Александра Боева

Alexandra Boeva
architectural portfolio
TU Delft application

BOEVA ALEXANDRA
25/02/1999
Moscow
EDUCATION
MARCH 2016 – 2019
Moscow schools 2005 – 2016
START 2008 – 2015
LANGUAGES
English – upper-intermediate
Russian – native
SKILLS
Autocad
Google Sketchup
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe InDesign
Modeling
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
MARCH summer school
‘‘MARCHroot”
26/06 – 17/07/2017
assistant tutor
“Asse architects’’ bureau
07/2017 – 09/2017
intern
Alexander Brodsky bureau
07/2018 – 09/2018
intern
REALISED EXHIBITIONS
– MUSEUM OF MOSCOW,
Zubovskiy Boulevard, 2
“Оpen city” conference
MARCH’s part
27/10 – 28/10/2016
– ММОМА, Petrovka 25
MARCH V
20/06 – 25/06/2017
– INTERNATIONAL MEMORIAL,
5/10 Karetny ryad
“AFTERNOON1968”
25/08/2018 – 16/01/2019
– Roza Azora Gallery,
Nikitsky boulevard, 14
OLGA SABO “SKY”
28/08 – 09/09/2018
MOTIVATION
I am most interested in the scale of buildings themselves, including the development
of details, junctions, and the selection of materials. Working with a larger scale is
interesting to me because of the analytical work involved, such as studying the history of
the site or preparing a base for working with a completed building. I am also interested
in construction technology because it is important to understand how construction
works in order to achieve better results in architectural design.
Regarding architectural design, my priorities for learning include several different
aspects. The most important is looking at a building from cultural, technological,
material, constructive and formative perspectives. The next is the design of the building,
starting from a study of the entire city, and ending with the selection and calculation
of building materials. I have a passion for designing everything, down to the smallest
details, such as door handles, and the way in which elements of construction transition
between each other. The third aspect is developing methods for pitching projects. As a
student, it is crucial for me to test myself through various representational techniques
and to use them in my projects, whether digital or analog.
During my studies, I take different steps which lead to my own projects, such as analyzing
case studies and their descriptions. It is essential for me to complete a lot of small tasks
before designing my projects because the result gives me the material I can focus on,
following the conviction that construction materials determine architectural thinking.
I am also always busy with additional tasks, through which I work on both academic
research and the formation of my own unique architectural language.
Throughout the time that I have been studying architecture, my aim has been to explore
the invisible aspects of architecture, such as details found in unusual places and human
habits and routines that affect the design of the project. The process of analyzation and
reflection of my own thoughts, experiences and memories naturally leads into the process
of creating new forms of buildings and sites.
ALEXANDRA BOEVA
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GENERAL INFORMATION

