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Curriculum Vitae 28.11.2014 Personal Information Name Laura Maria Katariina Nenonen Date and Place of Birth 1.4.1988, Oulu Finland Phone +358 400 350 205 E-mail laura.maria.nenonen@gmail.com Address Apollonkatu 10A59 00100 Helsinki
Education 2013-2014 2011-2012 2010-2011 2007-2010 2004-2007
Student of Architecture Student of Architecture Student of Architecture Student of Architecture Upper Secondary School
University of Oulu, Department of Architecture Aalto University, Department of Architecture Aarhus School of Architecture University of Oulu, Department of Architecture Oulun Lyseo Upper Secondary School
Work Experience 2013-2014 Research Assistant Aalto University, Department of Architecture, Sotera 2011-2013 Assistant Designer/Junior Designer Avanto Architects, Helsinki 2010 Assistant Designer Laatio Architects Ltd, Helsinki 2009 Assistant Designer Laatio Architects Ltd, Helsinki 2008 Trainee Rakennus-Auridos Oy Seminar Presentations 2014 International Conference ARCH14 on Research on Health Care Architecture at Aalto University, Many Generations Community House – Community house and accessible housing in Lauttasaari 2014 The International Conference on Universal Design (UD2014) at Lund University, Many Generations Community House – Community house and accessible housing in Lauttasaari
Lectures Aalto University Department of Architecture - City of Vantaa, Housing design studio course Myyr- 2014 mäki assisted living, Many Generations Community House – Community house and accessible housing in Lauttasaari
Competitions 2012 ARA-HOME 2049 - International design competition for students, placement in the upper class 2012 Finnoo Marina City - Open International Ideas Competition, Purchase Published Work 2012 Finnoo Marina City - Open International Ideas Competition, entry Patchwork The Finnish Architectural Review, 6/2012, Library Kaisa House, competition annex 2009 Researcher’s Cabin The Finnish Architectural Review, 1/2009, Education and Research, Aalto University. Contemporary architecture in the national landscape. 2008 Researcher’s Cabin Shelters for studies in the Koli landscape. Louekari, Vahtera, Karsikas (Eds.) Scholarships 2012 Erasmus grant for an exhange in Denmark 2009 An incentive scholarship on successful studies granted by the Laboratory of History of Architecture
Workshops 2011 Workshops with Mads Bay Møller from Krads to build a structural model from Legos and photoshop it in an empty plot in Barcelona 2010 Workshop with Mads Bay Møller and Anette Brunsvig Sørensen to explore a structure and space in constricted cubic space 2010 Workshop with Sami Rintala and Department of Architecture in Oulu University to design and build a bridge in Bodø 2009 Workshop on algorithmic architecture at the University of Oulu, Department of Architecture Language Skills Finnish, native language, English, fluent spoken and written skills, Swedish, moderate spoken and written skills Computer Skills Autodesk Autocad, Autodesk Revit Architecture, Autodesk 3ds Max, ArchiCADAdobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, McNeel Rhinoceros, V-Ray for Rhino, gvSIG
Many Generations Community House Community House and accessible housing in Lauttasaari Master thesis 2013-
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The Many Generations Community House is my Master’s thesis project in architecture that I’m doing for Oulu School of Architecture. The thesis work is related to the Lauttasaari Service Network research project of Aalto University and City of Helsinki. I’m working as a research assistant in the research project and the thesis is scheduled to be finished during the autumn of 2014. The Many Generations Community House is a design project consisting of a Community house and accessible and affordable housing for all age groups and life circumstances. Although all the apartments are to be made accessible and the focus
on the services of the Community house is in the elderly, the main idea is to bring all the age groups together and see what they have to give to and gain from each other in the community of one block. The Community house provides activities and services to the whole area of Lauttasaari and it is open to all the residents. It serves as a day care for the elderly but it might also be a meeting place for the stay home mums and a starting place for the unemployed to enter the working life. My thesis is to design the framework but it is the residents who would build and shape up the community.
