aleksi v uola p o r t f o l i o
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CONTACT
aleksi.vuola@ucdenver.edu
SKILLS
+17202982150
linkedin.com/in/aleksivuola
1533 E 22nd Ave 80205, Denver, CO
Aleksi Vuola Master of architecture candidate
I am an architecture student from Finland. I am currently studying in the Master of Architecture program at the University of Colorado Denver on a Fulbright scholarship. I started my studies right after my military service in the Finnish Navy and completed my Bachelor’s degree in architecture at the Tampere University of Technology. I have had the chance to spend my childhood living abroad in France, Switzerland and the United States. Varying environments and work tasks have made me very adaptable and curious as well as fearless towards new challenges. 2
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TRAINEE
COLORADO BUILDING WORKSHOP
Helin&Co Architects 2016-2017 Helsinki
University of Colorado Denver 2018
CONSTRUCTION APPRENTICE
FULBRIGHT SCHOLARSHIP
Westpro Oy 2014, 2015
Fulbright Finland 2017
Espoo
SALESMAN
BACHELOR`S DEGREE
Stockmann 2012-2015
Tampere University of Technology 2016
Helsinki, Tampere
CONSTRUCTION APPRENTICE
EXPERIENCE
Adobe PS, ID, IL Revit Autocad Archicad Rhino+V-ray MS Word+Excel Sketchup Grasshopper
Neapo Oy 2011 Vantaa
PROMOTION
ACHIEVEMENTS
Finnish Navy 2013
S e l e ct e d wo r k s
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Drontti
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Fill The Void
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Muunto
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Noppa
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The Ø
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Other
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Drontti Museum Spring 2017 First year of M. Arch Rhino+GH, V-ray, Revit, Adobe PS&IL The design task was a building that not only occupies and enstrengthens a place in Tampere, but that also presents imagined spaces: a museum for the stories, characters and places of the Finnish Moomin graphic novels by Tove Jansson. For the design of such a public building, questions of place, landscape, the experience of spatial and material qualities are crucial. The focus of the studio was on the notion of place. The goal was to define and plan functional requirements of the modern museum building. The total room area was at a minimum of 5000m2, of which galleries had to be 50%.
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Moomins are playful characters in a world similar to ours with a touch of magical moments and places. Drontti offers that experience inside the glazed shell, filtering light through glass panels of various opacity. Moomin valley being a dreamlike world, Drontti comes alive during the night glowing on the waterfront of Tammerkoski.
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The artwork in the exhibition spaces are protected inside the wooden heart, along wihich rises the stairs. The exhibition spaces are on three levels starting from the first floor all the way up to the fourth floor, where a restaurant is found, offering views to the city center and the bay.
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The site is directly connected to the city center, Tammerkoski river and the services of shopping center Koskikeskus. Keeping important routes, views and functions were the major factors in placing the museum on the site. While being like a huge stranded creature, Drontti gives shelter and livens up the market place and the waterfront. The form of the building revolves organically with itself to make on opening for the route underneath. The rib-like structure gives a rythm, but also amplifies the sense of the twisting form. Drontti is a proposition for a landmark building in the center of Tampere, that gives more to the place than takes away from it.
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Learning center
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fill the void Museum Fall 2017 Study abroad Rhino, V-ray, Revit, Adobe PS&IL The assignment was to design a Museum of Spatial Arts in Lower Downtown Denver, Colorado. The site is a parking lot at the moment, facing Southwest with the Cherry Creek flowing at the western side of the site. The relationships of threshold, procession and functional interaction was integrated such that the development of the museum is considered to be highly effective and experiential.
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infill Although downtown Denver is filled with skyscrapers, there is still a lot of misused surface and aerial space. As a combination of the lack of space usage and lack of green public space in Lower Downton, the concept of the project is to free the site, currently a parking lor, to public use. The new green space organically slopes down to the creek path. The building itself is located as an infill on top of the neighboring city block.
