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This is a shortened version of my portfolio as an architecture student anno 2017. The selected projects have been chosen to display a wide variety of my skills, my progress through the years, and equally as important, my interests as an architect. I have also added examples of my work as a graphic designer. I have completed my Bachelor’s degree in architecture from Aarhus School of Architecture with a focus on transformational architecture, wherefrom most of these projects stem, and I will be undertaking my Masters degree in architecture with Building Design as my main subject. The works in this portfolio consist of both transformational architecture and new buildings, both small and large scale projects. Several of the projects are competition proposals, a format that I enjoy working in, and hope to work with even more in the future.
01: TREEHOUSES HOSTELS IN AARHUS VALLEY
YEAR
2015 February - July
LOCATION
8220, Brabrand, Denmark 56°08’43.6”N 10°03’51.1”E
ASSIGNMENT
Main assignment, 2nd Semester Bachelor, AARCH, Individual
This assignment consisted of designing a hostel in Aarhus Valley, which had to function as an addition to the landscape rather than an intrusion. The hostel is designed as a collection of individual huts, which inscribe themselves into the tree line of the site’s forest, with connections to the existing forest trails, with a view of the open meadows and lakes of the valley. I revisited this project after my second year at the school, to improve the graphic material, and to practice rendering and visualizations. The featured material is therefore developed a year after the original project ended. THE HUTS PLACED IN THE TREELINE
The thought behind the huts were to provide the maximum exposure to the nature of the valley, while simultaneously creating very safe feeling spaces. The target group of the project was people coming to experience the nature of Aarhus Valley up close, but since the function as a hostel meant spending nights at the huts, the safety and comfort provided by the spaces were essential. The huts are designed to be closed off towards the forest and open up unilaterally towards the view and the open fields of the valley. This creates a gradient of safety vs. experience as you move through the huts, from the tree line towards the fields.
SECTION A
ELEVATIONS & PLANS
02: THE GREEN CROSSWAY
The Green Crossway is the winning proposal for an addition to Aarhus Cathedral School. The competition was held over a 3-week period in collaboration with Kjaer & Richter Architects, and the teachers and students of the school. The addition houses science labs, common areas, a greenhouse and a roof terrace. The Crossway breaks the schools closed facades and invites a dialogue between the school and the surrounding city, all the while signaling the schools wish for a sustainable and green future.
WINNING EXTENSION OF THE CATHEDRAL SCHOOL
YEAR
2016 July
LOCATION
8000, Aarhus, Denmark 56°09’26.4”N 10°12’43.5”E
ASSIGNMENT
Competition / Workshop w. Kjaer & Richter Bachelor, AARCH, Team. My responsibilities: Building design, visualizations and model.
FACADE AND ENTRANCE TO SCHOOL GROUNDS
The Crossway places the students in a teaching environment, where environmentally sound and sustainable solutions don’t just appear on the blackboard, but are present in the entirety of the surrounding building. PROBLEMFORMULERING FRA ELEVER OG LÆRERE: ”Der er ikke meget plads til at eleverne kan være ved forsøgsbordene, hvorfor vi tit må deles i to hold til vores forsøgstimer” ”Skolegården må gerne invitere mere ind, da der er meget spændende historie på området” ”Det kan være svært at komme ind og ud af komplekset, da der bliver dannet en massiv af mennesker i portene” ”Pedelbygningen er ikke fredet, den kunne man godt fjerne og i stedet skabe et bæredygtigt byggeri” ”Det kunne være dejligt hvis skolegården ikke var så sæsonbestemt” ”Det er inspirerende når eleverne får mulighed for at udstille det de laver. Det er en meget kreativ skole” ”Vi mangler et sted, hvor os elever kan mødes uformelt på tværs af klasserne”
DET GRØNNE KNUDEPUNKT VISIONER DEN NYE TILBYGNING TIL AARHUS
FLEKSIBILITET:
ET BÆREDYGTIGT ANSIGT:
FORBINDELSE MED BYENS LIV:
KATEDRALSKOLE ER PLACERET
Med åbne undervisnings- og
Tilbygningen vil stå som et grønt
Ved at udvikle et transparant
I DET CENTRALE KNUDEPUNKT
opholdsmiljøer åbnes op for
forbillede for livet omkring
designkoncept, inviteres forbipasserende
PÅ SKOLEGYDE MELLEM
funktionsoverlap af sociale
skolen, med de semitransparente,
til et kig ind i skolens liv og skaber dialog
HAVNEFRONTEN OG BISPETORV.