concept drawing of the context and appearance
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Lauttasaari and the site The Many Generations Community House is situated in Lauttasaari, a borough in western Helsinki with a strong identity and a great number of elderly. 18 percent of the 20 800 inhabitants in Lauttasaari are over 65 years old. Lauttasaari area consist of an 3,75 km² island that is connected to Espoo and the center of Helsinki by two bridges. The limitations and solitude of an island have given the area and it’s people a distinctive character and strong will to defend the uniqueness of the area. The inhabitants in Lauttasaari perceive that the island is divided in two parts: the old Lauttasaari which consists of mostly old residential houses, and Vattuniemi, the old industrial and work area which has been slowly transforming into a residential area during the last decades. The residents do not think that Vattuniemi is part of Lauttasaari though it officially is one of the four parts of the island. As many of the older residents of old Lauttasaari have lived on the island whole or most part of their lives, the Vattuniemi area is full of contemporary housing projects with many inhabitants moving outside the borders of Lauttasaari. The project creates a Community
center that brings not only the elders, but all the residents of Vattuniemi area together and gives a new more communal and attractive identity to the Vattuniemi area. The situation of the projects on the borders of Vattuniemi area still within the old Lauttasaari enables the center to be part of the both areas, thus bringing the two areas closer to each other. The place chosen is also relatively near some other popular meeting places especially among the elderly population of Lauttasaari. The Library and the Church of Lauttasaari are important places for groups and old friends to meet. Most importantly three major supermarkets are situated right by the spot and also a pharmacy is situated close by. The aim is that the Community House provides only services that are missing from the nearby area. The residents have to move outside the new development to shop for groceries and medicine. This way the life also on the streets is secured.
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Concept of the project The number of the elderly is growing in relation to the rest of the population in Finland and elsewhere in Europe due to the increase in life expectancy and decline in fertility. Hence the dependency ratio is also going to increase. However, as well known, the dependency ratio ignores the fact that the people aged over 65 are often not entirely dependent of others. For example in Helsinki only 11,4 percent of the inhabitants aged over 75 fall within the scope of home care. (Source: THL / Statistical Report) A great number of the elderly in Finland live entirely independent lives. It is the aim of the Finnish Government to have 92% of the population aged over 75 to live in their own homes by the year 2030. In the end of 2011 the percent of elderly living at home was 89,6%. (Source: Ministry of the Environment, Elderly housing development program for 2013 - 2017) This is why it is important to use the principles of universal design in the new housing projects and design the apartments for everyone: to provide the needed amount of accessible apartments for near future and to ensure the attractiveness and flexibility of these apartments for the distant future when the growth of the elderly population slows down. The program of the Many Generations Community House is based on the feedback and hopes given by the residents of Lauttasaari during the research project. The biggest need for the residents seems to be having a place where they could go and socialize any time during the day, without timetables. In the workshops the elderly of Lauttasaari often spoke about the Kamppi Service Center, which has services
for the whole elderly and unemployed population of Helsinki. The thing that makes the Kamppi Center so popular seems to be the vast common spaces of the center, where anyone can go and spend their day without actually doing anything scheduled. The other notable fact is the huge number of volunteer workforce in the Kamppi Day Center. The volunteer work of elderly serves a dual purpose: as the healthy seniors decrease the impact of rising dependency ratio, the volunteer work they are devoted to can keep them fit and active longer. This is why also the Many generations community house is designed to be mainly run by volunteer workers. During the research project there has been two workshops for the elderly in Lauttasaari and another one was focused to know what they would hope from the project.Some hopes were more concrete and had to do with functions of the Center, others concentrated more on the quality of life. The elderly wished for affordable restaurant, parking spaces for those with cars and gardens around the building. From the housing they wished for adaptability and possibility to live in the same apartment the rest of their lives. Most had a strong will never to move outside of Lauttasaari. The research group also executed a survey for the elderly of Lauttasaari. Views, balconies and closeness to the sea were the best valued qualities in the respondents apartments and apartment buildings.
