Ivan Grekov Candidate for Master of Architecture

Boston Architectural CollegeFall 2014 - Spring 2015

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Ivan Grekov

20 Higgins Avenue,Medford, MA 02155781.941.9137ivan.grekov@the-bac.edu

Education

Boston Architectural College, Boston, MACandidate for Master of Architecture, September 2014 - Present

Stieglitz St. Petersburg Art and Industry Academy Saint Petersburg, RussiaMonumental and Decorative Art September 2011 - 2014Continued education in decorative art

Kharkiv State Academy of Design and Art Kharkiv, Kharkiv, UkraineBachelor of Visual Arts, Decorative and Applied Arts Septem-ber 2007 – 2011Completed a four year educational program specializing in decorative techniques and murals

Experience

Gateway Community Project “Dwelling Machines” Boston Architectural College, Boston, MA. InternshipWorked on a high-performance affordable housing renovation prototype for a house in Roxbury. Work included drafting plans, 3D modeling, schematic design and research into renewable energy and net-zero housing. January – May 2015

Gateway Community Project “Grove Hall Innovation Center” Earthos Institute, Somerville, MA. InternshipDid feasibility research and schematic design for a S.T.E.A.M. school project in Grove Hall. September – December 2014

CANactions 2013 International Architectural Festival Kiev, Ukraine Urbanism-oriented workshop. Schematic design, site anal-yses, contributed original ideas which I reported on stage in front of an audience of 500.

Skills

Capable of drafting plans, sections and 3D modeling in Auto-CAD, Rhinoceros, 3ds Max and SketchUp. Experienced in Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Micro-soft OfficeProficient in various art forms: oil and acrylic painting, free-hand drawing using graphic media such as charcoal, pastels, graphite, pen, marker, mosaics, stained glass and model makingFluent in written and spoken Russian and Ukrainian and English

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Making and Modeling IntensiveSimmons Hall Study

Spring 2015

Digital Graphics

Tools:SketchUP, AutoCAD, Photoshop, Illustrator

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Model Making

Tools:AutoCAD, 123D Make, Rhino, PhotoshopHand-crafted and laser cut models

In this intensive we have covered the basics of AutoCAD, SketchUp, Rhino, 123D Make and learned how to use them as tools for model making. During the course we have analyzed Steven Holl's MIT undergraduate dormitory building Simmons Hall through diagramming and building free-hand, laser-cut and digital concept and study models.

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Architectural Studio 1Spring 2015

Precedent StudySimpson-Lee House by Glenn Murcutt

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The first assignment for this studio was to analyze an assigned building through model making, sketching and drafting, with the goal to uncover a design's conceptual, spatial and material qualities - and to effec-tively represent these graphically.I have proposed a reading of the Glenn Murcutt Simpson-Lee House as a se-quence of spatial conditions that lead the guest to experience a gradual relief and an increasing sense of solitude within a natural environment.

Concept Model "Funnel"

Study Model "Introversion of Space"

http://larryspeck.com/2010/03/08/simpson-lee-house/

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Prince Street ParkSite Analyses

Design Development

The goal for this project was to develop a cohesive design of a youth hostel and a ferry terminal informed by the analyses of spatial qualities of the site and adjacent area for three client groups: commuters, North End residents and out-of-town visitors, who may walk the Freedom Trail or the Harbor Walk.

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"Fountain of Exhaustion" by Pavel Makov "System of Funnels" Concept Model

Funneling of Spaces

During the site analyses I have focused on the "funneling" qualities of the spatial conditions of the site and the adjacent area. I wanted to link my design with a similar logic of opening and narrowing passages-spaces with an emphasis on preserving as much of the existing park space as possible, enhancing existing and introducing new views.

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A necessary step in my process was construct-ing a site model with my design interventions measured out and planted to see how the overall design fit together in the context of the immedi-ate surroundings.

Site Model General Massing and Layout

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The proposed design for the ferry terminal connected the existing waterfront platform with the Harbor Walk giving better access to the waterfront. The space between the ticket booth and the waiting area holds a turnstile threshold. The overhanging roofs create tunnel like spaces where the "funneling" effect takes place. The waiting area has three large wall-to-wall windows to allow the people waiting to take advantage of the opening views.

