Design Student Barcelona
OLGA SANTANO PONS
ABOUT ME
My name is Olga Santano Pons and I am studying third year design at ELISAVA Escola Superior de Disseny. Even though I try not to stay too long at the same place, my roots are in Barcelona. I really believe that traveling is one of the best ways to improve knowledge and it also helps to know yourself. From my point of view, spend time between cities and discover new ones, is very important to get information, to be enriched in the personal way and create new inquisitiveness.
I realized that I prefer working with indoor spaces to solve very difficult or impossible challenges and to create an appropriate background for people living there. However I think that design has to be integral and global.
Those thoughts encouraged me, when I finished at High School, to study design and engineering. I enjoy finding out how things are made and how they work. I found in design the best way to solve my questions, so I can do what I really like, and It sounds like a cliché but it is very important to achieve the best goals. When I started at University, I did not know which speciality of design I could study, but thanks to the different possibilities I was offered,
I’m deeply interested in your kind of projects and how your face up design through totally different methodology and concepts referring to my own University. So i’m certain it will be one of the best chances I have if I want to improve my work. I’m looking forward to achieve this main goal which knowledgment and open my mind to a new time in my life.
To sum up, I have received very positive information about Germany and your university. No doubt in applying to an exchange with Akademie der Bildenden Künste München.
INDEX
Space Design Projects Product Design Projects Sketching 3D Photography Painting Personal Project
7 6 40 SPACE DESIGN
REDESIGN
LE PETIT CABANON
ROCK WON’T SAVE YOU
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SOLIVAGANT CAFE
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47 49 3
ARRELS BUIDING
PRODUCT DESIGN
THIRD SKIN
SKILLS
31 57 MODULAR ICE
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TUBULAR HALL
BLISS PROJECT
Space Design Interiorism and space design projects selection
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YEAR PROJECT - 2011
TIME - 2 MONTHS
REDESIGN LE PETIT CABANON
The redesign of Le Petit Cabanon is a project that consists in two distinct parts. The first is the study of this construction and the study about the Le Corbusier concepts and ideology, and then I rethink the same space using it in a different and optimum way to achieve different personal goals: I had to analyze myself and find out which are my needs and how to solve it in this space.
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LE PETIT CABANON
CONCEPT
The dimensions are 16 square meters. It just have four walls and totally empty, so I have to furnish it creating the ideal work and study space for myself.
ATMOSPHERE
To do my best when i’m working on a project, I need a really calm and chilly atmosphere, and visually clean because it’s easy for me to distract. So the space couldn’t be messy or not arranged and the inside wouldn’t have a lot of furniture or volumes.
NEEDS
PLACED
Needs Good mobility Natural lighting Relax area Storage Isolation
Le Petit Cabanon, designed by Le Corbusier. Roquebrune, Cap Martin, France.
Analysis and conceptualization of the requirements
FORMAL CONCEPT
Facade and cross section
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DISTRIBUTION
MAIN GOAL
On the construction of this interior I’ve tried to create a room where the lights and the shadows will be the space dividers. There is only one table in the middle of the room, and all the activities happens around there. It’s a way to solve the initial problemes such as the litlle space, or the cleanliness. At first, I analysed different kind of distributions and then I found the best one that adapts to me.
Floor sketching
Zenith light: light from above Spot light: to study Warm light: to relax
MODEL PROCESS
Final Model
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YEAR PROJECT - 2012
TIME - 2 MONTH
SOLIVAGANT CAFE
Solivagant will be a space destined for an intellectual public who is looking for a special homelike and comfortable local. A space they feel free to think about themselves, write and read a book of our large library while enjoying the best service, drinking a delicious coffee and eating a baked good. We solved the whole project, from the space to the graphic.
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SOLIVAGANT CAFE
CONCEPT
The main goal of this project was to create a space through the needs of the future user. I did an exercise reflection and analysis prior to the project, emphasizing the relationship between product, user and environment to design a space perfectly suited.
