OTA KOTAOtaniemi Mall

Pekka / Davide / Jessica / Martina / Ming DESIGN DRIVEN FORESIGHT

Otaniemi Shopping Centre Location: Espoo (Otaniemi), Finland Address: Otakaari 11-15 Year: 1960 Status: Realised

In 1960-61 Aalto designed a shopping centre and bank office in the centre of Otaniemi, consisting of five narrow volumes in one and a half storeys. The main front, which faces a small piazza, consists mostly of large display windows. The roof consists of five mussel-shaped sections and juts out in front of the shops to form an arcade. The building originally housed a bank, post office, hairdresser's salon, laundry, grocer's shop, and chemist's shop. An extension designed by the Aalto office was built in 1987.

PEKKA // DAVIDE // JESSICA // MARTINA // MING

THE MALLClient

THE SPACE

Location: Espoo (Otaniemi), Finland Address: Otakaari 11-15Year: 1960Architect: Alvar AaltoStatus: Realised

Five narrow volumes Originally housed a bank, post

oce, hairdresser's salon, laundry, grocer's shop, and chemist's shop

TRENDSConnections identification

MULTIFUNCTIONALITY

TEMPORARY OWNERSHIP

YUCCIES

ONLINE TO REAL COMMUNITIES

HOMEY FEEL IN THE WORKPLACE

TANGIBLE INTERFACES

MAIN TAKEAWAYS

creating an INCLUSIVE SPACE, we can drive INTERDISCIPLINARY

COLLABORATION between all Aalto students.

defining who is going to FEEL AT HOME in this space and who we

want to ATTRACT, we can derive its CHARACTER.

INTERVIEWSStakeholders identification

MAIN TAKE-AWAYS

Comfortable spaces: elegant, bright, colourful, quiet, plants.

Students are the most reluctant to move to Otaniemi

Interest in more frequent multi-departmental collaboration

Designers role is less tangible, so misunderstood.

Lack of eective communication between departments

Interest in the project is the strongest driver

FINAL CONCEPT

Ota Kota

WHAT WE STAND FOR

We envision an open student-led space, in continuous transformation in

accordance to the current needs.

By providing insightful activities, we promote collaboration between dierent

fields of Arts, Business and Science.

To widen perspectives and experience/create innovation:

- parts of the space are accessible 24/7

- all students are welcome

- a selection of materials and tools is available in the space

Inspiration

THEMED EVENTS

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

HACKATHON WANNABE

AALTALKS

STUDENT IS KING

SPECIAL USES

INSPIRATION PALETTES

Colour & Material study

MOODBOARDS

PALETTE 1: Background colours - Natural tones

PALETTE 1: Functional colours - Strong tones

PHYSICAL STILL

Final product-like articulation of our findings

Physical still of Ota Kota

THANK YOU.- Questions?