Portfolio,
A collection of works from my time as a student in Barcelona. A time that gave me challenges, love, sorrow, friendship, wisedom and drive.
..by Jørgen MindrebøeKirkeparken VGS
La Salle Barcelona, Architecture studies
SOFTWARE
Revit ArchiCad AutoCad Rhino Sketchup Lumion Enscape IdeaMaker PhotoShop Illustrator InDesign After effects Premiere Pro Procreate Lightroom
LANGUAGE
Norwegian English German REFERENCE
James Dodson
CEO/Architect, SPINN arkitekter CV, WORK EXPERIENCE ABOUT ME
Jørgen Mindrebøe Norwegian 23 (2000)
+47 91 33 63 23
James@spinnark.no Name Nationality Age Tlf Mail LinkedIn EDUCATION
jorgen.min@gmail.com
www.linkedin.com/in/jørgen-mindrebøe-a55954187
2016 - 2019
2020 - 2023
2018 - 2021
Meny Mosseporten - Moss
As a store employee, I learned good principals in sale, service and customer care.
Responcibilities and experiences within warehouse work, stock replenishment, checkout and closing.
+47 472 80 770
2019 - 2020
The Norwegian Armed Forces
As a military police officer in Finnmark, I learned the importance of cooperation, willpower and clothing! Areas of responsibility and experience within law enforcement, investegation service and troop commandment.
2023
CASBA Barcelona (academic elective)
Working with project development for people with functional diversity gave great vision within the daily obsticals and challenges that occur to a minority of our people. In a group of three, we met local people who opened up about their disabilities, and made a proposal of a re-design to an entrance of a café in Barcelona. The proposal were presented in the town hall as part of the elective.
2023 - Current
SPINN Arkitekter - Oslo
As an architectural intern, I have been given the opportunity to deepen my knowledge in the subject using technical and creative methods. Among other things, I have received a good introduction to technical regulations, building processes, municipal cooperation and more. Areas of responsibility and experience within idea and concept development, facade development, design options, illustration, 3D print, design manual for projects, site visits and more.
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Academic projects,
Hillside winery,
Individual project 2023, 6th semester, La Salle Barcelona
Tutor: Pedro Ayesta Borrás
Peñafiel, Spain
The project is a small scale production and bottling winery with focus on ceramic materiality. It explores the idea of how a modern-day structure can communicate with a thousand year old castle.
The proposed winery is located at the foot of the mountain before the fields, which allows for efficient transportation of the needed goods through the process of making the wine.
The winery is oriented to the famous Castillo de Penafiel, linking the visitors with the existing views and emphasizing the historic heritage within the city.
The illustrations shows a collage of a desired view to the castle, along with schemes on and relation to the castle and grape-field.
PROGRAM
The program and layout of the building was determined using the process of wine-making.
Program with no daylightrequirements put in the back along with wet rooms, storage units and service installations.
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The system provides for future extensions, if the winery were to expand and in demand for more area.
It was important to use the materials by their qualities. Therefore, an arched roof worked best due to its well behavior under compression. With steel reinforcement, the concrete beam provided the ability of longer openings and discontinuities of the brick walls.
Outer leaf of the arched roof
90x120x240 brickwork
Inner leaf of arched roof
90x120x240 brickwork
R=3750
Prefabricated reinforced concrete beam
Prestressed 720x480 profile
Ventliated brick wall
2 x two leafs
90x120x240 brickwork
Mono layered “Hit and Miss” brickwork with window on the inside
90x120x240 brickwork
Double-pane window
Prefabricated one-way slab resting on inner part of brick-wall
Prefabricated one-way slab resting on wall footing
EPS foam insulation
Concrete block footing
180x240x480 concrete block
On-site concrete foundation
The main bearing elements are the brick walls, situated on the horizontal grid and having a thickness of 72 cm in order to support the horizontal and vertical forces acting on the building.
A unique element of this project is the beam on which the roof rests.
The profile is designed for the possibility of collecting rain-water which can later be reused for the appliance needs of the building and fields.
Single family home,
Individual project
2021, 3rd semester, La Salle Barcelona
Tutor: David Soldevila
Location: Barcelona, Spain
The project is a single family house located on a large and long plot, situated in the upper hills of Barcelona.
Larger plots makes for more possibilities, and for me, this was the main challenge in the early phase. The solution to this problem was to use the qualities of the plot, and reflect this into the building’s principals: Length and nature.
The site is located in Sarrià-Sant Gervasi, near the Barcelona hillside. The site reaches as far as 150 meters. In order to maximaze the use of plot, the proposed building is elongated on the north side of the plot allowing sunlight to enter the south facade.
The chemes illustrates the orientation and placement on plot, and a transversal strategy on how to divide the plot.
ENERGY AND SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGIES
Trees used for privacy and protection from solar radiation. The NW facade receives minimum sun and is facing a stone boundary wall, covering the NW part of the plot. Taking advantage of this, plants and other humidity-increasing elements are placed, so that cool and fresh air can be ventilated throughout the house, creating a comfortable environment using a sustainable and natural method.
WINTER STRATEGY
SUMMER STRATEGY
PROJECT PRINCIPLE
Long buildings often ends up with long corridors. These often turn out feeling claustrophobic and boring. The focal point of this exercise was to “break down” the corridors into functional spaces and passages.
In the interior passage, seating areas with storage units are built into the wall, giving the oppertunity to read and relax while enjoying the soothing natural lighting from the north patio of the building.
The exterior passage is limited to the roof’s overhang and flowerbeds, and .
