KNITTING THE CIVIC FABRIC
ARTISTS RESISTING
TORBEN LILLEGRAVEN
Portfolio of Selected Works 2020 - 2024
Bergen School of Architecture Architecture Master Programme
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
INVITING THE PUBLIC
Torben Lillegraven (he/him) CV
INFORMATION
DOB. 13.11.1998
+43 (0) 670 191 7175 torben.lillegraven@hotmail.de
Markgraf-Rüdiger-Straße 3/11 1150
LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY
› German - Mother Tongue
› Norwegian - Native/ Bilingual
› English - Fluent Professional (written & verbal)
SKILLSET
› Architectural Hand Drawing
› Concept Sketching
› Photography (Digital & Analogue)
› 3D Model Making (1:50, 1:100, 1:200, 1:1000)
› Plotting
› Foam Cutting
› Laser Cutting
› 3D Printing
› CNC
› Developing & Scanning of 35mm Film (B&W & Colour)
REFERENCES
Gonzalo Herrero Delicado
Serpentine The Otherr Angency
Director | Architect Curator M: +44 7938 680536 me@gonzaloherrero.eu g.herrerodelicado@csm.arts.ac.uk
Tess McCann
Publica
Senior Urban Director
M: +44 (0) 7308 694235 tess@publica.co.uk
Louis Lupien
Turneroworks
Architectural Designer M: +44 (0) 7575 181001 lupien.louis@gmail.com
Oct 2020 - Jun 2023
Aug 2019 - Jun 2020 Aug
Oct
SOFTWARE KNOWLEDGE
› Autodesk Autocad
› Autodesk Revit
› Graphisoft Archicad
› Vector Works › Rhino › Trimble Sketchup
› Epic Games Twinmotion › Chaos V-Ray › Grasshopper › QGIS › Microsoft Word › Microsoft Powerpoint
Microsoft Excel › Audacity
› Adobe Photoshop › Adobe InDesign
› Adobe Illustrator
› Adobe Lightroom CC
› Adobe Premiere Pro
VOLUNTARY WORK/ COMPETITIONS
› Mar 2023: Competition 2nd Round Shortlisted (Group Project) Emergency Exit Arts/ Woolwich Stories London, UK
› Jun 2022: Architecture & Fire Safety Course Fire Service College | Moreton-in-Marsh, UK
› Sep 2021 - Sep 2022: Vice President Architecture Society (AS:CSM) | London, UK
› Oct 2020 - Jun 2024: Student Representative & Ambassador BA Arch Stage Central Saint Martins, UAL London, UK
Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Architecture | Achieved First Class Honours | Part 01 RIBA | University of the Arts London | Central Saint Martins, London, UK
Tertiary Vocational Education (Full-time foundation degree in design and architecture) | Achieved top grade (A) | Designinstituttet | Oslo, Norway
Upper Secondary School/ High School | Achieved university admissions certification 5.9 (Matura - Sehr Gut) | Randaberg Videregående Skole | Stavanger, Norway
Sep
Jul
Urban Design Assistant | Publica | London, UK
Graphics IC - Freelance | Spatial Practices: Practicing Space (Exhibition) | Lethaby Gallery | Granary Square, London, UK
Curator and Marketing & Graphics IC | Dialogue in Practice(s)e (Exhibition) | Lethaby Gallery | Granary Square, London, UK
Freelance Architectural Assistant | Studio Ben Allen | London, UK
Concentrico International Festival of Architecture & Design (Live Project) | Logrono, Spain
Full-Time Internship | Allmann Wappner Architets | Munich, Germany
Full-Time Internship | Allmann Wappner Architects | Munich, Germany
01 Playful Prelude
Academic, Individual Project Year 2, 2022
The project Playful Prelude demonstrates how gentrification and development undermine the local population and its diverse culture, and with that caused a severe split between the locals and the new residents of the area. Throughout this project, I deeply analysed and mapped the area between The Royal Docks, Canning Town and Custom House, to understand and design an intervention that answers to its direct context, yet reaches beyond it.
Playful Prelude aims to alleviate the symptoms of gentrification, meaning it aims to establish a platform for encounters between the people who normally wouldn’t encounter, through the designed programme. These vital everyday-situation encounters will provide opportunities for communication through the aspects of play, family, cuisine and victuals, as these are some of the few areas in life where people from all sorts of backgrounds and places can come together with a shared denominator and agenda.
