Final / Diploma Project Centre for Electronic Music, Berlin Prof. Sobejano, Prof. Dr. Palz, Prof. Dr. Hauser 11. Semester, Summer 2015
Final / Diploma Project
In my diploma project I designed a cultural center for electronic music in Berlin. The site is situated in the north of Tempelhof Field in the old rainwater collection basin of the airport. It is meant to be a place for collecting, exhibiting and performing electronic music culture. For me it was of special importance that the building has no representative and dominant position in the city but a clear, uncompromising form. Towards Tempelhof Field the building has a media facade which adds a new dimension to the skyline of Berlin. It is going to attract visitors who might pass by after closing the field in the evening hours. The terrain lies 7m lower than the surrounding and is separated from neighbouring areas by a dense belt of trees. These prerequisites function as a sufficient acoustic screen. The roof of the lower level of the building provides space for up to 15000 visitors and is a stage for musical performances. It is situated in front of a reactive fassade which allows the architecture to respond to the music.
Built Works
Independent design and construction
“Stil” Audiostudio for Audiobooks, Berlin Winter 2012/13
Digital and Experimental Design College for Lifescience, Berlin Mitte Group Work
Prof. Dr. Norbert Palz & Dr. Sven Kuhrau
6. Semester, Summer 2012
Experimental Shapes and Design Basics, Prof. Enrique Sobejano Theme: Architectonics of the image /movement Solo Work
5. Semester, Winter 2011/12
Design Basics, Prof. Adolf Krischanitz
“Fondazione Jodice”, Naples, Italy Group Work
3. Semester, Winter 2010/11
For this independent project we designed and built the interior of a recording studio for voice recording. It is located in the parish hall of the Hochmeiser Community in Charlottenburg, next to the Hochmeister Hall. The project refers to a surface design task from Prof. Dr. Palz in the winter semester 2012/13. It examines its acoustic and lightening potentials in the framework of a real recording studio operation. We designed the room panelling to constitute a visually homogeneous element that adds technical and atmospheric qualities to the room. Thereby it has been possible to flood normally dark interiour spaces with diffuse light similar to shadows in a forest.
Projects in University
We started by analyzeing gothic and baroque vaults in Saxony, Bavaria and the Czech Republic and digitally remodeled them subsequently. Afterwards we compared the results with reality on a field trip. With the gained knowledge we have designed a knowledge-community college for life science studies in Berlin, near the Berliner Schloss. It has been projeted to host a selection of forty Fellows. The goal was to create a place beyond academic institutions that offers a forum for contemplation and research. The main focus of the design was a new interpretation of the cloister in order to make the college floor a communication center and meeting place. The cloistered courtyard opens up to various rooms and constitutes the hub for the private path of the Fellows and the visitors of the lecture hall and the salón.
This is a concept design for a contemporary cultural center for the production, research, communication and exhibition of film on a plot at the fortress wall next to the Paulusgate in Graz (Austria). The building serves as a public space with two open air cinemas for the summer, a café and an access to the courtyard of the library. The new route to the Schlossberg runs over the building and makes it one resting place for passersby.
This is the design for a building for the “Fondazione Jodice” in Naples. It was created as part of a student competition under Prof. Krischanitz. It represents a building that includes several exhibition spaces the permanent exhibition of the photographs of Mimmo Jodice, a temporary exhibition space, a cafe, a photo lab, offices and a larger archive. The design is based on the theme “time”. The existing ruin of the old building is integrated in the new design just like Mimmo Jodice inculdes his antique discoveries in his pictures. The building has four large openings that allow different views to the city while the interiour spaces are mainly artificially illuminated to fit the needs of fotographic exhibitions. Air flows through the big openings make the visitors constantly feel the climate of South Italy on their way through the exhibition.
Digital and Experimental Design, Prof. Dr. Norbert Palz Group Work
7. Semester, Winter 2012/13
Internship Pool Architekten, Zürich Switzerland
10. Semester, Summer 2014
Steven Holl Architects, Beijing China 2016
DAMU Design, Beijing China 2016
Herzog & de Meuron, Basel Switzerland 2017
Aktivhaus Stuttgart Germany 2018 2025
The first task of this digital experiment was to carve a contiguous space without context out of a free-standing monolithic mass. The focus was on the visual relationships and the amount of light within the volume and the surrounding area. As a basic module we have chosen the tetrahedron with a human scale. It was then reproduced multiple times in a grid, blended, merged, scaled and rotated. The results have been subtracted from the initial volume. In that way a high visual complexity was achieved by simple rational steps. Due to the intersection of the modules there are diagonally viewthrough lines of sight and the possiblity for the light to pierce through the entire volume. The tasks is a attempt to create visual complexity with a very economic use of means
Work in Architecture Studios
During the internship I worked for detailing in all scales and also in the competition team. I participated in a master plan for 2200 new flats in Zürich and in a renewing plan for a former industrial areal with a mixed housing and commerce plan . Finally, I was responsible for the planning of the exhibition of the architects group “Kokodil“ in the “Architektur Forum” Zurich .
I joined the team of Steven Holl to support their intense work for our Necropolis Taiwan project, a 54,000 sqm ceremonial and service building, as well as their Yanqing Master Plan Competition, a 200,000 sqm mix use complex in Beijing.
We did together the first phases of design of the “Ideapod Shared Office” until the final concept design and the construction started. The main design decision was to create more room for the many necessary desks by placing a minimaly supported, folded and wooden second level in the double hight area. The walls of the rentable office spaces are made of prefabricated modular elements for an easy assembling regarding the tight timeframe.
I joined the Team of Roche Bau 8 & 11 in Basel a one Year period. My main area was the facade and general envelope of the two buildings, one which has workshops and offices the other one mainly public functions for the whole Roche Areal.
I played a key role at Aktivhaus, focusing on innovative, energy-efficient, and sustainable modular building concepts. Aktivhaus is known for its positive energy balance, where buildings generate more energy than they consume through renewable energy sources like photovoltaics and heat pumps. The projects emphasize wooden construction, modularity and flexibility, making them adaptable to various needs, especially in urban settings. The use of eco-friendly and recyclable materials is central to the approach, minimizing the environmental impact. Smart home technologies and digital systems are standard, optimizing energy consumption and user experience.