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Program of the project The basis of the construction of the building is in ecology, adaptability and sustainability. The long life-span of the building will is guaranteed with endurable building materials and flexible floor plans. There has been an extra focus in designing the common spaces and apartments as attractive and homey as possible. There are large roof terraces for apartments and green pools for gardening. Wood is the main building material. The construction is based on Cross-laminated timber elements. Wood is a sustainable and recyclable material with a positive CO2 balance and the elements have a very short and safe setup time. Wood as a material also creates an excellent indoor climate and comfortable spaces. The Community center will offer various activities that locals feel the area is missing. The communal functions of the building are situated in the ground and first floor of the building. There is an affordable restaurant in the ground floor, serving lunch and working as a cafe in the afternoons. The same restaurant space can serve as a common kitchen for the residents in the evenings. The building offers also sport facilities. There is a gym and a small indoor pool in the ground floor. The gym can be used as a one bigger space or divided for two smaller exercise rooms. There is also a therapy room in the ground floor, which can be rented out for physiotherapist, hairdresser or whoever is needed by the users and residents. In the first floor there is two meeting rooms for different hobby and meeting groups and happenings. These meeting rooms can be combined and used as a bigger hall for singalongs or performances. There is a caretaker working in the building, who is responsible of organizing the events and helping the residents with questions considering the building. The caretaker will also be in charge of the information flow in the building and have responsibility of info and notice board in the ground floor. The Community Center will also have spaces outdoors, as the yard of the building serves as a
common park for the neighbouring area. The yard has functions such as grilling, game and play areas, urban farming areas and common gardens. The apartments are located above the Community Center from first to fifth floor. There is 35 apartments in the building 8 of which are studios, 15 two bedroom apartments, 9 three bedroom apartments and 3 bigger family apartments. All of the apartments are accessible or can easily be modified as such. Two of the studios are very small and accessible hotel apartments. These apartments are meant to be rented by persons needing care for a shorter periods of time. For example for people recovering from hospital treatment or persons whose caregivers are on vacation. In principle all of the studios can serve as hotel apartments. There will be common spaces only for the residents scattered between the apartments along each floor. Because of the layout of the building some of the corridors increase in length and these communal spaces are meant to bring light and space through large windows to these corridors. There will be a large laundry room for each staircase serving also as a meeting place for the residents. Furthermore there are greenhouses on the top floors of the building for the residents to garden during the winter and to have parties and small events organized in them. There are also some community rooms without a specific function to help the residents create some of the buildings program themselves. In the fifth floor there is a sauna with small kitchen and a guest room. All the apartments have either a balcony or a rooftop terrace. Some of these terrace areas are communal and have some communal functions often situated in the yard such as drying the laundry and small play areas.
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The main focus of the project will be in the users of the building. It is the aim of the Community house to encourage the resident’s to participate and organize different kinds of events and courses in the building. It is also the idea of the project that the residents will help each other live more easily and more socially in the urban fabric. This might be through the common dinners in the dining room or with resident organized child care during the evenings. It might also be direct service exchange between the residents or simply
social exchange. The accessibility of the apartments and the help of the neighbours will bring security and certainty to the lives of the elderly. In the end, within the diploma work it is only possible to design as attractable and functional common spaces and apartments as possible. It is the residents that shape up the final functions and identity of the building. The Many Generations Community House will be a home where the residents can live their whole lives, surrounded with a safe social network and familiar community.
