Restoration has been a tool for enhancing selected parts of history, which tells about the ideals of its time. Today most older buildings have already been through several restorations or renovations. How should one approach and valuate historical layers?

The purpose of this thesis has been to study earlier restoration work and its approaches and ideals. From this, interventions and design has been done through an alteration of Börshuset in Gamla Stan in Stockholm. The restoration proposal consists of three interventions done with three different approaches: reconstruction, alteration of the existing and an added function and element. Through this method, the project attempts to answer questions about how we can relate to existing buildings, not just as artefacts of their time, but as living things with a complex and layered history. My proposal is a suggestion to reintroduce lost qualities and value the historical layers that are or have been present in Börshuset. By being aware of the difficulty in appreciating newer layers there is a possibility for a better assessment and decision-making that could save historical layers which might become our future cultural heritage.

Kort beskrivelse av prosjektet:

Oppgaven har vært å tegne et samlingshus for et antall omgivende videregående skoler. Ved å sentralisere ulike funksjoner som bibliotek, sosiale arealer og matsal fungerer huset som et felles læresenter for elevene. 

I en tidlig fase fant jeg ut at jeg ville fokusere på å gjøre huset tilgjengelig for offentligheten slik at det ikke blir stående tomt utenom skoletidene. Dette ville jeg uttrykke både i form og i tolking av programmet.

Så hvordan viser man at en bygning er åpen for alle i form? Jeg valgte å ta inspirasjon fra det mest offentlige jeg kjenner til, nemlig det offentlige rommet. Det jeg anser som spesielt med dette er at rommet bare fortsetter og fortsetter og består ikke av stengte vegger som man ofte finner i konvensjonelle bygninger. Ved å la gulvet være sammenhengende gjennom hele huset oppnås et interiør som jeg tror kan oppfattes som et offentlig rom. Jeg forsterket denne opplevelsen ved å koble gulvet til fjellet som grenser til tomten og huset ble dermed en offentlig vei per definisjon. 

Hvordan fungerer interiøret? En utfordring har vært å definere rom når konseptet er at det skal være helt åpent. Derfor har jeg valgt ut fire parametere for å definere funksjonene: Møbler, et flatt gulv, dobbel takhøyde og til slutt det stengte rommet (se diagram, romdefineringer, s. 5).

Hvilken rolle spiller programmet i konseptet? Flere av funksjonene i programmet var hva man ofte tenker på som soner kun for ansatte, som for eksempel administrasjon, rengjøring og kjøkken Jeg valgte å utfordre denne ideen og gjøre det slik at disse funksjonene ble tilgjengelige for folk flest. Gjennom et internt bookingsystem kan selv de som ikke er elever anvende huset og dets muligheter. For eksempel kan man booke, utenom skoletider, kjøkkenet for å lage mat i større volumer, black boxen for å holde en forestilling, et singelrom som kontor, et konferanserom for lesesirkelen på søndager, det multifunksjonelle torget for en bryllupsfest, osv.

Hva oppnår man ved å koble huset med Enskede Gård? I planprogrammet står det: ”Stockholms ytterstad har till stor del vuxit fram etappvis och resulterat i stadsdelar som sinsemellan skiljer sig åt, men som i sig själva har ett homogent bostadsbestånd med likartade typologier och prisnivåer. (...) Slakthusområdet, som är tänkt att omvandlas under drygt ett decennium, är en del av denna utveckling. (...) En mer differentierad prisbild och lägre hyresnivåer finns att hitta i det befintliga beståndet, vilket gäller både bostäder och lokaler. Därför spelar programmets ambition att koppla samman Slakthusområdet med omkringliggande stadsdelar en viktig roll i att minska den geografiska segregationen mellan de olika områdena och skapa en funktionell helhet av dagens separata delar”. Utover dette ligger Lindeparken gymnasiesärskola i området og kan med grepet ta del av læresenterets tilbud. 

Materialer? Ved å bruke materialer som ofte forekommer i et byrom kan følelsen av et offentlig og åpent rom forsterkes. I huset forekommer derfor stein, asfalt, betong, glass og stål. I tillegg har jeg fokusert på å la grensen mellom ute og inne defineres kun med glass samtidig som den dras inn ved den offentlige veien. Utover dette har jeg latt de rommene som er stengte få en varmere karakter, slik at de blir som små hus man går inn i, fra gaten.

Resilience defined as the capacity of a system to manage impacts, keep its efficiency and continue its development has been scrutinized by researchers from different points of view over the past decades. Due to the prominence of resilience in urban planning, this paper intends to find out how the spatial structure of cities deals with disturbances, and if geographical phenomena such as rivers affect the resilience in cities. Using the space syntax methods syntactically analyze the resilience in cities, we innovatively introduce two measures; similarity and sameness. These measures are in relation with the syntactical properties of cities and compare the degree of resilience between different groups. Similarity measures the degree to which each city retains the relative magnitude of its foreground network after a disturbance and sameness is the degree to which each city retains the same segments as its foreground network after a disturbance. Likewise to network resilience studies, we apply different disturbances on cities and explore the reaction of cities to disturbances in terms of size of the foreground network and which segments are parts thereof. We then compare different groups based on these measurements as a method to analyze sameness and similarity. The results show that the resilience, in the way we define it, is different in different cities depending on in which view and based on which parameters we are discussing the resilience. Additionally morphological phenomena such as rivers have a great impact on the structure of cities and in turn on their resilience.

Background: As dynamic systems rivers and cities have been in interaction under changing relations over time, and the morphology of many cities has risen through a long and steady struggle between the city functions and the river system flowing inside. This makes river cities an interesting case to study how the presence of geographical features interacts with spatial morphology in the formation of cities.

Methods: The basis of this research is enabled by utilizing a novel model for cross-city comparison presented by Hillier in his Santiago keynote in 2012 called a “star model”. This is done on large samples of cities investigating concurrent configurations, as well as how the properties in this star model react to specific forms of disturbance.

Results: Results illustrate that the foreground network as identified through maximum choice values in cities are more vital to the structure of cities than the bridges. The overall syntactic structure tends to retain its character (degree of distributedness) and the location of its foreground network (which street segments constitute the foreground network) even when bridges are targeted. Furthermore, counter to the initial hypothesis, river cities tend to change less than non-river cities after targeted disturbance of the systems. Finally, the results show that while there is a statistical morphological difference between river cities and non-river cities, this difference is not directly explained through the bridges.

Conclusion: Integrating space syntax with statistical and geospatial analysis can throw light on the way in which the properties of city networks and urban structure reflect the relative effect of rivers on the morphology of river cities. The paper, finally, contributes through offering one piece of a better perception of the structure of river-cities that can support strategies of river-cities interaction as well as enhance our knowledge on the constraints and limits to that interaction.