HOUSE for ANOTHER
WILD PLACE
FOUR-STAR HOTEL
AFTERNOON. 1968
CO-OP HOUSING
MARCH School
BA_I / 2017
Academic project
Project 03 (March – May)
Semester II – Individual work
Location: Moscow, Nikitsky
Boulevard, 25
Supervised by Prof. Andrey Fomichev
andrey.a.fomichev@gmail.com
MARCH School
BA_II / 2017
Academic project
Project 01 (October, two weeks)
Semester I – Individual work
Location: Israel, Dead sea’s coast
Supervised by Prof. Nadezhda Korbut
korbut.nadya@gmail.com
MARCH School
BA_II / 2017-2018
Academic project
Project 02 – Part I (Oct – Dec)
Semester I – Group work (5 people)
Project 02 – Part II ( Jan – May)
Semester II – Individual work
Location: Moscow, Serebryanicheskaya
Embankement, 6
Supervised by Prof. Nadezhda Korbut
korbut.nadya@gmail.com
Bureau «Alexander Brodsky»
Summer Internship 2018
Realized project
Group work (2 people, Jul – Aug)
Location: Moscow, International
Memorial, Karetnyy Ryad, 5/10
Supervised by Prof. Nadezhda Korbut
& Alexander Brodsky
korbut.nadya@gmail.com
brodsky.sasha@gmail.com
MARCH School
BA_III / 2018-2019
Academic project
Work in progress
Project 01 – Part I (October)
Semester I – Group work (3 people)
Project 01 – Part II (Now – Dec)
Semester I – Individual work
Location: Wyborg (Viipuri),
Storozhevoy Bashni Street, 20
Supervised by Prof. Kiril Asse,
Anton Gorlenko, Yuri Palmin
anarchitektur@gmail.com
anton@1064-guild.com
tygger@me.com
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HOUSE FOR ANOTHER
NIKITSKY BOULEVARD / MOSCOW
MARCH SCHOOL / ACADEMIC PROJECT
BA_I / 2017
SEMESTER II – PROJECT 03 (MARCH – MAY )
INDIVIDUAL WORK
PROF. ANDREY FOMICHEV
The concept of the project is that the house becomes a kind of “lens”
that focuses attention both on viewpoints and on itself. There was also
a need for medium detail, bordering between the refined bell tower of
the church and the blank firewall. At the same time, it was necessary to
maintain the evenness of the height between the surrounding buildings.
The purpose was to create a building that would emphasize the existing
values ​of the site with its form, and at the same time interrupt the
dominance of the full bell tower and the dominance of the firewall. The
existing firewall allowed two options for development: to attach my
building to it or to create an independent structure. My concept was to
create a «sculpture» that would be the focal point of the site. Therefore,
the creation of a separate building was preferable. The creation of
viewpoints and lines of sight and their articulation, both by the shape of
the building from the outside and from the inside through windows, was
the main task.
Transportation flows
Pedestrian flows
Noise concentration
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HOUSE FOR ANOTHER / NIKITSKY BOULEVARD / MOSCOW

East facade, Nikitskiy boulevard
Northern facade, Bol’shaya Nikitskaya street
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HOUSE FOR ANOTHER / NIKITSKY BOULEVARD / MOSCOW

HOUSE FOR PHOTOGRAPHER
On assignment, each student was at the same time someone’s architect and someone’s customer.
Christina Kambolova was my customer. We held several meetings, according to the results of
which, we determined the technical task and the program of the future home. Among all the wishes
of the customer, the principal points were the presence of a darkroom, a clear separation between
private and public space in the residential part of the house, a large dressing room and a lack of
natural light in the bedroom. Also, since Kristina is a professional photographer, it was decided
to make a photo studio on the first floor, which included a division between commercial space and a
separate, private room. Thus, the first thing I created was the main core of the building - the stairs.
They help divide the building in to a hierarchy of privacy based on floor. The first floor is a zone
where there may be strangers, clients of the photo studio. The residential and semi-private area
begins on the second floor. Guest bedrooms are not available, at the request of the customer. Guests
are not allowed above the second floor. The third floor is entirely private, because of the bedroom
which is located there. A workshop-office occupies the fourth floor, and this place is the most private
because it is supposed to be only for work and reflection.
A.
C.
D.
B.
Ground floor
A. Entrance hall; B. Photo studio; C. Pantry; D. Lavatory
D.
C.
D.
C.
B.
A. B.
A. B. C.
A.
D.
First floor
A. Staircase; B. Kitchen; C. Living room; D. Lavatory
Second floor
A. Staircase; B. Bathroom; C. Living room; D. Wardrobe
Third floor
A. Staircase; B. Art studio; C. Darkroom; D. Lavatory
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HOUSE FOR ANOTHER / NIKITSKY BOULEVARD / MOSCOW

Eastern facade Northern facade
Southern facade Western facade
Section A-A Section B-B Section C-C
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HOUSE FOR ANOTHER / NIKITSKY BOULEVARD / MOSCOW

WILD PLACE / PIER
DEAD SEA / ISRAEL
MARCH SCHOOL / TWO WEEK WORKSHOP
BA_II / 2017
SEMESTER I – INDIVIDUAL WORK
PROF. NADEJDA KORBUT
Within the framework of the project “Wild Place,” we were told to choose a
place, any point on the planet that does not contain visible signs of human
activity or urbanization. I chose the shore of the Dead Sea. In addition to the
nature of this place as a whole, I was interested in the fact that the water level
drops by about a meter every year. Thus, my project of a pier is a promenadesculpture,
rather than a functional necessity. The pier will be devoured by the
salt at an incredible speed, and in the future, when the salty desert remains
in place of the sea, the pier will become a reminder of what once was.
The main idea of this project is that the pier should be alive. Its length
will increase as the water level recedes. It was essential to create the most
straightforward construction as possible so that any resident could take up
construction. Also, an important detail is that at any stage, the end of the
pier should be in the water. This will allow the pier to absorb the chemical
composition of the water, thus tethering it to this place.
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WILD PLACE / PIER / DEAD SEA / ISRAEL

