PORTFOLIO
ZANETA OJCZYK
Part II Architectural Assistant
2018-2024
MArch, BSc (Hons) Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL
MUSEUM OF MULTI-REALITIES
LONDON, UK - 2023/24
MArch BARTLETT SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE
This project investigates ways to enhance museum visitors’ interactions and experiences within exhibition spaces. It explores the potential of multi-reality design enabled by emerging extended reality (XR) technologies, which create computer-generated environments that blend the physical and virtual worlds or offer entirely new spatial experiences. Through a combination of phygital and physical augmentation, I have developed a hybrid-reality museum.
The goal is to engage with the site and highlight its historical and functional aspects. Originally, the opulent ornamentation at Crossness was intended to draw public attention and destigmatise the new public sewage system. However, this original purpose has faded, and now the public has little awareness of the water treatment processes at the plant. This program aims to reconnect the public with the water treatment process and the site’s historical significance. In this project, the designer has taken on the roles of both architect and curator, using the building as an educational tool to convey the site’s layered history to visitors.
Tutors: Marjan Colletto, Javier Ruiz Rodriguez, Tony Le
Video: https://youtu.be/271xAG1vMJA
The site is split into zones with the Grade 1 Listed Pumping Station being at the epicentre and radiating influence over how much the new sections of the museums can deviate from the original architectural language. No physical alterations happen in zone A due to the conservation status of the site.
Hybrid Doppelgänger
The extension on the historic site is a mirrored doppelgänger of the original. While the from remains the same the surface treatment and materiality is altered to recreate a dialogue between the physical, virtual, original and new.
Viewing
Phygital Gallery
Hybrid Vision represents the museum visitors’ experience once augmented reality is enabled. The AR overlays enrich and personalise the experience, giving visitors more agency over how they interact with the building, site and information.
Thesis Museum Design
Exploration into the design of a Museum as a Thesis, resulting in augmenting space due to the adaptable nature of virtual spaces. The document created a virtual museum that existed within the physical pages of the thesis as well as digitally through embedded information such as video, audio and 3d models.
Top Right: Original Space_ No Augmentation
Bottom Right: Phygital Space_ Digital
Structural Fragmentation
Through structural fragmentation one way of creating the physical doppelgänger is established. The doppelgänger aims to retain the originals three-dimensional form, while the texture, pattern, porosity, and materiality are augmented and broken up to allow for the creation of markers used for the AR overlays.
Top and Close Right: Studies of Spatial Fragmentation of the Pumping Station
Far Right: Internal Visualisation of Museum Space
RE-CRAFTING VENICE
VENICE, ITALY - 2022/23
MArch BARTLETT SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE
Tutors: Marjan Colletto, Javier Ruiz Rodriguez
Video: https://youtu.be/lriUuf2cpcc
The proposed program is a Venetian Artisan Pavilion and Cultural Centre, located within the Biennale on the Arsenale site. Venice is known as the centre of the Art world, with the Venice Biennale celebrating art and architecture worldwide. The Biennale celebrates many international artists but overlooks the struggling artisans forced to abandon their homes and trades in search of more affordable living and better wages. The city’s loss of authenticity can be attributed to the substantial influx of tourists. Venice, once a thriving city, home to a large and proud population of Venetians is now swamped by tourists far outnumbering residents. Still, worst of all, the artisan spirit of the city is being eroded away. Venice has become too expensive, too impractical and too much of a tourist theme park for most residents to be able to stay. The pavilion will serve as a means for Venetian artisans to come to the limelight, contributing to the preservation of the local community and cultural heritage by providing studio spaces and residencies for artisans, halting the displacement of the local population. Also serving as a gallery to display the crafts created in the centre, allowing visitors to see authentic Venetian crafts.
Surface Augmentation
The pavilion will be augmented with time by both the artisans and visitors. Initially, the interior surfaces of the pavilion will be like blank canvases, over time enhanced with ornamentation. The glass will be replaced with stained glass, and the stone columns will be carved and made into display cases for Venetian crafts. The artisans will also be able to add a digital layer of information through AR technology into the physical fabric of the building.
Left: Pavilion Exterior
Top Right: Initial Pavilion Interior with no alterations
Bottom Right: Pavilion Interior with artisan alterations
Surface Augmentation
My exploration of image recognition and AR technology led to the development of non-verbal communication devices that could be decipherer through image recognition. As such he building façade has been developed to adjust accordingly when a visitor interacts and encrypts a message into it through an app, the messages left by the visitors can be read when the veil is scanned levering a new reality.
