ECOBLOCK -Transforming a large scale housing block into an urban ecovillage
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Examensarbete för masterexamen
Program
Architecture and urban design (MPARC), MSc
Publicerad
2020
Författare
Malm, Julia
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In Gothenburg there is a current lack in housing
that needs to be resolved through a production
of more homes. At the same time the building
industry causes more than one fifth of the total
greenhouse emissions in Sweden which must be
considered when proposing new development
(Boverket, 2017). Another cause of greenhouse
emission is household consumption, which
the city of Gothenburg has a goal of reducing.
This too needs consideration. To tackle these issues
this thesis proposes that we need to look at
development with a holistic solution concerning
housing such as (urban) ecovillages.
This typology of housing community can
provide a framework which can help to ensure
that the final project considers all aspects of
sustainability; social, cultural, ecological and
economical. The aim of this thesis was to develop
a proposal for such a housing community.
Site, program and design of the proposed
development have been concluded through
an investigation and evaluation process.
Each choice of solution is presented and argued
for in respect to negative and positive impact.
The resulting proposal is to add an urban
ecovillage containing housing and communal
program to the roof of an existing building
while, at the same time improving the housing
situation for the current residents of said
building. This strategy of development could
help densify the city, lower costs of housing and
lower emissions in connection with construction.
A program of communal spaces that offer the
possibility to share resources could also lower
emissions in connection with household
consumption. This thesis concludes that the
proposed transformation is a feasible way
of sustainable development with positive
impact socially, economically and ecologically.
New forms of housing should improve the
situation for all people in society so that
eco living is not just for an elite group.
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urban ecovillage, housing, sharing economy, community, low impact