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Yana Atanasova2008 - 2014

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9 monthsWater as an activearchitectural element

Railwayproject

A chair

The lake house

Addition forMuseum ofsketches

Landskronasnew path

Imaginaryhouse

Gastronomyschool

SpacestudyTwo-room

apartment

Other work

WATER AS AN ACTIVE ARCH. ELEMENT 3

Water sources are often perceived as something problematic when they come in con-tact with the built environment. On the other hand, water is considered an inspiration and important element in the architectural design. Should one take a step back from its power and influence or rather welcome it and take advantage of what it can bring.

The project is an experiment of how much you can allow water to get into our built envi-ronment. How does space alter in close contact with water? How can one make the integration so natural that the water can become an active architectural element of a building? This is not a direct solution to a problem but a series of studies on water, its quali-ties and characteristics.

The experiment is done on a site by the sea with a rather hostile water influence. This should be perceived rather as an advantage to investigate the thrill that takes place in such environments. In parallel with the theoretical questions, there is an attempt to solve the other problems that exist on the site and to further develop its potential. Integration in a landscape environment is not always easy when you want to keep the natural feeling as much as possible.

Scale 1:200

4 WATER AS AN ACTIVE ARCH. ELEMENT


Scale 1:200

wild water calm water

enclosed spaceopen spacesemi-open space

Diagramatic plan

I started by trying to lead water into a built environment. It did not matter if it was a building or a public square, if it was in an urban situation or somewhere out in the coun-tryside. The idea was to take it outside of any context and test the possibilities.

I wanted to try different ways of letting the water reach the built part and work with leveling to create dynamic and give water different relations to the design.

I decided to do series of studies using both model and sketch to experiment with the meeting of Water and Architecture. The hardest part was finding the right har-mony between closed and open rooms.

Important to note is that all pools and water channels cre-ated would be linked to a major natural source and the water would move freely in and out. Various rooms are created around the pools where they are perceived in different ways depending on the scale. Sometimes they are enclosed courtyards with intimate character and other times - open seating places close to and in the water. I mainly wanted to create three different layers of space as a kind of transition from the wild water (sea, lake, river...) to the more urban part.

I tried to create interesting and unusual situations where one could experience both the natural and the built envi-ronment in a symbiosis. The contrasts were to be tested between the open rooms where water flows directly in and the more enclosed corridors where small canals would lead the water in a certain direction.

One should be able to see it as a collage of spaces where the transition plays a major role - from intimate to social, from large to small.

spaces

main axis

bounderies

Model studies

The first concept sketch

To continue the testing I went up in scale. The rooms created were not well defined. I let the walls glide away from their original positions in order to open up the space.

There are series of pools that are con-nected with a channel that further con-nects to the sea. Rooms are created around the pools that are partly shaded and partly open to the sun. The spaces overlap each other so it can be perceived as a big room with various corners. Further-more, there is a division in which quieter and more intimate rooms are turned towards the cliff and the more open spaces meet the waves and the ocean view.The water that connects the different parts would act as an activating and connect-ing element. The building has a role to tame the wild water coming in and trans-form it into calmer one.

This is an attempt to civilize the wild and find the balance between what should change and what should be left as it is. The result would be, at best, a series of transi-tions between the tamed and the untamed. There is an interesting contrast between the organically shaped natural lines and the geometrically transformed rocks.


The peninsula

TOWNS EDGE

old church

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In the Northern part of town, there is an incredible place where sky meets the sea. It is located 14 meters above the sea level. The cliff is dramatically deformed by the ocean's influence. Down there is a small lonely beach that gives the impression of being untouched for ages. There is a museum located right at the top. To approach it from the center is like visiting the town's temple.There is something very magical in this untouched environment where time has stopped. One can take the steep stairs to get down and look over the little beach.

The peninsula is a very special place. Despite its desolated character there is much to see and experience. The influence of the sea has created interesting spots around the peninsula. Regardless of the steep cliffs the experience is incredible. The place is beautiful in its emptiness but it feels unused and deserted at times.

This hidden beach is like the museum's secret backyard. It is covered with small stones that have been thrown out of the sea, which makes the place a less popular one for visitors on vacation. Those who go there choose rather to stay on the flat rocks right at the waterfront. This is the exact place that caught my attention.Not many people find this place but those who do are always curious to walk down and enjoy the peaceful view. Many photographers spend a lot of time there waiting to take a perfect shot of the sunset. The site is located in the tran-quil bay of the town so it is barely disturbed by anything. It is easy to imagine that you are not in the town anymore. The sea has worked its magic with the rocks and created small, room-like places.The site is oriented towards the west so you can enjoy the sunshine during the afternoon until it disappears behind the horizon in the late evening. The winds blow mostly from the North but the place is well protected in the arms of the landscape.