Visibility analysis is one of the key methods in space syntax theory that discusses visual information conveyed to observers from any location in space that is potentially directly visible for the observer without any obstruction. Visibility – simply defined as what we can see – not only affects the spatial function of buildings, but also has visual relation to the perception of buildings by inhabitants and visitors. In this paper we intend to present the result of visibility analysis applied on a sample of building layouts of different sizes and functions from a variety of places of periods. The main aim of this paper is to statistically explore the general trends of building layouts and show if and how visibility properties such as connectivity, clustering coefficient, mean depth, entropy, and integration values can make distinctions among different functions of buildings. Our findings reveal that there are significant correlation coefficients among global properties of visibility in which we consider the mean value of properties, a similarity suggesting that they are not intensively manipulated by architecture. On the other hand, there are correlations although less so than the previous, still significant among local properties of visibility in which we consider the (max-min) value of properties, suggesting that social, cultural or other physical parameters distinguish buildings individually. We also show that functions such as ‘museum’ and ‘veterinary’ are relatively well-clustered, while functions such as ‘ancient’ and ‘shopping’ show high diversity. In addition, using a decision tree model we show that, in our sample, functions such as ‘museum’ and ‘library’ are more predictable rather than functions such as ‘hospital’ and ‘shopping.’ All of these mean that – at least in our sample – the usability and applicability of well-clustered and well-predicted functions have been predominant in shaping their interior spaces; vice versa, in well-diverse and unpredicted functions, the pragmatic solutions of people’s daily life developed in material culture affect the visual properties of their interior spaces.

In the wake of climate change and its impact on increasing the number and intensity of floods, adaptability of cities to and resistance against the flood hazard is critical to retain functionality of the cities. Vulnerability of urban infrastructure and its resilience to flooding from different points of view have been important and worth investigating for experts in different fields of science. Flood hazards as physical phenomena are influenced by form of the cities and thus the magnitude of their impacts can be intensified by urban infrastructures such as street networks and buildings (Bacchin et. al, 2011). In this paper, we aim to develop a method to assess the resilience of a river city (the city of Gothenburg in Sweden), which is prone to flood events, against such disturbances and find out how the city reacts to river floods and to what extent the city retains its accessibility to essential amenities after a flood occurs. To do so, collecting required data; we, firstly, simulate flood inundation with two different return periods (50 and 1000 years) and then the impact areas overlay on the street networks. Evaluating the resilience of the city, syntactic properties of the street networks before and after flooding are measured at different scales. Additionally, accessibility and the minimum distance of the street networks to essential amenities such as healthcare centers, schools and commercial centers, at a medium distance (3 Km) is examined. The results show that flooding influences the city configuration at global scale more than the local scale based on comparison of syntactic properties before and after flooding. However, the results of accessibility and the minimum distance show that the impact of flooding on the functionality of the city is more limited to the riparian areas and the city is not affected globally.

Flooding is one of the most destructive natural disasters which have rapidly been growing in frequency and intensity all over the world. In this view, assessment of the resilience of the city against such disturbances is of high necessity in order to significantly mitigate the disaster effects of flooding on the city structures and the human lives. The aim of this paper is to develop a method to assess the resilience of a river city (the city of Gothenburg in Sweden), which is prone to flood Hazard, against such disturbances. By simulating flood inundation with different return periods, in the first step, the areas of impact are determined. To assess the resilience, two different methods are followed. One is a syntactic method grounded in the foreground network in space syntax theory and the other is based on measuring accessibility to the essential amenities in the city. In the first method, similarity and sameness parameters are defined to quantitatively measure the syntactic resilience in the city. In the next step, accessibility to amenities and the minimum distance to amenities before and after each disturbance is measured. The results, in general, show that such disturbances affect the city structure and the resilience of the city differently. For instance, the city is more resilient after flooding ac- cording to accessibility measures. This clearly means that the answer to the question of resilience is mainly dependent on “resilience of what and for what.”

Jag har valt att placera folkets hus i ytterkanten av Järna, platsen blev odlingscentret i närheten av kommunens planerade odlingsinkubator. Odlingscentret är en central plats i det nya området och kan enkelt nås med både bil och cykel. Från Järna centrum är det ca 3km till odlingscentret. Odlingscentret har ett torg i mitten där jag placerat folkets hus. Båda sidor av moraån har nära till folkets hus och har goda kommunikationer till platsen. Närheten till byggnaden och att cykelbanorna är avskilda från bilvägar bidrar även med en trygg känsla för både de barn som cyklar till folkets hus. Byggnaden är en träbyggnad med betonggrund och plåttak. Byggnadens södersida vetter mot en stor öppen åker och några få gamla ladugårdar. Den västra fasaden bildar ett vind och bullerskydd mot den bilväg som kommer från väst och gör att besökaren kan vistas utomhus utan att bli störd av bilar eller andra fordon. Cykelbanan kommer från sydöst och har två anslutningar till byggnadens baksida, en till den betongplattan som finns för utomhusutställningar, caféets utomhusservering och lilla cykelställ samt en anslutning till grusplanen för cyklar och utomhusaktiviteter. På byggnadens norra sida är infart till parkeringen och lastkaj placerade, parkeringarna fortsätter runt byggnaden till den östra fasaden där huvudentrén och receptionen finns.

I have a vision with my project, "Nämpnäs Dance Pavilion." Through the renovation of this historic building, I aim to revive a place that has been profoundly significant for the people of Närpes, both culturally and spiritually, over the years. My hope is that the dance pavilion will once again become the vibrant meeting place it once was, where individuals from all walks of life and across generational boundaries can come together and socialize.

The revival of Nämpnäs Dance Pavilion is not just about restoring a physical structure; it's about rekindling the essence of community and shared experiences that have long defined the spirit of Närpes. This pavilion has been a cornerstone of social life, a venue where countless memories have been created, and where the rhythms of music and dance have woven together the lives of those who gather there.

By bringing new life to this cherished space, we aim to create a hub of activity that honors the rich traditions of our past while providing a dynamic environment for future generations. The pavilion will serve as a beacon of community engagement, offering a place where people can connect, celebrate, and cultivate a sense of belonging. Through this renovation, I  seek to create an inclusive space that reflects the values and heritage of our community, ensuring that Nämpnäs Dance Pavilion remains a beloved landmark for many years to come.

A geothermal bathing facility utilising exhaust thermal energy from a nearby geothermal power plant. During the process of producing thermal and electrical energy enormous amounts of thermal energy is exhausted into the air, energy that if used must be used on location.

In designing the bath close contact and experience with local materials was a focus point, intimate connection with the surrounding elements are to be experienced at intervals from within the building.