Above: Pavilion Exterior
Close Right: Initial Study of Facade Through Recursive Subdivision.
Far Right: Unwrapped Facade Analysis
Solar Shading Device
The site is located in a humid subtropical climate and is exposed to the sun all year round with very little shading from surrounding buildings. By doing environmental calculations a solution to solar and heat gain will be provided through the design of the facade. The facade will be made from 2 layers, the metal veil which will provide shading and the other will be glazing which will function as an environmental envelope
The persosity of the veil will be at its lowest in areas where they are over solid walls as no light needs to reach these areas and the intricate design off the veil can be displayed
1) North Facing Facade
2) Over Solid Walls
3) South Facing Facade
Unwrapped Facade
Unwrapped Heat Map Facade Analysis
Unwrapped Solar Shading Facade
Post-Tensioned Stone Structural Strategy
The project will be construed using the same Istrian stone that was used to build the foundations of Venice. The structural strategy utilises stone’s high ratio of compressive to tensile strength to maximum effect, the stone structures are compressed using tensioned cables. Post-tensioned stone increases the failure load of stone in bending, but also the stiffness of a structure by reducing joint cracking. This method of construction is widely used for concrete structures, but the advantages of using similar techniques with stone are only just being realised.
Stone Block Matrix
The building will be made up of many rectangular block that will be shaped to perform a specific function, which could be structural or simply a piece of furniture.
The stone block have been divided into 3 categories:
1) Structural Set
2) Furniture Set
3) Exhibition Set
The block show here are shown to only have one function but in the building they can have multiple. For example a table block couple be also a water pipe block internally.
Structural Set
Base Block Standard 0.8x 0.8 x 1m dimension. Hole drilled through centre for post tensioning cable.
Exhibition Set
3A 3B 3C
Double Curvature Wall Block Offset block used to build up the double curvature wall. Hole drilled through centre for post tensioning cable.
Large Exhibition Case Block with carved sections that will serve as an exhibition case in the gallery. Due to the curvature of the walls, a ledge will be created within the case.
Live/Dead End PT Block Block used at the end of a post-tensioned wall fragment. PT cables are exposed so a stressing jack can be used.
Small Exhibition Case Block with carved sections that will serve as an exhibition case in the gallery.
Medium Exhibition Case Block with carved sections that will serve as an exhibition case in the gallery.
Floor Support Block (Side)
The a continuous side of the pre-fabricated triangular floor slabs meets with the post tensioned stone wall this block is used to support the floor. The floor slabs sits on top.
Doorway Block Block used as a lintel above a door. Metal rods are threaded horizontal so that the block can be supported by adjacent post-tensioned blocks.
Live End PT Roof Block
Similar to the Live/Dead End PT Block but the top is cut to fit the shape of the CLT roof.
Water Pipe Block
A Rain water pipe runs though the centre of the block. Individual PT cables run near the corners rather than at the centre to hold the wall together.
Floor Support Block (Tip)
The tip of the pre-fabricated triangular floor slabs meets with the post tensioned stone wall this block is used to support the floor. The floor slabs sits on top.
Stairs Block
One block comprised of a carved stairs case and a wall block.
Furniture Set
CHASE FARM HOSPITAL
LONDON, UK [2023-24]
PROFESSIONAL WORK_BAT STUDIO
Garden studio which will accommodate the gardening programme at the hospital. Provide space a comfortable space to work, socialise and meet patients at.
Current work stage: 5
Worked on stages: 1-5
Concept Sketch
The use of the galvanised corrugated metal sheets and arches was decided due to the material’s affordability, flexibility and availability, as the budget for this project was limited. The aim was to design a fun and welcoming space for the hospital staff and patients that is functional for the gardening programme members and multispatial for the hospital. The new building replaced an old rundown shed that was used to hold gardening supplies.
Section CC
Ground Floor Plan
1:50 at a3
Site Photographs
The project is currently in the end stages of construction with final snags being done by the construction team.
WALTHAMSTOW REFURBISHMENT
LONDON, UK [2021-24]
PROFESSIONAL WORK_BAT STUDIO
Refurbishment of existing loft conversion and construction of a single-storey rear extension
Current work stage: 6
Worked on stages: 1-5
Material Iterations
Iterations of exterior material finish. In the end, the client decided to go with the glazed brick and stone elevation.
