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Gabrielius Varnelis Architecture PORTFOLIO

URBAN RENEUWAL

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URBAN DESIGN

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URBAN DESIGN

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OTHER

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APARTMENT BLOCK

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PRIMARY SCHOOL

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CULTURE CENTER

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O P E N

C L O S E D

Education2009/2013 Vi ln ius Ged im inas Techn i ca l Un ivers ity, facu lty of arch itecture, Bachelor of Arch itecture;

2012 BAUHAUS Un ivers ity Weimar (ERASMUS student exchange programme)

1997/2009 Š iau l i ų St. Ša lkausk io h igh school

1999/2004 Šiau l i ų mus i c school (French horn)

namenat iona l i tyb i rth date

tel :e-ma i l :

[email protected]

GABRIELIUS VARNELISlithuanian (EU)1990 02 08

CV

Professional experienceOrganising contributions

Skills

GABRIELIUS VARNELISlithuanian (EU)1990 02 08

2012 Intern at Audr iaus Ambraso arch itect off i ce

2011/2013 Head of Arch itecture student c lub (”ASK”) www.askas . lt

2013 curator and des igner of student i dea workshop : S IKON XXVI “KONTAKTAS”

2011 head curator of student idea workshop : S IKon XXIV “reForma”

2010 vo lunteer at student idea workshop : S !kon XXI I I “Gargžd išk io parkas”

2011/2013 curator of Arnas D ine ika scholarsh ip www.archfondas . lt/ lt/st ipend i ja

2010/2011 vo lunteer at Arch itektūros [poka lb ių] fondas, f i rst two ser ies of lecture-ta lks for cont in ious pro ject;www.archfondas . lt, Arch itecture fund

Autodesk Autocad : excel lentAutodesk Rev it : excel lentGraph isoft Arch i cad : bas i cGoog le Sketchup+Vray: excel lentAdobe Photoshop : excel lentAdobe I l lustrator : excel lentAdobe Indes ign : goodAdobe Prem iere : bas i cCoreldraw: bas i cDr iver l i cence

LanguagesL ithuan ian : mother tongueEng l ish : f luentGerman : goodRuss ian : bas i c

CV

Personal attitude

Motivation

Architecture studies have taught me to embrace a deeper understanding of the environment surrounding us. Urban space works in complex and contradictional ways. It’s capable to bring changes beyond it’s material, transcendenting further than space. Hence with every design solution I try to bring something new and sensitive to the environment. Moreover, (I believe that) the process of the work is as important part of the design as the final result. It is essential to combine social factors, functionality, aesthetics and practical ideas during the route to buildings practical life.

My personal beliefs come from my own experience. As I have studied various arts, starting from blowing French horn, till participating in various volunteer job, I’ve reached conclusion that architecture combines them best. Rational thinking, academic book-based knowledge and intuition play important role in order to achieve creative result. Experimenting with different approach (in my own experience) can bring unexpected outcome and make the work thrilling. Collaborations often lead to new surprising discoveries, mutual experience and is an irreplaceable part of design.

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Goals

Motivation

Besides that I feel the urge to learn architecture in more practical way. Theoretic knowledge isn’t any good without real working experience, which (I strongly believe) is essential to professional knowledge. I am willing to do the hard work in order to make things happen and further improve my knowledge.

Thus, the strongest medium for learning (I always thought) is interaction with other people. I try to involve in social activities to meet different kind of people. During my studies I spent a lot of my free time in architecture student club organising student workshops, lecture talks and various events (INCM, EASA). Often these activities were time taking burden, but due that i improved my own skills, learned how to work with large teams and different kind of people. These acquirements helps to adapt to various situations and give courage to communicate with various audience.

WORKSHOP SIKON XXIV TEAM

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Urban PulseTYPOLOGY:

PLACE:

YEAR:

DETAILS:

TUTOR:

GRADE:

URBAN CONVERSION OF INDUSTRIAL TERITORY

VILKPĖDĖ, VILNIUS, LITHUANIA

2012/2013

IN COLLABORATION WITH JEKATERINA BALYŠUK

SAULIUS MOTIEKA

10/10

Vilkpėdė is one of the Vilnius industrial regions, supplying energy to the capital since 1951. Nowadays it doesn’t match current power consumption and is used ineffectively, unsustainable. In order the city to grow this chaotic urban territory has to adapt to a new demand. The main task of urban design was heritage conservation with new teritory usage vision. Changes could lead to a new

sub center in the city. However this task was very complicated due its size, thus the development of this territory was made in collaboration with one of my colleagues. We saw that this project could become a strong junction between two different projects. Main guidelines and urban conceptual idea helped to establish strong connection and to create a contrast between their identities.

