Sandra Mirka
based in Helsinki /
Interior Architect
based in Helsinki /
from Tallinn
Hello there,
and welcome to the site! ︎
There is a certain sensitivity I'd love to possess; when beauty in detail and playfulness of colour is established by the clarity of function.
and welcome to the site! ︎
Along the path of studying, working, and meeting like-minded companions, I’ve been fortunate enough to explore different mediums of creativity - starting from the art of theatre and movement, continuing into the art of cooking to working with spaces and furniture.
I’m a multidiciplinary creator, who has been trained to orient in human scale architecture for the past 7 years. I find it important to implicate second cycle practices and neutral solutions to needed work.
There is a certain sensitivity I'd love to possess; when beauty in detail and playfulness of colour is established by the clarity of function.
Interested in critical thinking, foodspaces, furniture and poetry.
Education
2020 – 2024 Aalto University / MA of Arts, Interior Architecture
2016 – 2019 Estonian Academy of Arts / BA of Arts, Interior Architecture / cum laude
2014 – 2016 Tallinn School of Service / Vocational Education, Chef
2012 – 2014 Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre / BA of Arts, acting
Experience
2024 Guest lecturer / EKA - Estonian Academy of Arts / for I year MA students in interor architecture / Tallinn
2024 Resident / VARES Architecture Residency / Sketchy Material Wasteland / Valga
2024 Builder / Rammed earth design solution for Honest Greens restaurant chain / collaboration with kuidas.works collective – making and placement of the building material, on site work / Valencia
2021 Flower installation design, team member / Aave Crypto PR-party in collaboration with Four One Seven / Helsinki
2021 Builder / Rammed earth public playground and material laboratory ,,Lummavad Kohtingud’’ by Laura Linsi and Roland Reemaa / EKKM Tallinn
2021 Spatial designer and producer / Design Festival “Disainiöö” / Tallinn
2021 Board member / SISTA (Interior architecture students of Aalto ARTS) / Aalto University
2020 Interior architect / Kehra train stations exhibition hall / Estonia
2020 Spatial designer and Producer / Design Festival “Disainiöö” / Tallinn
2019 Interior architect, team member / “Soulmade Local Hub Taivallahti” competition / Helsinki
2019 - 2022 Interior architect / Casagrande Laboratory Center of Urban Research / Helsinki
2018 Interior architect / “Anchor of Air” exhibition author Kulla Laas / Draakoni Galerii, Tallinn
2018 Exhibition guide / “Weak Monument”
at Estonian pavilion /
Venice Architecture Biennale
2017 Festival assistant / SISU (International Symposium of Interior Architecture ) “Naked Space” / Lucerne
2017 Interior architect / Floating Chapel, summer school with Sami Rintala / Tartu
2017 Interior architect, team member / Tuhu bog observation tower “TREPP” / RMK (Estonian State Forest Management Center) / Pärnu county, Estonia
Trainings
04.2024
Green Interiors Day conference in Milan / Sustainable building principles by Ugreen (Certified)
06.2023 ArchiCAD Summer Camp by Nordic BIM group (Certified)
2022 - 2023
Suomen kielen jatkokurssi / Kuurojen kansanopisto / Finnish language school (Certified)
09.2023 Rammed earth techniques / building erecting sculptures / with LLRRLLRR studio and UKU
Tools