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Unit I y Autumn 2012 ARA-HOME 2049 International student competition Entry placement in the upper class
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The aim of the competition was to answer to the challenges of housing and living in the future. The proposal answers it by creating more communal and social living environments in a dense urban setting.The numerous common spaces of the housing area serve a dual purpose. As the living space and living functions of the residents spread more to these communal spaces, the need of space for the private homes decreases. The character and relatio of these communal and private spaces is the focus of this project. The area is designed especially the elderly, handicapped and single people in mind - people that most
need the social aspect in their lives. All the communal spaces can be used by the whole housing area. This makes it more likely to meet people who share your interests. Some of these common rooms are highly functional, like a washing room or a gym, where people encounter naturally for a brief moment through aboard shared 03 chore. Others are more relaxed and peaceful like a house cafe or the saunas. garden Spaces like the home cafes and garden rooms are places by plancreated 1:500 the inhabitants. These spaces are there to strehgthen the unity of each tower of apartments.
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The site evolution and design stage I
paid by the client and executed by the unit company. The bathrooms are build simultaneously on the site by a constructor chosen by ARA. ARA will organize for the units to be brought to site. The idea of the unit system is to keep the costs per apartment reasonable. Everyone can have an apartment responding their needs and financial situation through the customization of the units. The units are also fully exhcangeable and reusable.
City of Lahti builds a green connection and tracks for a tram through the whole area around the old railroad tracks. The old factory building is renovated into a local community building. Farming plots are organized for the future building site and a small garden shop starts to work in the old factory. A small farmer’s market is being held monthly by the city.
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Underground parking garage and steel frames for the units will be constructed by ARA. The landscaping and walkways for the site are build.
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In the final building phase more small businessmen shall come to the area when residents have moved in. Restaurant, cafe and home care center will be renovated to existing buildings. Small workshops and shops can rent space from these buildings too. The resident have now a lively and active neighbourhood with lots of possibilities and potentiality. The people will come together in the square and now weekly heldfarmer’s market. Residents own events will come along. There will be workshops and courses organized by the residents. Duck feeding contest will be held in the ponds during the summer and ice skating events during the winter. Small pop up shops will sprout, the area will have their own restaurant day with barbequing. One common unit can be used as the resident’s own daycare center during the weekdays. The identity of the area will be shaped and completed by it’s residents.
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ARA will organize and finanze the installation of the common units. The number of laundry and sauna units will be fixed, but rest of the common units will be left without a certain function for the residents to decide later. ARA will also buy and install a certain amount of housing units at this point. These units will mostly be studios and two-room apartments and will serve as the rental housing of the area.
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Residents who would rent an apartment can move in. People wishing to buy a custom unit will choose and buy their plots (1/₃ , 2/₃ or 3/₃ of building floor) and select their units from a selection provided by the unit company. The interior design will be done and
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Apartments All the apartments of the area can be build as accessible apartments. Elevators run for each floor, and the stairs are located outside the building mass which reduces the warmed space. Home care center and restaurant serve on the area for those incapable or unwilling to cook themselves. The apartments are small but extremely bright. All the units can be arranged so that they have a big window and free views for the southernmost direction. The units exterior is made out of wood - an ecological and local material. The interior materials and decoration are chosen by the residents . An extra thought is put to the green spaces of the area. Every home-buyer is entitled to have their own roof garden if they so wish through the choose of the units. Garden spaces are also offered on the ground level for those who wish to cultivate them.