Reflecting both icelandic bathing culture as well as seeking inspiration from icelandic nature is a center point, bringing the materials tactility to the visitors fingertips.

Focus has been the following:

NATURE - Building in exposed landscape carries a responsibility, explore the boundaries between architecture and untouched nature.  Fusing and simulating external experiences inside the program through sequences of different experiences and testing different senses.

MATERIAL STUDY - Iceland is a poor provider of traditional building materials, examining the available volcanic substances, aesthetic as well as practical usages. Studying their advantages as well as disadvantages.

ENERGY - To bring to use otherwise exhausted (wasted) thermal energy, study the energy cycle, amount of available energy and utilize it to activate the building itself as well as to heat the various pools.

The main idea of my thesis work is to deal with the problem of an adaptive reuse of an existing building, which has been designed many years ago and now lost its function. And the way I am approaching this - is through the idea of infection.  What if an existing building becomes infected by new purposes and qualities, and if so then how this move could be performed and realized?

Unlike the majority of the adaptive reuse projects, mine has at its core the idea of introducing new feathers and elements in the way that it’s natural and a bit illusive, without contrasting the newly added to already existed. My goal is not to reveal this materiality difference. What I’m presenting today is a completely new envelope but from the inside you still can see this repetition of circular forms and understand that these are the same silos, which at some point were deformed in order to perform a different functions.

Historical hydroelectric stations are part of an aging industrial heritage that is still extremely relevant today through its form of generating energy. Many stations built in the 20th c. are categorized as architectural heritage, therefore protected against demolition or radical change, thus also a radical expansion that would allow to modernize the station and allow for bigger energy output. Viskafors power station in Borås (Sweden) built in 1917 for the former local textile factory,  is a small-scale power station that is marked as architectural heritage, currently owned by Vattenfall.  The town of Viskafors is one of many factory towns along the river and as the industry went bankrupt in the 1970-ties it has become a suburb to the city of Borås. The only public buildings in Viskafors are schools. The town once defined by the industry is now left with an inaccessible waterfront and plenty of unused and unattainable space.The former factory grounds and the restricted area around the hydroelectric station, railway and regional road block the waterfront.The latest station renovation happened in 2013, leaving the second floor and the lift tower empty. Forming another void in the total space that Viskafors has to offer.Can this void be used as leverage to explore the potential of formerly unattainable space within the station and in connection to the waterfront? Keeping this in mind, this thesis aims to find meaningful ways to inhabit and repurpose formerly unattainable space as it is today; to find methods of organizing complex landscapes; initiate a discussion of new thinking of potential hybrid scenarios for the complexities of our future settlements.Can the future be a link to the past and vice versa?The project space stretches from the street level approaching the building to the rooftop, extends into the empty space of the station's second floor, and continues over the other side of the river. The existing second-floor space dimensions are  33 m x 11m x 5.5 m forming a box space. In theory, a box space this size holds infinite potential as long as it remains empty and has no walls, this project aims to explore the method of placing programmed pavilions/interventions as a space-organizing method of work and extending the approach to the rest of the project site area.The aim is to keep the hydroelectric station running while inhabiting the empty space surrounding it, and learning how to live with it.

Historical hydroelectric stations are part of an aging industrial heritage that is still extremely relevant today through its form of generating energy. Many stations built in the 20th c. are categorized as architectural heritage, therefore protected against demolition or radical change, thus also a radical expansion that would allow to modernize the station and allow for bigger energy output. Viskafors power station in Borås (Sweden) built in 1917 for the former local textile factory,  is a small-scale power station that is marked as architectural heritage, currently owned by Vattenfall.  The town of Viskafors is one of many factory towns along the river and as the industry went bankrupt in the 1970-ties it has become a suburb to the city of Borås. The only public buildings in Viskafors are schools. The town once defined by the industry is now left with an inaccessible waterfront and plenty of unused and unattainable space.The former factory grounds and the restricted area around the hydroelectric station, railway and regional road block the waterfront.The latest station renovation happened in 2013, leaving the second floor and the lift tower empty. Forming another void in the total space that Viskafors has to offer.Can this void be used as leverage to explore the potential of formerly unattainable space within the station and in connection to the waterfront? Keeping this in mind, this thesis aims to find meaningful ways to inhabit and repurpose formerly unattainable space as it is today; to find methods of organizing complex landscapes; initiate a discussion of new thinking of potential hybrid scenarios for the complexities of our future settlements.Can the future be a link to the past and vice versa?The project space stretches from the street level approaching the building to the rooftop, extends into the empty space of the station's second floor, and continues over the other side of the river. The existing second-floor space dimensions are  33 m x 11m x 5.5 m forming a box space. In theory, a box space this size holds infinite potential as long as it remains empty and has no walls, this project aims to explore the method of placing programmed pavilions/interventions as a space-organizing method of work and extending the approach to the rest of the project site area.The aim is to keep the hydroelectric station running while inhabiting the empty space surrounding it, and learning how to live with it.

Västra Kungsholmen expanderar snabbt och det byggs mycket nya bostäder och majoriteten av de nyinflyttade är barnfamiljer. Tidigare bestod området av industrier och stora kontorskomplex som nu blandas med det nybyggda. Strukturen i området är just nu ganska svårdefinierad, och man märker tydligt att det inte är ”klart” utan att det känns lite öde på vissa platser.

Byggnaden ligger precis ovanpå tunnelbaneuppgången för att behålla så mycket av parken som möjligt. Den ska möta både gatan och parken med offentliga lokaler som ska bjuda in inte bara de som bor i byggnaden utan även andra som bor i området ska kunna ta del av. Stockholm behöver bostäder, speciellt unga som är den grupp som har allra svårast att hitta ett boende. På Kungsholmen överlag så finns det inte så många lägenheter för unga. Strandpromenaden vid Hornsbergsstrand ligger bara ett stenkast bort så området skiftar verkligen snabbt i känsla och uttryck. Byggnaden består av fem ”bostadsvolymer” och en kärna som blir till mötesplatsen i huset. Kärnan blir platsen för de kollektiva delarna, som till exempel kök, tvätt, verkstad, musikstudio och uteplats. Alla som bor i huset kan röra sig fritt mellan planen och utnyttja alla gemensamma ytor som finns, det skapar en rörelse i byggnaden och leder förhoppningsvis till att man vet precis vilka man bor granne med. Trapphuset blir central och rummet runt den programmeras för både kommunikation och som mötesplats.