PLACED
This bar will be located in Gracia neighborhood because people who lives in this area is well known for their interest in art, literature and music.
TARGET
Intellectuals Age Range: 20 - 40 years
SKETCHING
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ERGONOMY AND GRAPHIC
DESIGN
We had to study and analyze the various positions that could make a customer because of the activities that Solivagant offers. Then we had to create a graphic designs such as logo, folders, envelopes, stamps, privacy tablets...
SKETCHES
Lounge Area
Bar - Cafe
Library Area
LOGOTYPE
One ink logo Headers: Libel Suit Slogan / Subtitles: Gram Text: Adobe Caslon Pro Final logo
Logo evolution
STATIONERY
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SPACE
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
Ground floor - 20 x 5 m2 Cafeteria & Bar Area - 8 x 5 m2 Restrooms - 16 x 5 m2 First Floor - 8 x 5 m2 Total - 140 m2
Cross section
Ground Floor 1:10
Bar (Staff Only) Bar (Clients) Cafeteria Restrooms Waiting Area
AREAS 1 st Floor 1:10
Lounge Area Library
Cross section 1:100
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END RESULT
MAIN GOAL
One of the requirements to design this space is the consistency in the conceptualization and analysis of the relationship between subject – object – space and to show a degree of innovation of the proposal it has been one of the others.
For the other hand, the relationship between materials and their semantic value and taking into account the space, equipment and applied graphics are values to achieve a good project.
3D MODEL
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YEAR PROJECT - 2013
TIME - 2 MONTHS
FUNDACIĂ“ ARRELS BUILDING
Arrels is a private foundation dedicated to the care of homeless of the Barcelona city. They’re trying to dignify the lives of those people, from personal recognition and recovery of their rights and duties. By the other hand, they want to give them autonomy, as the ability of each person to choose and decide on the most independent way, without conditions or premises of someone else.
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FUNDACIĂ“ ARRELS
CONCEPT
TARGET
Design and create a new building that allow people who have lived for a long time in the street adapt to the new life, learn and organize themselves.
Individualist users People who have lived alone for long They haven’t got a home They have lived in the streets Are afraid of others and are unsympathetic
FORMAL CONCEPT
This building will be located on Barcelona, in a quite ambience.
PLACED
Facade scale 1:200 page 26
DISTRIBUTION
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
Rooms: 912 m2 Ground Floor: 257 m2 Garden: 199 m2 Floors: 3 Rooms: 20 Baths: 7 Orientation: south - east
We don’t want to create a simple fashion catwalk, we come to a conclusion that we need to design a special and modular structure that could fits in every space related with fashion events. As a consequence is not only solved in the hallway but is resolved in any kind of space.
Different positions of the door
Modular table configuration
Rooms Washrooms laundry Offices and studies Garden Dining room Hall
Stairs Area - When the users take the stairs, they will create a relationship with another that is using this area. Unwittingly they will talk about what is hanging on the wall, about their feelings or opinions and by this way they will try to be opened to another one.
Cross section 1:200 page 28
END RESULT
MAIN GOAL
Each of the created modules, in the bedrooms and the dining room, have a common goal: to create relationships and connections between users. Both areas have specially characteristics designed for avoid the users isolation, and trying to cultivate a friendship.
Dining room
Bedrooms
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YEAR PROJECT - 2013
TIME - 3 WEEKS
MODULAR ICE
In this project we had to create and design and fashion show to introduce the new collection of sportswear that the hockey players will wear. This new collection is designed by Yohji Yamamoto, and Adidas trademark. The fashion show will be inside the “Ice Palace” from Futbol Club Barcelona.
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PRODUCTO EDUCATIVO DE AUTODESK
FASHION EVENT
CONCEPT
In the whole project we had to attempt to the spatial and environmental characteristics bearing in mind that the space isn’t enabled for this kind of events, and we had to solved this point to achieve a adapted result.
TARGET
All the people who will attend to this fashion event have to be directly related to the hockey team, to the Futbol Club Barcelona and to the fashion world.