arrangementer, udstillinger og
bevoksede facader, taghave og
mellem skolen og byen.
faglighed med særligt fokus på
grønne udeområder.
naturfag.
Nuværende: Manglende dialog med kontekst introvert byggeri.
Ønskes: Interaktion mellem skole og byrum - ekstrovert henvendelse.
Teknikrum
Toiletfaciliteter
Vandtank Kælder
Foyer med ophold
Mulighed for undervisning og
Stueplan
Terrasse
Sciencelab.
Indgangsparti fra Skolegyde
1. sal
Terrasse med ophold under trækronerne
Væksthus til undervisning og frivilligt arbejde
2. sal
Sciencelab
Tilpasning til det eksisterende, med et naturligt cirkulerende og inviterende flow.
Udnyttelse af vandet fra tagtaressen i et samlet bæredygtigt system. Vandet udnyttes til toiletskyld og vanding af beplantning.
Cirkulation fra Skolegyde og ind til skolegården.
PROJEKTOMRÅDE
BYRUM
HAVNEFRONT
Snit aa
SOUTHERN FACADE
CONTEXT
NORTHERN FACADE
COMPETITION BOARD
Situationsplan 1:200
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This assignment served as a study of the industrial complexes of Aarhus’ southern harbor, also known as the Oil Mill, and it’s potential for architectural transformation. The project is divided into two parts, office spaces for start-up companies, and smaller businesses, and a student house. The start-up offices will provide an interdisciplinary workspace for multiple different companies, and the student house will provide a base for the city’s many students across schools and educations, and contain study halls, common areas, and an auditorium. The industrial typology of the Oil Mill is reworked and underlined by the addition of two glass extensions to the main buildings tops, an addition that, along with the perforation of the existing climate screen, allows for natural light to pour in to every level of the buildings, transforming the Oil Mill from closed factory to a lively cultural melting pot
03: THE OIL MILL TRANSFORMATION OF THE OIL MILL
YEAR
2016 September - December
LOCATION
8000, Aarhus Harbor, Danmark 56°08’52.4”N 10°12’46.0”E
ASSIGNMENT
Main assignment, 5th Semester Bachelor, AARCH
THE OIL MILL SEEN FROM SYDHAVNSGADE
THE START-UP OFFICES
THE STUDENT HOUSE
The start-up offices are separated in a split plan, with open overlapping offices to the left and larger more private office spaces to the right. Each floor overlaps and interacts with it’s neighbors, and invites to interaction and engagement throughout the building.
The student house consists of one central plan repeated and morphed into different dimensions throughout the different levels. The glass atrium atop the building lets daylight into the whole building and provides one of the Aarhus’ most beautiful views.
5. FLOOR
GROUND FLOOR
SECTION FROM SYDHAVNSGADE TOWARDS THE HARBOR
By keeping and incorporating the existing climate screen into the design of the buildings, the industrial heritage of Aarhus and the southern harbor is preserved, while the rugged aesthetics and ideal location of the oil mill is utilized to the fullest. By adding a green roof park between the two buildings, the oil mill gets tied together and initiated as a green breathing room for the citizens near the harbor, while it serves as a comment on how to approach the rethinking our industrialized harbors for the future.
