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Internship Report

Table of Content

Content Page Number

Introduction Page 2

Description of the Company Page 2-3

Internship Activities Page 4-9

Evaluation of the internship Page 4-13

Conclusion of the Report Page 13

Work Samples Page 14-18

Summary in German Page 20

References Page 21

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Introduction

Starting from the beginning while searching for an Internship looking and for available intern

positions my search key words were Architecture and Product design due to my interest in

developing knowledge in both sectors, where I can get involved in both long process and production

‘architecture’ and fast production ‘furniture or general products’.

I was looking for a firm that can fulfill the need of getting more involved into digital design and a

place where I can be an affective member in the team.

What grabbed my attention to this firm in the period of searching for an internship which I wanted to

have it mixed between architecture and product design which happened to be a major quality at yes

architecture plus the design approach and methodology which was balanced between both form and

function within a variety of projects and locations.

Until I got my interview with Yes Architecture noticing the friendly environment and the fact of the

more flexible hierarchy at the office gave me the hope that I’ll be a counted member at this firm and

a productive at the same time can get direct interaction with the lead architects and co-workers, and

the fact that this firms design methodology and production meets my ambition.

History

As an intern I performed the roles of a Junior Architect at ‘YES architecture’.

Yes architecture is an architectural design firm in Munich, Germany was founded in 2002 by both

partners Ruth Berktold and Marion Wicher, They established since then departments in Munich,

Graz, and New York, with a design methodology of creating a fusion between digital and energy

efficient and sustainable design, along with product design and interior design and Media design as

well.

Yes architecture as an architectural firm has done projects in different countries, competing in world-

wide competitions and participates in Architectural Galleries, along with achieving local and world-

wide awards, and high ranking positions.

Ruth Berktold

She is Yes Architecture founders earned diploma degree In Stuttgart. She studied at

Städel School with both ‘Enric Miralles’ and ‘Peter Cook’. During this time, she worked for

several years Eisele + Fritz, Darmstadt, and Behnisch and Partner, Stuttgart, including the

Bundestag in Bonn and the Academy of Arts in Berlin. After that she lived and worked

nine years in New York. A DAAD scholarship enabled her to earn the Master of Science in

Advanced Architectural Design from Columbia University with honors.

She worked for three years with Bernard Tschumi, Dean of Columbia University in the

Columbia Student Center - Lerner Hall. Then she was project designer for a new concert hall at

Carnegie Hall with Polshek Partnership and worked at asymptote architecture as a project manager.

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Working Sectors

Yes Architecture is a company offers Architectural design in different sectors; governmental and

cultural, commercial and industrial, Hotels and Spa, housing, health and education, Sport, Urban

planning, and Display spaces product design.

Clients

Adidas –Audi –Autostadt –BMW -Bonn the City-Corian -Deutsche Post -Du Pont -Gore-Tex –Grammer

-Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften FH München -Hochtief project entwicklung -Hypo Alpe-

-Landeshauptstadt München -Mercedes-Benz -Oper Köln -Post.at –Raiffeisenbank -SMI Hyundai

-Stadt Augsburg -Stadt Köln –Starshot –Swarovski –Verivox -Vivico Real estate

-VW -World Conference Center Bonn –ZDF -24 Heures du mans .

Braches and contacts

Yes architecture can be found online on their web-site: www.yes-architecture.com

yes architecture Munich

Lindwurmstrasse 71

80337 München, Deutschland

t +49 89 444 09933

f +49 89 444 09935

berktold@yes-architecture.com

yes architecture Graz

Griesgasse 10

8020 Graz, Österreich

t +43 316 764 891

f +43 316 764 8998

wicher@yes-architecture.com

yes architecture New York

456 Broadway 3FL

New York NY 10013, USA

t +1 212 645 0565

f +1 212 807 7004.

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Internship Activities

Working Conditions and Functions

At Yes architecture everyone is part of the team and as I said before having a friendly environment

might be one of the main reasons it helps to blend in fast and starting to be productive.

Just like a team member I worked daily for eight hours starting at 9 a.m. finishing at 6 p.m. included

as one hour lunch break time and coffee breaks. In usual working days I worked on different parts

and projects wither designing, working drawing, detailing, 3D modeling, rendering, and research.