PLACED
“Palau de Gel” from the Futbol Club Barcelona. Our show will be placed in the main part of the facade and the long and close corridor that follows it and acts like a entrance to the skating rink.
PRODUCIDO POR UN PRODUC
SKETCHING
CTO EDUCATIVO DE AUTODESK
PRODUCIDO POR UN PRODUCTO EDUCATI
Facade scale 1:200
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FORMS
SYSTEM
We don’t want to create a simple fashion catwalk, we come to a conclusion that we need to design a special and modular structure that could fits in every space related with fashion events. As a consequence is not only solved in the hallway but is resolved in any kind of space.
MODULAR STRUCTURE
60 cm
30 cm
60 cm
We have three types of triangles that make up the modules, in a random way. They consist of aluminum tubes which hold the fabric completely tensioned. Example of creating a module through these premises:
155 cm
TECHNICAL DETAILS
90 cm
300 cm
Frontal Elevation
Perspective
Top view
Lateral Elevation page 36
END RESULT
PRODUCIDO POR UN PRODUCTO EDUCATIVO DE AUTODESK
MAIN GOAL
Because of our stage and geometric modules created by three triangles, we want to bring to the event a dynamic and cold atmosphere. We can achieve this adjectives trough the play of lights and shadows and the models silhouettes according to the presumptuousness of sportswear hockey team.
It will makePRODUCIDO a reaction on audience, remain POR which UN PRODUC attentive to capture all this movement and dynamism.
PRODUCIDO POR UN PRODUCTO EDUCATIVO DE AUTODESK
CTO EDUCATIVO DE AUTODESK
Cross scale 1:160
PRODUCIDO POR UN PRODUCTO EDUCATIVO DE AUTODESK
PRODUCIDO POR UN PRODUCTO EDUCATIVO DE AUTODESK
Floor scale 1:160
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YEAR PROJECT - 2013
TIME - 2 MONTHS
ROCK WON’T SAVE YOU
This exhibition talks about the rock and roll from the seventies to nineties and show a meditation about how this kind of music influence on the artists musical career and how they change their lifes up to suicide.
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TEMPORAL EXHIBITION
CONCEPT
Creating a exhibition which transmits sensations through a sterile space, just position the documentation in the right way to reflect on the current lifes of the rock singers.
TARGET
Could be visited by anyone interested in this topic, who knows a little bit about the world of rock adn roll, or have brief notions.
PLACED
“Rock won’t save you” will be placed at Arts Santa Monica. Is a convent located in the end of Las Ramblas, Barcelona. Currently reformed, and now is used for cultural activities.
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MIND MAP Temporal exhibition During three months
WHEN? WHERE? Arts Santa Monica Convent Las Ramblas, 7
ROCK & DEATH. WHY? HOW? Show the two faces of the fame, how the pressure affects the artists New interpretation
WHAT?
Chronologically Rock & Roll ‘70 - ‘90 begin - death Suicide as a evasion
SKETCHING
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DISTRIBUTION
SPACE
The space is divided into six areas. The whole path represents the evolution of rock singer throughout his musical career, attending to every area that tries to con Each space has been solved through specific elements.
Another area with a “musical table”, there are ten soundtracks about the suicide and rock. At the end, there are seven structures that reproduce the biographies of the singers, as a “end tunnel” vey the feelings and sensations of their lifes.
There is an area that represents a concert, with a hanging posters of authentic concerts.
86 cm
24 cm First Area Surface: 55,13 m2 Context Area Surface: 80,88 m2 Fame Area Surface: 100,0 m2 Walking Area Surface: 28,0 m2 Video Area Surface: 16,14 m2 and 12,04 m2 Biographic Area Surface: 45,11 m2
434 cm
474 cm
Jukebox
Frontal
TECHNICAL DETAILS
100 cm
Section
Frontal 70 cm
Posters 100 cm
Biographic structures
3 cm
Entrada
Sortida
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END RESULT
MAIN GOAL
SPACE
Each area is set and decorated so that the visitor enter into the rock world, but creating a clean atmosphere, without direct reference to the style of rock. Thus, we’re trying to make to the user think over about the influence, without imposing a preview idea.