The proposal focuses on preserving existing views by keeping a low profile, thereby enabling the public to use the green roofs
A - EXISTING NURSERY ENTRANCE
B - MAIN ENTRANCE/ WARDROBES
C - MAIN INTERIOR PLAYGROUND/EXTENSION
D - BICYCLE STORAGE
E - SECONDARY ENTRANCE TO EXISTING NURSERY
F - INCLUSIVE SEATING
G - WATER COLLECTION SYSTEM 01
H - WATER COLLECTION SYSTEM 02
I - PUBLIC GENDER NEUTRAL TOILET
J - STORAGE
K - STORAGE GARDEN TOOLS
L - FOOD COURT
M - MARKET STALL 01 (STREET FOOD)
N - MARKET STALL 02 (STREET FOOD)
O - MARKET STALL 03 (GROCERIES)
P - MARKET STALL 04 (GROCERIES)
Q - MARKET STALL 05 (STREET FOOD)
R - MARKET STALL 06 (STREET FOOD)
S - MARKET STALL 07 (STREET FOOD)
T - WATER COLLECTION SYSTEM 03
(COMPRESSED SUSTAINABLE BRICK) INSULATED CAVITY BARRIER
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K-BRIQ
tess@publica.co.uk
Oliver Riviere - ollie@publica.co.uk
Victoria Jessen-Pike - vjp@publica.co.uk
02 Publica - Various Projects
Professional, Team Projects
2023-2024
Role: Research, site analysis, community engagement sessions, producing maps, diagrams and visualisations, model making.
I was tasked with a range of assignments during my time at Publica. Some of which model making; primary and secondary research, analysis and mapping of sites both at day and night; producing maps and masterplan strategies from gathered data, creating CAD-drawings for small public realm interventions and writing reports.
Two of the more substantial undertakings
were firstly, the creation of an in-depth community facilities audit for the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. This project required meticulous research and investigation to produce relevant and complete pieces of spatial data and recommendations to aid the Borough with future community developments.
Secondly, the Harley Street BID masterplan strategies which entailed extensive site analysis and precise design concepts due to the delicateness of the area we worked in.
The following images are property of Publica and only to be used/viewed fori application processes and interviews. All the works displayed in this chapter have been worked on by myself, within the team.
Team Daniel Blyth - Research Inez de Rijke - Graphic Design
Tess McCann -
The first option introduces water features for hot summer days and enhanced biking lanes across the main street and park
03 De-Alienating The Home
Freelance, Group Project 2021-2022
Role: Concept design, site analysis, producing finalised drawings, assembly on site.
De-Alienating the Home was a collaborative project between BA students from Central Saint Martins and two associate lecturers and architects, Pati Santos and Gonzalo Herrero. The finalized design was built and displayed in the 8th edition of Concentrico, Logrońo’s International Festival of Architecture and Design in September 2022.
The intervention was built in a narrow alley in central Logrońo and questions the aspect of what is domesticity today and modern co-living, with a clear focus on well-being and ecology. The message this project is
trying to convey is that the inhabitants of domestic spaces should make the spaces their own and set the parameters of the interior spatial qualities themselves. It argues that architects should merely provide a platform for the users to establish their own spaces, based on usage and preference. Furthermore, the project also investigates the way living has changed throughout time, especially in recent years post-covid. The final outcome incorporated Open Form into its design and aimed to serve the local population after the festival.
Images/Drawings created by myself unless stated otherwise.
Pati Santos pati@patisantos.com
Gonzalo Herrero Delicado me@gonzaloherrero.eu
BEDROOM BATHROOM
The proposal invited visitors to engage with the design and help themselves to the items of value after the festival (Images by Concentrico, 2022)
Festival map and project descriptions (Concentrico 8, 2022)
04 Dialogue In Practic(s)e
Freelance, Group Project 2023-2024
Role: Curation & Graphic Design
What is the future of architectural education? How are the designers of tomorrow being shaped by today’s educators?
Dialogue in Practice was a public exhibition that explored the intricate workings of architectural pedagogy, investigating the complex relationship and synergy between students, tutors and practitioners through a contiguous display of their works. It was pitched,
financed, designed, promoted, curated and run by a collaboration of six BA Architecture Alumni with the assistance of a few tutors and gallery staff.
Besides the physical and digital pieces, workshops, tours, talks and discussions were held revolving around the themes of spatial practice, education and the architecture industry.
The visual identity, posters and other deployed visual material was created by myself for the team.
Team Peerada Liewchanpatana, Ramish Shahbaz, Sif Nielsen, Iba Tony, Jacob Honnor, Amar Sall, Kleanthis Kyriakou, Carlotta Novella
Location Lethaby Gallery, London, UK Project Supervisor Mia CormackGallery Manager
05 Round-Up House NW1
Academic, Individual Project, Year 01, 2021
Round-Up House NW1 explores how differing groups within our society can live together in one building and enrich their everyday lives by the sharing of key spaces. Throughout this project, I used research and analysis to explore how two young ravers, two creative professionals and a service cleaner could live together comfortably, yet sustainably.
