Vanessa Marie Schwarzkopf
Selected Work
Curriculum Vitae
PORTFOLIO
Vanessa Schwarzkopf
Selected Work
Curriculum Vitae
PORTFOLIO
SELECTED WORK
Dreaming Architecture master’s thesis
1st advisor Prof. Tobias Nolte
2nd advisor Prof. Marieke Kums
prize special award – BDA Master 2022 special award – Lavespreis 2022
3rd prize – Auf IT gebaut 2023
nomination, preselection – EUmies Young Talent Architecture Award 2023
period summer 2022
category artistic research keywords AI, art and architecture co-design
Automated Home design studio
advisor Prof. Tobias Nolte Valentin Zellmer
collaborators Iva Jeřábková
period Summer 2020
category experimental housing keywords home futures space negotiation
Speculative Futures: Harz Area design studio
advisor Prof. Jörg Schröder
callaborators Emma Römer
period winter 2020/21
category experimental urban planning keywords speculative futures rural area human/non-human
Car Park Transformation bachelor’s thesis
1st advisor Prof. Michael Schumacher
2nd advisor Prof. Mirco Becker
period winter 2018/19
category transformation keywords future of car parks sustainable cities
Diffusion Limited Aggregation seminar
advisor Jan Philipp Drude
collaborators Carla Schumann
Jascha Baumgardt
period winter 2019/20
category creative coding keywords grasshopper plug in agent simulation
Unsinn-O-mator seminar
advisor Prof. Tobias Nolte
Valentin Zellmer
period winter 2019/20
category artistic installation keywords domestic future robots
Notation Movement seminar
advisor Jona Wolf
period winter 2020/21
category experimental drawing keywords pen plotter notation
Dreaming Architecture
Creative Immediate Anything in the Age of Neural Networks
Special Award, BDA Niedersachsen Master-Thesis Preis 2022 Hanover
Special Award, Lavespreis 2022 Hanover
3rd Prize, Auf IT Gebaut 2023 Munich
Nomination and Preselection, EUmies Young Talent Architecture Award 2023 Venice
Master Thesis
Prof. Tobias Nolte
Prof. Marieke Kums
Dreaming Architecture – Creative Immediate Anything in the Age of Neural Networks deals with artificial intelligence as a ‘magic mirror’. Feeding it with everything one can find related to architectural style and letting it hallucinate about it, in order to get access to any thinkable design solution, widening the field of possibilities, combinations or thinking. Images and videos show an experimental process, which consists of choosing data sets, training machine learning models and observing and discussing the generated data. Furthermore, the last third of the thesis explores and establishes methods to transform 2D images into 3D forms as an example of further application in design processes.
It is an artistic, exploratory research project within an open process, discussing a promise that seems to be held by AI usage: unfolding creativity within an early phase of a design process through having immediate access to not only every but any possible solution for a design task.
GAN created image transformed into relief grid data set – façade
GAN created image transformed into relief surface data set – façades
Matching methods and elements
Data set / selected images (x) Generated images (g) Chosen images (c) Interpretation possible (i) Input 1 Output 1 Input 2 Output 2 x1 x n g 1 g n= ∞ c 1 c n< ∞ i1 i n ∞ n< ∞ if machine if human Infinite interpretations – anything image inspired design façade roof door stair floor wall bed toilet kitchen balcony ceiling window relief image
animated GIF
inspired design
2D to 3D style transfer
of Housing Methods 2D to 3D translation
2D to 3D object transfer Elements
Automated Home Automation is about Fun
Design Studio
Prof. Tobias NolteAutomation and the question of ownership of objects are able to redefine our future floor plans and contribute to a renegotiation of space.
Objects in an automated home can be separated into three categories: private, shared and wet-shared. All private items serve the future tenant from the ceiling, all shared from the floor and all wet cells rotate around the building. This results in a furniture floor and a human floor, which can be programmed depending on the user’s needs. Hence, the space can be also used for any other purpose, when the tenant is not at home.
