Portfolio

Caroline Sjöström

BA (Hons) ARB/RIBA part 1 Architecture

Contents

Herbarium wintergarden p.3

Fountain cover p.9

Flood emergency platform p.12

Tempelhof Freiheit masterplan p.18

Professional practice work p.25

Early work p.27

Urban planning St.Omer p.20

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SITUATION DES NOUVELLES ESPACES PUBLICS

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Year 3

Herbarium Wintergarden

Chelsea, New York City

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New York City.

Herbal wintergarden by the High Line in in Chelsea, NYC. The design concept is based on releasing herbal scents around site. These scents are produced with herbs grown in the public wintergarden and processed in the herbal distillery in situ the gardening school, one of the building’s many programmes. Other programs introdu-ced in the proposal are:

* Massage and aromatherapy studio* School library* Public cafés* Rooftop gardens* Lecture halls

HerbariumHerbal Wintergarden

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Inspiration taken from the blog Scents and the City by Jason Logan 2009;

” New York secretes its fullest range of smells in the summer; disgusting or enticing, delicate or over-powering, they are liberated by the heat. So one swel-tering weekend, I set out to navigate the city by nose. As my nostrils led me from Manhattan’s northernmost end to its southern tip, some prosaic scents recurred (cigarette butts; suntan lotion; fried foods); some were singular and sublime (a delicate trail of flowers mingling with Indian curry around 34th Street); while others proved revoltingly unique (the garbage outside a nail salon). Some smells reminded me of other places and some will forever remind me of New York.”

Inspiration

Sketches

Wintergarden in office building Urban trees Trees planted on roof Glassbox building Water tower Inspirational collage

References

Milan trade fair by Massimiliano Fuksas Vertical gardens

* One acre of land, if farmed vertically, can grow as much food as a regular outdoor farm on four to six acres

* Edible walls are catching on as more companies find clever ways of creating panels that can hold seeds and plants and thereby grow fruit, vegetable and herbs in less space than regular gardens

* The New York Times has examined how the more than $27 billion that U.S. residents spend annually on alternative and complementary medicine provides the ”most telling evidence of Americans’ dissatisfac-tion with traditional health care.

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Section showing action within the building. Combination of ArchiCad, Adobe Illustrator; and Photoshop

Plan drawing level 1 Plan drawing level 2

Roof grid connector

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Top: Elevation of the wintergarden in it’s context. Illustrator and Photoshop

Middle: Areial view of site and proposal. Photoshop and Maya

Bottom left: Rooftop. Maya

Bottom middle: Street view. Maya and Photoshop

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Year 4

Fountain Cover

Dover, Kent

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This proposal is designed to cater for different types of events. Due

to a simple rotating mechanism the platforms may be turned to

any direction wished for. For example, one platform could face the

sun whilst the other could face the big screen. If both platforms are

faced towards each other, some type of an art performance could

take place. The christmas tree could also fit in the middle of the

platform.

The cage type of construction provides an outdoor enclosure; both

sun and shadow can be enjoyed with the benefits to the curved glue

laminated timber ribs. The ribs also enables views through the mar-

ket square, as blocking views was not desired in this proposal.

Dover, Kent

The Fountain cover proposal is a competition entry for the Dover Arts Development in 2011.

The brief asked to design a cover for the fountain placed in the market square of Dover. The structure must facilitate the viewing of events on the Big Screen. Optionally, it may accommodate other programmes during the course of the year. Other forms of use of the structure needed to be invented, in order to promote new forms of occupying public space. How could the artefact provide a platform for curating community and cultural events?

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Elevation drawing. Illustrator

Demonstration how the fountain cover can be adjusted. Maya and Photoshop

Fountain CoverPerformance Pavilion

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perspective view

This proposal is designed to cater for different types of events. Due

to a simple rotating mechanism the platforms may be turned to

any direction wished for. For example, one platform could face the

sun whilst the other could face the big screen. If both platforms are

faced towards each other, some type of an art performance could

take place. The christmas tree could also fit in the middle of the

platform.

The cage type of construction provides an outdoor enclosure; both

sun and shadow can be enjoyed with the benefits to the curved glue

laminated timber ribs. The ribs also enables views through the mar-

ket square, as blocking views was not desired in this proposal.

Pavilion in its context. Photomontage; Maya and Photoshop

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Year 2

Flood Emergency Platform

Canary Wharf, London

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Canary Wharf, London

This 300 metre boulevard works as a platformto board when a severe flood occurs in London. During non- flood it serves as an alternative route from Wes-teferry to Limehouse reach. Instead of chosing a longer way behind buildings, this proposal stretches along the River Thames, providing the user river scenery to enjoy. During normal weather circumstances the platform hosts following public programs:

* Panorama restaurant* Blood donation centre* Outdoor cinema* A boat hire station * Residential modular housing * Tennis court

In the event of severe flooding the platform transforms into programs to occupy the residents around canary wharf:

* First aid station* Life boat station* Helipad* Soupkitchen

The platform is floating, however it is supported by hydrolic poles to enable it to easily adjust with the flood and tidal level, that can range up to 5 metres in the worst case scenario. The platform is covered in grass, which makes it into a contribution to the London Green Grid, simultaneoulsy functions as a public park.

Site and plan of proposal

The London Green Grid

The Green Grid concept aims to provide new and existing East London residents and workers with a multi-functional network of strategic open space and in turn improve quality of life.