Fill The Void rejects the idea of a closed off museum and promotes a more communal concept. The covered alley becomes the central corridor of the builiding complex, which houses a museum, a café and library space, an auditorium, and services on the ground level. The museum spaces allow for a multitude of different exhibitions. The other parts of the building are all connected to the museum to allow for a larger exhibition or event. Meanwhile the ground level is seamlessly part of the city with businesses and services.
The building complex demonstrates a more green way to densify the city, while simultanousely opening up opFILL THE VOID portunities for public spaces.
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Although Denver has skyscrapers in downtown, there is still a lot of unused surface and aerial space. As a combination of the lack of space usage and lack of green public space in Lower Downton, the project frees the site to public use and is located as an infill on top of the neighboring buildings.
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The alley becomes the central corridor of the complex, which houses a museum, a café and library space, an auditorium, and services on the ground level. All the spaces act as their own buildings, but are connected by the Alley. The alley is covered, allowing full use in wintertime. The reception desk is in the central point of the vertical circulation providing services to not only the museum but all the functions. The site is converted from a parking lot to a green space. The topography organically slopes down to creek level and goes slightly higher than ground level to provide better views to the mountains.
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4,5 x n Bachelor’s thesis, Housing Spring 2016 Third year of Bs. Arch Revit, Rhino, V-ray, Adobe PS The assignment was to design an apartment building in Sääksjärvi, Finland. The site was based on a town plan made on an urban planning course prior to this one. The goal was to get familiar with housing design as a whole. The total floor area had to be about 1800m2 and apartments had to be of all sizes. Brave new ideas in housing were encouraged and a lot of focus was put on communality. The course was graded according to the building’s relation to the surroundings, architectural expression, functionality. quality of life and structural solutions.
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MICRO LIVING
I decided to study micro apartments as the site is situated near a campus in a city plan that focuses on densification. Micro housing is an ecological and cost-effective solution to the worldwide housing crisis. For this project fixed and flexible furniture, good sunlight gain and enjoyable common spaces are the main objectives. The apartments are in a module system that is 4,5 meters wide and the number of bedrooms is directly proportional to the amount of modules it takes in width.
There are three different space saving furniture sets found in every apartment, that can easily adapt to different needs. Common spaces are a key part of micro living. In 4,5xn a common sauna area with a large roof terrace with a roof garden is found on top of the building. A common eating area, that is open to the whole neighborhood is also found on the ground floor. Exposed concrete and wood are the main materials resulting a clean-lined and sustainable building.
Massing explanation
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Ala katt o2 500
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Studio 21m2
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Muunto Balcony Fall 2015 Third year of Bs. Arch Archicad, Adobe PS The assignment of the idea competition, which was integrated into the course, was designing new balconies for the Klingendahl building. Klingendahl is an old factory building that has been renovated into apartments, business spaces and offices. The objective was to renovate the existing balconies by improving their aesthetic and functionality. The new balconies must be adapted to the cityscape, the building and the interiors. The concrete slab and the railing of the old balconies were outdated and in a bad condition. The upper balconies lack of a weather shed and they fill up with snow during the winter. The criteria of evaluation were the architectural idea, the technical suitability and the functional solution.
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Convertible balcony Muunto is a balcony that can be customized for different needs. The surface consists of wooden blocks, that can be joined in many ways to obtain surfaces of varying sizes and heights. The combination of blocks double as furniture, removing the need for external furniture that might need to be stored during the winter or prone to decay. The materials are selected to be the same as in boats, as they endure harsh weather and endures many years. The wooden parts are made of teak. The metal parts are made of stainless steel, including the wire grid of the baluster.
In the inner part of the railing is glazed to block wind and to increase security.The balconies are situated at the same place as the old ones. The existing I-beams that support the old concrete slabs are replaced with new longer ones. From a distance, the balconies look invisible and don’t cover the beautiful Kingendahl factory building. Up close the balcony is detailed and due to the large use of wood it has a warm and comfortable feel. Muunto serves the residents with an outdoor space that can be personalized with an innovative system.
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The block
Functionality
The surface is made out of 200mm x 100mm x 25mm block of peak wood. Inside the block, there is a steel tube, that reinforce it and is also where the pegs of the other end go. The teak blocks stay together with elastic strings that are attached underneath the blocks.
