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Karolina Julia Pajnowska

KAROLINA JULIA PAJNOWSKA Master of Science in Architecture

53 80 98 62

karolina.pajnowska@gmail.com

2100, Copenhagen linkedin.com/in/karolinapajnowska

A resourceful and analytical architect with nearly five years of experience ranging from interior design to large scale architectural projects. My professional focus is on exhibition and retail design, with emphasis on unique customer experiences and captivating storytelling. Having been involved in all design stages, from concept development to construction supervision, I can offer a thorough and time-efficient oversight of the project and ensure innovation, unmatched sense of aesthetics and the highest quality detailing.

WORK EXPERIENCE 2020

Lead exhibition architect | No Parking, Copenhagen

2019

Lead design architect | WE Architecture, Copenhagen

2018

Architect | EFFEKT, Copenhagen

2017 - 2018

Architect | Johannes Torpe Studios, Copenhagen

2014 - 2015

Design Assistant | Tredje Natur, Copenhagen

2013 - 2014

Intern | WE Architecture, Copenhagen

Design development, construction documentation and site supervision, as well as close cooperation with craftsmen.

Creating a coherent concept design and captivating storytelling in collaboration with sound and light designers.

Leading a talented team of architects through various fast-paced sketch projects, especially in housing and education.

Responsible for client presentations and communication with stakeholders, as well and internal task delegation.

Part of an ambitious team doing fast-paced competitions. Taking on concept design, 3d-modelling and visualisations.

Working on interior design projects, especially retail and hospitality, from concept design to realisation. Responsible for construction drawings.

Creating 3D models, drawings and diagrams for projects in all stages.

Concept development, model-making and visualisations.

COMPETENCES Leadership and task delegation Ensuring a time-efficient and organised design process through attentive leading and good communication.

Detail-oriented Creating precise construction documentation, so that the final project realises the intentions of the concept design.

Creative 3d modelling and visualisation skills

Efficiently testing multiple options for spatial design and material choices in 3D, to ensure best design solutions.

EDUCATION 2015 - 2017 2009 - 2013

Master of Science in Architecture | Lund University

Bachelor of Science in Architecture | Warsaw University of Technology

SKILLS Adobe Package Rhinoceros 6.0 AutoCAD Vray Grasshopper Google SketchUp

CERTIFICATES 2019 2015

Prøve i Dansk 3

English: expert Danish: experienced Polish: native

• • • • • • expert •••••• •••••• • • • • • • advanced • • • • • • intermediate ••••••

Project management course at Promentum

TABLE OF CONTENTS Professional projects United Cycling Lab And Store Deutsches Museum Nordschleswig The Buda Resort Livs- Og Læringshus Hashøj Urban Villages

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University projects Future-proof House of the living, house of the dead

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Competitions The earth and the roof Aurora Sanctuary

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UNITED CYCLING LAB AND STORE Johannes Torpe Studios team: Kit Sand Ottsen, Karolina Pajnowska, Rachel Mackay, Suguru Kobayashi, Allan Kruse status: Built This project won the FRAME Awards 2019 as Multi-brand Store of the Year, as well as Surface Design Awards 2020 in „Retail Building” category.

Photos by Alastair Philip Wiper and Karolina Pajnowska Project description A dull industrial building from the 1990s has been transformed into a retail experience and Head Quarters for the Danish agency of Argon 18-bicycles, United Cycling.

The store includes a product gallery with accessories and spare parts, a workshop, a bikefitting area and offers training facilities on Watt bikes Concrete floors, bright white walls, custom built illuminated product display furniture and 6 meter ceiling heights with white luminous ceiling panels make the impressive framework of the showroom. It is a chapel for the bicycles and offers an invitation to admire the products for their technical superiority. The combination of precision and the very technical products on display creates a clinical yet ethereal atmosphere – almost like entering a sci-fi laboratory.

Role in the project Concept development, sketch drawings, 3d modelling, visualisations, materials research project development, production drawings, project documentation

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50 mm gap for cleaning space

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First floor

50 mm gap for cleaning space

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Aluminum profile Oak wood

Fitted shelves behind mesh wall - section First floor level

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Furniture is bespoke and specifically fitted to not only display the bikes, but also provide functional storage for loose parts and tools.