The more items are being shared, the higher is the possibility of a surprise, when a shared object is called. In addition, new temporary combinations are possible. Therefore, it is claimed that the future home should not only be about optimization through automation, but that automation is able to lead to more fun and a constant increasing home experience.
bathtub party meets Mona Lisaprivate = anti social shared = anti wet wet = anti boring move in e xperien c e time move in e xperien c e time 90 cm future home experience economy furniture on wheels
furniture floor
sleepover last call movie night drinks late night atelier working on deadline
human floor evening scenarios
family dinner 20 m² sleep 20 m² eat 20 m² drink coffee 20 m² watch TV 20 m² cook 20 m² yoga session 20 m² business meeting 20 m² sleepover for 8 30 m birthday party 40 m² atelier 50 m watch TV 16 m² sleep 14 m² cook 12 m eat 10 m² museum of memories 40 m² pingpong tournament 80 m² typical home future home 00:00 01:00 02:00 03:00 04:00 05:00 06:00 07:00 07:30 07:45 08:00 08:15 08:30 08:45 09:00 09:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 12:00 13:00 14:00 15:00 16:00 16:30 17:00 17:30 17:45 18:00 18:15 18:30 19:00 19:30 20:00 20:30 21:00 21:30 22:00 22:30 23:00 00:00 24 Lena Finn Tim Sofia Hannah Elias Mia Julia Luis Ole Clara Lukas Thomas Emilia Noah Emma Johanna Nils Max Christian Amelie Lisa David Oskar Frieda Lilly Maja Jakob Carl Nele Niklas Lotta Samuel Nora Leonard Vincent Elisa Mika Paula Erik Sarah Jan Levi Alina Hannes Isabella Julius Helena Jannik Till 50 not home home who’s home?
sleepy gallery visit coming home
Speculative Futures: Harz Area
Urban Design Studio
Prof. Jörg SchröderRegarding the debate about the relationship between humankind and nature or rather the human and the non-human world, the Harz is an interesting playground for answers, questions and speculative futures.
One version is to declare the Harz Area as a national park and reinforce the border between the human and the non-human world. A second version is to transform the mountain range to a biosphere reserve, bringing human, ecology and economy to an equilibrium.
1. FINDING TOPICS OF OUR INTEREST
5. BUILDING SPECULATIVE FUTURES
Vision A: One Harz
2. CHOOSING A LOCATION
HARZ
Northern Germany
Mountain Range
Total Area 2.226 km²
Length 110 km
Elevation 1.141 m
Peak Brocken
Parent Range Central Uplands
Region Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia (trilateral border)
Larger Cities (inhabitants) Goslar (50.554), Wernigerode (32.534), Sangerhausen (25.963), Osterode am Harz (21.563), ClausthalZellerfeld (15.727)
Orogeny Hercynian
3. ANALYSING THE AREA
i. localisation
ii. foundation
iii. history
iv. demography
v. development inhabitants and tourism
vi. labour and employment
vii. local initiatives
4. DEFINING METHODS FOR SPECULATIVE FUTURES
i. field trip
ii. anaolgies according to Ungers
iii. megatrends according to Zukunftsinstitut
iv. learning from
v. magazine covers
Vision B: Harz for All
6. DETECTING SOCIAL DILEMMA
Defining relationships between
1.) the human and the non-human world
2.) within the human world
3.) within the non-human world
HUMAN NATURE = ≠
7. REFLECTION
The AIM OF THE PROJECT is ...to create a SPECULATIVE FUTURE for being able to REFLECT OUR THOUGHTS and LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR PRESENT
technology speculative futures science society physical computing robotics computational design creative coding synthetic biology nature materials engineering biologically inspired design scenario building thinking in extremes learning from the future urban utopia humor egalitarian feminism economics ecology object oriented onthology new labour community social and ethical dilemma
PAST FUTURE PRESENT
Limestone Quarry Elbingerode Star Wars
Photographing Nature
Photographing Paris
Wernigerode Chur
New Centre
Braunlage as a former city growing along the main road, has now the possibility to gain a centre with a marketplace, hotels, dwelling, educational institutions and other programs that are attracted to this kind of constellation. By creating this circle, a new kind of intimacy arises, leaving room for feeling save and able to rest.
Reprogramming
Due to climate change, the ski tourism is decreasing. Therefore, tourists will find new motivation to visit the city. The transformation to health tourism with an eye on wellness retreats as well as points for seminars will dominate the city. This is the chance for a younger generation to participate. Some of they will just visit, some will see a reason to stay.
