OLGA GOGOLEVAP A R T I I A R C H I T E C T U R A L A S S I S T A N T

+447521762754olga_gogoleva@yahoo.com9 Abbeyhill Crescent, EH8 8DZ, Edinburgh

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PROFILE

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EDUCATION

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCEAn enthusiastic Newcastle Graduate with valuable experience gained in a variety of sectors at award winning FaulknerBrowns Architects, seeks role of Part II Architectural Assistant to work towards formal qualification as an architect.With two co-authored built projects on record, stands out as a young professional familiar with project management.A multilingual well-travelled individual with proactive attitude. As a designer, has a particular affinity with natural materials and believes in honest architecture that displays their function.Enjoys taking part in a wide range of projects, especially those involving elements of timber material, social architecture and public space design.A designer with entrepreneurial spirit developing in management and business principles related to an architectural practice.

Part II Architectural Assistant, FaulknerBrowns, NewcastleContributor to a winning bid of a student residence scheme in Wales. Responsible for BIM implementation, existing building extension design, liaising with engineers, leading a small team of assistants for presentation purposes. Major project:• Bangor University Student Residences £22M

Part I Architectural Assistant, FaulknerBrowns, Newcastle Team member on a range of projects including large scale masterplan, civic, sport and student residence schemes both on national and international level. Responsible for small scale design tasks, hand drawing, 3D modelling, working drawings and presentation drawings. Participant in client, planning, design team meetingsm and site inspections. Major projects:• INTO Student Residences at Newcastle University, Newcastle £35M• Toronto Velodrome, Toronto, Canada £30M• Freeman’s Place Passport Centre, Durham, £30M

Private commission of a suburban house, Vilnius, LithuaniaArchitectural designer and project manager. Construction due for completion in Summer 2015.

Jun 2013-Sep 2013

Oct 2011-Sep 2012

Aug 2011- Present

Jul 2013- Apr 2014

Aug 2011- Jun 2013

Jun 2011-Oct 2011

Sep 2012-Jun 2014

Sep 2008- Jun 2011

Sep 2005- Jun 2007

Sep 2006- Jun 2008

Student Critic and Tutor, Newcastle UniversityReview critic, design and software tutor for BA Architecture course and Summer School.

Master of Architecture (M. Arch), Merit, Newcastle University

Graphic Designer and Editor, Newcastle UniversityDesigner and editor of architecture school yearbook and handbooks.

Architecture Student Volunteer, archiGRAD, NewcastleContributor to the pavilion design proposal for Baltic Mills Gallery in a programme which provides students with relevant architectural experience in community projects.

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Architectural Studies, 2.1, Newcastle UniversityDissertation Subject: To what extent does the design of the enclosure of the plaza affect the social life within it?

Software• Competence in Apple and Windows• Autodesk - Revit, AutoCAD• Adobe - Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator• Microstation• SketchUp• Microsoft Office

Arts School of Vilnius. Achieved good skills in academic drawing, oil painting, graphic art, sculpture and ceramics.

Passionate traveller who has recently completed an extensive journey in India and South East Asia. Inspired as a designer by exposure to foreign cultures and grew comfortable working with and in different cultures.Adventure enthusiast enjoying sports such as diving, surfing, hiking as well as horse riding.Creative maker, specialising in leather, seashell and macramé jewellery.Gourmet culture amateur and baker.

Hand-drawing using different media: such as pencil, pen, ink, oil, watercolour, pastels, charcoal and chalks.Languages• Fluency in English, Russian and Lithuanian• Essential skills in French May 2013

April 2013

Feb 2015AJ Small Projects Shortlisted Team member of the Stargazing Pavilion in Stonehaugh, completed as part of a Masters Degree, that was shortlisted for AJ Small Building Award 2015.

Representative of Newcastle University School of Architecture in Urban Design Workshop at two week Erasmus Intensive Programme 2013, Italy.

Best Environmental Initiative 2013, Newcastle University Environment AwardFor contribution towards pop up café, a live build cardboard pavilion to aid anthropological research into attitudes on up-cycling in campus. The project was featured on news channels in America, Australia and China.

Architectural foundation course at the Faculty of Architecture in Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (VGTU). Developed skills of architectural drawing.

SYNOPSIS

Newcastle University Stage 6 Group project

Linked Research Project: Testing GroundFloor area: 55m2

Total cost: £15,000Duration: Nov 2013 - May 2014

L I V E B U I L D P R O J E C T | S T O N E H A U G H , N O R T H U M B E R L A N DSTARGAZING PAVILION

The project has been recently shortlisted for AJ Small Project Award.

RECENTLY SHORTLISTED FOR AJ SMALL PROJECT AWARD.

The Stonehaugh Stargazing Pavilion is a permanent design-build project delivered by 15 MArch students from Newcastle University. It is designed for nature watching and stargazing.The pavilion was developed in partnership with Kielder Art and Architecture and the local community and it celebrates the recently acquired ‘Dark Sky’ status of the Northumberland National Park and Kielder Water and Forest Park. The form of the pavilion is generated from two offset circles that form a spiral route and orientation device.The project sought to engage the village with contemporary architecture and the design for the pavilion was developed through a series of consultation and design events. The community were also actively involved in the process of construction.The project tested students’ problem solving skills and ability to take appropriate decisions on their feet. Live build timber pavilion project enhanced my knowledge of practical timber detailing, which I hope to improve further and apply in the future work.

SYNOPSIS

A sloped narrow site presented its challenges to the design brief and guided the zoning of the spaces.The future residents required a lot of open space and light, which was accommodated by the concrete frame.Extensive glazing allows the house to benefit from the views of the pine forest on the north and a close relationship of the living spaces with a garden on the south. Material palette is restricted to the elegant wood, slate and chromed metal choice.The house is partially self-build with a help of small team of builders. At the time of writing the construction is near completion.

Architectural Design and Project Management

Client: Eduard GogolevValue: £120 000Duration: 2011 - PresentArea: 256m2

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SUBURBAN HOUSE

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Newcastle University

MArch Thesis ProjectGirona, CataloniaStudio Leader: Colin Ross

DOMESTIC V IOLENCE REHABIL ITAT ION AND SUPPORT CENTRE

M A S T E R T H E S I S

This thesis is about taking an intensely private and personal subject and stitching it into the most celebrated and public part of the city. It is a study of people and place, which has emerged through an in-depth analysis of Girona.Thesis has been framed up around a particular aspect of the city [mass/ solidity/ protected space/ hidden gardens], which was responded to through its very own methodology and language. On the other hand, a specific issue discovered through field study, namely - domestic gender violence introduced as a problem during the visit to police headquarters had an immense impact on the outcome too. Furthermore, personal architectural interests [timber, detail, craft] were a part of investigation that has continued through the year.The thesis investigated how architecture can create conditions for healing human body and spirit. As Maggie’s Centres have proved possible, architecture can make people’s smashed egos expand again, make them feel important and light-hearted again.The intent was to create a place fitting for catharsis and where the architecture facilitates healing occurring inside.