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TITLE Open Center Showcase

REVISION NUMBER 1

CREATION DATE 11/09/2017

COMMENTS -

DEUTSCHES MUSEUM NORDSCHLESWIG No Parking Production

team: Morten Ranmar, Karolina Pajnowska, Søren Norge Lauridsen, Søren Klok status: Completed Photos by Karolina Pajnowska Project description Deutsches Museum Nordschleswig in Sønderborg has been holistically renovated and given a new permanent exhibition. The museum tells the story of the German minority in Denmark, through the tumultuous times of the Second World War, and beyond the Schleswig plebiscites in 1920.

The exhibition is rooted in the concept of a broken identity and a quest to reclaim it.

It spans chronologically across ten rooms, each of them having a dedicated theme. On the ground floor, there is a focus on the journey of the minority – from the referendum to the present. The first floor shows how the identity as a minority is unfolded in culture. Thanks to precise detailing, subtle color palette, rich textures and surprising, strong gestures, the museum provokes deep questions on the notion of belonging and territoriality.

Role in the project Design lead, concept development, design development, production drawings, project documentation, building site supervision, artifact mounting systems montage

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Bespoke cabinets and loose furniture were carefully designed with matching finishes, materiality and proportions.

Object cabinets - section

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Tidslinjen

Intro

Afstemning Nazismen

Perspektivering

Ground floor

Kulturkabinet

Kulturintro

Tysk skole

Knivsbjerg

First floor

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Outro

Mindretal

Built-in furniture had to be precisely fitted to the existing conditions, including radiators, uneven walls and floor level differences.

Shelves - elevation

Shelves - section

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THE BUDA RESORT Johannes Torpe Studios

team: Kit Sand Ottsen, Suguru Kobayashi, Karolina Pajnowska, Alice Phillips, Marshall Blecher, Derya Arpac, Beatrice Dinoia, Seina Teramae, Josefine Carstad, Mantas Vilkelis, Allan Sejer status: Detailed design in progress Project description The concept proposes to breathe new life into an old hilton hotel built on top of a former granite stone quarry, which has lain empty since the early 2000s. Buda Resort project blends the functionality of a modern spa hotel with conference and event facilities.

The hotel comprises a grand lobby area, two restaurants, cafĂŠ and deli, ballroom, ten conference rooms and extensive spa facilities.

The variation in atmospheres is carried out through a progression in materialities from warmer and enclosed spaces, to lighter and open concept layouts. The facades are cladded in local stone, granite and hardwood, while perforated aluminium and wire mesh provide shading and privacy on the balconies. The interiors combine various types of stones, as well as a luxurious yet simple selection of textiles and oak wall panels.

Role in the project Design development, 3D modelling, visualisations, project documentation, construction drawings, materials research

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LIVS- OG LÆRINGSHUS HASHØJ WE Architecture

team: Julie Schmidt-Nielsen, Marc Jay, Simon Skriver, Sofie Brincker, Karolina Pajnowska, Ieva Vysniauskaite, Rosella Ballochi, Léa Marques, Martin Gaardboe, Esther Kaderjak, Magdi Hassan, Marina Lamprinoudaki, Arielle Lavine status: Detailed design under development Project description The ambition of the project is to be an innovative example of a holistic frame for life from childhood to adult life by unifying kindergarten, schooling and recreational activities for all ages, including the elderly in the local community.

Central in the new extension of the existing school building will be a large, public multifunctional common room serving both the daycare center and school during opening hours, combined with being a community center for the local area.

The common room will bring together key features such as a small local library, flex work spaces and a learning furniture offering children, residents and visitors inside.

Here, the locals will meet for a chat, the children can play, and in the evenings and weekends there will be larger events such as concerts, markets and lectures.

Role in the project Design lead, concept development, 3D modelling, visualisations, technical drawings, client presentations

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URBAN VILLAGES Effekt Arkitekter

team: Sinus Lynge, Kasper Reimer, Daniel Veenboer, Yulia Kozlova, Evgeny Markachev, Emil VindnĂŚs, Marco Antonio Ravini, Karolina Pajnowska, Kathryn Goligher, Linn Granlund, Arielle Khosla status: Ongoing Project description Urban Village Project is a new visionary model for developing sustainable, affordable and livable homes for the many people living in cities around the world. The urban areas are facing major challenges when it comes to rapid urbanisation, ageing populations, loneliness, climate change and lack of affordable housing.

Urban Village Project envisions a modular wooden building system designed for disassembly, that can be prefabricated, flat-packed and quickly assembled on site.

It introduces a new financial model that drastically lowers the entry point to the housing market, making high quality housing affordable for users of all income classes.

It also encourages cross-generational shared living communities, connected to a variety of shared services and facilities.

