PROJECTS

2006-2007
Barely - Sound-Active Installation
Project Type: Installation Design
Project Coordination: Natasha Barret and Birger Sevaldson
German Pavilion -
11th Prague Quadrennial International Exhibit of Scenography and Theatre Architecture
OCEAN NORTH and Scheffler+Partner
Project Type: Design Study
Project Coordination: Achim Menges
Project Team: Eva Scheffler, Steffen Reichert, Jochen Schütz

2006
New Czech National Library in Prague
OCEAN NORTH and Scheffler + Partner
Project Type: International Competition Entry, 2006
Project Coordination: Michael Hensel and Achim Menges;
Project Team: Andrea Di Stefano, Aleksandra Jaeschke, Steinar Killi, Eva Scheffler, Birger Sevaldson, Defne Sunguroğlu with Guillem Barraut, Mattia Gambardella, Pavel Hladik, Gabriel Sanchiz
Engineering Consultants: Bollinger & Grohmann Consulting Engeneers
Landscape Consultant: Thom Roelly
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2001-06
World Centre for Human Concerns
Project Type: Design Study
Phase 03 Team: OCEAN NORTH - Michael Hensel, Steinar Killi, Achim Menges and Birger Sevaldson
Digital Video: Mark Tynan
Phase 02 Team: OCEAN NORTH - Michael Hensel and Achim Menges
with Hani Fallaha and Neri Oxman
Phase 01 Team: OCEAN NORTH - Michael Hensel, Achim Menges and Birger Sevaldson
with Lip Khoon Chiong, Morten Rask Gregersen, Jeff Turko
Rapid Prototyping: AHO IFID Professor Steinar Killi
Digital Video: Kim Bauman Larsen
Location: New York, United States
Commissioned by: Max Protetch Gallery, New York for the ‘A New World Trade Centre Exhibition’
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2004-05
Jväskylä Music and Arts Center - Phase 02 & Phase 03
Project Type: Design Study
Project Team Phase 02: OCEAN NORTH - Michael Hensel and Achim Menges
with Shireen Han, Hani Fallaha, Andrew Kudless, Neri Oxman, Eva Scheffler, Valeria Segovia Trigueros, Nazaneen Roxanne Shafaie, Cordula Stach, Nikolaos Stathopoulos, Muchuan Xu
Team Phase 03: OCEAN NORTH – Michael Hensel and Achim Menges with Nikolaos Stathopoulos
Location: Jyväskylä, Finland
Commissioned by Phase 02: Venice Architectural Biennale 2004
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2004
Morphogenetic Design Experiments – MDE III.02 Elastic Membranes and Minimal Holes
Project Type: Installation Design
Design Team: Michael Hensel and Achim Menges
Location: Rice University School of Architecture

Morphogenetic Design Experiments – MDE III.01 Elastic Membranes and Minimal Holes
Project Type: Installation Design
Design Team: Michael Hensel and Achim Menges with Diploma Unit 4
Location: Architectural Association, London, England

In-line Skate Park
Project Type: Design Commission
Team: OCEAN NORTH - Michael Hensel and Achim Menges
Location: Busan, South Korea
Commissioned by: Busan Art Biennale
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2003
Contours – Evolutionary Design Strategies
Project Type Exhibition Design
Design Team OCEAN NORTH – Michael Hensel and Achim Menges
Location Architectural Association, London, England
Commissioned by Architectural Association, London, England

Agora
Project Type Sound-active Installation and performance
Design Team Natasha Barret with OCEAN NORTH – Birger Sevaldson,
Location Black Box Theater, Oslo, Norway
Commissioned by Oslo Opera Net Fond for Utøvnde Kunstnere and Norsk Kulturråd
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2002
Surface Ecologies @ Styrian Autumn 2002
Project Type Installation Design
Design Team OCEAN NORTH - Michael Hensel and Kivi Sotamaa
Location Landesmuseum, Graz Austria
Curator Zaha Hadid and Patrik Schumacher

Formations – Small Objects
Project Type Object Design
Design Team OCEAN NORTH – Birger Sevaldson and Steiner Killi
Location Nicola Trussardi Foundation, Milan

