Selected Works

ROSofiya Babirenko selected

works

Rice University School of Architecture

primary frame

vertical component of shaping observation

view-defining frames are formed by layering frames

initial elementrectangle

primary platform

large scale elementsoff-site audience

initial elementrectangle

x 2 6 x

window frames are formed by layering frames

conditions that informed the project:

noticeable absence of non-commercialised gathering space

lack of connection between commercial and residential space

objective was to engage with the concept of display

superimposition of frames and glass blocks

sitting and circulation has priority over topography

public sitting and circulation interventions are formed through layering platforms

topography is formed through layering platforms

horizontal component of shaping observation

within both components, elements operate on a sliding scale

small scale elementson-site audience

The axonometrics represent the potential for display and observation on the two sites of the project.

The two spaces address the same spatial and programme objectives with the same strategies but in response to different urban conditions: commercial &residential.

window frames

view-defining frames

minor elements consisting of frames

The goal was introducing programmes of public seating and public green space in an area that, despite being highly commercialised, lacks non-commercialised outdoor spaces.

This part of the project operates at a smaller scale.

Topographical interventions blend into the pavilion-like space

view-defining frames

part 1 - longitudinal section 1’ = 1/16”

part 2 - transverse section 1’ = 1/32”

part 2 - longitudinal section 1’ = 1/32”

part 1 - longitudinal section 1’ = 1/16”

part 2 - transverse section 1’ = 1/32”

part 2 - longitudinal section 1’ = 1/32”

topography

public seating space (oriented towards display spaces)

second floor plan

1’ = 1/32”

part - 1 plan

1’ = 1/32”

part 2

from top, counter clockwise large scale intervention model - complete large scale intervention model - second floor removed large scale intervention model - roof removed

from top, clockwise small scale intervention model - complete large scale intervention model - second floor complete large scale intervention model - second floor roof

Preliminary geometrical studies

Preliminary geometrical studies

The initial exercise was mainly aimed at creating a complex shape through a series of repeated steps. At that stage the objective was to understand an irregular object through manually creating it.

The initial exercise was mainly aimed at creating a complex shape through a series of repeated steps. At that stage the objective was to understand an irregular object through manually creating it.

Spatial analysis

Spatial analysis

The analysis stage served as an opportunity to step away from the original shape. The objective became understanding the geometric patterns within the shape.

The analysis stage served as an opportunity to step away from the original shape. The objective became understanding the geometric patterns within the shape.

1” = 1/64”

Section B

1” = 1/64”

Section A

Two case studies The hybrid

The preliminary studies of the two houses were based on reproducing floor plans. The main objective was understanding the most crucial elements of two spatial strategies.

The two primary concepts taken from the case studies were transparency and access. While the first case study employs glass to visually connect a square grid, the second uses a circular layout to represent equality of the interior spaces.

Pezo von Ellrichshausen, Parr HouseChiguayante, Chile (2008)

Smiljan Radic, House for the Poem of the Right Angle - Vilches, Chile (2013)

Introducing the field

The next stage involved moving beyond the scale precedents. The composition of the hybrid was to be divided into elements arranged to create continuous field patterns. The main objective was to establish an approach towards unlimited exterior and interior spaces that is based on the hybrid project.

The three sketches show primary ideas on how parts of the hybrid can be arranged. The central variable was symmetry / asymmetry.

Continuous patterns

Symmetrical

The final design was developed from version 2. The main goal remained the same: to design a pavilion using a spatial strategy that would engage with the ideas of transparency and access. The pavilion creates spatial hierarchy through elevation. Platforms and podiums create something between architecture and landscape. Now, instead of having to go through a sequence of rooms and corridors to access a space, one has to climb a flight of stairs or go up a ramp. The project addresses the underlying logics discovered in the case studies, but steps away from directly using the elements and circulation strategies found in them.

1/16” = 1’

Section B

1/16” = 1’

Section A

Keene Street

Freeman Street

scale factor

1:2000

scale factor

1:4000

Keene Street

North Main Street

This  case  study  drawing  focuses  on  the  proportional  relationship  between  heights  and  wigths  within  a  Houston  neighbourhood.  The  sections  of  Main  street  represent  the  proportional  relationship  between  the  neighbourhood  fabric  and  a  lightrail  that  runs  through  it.

On sections of Keene and Freeman streets,  the  black  elements  represent  the  height  of  the  buildings,  while  different  shades  of  grey  to dnoesporrc sesu tenrediff of  the  space.  Solid  grey  shows  private  property,  thin  bars  ‑  sidewalks,  diagonal  hatch  ‑  car  roads,  white  fill  ‑  ceasp dserutiliednu

This  case  study  drawing  focuses  on  representing  the  non  car‑related  public  infrastructure  within  the  neighbourhood.  The  chosen  technique  overlays  an  axonometric  view  of  light  and  electrical  infrastructure  onto  a  plan  of  the  sidewalks  of  the  site.

This  way  the  drawing  can  emphasiz e  how the non car‑related infrastructure  is  present  in  the  form  of  slim  vertical  interventions  into  a more horizontal and spatious grid of  Houston

LA

Both the axonometric and the model aim to represent the rigid grid of an LA block and how residential architecture reacts to it.

The axonometric captures the almost claustrophobic condition of windows of stand-alone single-family houses facing one another. The primary interest was the way the dense city grid contradicts the concept of an idyllic single-family property. The red projections represent that the windows almost constantly face the windows of the neighbour house.

On the model, the acrylic is used to project the views from the windows.

This poster is a case study comparing  two  exhibition  spaces  ‑  the  Crystal  Palace  built  in  London  and  the  All‑Union  Agrarian  Exhibition  that  was  held  in  Moscow.

The  two  are  compared  as  an  implosive  and  an  explosive  display  spaces.  By  showing  the  key  structural  elements  of  the  Crystal  Palace the collage makes an argument  that  the  space  was  eturctrusgaeM a with  modular  units.

The  second  poster  analyses  the  explosive  exhibition  space  that  was  held  in  Moscow  in  1923.  Here, the main emphasis is on showing  that  this  was  a  group  form  consisting  of  many  formally  autonomous  pavilions.

The drawings aim to represent differ ent  ways  the  architects  approached  facade  and  form  in  the  context  of  displaying

implosive exhibition (1851) [london]

The base element of the iron structure was a rectangular frame that intelocked with the neighbouring ones via a joint element. Girders inspired by railroad bridges reinforced the longitudinal span of the iron

The folded plate roof was inspired by greenhouses Paxton designed earliear in his carrier

The shape reinforces the roof structure

1:4000

The basic elements provided versatilitythey were spatially united into rectangular and square exhibition spaces. Exhibition lots differed in shape across the two floors. The glass was hung onto the frame, with diagonal bracing added for support

scale factor

facade volume

Spacious inner courtya d permits open-air display of la ge machinery

acade deco ations of the structure esemble that of a barn which shows the significance of the ru al agricultural work orce and of the connection between the Soviet Union and peasants

The Machinery Pavilion

The processing industry

THE “new” village

y of the pavilions we e longitudinal, on y two ories high. The processes demons arted e displayed in a chronological manner

Most buildings we e orthogonal and had either ful y or partially enclosed courtyards or outdoor installations. Almost none had large windows

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Pavilion

facade 4

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Spacious inner courty rd permits open-air display of la ge exhibits

The scale crea ed a sense of as onishment

Most pavilions would have versions of simplified raditional wooden ornaments on their facade There was little decoration apart rom that the exhibition aimed to appeal o the peasant and working class public 32