De senaste decennierna har det blivit allt tydligare att utbudet på bostadsmarknaden inte matchar efterfrågan. Främst den rådande bristen på bostäder, men också för de bostäder som alla slåss om i huvudsak är byggda utifrån hur Sverige såg ut för 40–50 år sedan. Dagens familjer och deras behov ser inte lika dana ut som när bostäderna byggdes. Bostadsmarknaden måste följa samhällets utveckling och vara villiga att satsa på nytänkande. I mitt examensarbete vill jag visa på hur ett sådant boende skulle kunna se ut.

FAD * for Stadsgårdskajen

Re-introduction of some of the knowledge from the master builder to the contemporary architect.

This project investigates the interaction between designing architecture and building architecture in a computer controlled context. Algorithms have been developed to simulate and control an automated in situ brick stacking process. Brick laying is a well researched topic for robotic processes. It is an ideal material for building with robots (in Stockholm) since it is a generic building block that is cheap and easy to produce locally. Corbeled vaults, instead of keystone vaults, can be built without support and with all identical elements and are therefore also suitable for robotic fabrication. 

The algorithms have been incorporated in a parametric model that have been used to develop public building at Stadsgårdskajen, Stockholm. FAD is about creating and explore a different architectural expression as well as reintroducing the brick as a relevant construction material for Stockholm.

Platsen för projektet är en tomt i centrala Tensta invid Konsthallen och den östra tunnelbaneuppgången. Idag står det ett parkeringshus på tomten som i lokaltidningen ”Mitt i Tensta Rinkeby” beskrivs som Tenstas otryggaste plats.

En ambition med projektet har varit att bevara delar av parkeringshuset för att skriva om berättelsen om platsen. Genom att bevara delar av parkeringshuset är även förhoppningen att tröskeln för att besöka stadsdelshuset blir lägre. Det blir inte en främmande, helt ny byggnad som sänks ner på platsen utan istället en transformation av något redan bekant.

Social hållbarhet har varit viktigt i projektet i och med platsens karaktär och områdets problem med trångboddhet. Därför har det varit viktigt att skapa offentliga, trygga rum för medborgarna. Utöver det nya Stadsdelshuset har även en fristående presentationshall och ett torg adderats till platsen. 

The thesis, Öppet Lager, (Open Storage) attaches a public structure to Moderna Museet’s off-site storage to bring together the showing and storing of art. As it is inevitable that large institutions cannot show their full collections, many of their works of art will be stored away from the public. Moderna Museet currently has 283 artworks on display at Skeppsholmen which is around 0.25 percent out of their collection of 140 000 pieces. As collections continue to grow the percentage of what is shown decreases, and the storage spaces fill up. To open the storages of art Öppet Lager addresses the conflict between showing and storing art and how objects could be displayed without compromising the administrative functions of transportation, conservation, and research. By proposing an alternative way to store art, the project aims to create greater access to works of art that would otherwise be sleeping deep in storages.

Cooperative learning refers to teaching methods that encourage students to work together in small groups to help each other learn educational content. In Sweden, cooperative learning methods are used in classrooms as an educational approach to organize classroom activities into academic and social learning experiences. This thesis investigates how lighting can support cooperative learning in Swedish classrooms to enhance students' learning performance while taking into account visual tasks during different pedagogical activities and visual comfort. To answer this question, the existing lighting of a middle school classroom in Iggesund Skola, Sweden, was studied through a methodology based on both qualitative and quantitative methods. Analysis of literature review, personal observations and interviews, measurements of illuminance, luminance, and color metrics, and 3D simulations formed the foundation of the lighting design proposal for the refurbishment of classrooms.The results show that the lighting requirements of students and teachers have changed with time. To include cooperative learning methods, the users ask for a changeable lighting solution that can work with their flexible learning method. Hence, the design proposal focuses on enhancing students' learning performance while emphasizing the flexibility of their learning method.

Today, computation serves as an important intermediary agent for the integration of analyses and the constraints of materialisation into design processes. Research efforts in the field have emphasised digital continuity and conformity between different aspects of a building project. Such an approach can limit the potential for significant discoveries, because the expression of architectural form is reduced to the varying tones of one fabrication technique and simulation at a time. This dissertation argues that disparate sets of digital and physical models are needed to incorporate multiple constraints into the exploration, and that the way the designer links them to one another significantly impacts the potential for arriving at significant discoveries. Discoveries are made in the moment of bridging between models, representational mediums, and affiliated processes.

This dissertation examines the capacity of algorithm—as a basis for computation—to diversify and expand the design exploration by enabling the designer to link disparate models and different representational mediums. It is developed around a series of design experiments that question how computation and digital fabrication can be used to diversify design ideation, foster significant discoveries, and at the same time increase flexibility for the designer’s operation in the design process. The experiments reveal the interdependence of the mediums of design—algorithm, geometry, and material—and the designer’s mode of operation. They show that each medium provides the designer with a particular way of incorporating constraints into the exploration. From the way the designer treats these mediums and the design process, two types of exploration are identified: goal oriented and open-ended. In the former, the exploration model is shaped by the designer’s objective to reach a specified goal through the selection of mediums, models, and tools. In the latter, the design process itself informs the designer’s intention. From the kinds of interdependencies that are created between mediums in each experiment, three main exploration models emerge: circular and uniform, branched and incremental, and parallel and bidirectional.

Finally, this dissertation argues that the theoretical case for integral computational design and fabrication must be revised to go beyond merely applying established computational processes to encompass the designer and several design mediums. The new model of design exploration is a cooperation between algorithm, geometry, materials, tools, and the designer. For the exploration to be novel, the designer must play a significant role by choosing one medium over another when formulating the design problem and establishing design drivers from the set of constraints, by linking the design mediums, by translating between design representations, and by describing the key aspects of the exploration in terms of algorithms.

The establishment of a Socio-technological Hub is through refurbishing, altering and reprogramming of already existing KTH School of architecture, Stockholm by the means of digital tools. This project is driven with two parallel objectives. First, exploring the potential for alteration when using the contemporary digital tools in the design and production. Seconded exploring the potential of architecture as a medium for integration of the knowledge in 3 sectors of society: university, industry and public.

This master’s thesis aims to draw the attention of Ahmedabad's residents and visitors to the city's historic centre at night. The research focuses on developing a lighting solution for Bhadra Fort, a prominent landmark in Old Ahmedabad City that is overshadowed by the bright lights of the surrounding market and the lack of proper illumination at the fort itself. By illuminating the fort, it will be highlighted as a landmark during nighttime, thereby promoting night tourism. The proposed plan includes extending visiting hours to the fort, to allow closer observation of its architecture. Through descriptive-analytical methods and interviews with local vendors and stakeholders, the study examined the fort's history, neighborhood, and current lighting conditions. To support the development of an effective lighting strategy, two case studies of heritage lighting in other Indian forts were analyzed. The proposed lighting design for the main entrance and front elevation of the fort aims to integrate it into the urban landscape and boost the economic growth of nearby businesses. By enhancing the visibility and attractiveness of the fort at night, this project seeks to revitalize the area and support local vendors, creating a vibrant nocturnal destination for both residents and tourists.