Ferry Terminal

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Additionally to the assigned program I have planned a walkway connecting Commercial Street to the waterfront in a space between the tennis courts and Charlestown Bridge. This was a result of a dense foot traffic concentration on the corner of the site and the fact that the proposed space was not functioning to the sites benefit.

Walkway

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I started with sketching out perspectival views of the walkway in an attempt to capture the users experience and to test out my idea. Not only have I found that the idea was working, I also discovered ample room along the walk for additional public spaces. This lead me to add two platforms, one elevated and connected to the sidewalk along the bridge, allowing for a panoramic view of the site and courts; and one near the waterfront giving visi-tors a more private and relaxing area with benches along its perimeter. The "funneling" occurs here as one either ascends or descends (narrow part of the funnel) to these platforms (widening part of the funnel)

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The third and last intervention was the Youth Hostel. Through an iterative process of making models, sketching and drafting I have come up with a model that would give the guests equal commodities while following my strategy of preserving the existing "funneling" conditions.The first floor of the hostel would hold the reception desk and common area. It would have large glass wall-to-wall windows to give a it sense of transpar-ency. The elevated rooms would be facing the river and giving the guests a panoramic view of the river and park. Each of the nine rooms would house four guests and have access to balconies flowing along its facade.

Youth HostelIterations

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The "funneling" occurs in this design in the men-tioned before "transparent" first floor, the views from the rooms and the connecting flights of stairs located in the side of the building facing Commercial street. The walls of that side are also covered with bay windows allowing the building to feel "lighter".

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Gateway Community Project“Grove Hall Innovation Center”

Fall 2014

ProgrammingSchematic Design

Tools:Illustrator, Photoshop

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"Located at the intersection of the Roxbury and Dorchester neighborhoods in Boston, Grove Hall has a strong cultural and agricultural legacy, unique architecture, as well as a long history of civil rights activism. Presently, many organizations located around the community, in addition to support from the locals and outside research-ers are working together to help make Grove Hall a more resilient, inclusive community as well as improve on the local economy and create a healthier environment. For our Gateway project, we are build-ing off this and designing a S.T.E.A.M. school which will help with providing affordable educational opportunities as well em-powering the community by keeping it active and engaged."/Excerpt from our final board

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MOTORMART DIAGRAMS 3 FLOORS + ROOF & GARAGEIVAN GREKOV

LOUNGE

CLASSROOMS

EVENT HALL

ART STUDIOS

EXIBIT ION SPACE

FLOOR OPENING

URBAN FARM

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GREENHOUSE

EXIBIT ION SPACE

LOUNGE

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ST REET ACCESSFROM PLAYGROUND

URBAN AGRICULTURE LAB ADMINIST RAT ION

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FLOOR OPENING

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URBANAGRICULTURE LAB

FOOD COOPSTORE

BIOREGIONAL LIVING CENT ER

CAFFE & COMMERCIAL KITCHEN

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GREENPLAYGROUND

OPEN EVENT SPACE

GARAGE

URBAN ROOF FARM

3d FLOOR: EDUCAT IONAL

2nd FLOOR: EDUCAT IONAL

1st FLOOR: FORUM

For this project I have worked as an intern with Earthos institute to brainstorm programming ideas for a S.T.E.A.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Mathematics) school in Roxbury which was to be combined with co-working spaces, daycare and a bioregional urbanism and urban agriculture center.

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Gateway Community Project“Dwelling Machines”

Spring 2015

Schematic Design3D Modeling

Tools:SketchUP, Ecotect,

Rhino, AutoCAD, Illustrator, Photoshop

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My contribution to this project was designing a prototype for renovating a house located at 140 Thorton Street, Roxbury, MA. The client was looking to upgrade the existing building to a self sustaining net-zero house for low income families and splitting it into two apartments. In my proposal I have changed the slope of the roof for maximum solar energy harvesting, laid out floor plans to maximize bedrooms per apartment and designed an addition that included a private balcony/porch and master bedroom for each apartment and a connecting stairwell. In this design, I have attempted to keep as much of the existing walls as possible, adapted the basement for living and thickened exterior walls for better insulation.

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Rhino 1Final Model

Spring 2015

Tools:Rhino, AutoCAD

I took an elective Rhino class during my spring 2015 semester where I was introduced to its essential tools. For my final project I have constructed a detailed model of my hat.

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