The forecast of tomorrow: Exploring design strategies to develop a building withstanding future Swedish extreme weather
Typ
Examensarbete för masterexamen
Program
Architecture and urban design (MPARC), MSc
Publicerad
2022
Författare
Mattsson, Johanna
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Sammanfattning
As a consequence of climate changes,
new or unusual weather conditions at
unpredicted locations already affects our
everyday life and destroy buildings and
homes faster than predicted. However, we
still construct our buildings according to
previous climate situation. We must face
the consequences of climate change and
change the way we build to adapt to the
“new normal” where extreme heat, extreme
cold, storm and frequent rain- as well as dry
periods most likely will become reality.
Q1 - What extreme weather could occur in
Sweden within 10-20 years?
Q2 - How can a small house be constructed to
withstand the consequences of the climate crisis
concerning extreme weather in Sweden?
Q3 - What impact would the findings to
withstand future weather scenarios for a small
house have on planning?
Solutions for each forecast already exist,
however there is a gap when the scale from
extreme heat to extreme cold is a fact,
particularly for northern countries.
In this thesis a design proposal to withstand
the negative consequences of climate change
is developed. According to the IPCC
reports, a realistic Swedish weather scenario
is defined, and is the base when studying
existing solutions of built references around
the world for each criteria. Elements from
the research phase is gathered as design
strategies which in turn is translated and
merged into a design proposal for four small
residence buildings in a challenging urban
area in Sweden. The site is handled as a
microclimate aiming for self sufficiency.
My ambition is to achieve a result
of existing solutions merged into an
experimental design proposal that could be
useful as discussion material for planners,
architects and private stakeholders who
are interested in the development of
constructions adapted to the consequences
of the climate change.
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Climate change, Extreme weather, Design strategies, Swedish context, Microclimate