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Majnabbehamnen; ett förslag
(2024) Kellström, Alva
Projekt Majnabbe
(2024) Jawhar, Nadine
Plats för vardagen
(2024) Börjesson, Isabella
Älvängen; constructing socially sustainable place identity through urban form
(2024) Yang, Wenqing
Cities are attractive to people seeking diverse opportunities and benefits. However, the high cost of living, limited space, disconnection from nature, and the presence of noise and light pollutants often deter individuals from settling in urban areas. In response to these challenges, commuter towns, strategically positioned between urban and rural spaces, have emerged as a promising solution. This development is facilitated by efficient and affordable modern transportation, such as cars and trains. Despite the convenience offered to residents and their role in supporting the growth of major cities, commuter towns often grapple with issues such as uniform layouts, a lack of communal interaction, and difficulty defining their identity between urban and rural spheres. Unlike urban and rural areas, the subject of identity in commuter towns has received insufficient attention. This research endeavors to establish and enhance the place identity of commuter towns by designing urban forms that foster socially sustainable development. The study aims to identify the spatial elements crucial to identitybuilding, emphasizing their consideration during the design process. Älvängen, a small town near Göteborg connected by both a commuting train trail and the E45 motorway, serves as a case study due to its typicality and representativeness. Site visits and analyses reveal that the centre of Älvängen, where daily activities occur most frequently, lacks opportunities for meaningful interactions despite ample unused space. The functionalistic form lacks local features, and the town’s history and built heritage are often overlooked. Integrating the concepts of ”place identity” and ”urban form,” the design proposal seeks to reorganize the urban layout to showcase local features and heritage. In the case of Älvängen, this involves highlighting hidden local features, creating a unique sense of identity for both residents and passersby. Such an approach could make a vital contribution to the sustainable development of the town.
Rural potential; a study in sustainable rural placemaking
(2024) Niklasson, Linnea
The rapid urbanization of rural areas is a threat to the diversity of local communities. Cities are growing, and current planning strategies aim to turn rural areas into urban ones. New developments are placed in the rural landscape, and they are becoming more standardized in their architectural expression, resulting in a less diverse built environment. The thesis means to explore the thesis question ‘How can sustainable development reinforce a rural area’s identity through placemaking and adaptive reuse?’ The purpose is to present a nuanced alternative to current planning strategies regarding large scale development and growth in rural areas through theory related to placemaking and adaptive reuse. The aim is to show representation in rural planning strategies, challenge the urban norm, as well as realize the potential of rural areas as something in its own right. The thesis had a qualitative research approach using qualitative methods in order to give an interpretation of the research collected and an understanding of the project site. It has been a design-oriented process inspired by transition design and the research was done for design. The process has been divided into five phases. Theoretical framework and context, inspiration, exploration, final proposal and reflection. The methods used have been researching case studies, holding interviews, a literature review, a photo study, a survey, a stakeholder map, sketching, 3D modeling and transition design. The literary review and background looks into rural areas and place attachment in rural areas, the historical development of rural areas since the 1800s and the regional planning practice. The geographical limitation given for the project is the community of Anneberg. An area with rural characteristics within the metropolitan region of Gothenburg. Anneberg that has been recognized by the municipality of Kungsbacka as a place with the potential for new development. The concept is based on what is needed in order to create a new meeting place in Anneberg looking at Adaptive Reuse, Accessibility & linkages, Sociability, Comfort & image and Uses & activities. The final design proposal consists of a sorting center, a reuse center, a recycling station, a hiking station, a workshop and a visitor center. The success of the project is dependent upon multiple stakeholders coming together and creating a place for the community of Anneberg. The discussion focuses on the possibility of small scale development using transition design as a method to catalyze societal change toward a more sustainable future and challenge standardized solutions for rural development.