The process and choices I took were guided by a great emphasis on social and environmental sustainability, inclusivity, and mental well-being, as well as a clear awareness
of the direct context and local community, that I tried to incorporate into the design. The building takes its original inspiration from Renaissance architecture but has been brought onto a contemporary stage, considering live constraints and opportunities.
This is further reflected in its circulation, layout and highly sustainable approach, using hempcrete, timber, corrugated hemp fibre panels and corrugated metal for its construction.
Previn Naidoo
RAIN GUTTER WATER COLLECTION
OPTIMAL ANGLE FOR WATER COLLECTION
20,5 M2 SOLAR THERMAL PANELS FOR WATER
HEATING SYSTEM
FIRST FLOOR BATHROOM - GREY AND HEATED WATER USE
RAIN GUTTER AND DRAINAGE ON FIRST FLOOR COURTYARDPREVENTS FLOODING AND COLLECTING RAINWATER
WATER SUPPLY FOR INDOOR GREENHOUSEGREY WATER USE
KITCHEN WATER SUPPLY - GREY AND HEATED WATER USE
FIRST FLOOR BATHROOMS - GREY AND HEATED WATER USE
PLANT ROOMCONNECTED TO SOLAR THERMAL PANELS AND RAINWATER HARVESTING SYSTEM
GROUND FLOOR TOILETS - GREY AND HEATED WATER USE
GROUND FLOOR WATER DRAINAGE - PREVENTS FLOODING AND COLLECTING RAINWATER
RAINWATER HARVESTING SYSTEM & TANKUNDER GARDEN
06 Artists Amass
Academic, Individual Project
Year 3, 2023
Artists Amass delves into the themes of community, encounters, and mitigating the effects of gentrification. The project proposes a community centre — a hub for the people of Hackney Wick Fish Island (HWFI) — to weave the civic fabric and cultivate social capital. The proposal is grounded in realistic sets of data depicting the challenges, joys, circumstances, and potentials observed throughout the project.
The final proposition is a multi-functional building, jointly managed by the council and artists, situated in the heart of the former industrial, now artist cluster. It aims to provide affordable shared studio spaces for artists while facilitating connections between the artistic community, old and new residents, and local authorities responsible for urban development of HWFI. The ultimate goal is to strengthen the civic fabric and bolster artist resilience.
SUBCATEGORY
SUBCATEGORY
Fernanda Palmieri
KNITTING THE CIVIC FABRIC
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
INVITING THE PUBLIC
ARTISTS RESISTING
Hempcrete model used to test technical thesis serves as base
The walkways through the
CORRUGATED METAL ROOF
TIMBER BATTENS
WATERPROOFING
GUTEX THERMOSAFE WOODFIBRE INSULATION - 180MM
TIMBER FINISH
EXISTING BRICK WALL
TIMBER STUD WALLS100 X 200MM ELEMENTS
PANELVENT STRUCTURAL PERMEABLE SHEATHING - 13MM
TIMBER RAFTER WIRE TENSIONS CABLES
DOUBLE GLAZED WINDOW - 24MM
HEMPCRETE FILL - 290MM
AIRTIGHTNESS MEMBRANE
WATERPROOFING MEMBRANE
HEMPCRETE-GABION FOUNDATION
07 Kontemplasjonsrom
Academic, Individual Project Year 1 Designinstituttet, 2020
Kontemplasjonsrom, or Contemplation Room, is a project that primarily engages with the user’s visual and mental experience of a space. A space, which has the sole purpose to serve as a room for contemplation and relaxation. The location, the simple materiality of reinforced concrete, the monumental scale, distinctive shape and circulation all aid in the process of giving its user the feeling of a blank canvas, which has manifested itself in a plot of nature.
The project is located on a grassy hill looking down onto a river and designed to go into the terrain, making it almost invisible from the top of the hill and thereby preserving the beautiful views from above. The angle of the two axes that create the distinctive triangular shape has been designed according to the rise and fall of the sun, giving the user a sense of time and process spent contemplating, while being shielded from the wind coming from the hilltop.
SELECTED WORKS 2020 - 2024
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RECOGNITIONS & AWARDS
› May 2023: Nomination - Student Representative of the Year 2022/2023 | University of the Arts London
› Sep 2022: Spatial Practices Community Award 2021/2022 University of the Arts London
› Jun 2022: Nomination - Student Representative of the Year 2021/2022 University of the Arts