Student residency, Individual project 2022, 5th semester, La Salle Barcelona
Tutor: Pedro Ayesta Borrás
Poble Sec, Barcelona, Spain
The project is based of a strategy of co-living between students and local residents. It explores how a residency can aid the local community by providing social and public areas which are shared between them. It was also an idea of how to get optimal usage for a relatively small plot, with focus on greating separate spaces for different usage.
Based of the existing passages and trails, the project was shaped around three entrances - with the main entrance from west inbetween a public café and bicycle-parking.
Going up, a park and an amphi with vegetation and seating for the locals and students.
On the first floor of the main building, the reception for the student residency, and a public library.
Student residencies were placed on the second and third floor, in order for privacy.
Culinary research center, Individual project 2022, 5th semester, La Salle Barcelona
Tutor: Pedro Ayesta Borrás Testaccio, Rome, Italy
The project explores the idea of how a culinary research center can be located at the foot of a mountain in the urban area of Rome. A challenging part of the exercise was how the project - with it’s large area requirements - was going to occupy the plot. My reaction to this was to break the program into seperate buildings - with a uniform, homogenious and efficient design.
THE SITE
The project is located at the foot of Monte Testaccio i Rome, Italy. We were not given a specific location, other than it being the south side of the mountain.
THE CONCEPT
The idea was to make it a continuation of the mountain, and extend it down towards the street, making it communicate with the fine arts academy;
Research + Multimedia production Teaching + Interpretation area Restaurant + exhibition Monte Testaccio
ROOF SYSTEM
A special part of the project is the clay tile roof:
OPEN SYSTEM
For hallways, foyers and open spaces in order to enlighten the atmosphere, provide natural ventilation.
ENCLOSED SYSTEM
For rooms offices, research labs and private areas in need for concentration and a relaxed environment.
THE MODULE (OPEN)
The roof is enclosed by UV stabilized corrugated plastic sheets in order to block rain and harmful radiation from the sun. 48mm x 48mm clay tiles are placed in a square grid, held up by timber rafts, supports and the main beams across the building.
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Internship,
Works from my period as an architectural intern at SPINN arkitekter in Oslo. The office specializes in educational projects such as elementary and middle schools, but also works on a variety of diverse projects. I have been lucky to work on diverse and educational projects.
The selected works represents a minor part of the projects I have been working on.
Berg barneskole,
Illustrations + Facade development
2023,
Client: Harstad Municipality
Fall, SPINN Arkitekter Bergseng, Harstad, Norway
FACADE STUDY
As the project was in design-phase, I was given the task to prepare a facade study - looking at which materials that could fit the exteriour of the project.
As the building was long and tall, I wanted to break it down with different materiality, making it feel smaller.
The blue-gradient-tiles were chosen due to the colour-palette of the surrounding nature.
A perspective of the proposed facade presented at the end of the design-phase.
Tingvoll residential area, pre design / design phase
2023/24, Fall/Winter, SPINN Arkitekter (project currently on hold)
Kaibakken, Tingvoll, Norway
Client: Tingvoll Municipality
Team (Pre-Design):
SPINN Partner Daniel Barth (30%),
SPINN Intern Jørgen Mindrebøe (70%)
With guidance from SPINN Partner Daniel Barth, my part in this phase has been analysis and research of the given site. The work was presented it in a workbook-format.
Team (Design-phase):
SPINN Partner Daniel Barth (28%),
SPINN Intern Kamilla Amlie (22%)
SPINN Intern Jørgen Mindrebøe (50%)
My part in this phase has been volumetry-/ program study, 3D printing and design-manual, in collaboration with the team.
LOCAL CONDITIONS
Virtual visit in order to discover existing buildings and conditions near site.
GEOTECHNICAL RESEARCH
Using Norwegian map services in order to locate geological data near site.
I.e. quick clay, radon, bedrock etc.
CULTURAL HERITAGE
Using SEFRAK to locate heritage buildings in the area.
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
Locating possible poissonous and noise-pollution near site.
INFRASTRUCTURE
Locating existing plans from the municipalty to locate infrastructure.
CLIMATE
Mapping thier previous weather reports and prospect of extreme weather.
SITE ANALYSIS
With the existing regulationplan for the site, Daniel and I discussed the possibilities we had with the site.
DESIGN PHASE
In collaboration with the team, we explored the possibilities of how a residential area in Tingvoll could look like. We made each our own proposal around the same concept of a “gårdstun” or “farmyard”, in similar style as the old farms found near the area.
my PROPOSAL
My proposal was to build the houses around a greenhouse that the residents could share and host social gatherings in.
The proposal explored the idea of a mix between “ta-med-hus” or “bring-your-house”, and new houses.
The concept was that some of the houses on the new residential area were brought from other places near the site, refurbished and put on pre-set locations.
The reason was that this would bring the soul and identity of Tingvoll into the new area, thus making it more welcoming and familiar rather than focusing on making new and out of context residentials.
Additionally, this resonated with our and the municipality’s goals for sustainable development.
DESIGN MANUAL
Finally, with guidance from SPINN partner Daniel P. Barth, the two of us collected focal points from what we had learned during our previous work.
This was important in order to argue why and how we made our decisions, providing a transparent and efficient cooperation.
After presenting, the client seemed very impressed and happy about the results!
Done outside of school, this is a collection of works that best represents my interests and skillsets. section 3 Supplements,
Infinicity,
Deepfake composition
Adobe Lightroom + Adobe Photoshop 2022
brickwork, Photography
2023 Holmenkollen,
Experimential hand-drawing Coal
A drawing of Holmenkollen Ski-jump in Oslo, working on my two-point perspective and shadow techniques.
Plastic bird drowning in oil, Sculpting
Melted plastic forks on a tray of oil 2020