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Liina-Liis Pihu 2010-2015Portfolio

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Why?Who is responsible? Where starts and ends architecture?How much is the least that is enough? Does architecture have limits?

contact / Liina-Liis Pihu

Liina-Liis Pihudate of birth / June 3rd 1991nationality / Estonianaddress / Ehituse 22.13, Jüri 75301, Estonia / Fantoft studentbolig Po 63, Bergen, Norwayphone / +37253442010 / +4748654173mail / [email protected]

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Programs: Rhinoceros, Grasshopper, Revit, Ecotect, Vray, Sketchup, Autocad, Illustrator, Indesign, PhotoshopLanguages: Estonian (native), English (fluent), Russian (beginner)Last but not least: welding, driving a car, playing the piano, woodprinting, painting, drawing, woodwork, cooking, dancing, snowboarding, yoga, gardening, baristaing...

2014 / “Vaba Aine” pop-up pre-exhibitoin in Museum of Estonian Architecture concerning Estonian exhibition at Venice Biennale 20142013 / Tallinn Architecture Biennale / volunteer2013 / “Ökomäss” installation in Tallinn Estonia pst 1 square2013 / “Pineapple or Artichoke” experimental urban farming concerning “Aedade järelelu” exhibitions in KUMU2010 / ERKI fashionshow / collection “Fold Yourself ” / team Mae Köömnemägi, Meri-Kris Jaama

2015 / video workshop / tutor Daniel Liss2015 / wood printing wokrshop / tutor May Elin Bjerck2014 / welding workshop in Bergen School of Architecture2014 / wood workshop in Bergen School of Architecture2014 / Parametric design workshop / tutor Renee Puusepp2014 / “Vaba aine. Workshop” installation concerning Estonian exhibition at Venice Biennale 2014 / tutors Johanna Jõekalda, Siim Tuksam, Johan Tali, Mikk Meelak, Ülar Mark2013 / “ Vaba aine” research group of Estonian exhibition at Venice Biennale tutors Johanna Jõekalda, Siim Tuksam, Johan Tali, Mikk Meelak, Ülar Mark2013 / Haljala revitalizing workshop / tutors Indrek Rünkla, Andres Alver, Veljo Kaasik2013 / Telliskivi office design / tutors Tomomi Hayashi, Priit Põldme2013 / Landscape architecture workshop / tutors Katrin Koov, Günther Schalk2012 / Painting and drawing practice on Muhu island / tutors Linda Elken, Jaan Elken

2014-2015 Bergen School of Architecture (BAS) / Architecture2010-2014 Estonian Academy of Arts / Architecture and urban planning2004-2010 Tallinn Secondary Science School2007-2010 Sally Studio Art School

2014 / Building and guide work in Estonian pavilion in Venice Architecture Biennale2014 / Venice Architecture Biennale correspondent for culutral magazines “Müürileht” and “Sirp”2013 / office and furniture design for EMSL 2013 / corridor and leisure time design in Telliskivi Creative Community2013 / internship on residential building construction / Rand Tuulberg construction company

curriculum vitae / Liina-Liis Pihu

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experimental

16Fold Yourself fashion collection

20A Space from a Surface

parametric design

54Design & Build BAS

design and construction

28Furniture Design

built project

32Pineapple or Artichokeurban gardening and farming

installation

48Preserving the World

architectural design

24Hyperterminalarchitectural design

42Art Academy Building

architectural design

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Movement studies2013

Using contemporary methods and latest technology allowed to observe the movement of people on the Freedom Square in Tallinn for 24 hours. After the patterns of movement were mapped two different spatial interventions allowed to observe the change in the movement habits. First a meaning was given to two different trajectories on the most used path. People got conscious about their movement and changed their ordinary trajectory. Secondly an intervention in the area normally least used was made by changing it attractive. Placing 40 balloons in the middle of the square changed the way people used the space.The goal was to study different new tools and approaches of how to observe the space and its use and human behavior in the public space. Getting aware of how these tools help to observe, analyze and understand different spaces.

Movement Studies / 2013 / with Meri-Kris Jaama, Eva-Liisa Lepik, Annika Aasmaa / tutors Ülar Mark, Mikk Meelak / Venice Architecture Biennale 2014 Estonian pavilion research group

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A View from the Tallinn Town Hall building/ 1h observation/ normal situation

B View from the Tallinn Town Hall building / 1h observation / intervention on the most used areas

C View from the Tallinn Town Hall building / 1h observation / intervention on the emptiest area

Fold Yourself2011

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“ Fold Yourself ” is a fashion collection pondering over the formation of the human being. We all start as clean slates and then transform attacking, protecting, deforming image around the real ego. The collection consists of seven different outfits presenting different personalities. Architectural experiments with paper models led to the idea of a fashion collection made of paper. We really liked the potential of paper, the simplicity and pureness of it. Very different forms can be created by modifying the same paper differently.