The aim of the Green Grid is to create a network of interlinked, multi-functional and high quality open spaces that connect with town centres, public transport nodes, the countryside in the urban fringe, the Thames and major employment and residential areas.

The Green Grid will:

* Provide new and enhance existing public open spaces, reducing areas of deficiency* Provide public access along the major river and green areas* Provide a range of formal and informal recreationaluses and landscapes, promoting healthy living* Provide new and enhance existing wildlife sites* Manage water collection, cleansing and flood risk with mul-ti-functional spaces* Provide beautiful, diverse and managed greeninfrastructure to the highest standards for peopleand wildlife

Flood Emergency PlatformRunner’s Boulevard

Proposal in context. Sketch up

Site images and inspiration Inspiration and references

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1 Roof deck, insulation, water-proofing2 Protection-and storage layer3 Drainage-and capilarity layer

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4 Root permeable filter layer5 Extensive growing media6 Plants, vegetation

1 Reinforced concrete2 Screed to falls3 Vapour barrier4 Thermal insulation5 Rhepancol6 Protection layer7 Drainage layer8 Filter layer9 Vegetation layer

Functional layer of a typical green roof

Technical section of a modular housing unit

Section of the workshop unit showing the boathouse

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Layer build for extensive green roof

Diagrammatic drawings of the modular housing

Modular housing units

Elevation of the modular housing unit

Platform during flood and non-flood

Diagrammatic plan drawing of the modular housing units

Exploded 3D of the modular housing units

Modular housing units

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CMP MODULAR HOUSIN UNIT PLAN 1:200

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Section of the activity unit. ArchiCad and Photoshop

Section of the activity unit. ArchiCad and PhotoshopPlan drawing of the activity unit

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PLATFORM ACCESS

HYDROLIC SUPPORT BEAMS

PONTOON PLATFORM

FIRST AID /BLOOD DONATION CENTRE

CONTROL TOWER

SLIDING EMERGENCY EXIT FOR THE HURTED

ROOF SUPPORTING STEEL RIBS

GREEN ROOF

HELIPAD

STAIRS TO SECOND FLOOR

TOILET FACILITIES

SOUP KITCHEN /CANTEEN AND RESTAURANT

CANOPIED SEATING AREA/ OUTDOOR CINEMA

LIFE-JACKET AND BLANKET STORAGE

TOILET FACILITIES

WORKSHOP AND RACKING FOR POLARKRAFTS

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FUEL TANK AND PETROL TANK STORAGE

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Year 4

Tempelhof Freiheit MasterplanBerlin, Germany

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Tempelhof Freiheit in Berlin is a former airport ground, which now has been converted into an urban recreation ground. This masterplan proposal focu-ses on the health, wellness and sport section of the site where the aim is to step by step construct a rehabilitation village funded by sponsors and sold fo-restry planted onto the site. The project spans over 50 years.

Tempelhof Freiheit MasterplanWellness scheme

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Year 2

Urban planningSt.Omer, France SITUATION DES NOUVELLES ESPACES PUBLICS

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Urban Planning St.Omer, France

Urban planning project in the small town of St.Omer. A project done during my ex-change studies in France. Proposal focused on bringing activity around the river and en-gage the city in more community programs.

Map of urban zones and residential are

Urban space potential for improvement Site images

Site map

Site map 3D

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Scenario 1

Proposal map of scenario 1

Inspiration for scenario 1

3D map of scenario 1’s proposal

Urban park

Idea of closer access to river bank

Idea of closer access to river bank

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Scenario 2

Proposal map of scenario 2

Inspiration for scenario 2

3D map of scenario 2’s proposal

Idea of new river crossing

Idea of new river crossing

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Scenario 2 Refined proposal

Gallery and open air cinema Open air cinema

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3D map of scenario 2’s proposal

Professional practice work

Eriksson Architects and CTM Architects

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Margate Masterplan 2008

CTM Architects

Projects from professional practice

Eriksson Architects

Ylläs Äkäslompolo 2010

This project was the winning proposal in the competition of a new ski resort in the Finnish Lapland.

The proposal has taken inspiration from natu-ral elements and its most important concept is the ski in-out route that enables skiers to ski from the cottage to slopes.

My contribution in this project started from the beginning with researching design inspira-tion, sketching masterplans, and further down the project I used ArchiCad to create a base for the 3D visualizers to process.

View from the slope down to the ski village Resort hotel with the ski slope roof

Ski cottages Area masterplan

Model of the hotel i the masterplan

Mentogou Eco Valley 2010

An urban planning project located close to Shanghai, China.

This new ecological “Silicon Valley” includes 9 research institutes and companies over a 28 square km area planned for 50 000 inhabi-tants.

In this project I helped the project archi-tects to place their designs concepts on the masterplan 3D model, create elevation in Photoshop and Illustrator using their hand sketches, and converted text into infographics which were easily interpreted on the Chinese market.

Aerial view of part of the eco valley

A masterplan proposal for which I was invol-ved in making the model components.

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Year 1,2

Early workCanterbury School of Architecture

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Hand-drawn exploded axonometric

Hand-drawn perspectives with photomontage

Hand-drawn floor plans, elevations and sections

Small building design project using hand-drawing skills.

Pilgrim houseCanterbury, Kent

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Origami gardenSandwich, Kent

Project with the theme origami. Brief asked to design a dwelling for an origami artists. This dweling need to incorprate his ab which will be open to the public during the day.

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