These numbers are an average floor area and building efficiency if all the floors were build with three middle-sized units. The distrubution of apartments is still unknown as this will be organically decided by ARA and the residents. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF UNITS: 180 THE TOTAL NUMBER OF FLOOR AREA: 6870 m² THE NUMBER OF HOUSING UNITS: 151 THE FLOOR AREA OF HOUSING UNITS: 5763 m² THE NUMBER OF COMMON UNITS: 29 THE FLOOR AREA OF COMMON UNITS: 1107 m² THE FLOOR AREA OF THE EXISTING BUILDINGS: 2370 m² THE BUILDING EFFICIENCY ON THE SITE: 0.88
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circulation of people and water - the elevators, staircases and bathrooms laundry units - good washing facilities and place for drying sauna units - one sauna with showers and terrace (on ground floor with a hot tub)
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LOCAL COMMUNITY BUILDING class rooms, hobby rooms, common rooms, lecture hall, gym, bicycle storage, storage space for apartments SMALL SHOPS BUILDING workshops, small offices, teaching, restaurant + headquarters
for home care, bicycle storage,storage space for apartments, access to parking
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3 rooms + kitchenette 67,5 m²
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EXAMPLE OF A HOUSING TOWER acsonometric drawing and plans
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ventilation space 300 mm bearing structure solid wood plank 200 mm roof: bearing structure solid wood plank 200 mm BACK WALL bearing structure: solid wood plank 200 mm the insulation layer: nano-wool 50 mm the units are sprayed with a waterproof coating in the factory before they are distributed to the site
The design principles thorough the design process FLEXIBILITY pillar and beam
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ECOLOGY green gardens
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local community building
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Patchwork Spring 2012 Finnoo Marina City I Open International Ideas Competition Purchase of 15000 â‚Ź in the competition with two team members, Lotta Kindberg and Miika Vuoristo
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The proposal “Patchwork” consists of varying quarters each having a strong identity created through building typologies, public spaces and architecture. Free flowing public spaces, transitions between different levels of publicity and privacy, interesting street spaces and a varied cityscape - a city consisting of multiple patches interwoven together is what “Patchwork” is about. Quarters with a sense of place help establish bonds between a place and its residents, enabling strong com-
munities essential for a sustainable lifestyle. Communal activities are further promoted by versatile blocks providing allotments, community houses, tool- and farming sheds, playgrounds and other shared functions. Urban cultivation is promoted in the area by countless allotments in the courtyards and public parks. Locally grown food can be sold and purchased in a Farmer’s market.
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The residential area is divided in four quarters. “Ribbon” and “Farm blocks” are dense, urban quarters on the mainland, while the two other quarters, “Canal Village” and “Floating Villas” are maritime areas characterized by their proximity to water. The functional heart of the area is the Finnoo Quay centre, a waterside concentration of services where the road from the Finnoo Centre and metro station enters the area, forming a close connection between the two centres. The extensions of the two roads crossing at the Quay Centre are the only main roads for motor transport, running at the edges of the area, where all programs generating heavy traffic flows are located. The streets are connected by a waterfront boulevard at the southern waterfront
forming a loop with a light tram line running from the Finnoo Centre and the metro station. Main cycling and pedestrian routes run through parks, enabling moving quickly and free from other traffic. A green connection from the Finnoo Centre and Metro station is established running south to the Quay Centre and further down in the middle of the residential quarters, forming a central green space for the residents. The park ends in the southern waterfront at the point where the view opens through the gap between Ryssjeholmen and Pirisaari islands. The Marina is located on the long quay connecting closely to the services at the Quay Centre and freeing the residential districts from traffic.
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Void I Combined Daycare Center, Senior Kindergarten and Supermarket Spring 2011 Aarhus School of Architecture I Department of Architecture
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Program 356m²
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The program consists of a Supermarket, Daycare Center and a Senior Kindergarten. The function of a Supermarket was already assigned in our study program, but the other functions I chose myself considering what functions would be mostly needed in the given place. The site is situated in the Ciutat Vella area of Barcelona, an area of a very dense population and many tourist attractions. There is a Health Care Center right across to the site, which brings many elderly people to the square beside the place. I felt it was important to create a attractive place for the elderly to meet, spend their day and learn and teach. Hence the function of a Senior Kindergarten. The inhabitants on the area had a true need for a good public Daycare Center, which I thought would be a good match to the Senior Kindergarten and very suitable for the place. I also wanted to add something extra to the Supermarket. I felt that it was very important not to step on the feet of the local small businessmenn and grocery stores in the area. That’s why I decided the Supermarket to be actually a Local Food Market, where all the products would be distributed within a range of 650 km. That way the price level would be slightly higher than in the existing shops, and the Supermarket would attract mostly new customers as well as increase the knowledge on the health and ecological benefits of locally produced food and products. Also half of the Supermarket, the entire first floor, would be indoor and outdoor market place for the local small producers and craftsman. Lastly an important function was also to offer a road throught the block and this way make the innercourtyards, which are currently unused, a green oasis accessible to the entire city.
