AHO WORKS STUDIES 2012-2013
Courses
Architectural Studies
Small scale Architecture:
Tectonic Exercises
Jan Olav Jensen
The course comprised of a small project
that was to be designed three times with
different materials, each phase lasting two
weeks. One of the projects was to be de-
tailed and developed further in the last part
of the semester. Through the exercises the
student gain a fundamental understanding
of tectonic systems.
The Extended Threshold /
RCAT + OCEAN Studio
Michael U. Hensel, Søren S. Sørensen,
Guillem Baraut Bover and Joakim Hoen
The studio developed projects for two
neglected inner urban public spaces at key
locations in Oslo. The proposed auxiliary or
supplementary architectures provide for a
rich variety of activities and experiences, in
the form of an extended transitional space
that is sheltered, yet not fully enclosed in
order to maintain maximum public accessi-
bility and usability.
Form and Performance: Spatial and
Technological Investigations
Bjørn N. Sandaker, Søren Sørensen and
Joshua Teas, Markus Schwarz, Benedikte
N. Rauan and Tore Moen
The course’s main concern is the relationship
between space and structure. It examines
how structures can contribute more to ar-
chitectural design than merely serving as a
stand for architectural scenography. By way
of design and analysis the course studies how
structural form and (physical and experien-
tial) performance may interact. A study of the
relationship between strength, acoustic and
light properties is particularly important. The
test ground for this study was the design of a
cultural building at Bygdøy in Oslo.
Two Houses
Neven Fuchs-Mikac, Jun Igarashi,
Chris Engh, Joana Sa Lima and
Torunn Stensheim
The student’s assignment was to design two
houses, one urban and one rural. They were
given two sites in Sapporo and in the village
close to Asahikawa on Hokkaido, with very
different site conditions. The climatic con-
ditions were almost the same. By thinking
about these two different conditions simul-
taneously the students would clearly recog-
nize their significance and influence in the
design process. The residential program of
both houses was the same. But the architec-
tural content and the “rule of the site” for
each of them were different. Consequently,
their architecture was different.