Fold Yourself / 2011 / with Meri-Kris Jaama and Mae Köömnemägi / photos Kulla Laas / ERKI fashion show 2011

Fold Yourself2011

“ Fold yorself ” is a fashion collection pondering over the formation of the human being. We all start as clean slates and then transform attacking, protecting, deforming image around the real ego. The colelction consists of seven different outfits presenting different personalities. Architectural experiments with paper models led to the idea of a collection made of paper. We really liked the potenital of paper, the simplicity and pureness of it. Very different forms can be created by modifying the same paper differently.

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Fold Yourself / 2011 / with Meri-Kris Jaama and Mae Köömnemägi / photos Kulla Laas / ERKI fashion show 2011

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A week long workshop introduced Grasshopper and the ideas of parametric design. Making cuts in a flat surface turned it into a three-dimensional shape. Experiments with different shapes, materials and density of the cuts were made. The universal system of the structure and form could be used in different scales and situations.

A Space from a Surface2014

A Space from a Surface / 2014 / with Eva-Liisa Lepik, Hendrik Väli, Tanel Trepp / tutor Renee Puusepp / Parametric Design Workshop

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A Space from a Surface / 2014 / with Eva-Liisa Lepik, Hendrik Väli, Tanel Trepp / tutor Renee Puusepp / Parametric Design Workshop

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Hyperterminal2014

Overpasses that create useless, dark and even dangerous spaces in urban environ-ments are a big problem in today`s architecture. This project deals with these prob-lems we have today in the context of the future. We use the existing bridge as a form generator for a new terminal which, in the Tallinn of the future, is the city`s main ter-minal. Three ways of motion collide in the terminal. Existing ground-level sidewalk for pedestrians, lifted hyperloop for international travels and underground metro for local urban travels. The structure is created of three different layers of tensile struc-tures hanging from existing bridge and higher hyperloop constructions. The tensile structures are light and transparent where needed. In the intersection points there are connections between different surfaces.

Hyperterminal / 2014 / with Maria Freimann, Juhan Kangilaski / tutor Martin Melioranski / Problematics of Modern Architecture studio

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Office furniture design2014

Low-budget office design project that was partly designing, partly a managing and organisatorial task. Second-hand chairs, couches, tables are combined with custom designed shelves and desks. The plywood furniture is durable and affordable, helping to change the storing problem into a spatial element and dividing the room.

Office Furniture Design / 2013-2014 / at Telliskivi Creative Hub, offices in an old industrial building / for EMSL

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Experimental urban garden & farming2013

There are many abandoned gardens, wastelands and construction sites where plants are still prospering despite being unattended to for decades. These abandoned but potential sites in and around Tallinn were mapped and samples of dirt with plants were brought into the National Art Museum. There the concrete courtyard hosted an experimental urban farming / gardening project for the whole summer. It was possible to follow the seeds and sprouts grow, bloom and then slowly disappear.

Positioning the greenery on the main axis brought attention and festiveness to the grey courtyard. In addition various activities like picnics, concerts, sound installations were taking place supporting the goal to make the courtyard an enjoyable and usable space.

Experimental Urban Farming & Gardening / 2013 / with Jaak Sova, Ekke Västrik, Kärri Jürisson, Pille-Riin Kiisküla, Laura Kadaja / tutors Ivar Lubjak, Maria Pukk, Katrin Koov / Workshop Pineapple or Artichoke / at Estonian Art Museum KUMU

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The Art Academy Building2012-2013

The Art Academy building creates an open and inspiring environment both in the building and around it. The building is located in the seaside of Tallinn city centre and well connected into the recreational area on the shore. The courtyard that opens towards the sea offers privacy to the school family but is also inviting environment to the visitors.

The outer shape of the building is very strict and creates a strong frame for more a dynamic inner facade and creative activities. The inner facade is creating different room depth for rooms with different light demands and also balconies for the library and the cafeteria.

The complex and inspiring program of the Art Academy was adjusted to meet the real needs of the users after interviewing students and professors. The main goal is to create open space that connects different faculties and at the same time leaves room for privacy. The steps of the spiral building allow to create rooms with different heights and proportions to meet the program of the school and divide the open space. A ramp meanders through the whole school and both connects and divides the space. Open space is organised by closed functions like auditoriums, offices and other closed functions.

Shared and public functions are positioned in the three corners of the building where all the vertical movement takes place. Corner atriums acting as knots of movement are filled with attractive activities.

The Art Academy Building / 2012-2013 / tutors Maarja Kask, Ralf Lõoke, Karli Luik / BA Project

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The building is one continuous floor symbolizing the unity of the school. Placing the pro-gram on steps helps to divide the open space and create distinctive spaces with different character and proportions.

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Preserving the World2015

There can be no global solution to preservation, just as in architecture, it has ho be based on a critical regionalism as Kenneth Frampton phrases it. And as Rem Koolhaas points out, at the core there is the question of what to keep. What to keep for humanity, keep from humanity but also from nature.

Ever since the romanticism artists started painting ruins, the power of time, left to rule without the struggle of humans to fight it - Nature versus Man - has been one of the most striking imagery of our time. Today when it is becoming evermore evident that we humans are putting up a better fight than we would have hoped for. The Arctics has become a symbol of environmental issues. The last land where man have not built cities and formed nations. But where instead the unitarity of the earth becomes the most evident. The Arctic is melting and everything points towards that it is us humans, far away, that are responsible. Pyramiden is not the place where the environmental battle is really taking place. It is in the mindset of the human population, thus the only way for this remote place to make a difference is by becoming a symbol. How can this place be portrayed, perceived and preserved as a symbol?