THE OVERLAPPING OFFICE SPACES
THE ROOFPARK WITH AARHUS IN THE BACKGROUND
This is my proposal for the 100 hours open competition for an architectural pavilion for the Aarhus Cultural Capitol 2017. The competition brief asked for a pavilion based on a sustainable and reusable approach to materials and design, which invites to a rethinking of the way we approach life cycles, materials and constructions. The pavilion is a freestanding open timber construction, consisting of 100 larch wood frames treated with a burn cladding. The entire pavilion can be assembled and disassembled easily and each part can be reused for virtually anything due to the non-toxic treatment of the wood. The design of the pavilion is based on the iconic profile of the Viking longboat, a symbol of not only Denmark’s but also the local history of Aarhus. The shape is accentuated by the dark scorched wood as a result of the burn cladding, a sustainable wood treatment technique used by the Vikings themselves. The pavilion rethinks and retells the story of sustainable materials and techniques from some of the oldest Danish architectural heritage.
04: RETHINK PAVILION AARHUS CULTURAL CAPITOL 2017
YEAR
2017 100 hours ofJanuary 2017
LOCATION
Aarhus, Denmark 56°09’21.8”N 10°11’41.6”E
ASSIGNMENT
Competition Open competition by Arkitektforbundet, Individual
THE PAVILION IN CONTEXT
INITIAL SKETCHES
AXONOMETRIC
SECTION AND FUNCTION
PLAN
05: ÎLE SEGUIN COLUMBARIUM
This is the first part of my Bachelor’s assignment. As an extension of my 5th semester’s investigation of transformation of industrial architecture, my 6th semester’s Bachelor project is a reimagining of the lost potential of the now demolished Renault Factory on Île Seguin in Boulogne Billancourt in Paris. The first part of the project, featured here, consisted of developing a master plan for the island. We reinstituted the island’s natural typography, using the Seine’s periodic risings as a landscape feature rather than an obstruction. We tied the island together with a walkscape centered around a columbarium, crematorium and a chapel based on the preserved factory halls.
FROM RENAULT FACOTRY TO PARISIAN GRAVEYARD
YEAR
2017 December - June
LOCATION
92100, Boulogne-Billancourt, France 48°49’26.3”N 2°13’59.3”E
ASSIGNMENT
Bachelor assignment, 6th semester Bachelor, AARCH
COLLAGE / SECTION OF THE NEW MASTER PLAN
MAPPING OF GRAVEYARDS AND THE PROGNOSIS FOR CIVILIAN DEVELOPMENT OF PARIS.
MASTERPLAN OF ÎLE SEGUIN
MODEL OF THE MASTERPLAN
Prognosis for the development of the Parisian population show a rising tendency for people to request a non-religious cremation and subsequent appropriate storage of the urns. Our project accommodates this need and combines it with Paris’ historical view of graveyards as a cultural addition to the city, and the climate change induced future risings of the Seine.
SELECTION OF WORKS FROM V2 DESIGN: Serve & Smash Podcast
DE ARKITEKTSTUDERENDES RÅD V2 DESIGN’S OWN LOGO
THE COUNSIL OF ARCHITECTUR STUDENTS’ LOGO
CASE
CASE DIAMETER
THICKNESS
GLASS
Brushed 316L Stainless Steel
39 mm
7 mm
Crystal Sapphire
MOVEMENT
WATER RESISTANCY
STRAP MATERIAL
STRAP FEATURE
Swiss Ronda 763
5 ATM
Vegetable Italian Genuine Leather
Easy Interchangeable Spring Bar
IVER WATCHES SPECIFICATIONS
T-SHIRT DESIGN FOR VIKTOR AXELSEN COLLECTION
SERVE & SMASH PODCAST LOGO
This is a collection of projects I have developed through my own graphic design company, V2 Design. Our work consists of a wide range of different design projects, from t-shirts to signs and logos. The creation and work of V2 Design has given me a great insight into working with clients and their needs, structuring my own work, time and responsibilities, and not least how to pitch and sell ideas. I am still running V2 Design, but I view it as study job, and my first priority will always be my education and career as an architect.