Site plan - Scale 1:2000

Before After

Museet

Program

Right from the beginning I had perceived the place as the museum's secret courtyard so it was only natural to think about the newly built area as the museums adjoining park. This idea transformed the open-air building into a Marine park.

In addition there is a cafeteria in the excavated space in the rock that serves both the museum and the Marine Park.

The museum at the top of the peninsula is the inspiration for the function of my design. In a way the project is a continua-tion of the function of the museum

Initially I thought the project would be an outdoor museum as an addition to the current one. Because of the hostile environment down at the beach and the small space avail-able it was almost impossible to exhibit something. The alter-native would be to have a museum of water experience where every room plays a different role.

Marine park

Sketching process

Movement on the site Step 1 - volume study

Step 3 - different levelsStep 2 - volume study

Step 4 - space study Step 5 - water penetration

Step 7 - almost final planStep 6 - harmonic relations

Model development


I tried to imagine how one would approach the site and explore it. It was like thinking about a house with transparent walls.One would follow the landscape as much as possible. The flat rocks have three separate parts that can be reached in different ways. I wanted to build around those areas and into the rock floor to reach the water in a better way. The sea had already started deforming the stone so the right decision was to use that and develop it further.I tested with volumes to see which organization worked the best. The spaces would be on differ-ent levels both to be protected from the water and to create dynamics. I would use the pools as a starting point and build around them. I also wanted to have small courtyards so the place feels intimate regardless of its open character. Two directions were chosen in relation to the landscape lines that would help orientate the building.

It was impossible to work with the site without the larger context around because every line of the landscape had a major role. Therefore it was easiest to use the model building as a way to investigate. Through testing I got to find the cor-rect harmony in dimension and direction.The building was to blend into the landscape so I had limitations in height and square meters.Furthermore during the development the pro-ject spread a little higher in the landscape to become better integrated into the whole by having parts of it dug into the rock. The spaces were quite small but it would be compensated by their intersection with the other rooms.The water goes into the two courtyards created between walls and higher ground. The heights of the building parts also vary to create rhythm and dynamics.In addition to the built part and the excavated one, the project intended to include a more comfortable way of reaching the place through the landscape. The stairs that are cut into the rock follow the natural curves so that one can enjoy the view and experience even the transi-tional spaces.

Section DD / Northern facade- Skala 1:200

Section CC - Scale 1:100


Plan (Marine Park) - Scale 1:200


Space

indoors

outdoors

courtyard

courtyard

The rooms have a very free character. Some parts are oriented towards the rock wall and are perceived as "indoors." The others that look out towards the sea are perceived as "outdoors" instead. This way the building is divided into a part that meets the waves, the wild water and another part that is surrounded by calm water.

I see the courtyards as the nuclei of the whole Marine Park. These are the places where the still water is concentrated, making them the calmest points.

The Marine Park is a recreational place where you can enjoy the water's closeness and presence. You can pick up a coffee from the cafe at the top of the cliff and go down to drink and chat with friends or just contemplate the sea.

The location will be attractive to both those who live there and those who just come for a visit.

Section AA (south view) - Scale 1:100

Section BB (north view) - Scale 1:200

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Landscape view - Scale 1:250

The restaurant is built for several reasons. It has a servicing function for both the museum and the new Marine Park. It would attract people to the site even in winter. In addition it acts as a middle ground on the way down towards the beach. It gets extremely hot in the summer and it would have been a great advantage to be able to hide deep inside the rocks.


4 monthsThe lake house

Railwayproject

A chairAddition forMuseum ofsketches

Landskronasnew path

Imaginaryhouse

Gastronomyschool

SpacestudyTwo-room

apartment

Other work

Water as an active arch. element

The Campus area of Lund is situated in the Northern part of the city. The density there is much lower than the one downtown. This leaves a lot of open unused spaces and makes the overall atmos-phere less lively. New density is required in order to create a better environment. This includes cutting off or changing the direction of some of the roads. To make the activities less spread out, the introduction of a new meeting point(Square) is of great impor-tance. The artificially created ponds in the area are not fully used or at least not in the right way.With water and greenery the poten-tial is already there.

