILING 7. Final design After defining the site borders and configuration of roads and access points, and establishing of the basic structural and stylistic system, a detailed design phase has started. Since more than a half of the complex area consist, according to a program, of the buildings with an open office layout, most of design effort was put into the blocks with specific functions - meeting centre, library, canteen and exhibition grounds, while the rest is presented in less detail.

Final area measurements: Meeting center 1350 m2 Canteen 800 m2 Library and Commercial Enquiries Dept. 1500 m2 Computer Department (IT) 290 m2 Finance Department 1000 m2 The Commercial Register 1500 m2 Administration 400 m2 Exhibition grounds 1500 m2 Public Relations Department 300 m2 Dept. of Statistics and Feasibility Studies 500 m2 Total site are ~ 13000 m2 Built-up area: ~ 6500 m2 Total floor area ~ 9500 m2 17

LONGITUDINAL SECTION

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MEETING CENTRE Ground floor, 1:300

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1 Explication of premises:

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1. Meeting rooms.

2. Lobby.

3. Utility & storage rooms.

4. Main auditorium.

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Meeting center open-air amphitheater, revolving doors opened.

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View on the meeting centre main entrance from the central courtyard.

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LIBRARY

Ground floor, 1:300

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Explication of premises: 1. Issue & information desk.

2. Computer lab reception.

3. Computer labs.

4. Utility & storage rooms.

5. Lockers.

6. Library administration & staff facilities.

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Library first floor terraces, view towards the central courtyard.

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Main entrance to the Library with a terrace over it.

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Exhibition grounds main entrance, administration buildings to the right and the central boulevard. View from the tram station.

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A passage between two canteen buildings, view towards the central courtyard.

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View on the canteen buildings, with the meeting centre main entrance on the right.

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View on the passage between computer labs building (on the left) and commercial register (on the right).

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BIRD’S EYE VIEW

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STUDIO WORK

Piano Factory “Schimmel” Brunswick DIA (Dessau Institute of Architecture) Instructors: Prof. Stefan Worbes Prof. Carl Constantin Weber 2009

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The Task

The studio project was focusing on the creation of a new manufacturing space for the German piano manufacturer “Schimmel”. The primary task was to develop a well-working program, including the logistics of fabrication and distribution, based on the understanding of the process of piano production.

Brief project site description: The factory site is on the edge of the city of Braunschweig, in its industrial outskirts. Its precise location is an old metal fabrication shop, almost completely deserted nowadays.

PRODUCTION LINE & CONCEPT Delivery ramp

Material storage area

Phase 1

Exterior structure molding

Design concepts: Employees entrance

Since the site area was occupied by the early 20th century industrial structures and the old factory office buildings, my first move was to preserve them. The required area for the piano production was, however not enough and the logical step was to elevate some parts of the new production line over the existing workshops.

Exterior rims storage

Interior structure molding

Interior rims storage

Sound board gluing

Seasoning chamber

Structure assembling

An addition to the production line became a small concert hall, designed in order to provide real-life test facilities and an opportunity for the potential customers to evaluate Shimmel sound quality. It is designed in a way to create a strong landmark for Braunschweig and allow visitors to enjoy a vista of the city over the rooftops.

Assembled structure storage

Gluing of the exterior rim to sound board

Production line

Carving of bridges

Phase 2

Iron frame preparation Iron frame mounting Bass strings production String Installation Duplex scale system Hammers gluing Keyboard

Phase 3

Percussion point determination

Concert hall

Decoration & rough sanding Final auto- & hand sanding Hammer voicing Hammer voicing check in sound cabin Final testing Employees entrance Showroom

Showroom

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DETAILING

First floor, +3.600

Final area measures: Site area: 9808 m2 New construction footprint: 1000 m2 New construction total area: 7830 m2 Old structures renovation area: 3945 m2 Production line area: 4850 m2, including old structures.