DESIGN OF BEACH SIGNS
CHRISTIAN VANG MADSEN
CURRICULUM VITAE
Åparken 2, apartment 3, 1st floor. 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark. + 45 29 25 08 88
EDUCATION
SKILL SET
PASSIONS
2017Master of Arts in Architecture at Aarhus School of Architecture
These are the prime skills that I master on a professional level, and utilize in my work.
Work My love of architecture springs from the very workflow of architects. The creative process, the frustration and subsequent relieve in the making of a great design, and the potential to create something that impacts the very world we live in, is more motivating to me than anything. I function best in my work when I have a problem to solve. I don’t claim to have all answers on hand, but my experience tells me that even the trickiest problems can be solved with a strong collaboration with my colleagues, and a never-ending supply of hard work. I am taking my masters degree in building design, and find all scales and typologies equally exciting. A red thread in my work would be my love of the complete design. I don’t leave loose ends in my work, and as long as I get to dive into my projects whole heartedly, I will be thriving.
christian.vang.madsen@gmail.com www.v2design.dk
Hello! Thank you for taking the time to read through my portfolio. My name is Christian, I am 23 years old, and I am an architecture student, graphic designer and entrepreneur. I am finishing my 6th and final semester of my Bachelor’s degree from Aarhus School of Architecture this June of 2017. I will attend my 7th and first semester of the Masters of Arts program at AARCH this August, and for that semester I am looking for an internship, preferably with the possibility of extension of another semester as a student help. I am applying to Bjarke Ingels Group, because BIG has inspired me every step of my career, I feel that my skills and BIG’s approach to architecture would be a great match, and there is no firm I would rather work with and learn from.
2014-2017 Bachelor’s degree in tranfsformational architecture at Aarhus School of Architecture.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2017 ”Naturby Gjern” at Arkitema Architects. A volunteer project, arranged by Arkitema Architects, to infuse the village of Gjern with it’s surrounding nature to create a new sustainable prototype for the future of Danish towns.
2016 Owner and Art Director at V2 Design. In 2016 I started my own graphic design company. Our work has consisted of graphic design for world class athletes, specifications drawings and diagrams, logos, website design, magazine designs, architectural visualizations and much more.
2016 Teaching job at Kursusfabrikken. I hold 2-day courses in Adobe’s Creative Suite, specifically Illustrator, InDesign and Photoshop. The courses are both beginner and advanced classes.
2015 + 2017 Modelbuilding for Danfoss A/S + Esbjerg Hospital. Along with a team of my fellow students, I helped create a 5 x 5 meter model of ”Danfoss City” an architectural mock-up of Danfoss’ different infra-structural solutions on a large city scale. Our work was excibited at a convention in Malta, and at further use by Danfoss. In 2017 I was part of a team who created 1:200 model of Esbjerg Hospital to be displayed in the main lobby of the hospital.
Adobe Suite: Photoshop Illustrator InDesign Premiere Pro 3D-modelling: Rhinoceros 3D SketchUp Pro V-Ray BIM / CAD & Algorithmic design: Revit AutoCAD Grasshopper Machinery: Robotics 3D printing 3 & 5 Axis Milling Lasercutting Handmade modelling Others: QGIS HTML coding CSS coding MS Office Language (Professionally proficient): Danish English
Spare time In my spare time I love being around my friends and family, although I also appreciate time to myself. I have been training weight lifting for the last 7 years, something I am very passionate about. I have a girlfriend who lives in Australia, and although I don’t see her as much as I would like to, she is still a big part of my life. I love to travel and discover new things, and more than anything I like to evolve and better myself both physically, professionally and personally. Future I hope to one day be able to help shape the world of international architecture. I want to create architecture that impacts and cares for the people it serves, and to always maintain a high level of detail and quality in my work. My end goal is to reach the top as a leader in an established architectural firm or by leading my own. I know this requires a huge amount of work, but I am willing to put in every single hour needed, and I will enjoy every step of the way. My work ethos for a future architecture can be summed up to this: I believe we as architects have reached a point where we can and should go from asking “what can we do?” to “what should we do?”.