Kea Charrette 2022 Copenhagen, Denmark
My team and I for the 2022 KEA Charrette in Copenhagen, Denmark
I was honored to be a part of the 2022 KEA Charrette in Copenhagen, Denmark! Out of 84 students from Denmark, Lithuania, Germany, the Netherlands, Austria, Canada, Brazil, the UK, and the USA – with just 5 American students invited to join, I was given the chance to be surrounded by creatives and submerse myself into the creative landscape of Copenhagen for a week in October 2022. All students were divided into groups and given a local Copenhagen issue to design a solution for, with one group winning first place at the end of the week. This video is just a sneak peek into what my group and I worked on. For more details about our project, keep scrolling and read more below!
My group and I were given the task to design an interactive, flexible office space for a music company local to Copenhagen, called Tempi. Tempi brings artists from all around Denmark and seeks to revolutionize the music industry in their country. Tempi wanted my team and I to design an office space where they would be able to host events as well as have the option to keep private office spaces if they so choose. Tempi also requested that the office be a mental health-friendly space, where it is open and inviting with a kitchen in the center. So, my group and I came up with the solution to design a space with flexible walls. This gif depicts the space, with certain walls beings more solid and sound proof and others being transparent and more open. This gives more freedom rather than having only one option of walls to act as space dividers. To make this feasible, my team and I thought of having a neatly designed rail system where the walls can be moved or stacked away for whatever occasion Tempi might want. My main task for the process was to design and laser cut the parts for the mock-up, as you can see in this gif. Additionally, I helped my team brainstorm, design our presentation, and help with other graphic design elements we needed to achieve for our project throughout the week.