Longitudinal section
Cross section
General form model, balsa
1:20
Situatuon model, salt
General form
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WILD PLACE / PIER / DEAD SEA / ISRAEL

INSTALLATION DIAGRAM
detail A
detail A
detail B
detail C
detail B
detail C
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WILD PLACE / PIER / DEAD SEA / ISRAEL

ARCADIA / FOUR-STAR HOTEL WITH BAR & RESTAURANT
JAUZA RIVER / MOSCOW
MARCH SCHOOL / ACADEMIC PROJECT
BA_II / 2017 – 2018
SEMESTER I (OCT – DEC) – GROUP WORK (5 PEOPLE)
SEMESTER II (JAN – MAY) – INDIVIDUAL WORK
PROF. NADEJDA KORBUT
TASK «AIR & FLESH»
The city consists of buildings and voids
between them. Giambattista Nolli,
an architect and explorer of the 18th
century, also included public spaces in
his city plan of Rome, creating a map
of the open city.
As part of this task, I attempted to
understand what creates and forms
the urban environment of Venice.
The mission was to determine the
boundaries of the open space in the city.
TASK «LAW»
In carrying out this task, my group
conducted a study of the history of our
site, including how the parcels have
been divided over time. We found out
what different uses our site has had
over several centuries and how the
features of the properties have changed.
Having understood the site’s history,
my colleagues and I created a new
system of laws and boundaries and a
set of possibilities and limitations for
the uses of the site.
ПАЛИМПСЕСТ
СЛАЙД
SEREBRYANICHESKAYA EMBANKEMENT
The section between Serebryannichesky Lane and Serebryannicheskaya Embankment, bordered
by 4s1, 4s3, 12s1 along Serebryannichesky Lane.
TASK «PALIMPSEST»
After completing all the previous tasks,
we were asked to record all our findings
in one model - the palimpsest. All
buildings, structures and other objects
that have ever been located on the site
were presented.
TASK «SLIDE»
Technically, this task was a
continuation of the previous one. Our
task was to collect all our materials
from our investigations of the site
again, such as mock-ups, findings,
maps, plans, and details, reduce them
to one scale and make one image in
which all these elements coexisted.
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ARCADIA / FOUR-STAR HOTEL / JAUZA RIVER / MOSCOW

