Architecture Portfolio 2024

SELECTED WORKS 2020-2023

09/2023 – ...

09/2018 – 05/2022

ISABELLA HARUTYUNYAN

junior architect & urban planner

18.02.2000 | Milan, Italy

izabella465@gmail.com | +39 351 637 7993

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EDUCATION

Politecnico di Milano

Master’s degree in Architecture and Urban Design

Yerevan State University of Architecture and Construction (NUACA)

Bachelor’s degree in Architecture ‘22

Graduation thesis topic: Project of Cinematography and Animation center on “HayFilm” film studio territory. | Grade: exc.

09/2014 – 07/2017

Lycée Professionnel Français en Arménie (LPFA)

Specialized secondary education in Marketing ‘17 | Grade: exc.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

07/2021 – 09/2023

Ithaka – Design and Architecture

Junior Architect | Engaged in the development process from conceptualization through technical design to final documentation

01/2022

07/2019

11/2013

10/2023 – ...

11/2022 – 12/2022

09/2019 – 05/2022

09/2015 – 07/2017

10/2006 – 07/2013

MVRDV

Model assistant for Gagarin Project

VOLUNTEERING EXPERIENCE

Fund for Armenian Relief

Volunteer on a farm (proceeds going to elderly homes)

Civil Society Institute Armenia

Volunteer for children in need

AWARDS & EXHIBITIONS

IYT Scholarship Winner

Participation in the 20th anniversary exhibition in CAA Multifunctional Center and Park Reconstruction Project

NUACA Scholarship

LPFA Scholarship (top 3 students)

Several competitions in rhythmic gymnastics

SOFTWARE SKILLS

Autodesk Revit

Autodesk Autocad

Twinmotion Enscape

Lumion

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Armenian Russian English French

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe AfterEffects

QGIS

Norwegian Italian native speaker

OTHER SKILLS & INTERESTS

C2 | fluent

C1 | advanced | IELTS: 8.0

B1 | pre-intermediate

A2 | elementary proficiency

A2 | elementary proficiency

model making animation painting drawing sketching embroidery jewelry creation sewing

01 | Project of Cinematography and Animation center on “HayFilm” film studio territory

Graduation Thesis Project | Sep. ‘21 – May ‘22

Individual work

Supervisors: A. Vardanyan, K. Mkhitaryan, A. Atoyan

Project location: Former “HayFilm” film studio, Yerevan, Armenia

This project aims to revive the cinematography field in the country and provide opportunities for young professionals and freelancers in the industry. The chosen area is located on the territory of former “Hayfilm” studios, in Yerevan, Armenia, now fully abandoned. The land was chosen for a variety of reasons, such as land’s location within the city, possible traffic decrease in the center of capital city. Another advantage is huge but empty land which allows the studio to expand in case of need in the future.

The center is meant to combine every single process needed for producing a film in one place, started from the pre-production to the first screening and premiere. The center is divided into public (guest areas – a restaurant, museum and cinemas) and private (production) zones. It includes several pavilions which can be used for both filming and storage, workshops for props creation, post-production offices, a small hotel, dressing rooms, recreation zone etc.

The intitial concept started with modular placement of filming pavilions which is the core segment of the center. They’re shaped as modular cubes because of the formula calculations and for making the maintenance and possible expandions easier. They’re also working as media facades and have led screens inside glass wall. This type of approach makes the building flexible to exterior changes.

STRENGTH

WEAKNESS

OPPORTUNITY

THREAT

– cultural value of the site; – site location (M3 road) inside the city; – large and empty land area; – one of its kind.

What exactly do we need to produce a film? A camera, a crew and a space for shooting. One pavilion is enough to fit the scene, the crew and additional zones, however, it’s not exactly comfortable for the people involved. So, the concept begins with just movie pavilions, stacked around the service block. As the research and the formula showed, the higher the ceiling, the better. Hence, two types of modules were chosen – 24mx24m and 48mx48m. This gives an opportunity for easier expansion of the complex in case of the need.

– existing buildings are outdated and therefore are no longer usable; – accessibility, far from the city center; no green areas.

– redirection of human flow outside the city center; – restoring film/animation industry; – new economical relations; – big public zone and new workspaces.