LTH Campus area - Situation nowadays

The new Square situation

Department of

mathematics

Studentscenter

Department of

electroscienceand

technology

Lunds Campus area

THE LAKE HOUSE 16

The new building being introduced is a continuation of the existing Students center. The choise is due to a desire to use the potential of the lake but also broaden the functions and the area of usage of the already quite popular students gather-ing place. The addition is to strech over the lake, make contact with the new Square and five more space for student activities. The model shows how the grid of the bearing system of the existing building is laying the grounds of the new one, integrating with the landscape.

The new Square andStudents center addition

Openness and secludedness outdoors

Two important spaces of focus Intention of the new building - coming out and wrapping up

Initial sketch of the Students center and its new part

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First floor - Scale 1:400

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Nowadays students are usually going through Students center or around it, in order to continue down North, towards the city center. I am giving them a new pas-sage, on the Western side of the building, along the lake, which is much more logical and pleas-ant. There are two important axes - the one following the passage going North-South and the other, connecting the new square directly with the building in West-East direction. The second passage is crucial for the building as it brings you through different kinds of envi-ronment - outdoors, indoors, in a corridor, in a room, by the water, by the building...

Cafe

Readingarea

Computer hall

Readingarea

Cafe

Lecture hall

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Ground floor

Basement - Scale 1:400

19 THE LAKE HOUSE

Section C-C

Section B-B - Scale 1:200

The lowered space next to the street serves both as an entrance point for the building but also as a place for an open-air cafe. The pillar system gives the possibility of a more open floor organisation.Thats why it is hard to define the different levels as floors. There are stairs and a path partly following the buildings facade to bring you down to the lake. This way even if you dont enter the building you can still enjoy the waters close-ness and feel the safety of the building around you. The materials used are concrete and brick. The con-crete is to face the water and the brick facade, on the other side facing the Square, functions rather as a wall to walk along. The roof shaping of the building is work-ing in harmony with the already existing instalation at the lake called Falling water...The part of the new building closest to the lake is works as a light filter for the deeper areas of the space. The inspiration came from the popular concept Brises soleil of Le Corbusier. The building takes in a lot of light from South where it is most open. The more closed side is facing North and the Square.

THE LAKE HOUSE 20

Facade/Section D-D

Scale 1:400

Facade/Section D-D

Section A-A - Scale 1:500

Scale 1:400

THE LAKE HOUSE 22

4 months

A chair

The lake house


Landskronasnew path

Imaginaryhouse

Gastronomyschool

SpacestudyTwo-room

apartment

Other work


Railway project

The area of focus in this project is the one along the railway. It has been consid-ered a border ever since it was built in the past and divides even more whatever is happening on both sides of it. What plays a huge role in here is the importance of the Kloster Church, the square (Bantorget) and the turning road. In the old times of Lund there was a clear axis connecting Kloster Church with the very famous Cathedral in the center. Nowadays the church is left aside and feels almost invisible. The square is mainly just a place of passing by and not so much of a gathering one. This is among all due to its closeness to the railway and to the turning road which cuts it in a strange angle. The intention is to integrate all these spaces and to bring together the two side of the railway. This new connection should be rather visual and mental than a physical one. Nevertheless, a building is designed right at the turning point, defining it. The geometry of the road is being straightened a bit to change the radius of the turn and hopefully make the cars reduce the speed. There are hopes that the road would feel less dangerous both for cyclists and for pedestrians crossing.

The railway of Lund

Grandhotel

Klosterkyrkan

Trainstation

Center

Bantorget

Old pictures of the railway

RAILWAY PROJECT 24

Part of the design of the building was to have a high tower which would work in har-mony with the skyline of Lund and give the opportunity of looking around from a higher point. The program is a Cultural house but it can have multifunctional use.The concept of the building revolves around it connecting with the area on different levels (as shown on the diagram to the right). The highest point will give a spectacular overview of Lund, the very down part will connect and intregrate the square with its greenery and the rest would be a connection with the railway itself. Another important thing to think about is the visual connection with the church from different angles. The intention is to put it in the spotlight and pay respect to it. Crucial is also the path along the railway and there are therefore two axes to think about - the one following the railway and the perpendicular one crossing it.