HOLLOW (Lit. Loma) SCHEMEHILL (Lit. Loma) SCHEME

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The base of this project comes from the old name of the place. Semiotic identity becomes a interpretation background for the two master plans. “Hollow” (Loma) and “Hill” (Miškiniai) creates a dynamic composition between two neglected Neris riversides. The banks are used to create landmark ensemble which attracts more people and makes circulation between two territories. On one hand the “Hollow” create a dynamic silhouette

near the arteries of Vilnius (Tūkstantmečio street and Savanoriu avenue) on the other hand “Hill” creates core composition where the centre acts as business core and the outer ring as a periphery surrounded by public park. These both sites are connected via visual axis, streets and panoramic views. Different function program provides more activities for the local residents and creates various niches for action.

HOLLOW (Lit. Loma) SCHEME SITE CONTEXT

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SITUATION ORTHOPHOTO


JEKATERINA BALYŠUK MASTER PLAN


GABRIELIUS VARNELIS MASTER PLAN


VOLUMETRIC HILL MODEL

RIVERSIDE

CONVERSATION LEFTOVER NEW BUSINESS CENTER


VOLUMETRIC HOLLOW MODEL

INDUSTRIAL CONVERSATION WITH HIPPODROME


NEW QUAY AT NERIS RIVER

SUNKEN PLAZA

SECTION B-B


At the center of “Hollow” the Neris quay acts as a new multifunctional centre. The riverside provides opportunity for active recreation outside and inside. New

links create level system for different culture activities. Sunken plaza - enclosed space for culture celebrations and passive activity.

DETAILED SITE MODEL

Extreme sport center

Library

Apartment blocks

Commerce

Conference center

Pool

Water tourism center

Road police

SECTION A-A


GROUNDFLOOR

SUNKEN PLAZA MODEL PERSPECTIVE


FIRST FLOOR PLAN

QUAY MODEL PERSPECTIVE


Urban hollowTYPOLOGY:

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AWARD:

REGENERATION OF INDUSTRIAL SITE, APARTMENT DESIGN

VILKPĖDĖ, VILNIUS, LITHUANIA

2012

SAULIUS MOTIEKA

honorable mention in university contest “GERAS”

(best project of semester), for urban design

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The final bachelor work is continuous 1 year project. This is the first part of urban regeneration which led to apartment block elaboration.

1 Public sector2 Business incubator3 New apartment neighbourhood4 Power plant conversion

Urban hollow

MASTER PLAN

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Unique character of the slope allows to create a compact housing neighbourhood. To assure liveability of the area other functions are involved in the program.

Neris river promenade builds a backbone for active recreation. Outside swimming pool, basketball, public spaces are connected via visual corridors.

NEW APARTMENT NEIGHBOURHOOD

STREET FACADE


HOUSING THE CUBE INDUSTRIAL LEFTOVERSSHOPPING MALL

The first floor of apartment block is designed to serve commerce. Most of the inner yards are raised from ground for privacy and car parking problems.

Open cube acts as a stage for public gatherings. Its structure allows to open up for outside. Two remaining building can be converted to restaurants.