Showroom area: 550 m2 Office’s area: 1660 m2 Concert hall for 508 seats: 710 m2

Second floor, +7.200

Ground floor, ±0.000

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Forth floor, +14.400

View on the con1between nection point the office &

showroom block and the production line.

First level of concert hall, +23.650

on the office 2mainView and showroom entrance.

Second level of concert hall, +27.550

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View on the workers facilities, situated in the historical buildings and the new production line over them.

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View on the parking lot in the courtyard. The old industrial structures, housing the first phase of the production line are left transparent, closed with a curtain glass wall only.

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Bird’s eye view of the whole complex.

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View on the elevated concert hall.

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PROFESSIONAL WORK I

Residential housing reconstruction concept Galernaya 15, Saint-Petersburg Company: “Almenda” Position: project architect Principal architect: Igor’ Erokhov 2008

The Task

First floor, 1:200 > Apt. A1 1 level 161 m2

building, including an open elevated courtyard and front gardens belonging to the first floor apartments.

Ground floor was left for lobbies, automated parking, utility rooms and two office premises for rent. On the last, fifth floor we designed two penthouses, that would have a scenic view on the historical center of the city and private lobbies with direct elevators to the apartments. All apartments except for those in the former historical part of the house were designed as duplexes with an internal staircase in addition to the main one.

Winter garden 23 m2

Apt. A2 1 level 108 m2

Apt. A3 1 level 91m2

With this project, company I was working in, was tendering for a commission on reconstruction of the mid 19th century residential building in the historical center of Saint-Petersburg. I was working under the leadership of the principal architect Igor Erokhov, developing building layouts, it’s appearance and in the end - final presentation for our prospective customer. Briefly, our solution was to keep the original facade, while replacing the existing internal structures with a completely new

Apt. A4 1 level 95 m2

Gallery to the B-series apts.

Vestibule 95 m2

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Apt. B1 1 level 99 m2

Longitudinal section, > 1:300

Apt. B2 1 level 99 m2

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Apt. B3 1 level 85 m2

Apt. B4 1 level 96 m2

Ground floor, 1:400 > Private Storage Automatic parking for 30 cars 407 m2

Garage & Lobby of Penthaus 1

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Non-heated courtyard

Apt. C 145 m2

Housekeeper office

Office to rent

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PROFESSIONAL WORK II

Arbitration tribunal extension

Waiting room 21m2 Judge’s room 13m2

Jakubovicha 6, Saint-Petersburg Company: Almenda Position: project architect Principal architect: Mikhail Sosnilo 2008-2009

The Task

Arbitration Court of Saint-Petersburg commissioned us to develop a modern office building behind its original 18th century two-storeyed premises. The conditions, that shaped a building were a necessity to keep a car-accessible courtyard and an existing power substation in the lower levels of the new building, and a requirement of the town planing council to keep the historical building in front intact.

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Judge’s room 15m2

Sessions room 46m2

Sessions room 36m2

Dining room 35m2

Cafeteria 55m2

< Second floor, 1:200 Longitudinal section, 1:200 >

Kitchen

Roundabout gallery detail, 1:50 >> Office 33m2

Ground floor 1:500 >

Office 20m2

< Front elevation Jakubovicha street

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VIEW FROM THE STREET

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PROFESSIONAL WORK III

Covered barbecue platform

Private country house, Saint-Petersburg Company: Almenda Personal work 2008

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Framing plan, 1:100 (1:50)

Foundation plan, 1:100 (1:50)

Section A-A, 1:100 (1:50)

Detail 06, 1:25

Stair detail, 1:25

Detail 03, 1:25

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FREELANCE WORK I

Private house interiors design Saint-Petersburg Personal work 2008

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FREELANCE WORK II

Private apartment interiors design Saint-Petersburg Personal work 2008

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Daniil Vyazemskiy

Phone: +49 176 624 88 371 E-mail: vyazemskiy@gmail.com