Personal Details
| Professional Level | Qualified |
| Sector Speciality | Headquarters + Corporate, Arts + Culture, Commercial, Interiors, Aviation |
| Availability | Full Time |
| Location | Los Angeles, CA |
| Years of Experience | 10 years |
| Education | MA |
Bio
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Cornell and AA graduate. Retail and hospitality architect with 10 years experience. Apple store designer, passionate about craftsmanship with a reverence for historic buildings. Methodological and meticulous designer. Excellence seeker. Bilingual London citizen by ways of Los Angeles and New York. Equestrian and zen yogi with an interest in meditation and habit forming design.
Experience
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Santa Barbara, CA
September 2011 - Present - Shubin + Donaldson
- Project Architect
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- Revello Residence
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Location Los Angeles, CA Sector Residential - A three-level hillside single family home with challenging topographical conditions with unparalleled panoramic ocean views. An active family of four requested the re-visioning of their then nondescript 1980’s remodel which was taken apart, analyzed, then reassembled with critical concern for the preservation of this site’s most precious aspects: Location and view.
- Sonos Headquarters
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Location Santa Barbara, CA Sector Headquarters + Corporate - A 28,000 square feet former car dealershi, the Sonos HQ houses executive management, marketing, human resources, finance, IT, and software development teams. In order to amplify creativity, communication, and teamwork we implemented an open floor plan with maximum natural lighting. Exterior patios take advantage of the Southern California indoor/outdoor lifestyle and create impromptu meeting spaces.
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Santa Barbara, CA
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Seattle, WA
September 2006 - May 2011 - Bohlin Cywinski Jackson
- Designer
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- Apple Store Covent Garden
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Location London, United Kingdom Sector Commercial Value £3.5M - The 30,1000 ft store is situated in Covent Garden, London with more space, more staff and more merchandise than any other Apple store. The project is a refurbishment of an 1876 building featuring Peter Bohlin’s classical glass and steel details, such as the trademark Apple staircases.
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Seattle, WA
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New York City, NY
February 2004 - August 2006 - Cannon Design
- Junior Architect
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- UCSD Price Center East
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Location La Jolla, CA Sector Conservation Value US $53,000,000 - The plan of the University of California at San Diego’s existing student center, the Price Center, was developed with an “introverted” configuration – a central courtyard bordered on three sides by all of the building’s program elements facing inward – that established a powerful sense of place and a hub for dining, socializing, and events.
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New York City, NY
Computer Skills
| Revit Architecture | |
| AutoCAD | |
| Rhino 3D | |
| 3ds Max | |
| Illustrator | |
| Photoshop |
Education
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- London, United Kingdom
October 2002 - January 2004- Architectural Association School of Architecture
- MA, MA Architecture
- London, United Kingdom
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- Ithaca, NY
September 1998 - July 2001- Cornell University
- BA, BA (Hons) Architecture
- Ithaca, NY
Language Skills
| English | Native |
| Danish | Fluent |
Interests
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11N°Number of design competitions entered
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37KMAverage distance jogged per week
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138N°Number of cities travelled
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126OZItalian espresso consumed weekly
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12N°Number of show jumping competitions entered
Contacts
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Mobile + 1 4242393880
- s.christansen@gmail.com
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