Connecting Clausthal and Zellerfeld
To support an identity for the city ClausthalZellerfeld the axis between the former Clausthal and the former Zellerfeld can be strengthened and considered as the connecting joint. A well directed densification with attractive locations for housing, work and entertainment is the aim of this intervention.
Harz Server
Following the digital age, the virtual access for connectivity needs to be supported in the Harz area. To expand this network, there has to be a better infrastructure. The installation of regional server farms is not only a practical choice, but forwards the idea of an Harz identity an accelerator for ClausthalZellerfeld as an anchor point for innovation.
Transformations Clausthal-Zellerfeld Transformations Braunlage
Post + Thinking about the future should always happen in an infinite realm. Projects are never finished; thoughts shouldn’t also be. Let’s think about the future after the future. What will be our topics, concerns and pleasures? Future magazine covers can be seen as a teaser for answers and questions. These are examples concerning trends and topics connected to the Harz Area.
Car Park Transformation revitalising inner cities
Bachelor Thesis
Prof. Michael Schumacher
Prof. Mirco Becker
Car parks do not really attract our attention while we stroll through the city. We know they exist but we never question their presence –they are just practical buildings, we have gotten used to. Finding out about the enormous number of car parks within the inner cities and realising the huge space they occupy, the question remains what to do with them in the future: concepts of mobility will change and we can – and have to – use these spaces differently. How can we reuse our beauties?
city for people new mobility concepts use instead of own = share autonomous driving housing shortage
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model Smart model Twingo
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model Sharan
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model Caddy
Corvinusweg Fahrradreperatur Schnitt BB‘ 1 200 runter hoch hoch runter Schmiedestraße Corvinusweg drittes Obergeschoss 1 200
Unsinn-O-mator
Domestic Future Robots Seminar
Prof. Tobias Nolte M.Sc. Valentin Zellmer
Today, the notion of labour is in flux. Technology supports humankind in several ways; especially in taking over jobs, which can be automated. But, are humans prepared for this kind of change? When the familiar state of work is harmed, what purpose of life are we supposed to follow?
To suppress these kind of questions and circumvent the journey of finding answers, humankind is able to find peace with the aid of technology. Domestic future robots will take over the task of keeping us busy. Hence, the Unsinn-O-mator (Unsinn (german) = nonsense) is an invention not to miss. After inspecting the user, it carefully selects a task for the day, which is as senseless as possible. Therefore, the user is occupied and saved from uncomfortable questions.
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Diffusion Limited Aggregation Simulation Seminar
cand. PhD Jan Philipp Drude
A random walk simulation of particles in discrete integer units from cell to cell is programmed within a discrete three-dimensional grid. A second grid holds information about a cell’s distance to a constraining geometry. This geometry functions as a guide for growth of aggregating particles.
Whenever a particle reaches a cell that has an aggregated particle as its neighbour, it will run a function to identify whether it will stick to the growing new geometry or not. The farther away a cell is to the guiding geometry, the less likely it is sticking. Whenever a particle becomes part of the aggregation, a new one is spawned and participates in the continuous process of the walk simulation.