APARTMENT NEIGHBOURHOOD MODEL

SECTION B-B


SECTION A-A

GROUND FLOOR PLAN


FIRST FLOOR PLAN

MODEL PERSPECTIVE


U R B A N R E N E W A L , D R O G E N A N L A U F S T E L L E D E S I G N

A B A N D O M N E D T R A I N D E P O , B E R N , S W I T Z E R L A N D

2 0 1 2 E R A S M U S

P O L F O R E M A N ( S P ) , N A T A L I A V A R E K S I N A ( R U )

www. shindler.com/award/

Shindler award BernTYPOLOGY:

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Shindler award Bern


MASTER PLAN

SECTION


PERSPECTIVE FROM BIRDS EYE

SECTION


DROGENANLAUFSTELLE FACADE

GROUNDFLOOR


FIRST FLLOR

DROGENANLAUFSTELLE FACADE


AGILATYPOLOGY:

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RECREATION AND TURISM CENTER

NIDA, LITHUANIA

2012

2400M

AUDRIUS AMBRASAS, VIKA PRANAITYTĖ, JONAS MOTIEJŪNAS

www.ambrasas.lt

AGILA is a multifunctional tourism centre with a small theatre for culture activities. The main task of renovation was to rebuild a center with new scene for up to 500 viewers and establish solid background for other new activities: gallery, cafeteria, info tourism center..

Nida’s peninsula has strict traditional regulations. Iconic building structure resembles buried AGILA’S village. The main building part covered with sand illustrates how the dunes conquered old village. Underneath the sand hill lies multifunctional scene with stage box.

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AGILA

VISUALIZATION BY JONAS MOTIEJŪNAS AND ME

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VISUALIZATION BY JONAS MOTIEJŪNAS AND ME

MODEL BY ME

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MODEL BY ME

MODEL BY ME

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SCHOOLTYPOLOGY:

PLACE:

YEAR:

SIZE:

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ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

VALAKAMPIAI, VILNIUS, LITHUANIA

2011, 5 SEMESTER

4000M

SAULIUS PAMERNECKIS, LADA MARKEJEVAITE, ALVYDAS ŽICKIS

Elementary school - is a place where children build their educational foundation. It’s important to increase their creativity and create micro places to stimulate learning process not only in class rooms, but also outside. The school base consists of two different parts,

ground floor and first floor. Each of them acts as catalyst to learn. Ground floor is open to its surroundings, while on the other hand first floor is ment for bigger concentration classes. Spatial arrangement creates the opportunity for communication between these two floors.

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SCHOOL

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SITE PLAN

URBAN CONTEXT IDEA

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Ground floor composition is based on partly open plan. Extroverted functions forms active school program. They can open both outwards and inwards, depending on demand. Music, choreography, sport, art, nature classrooms promote further connection with the world.

First floor consists of introverted classrooms, hence bigger concentration is achieved without distractions. Micro spaces provide small recreation areas where children can relax during class break. They can also follow the activities taking place at ground floor.

GROUND FLOOR MODEL


GROUND FLOOR

SOUTH FACADE

WEST FACADE


FIRST FLOOR MODEL

CLASSROOM VISUALIZATION


SECTION B-B

FIRST FLOOR

SECTION A-A


APARTMENT BLOCKTYPOLOGY:

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APARTMENT BLOCK AND LIBRARY

ANTAKALNIS, VILNIUS, LITHUANIA

2011, 4 SEMESTER

1440 M I R 7 2 0 M

ROLANDAS PALEKAS, SAULIUS PAMERNECKIS, KĘSTUTIS LUPEIKIS

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APARTMENT BLOCK

SITE PLAN

SPATIAL DIAGRAM

This is a university semester ment for basic technical building preparations. Various architectural. engineering, structural drawings are made during this semester .

Library - a volume for books. With new pathways a connection to Neris river is established. Micro architecture serves for public reading. Two different squares form the surrounding environment. It opens up for the old town perspectives.

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FACADE 1-9

GROUNDFLOOR


SECTION

FIRST FLOOR

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VISUALIZATION FROM OLIMPIEČIŲ STREE

CONSTRUCTIVE SECTION


VISUALIZATION

DETAIL BDETAIL A

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OTHER

S!kon XXVIK O N T A K T A SLAZDYNAI 2013

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T-SHIRT FOR SIKON XXVI

DESING,PHOTOGRAPHY,MODELS,INSTALATION

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POSTERS FOR SIKON XXVI

POSTERS FOR SIKON XXIVPOSTERS FOR ARNAS DINEIKA SCHOLARSHIP

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MODEL 150x70

CHURCH MODEL 40x20 FINAL BACHELOR MODEL 140x100

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KLAIPĖDA PENTAX K-X

COPENHAGEN PENTAX K-X

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