ARCADIA
Serebryannichesky Lane
Arcadia is a non-existent place, an allegory of bliss,
paradise, and purity, where humanity is innocent.
It is a perfect garden of nature, an ideal world,
not visible, but desirable. There were two parts to
this project. In the first, group work was done on
the theme of renovating an empty city site. In the
second, all students, already having the footprints
of their buildings, had to select a random attribute
and apply it to their buildings.
B.
A.
C.
E.
Serebryannichesky Lane
B.
D.
B.
Serebryannicheskaya Embankment
Jauza river
Jauzskaya Street
A – four-star hotel with bar & restaurant (Alexandra Boeva),
B – City gardens with laboratory (Rina Kravchenko), C – Technical faculty (Anastasia Khlebushkina),
D – Thermae and baths (Alina Avsanova), E – Dormitory (Aliya Shigapova)
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THREE STUDIES
TYPOLOGY RESEARCH
IUAV
For the first research project, it was necessary to find one
architectural example which related to my future building
in some way, either functionally, typically, typologically or
sensually. I chose the Istituto Universitario di Architettura di
Venezia. It was important for me to analyze the courtyard, as
well as private and public spaces and their correlations and
connections to each other. I was also interested in passages to
different parts of the campus and how people’s feelings change
as they transition from inside a building to the outside area of
the courtyard.
IUAV Main axes Commerce Staircase and elevator sections
Possible passages to different parts of
the campus
Main boundaries
HOTEL ON ISLAND
HOTEL ON ISLAND Accommodation houses for guests Buildings for hotel employees Marinas Bars and restaurants
Comparison of the number of typical
buildings
The time spent on the second study fell on the New Year
holidays, and therefore all students, regardless of where they
were at that time, were asked to find a second architectural
object worthy of attention, with the same function as their
original object. The function of my building was a hotel, and
I was lucky to be in a hotel on an island during this period. It
was essential for me to compare the layout of the hotel on the
island with that of a hotel that occupies a single building. I was
looking for the types of amenities that are able to be removed
or added, as well as how private and public spaces correspond
to each other.
IL PALAZZO Main axes Vertical Horizontal «Windows» Lights and shadows
IL PALAZZO
For the third study, I was assigned an iconic building, the
Il Palazzo which was designed by architect Aldo Rossi. I
analyzed it, focusing on the links between its architectural
structure, composition, typology, and type, as well as its
functional purpose.
General form Public space/lobby Rooms for guests Street area in front of the hotel Main corridor Public space
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TASK «ARCADIA»
As a result of performing all the tasks that we were required to do, we collected a large amount of
information about the site. We created several compositions about the past and the future of the site,
calculated the angles of sunlight, and formed our own impressions of the negative and positive space and
history. To summarize everything, we were asked to put on a short play, in which there were only two
prerequisites: time and place. Our time limit was 5 minutes. Our place was a table, of any height and size,
which personified the site itself. The items we used in the performance represented those images, things,
forms, ideas, and findings that we discovered for ourselves throughout our research.
PRESS TO WATCH THE VIDEO
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ARCADIA / FOUR-STAR HOTEL / JAUZA RIVER / MOSCOW

A.
J.
J.
B. C.
I. I.
A.
G.
E.
D.
K.
F.
H.
A.
GROUND FLOOR
1:200
A. Lobby; B. Concert hall; C. Library; D. Cloakroom;
E. Lavatory; F. Restaurant; G. Utility room; H. Bar;
I. Staff staircase; J. Loading zone; K. Bar
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A.
B.
TASK «TRIUMPH»
At the end of the first half of the projects, we were asked to summarize the work that we had done, namely,
to create a short but expressive film about our future projects. The film should convey to the viewer what, at
that time, had not yet been expressed thus far. It should include those feelings, images, colors, sounds and
desires that I wanted to convey in the project. Doing this task gave me a better understanding of the idea of
my project.
PRESS TO WATCH THE VIDEO
М 1:500
A. Ground floor; B. Mezzanine
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Western facade
Northern facade
Southern facade
Eastern facade
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A.
B. B.
B. B.
D.
D.
A.
B.
B.
B.
K.
C.
C.
B.
A.
FIRST FLOOR
1:200
A. Lobby; B. Rooms; C. Rooms with terraces; D. Storeroom
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ROOMS / FIRST SLOOR
B C D E
My type of building was a four-star hotel, which implies a certain level of comfort due
to increased standards. Because of the location of the hotel, it was not possible to make it
five-star due to restrictions on the density and height of the buildings in the area. At the
same time, taking into account the fact that the building next to mine was a thermal
bath (the project of Alina Avsanova), I considered it necessary to set a high standard for
the comfort level of the rooms. Therefore, each room has a fireplace, some rooms have a
tub directly in the bedroom, and two suites have large terraces.
A
F
J
I
First floor
1:500
G
H
A. Terrace – 36,6 m 2 , room – 54 m 2
B. Room – 22,3 m 2
C. Room - 27,5 m 2
D. Room – 27,5 m 2
E. Room – 22,6 m 2
F. Terrace – 48,8 m 2 , room – 67,2 m 2 G. Room – 47,5 m 2 H. Room - 51,5 m 2 I. Room – 32,6 m 2 J. Room – 30,8 m 2
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A.
B.
М 1:500
A. Second floor; B. Mezzanine
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ROOMS WITH MEZZANINE
Second floor room – 16,5 m 2
Mezzanine – 24,9 m 2 Second floor room – 46,6 m 2
Mezzanine – 27,3 m 2 Second floor room – 15,2 m 2
Second floor room – 36,9 m 2
Mezzanine – 40,4 m 2 Mezzanine – 29,2 m 2
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Cross section
A – A
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detail A
detail B
waterproofing - 2mm
drainage - 30mm
geotextile - 2mm
cement screed - 50mm
insulation - 250mm
vapor barrier - 2mm
reinfirced concrete - 250mm
plaster - 20mm
detail A
stone slabs - 70mm
facade fasteners - 30mm
insulation - 200mm
vapor barrier - 2mm
reinfirced concrete - 200mm
plaster - 20mm
engineering board - 14mm
cement screed - 30mm
vapor barrier - 2mm
reinfirced concrete - 250mm
plaster - 20mm
Western facade fragment, scale 1:100
Western facade section, scale 1:100
detail B
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ARCADIA / FOUR-STAR HOTEL / JAUZA RIVER / MOSCOW

