Construction in reverse: Addressing collective memory through disassembly and reassembly of a public building

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dc.contributor.authorRahm Gullander, Siri
dc.contributor.departmentChalmers tekniska högskola / Institutionen för arkitektur och samhällsbyggnadsteknik (ACE)sv
dc.contributor.departmentChalmers tekniska högskola / Institutionen för arkitektur och samhällsbyggnadsteknik (ACE)en
dc.contributor.examinerNorell, Daniel
dc.contributor.supervisorNorell, Daniel
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-11T12:13:53Z
dc.date.available2023-07-11T12:13:53Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.date.submitted2023
dc.description.abstractThe contemporary urban landscape is undergoing constant change, creating a mix of building typologies and styles that coexist. In addition, the city and its buildings play a big part in the formation of memories and identities both for individuals and for collectives. This thesis investigates how a changing built fabric and the creation of memories could be addressed in tandem. How can selective reuse of an existing building, located on a site that is in transformation, support and develop collective memories? The building this thesis centers around is Valhallabadet which is situated on Heden in Gothenburg. It was designed by the architects Nils Olsson and Gustaf Samuelsson in 1956. The building has a well-preserved exterior and interior with both historical, architectural and aesthetic values, for example the monumental wall mosaics in the interior by the artist Nils Wedels. The building has been threatened with demolition since March 2022, something that has stirred substantial protests and resistance. The project is based on theories on collective memory and demolition and reuse. The method entails collecting, disassembling, and reassembling fragments from the building, resulting in a design for a new but reused building on a public square in the Guldheden neighbourhood from the 1950s in Gothenburg. The design proposal for Guldheden is a carrier of collective memories from the Valhallabadet adapted and translated into structures that make it coexist with its new conditions as well as the past. The method of creating something new and at the same time familiar is interesting because it explores deconstruction on one site as well as subsequent construction on another site. The project thus addresses two specific contexts through interpretations and translations of the already existing. The thesis uses drawings, photographs and 3D-models as a way of collecting, archiving and representing material from the process. “One can say that the city itself is the collective memory of its people, and like memory it is associated with objects and places. The city is the locus of the collective memory.” Aldo Rossi, Architecture of the city, 1984
dc.identifier.coursecodeACEX35
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12380/306659
dc.language.isoeng
dc.setspec.uppsokTechnology
dc.subjectCollective memory
dc.subjectDemolition
dc.subjectReuse
dc.titleConstruction in reverse: Addressing collective memory through disassembly and reassembly of a public building
dc.type.degreeExamensarbete för masterexamensv
dc.type.degreeMaster's Thesisen
dc.type.uppsokH
local.programmeArchitecture and urban design (MPARC), MSc
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