The boundaries between physical and virtual are dissolving as worlds are superimposed through media saturation. The design proposal of a movie theater at S:t Eriksgatan in Stockholm acts as vehicle for exploring the opportunities of architecture in an unstable reality. Remediation. A concept within media studies, describes the way any new media incorporates the traits of already existing ones. Conversely, “(…)older media refashion themselves to answer the challenges of new media”(1).

By regarding architecture as a world-conjuring operation, parallel investigations into other media provide new tools of design. The method consists of simultaneously developing five works in five media: text, image, diorama, video and architecture. The text serves as abinding narrative. The image is based on an analysis of Giovanni Battista Piranesis prison etchings wich exhibit a range of devices particular to the world of image. The diorama or mirror box is an attempt to create a boundless but contained world. The video world has centered around the use of a reverse zoom effect. The movie theater uses the techniques of media in order to enhance it´s immersive qualities.

(1) BOLTER & GRUSIN, Jay David & Richard (2000) Remediation: Understanding New Media, USA: MIT Press, p. 19.

Kandidatarbetet syftar till att rita en tillbyggnad till Nationalmuseum i Stockholm. Museets nuvarande lokaler ska inom en snar framtid omorganiseras, de verksamheter (konservering, forskning, adminstration etc) som idag är förlagda till huvudbyggnaden ska placeras i en tillbyggnad. Den nuvarande tillbyggnaden (annexet) ska rivas. Tillbyggnaden i detta kandidatprojekt, är placerad på Nationalmuseums baksida. En mindre huskropp i fyra våningar agerar huvudsakligt fasadmotiv och innehåller lastintag och entré på gatuplan, studiesal och referensbibliotek på plan 2 och kontor på plan 3 och 4. Denna volym ligger parallellt med Nationalmuseum. I en svag vinkel ligger en lång och låg huskropp som innehåller konserveringsateljéerna. Denna volym ligger parallellt med Blaisieholmens kvarterssystem. Den låga volymen är helt stängd mot söder, med en traditionellt murad stenmur ytterst. Denna stenmur ramar tillsammans med Nationalmuseums nordostfasad och en länkande kolonnad in platsen bakom Nationalmuseum och riktar den in i sig själv och ut mot vattnet. Platsen som bildas i mellanrummet mellan originalbyggnaden och tillbyggnaden blir en skulpturpark, avsedd att förevisa reproduktioner av Nationalmuseums skulpturala verk. Platsen blir också en identitetsskapande plats i centrala Stockholm riktad mot stadens andra stora konstmuseum, Moderna Museet på Skeppsholmen.

Ämnet för det här examensarbetet är integrerade förortscentrum från efterkrigstiden, med fokus på Fruängen Centrum i södra Stockholm. Den huvudsakliga frågeställningen var vilka ingrepp som kan göras i den här typen av miljö, utan att helt bryta mot logiken i det befintliga systemet och dess planering. Syftet har varit att tillföra mer specifik och monumental arkitektur i en generisk miljo, och att skapa starkare och tydligare offentliga rum. 

Förslaget består av två byggnader, en bussterminal placerad på det befitnliga busstorget, samt ett bibliotek på den stora parkeringsplatsen bakom centrumet. Ett nytt parkeringsgarage i bussterminalen möjliggör bibliotekets placering, genom att frigöra yta på parkeringsplatsen. 

Projektet föreslår att genom att hantera trafiksituationen på ett mer effektivt sätt i den här typen av förortscentrum, kan man frigöra plats för byggnader på offentligt ägd mark. Detta skulle tillåta återinförandet av civila institutioner i alltmer kommersiella och privatiserade centrum, samt bidra till bättre offentliga miljöer.

An elementary school in the Stockholm suburb Mariehäll, for children aged 6-11 as well as a daycare centre. The school will cater to approximately 700 students and a centre for art and culture, which will be available to the public. The school is located in the new residential area Annedal, adjacent to the local park and Bullerbytorget.

This project explores the correlation between architecture and learning, with the purpose of creating an environment that meets the needs of students with difficulties in concentrating. This has influenced the orientation of the building and the classrooms, the organisation of the plan and the materials and colours used in the various rooms.

The program is divided into two volumes – one which houses the actual school and daycare centre, and one which consists of administration and the centre for art and culture. These are connected by a souterrain storey which contains the school cafeteria, and entrances from the street and the square. The school grounds are located four meters above street level, which allows the roof of the lower volume to function as a part of the playground.

The project examines how a new structure could be added on top a 60’s school building without interfering with its structurally order and aesthetical manifestation. A new space for the citizens of Tensta, a hovering glass box that puts Tensta Centrum on the map. Together with new office spaces for the City District Administration it would work as a catalytic effect for the area. New spatial qualities emerges and the composition, the old vs the new, together creates Tensta’s new Town Hall.

This is a project on the topic of living and working and it consists of two parts. The first is a research thesis analyzing the development of the atelier typology from the 1860s until today. The second part is a proposal for a new architectural typology, that combines spaces for dwelling with those of production and labor. The project is set in Stockholm. My study shows a gradual loss of the concept of the atelier as a combined/multifaceted typology. Throughout the years studied, the place to produce has gradually separated itself from both the space of dwelling and the place of consumption. My interest lies in speculating on bringing them together again, in my proposal for a new architectural typology; the ’super villa garage’. To briefly conclude, I here identify the atelier as a place of convergence between cultural production and domestic life. A space that blurs the line between the two spheres and challenges the division of dwelling and labor. As a typology that shifts the boundaries between the private, the communal, and the public I believe that it has the potential to generate new ways of living and working, as well as give new possibilities for interaction and integration with local contexts.

The thesis project is an urban developement project in the centre of Milan.

Nya Operan Stockholm

Mitt examensarbete är ett förslag till ett nytt operahus i Stockholm vid Galärparken på södra Djurgården, redan ett av Sveriges mest turistbesökta aktivitetsområden som jag tror ett nytt operahus kommer att trivas på.

Likt en stor båt har byggnaden bekvämt lagt sig till rätta mot Strandvägskajen med landbryggan nedfälld. Det är en opera för Stockholm och en nationalopera för Sverige. Med sina 70.000 kvm ska operan ge en bättre plats åt en levande opera-, balett- och konsertverksamhet än vad som ryms inom det nuvarande operahuset idag.