Work was usually assigned by lead architect Alix Pacher who took place to be my supervisor who

always made sure to be super precise with the work assigned to me that I can start being more

professional in terms of working drawings and detailing.

A normal working day was basically spent at desk with double screen computers and papers for

sketching.

It started to develop a daily routine which might be the more realistic vision about daily life starting

from leaving your house at 8 am and going back at 7pm having a time to relax and start another day

hoping it would be as usual as the other days were.

In the other hand unusual working days is whenever there is a close dead line for a competition and

stay over the night in the office proudly enough I was involved in designing a rendering a competition

project in Austria staying later in the office over the night until 10 am with almost 24 hours straight

working to finish the project and the work assigned to me. Proudly we took a second place in the

competition.

Also some other times I had to leave the office to go to a site for a Italian coffee interior project by

myself getting involved with the clients and doing the paper work needed on the site to perfect the

working drawings

It was a great chance to go out and interact like an architect with the clients outdoor might be a

reason to give more self-confidence and a change of working environment.

Clients at the office as I was involved into developing housing projects at the office and I was given

the chance to be there at the clients meeting times in some cases giving me to have enough idea

about usual client interaction and taking the clients need under consideration and their part of

developing their projects.

Other unusual day is when someone is leaving the office having a small part time farewell party.

Or the time we had a modern art gallery at yes architecture and changed our office from a daily

working open office to a small art gallery that was held in one day.

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Difficulties and challenges

Communication might not be one of the difficulties I went through due to the fact I can speak

German and English and so for my supervisor who was raised in Canada language barriers or any

cultural conflicts specially notice when it was Ramadan time and I found full respect and

encouragement from the co-workers and the supervisors who were always interested to know about

our culture and life style language giving me the chance to teach them how to write the names in

Arabic.

In another view to a cultural conflict is when it comes to architectural design the conflict comes here

in between life style differences and sometime privacy wither programmatic or in design decisions

and the differences between the Jordanian architectural style vs. German architectural style and

taking the decision of what’s adaptable and what’s not, in term of energy efficiency or space,

material use or even formal perception

Familiarization with the new working environment and methods was hard at the beginning especially

when you have to let go of your full freedom in design and start adapting the office production style

and considering real life issues such as cost, client’s needs, working hours production, and adapting

the working mood daily.

It’s all about finding the best out of internship time and learn as much as possible from a daily life

perspective to architecture in a total different culture, and geographic position.

Supervisors and team members

When speaking about a supervisor who made me always feel like an affective co-worker and made

sure to give me different things to work on daily Alix Pacher was that person.

Alix Pacher is one of the hardest working people at the Yes architecture firm and

super dedicated to her job and a Creative designer that’s how I would describe

her. She is a lead architect at the firm, with many years of experience, with very

good communication skills with three languages she speaks fluently.

Studied at the Technical University of Munich in 2001 where she earned a

diploma. Following this, for she worked in different offices and agencies in

Germany, she worked in the field of architecture and graphic design.

From 2002 to 2004 she was a consultant for German companies in Los Angeles, USA and Switzerland.

In 2005, she began working in the office yes architecture in which it is project manager since 2007.

Since 2005, Ms. Pacher is a lecturer at the University of Munich on Lehrstühl for CAX.

Coworker architects were always there to help at the time at the beginning when I stated working on

a new different program which is Archi-Cad and gave me some tips to start getting familiar with the

program, and later when ice was broken the relation with them was friendlier and more interactive.

Worth to call out their names ‘Mirko Foth and Sara Kuhlman, who have left the office in later time.

Architect and coworker who’s a friend and a fresh soul new graduate Repasi Csaba.

And other fellow interns Grase Ho and Stefan.

What made this team exciting is the fact that we are all from different places and backgrounds which

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we had a quite interactive cultural fusion between German, Hungarian, Singaporean, Canadian, and

Jordanian.

In terms of function and relations between coworkers we were all treated as Junior Architects and

we were more of an equal team working and experimenting along we all took parts of projects in

design ideas and working drawings.