Due to the elastic string, the blocks can be separated from each other and joined perpandiculary. On one side of the block, there are pegs that fit in the reinforcing steel tube. The balcony surface of blocks continues as one wall of the balcony.
The teak boards are attached to the stainless steel frame. The railing frame is made out of stainless steel
Supporting corrugated stainless steel sheet Existing I-beams are replaced with longer ones
The elastic string is attached underneath the block at two points
U-beams on the sides of the balcony
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By joining the blocks in different ways, the balcony can be customized to have a lying area, a dining set or surfaces for plants.
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Noppa Technical, Housing Fall 2015 Third year of Bs. Arch Revit, Autocad, Adobe PS The assignment was to design and develop a concept for a student housing building that can be duplicated in different cities and surroundings. We were assigned to research a specific structure system and façade materials. The emphasis of the assignment wasn’t on the housing design, but on the structural and material solutions and their architectural potential. We also familiarized with the most common execution drawings and we learned to find, compare and adapt information on the solutions. We also practiced collaboration with specialists and manufacturers, which is a big part of an architect profession.
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Metal core panel structure
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The facades black frames not only give a rhythm, but also work as gutters and downpipes. The middle section of the facade is made out of perforated aluminium panels. The panels hide behind them small windows of bathrooms and sleeping areas. The panels lift up as the windows open. An important part of the assignment was to solve the insulation for heat, fire and noise. I challenged myself to solve them using with the Fixcel technology, which is still an unknown building technology. Noppa aims for the future with its transformability and by using innovative and new building technologies.
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The easily multipliable student housing block Noppa emerges from light prefabricated modules to a functional ensemble. The beauty of Noppa is its transformability using FIXCEL® metal core panels and the versatile use of facade materials. Because one apartment is one module, the apartments can be arranged on top of each other as desired. Noppa is an example of how to combine traditional construction demands with new steel technologies. The metal products of the facade give a sharp and clear look.The building plays in the twilight of functionality and aesthetics. The whole is a result of carefully thought out details.
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The Ø Public building Spring 2017 Competition: Winner Rhino, V-ray, Adobe PS&IL This competition was connected to the large-scale development of the Särkänniemi area in Tampere, Finland. The main objective was to come up with diverse ideas on the basic form and function of the Lake Nature Center. The most essential aspects in planning and designing is Finland’s lake-related nature and expression of its diversity in the building and structures in a captivating, impressive way. The goal was to be open-minded in their ideas, thoughful on how the lake, nature, and the buildings and furnishings will attract people and that the design will fit in as a natural, integral part of the construction site and its scenery.
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NATURE AS THE FOCAL POINT The Ø was the winning entry of the competition. It was published and reviewed in the Finnish Wood Magazine 2/17 with an accurate explaination of the project as follows:
“theTheconsistent Ø is original in its layout, and arching theme continues through to the beach structures. The professionally presented solution envisions a green, subdued piece of lake nature that is sheltered from the breeze and softens an otherwise rather harsh and windy environment. The placement of the site’s various spaces is consistent with the selected theme, and the main spaces open out beautifully in the direction of the “inner lake.” Rajapinta
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Additional functionality comes in the form of a separate sauna island that can be closed off for larger private events. Although the inner courtyard stretches the inner spaces into ribbons, it also creates a clear sense of movement and orientation for the space. The placement of the swimming pool between the two buildings is a pleasant, creative choice that creates a sheltering space, but one that also leaves the pools in the shadow of the building in the evening sun. The traffic going along the shore towards Mältinranta clearly forces the bike traffic up against the pools and restaurant. The subdued wood architecture suits the structure and the vertical planking helps give it form.
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Other Currently part of the Colorado Building Workshop Design Build program Part of designing and building team of a convention booth for Slush program Designer for the first phase of a Hostel project in Portugal Working on a residential construction site for two summers Hand drawn dimensional drawing of an old barn for documentation
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Assistant designer for the housing towers of Kalasatamakeskus Part of the competition team for the Sino-Finnish Centre in Nanjing Assistant designer of the office redevelopment of Tieto Ltd
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