Debatten kring att ge Stockholm ett nytt operahus har pågått länge, den nuvarande oscarianska operan har blivit för trång och omoderna att klara hålla dagens tekniskt krävande operauppsättningar; både Köpenhamn, Oslo, Helsingfors och Göteborg har vågat satsa och byggt nya operahus det senaste decenniet, nu är det Stockholms tur!

Once covered by dense mangrove forest, Baba Island was inclusive of a group of Islands protecting the Kolachi settlement from storms and invasion.  Kolachi Jo Goth (fisherman’s village) transformed into the present-day megacity of Karachi when the British conquered and established it as a harbour for trade. Baba Island was no exception to the change as the British started moving the fishermen from the centre further out to the Islands while establishing their residential colonies. 

This displacement of a chunk of the community led to the invasion of mangrove land and hence came about a dependent community - known as Baba Goth (Island). The infrastructure and main fishery including the fish markets were all still inland, apart from this as the city grew development happened inland and the community became forgotten over time. The once pristine waters are polluted, mangroves forests diminishing, fish depletion in the sea, lack of infrastructure and skills, rising sea levels and economic impoverishment have all led to the Baba community's vulnerability. 

This thesis recognizes the degrading conditions of the Baba community, especially in the current context of climate change. Through the lens of sustainability, the project understands the practices and economic activities of the residents to derive solutions. It promotes regenerating coastal ecology to prevent land loss from seawater intrusion and storms. Ecofishing, waste and water management are the other main strategic solutions explored in the project. In all, the thesis aims to provide strategies for self-sufficiency and minimize their dependency on the city. 

The district Gottsunda has a wide variety of buildings, both in size and in style. The larger southern part consists largely of the 1960s million program. The district has a very rich culture that should be enlightened and taken care of. My first entry to this project was to, with the help of architecture, highlight some of the strong and positive sides of Gottsunda, its culture, activities and knowledge. I started by puncturing rules for myself which I will try to follow through the project process, these rules are that the cultural center should have as a focus to contribute to increased understanding and knowledge within the different cultures, there should be opportunity to learn how to use various technical tools to be able to share their culture and there should be opportunity for large collections.

Studies have shown that kids and youths that grow up in segregated communities with parents who have low social knowledge are most likely to struggle as adults. Last year I was part of an ideal group called Löparakademin, this group's mission was to gather youths in different suburbs and have different activities with them  for 10 weeks, the main one being to run. Throughout these weeks they have different types of workshops and lectures touching on topics that usually aren't brought up in either school or by their parents.

My aim with the project is to integrate the suburb and break the segregation between the areas in the suburb, through sports and cultural activation. 

With our project, we are focusing on the Rohingya refugee issue. In 2017 thousands of people had to cross the borders of Myanmar due to mass genocide triggered by ethnic cleansing and around 800,000 of them flee to Bangladesh as refugees. Whereas, Bangladesh has 2 million informal settlers of its own known as internally displaced people (IDPs) who have been displaced due to extreme climatic conditions. So, we are dealing with the issue of how refugees can coexist in a country where there are already thousands homeless. 

Currently, the government has built a settlement for 100,000 people on a newly emerged island, Bhashan Char in the Bay of Bengal. Thousands of Rohingya refugees are already being relocated there. However, with the predicted sea-level rise not only the island but the majority of the coastal area of Bangladesh might go underwater. Our project is an attempt to imagine a resilient community, where both refugees and Bangladeshi people will be able to coexist in Bhashan Char, build empathy for each other, and be connected with the surroundings. Simultaneously, be able to co-develop preparedness for future changes connected to sea-level rise using local potential. 

Hence, the aim of our project is to establish conditions of co-existence for the refugees and IDPs of Bangladesh where they can co-create resilient communities in connection with the local context and the changing environment. 

Quarrying of limestone on the Swedish island of Gotland dates all the way back to the 5th century but saw the rise of its modern form during the early 20th century, with the establishment of Cementa AB at Slite, which since then has developed as an industrial town. Cementa has been progressively mining limestone in three large open pit quarries in Slite. Their factory accounts for approximately three quarters of Sweden’s cement production and is considered to be a vital part of the construction industry. However, the ecological and social damages caused by the extractive procedures far exceed the economic incentive and has triggered numerous debates on whether they should be allowed to continue production.  

This project henceforth envisions an alternate post-extraction future for Slite’s mine-scape, where the production of cement will shift from extracting limestone to growing limestone using calcareous microalgae. The leftover quarries will be regenerated, the factory will be repurposed, and the contextual industrial land will be developed, improved, and enhanced for the benefit of the surrounding community and visitors. By shifting to a net-zero carbon method of producing cement, alternate industries will develop in place which will also resolve Slite’s socio-economic dependency on limestone and diversify its mono-cultural economy.

A 30-year protocol is planned to transform the urban-industrial fabric of Slite into a microalgae farming field and extreme sports destination - creating an anthroposcenic garden in which production, everyday life and leisure are meant to be compatible. While the quarries will undergo a natural rewilding process, this proposal does not intend to artificially restore the quarries entirely to their original landscapes but rather acknowledge our anthropogenic actions as irreversible and consequential; and hence engage with this damaged landscape to find new uses for it. 

 Unlike the city calling the project as 'moving city', what actually happening in Kiruna is that demolishing the old part and building a new area. During this process, specific researches were done on each houses by municipality and only few heritages, estimated as culturally valuable, are picked up and will be preserved as it is. On the other hand, individual houses are facing the demolition, since the city wants to give the space back to the nature. However, these "research" overlooks a phenomenological aspect of individual houses, which contains the trace of actual daily life of Kiruna people. And when starting to see from this perspective, all these houses, whether it is aesthetically beautiful or not, are worth to be preserved since these spaces allow a common experience for each family to share, which leads community to form an identity.   According to the city's plan, only some fragments from the houses will be reused for the new house construction such as interior moldings with ornament, window frame, door nob...etc. But I believe that the spacial experience is about going through the aggregate of a space.  In this project, on the top of situation of Kiruna, the new city development and anthropocenical impact of mining, I would like to criticize the current preservation work by exposing the phenomenological value of individual houses with fictional proposal, that is saving the entire "home" in the underground for the future to share the memory with the next generation, rather than breaking it into pieces.