Concept and Process

Early model

Concept

25 RAILWAY PROJECT

Commonhall

Exhibitionpavilions

Restingspace Recreation

area

Reading area

First floor - Scale 1:400

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The road going under the railway is being broadened just as much as to provide a safe entrance for the new building and thus giving more space for pedestrians and cyclists. There is a series of ramps going up, making their way between the building to the right and the exhibition pavilions to the left. The common hall has an open organisation of the space with different functions at the different levels. An outside passage in East-West direction divides the building in two, giving it a welcoming feeling.There is a small courtyard together with a cafeteria in the Southern part of the building which can function as a calm place amidst the hustle and bustle around.Inspiration for the building was taken from Venice with its bridges, narrow streets, hidden alleys and mystical courtyards.

Ground floor - Scale 1:200

Commonhall

Lecturehall

Courtyard

Cafe

Offices

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Section DD - Scale 1:200


There is a new wall going along the railway which functions as a part of the build-ing but also as protection from the passing trains. The openings in the wall give the feeling of being on a train yourself. The idea is to experience the railway by being close to it but still in a safe place.The building is a lot about movement - around , through and over it. The main point was to try to take away the barriers but still go through exciting streets and passages reaching from one point to another. Being at different levels really gives the sence of owning, understanding the place and feeling comfortable in it.

RAILWAY PROJECT 28

Section AA - Scale 1:200

The high building gives rooms for cultural activities on a smaller scale.You can rent a room for an amount of hours or just go to the highest point and have an overview of Lund. The intention was that it should feel as light as possi-ble and not be massive and block the view.The garden in the Northern part of the building, situated right next to the main road but still protected from it, is a place to escape from the busyness of the traffic. It should furthermore be a continuation of the green area of the Square next to it. One has the possibility to cross the road at the level of the railway, following it further down to the South.

Floors 1, 4, 7 Floors 2, 5, 8 Floors 3, 6

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Section BB - Scale 1:600

Section BB (close up) - Scale 1:200

RAILWAY PROJECT 30

Movement upper level

Movement lower level

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4 monthsLandskronas new path

Railwayproject

A chair

The lake house



Imaginaryhouse

Gastronomyschool

SpacestudyTwo-room

apartment

Other work

The city of Landskrona, situated on the Western coast of Skane, Sweden has a slightly problem-atic urban system caused by necessities of the past when the city was a victim of the war between Sweden and Den-mark.

Due to its many borders (mental and physical) with the city center, The Citadel has become a more of a secluded island with very few visitors, even though it is supposed to be the heart of the city.

The city stretches towards North and South, just enveloping the Citadel without ever really inter-grating it.

The Northern part of the town is even more cut out from the rest and that is where I decided to put my focus.

The Citadel of Landskrona

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The Citadel area of Landskrona needs to be charged with more life. One of the suggestions was to invite younger people there who would bring new atmosphere and activities with them. The area is extremely beau-tiful, peaceful and a good source for creative process. An idea rose up of a school where children can learn disciplines such as Art, Craftsmanship, Acting... The Northern bastion was chosen for the purpose with its good position of opening up towards the afternoon sun towards the South and its feeling of protection due to its original form and purpose. The place provides an amazing view towards the Castle.

The intention with the area is that little by little, different parts of the Citadel area would be activated, inviting directly or indirectly people from outside to enjoy the wonderful landscape.

Creative school for children

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Alotment area - Scale 1:1000

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A new connection between the Citadel area and the Northern part of the city is to be created. Two bridges will be built to make it possible to cross the moat.

The outer layers of the moat will be further linked by opening up the water flow which will make the connection even more visual and natural. This is furthermore a connection that existed in the past when the geometry of the moat system was slightly different before certain parts were filled in. The path would go through the Alotment area where people from the city are growing differ-ent kinds of greenery. A thin channel of water will further on lead this path towards the Northern bastion and the Citadel. The new passage will be activated by creating a market along the way where people can sell and buy groceries.

Section AA - Scale 1:500

Citadels North-Eastern area - Scale 1:2000

Alotment area

NorthernLandskrona

NorthernBastion

COMMON ROOM

GROUPROOM

YARD

SMALL INTERACTION AREA

COMMON ROOM

GROUPROOM

PLAY / INTERACTION HALL

YARD

KITCHEN

DININGAREA

EXHIBITIONAREA

YARD

COMMON ROOM

GROUPROOM

STAFF AREA

CAFE

EXHIBITION / MULTIFUNCTIONAL SPACE

STAFF AREA

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Floor plan - Scale 1:500

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Section BB - Scale 1:800

The school is digged in and nests inside the bastion. One can still walk on top of the bastion.The inner area between the buildings is left open, functioning as a playground for the children.The building is reasonably low to fit the scale of the children. A variety is created by making certain rooms bigger with up-lifted roofs to get in more light and integrate the open area in the middle.