Tasks and work assigned

What meet my expectations in Yes Architecture was the fact that I was part of a serious working

team and an affective member starting from detailing to designing.

Moosach Hotel, Munich

This hotel project located in Moosach in the city Munich it was a competition project in

2007winning first place prize.

When I started at yes architecture I was a signed to conceder finishing material along

with drawing 2d drawing of a detailed section for the front elevation and redesigning

parts of it.

Elevation Detail: The assigned task was to draw a 2D

detailed section drawing where I made some research

through company products for both window framing

that needs to match design proportions , and on the

other hand to research for the finishing materials, also

solving some building materials percentage and

insolation materials.

In terms of interior I was assigned to create 3d drawings

for the custom made furniture and to initiate in the design as well and take the exact

measurements.

Latest work on Moosach hotel was the construction site boarder design in terms of

graphics, font, and sponsors.

Yes House, Munich

This project is a private housing project.

For this project I worked within deadlines for submission dates and I

was informed by the governmental roles and its process in terms of

paper work and rules and regulations.

My main initiation with this project was designing a proposal for the

interior and the custom made furniture pieces along with the

materials and colors which by default came with remodeling the

house and creating 3d models and renderings for the interior of this house.

At the time of working on the Yes House project I had an unusual working day meeting within a

deadline for the case of having a meeting with the city mayor for approvals, a long day was spent in

the office until 2 a.m. To catch up with new 3d modeling and renders for this project.

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Yes Isle, Italy

On creative project that was that I conceder as a product and

architectural design fusion in Gardasee in Italy with a new

creative approach of creating a bar floating on water’s surface

near a resort as a luxury facility for Gardasee resort.

I basically created renders for this project and took place in

choosing the finishing materials, and colors.

Italo Café, Munich

This was a small business café project that needed some final finishing work in Haras, Munich.

Reminds me of one of the unusual office hour’s day, here I had to interact directly with the clients

and go to the site to take all the needed measurements for the 2d drawings.

It’s quite nice to mention having a cup of coffee with the clients and talking to them about their

needs and their opinion upon the work they need to be done, and working later on the site plan

drawings and furniture placement.

Ritzenhoff, product design

In terms of product design yes architecture showed a lot of initiation in this sector especially with the

company Ritzenhoff.

I worked on a design proposal for beer glasses for Oktoberfest in Munich in terms of graphic design.

And another proposed product design for Lighters to be sold as souvenirs in Oktoberfest produced by

Ritzenhoff.

Golf-Cart Design, Automotive Design

This was one of the usual project for yes architecture and a competition design for Mercedes-Benz.

This whole initiation by Mercedes was to build your dream Golf-cart.

The idea was to match the car with Silver-eagle Vintage car, which Ruth Berktold had an idea of a golf

cart that could be a gulf-bag as well having quite small proportions that it would be stored in a back

of an SUV car.

From my side I designed through sketching 3 deferent proposals that could match the needed

identity.

I’m glad that I had the chance to work on such an exciting idea and take a very important part in

designing and creating this creative gulf cart.

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House Jung, Austira

A private housing project for a small family in this project I had to

interact with the clients opinion and needs in different sectors in

terms of interior needs or special objects in the house and the most

important part I took role in was choosing the finishing material and

help the client understand the full image through 3d modeling and

rendering, also planning the interior of the house to match the needs.

As a challenge for me it was adapting to the organized way of interior

design and to match out the client’s image for his future resort house.

House Kantelberg,

A private housing project our assignment was to add a roof-story that can work functionally to match

the family needs.

For this project I worked on interior rendering and initiated in the interior design.

House Schupp, Daxberg

In this housing project I worked on the interior design in

terms of choosing the materials and lighting to produce a full

rendered image for the clients, also created proposals for

exterior materials decision through renderings, and I took

parts in the research and case studies.

School Project, Vietnam

A different approach project for school in Vietnam,

Yes Architecture was assigned to work on a proposal

design as teaser for this project, which is a Vocational

school to include ten big classes with a courtyard.

I was assigned to design a proposal through 3d

models and a renders.