Aggregation
Notation of Movement
Explore, Experiment and Execute; a drawing exercise
Seminar
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 outside outside doorinside locker outside showerroomshowerroomshowerroomshowerroom PART I PARTII observation and interaction with person 1 changingtoswimsuit scared | fascinated lost|save|confusion
Mag.arch. Jona Wolf
Notation of Slip by Chelsea McMullan interpretation of movement
PART III warm-up calm | funny | vulnarable left hand right hand left foot jumping up jumping down kneeing sitting sliding arms pushing arms to one direction softly turning left turning right right foot more action with hand using left hand & arm using right hand & arm head body long steps fast steps 2 steps slow arms on body pushing arms straight not seen sound of ventilators and lockers draging bag with right hand pulling of jacket with hands & arms head turning away from body head and body turning to same direction taking shoes off walking with hand down and arms crossed walking with head up doing hair
CURRICULUM VITAE
Vanessa Marie SchwarzkopfAm Taubenfelde 12, 30159 Hannover + 49 (0)1705274601
vanessa.schwarzkopf@gmx.net
Education
10/2019 – 02/2023
M.Sc. Architecture and Urban Planning (with Distinction)
Leibniz Universität Hannover
10/2015 – 02/2019 B.Sc. Architecture
Leibniz Universität Hannover
09/2017 – 02/2018 cand. B.Sc. Architecture
ENSA Paris Malaquais, Paris
10/2011 – 02/2014 Study of Economics
Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn
10/2014 – 02/2015 cand. B.Sc. Economics
Univerzita Karlova v Praze, Prague
07/2011 Abitur
Ratsgymnasium Minden
07/2008 – 05/2009 High School exchange year
Bay High School, Bay Saint Louis, Mississippi, USA
Academic Experience
03/2023 – current Research and Teaching Assistant
Institute of Design and Building Theory, Prof. Marieke Kums
Department Architecture in Context, Leibniz Universität Hannover research and teaching Japanese Architecture, study trip Japan
10/2021 – 02/2023
Student Research Assistant
Institute of Creative Design and Architectural Drafting, Prof. Tobias Nolte
Department Media of Architectural Design, Leibniz Universität Hannover circular design approaches and Artifical Intelligence
10/2021 – 02/2023
Tutor
Institute of Design and Building Theory, Prof. Marieke Kums
Department Architecture in Context, Leibniz Universität Hannover design studio 3rd and 4th semester Bachelor, Bachelor Thesis
10/2020 – 01/2021
10/2021 – 01/2022
10/2020 – 01/2021
Tutor
Institute of Creative Design and Architectural Drafting, Prof. Tobias Nolte
Department Media of Architectural Design, Leibniz Universität Hannover geometry modeling Rhino 3D
Tutor
Institute of Design and Building Theory, Prof. Hilde Léon
Department Stadt Raum Gestaltung, Leibniz Universität Hannover design studio 1st semester Bachelor
04/2018 – 02/2019
04/2017 – 08/2017
Institute Assistant
Institut für Entwerfen und Konstruieren, Leibniz Universität Hannover Abteilung Baukonstruktion lecture preparation, documentation
Practical Experience
10/2022 – 04/2023
04/2022 – 09/2022
08/2021 – 09/2021
Deutscher Werkbund Nord.e.V., Hannover exhibition preparation “Lufthütte Revisited”
Assistant Temporary Exhibitions
“gewohntes” Carolin Koopmann (Aulet), Architektenkammer Niedersachsen
Tischlerei Eike Ruhland, Hannover intern, assisting at wood workshop, creating website
04/2021 – 05/2021 raumlabor, Berlin intern, assisting projects
09/2018 Urban Catalyst, Summer School
Awards
07/2022 Special Award BDA Niedersachsen Master-Thesis Preis 2022 Hanover
“Dreaming Architecture” – Master Thesis
12/2022 Special Award Lavespreis 2022 Hanover
04/2023
04/2023
Exhibited
“Dreaming Architecture” – Master Thesis
3rd Prize Auf IT Gebaut 2023 Munich
“Dreaming Architecture” – Master Thesis
Nomination/Preselection EUmies Young Talent Architecture Award 2023 Venice
“Dreaming Architecture” – Master Thesis
06/2023 Ins Blaue Hannover 2023
12/2022
10/2022
Conferences
09/2023
10/2023
Extracurriculars
10/2015 – 10/2020
2011 – 2014
Technical Skills
“Dreaming Architecture”
Lavesstiftung, Lavespreis 2022
“Dreaming Architecture” – Master Thesis
Annual Exhibition Fakultät für Architektur und Landschaft LUH Hannover
“Dreaming Architecture” – Master Thesis
Im_Material 2023 GKG e.V. Symposium, Hannover Lecturer “Dreaming Architecture”
ACADIA 2023: Habits of the Anthropocene, Denver, Colorado Workshop Leader “Architecture of Invisible Spaces”
Member of the Student Union
Fachschaft Architektur der Leibniz Universität Hannover study commission, student admissions
Member of the Student Union
Fachschaft VWL der Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn appointment committee
Adobe Cloud
3D Modelling Rhino 3D
Grasshopper
CAD all common programmes
Coding C#
Arduino
Languages
German native
English fluent, C1
French fluent, B2
Czech fluent, B2