2019 - ongoing

SDU——As an associate professor, Hugo is lecturing and developing his research at the University of Southern Denmark. Hugo is part of the section of Civil ane Architectural Engineering at the faculty of technology. In 2020, as part of a long-term development plan, the section started a new BSc programme. Hugo was deeply involved in the crafting and implementaion of the programme.

2014 - 2019

ITU——For his PhD research Hugo developed a theoretical framework for the emerging field of robotic architecture–buildings that move intelligently. A kinetic prototype was designed and built using digital fabrication technology. The prototype uses transparent strips as arches that are made to twist and bend in coordinated sequences, a principle that may be applied to adaptive building facades. The research has furthered Hugo's analytical abilities, and the capacity to assimilate and work with complex abstract concepts.
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2013 - 2014

ITU——Adaptive Environments research group at IT University in Copenhagen. Development of research proposals for Danish and European funding bodies (Horizon 2020).

2012 - 2013

Arup——The energy companies SSE and RWE jointly own the Greater Gabbard offshore wind farm off the coast of Suffolk in England. The 140 turbines have a combined capacity of 504MW. As part of the client’s team Arup has provided specific expertise for the continued operation of the wind farm. Hugo was coordinating the implementation of a novel structural health monitoring system.
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2010 - 2012

Arup——At approximately 170m the Las Vegas High Roller is currently the world’s tallest observation wheel. The wheel has 28 cabins that can each hold up to 40 passengers. Hugo led the scheme design of the cabins, the delivery of a performance specification and monitoring of the subsequent contractor-led detailed design.
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2012

Arup——The 50m diameter structure of ELT (at about 3000t) will rotate on top of its foundation. The positioning of the telescope requires sub-millimetre precision. Hugo managed (financial, contractual and technical delivery) an interface study that included the analysis of shrink, creep and thermal performance of the foundation; a seismic analysis of the combined system; the development of various design variations; and recommendations for construction.

2011 - 2012

Arup——In this timeframe Hugo worked on three confidential movable facade projects (US, UK, JP). The projects required divergent technical solutions to fulfil specific architectural requirements. Hugo delivered reference designs for those projects, and in two cases a performance specification for the kinetic systems.

2010 - 2011

Arup——Arup performed a number of technical reviews of the design for the telescope structure and the enclosure building. Technical expertise from sometimes more than 20 expert reviewers was used to provide critical feedback. Hugo managed the delivery of these reviews on time and on budget. This required coordinating and interpreting all specialist feedback. Reporting took place through written reports and face to face meetings with the client and sometimes with the entire design team.

2009

Arup——For the design of the Stockholm Arena (now Tele2 Arena), Arup provided technical consultancy in the scheme design stage. Because of the local weather and the stadium programming, a retractable roof was profposed. Hugo designed the movable roof structure and the moving systems, including safety and maintenance strategies. Alternatives for the movable seating were also provided.

2009

Arup——Gemeente Velsen in The Netherlands were redeveloping the main access road to the famous beach of IJmuiden. Along the road a large number of vertical elements were projected that would sway in the wind, resembling waterside reeds. The architect was bureau SLA from Amsterdam. Public funding cuts stopped the project after the design stage. Hugo brought together a mix of expertise in AT+R for the delivery of the design: wind and dynamic engineering, fabrication techniques with new materials and bespoke collaboration design interfaces.

2008 - 2009

Arup——Jean Nouvel's extension of the national museum in Qatar consists of a large number of disc-shaped objects with different dimensions and arranged in a seemingly random order. To facilitate the design process in Arup, Hugo developed various parametric scripts (Bentley GenerativeComponents, C#) to generate structural analysis models. This facilitated a workflow where changes to the architectural geometry could be rapidly analysed, redesigned and drawn.

2007 - 2008

Arup——When the E-ELT will be completed it will be the world’s largest telescope with a 39m diameter primary mirror. The European Southern Observatory (ESO) commissioned Arup to make one of two designs for the enclosure building, with a rotating dome and openable viewing slot. The Arup design featured a constellation of 2 × 3 nested horizontally sliding panels that would seal the viewing slot. In AT+R Hugo led the structural design of the dome and the sliding panels.
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2006 - 2007

Arup——The development of a high-profile sport centre in Singapore includes a new national stadium. The stadium roof can be opened and closed by moving two panels cross pitch, along the slope of the hemispherical roof. A system of cables and pulleys moves the two panels. Inside the stadium the seating configuration can be adapted to various events. Hugo developed the scheme design of the steel structure of the movable systems, including the safety strategy and risk analysis, and managed the delivery of the integrated design package that included the moving systems.

2002 - 2006

Arup——With 30,000 m² of floor area, the new Public Library in Amsterdam (Openbare Bibliotheek Amsterdam) was the largest public library in Europe when it opened to the public in 2007. Hugo was a structural engineer on this project during scheme design, final design, tender and construction stages and gradually got more involved and responsible for delivery of construction documentation and dealing with requests from the client and the contractor. Meetings on site at least once a week throughout the construction stage provided important feedback about the construction process and the constructability of proposed design solutions.
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1998 - 2002

TU Delft——As a student assistant at the faculties of Civil Engineering and Architecture of TU Delft, Hugo has taught in various programmes. In 1998 he started teaching on the course technical drafting for BSc. students and helped develop a new course on computer aided drafting with 2D and 3D design software. In 2001 Hugo began teaching general structural engineering and building technology to students of civil engineering and architecture.