Infill Industrial building transformation with timber
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Examensarbete för masterexamen
Master's Thesis
Master's Thesis
Program
Architecture and planning beyond sustainability (MPDSD), MSc
Publicerad
2023
Författare
Chen, Yuren
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nder the background of globalization and urbanization,
Gothenburg grew into one of the largest Nordic cities,
accompanied by a housing shortage. People wait for years
in rental housing queues or move around frequently
because of short-term contracts. The lack of housing makes
it easier for people with stable work while disadvantages
the mobile population like students and temporary
workers. There is an objective need for a temporary-type
accommodation model.
Meanwhile, the industrial section in Gothenburg has
faced a recession and the need for urban transformation
like in the Lindholmen area is being prioritized. Hence,
transforming disused industrial buildings into new
residential buildings to reduce new construction becomes an
interesting topic for me. Plåtverkstaden near Lindholmen
is chosen as the building to develop my thesis.
When thinking about transformation inside buildings, the
first material that came into my mind is timber. Timber
has many advantages concerning construction. It can be
locally sourced, extremely light, fast to assemble, and can
be customized easily at the site. It’s low-impact and
visually appealing, which matches the sustainable concept of
transformation with a second-life metaphorical message.
When timber is infilled into an existing building envelope,
thermal performance goals can be achieved much
easier, which is one of the synergies triggered. Through
this thesis, I hope to find out more synergies of
transformation with timber.
This thesis is about transforming Plåtverkstaden with timber
to create a lively community where people can live,
work and connect, with a goal of supporting the companies
and university in the vicinity with short-term housing
and working services, so as to promote Gothenburg’s
industry transformation for a sustainable future in the
urban context. To meet indoor comfort goals for living and
working, comfort analyzing software is used as a design
tool. Apart from that, exploration also includes the design
of housing units with higher heights, and the potential for
indoor gardens, re-using existing building elements, in
the industrial building setting. This thesis is aimed to be
a reference to show the potential of industrial building
transformation and provide solutions for more cases.
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transformation, timber, disused industrial buildings, housing, workspace, comfort