– expensive to build and to exploit; – fully dependant on the country’s economic state; – traffic flow changes.

SWOT ANALYSIS

1. film pavilions + service block

2. film pavilions are modulized (24mx24m and 48mx48m)

3. attaching the public zone without immediate access to production

4. additional serving blocks – recreation area, offices and a small hotel

CONCEPT DIAGRAM

The diagram on the right illustrates the navigationto the building complex. There is one main road which splits into several smaller ones inside the production zone. Each pavilion gets a separate vehicle access to its gate.

The left diagram portrays the seperation of the zones. The public zone has no access to any of the production areas whatsoever unless there is a special tour.

ANALYSIS OF AREA

The site occupies around 30 hectares area, most of which is now abandoned and in bad condition. The initial idea was to reuse and refurbish the existing buildings, however a visit to both the site and current TV studios in Armenia proved that it would not only be more expensive than actually demolishing and rebuilding, but also meaningless since they were build during USSR for outdated standards (including both filming and construction elements). So, after some research, it was decided to demolish them and build a new center, which would be easier to adapt to newer technologies even decades later.

The new studio would rather be a multifunctional center which could open so many oppurtunities for the country, its economy and talents. It’s an entire production, alongside new public spaces, lack of which is extremely noticeable outside the city center.

POST-PRODUCTION AND ANIMATION ROOMS

The use of pavilions in the center is quite flexible – one day there can be filming, the other day it can be turned into a storage or a wood/props/ clothing workshop. To begin with, two of them are designed to be a used as a storage because of their access to a more number of other pavilions. As an addition, another one has a 3D screen system, thus eliminiting the need of finding other locations or the use of

additional post-production. The furthest pavilion has a six meters deep water tank, meant for filming water scenes.

small pavilions (24mx24m)

big pavilions (48mx48m)

temporary storage pavilions

3D screen system (24mx24m)

water tank

pavilions

post-production rooms

pre-production rooms

recreation area

entry offices public zone cinema hotel ZONING DIAGRAM SECOND

The center is available and active 24/7. Sometimes, it is the new premieres, and the public part of the complex is full with people, guests and fun activities. Other times, it is the production at its peak – late night/early morning filmings or post-production crew working at night (that’s usually the time they’re most productive). That’s why every inconvinience that people in the industry usually face during work has been taken into account, resulting in a need of having a hotel or additional office areas around.

Another advantage is having pre-made outdoor scenes ready – these include popular landscapes or streets and surround the complex from northern, western and eastern sides.

The public zone is also completely shut from the production zone for safety reasons, as well as production distrubtions and copyright infringements. However, it can be open to public on certain occasions, such as tours or meetups.

As for the public zone, it consists of fun and educational zones. The most interesting part is, perhaps, the IMAX cinema, the first one in Armenia. The traditional screening room can be both used as a film screening or for holding a conference. The interactive museum/exhibition includes both traditional exhibits, like famous armenian film props and interactive activities, for example famous actors’ hologram-robots. There’s also an open amphitheatre outside, meant for film screening in the summertime.

The cafe-restaurant is on the ground floor, with an additional interactive cafe on the second floor, where it gets expanded into the exhibition zone.

The educational zone is for teaching younger generation anything concerning animation or film production. There are classes about animation creation, recording, music and sound adjustments, the hidden production tricks, producing etc.

THE CENTER’S ACTIVITY DURING DAYTIME AND NIGHTTIME

02 | Winery Project

Third Year Academic Project | Sep. ‘20 – Dec ‘20

Individual work

Supervisor: A. Manukyan

Project location: Mrgastan village, Armavir Province, Armenia

Armenia is one of the oldest wine producing regions in the world, with the Armavir Province being one of the major centers.

The wine factory is located near Mrgastan village in Armavir Province. The site weather and land’s topography are perfect for wine production – the temperature, paired with natural slope, are essential for grapevine growth and quality. Besides, this location also gives many job opportunties for locals from surrounding villages.

The landscape, alongside with production process, has a direct influence on design solutions. The wine creation begins on the ground floor, situated on the highest elevation, and ends on the second underground floor, located on the lowest elevation. The wine is produced from the local vineyard surrounding the building.