Agora: Boundary Conditions
Project Type Sound-active Installation
Design Team Natasha Barret with OCEAN NORTH – Birger Sevaldson, Michael Hensel and Tuuli Sotamaa
Location Central Station, Oslo, Norway
Commissioned by Mesen, Norsk Kulturråd, Fond for Lyd og Bilde
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2001
ARS 01
Project Type Exhibition Design
Design Team OCEAN NORTH – Michael Hensel, Tuuli Sotamaa and Kivi Sotamaa
Location Kiasma – Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki, Finland
Commissioned by Kiasma – Museum of Contemporary Art, NIFCA Nordic Institute for Contemporary Art, Helsinki
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2000
Narva Pre-masterplan - Phase 01 & Phase 02
Project Type Urban Design – Pre-masterplan
Design Team OCEAN NORTH – Michael Hensel and Kivi Sotamaa
Location Narva, Estonia
Commissioned by Narva City Planning Office

Intencities @ ArtGenda - Helsinki Cultural Capital 2000
Project Type Installation Design
Design Team OCEAN NORTH – Michael Hensel, Tuuli Sotamaa and Kivi Sotamaa
with Toni Kauppila, Lasse Wager
Location Maakasinii, Helsinki, Finland
Commissioned by ArtGenda 2000 Production Office

Landsc[r]aper - Urban Ring Bridge
Project Type Design Study
Team OCEAN NORTH with Urban Office
Consultants Ove Arup Consulting Engineers, London
Location Düsseldorf, Germany
Commissioned by NRW Forum for Culture and Economy, Düsseldorf for the ‘Living Bridges’ Exhibition
Supported by The NRW Ministry for Employment, Social affairs, Urban Development, Culture and Sports

Ambient Amplifiers
FINALIST – FEIDAD Design Merit Award
Project Type FEIDAD Far Eastern International Digital Design Architectural Design Competition
Design Team OCEAN NORTH – Birger Sevaldson
with Phu Duong
Location Tøyen Park, Oslo, Norway
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1999
Office and Apartment Block Köln Porz-Wahn, Frankfurter Strasse
Project Type Design Study for a new Housing Concept
Team OCEAN NORTH – Johan Bettum and Michael Hensel with Ludo Grooteman
Location Köln, Germany
Commissioned by Hensel Bauträger GmbH, Cologne, Germany

Sandefjord Holiday Inn Express Hotel
Project Type Design Study
Team OCEAN NORTH with Ludo Grooteman
Ludo Grooteman, Johan Bettum, Michael Hensel, Kim Bauman Larsen, Birger Sevaldson, and Kivi Sotamaa
with Lasse Wager, Ville
Consultants Kalvert and Clarke, Oslo
Location Sandefjord, Oslo
Client confidential
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1998
a-Drift Time Capsules
FINALIST
Project Type Invited International Design Competition
Organiser The New York Times
Team OCEAN NORTH – Johan Bettum, Michael Hensel, Tuuli Sotamaa, Kivi Sotamaa, Birger Sevaldson
With Tero Kolhinen
Location Antarctica

Synthetic Landscape Pavilion
Project Type Design Research
Team OCEAN NORTH – Kim Bauman-Larsen, Johan Bettum, Michael Hensel, Kivi Sotamaa, Birger Sevaldson
with Dan Sevaldson
Consultants Komtek AS Oslo, Devold AMT AS Oslo
Location Tøyen Park, Oslo, Norway
Supported by The Research Council of Norway

Chamberworks
Project Type Installation Design
Design Team OCEAN NORTH – Kim Bauman Larsen, Johan Bettum, Michael Hensel, Markus Holmstén, Kivi Sotamaa, Birger Sevaldson with Dan Sevaldson
Location RAM Gallery, Oslo, Norway
Commissioned by RAM Gallery, Oslo, Norway
Supported by Oslo Kommune, Finnair, Hensel Bauträger GmbH
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1995
Nordic Landscape Forum
HONOURABLE MENTION
Project Type Nordic Countries Embassies - International Design Competition
Team OCEAN net – Michael Hensel and Tom Verebes
with Tony Jones, Toni Kauppila
Location Berlin, Germany