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Mixing of Programs The main focus of the whole project is in the mixing of the different functions. I wanted to brake the conventional view of supermarkets and daycare centers as an independent institutes and in the same time give something more to each function by combining them with each other. The core idea is to position functions such as staff facilities and offices in one part of the building, this way creating a group spirit within the people running the building. By creating inspiring and comfortable common places for the staff, the interaction and conversations between them are encouraged and this way shared functions and dayprograms are more likely to happen. The interaction of the users is also critically important, especially the relationship between elderly and the children. This is emphasized, even to extent that the elderly people could take part of taking care of the children and also see their performances, teach them gardening, drink tea with them etc. The Supermarket on the otherhand could be a place for daytrips for the children, and a place for the elderly to sell thei handicrafts and do their groceries with appropriate assistance.
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Unit Bridge I Green Urban Community Autumn 2010 Aarhus School of Architecture I Department of Architecture The bridge reunites the old city structure both sides of the railroad valley in Aarhus. Despite the great views the area is mostly unused by pedestrians and the only access to the bottom of the valley is limited to the railroad platforms. The future green belt and new pedestrian connections would allow more pedestrians to the area, and this combined with the attractions on the bridge would change the nature of the valley to much more vibrant and vivid. The main idea on the bridge structure is to create public platform for the circulation
and activities on the third level. The housing is mostly situated on units from third to fifth level but there is also some housing units on the lower levels. Every unit contains a certain function. Some units are meant for commercial functions, for small businesses or as studios, creating more social life on the bridge. Also the common green gardens and squares on the third level add up to the image of a small urban street. There is also four units meant only for circulation. They lead from first level and railway platforms to the third level.
view from the platforms
27 pl
15 pl
general layout plan 1:1250
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bathroom 4,6m²
bedroom 7,5m²
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low ceiling
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master bedroom 14,6m²
green garden 23,4m²
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without floor area under 1,6m: 52 m² with floor area under 1,6m: 70,1m² All the housing units are similar, suitable for singles, couples or small families with floor area of 52 m². The units are slightly modifiable, though the bathroom and kitchen are basically set, the residents can decide themselves wether they need any division walls or only glass railings as presented. Also the rooftop gardens are optional as they are an independent structure just added on top of the units. The windows on the bottom floor of the units, opening to the public alley, are opaque glass offering both privacy and light. The units are constructed from steel frame and steel and glass plates installed on top of the steel skeleton. Thanks to the strength of the structure and the stability these units gain when put together, the whole bridge structure can be supported only with the structure of the units. The extra wall space between neighbouring units can be used as installation space for plumbing and electricity as well as extra storage space.
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Cohesive system The cohesive positioning of the units reflects the speed and direction of the railroads. The coherent system enables most economical use of the cells. System requires views and light only on one or two sides of the building
Organic growing This model reflects the nature and vegetation on the site. The free orientation of the cells allows different variations of views and openings to multiple directions. This system requires free space on all sides of the structure.
On the site The best qualities of both of the systems are combined in the final bridge, not making it too monotone, but still maintaining some sort of principle and coherence in the structure. The final form of the bridge was, aside it’s diagonal nature as a bridge, mainly regulated by the orientation of the units. The bridge is designed so that every apartment unit has long views from the top floor. Most of the units are facing west to the long views over the railroad. Some of the units are also facing to the south towards Banegårdsgade and some towards north to Orla Lehmanns Alle.