Leute Alles aus Holz Shop, Munich

This was a small initiation by yes architecture the project was to

redesign an interactive facade for the mentioned shop.

I worked on finalizing the cladding materials through renderings and

finalizing the image of the changes made.

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Panzer Halle competition, Austria

Panzer Hale would include some of the usual days in yes architecture.

This project was a competition project world-wide; it’s an interior

design project to create living and working spaces within an old building

as an adaptive re-use.

I was assigned to work on the interior design along with the rest of the

team and creating 3d models, and renderings for this project.

What was unusual while working on this project that at the time of

meeting the dead-line I took a long working day to exceed 24 hours of continues work to finish it

within the exact time.

Proudly ‘yes architecture, won the 2nd prize in this project, happy to say that I took an effective part

through this project and worked in harmony with the team at Yes architecture.

Lasalle Able Hotel, Munich

One of the latest projects at Yes Architecture which is a small Lake side hotel

and Biergarten in Munich.

At the beginning of this project I started researching and understanding

different case studies for this hotel situation, I also initiated in some design

decisions, and Finishing materials proposals through 3d modeling and

rendering along with my team mate Repaci Csaba.

This project so far is still in early stages of the design process.

Skoda-ExpoStand

A competition Project in Belorussia, where the hockey world cup

competition is held Skoda stands to be a sponsor for those

competitions. Yes Architecture initiation was to design deferent

Interaction areas and galleries. And I was assigned to work on one of the

areas in terms of design and materials ‘the Robot-hockey area’ which is

a small interactive gaming area.

Yes-Architecture.com

The web-site I made some changes on the web-site and keep it updated.

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Experience gained

Of course the experience gained within these six months of practice was quite huge in terms of being

a responsible person and feeling productive in an architecture team work frame.

For an architecture student I started to develop a sense of cost and functionality and also keeping in

mind a realistic approach to some facts and some design decisions.

Also in terms of construction drawing and presentation to clients having the feeling of everything

should be perfect was one of the things my supervisor Alix Pacher wanted.

This experience might not be something easy to just point out because it stated to develop along

with time and along with some of the assignments.

In the other hand of presentation techniques I would point out creating realistic renders and images

for a project, due to the times I worked hard to develop my rendering techniques so it would match

the expectations.

-Design I might not have my full freedom while designing for the fact that I had to start adapting to

Yes Architecture methodology of design, also the real life fact of budget and cost and manufacture

Also starting adapt to a different cultural approach and life style in terms of designing residential

buildings.

Faster, stronger and more Self-esteem! After the long working days and the deadlines I started

learning and adapting to faster working base and more productive.

Working tools

I learned how to us Archi-Cad program for 2d drawings as an extra program and the official drawing

program at the office. I starting learning this program through the past six months in office hours,

thanks to my advisor ‘Alix Pacher, who helped a lot in getting me started.

Also some other programs tools were used such:

Archi-Cad: Official 2D/3D drawing program at Yes Architecture.

Rhino-Ceros: 3D modeling and conceptual Renderings.

Auto-Cad: 2D drawings in some cases.

Cinema 4D: to create realistic renders and 3D modeling as well.

Adobe creative-cloud:

InDesign: Posters and layouts and graphic design.

Illustrator: Poster and layouts and graphic design.

Photoshop: Photo editing and rendering finishes and graphic design.

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Theory vs. Practice.

When putting theory to practice was something usually done by us as architecture students wither in

design project or construction or structure I would say theory was under practice but in an ideal

world and the environment of class and professors with putting aside some rule and regulation that

you pump into when it comes to real life practice the eccentric design methods for some cases are

not acceptable any more where you have to meet other people’s needs than your own ego.

Somehow I’d think about it theoretically there shall always be a balance between both sides in any

project project and urban fabric, or architect and client, or even cost and products’ quality.

Putting theory into real life practice could be challenging for me as an architecture student to let go

of my own perception sometimes, to match up with another methodology.

Working stress in other hand might not be very friendly with long time creative brain storming as

much as fast productive thinking methods and process.

At the end of this all Practice is another way to understand the theory and theory should always be a

side to practice to create better results and with theory here I mean every architect own theory and

perception should grow and be even more measure than this architects practice.