The report Stockholm city’s regional biking plan presents information of a continuously rising numbers ofcyclists in central Stockholm. However, the central parts of Stockholm have not now, or in the near future,the capacity or structure to provide a functional as well as safe traffic situation, especially for cyclists. Theincreasing demand from traffic of the commuter street network in central Stockholm make the 6 km longunderground maintenance tunnel along the newly build Citybanan commuter train tracks a possible andinteresting alternative for safe, fast and easy bicycle travelling underneath Stockholm. The tunnel stretchesfrom Fatbursparken to Tomteboda, with exits/entrances along the route in central parts of Stockholm[Fig 1.]There are several examples in the world where former car, train and maintenance tunnels are used as bikingtunnels. The longest existing example is the Croix Rousse tunnel in Lyon, France (2013). A 1,3 km longtunnel with separate lanes for cyclists, pedestrians and commuter busses, which also functions as anevacuation tunnel to the parallel car tunnel. Another example is the Lugaritz-Morland bicycle tunnel in thecity of San Sebastian, Spain (2009), which is a former railway tunnel (850 metres) that connects twoneighbourhoods in the city.The specific conditions a tunnel have with no daylight and limited access, give the lighting designer theimportant task to shape the space using light.Light is the factor that makes us see the world, our visual ability is depending on the light. Light has theability to reveal and transform the character of a space and influence how the observer experiences thesituation, both physically (by vision) and psychologically (emotional experiences as comfort and feeling ofsafety). Therefore a good visual condition in public space, traffic as well as enclosed spaces like tunnels, arevery important and a basic need for humans in the city.The aim with this thesis was to develop a lighting strategy and proposal for the maintenance tunnel ofCitybanan in Stockholm, based on literature and case studies research, a full-scale light observation by areference group in a tunnel context as well as research by questionnaires. The primary purpose of the fullscalelight study was to confirm literature research hypotheses about the importance of light distributionand experienced spatial atmosphere in relation to psychological effects, as well as the importance of lightgiving information. Findings confirm and shows that light distribution have a great impact on how theobservers experience the space visually, as well as emotionally. Findings also show that light can influencepeople’s behaviour to intuitively slow down or be alert. Further this thesis results show that giving a spaceit’s own identity by collaboration between light, colour and architectural elements have a great impact onthe psychological experiences of a space regarding safety, comfort and social interaction, crucial factors in atunnel environment for cyclists.The thesis results in a concept presented in the Proposal chapter, based on design principles and a lightingstrategy where a combination of light typologies is used to create a human centred and comfortableenvironment. Light is used as guiding element and for spatial understanding to create comfort and supportsocial interaction. In addition the concept includes a theme used as inspiration in the lighting strategy tocreate a connection on a human scale between the cyclist and the space. The theme is based on a commonpreference of the reference group, as well as my personal, for the ideal dream biking environment;In the nature. Experiencing for example the variation of light filtered through the leaves, the sunset and theabsence of traffic.The aim with the proposal is to transform the tunnel to an attractive bicycle route for daily cyclists inStockholm, as well as being an interesting tourist attraction.- A large underground landmark and art piece stretching under the city of Stockholm.

How can principles found in textile behaviour be translated into architectural expression? With water as a program in context of a new bath in Vanadislunden, Stockholm, this project studies how a rigid material can be percieved as soft and flexible.

Studies suggest that diversity is advantageous to group work. As lighting design teams become increasingly diverse, there is an increased opportunity for innovation as well as miscommunication. In an effort to improve communication and inter-team empathy, this master’s thesis explores the implications of gender on the architectural lighting design collaborative team. 

Based on previous research, a survey was conducted of architectural lighting designers of any gender located in the US.

This thesis concludes that a gap exists in the gendered perceptions among colleagues in a lighting design environment. In addition, it cannot be assumed that tendencies seen in the general public are representative of architectural lighting designers. This research culminates in the conclusion that increased diversity within teams strengthens and supports design problem solving, in line with previous work done on this topic.

Byggnaden letar i landskapets gömda sidor och tar upp en glänta som blir hjärtat av projektet. 

Skolan är en plats som borde vara upptäckt steg för steg, och detta borde öka kreativiteten. Den fungerar som ett hjärta, där cirkeln blir en symbol för interaktion och rörelse i alla olika delar av programmet och omgivningen. 

Byggnaden har sitt hjärta där den befintliga gläntan fins. Där finns de yngre barnen, matsalen som riktar sig utåt. En ny, större glänta är byggt för de större barnen. Den fungerar som en förbindelse mellan samhället och skolan. 

Den stora cirkeln aktiverar programmet och tar barnen genom alla delar av programmet. Det skulle bli en spännande upptäcktsresa att ta sig från klassrummet till matsalen och efter till biblioteket eller skolgården. 

Klassrummen får en artikulerad form som uppmuntrar iden om att alla borde hitta sin egen plats och skolan borde vara en plats för alla. 

Alla ateljéer är placerade i relation med skolgården, öppna mot en aula som kan sträcka sig mot utsidan, där barn kan komma lätt till stora gläntan, till skolgården,därifrån kan de bli sedda och uppskattade. 

Sammanfattning

Vad är en transformation, och vad den kan vara? Hur kan en strategi för hur man kan förhålla sig till transformationsprojekt se ut?

Jag har definierat det som att en transformation handlar om att ta en befintlig byggnad och införa ett nytt program som skapar en ny verklighet.

Det kan finnas flera anledningar till att göra en transformation istället för att bygga nytt. Den viktigaste anledningen som jag har valt att arbeta med handlar om att fånga upp de värden som finns i en byggnad och få med sig dem och bygga vidare på dem istället för att skapa helt andra värden. Värden är saker som yta, volym, rumshöjd, ljusförhållanden, material och detaljer. Det är saker som de gjutna betongtrapporna och de speciella fönsterpartierna i byggnaden. För mig är det detta som är själva idén och meningen med en transformation.

För värdena som bevaras knyter an till historien och bär och bevarar minnen och identiteter. De skapar en kontinuitet i byggnadens berättelse.

I en transformation uppkommer en mängd stora konflikter eftersom det nya programmet efterfrågar värden som byggnaden saknar. Hur man väljer att lösa dessa konflikter är det mest kritiska och svåraste i en transformation.

Jag gör transformationen i två steg. Det första steget går ut på att definiera så mycket värden som möjligt och försöka få med dem in i det nya programmet samtidigt som jag bortser något från helheten. Boendena fanns där sedan tidigare, för mig handlade det bara om att isolera värdena och föra med dem in i det nya programmet. Jag har behållit så mycket av det befintliga som möjligt för att hålla värdena intakta och bara lagt till väggar för att avgränsa lägenheterna. Det jag då får är väldigt speciella boenden, många har egna ingångar, breder ut sig i två plan och har ljusinsläpp från två håll.

Det här är ett säkert och relativt enkelt sätt att bevara värden. När dessa bevarade boenden är definierade uppkommer de svåra konflikterna som också gör transformationen så pass intressant. Ytorna som är kvar efter att jag lagt ut dessa behållna boenden är svåra att skapa bra boenden ifrån.

Jag tror att det är viktigt att tilläggen som måste till i en transformation anknyter till byggnaden som var. Annars är risken stor att värdena som fanns förstörs.