1. main entrance; 2. view to the courtyard; 3. view from the west

VIEW TO THE WESTERN FACADE FROM THE VINEYARD

WOODEN MODEL

The production starts on the ground floor – with grape being cleaned and pressed, then moving to underground first (-1) floor where it gets fermentized. This floor also has a seperate department for aging special wine, visible from the ground floor. The rest of aging is being done on the underground second floor (-2) after which the ready wine is getting bottled, packaged and stored in the storage. It has a connection to the main road for easier distribution.

As for the public zone, there’s a big hall right after the entryway. It has a view to the floor below, so that the guests can see a little bit of the process. It also resembles a small museum, with

the brand’s history stands and exhibitions. The rest of winery includes a cafeteria, changing rooms, a conference hall, a lab, a tasting room and offices.

The tasting room has furniture made from local wood, and the wine tasting table along with flooring is made from Armenian stone called tuff. It overlooks Mount Ararat, offering stunning views during tastings.

The winery has four different entrys all of which are connected to each other and have different purposes. Since most of the workers are going to be from surrounding villages, it’s expected that they’ll either ride bicycles or take the factory bus. The bus stop is right

before the entrance, alongside a smoking booth and bike racks. The engineering buildings and equipment storages are located on the northern part of the site.

ENTRANCE TO THE FERMENTATION ROOM

TASTING ROOM: BALCONY WITH A VIEW TO MOUNT ARARAT.

TASTING ROOM: FIREPLACE AND SEATING ZONE

03 | Town Project For 3000 Inhabitants

Third Year Academic Project | Feb. ‘21 – May ‘21

Individual work

Supervisor: S. Jilavyan

Project location: Aparan Reservoir, Aragatsotn Province, Armenia

The proposed town is located on the western shore of Aparan reservoir, neigboring Quchak village and surrounded by beautiful landscape and hills. It’s originally planned for 3000 residents, however it may be expanded in the future. Given the favorable conditions – terrain, weather and location, agriculture and tourism have been adapted as main city-forming factors.

The town has a connection to a Quchak village with two roads. So if the industrial ever expands, it can serve both the new town and the village, thus create new workplaces for all locals.

The residential part of the town consists of three types of buildings: mid-rise residential buildings, townhouses and private houses. Each residential block has its own parking, recreation and sport zones. The public buildings are the kindergartens, school and the town hall, as well as recreation and sport zones. All residential and public buildings are seperated from the road with green areas.

This picturesque location is also a popular destination for both local and foreign hikers. It’s a perfect hiking spot during all four seasons.

Besides the beautiful nature and pine forests, it’s also a place for many historical remains, such as

ruins of the 5th century St. Poghos-Petros Church, or the Mausoleum of St. Vardan Mamikonyan.

Overall, it’s a great site for urbanization – having all necessary natural resources for functioning.

mid-rise res. buildings

townhouses

private houses

public and administrative zone

school

kindergarten

industrial zone

recreation and sports

04 | Iceland Movie Pavilion

Professional Competition Project | Nov ‘22 – Dec ‘22

Stage | Concept

Role | Concept, BIM modeling, technical drawings, exterior visualisation

Lead architect: T. Ananyan

Project location: Grjótagjá, Iceland

Square blocks are connected to each other in a large triangle, in the form of a soaring bird, or the mythical Icelandic dragon. The proposed solution consists of 15 modules, 9x9 meters of each.

Each block has its own overlap: a parametric metal mesh shell, which rests on four corner pillars. The “flake” roof also has the form of a hyperboloid, cov -

ered with anthracite slate tiles, with a repeating pattern.

In addition to facade, side lighting, the premises are insolated with the help of skylights. Thanks to the “scaly” structure of the roof, triangular skylights are formed, which somehow remind the silhouettes of soaring winged dragons.

CONCEPT SKETCHES

1. section; 2. perspective view

The concept is made in a sacred proportion, that is, all dimensions, from height, to the dimensions of stained-glass windows or console projections, are similar to each other in the golden ratio and are derivatives from 9 m. The exterior is done in shades of dark gray/black.