Evaluation Of the internship

Generally this internship was a life time lesson especially with the awesome, Yes Architecture’ team

learned how to deal with stressful work days sometimes and light weight work days also.

Starting from the cold March day through the beautiful spring times and the hard Ramadan days It

was a seven stars internship with friendly people who want to experiment and have good time while

working.

Skills and qualifications

Learning how to manage group work and working in a team frame was one of the skills I gained from

this internship.

-Social interaction skills became more professional in working frame and more responsible.

-Communication skill getting over all communication blockers.

-Creative and real design methods is when you start to have costs and functionality under

consideration before form is a skill that I learned but It shall be under control.

-Drawing skills and become more qualified to produce real life construction drawings.

-Working within deadlines.

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Expectation

Internship at Yes architecture met the expectations in terms of being an effective team member and

the assignments where up to expectations as well I was a productive member at the office with

responsibility to some projects.

I found a friendly environment also creative to do internship within especially in an exchange

semester.

In terms of product design and architectural design, yes architecture full filled both sectors and gave

me enough chance to initiate in designing and finishing.

Expectations at Yes Architecture were fulfilled!

Responsibilities entrusted

What was a reason for me to extend my internship for four more weeks at Yes architecture was that I

felt responsible for some work assigned to me and I wanted to see it done.

The worked assigned to me was important and taking an important part of many submission,

which developed a big sense of responsibility for me toward my work at the office and to reflect on

my life style.

Influence in future career

Influence in future career might not be affected by design style as much as efficiency of working

environment and way of production.

I’m sure this whole experience will cut down a lot of challenges at the beginning of my early career

after graduating.

Influenced with the perfection of working drawings I’ve seen in Yes Architecture.

To be initiative and hardworking! And for sure to do what I want to do and think out of the box.

Correlation to University knowledge

Internship especially abroad has a huge effect on both student’s personality and production;

students could get a peek into real life architecture offices and could start developing more mature

perception before starting the graduation project and life career.

Never the less this six months experience is an important stepping stone to create better perception

for future life working frame and to complete the theoretical part of the university.

Especially when you put everything you learn on the line of practice and start learning even more

within a small period of time.

Challenges and difficulties

I wouldn’t point out difficulties to do the work as much as challenges to adapt to the working frame

of a real life architectural firm.

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Relationship with supervisor and colleagues

As I mentioned before the relationship with the team was friendly and professional, some became

friends and some others stayed under a professional working frame.

They were easy to interact with and work with as a team.

Without communication barriers.

The team was culturally interactive from different origins and home towns and they were always

interested to learn more about Jordanian Culture and Arabic language.

Recommendation

I would totally recommend Yes Architecture as a place to spend your internship in and I would advise

to stay in contact with this firm.

I spent some full of work and acknowledgment at Yes architecture, this place is Awesome!

If anyone is interested in having a hard working and productive internship in all sectors of

architecture, product design, graphic design and interior design. Go for it!

Conclusion of the Report

Experience built at yes architecture is a life time lesson totally met my expectations and fulfilled my

research and created a solid back ground for me to start my graduation year and more excited for life

time career.

I was assigned for serious work and I had to act responsible upon it, and I got to feel like an affective

member at a great team and productive architect.

I did great design work had challenges and difficulties at the beginning but got over them.

This whole experience was amazing I recommend applying and keeping in touch with yes

architecture.

And Special thanks for my supervisor Alix Pacher

and the boss Ruth Berktold.

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“I know the price of success: dedication, hard work, and an unremitting devotion to the things

you want to see happen.” Frank Lloyd Wright

Work Samples

House Schupp, Interior Yes house, interior and custom furniture

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Yes Isle, Italy

House Jung, experimenting Variations of Materials

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Ritzenhoff Product design, Beer Glasses graphic Design

Moosach Hotel , Elevations

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Skoda Expo-Stands, Belarus

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References

Yes Architecure

Lindwurmstrasse 71

80337 München

0049-89-444-09933

info@yes-architecture.com

www.yes-architecture.com

Ruth berktold

berktold@yes-architecture.com

Alix Pacher

pacher@yes-architecture.com