ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO
ELENA CHEIBAȘ MATCOVSCHI
TABLE OF CONTENTS
AFFORDABLE HOUSING, VISALIA, CA M. ARCH. LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERISTY
The 2021-22 Architecture at Zero competition focused on decarbonization, resilience and equity. The challenge of the project design a ordable housing for farmworker families in California’s Central Valley. Key aspects of this project include responding to the challenges of equity and resilience through the design solution.
Terrace area
Community Center
Residential area
Residential Zone (first floor)
Residential Zone (second floor)
The Indicators of the Energy E ciency
Residential Zone (first floor)
In this stage of the project, the EUI factor was calculated, the Annual Hourly Emissions and Energy, Annual Electic and Use in order to design a building nancially feasible. The solution was to develop resilience strategies, such as access to green spaces and community services.
COMMUNITY CENTER, BATON ROUGE, LA
M. ARCH. LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERISTY
For the Community Center Project, the use of green infrastructure was introduced as a method of capitalizing on the components of nature to obtain environmental, economic and social bene ts. I have proposed natural areas and ecological corridor for an environment conducive to animal and plant species, ensuring the protection and connectivity of natural ecosystems. Baton Rouge green spaces can minimize the negative e ects of summer heat waves and improve air quality. The goal of this project in Baton Rouge was the developing and implementing innovative building and green infrastructure to transform the city into a community of opportunity. By focusing on neighborhood scale, the project is centered on the needs and interests of the residents from Baton Rouge.
By estimating and analyzing the methods of reducing the overall energy consumption of Community Center, and with the application of di erent sustainable strategies, the EUI is reduced. The methods and strategies for reducing the EUI will nd productivities that can lead to a great amount of cost investments.
Community Center - Incident Radiation Study generated by Ladybug
For the Facade, the adaptive facades provide buildings with exibility so that they can respond to varying weather conditions and occupant preferences. It is increasingly recognized as a promising option for achieving a high indoor environmental quality while o ering the potential for low-energy building operation. The Ventilated facades with integrated building elements that respond to climatic conditions (mechanized openings and automatic shading with intelligent control) present promising potential in improving the overall annual energy savings by adapting the thermal properties of the structure to contradictory climatic conditions throughout the year.
BIOPHILIA AIR QUALITY
Right next to the chosen land for the Community Center, there is Dawson Creek, which makes a huge diference, namely that of a pleasing accent to the natural landscape, thus being in connection with the created Green Corridor. The green infrastructure that was implemented in my project includes environmental elements of diferent shapes and sizes that are part of an interconnected ecological network. It is also multifunctional, which means that it can perform multiple functions.
EDUCATIONAL COMPLEX, CHISINAU, MD M. ARCH. TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MOLDOVA
The Educational Complex is located in the city of Chisinau, Ciocana sector, Bd. Mircea cel Batran. In this zone there is an existing building, which is also intended for Educational Institutions, a kindergarten for 800 children. Because this construction is in a deplorable, ruined state, and consists of prefabricated panels, the land is also in a ruined state that requires its processing. I The purpose the designing of an Educational Complex for Children, consisting of a kindergarten, a primary school and a medical block.
Elena Cheibaș