Scale 1:2000

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Section EE - Scale 1:200

The interior space is quite simply organised and very open. Some of the rooms are deeper than others. There are shafts for light from above in certain areas of the building in order to avoid darkness in the very deep areas. The slight variety in the levels intends to create the notions of different spaces in the same room. The varying floor ma-terial is supposed to stregthen that feeling even more. The main materials being used are raw concrete and wood.

Section DD - Scale 1:100

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1. Mark2. Filterduk3. Betong4. Fuktsprr5. Isolering6. Betong

1. Asfalttakskikt2. Rspont3. Luftspalt4. Vindskydd5. Vrmeisolering6. ngsprr7. Glespanel8. Invndig bekldnad

Scale 1:100Technical section

View from the Northern bastions open space towards the beautiful Castle to the South.

The first original sketch model - shows the main concept of how a broken geometrical line cuts the refine smooth character of the landscape. There is the importance of the contrast between the straight and the organic. The shape of the bastion is to be kept and the building should try to, as much as possible, only nest in it.

Final model

Creating spaces as pockets in the bastion which opens the ground out and up.

All rooms oriented towards the inner yard

The corridor moves on the inner side connecting all the rooms

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4 months Addition for Museum of sketches

Railwayproject

A chair

The lake house

Landskronasnew path

Imaginaryhouse

Gastronomyschool

SpacestudyTwo-room

apartment

Other work


UniversityLibrary (UB)

University Building

Museum ofthe Sketches

Bishopshouse

Language and Literature Centre

The Old Surgery

The UB Park

An old city as Lund has its own structure and organization.There are several important routes going through the city, but those we had chosen to focus on are the ones that make the link between the city center and the Campus area. The site that I was working on is covering the place in front of the cur-rent Sketch Museum but includes in its functions even The Bishop park and the park in front of the University Library. UB park(as it is called) is an incredible place with its ancient and gigantic trees reaching up to 15-20 meters in height and creates a natural roof over the entire park. Nevertheless, this place is mainly just a passage. Bishop Park on the other hand is a little off and feels even more private. An important objective of the project is to create a new passage that goes along The Language and Literature Center, continues towards the Bishop's House and Bishop's Park, and is then connected with Sandgatan that goes down to the main University Building. The area around UB park is full of life in certain parts and packed with too much tranquility in others. The idea is to activate some areas and make others a bit calmer in order to create some sort of balance and integrate the area with the city center and even further. The basic concept of my project is to create a peacefull oasis in the busy area around.

North

Bishops park

A whole newMuseum of sketches

ADDITION FOR MUSEUM OF SKETCHES 41

Ground floor - Scale 1:400

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Cafe

Bar

Exhibition hall

Exhibition hall

Exhibition hall

Entrance/reception/shop

Cafe

Inner Yard

Inner Yard

Inner Yard

Garden

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North

42 ADDITION FOR MUSEUM OF SKETCHES

Section A-A1- Scale 1:100

I have chosen to design an addition to the Museum of Sketches that would have some mixed features. The Museum has always felt too private and even after being rebuilt few years ago, it still fails to attract more people. My idea is to pull the museum's contents from the inside out and make it a little more accessible to the eye. This would act as some sort of "teaser" when pass-ing by. At the same time, the exhibition features will interlace with the space for cafeteria, which will cause the building to be used by the general public and not only by those interested in art.The cafeteria can also be used as a reading area for students with its wonderful view of the green "sea" that UB park's trees create during spring and summer time.


Section B-B1 - Scale 1:200

Section C-C1 - Scale 1:400


Southern facade - Scale 1:200

Northern facade

The new addition will furthermore be connected to Biskopsanexet(the long building next to Bishop's house) which helps using Bishop's park as an exhibition space for the statues which are now located in UB park and have more or less lost its importance and status. The new building will wind around a sequence of courtyards starting from the North and ending at Bishops Park. One will have the possibility to choose and take either the vibrant new street down towards Sandgatan or come in through the courtyards, pass through gates and end up in the tranquility of the Bishop's Park with its outdoor cafeteria. Biskopsanexet will be transformed into the new entrance to the Museum of Sketches by moving the reception there.