The building consists of three main functional areas:

1. Cinema area: cinema hall and lobby: waiting and discussion area

2. Exhibition pavilion area

3. Cafe area: kitchen, dining room

All these three zones are interconnected by a covered atrium, an inner courtyard - a winter garden.

NORTH

The building is located in the north of the site. Thanks to this solution, it is possible to organize a spacious area from the south, with beautiful panoramic views and outdoor activities, music, drinks and outdoor sitting by the fire.

Tables in the form of dragon eggs give the exterior space a kind of mythical, fairy-tale touch, not allowing guests to forget about the magical world of cinema.

Sinusoid shape river with an amplitude in strict proportions of the golden ratio is pierced by a wide promenade over the water surface, which leads to the farthest corner of the site. The outdoor fire pit seating is located on this axis of the promenade which serves as an alternative public event area.

VIEW TO THE CAFE TERRACE FROM SOUTH-EAST

SOUTH FACADE

FACADE

05 | V House

Professional Project | Nov ‘21 – Feb ‘22

Stage | Under construction

Role | Concept and technical drawings

Lead architect: T. Ananyan

Project location: Kasagh, Kotayk Province, Armenia

The two-story, budget-friendly private house is tailored for a family of four.

The ground floor consists of living zones – kitchen, living-room, laundry room, a bathroom and one guest bedroom. The entrance is from the southeast side which is semi-enclosed area, protected from precipitation. The laundry room, located right under the staircase, has an access to backyard. Panoramic windows and doors opening from the living room and kitchen provide access to the outdoor summer terrace. Versatile orientation allows to have a natural ventilation and lighting, as well as views to all parts of the garden.

The second floor features two bedrooms, including a master bedroom with its bathroom, one additional bathroom, and an office. Additionally, there are two balconies, one accessible through the office and the other belonging to the master bedroom.

The northern part is planted with coniferous evergreen trees and low vegetation, and the southern part with fruit trees.

The building facades are planned to be finished with decorative plaster, stone (tuff and travertine), and glass.

Professional Project | March ‘23 – May ‘23

Stage | Concept

Role | Concept, GIS analysis, urban planning, presentation

Lead architect: T. Ananyan

Project location: Yerevan, Armenia

Yerevan – the capital city of Armenia, is facing many issues when it comes to infrastructure, public transportation and sustainibility. The unstable and somewhat inhumane system of public transportation leads people to usie only their own cars, which, of course, results to traffic jams, lack of parking zones in the city center and dirty air.

As of now the existing metro line, built during the Soviet Union, only serves the central part of Yerevan and it has ten stations with two being still under construction. The entire project, however, was huge and rather ambitious for current situatuon. After some research, it was decided to extend it to south and connect with the airport, and to use cableway in the other zones, especially the northern part of the city. The reasoning of such subdivision is quite simple: metro is expensive for Yerevan’s soil as it is very rocky, and the northern area is situated on hills, thus making it perfect for air transportation. Besides, given the natural resources that the country has, building and using a cable-way seems an ideal solution.

To transport 10,000 passengers per hour (5,000 in each direction) you need:

The current subway system serves three districts of the capital, connecting Center with Arabkir and Shengavit. The total length of the line is 12 km. Two stops, Ajapnyak and Surmalu are currently under construction. Surmalu will serve as an intermediate stop between two existing ones.

1981–2023

The Soviet metro system was initially planned to consist of four lines, connecting almost all districts with each other, totaling a length of 44 km and comprising over 32 stops. However, before the collapse of the country, only the red line was constructed.

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It is proposed to close the loop, providing a flexible connection to the more densely populated western part of the city. An important part of the loop is the branch that allows a direct connection from the airport to the city which is not only convenient for residents but also adds an economical advantage.

Air transportation offers numerous advantages, including being one of the safest modes of travel, its speed, freedom from traffic jams, environmental friendliness, and cost-effectiveness for assembly.

Similarly, cableways provide a suitable and efficient mode of transportation, offering benefits in terms of safety and economic efficiency. Additionally, they contribute to the improvement of the city’s ecosystem, promote sustainable development in urban transportation systems, and boost tourism.

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ISABELLA HARUTYUNYAN