Glazed Bricks White Stone
Metal Cladding Cork
SECTION_AA
SECTION_BB
CHINGFORD REFURBISHMENT
LONDON, UK [2022]
PROFESSIONAL WORK_BAT STUDIO
Refurbishment of existing house, construction of a single-storey rear extension and loft.
Current work stage: Finished Worked on stages: 1-3
Extension Iterations
Based on the client brief a set of design iterations was drawn up
Pink Cast Concrete Metal Cladding
Timber Cladding
Brick Cladding
LEYTON KITCHEN
LONDON, UK [2021-22]
PROFESSIONAL WORK_MILK FURNITURE
Bespoke kitchen design for a home refurbishment. The client set a simple brief to match the kitchen to the colour way of the steel and windows. From there we selected HPL samples to match the RAL colours of the spray painted architectural elements.
Client Brief
Material Samples
Axonometric Design Iteration
Following the surveying of the space iterations of the space are modelled including all the bespoke furniture the client has requested as well as to check for the compatibility of the specified appliances.
LEYTONSTONE KITCHEN
LONDON, UK [2022-23]
PROFESSIONAL WORK_MILK FURNITURE
Bespoke kitchen design for a home refurbishment. Worked alongside the clients and architect to design a fully bespoke kitchen.
E17 ART TRAIL
LONDON, UK [2021] PROFESSIONAL
WORK_BAT STUDIO
Helped to organise and participated in the studios open day.
Produced the CAD drawing which was used as a poster that was drawn by in-house CNC machine during a studio open day. The illustration is based of the facade of the studio design. The CNC drawin illustration was given out to kids to colour in.
MEDEA TEA HOUSE & FACTORY
TSKALTUBO, GEORGIA - 2020
BSc BARTLETT SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE
A parallel can be drawn between the decline of the spa town of Tskaltubo and Georgian tea industry; both collapsed with the downfall of the USSR. Tskaltubo is made up of several soviet sanatoriums, spas and hotels. The site is situated in the derelict sanatorium Medea. Sanatorium Medea is partially occupied by internally displaced persons from the war in Abkhazia; the proposal will utilise the abandoned section of the building. This proposal will function as an educational visitor centre and aims to revive the forgotten Georgian tea industry by devising a new tea ritual to reinvent Georgian post-soviet identity. The centre will offer a tour of the facilities that last a day, there is a choice between the ‘black tea’ tour and ‘green tea’ tour both follow the journey of tea leaf as it is refined. Simultaneously offering several moments of personal reflection and relaxation, as well as adoration for the delicate process of tea making. The building reacts to the subtle changes of its immediate surrounding; its environmentally reactive components shift in response to show new views or indicate activity. The changes can be caused by deliberate actions of individuals or be caused by the changing daily, monthly or yearly environmental cycle.
Tutors: David Di Duca, Tetsuro Nagata
Final Video: https://youtu.be/He95DsZd1Bg
Animated View [Left]: https://youtu.be/sduyh-eyfmc
1 - Sun Drying
2 - Morning Tea Houses
3 - South Facade
4 - Steaming
5 - Mid-day Tea House and Indoor Drying
Above: Location of environmentally responsive components that react to levels of moisture in the air.
Left: Section through eastern wing of Medea Sanatorium where the tea houses and factory is located
Below: Ash
Ash Maple Beech Ash
Bi-wooden Strips
GALLERY OF RECLAMATION
MOSCOW, RUSSIA - 2019
BSc BARTLETT SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE
Moscow’s landfills are reaching maximum capacity due to the population only recycling 4% of their waste. This proposal shows the aesthetic side of recycling by demonstrating how disposed objects can have a second life. The gallery exhibits trash art and is an exhibit itself as it uses reclaimed plastic as a building material. The versatility of plastic is harnessed here to create varied internal spatial conditions that gradually manifest as one walks through the gallery. The gallery is located in the gallery district of Moscow. It will aim to draw attention to the issue of waste which many Muscovites don’t know about. The museum will be a temporary structure manufactured off-site and assembled on-site.
Tutors: Kostas Grigoriadis, Maren Klasing
Final Structural Arrangement
The primary structure is made out of a series of connecting eggshell structures developed in grasshopper.
Digital Reconstruction of Physical Model
After exploring the forms achieved with physical models in order to transcribe the findings into the digital, Realflow was used to recreate them. Letting molten plastic build-up overhung capillary chains. Using Realflow allowed testing out forms and processes on a larger scale, which could not archive in the physical realm.