BarBar

outerspace

innerspace

Sequence of spaces:

Movement:

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outside

D i a g r a m sSequence ofinner and outeryards

The building itself is a sequence of closed and open spaces to create excitement and dynamics during the walk through the museum. Inspi-ration has been the Louisiana Museum in Denmark, where the visually open rooms give an outdoor feeling. Another element that should be mentioned is the large roof that is a mixture of wood and tent material, which cover almost the entire building and creates open, bright rooms underneath. The roof also symbolize the continuation of the green roof of UB park. A kind of border will be made between UB park and the new addi-tion in the form of concrete walls with different orientation rather to create excitement and generate curiosity than for limitation.


Sket

ch m

odel

4 weeksGastronomy school

Railwayproject

A chair

The lake house


Landskronasnew path

Imaginaryhouse

Gastronomyschool

SpacestudyTwo-room

apartment

Other work


A A1

B B1

Kitchen

Cafe

Bakeryshop

Offices

Reception

Restaurant

Common space

First floor plan

Section A - A1 - Scale 1:200

Gastronomy school

Site plan

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The aim of the project was to create a sustain-ably justified building. The main focus is on social sustainability. A gastronomy school is going to be attractive for young people to come to Torekov.At the same time it is going to create possibili-ties for interesting kind of activities for all the inhabitants of the town. The school is further going to make the con-nection between the two open areas(squares) that are likely to spring in future the one in front of the big grocery shop ICA and the other - close to the Factory to the South-West. The first floor will be available for everybody. It will have its own restaurant, Cafe and even a Bakery. There will be a small greenhouse on the last floor where people can grow plants that arent being cultivated in the area and are available through the whole year. The concept of the form of the building arose because of the three different, in chracter, sides the site is looking towards.The first floor is private available for all the inhabitants of the village.The main school areas are on the top two floors for the students general use but a notion of a connection with the master kitchen of the restaurant downstairs is cruial for the whole planning.

Library

Studyingarea

Studentskitchen

Studyingarea

Relaxationarea

Lecturehall

Green-house

Library

Studentskitchen

Studying area

Studying area

Lecturehall

Computerhall

Second floor plan

Third floor plan - Scale 1:200

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Eastern elevation

Western elevation

The materials used in the building are limestone and wood as to follow the tradition of natural materials from the rest of the town where stone is the main building material.Furthermore wood was added in order to give a feeling of lightness to the otherwise quite crafty stone building. A big window was placed in the lecture hall facing west where the sea is situated.The master kitchen on the ground floor is of a contemporary style being totally open towards the restaurant/dining area next to it making a big performance for the visitors.

Gasstation

ICA

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Section B - B1 - Scale 1:200

Imaginary house 3 weeks

Railwayproject

A chair

The lake house


Landskronasnew path

Gastronomyschool

SpacestudyTwo-room

apartment

Other work


This imaginary house is part of a project called Imagination proj-ect. At first, one was supposed to come up with an imaginary character, then build a house for this character and in the end design and build a chair in full scale.

The house started out looking rather as a pavilion, quite open and public.The inspiration was of course nature and I thought it was rather interesting to explore the structure of a leaf as the out-lines of a floor plan.

Sketch models

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Section B-B1 - Scale 1:100Section A-A1

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Floor plan

Diningarea

Sittingroom

Lobby

Terrace

KitchenBathroom

Bedroom

Western elevation

Eastevrn elevation

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After a further development it became something quite different from the original model. Here the focus is on two axes that are dividing the house into two parts - public and private one. The house is situated in the water standing on pillars so it would feel as if a leaf is floating freely. There was an intention of making the plan so that one is led through the house with the help of the building elements and the furniture.

IMAGINARY HOUSE 55

3 weeks

Railwayproject

The lake house


Landskronasnew path

Imaginaryhouse

Gastronomyschool

SpacestudyTwo-room

apartment

Other work


A chair

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A CHAIR 59

The final stage of the Imagination proj-ect was a chair that was an inspiration of nature. The idea was to combine material coming directly from nature and another one that is manipulated by man. The organic steel part is supposed to represent plants that are coming out of the trunk.

The process of building it was very exciting as it was turning more into a sculpture than a construction. zSince the trunk was directly taken from the woods it was still wet while the process of working with it.I decided to take that rather as an advan-tage than a drawback. With time the wood will continue drying out and it will change its appearance. What came out in the end was kind of a living chair which is to continue trans-forming itself.