The formation of apartment unit gardening
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bigger roof garden
slope for the stairs
reducing walls
stretching roof garden and living space
sleeping cooking/living access/hygiene
Apartment or commercial unit entrance and bathroom
2nd bedroom, living area and kitchen or kitchenette and storage master bedroom and entrance or store/studio and entrance
Circulation or commercial unit bicycle storage and entrance
or bathroom and entrance laundry room and entrance or store/studio and entrance
laundry room and entrance or store/studio and entrance
private garden (level 4-5)
Green gardens Every unit has it’s own roof top garden. On the third floor most of these gardens are public, but on the fifth floor they can be kept private, offering only visual connection to the neighbours. Gardens can also be made common or mutual for two or three of the units by installing steel pathways between the gardens.
public garden (level 3)
intensive soil mix 200...400 separation fabric 3 40 drainage plate 6 protection fabric
total thickness, private gardens: 250 mm perennials, grasses, shrubs total thickness, public gardens: 450 mm grasses, shrubs, trees
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first floor 1:750
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second floor (street level) 1:750
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view from the third level
Bodøelva Bridge June 2010 Workshop with Sami Rintala and The Laboratory of Contemporary Architecture and Design of Oulu School of Architecture From the beginning of the Autumn semester of 2009 we felt an urge to organize and hold a workshop between a group of friends. To our luck, our school arranged a meeting with Sami Rintala and he proposed a project in northern Norway, in the municipality of Bodø. It took twelve students, three teachers and ten days to build this 20 meters long light-traffic bridge stretching over Bodøelva river. The bridge unites the new residential area with the old historical part of Bodø. The shape is an hourglass and the closed mid-part opens with
glass railings and loosely placed floorboards to offer views down along the river. We learnt an entirely new perspective of designing with this projects. We had to think every detail throught so that we could ourselves build it. It was also first time we worked so closely in groups. The best part was, we could realize our desings with our own hands, and see the final result in reality in such a short time.
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Guest House in Marjaniemi Spring 2009 Oulu School of Architecture, The Laboratory of Contemporary Architecture and Design Bachelor’s Thesis
view from outside
The Guest House is situated in Hailuoto, on a small island in the Oulu coast region. The nature of the area is very fragile as it consists of brushwood and stunted trees growing in sandy soil. The construction has a minimum footprint as the buildings are supported by slender pillars. All circulation between the buildings is arranged on wooden platforms continuing all the way to the seashore. The organic shape
of the structures is in contrast to the existing old fishermen’s huts on the area and therefore the Guest House is situated apart of them. The region is extremely windy, due to the open sea area, and buildings can be seen as kinds of wind collector’s as they are facing the wind, sea and wild views.
site plan 1:1500
elevation to southeast 1:500
section 1:200
elevation to souh west 1:200
elevation to northwest 1:200
elevation to northeast 1:200
elevation to southeast 1:200
first floor 1:400
view from the exhibition space
Shelter for Studies Spring 2008 The Laboratory of Contemporary Architecture and Design Published in The Finnish Architectural Review 1/2009 Exhibited in Alvar Aalto Museum in Autumn 2008, “Shelter for Studies in the Koli Landscape�
structural model 1:25
general layout plan1:200
The architecture of the shelter was mainly influenced by the Koli landscape and the caharacteristics of it’s nature. The flow of the water and the shapes and shadows of the pine trees can be distinguished in the final design. The building has one great window opening to the lake and to southwest, so enabling enough light and warmth inside even during cold winter months. A solid wooden wall on the opposite side masks the building from the forest. The bearing structure is entirely visible while
exhibition in Alvar Aalto museum
it reflects the patterns of the trees. Moving sun casts changing shadows through the structure creating different patterns inside the building. The interior is a comforting nest, like a whale’s belly with it’s wooden skeleton and warm natural materials. The interior is coated with light aspen boards creating a pure and bright space, while the exterior is clad with slightly darker wood blending in to the surroundings.
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structural model 1:25
perspective perspective viewview
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