Pyramiden is transforming into a museum, a tourist attraction, like Parthenon the collective memory will go further and further away from its original function and purpose. We propose to fence Pyramiden off. Humanity is no longer admitted. The records and memories of the place as an abandoned Soviet mining settlement become the more treasured. In this new enclosed context of unattainability, the relation to the rest of the world is pronounced. It reminds us that what we do on the outside affects the whole world, even this sealed off remote location.

Preserving the World / 2015/ with Anton Huhn / 120hours 2015 competition entry

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Fold Yourself, 2011, with Meri-Kris Jaama and Mae Köömnemägi, photos Kulla Laas

Hunting is no longer the biggest threat to the survival of polar bears - the symbol of Pyramiden, and the Arctic - it is the loss of sea ice habitat from climate change. The Arctic also suffers from high levels of illegal fishing and overfishing and the global fishing fleet is estimated to be 2-3 times larger than the oceans can sustain-ably support.

By increased emissions of carbon dioxide, global warming, and consequently melt-ing ice, the sea level is estimated to have risen 2 meters by the year 2100. 37% of the human-produced carbon dioxide emissions come from the burning of coal and is the largest source of greenhouse gas emission.

Still the largest source of energy for the generation of electricity, and the very rea-son this place exists. The total amount of coal mined from Pyramiden is estimated to be 9 million tonnes. Volumetric, a cube of 210x210x210m, of which a fifth went to local consumption.

Preserving the World / 2015/ with Anton Huhn / 120hours 2015 competition entry

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Design & Build BAS2014

The course took as its task the outdoor entrance area of Bergen School of Architecture (BAS). Negotiating the meeting of public and private space between land and sea and the program it harbours - such as storage, meeting spaces, dock, working area, entrances and the proposals of new programs was taken as a starting point.

Many different tools and approaches were used to deal with the complex situation given. Research, interviews, polls and other methods of analysing the situation and gathering information were compiled into a booklet.

After several rounds of design both individually and in different groups the general plan was decided around a table among all participants. Realizing the project required a lot of special skills and showed closely the part after design and how the two are strongly related and affected by each other.

Design & Build BAS / with Anton Huhn, Goda Luksaite, Atdhé Illyrian Belégu, Paulo Fernández Fernández, Lior Israel, Jiancong Luo, Tomás González Martínez, Erlend Mortier, Rune André Nautvik, Karl Emil Sødergren, Wei-Hsiang Tseng, Frede Vik, Camille Villemin /

tutors Tristan Boniver (Rotor), Arild Eriksen, Joakim Skajaa

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Aerial photo of the existing situation shows the amount of materials stored and used in the school. In addition to storage, the outdoor area is used as a workspace, leisure area, and is filled with student works from previous studios. The whole school was involved in the decision making of what to keep and what to change.

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Original mapping of the objects around the school. BAS is all about recycling and reuse which means seeing potential in all the materials and objects. Existing materials were also used to execute the project during the studio.

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Recycling the existing steel fence a new system of gates was designed. Creating a 9 meter long pivoting gate required both a lot of plan-ning, clever technical solutions and a set of specific skills in metal works. Cutting, grinding, welding, grinding, painting.

Creating stairs in the quay re-quired many test of the ground which results determined the result of the design until the very end. The width of the stairs is equal to the concrete block removed from the edge of the quay. Digging a whole and creating stairs required a lot of work with the ground and concrete.

The green carpet and fruit trees in the corner of the schoolyard required collecting knowledge in the botanical field and gathering suitable plants for the location. Many experiments with greenery and trees were carried out around the school.

Making room for the recycling area required a lot of sorting and cleaning of the existing materials. Selling 3 of 4 sea containers creat-ed free space and a budget for the project.

or better communicating our plans to the rest of the students, admin-istration and the public a number of meetings, presentations, inter-views and polls were done. A com-mon working day for the whole school was organised to involve people in decisions(what materials to keep) and responsibilities

A line of poles that are both gener-ic and specific at the same time. The poles are recycled street sign poles and therefore easily remov-able and replaceable in case of damage or changes. A number of 1:1 sketches was made in all parts of design to predict the result and appropriation of the design.

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A clever system of gates was designed to meet the complex needs of a school that wants to be open to the public but due to security reasons (thefts, dangerous materials and machinery...) can not be so. Instead of a fence the school has only gates that combine a flexible system that can act as a canvas for different events, artwork and spatial needs.

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A line of poles to divide and define the area between the entrance and the seaside. The poles act as a reference in the semi-public area and can be used as a framework for in-stallations and spatial changes (roofs, walls...)

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The school is located next to a fjord. An access to the sea is something that both the public and the students could benefit from. The design is simple concrete staircase to leave room for the creative users and light structures on the concrete base. The height of the stairs relate to the tides.

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