Back side - Scale 1:4

Left sideFront sideRight side Section - Scale 1:8

Detail - Scale 1:1

3 weeks Two-room apartment

Railwayproject

A chair

The lake house


Landskronasnew path

Imaginaryhouse

Gastronomyschool

Spacestudy

Other work


The idea of the project was to transform a two-room apartment into a living space for students and fit as many people as we can.

The function one was supposed to follow was resting, which would require that all the spaces were to be altered to serve the different needs of the inhabitants - from active to passive type of resting. The sleep-ing area was tightened to its limits in order to give more place for the more public part of the apartment.

The sleeping compartments are quite narrow with the bed on top and space for a desk and shelves underneath.A big wardrobe divides the bedrooms from the sitting room next to it.

Students apartment

Before

A

A1

B B1

Floor plan - scale 1:200

After

Bathroom

Kitchen

BedroomLiving room

Bathroom

Kitchen

Common bedroom

Dining room/living room

Relaxation room

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Section A-A1

Section B-B1

1 weekSpace study

Railwayproject

A chair

The lake house


Landskronasnew path

Imaginaryhouse

Gastronomyschool

Two-roomapartment

Other work


Two-storey tree

Cubistic forest Rays of spaceObstacle or game

Tunnel to somewhere The roof which became a floor

Space studiesThis short excercise was an exploration of the possibilities of narrow space. The limitation was supposed to be a source of more creative ideas as it turned out in the end. We were to study and experiment with different ways of playing with light, space and movement in order to create a likeable environment on a limited territory.The short project was called Think of it as a sandwich where as a result in the end you were to have a small library of good ideas and options piled up together which were to help you when dealing with a real space of this kind.One was not suppose to limit himself with the thoughts and rules of a house or any kind of habitat but to freely place elements and create combinations until some kind of harmony was achieved.

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Other work

Railwayproject

A chair

The lake house


Landskronasnew path

Imaginaryhouse

Gastronomyschool

Two-roomapartment

Spacestudy


OTHER WORK 66

I have always liked working with my hands and coming up with creative ideas to try things I havent seen before. On the other side it is always interesting to get an inspira-tion and transform it in your own way.

Making jewelry from random objects I had found used to be something to my liking. Later on I decided to move on to bigger items and challenge myself even further.

I consider mirrors a source of a lot of inspira-tion since they tend to create the sense of additional space. The idea was to use old objects bought from a second hand shop or ones to be thrown away, save them and turn them into something more beautiful and useful.

The coffee beans mirror was an idea I always wanted to try. It is very subtle and creates an interesting effect on the wall.

The other, vintage mirror was a present for the wedding of a close friend so it carries a lot of symbolism and metaphor in itself apart from the romantic look of it.

Another idea I had was to reuse some of the architectural models I had done during university. Considering the immense time put into them it was a pitty to throw them away. So some landscaping models turned into original picture frames.

The candle holder is made out of tuna cans but much to ones surpirse you can totally forget about that fact once the candles are lit.

Creative recycling

67 OTHER WORK

School model of the Bagsvrd Church in the outskirts of Copenhagen

Candle holder made out of tuna cans

Picture frame from an old landscape model

OTHER WORK 68

I was asked to design an additional room to a house in Lomma, Sweden. The family has two children and the house doesnt seem spacious enough for them anymore. They wanted to add a new bedroom with a working space within. There is a door-sized window in the living room that would be used as a door to the new bedroom. The longest wall of the room would be facing the neigh-boring house and according to the regulations it can only have small narrow windows in the upper part. There is a public path passing along that side of the house so it was important that the room looks inwards toward the yard in order to give it more privacy.

The geometry of the room was rather limited and was following the borderline of the site. The addition is built so that it creates a small private corner spaces in front and behind the house. The project was almost 50 % about managing the organi-zation of the furniture inside to be able to fit everything needed and still have the sense of a pleasant and spa-cious room. It is mentally divided in three parts a corridor that connects to the living room (giving a transitional space between the more public and the rather private one); a bedroom area in the middle (well hidden from the outside); a working space divided with a shelf from the bedroom part and facing the yard through a big glass facade. The project is ongoing and is to be realized in the near future.

House addition, Lomma

Scale 1:50

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Scale 1:100

Scale 1:100

Scale 1:50

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