Anknytning handlar för mig om att det nya tar upp saker som rumsliga koncept, formmässiga, materialmässiga eller strukturella koncept.

Innergårdarna som finns där idag används dåligt. Egentligen är innergårdar något fantastiskt. De drar inte bara in solljus utan även skugga, regn, snö, ljud, växtlighet, insekter och fåglar djupt in i en byggnadsvolym. Därför har jag valt att utveckla de innergårdar som redan finns genom att lägga till några fler. I och runt kring skolan finns också flera platsgjutna betongtrappor. För att skapa förbindelser har jag lagt till nya liknande trappor.

En bra transformation skapar förutsättningar för ett nytt behov samtidigt som den behåller de viktigaste värdena i en byggnad och bygger vidare på identiteten istället för att förstöra den.

Min strategi för transformationer i två steg handlar om att först få med sig vissa speciella värden in i ett nytt program utan att ta hänsyn till byggnaden som helhet. Därefter skapas ett tillägg som relaterar till det befintliga men samtidigt löser de konflikter som alltid uppkommer vid en transformation.

Resultatet i det här fallet är boenden som är väldigt speciella jämfört med boenden som normalt byggs idag. Det är inga typlägenheter utan boendena som skapas har ytor, volymer, detaljer och andra egenskaper som nybyggda boenden sällan har.  

This thesis aims to analyze the “tension” in video games by using an experiment-based practical approach. It examines different lighting conditions and how people perceive them in virtual environments. “Flow Theory”  and “Circumplex Model” are used as theoretical frameworks to define the term tension and serve as the basis of the experiment. For the experiment, a scene is created primarily inspired by the video game Resident Evil: Village. Different lighting conditions are applied to the scene in order to understand how lighting qualities can invoke various emotions in the context of tension. A survey is conducted on people with diverse backgrounds to observe their reactions and understand their perception  of their surroundings. 

I Ösmo med sin centralitet och dess växande befolkning, så vill jag rita ett kulturhus som lyfter stadens behov. Statistiken visar att Ösmo kommer att ha den största befolkningsökningen i Nynäshamns kommun, och kommer därmed behöva fortsätta utveckla sin egen identitet, då Ösmo idag i huvudsak fungerar som en sovstad. Byggnaden ska vara en markör på denna utveckling av Ösmo, från en sovstad till en egen stad med egen karaktär. Kulturhusets plusprogram kommer att bestå av en saluhall, en verkstadsdel och en idrottsdel. Saluhallen blir en mötesplats mellan den lokala produktionen och befolkningen, och kan på så sätt lyfta upp den lokala produktionen och jobba för en hållbar konsumtion. Saluhallen placeras i Ösmo då detta är ett relativt central plats i Nynäshamn med nära kopplingar till både motorväg och pendeltåg. Verkstäderna blir en plats för utbildning och för start up-verksamheter. Verkstadsdelen har lokaler för handarbete med trä, textilier, metall och keramik, och skulle även kunna användas i samarbete med lokala skolor för att väcka barnens intresse och främja kreativitet. Dessutom ska lokalerna användas av olika start-up eller privatpersoner för kommersiella eller personliga behov. Detta kan bli en mötespunkt för människor i närheten, och erbjuder en möjlighet att lära sig och utveckla intresse för handarbete för personer som kanske inte annars haft den möjligheten i hemmet, och ändra Ösmos identitet från en sovstad till en stad med egna arbetsplatser och verksamhet. Sist men inte minst är idrottsdelen, som består av gym och omklädningsrum och blir det första gymmet i hela Ösmo. Det närmaste gymmet ligger idag i Nynäshamn vilket är orimligt långt bort för Ösmoborna. Byggnadens relation till fotbollsplanen, gör det tillgängligt även för fotbollsspelarna att använda. Idén om byggnadens form kom ur och utvecklades efter skogen då tomten för närvarande är täckt av olika slags träd. Byggnadens form är inspirerad av trädens form, särskilt eken som sprider sina grenar och skapar ett tak. Därför utvecklades en modul för konstruktionen som liknar trädens utformning. Sedan ska modulen placeras bredvid varandra likt trädens placering i en skog. Det ledde till utformningen av en envåningsbyggnad som följer det relativt platta landskapet. 

04:17 How to Plan a City Overnight is a project dedicated to providing effective, post-disaster housing for earthquake survivors. The project addresses temporary housing from both urban and housing scales. 

Through field visits to temporary settlements in Turkey, established for the 2023 earthquake survivors, as well as extensive reviews of documents from international humanitarian aid agencies, the project has produced two documents.

The first document proposes a housing module designed to address the challenges identified by the UNHCR in current earthquake housing solutions. This module is easily transportable and can be quickly assembled on-site by the affected individuals, providing an immediate and flexible solution to the housing problem.

The second document is a step-by-step manual guiding users through the entire planning process for temporary housing settlements. The manual aims to minimize the planning time, enabling affected people to resume their daily lives as quickly as possible, while ensuring the creation of safe and comfortable living spaces.

The House of possibilities is a people's house located in a small town calld Alberga in the countryside. Alberga has about four hundred inhabitants, of which 25 percent of the inhabitants are sixty years or older and 18 percent are younger than fourteen years. My work focuses on creating a place where Alberga's both older and younger residents can meet to be able to express themselves creatively. The result was a people's house combined with an art studio where you can create art by e.g. paint, draw, sculpt but also a place where there are possibilities to work or just sit and have coffee while appreciating nature. Alberga is a place with a fantastic environment where forest and fields meet. The House of possibilities is located a bit outside the town just like the people's houses that were built in the late 18th century. The building is strongly inspired by the 18th century people's house. The land I chose to place the building on is right next to a field, which became essential for the design. The building also has socio-economic benefits as it makes activities accessible that are not otherwise accessible to everyone. The location of the building with the field view leads to the rural feeling being strengthened. The House of possibilities will be a building that reflects the place and its history.

En studie i undersökningen av takpotentialen på Hötorgshuset 5 i Stockholm.

Folketshus+HAH

Human and animal hydrotherapy centre.The project aims to create a therapeutic and recreational organisation linked in the place. When we talk about a rural area, we are talking about the landscape of humans and animals. Therefore, this project is designed to serve humans and animals alike.

The project includes an Olympic swimming pool, a children's pool and a beach to attract visitors to it. And the main part of it, the therapeutic pools for people, horses and dogs and an exhibition to educate people about the importance of mental and physical health of humans and animals. This building can combine the health needs of the residents of the place of people and animals and public recreation facilities.

The building consists of two floors, first floor includes the hydrotherapy centere and in the  second floor the folektshus is  located. It includes places for public meetings and exhibitions.