AN ARCHITECTURE CENTER INSIDE OUR HERITAGE A demonstration project for a sustainable building transformation
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Architecture creates the framework in which
we all live our lives and together. It creates
observations and interactions. In other words,
it shapes life and makes us experience our
surroundings. We all encounter it every day, it
affects our well-being daily. It can change our
existence today, tomorrow and in the future.
Further, current, and future generations are
facing a new era. An era that requires change
and responsibility in the way we live oureveryday
lives to reduce the consequences of
climate change. The construction industry is
one of the major sectors that has contributed
to the global warming that we have seen over
the years. Architects will be part of the
modification required to lead the construction
industry in the right direction which will require
a change in the way we work and design. We
have a responsibility to react and act.
The vision of the thesis is to develop an
Architecture Center inside an existing industrial
building to show the power of architecture.
The project will be transformed inside a
former shipyard building where both functions
and added building materials will represent
sustainability in different ways. In other words,
a space to share and experience knowledge
about architecture and sustainability in a
transformed building.
To develop a successful Architecture
Center and transformation an investigation for
a potential program was done. Through
interviews, case studies of existing architecture
centers and transformation projects of
industrial buildings, several different functions and
qualities could be analyzed during the
process. To be able to select sustainable
additional parts for the transformation, alternative
building methods were researched through
literature studies.
The final outcome achieved a public Archi
tecture Center where knowledge and
experience can be shared to increase the general
interest for architecture in the city. The transformation
project represents alternative sustainable
building methods where the existing
structure and architectural qualities, such as
long sight lines and repetitive construction,
have been respectfully taken care of.
The project represent architecture for the future.
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Architecture Center | Transformation | Sustainability