Role in the project 3D modelling, visualisations, infographics and diagrams, client presentations

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FUTURE-PROOF thesis project (master), 2017

This project was published at KooZA/rch.

Project description My thesis proposes a new understanding of flexibility in architecture. It investigates reasons for a generic and dull spatial expression of the majority of contemporary buildings. Nowadays, in pursuit of flexibility, architects have completely cut themselves off from the rich legacy of pre-modern architecture.

My point is to prove that in order to be flexible a building doesn’t have to be a freeplan, post-and-beam construction.I want to demonstrate that flexible architecture can have excellent quality and be inhabited by a language of familiar forms. I’m proving it by investigating spatial patterns and form languages in historical buildings. Selected historical examples are analyzed in terms of spatial qualities and materiality. The richness of collected archetypes can be translated into flexible, yet specific designs.

The design phase in an implementation of my research. I chose to adapt a pre-existing building, located in the center of Lund. It is a rather dull example of office design from the 50s and 60s. Structures from these times are now facing demolition or a complete remodeling, which will soon need to be fully remodeled again.

My design goal is to prevent this vicious cycle. I create a variety of spaces, expressions and scales which, through their geometry and materiality, affect the behavior and experience of the users. This influence dictates the program, which will change over time, much like the interpretation of space and the culture itself.

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Above: Old versus new (in blue).

Previous page: Existing building selected for renovation.

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Above: selected examples from the collection of spatial units taken from historical buildings.

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THE HOUSE OF THE LIVING, THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD group project (master), 2015

team: Karolina Pajnowska, Fredrik Thornstrom This project was published on Dezeen, A&C magazine (print) and RZUT (print).

Project description We believe in the idea of urban recycling as one of the key factors contributing to a sustainable building culture. We decided to develop our project around the renovation and adaptive reuse of two grain silos in the harbor of Nyhamnen, MalmĂś (Sweden).

Our objectives were based on the fact that the cities need to become denser. Some of the functions which have always been associated with the usage of extensive areas will no longer be able to claim as much cityscape as before.

We believe that what now means a great contrast in functional disposition, will in the nearest future become necessity. Therefore we don’t see placing a crematorium in close vicinity of residential areas as a controversial decision - rather a justified one.

The crematorium occupies the eastern silo, while the residential units are located in the other one. We connected the two buildings with a dense park, resembling a real forest.

As a result, nature is a binding factor for aesthetic and functional difference.

We hope that through our project we can prove that what is unthinkable today can become the reality of tomorrow.

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THE EARTH &THE ROOF group project, 120 Hours Competition entry; 2017

This entry was awarded an honorable mention. team: Karoline Pajnowska, Magda Osiniak The 120 Hours Competition brief asked for an extension to the existing school in the rural region of Puan City, China. Combining the functions of library and canteen, the new building had to follow a strict budget of 14,500$ and measurement restrictions.

In our project we focused on the traditional building methods of this particular region. We decided to provide a universal and flexible structure, where functions were suggested but not fixed. One wall would delimit the canteen kitchen, the other would serve as a bookshelf for the library.

We divided the constructuon process into phases, which follow the changing seasons.

After demolition of the existing building on the site, the recovered material is used for delimitation of the new canteen and library. In the last warmest weeks of summer, the walls are gradually erected, serving as an outdoor piece of furniture. As winter approaches, the construction process ends. The massive platform and walls are enclosed with a lightweight roof and external partitions. All activity is brought inside.

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Modular frames

Host house terrace

Pool

Greenhouse

AURORA SANCTUARY group project, Iceland Northern Lights Rooms competition entry; 2018

team: Karolina Pajnowska, Lize Ogun, Karolina Mieszczanek The Aurora Sanctuary is an answer to the competition brief which asked for a unique guest house, allowing for undisturbed observation of northern lights in the grasslands of Iceland. We composed a linear, modular community with no defined beginning nor end, with a possibility of future expansion.

Each frame is a part of a modular sequence with a variety of functions. The program includes the host family house, bike-able guest bedrooms, common canteen with an adjoined greenhouse, a sauna with a plunge pool and horse stables. Each function fits perfectly into the modular grid and fills out its module to a varying degree. Thus some modules seem more solid, while others allow for transparency.

The choice of materials is based on local building traditions and responds to the intention of mimicking the color palette of the site. The guests can enjoy the sense of belonging but also venture into the landscape and experience the bliss of solitude.

The mobility of the cabins is ensured by the simple biking mechanism, leaving unlimited possibilities of exploration within the site.

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Thank you!