GRAPHIC
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Product Design Industrial and product design projects selection
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YEAR PROJECT - 2012
TIME - 1 MONTH
THIRD SKIN
The aim of this project was to create a wooden space that didn’t exceed the eight cubic meters, where a user will enjoy freely, as a third skin. I had to choose a special placed to put it and it have to solved a special needs.
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THIRD SKIN
SPACE
The maximum dimensions are eight cubic meters, so the structure must accommodate in that space.
TARGET
People who needs a space to relax and meditation for hours as if no one else stay there. People who loves the sea and the warm weather.
PLACED
In front of the ocean. It will fits in the sand.
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2m 2m Dimensions
SKETCHING
Analysis before 3d model
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ANALYSIS OF FORMS
SYSTEM
I’ve tried to build adjustable and regular structure. I also created a rectangular module that connects between pieces. So then I found a special structure that was static but it convey a dynamic movement and curve shapes.
Drawing the different possibilities
ANALYSIS
Testing the material and new structures
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END RESULT
MAIN GOAL
The intention was to create a space where the user can stay there, feels protected and brings the possible to make actions like rest and relax, yoga and meditation.
It’s interesting because of the dimensions and the form it will be always accompanied by the sound of the sea, the waves and the whisper of the wind can feel and appreciate.
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YEAR PROJECT - 2012
TIME - 2 MONTHS
TUBULAR HALL
This project solves many of the space problems that are caused in the home halls, attending to every single detail and converting it into an object suitable for everyone.
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TUBULAR HALL
CONCEPT
Each individual is different. Their needs are different. The space that they have is also different. His tastes. Hobbies. But in this case, my intention was to do something equally useful for everyone.
SPACE
I focused on the home hall, the area that many people call “area of step�, and all the houses have one but in every home is different. However, I tried to detect certain problems that give me the idea to create a new kind of hall.
ANALYSIS
For me, the most important point was the route that people trace on the hall. So I did an analysis to be able to understand it in detail.
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This diagram shows the relation between the space and the used objects. If the line is longer, it means that the object will need more space than the other. It also showing the path in plan view, when the user arrived at home and leaves all the things that they bring before.
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END RESULT
MAIN GOAL
When I’d all the analysis done, I discovered that we waste more space because the furniture was placed horizontally. So I decided to take the route itself on the ground, and raise it vertically. Through this, and with a simple plastic profile, I built a vertical and tubular hall.
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Skills The way that I express myself
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SKETCHING
Some of my industrial drawings, my methodology to represent and analyse the objetcs.
objecte inspiraci贸
6 peces de vaixella
procĂŠs sketches
idea base desenvolupament
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RENDERING
My skills with the 3D programmes like Autocad 3d or Rhinoceros.
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PHOTOGRAPHY
The photography is a method of expression and reflection of the artist, so in this way I try to convey my feelings through different methods, such as analog photography. I built my own analog camera and I experienced something new and original.
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EXPERIMENTATION WITH PAINTING
I tried different methodologies to experiment with painting, trying to get totally different results with the same types of paint.
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Dripping
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Experimental - Materials
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Personal Project This is my current project about silver jewelry
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YEAR PROJECT - 2012
TIME - currently
BLISS JEWELRY
SILVER JEWELRY DESIGN Bliss is the result of getting to an emotional state described as perfect happiness. Which leads you to follow your dreams and make them come true.
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THE PROJECT
Bliss arises as the response of the initiative of two design students from Barcelona. My friend and I propose to offer exclusive pieces of jewelry within the ethnic line; which will be crafted entirely with Peruvian 9,5 polished silver, and foremost, handcrafted. Most of the jewels will be crafted with filigrana, one of the finest techniques for this metal, enhancing it as art.
The creation of the collections comes from our own design, considering the craftsmanship and every single detail, this in order to get a model so unique, personal, and irreplaceable. Making Bliss an imperative dream.
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