BUREAU ALEXANDER BRODSKY
EXHIBITION / AFTERNOON. 1968
SUMMER INTERNSHIP 2018
REALIZED PROJECT
GROUP PROJECT (2 PEOPLE)
LOCATION: MOSCOW, INTERNATIONAL MEMORIAL,
KARETNYY RYAD, 5/10
SUPERVISED BY PROF. NADEZHDA KORBUT
The exhibition «Afternoon. 1968» is part of a more significant project*
that focuses on the 1968 Red Square “demonstration of the eight” against
the occupation of Czechoslovakia and its perception both in the USSR
and abroad. As one of the creators, I aimed to represent various views on
Warsaw Pact countries’ intervention in Czechoslovakia and the significance
of open protest against the authoritarian system. It was important to
show the diversity of these events of 1968 and to let visitors construct their
own views based on the materials shown in the exhibition. Through the
exhibition, we wanted to discuss how the phenomenon of 1968 became
possible, why it hadn’t happened earlier, what the major trends were in
1968 worldwide and in the USSR, and how the results of 1968 affected the
lives of future generations.
A – A
*1968.memo.ru (in Russian)
B – B
C – C
A.
D.
B. B.
C.
D – D
E. E.
A.
D.
E – E
C.
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EXHIBITION / AFTERNOON. 1968

CO-OP HOUSING
WYBORG / RUSSIA
MARCH SCHOOL / DIPLOMA PROJECT (WORK IN PROGRESS)
BA_III / 2018-2019
SEMESTER I (OCT) – GROUP WORK (3 PEOPLE)
SEMESTER I (NOV – DEC) – INDIVIDUAL WORK
PROF. KIRIL ASSE, ANTON GORLENKO, YURI PALMIN
In my third year, which is a graduate course, each student of the studio
«Novgorod» led by K. Asse, A. Gorlenko, and Y. Palmin has been tasked
with designing a residential cooperative in Vyborg. At the very beginning
of the year, the whole studio spent an academic week in this city, exploring
and analyzing the history, architecture, and geopolitics of the place. In
connection with a given category of building, we are studying the history
of this type of housing. The main task of this year’s graduation studio is the
facade. My goal is to see the nature of the facade and to try to return it to its
former significance. The primary condition of this year is to start working
on a diploma project from the accurate projection of the facade. Before the
students design the facades of their co-op houses, they are forbidden from
thinking about the program, plans or sections. I consider such an approach
to design to be extremely interesting since in working practice the likelihood
of having to work this way is minimal. In this project, I want to show the
most crucial stage of work in this studio which is the finished facade.
Storozhevoy Bashni Street
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FACADE / SEARCH
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FACADE
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FACADE DETAIL
facing brick
limestone detail
floorboard - 14mm
cement screed - 50mm
reinforced concrete - 250mm
vapor barrier - 2mm
insulation - 200mm
fiber reinforced concrete - 50mm
oak door
concrete stand
brass handle
granite stone
from the site
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FACADE / MODEL
Model scale 1:50
сartboard
Photo collage
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Alexandra Boeva
+7 (903) 222-39-96
boeva.alexandra@gmail.com
Naberezhnaya akademika Tupoleva, 15, ap480
Moscow, Russia
Selected projects
2016 – 2018
TU Delft application portfolio