The environmental impact of the building industry accounts for a large extent of the world´s greenhouse gas emissions . Architects must therefore rethink how to design the built environment.
Diploma project
The diploma deals with the urban condition and its continuing character. A large part of our environment today is naturally comprised of housing. Housing then becomes the primal mass and face of our cities. It forms the public space, streets and squares.
Nation wide, and too in Haugesund, there is an increase in unoccupied industrial structures. We aim to test two different transformational strategies that could make use of these structures and make them fit for modern standards while at the same time convey the unique historic qualities they inhabit.
Take Off badeanlegg er en svømmehall ytterst på Storøyodden, plassert i aksen til det som er igjen av hovedrullebanen på Fornebu. I 2019 var det 86 mennesker som døde som resultat av drukning i Norge. Take Off badeanlegg forbereder de som ikke kan svømme og de som er usikre på svømmedyktigheten sin, til å bevege seg ut i havet. Jeg henter inspirasjon fra da jeg jobbet som badevakt ved ulike svømmehaller i perioden 2015 - 2019 med tanke på program og sikkerhet.
Render of the Nordic Forest in front of the Winter Garden. The pine trees are chosen as trees infront of the lower buildings, so the canopy does not block their form.
The scarcity and even absence of local construction materials has made Icelanders dependent on imports from other European countries; timber from Norway, corrugated steel from Britain and cement from Denmark. Located in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, Iceland is exposed to harsh climate and earthquakes. This demands high quality buildings strong enough to withstand the geologic activity. The search for a construction material that was able to withstand the Icelandic climate conditions was found in concrete in the late 19th century.
The backdrop for this Diploma is set to Fedje, a small island community at the very edge of the open ocean. Located close to a hundred kilometers north from Bergen, Fedje is a stereotypical rural suffering from the vicious forces of centralization and depopulation, leaving the municipality in a fragile state, constantly attempting to regain economical sustenance as well as the perpetual pursuit of preserving the local history and its context.
From Noun to Verb Changing architectural vocabularies is an attempt to picture a discourse on the move – through a network around words and language. I deal with language within three fields: architectural design, preservation, and alteration – questioning language’s devalued position within our discipline. By tracing vocabularies, I notice a shift from abstract nouns in architecture to transitive verbs in alteration. A shift from ‘intentions’ to ‘interactions’ that affirms an ongoing change in approach to buildings.
Norway has vital traditions in folk music and dance that have been cultivated for generations and are deeply integrated into Norwegian culture. However, these artistic traditions are becoming increasingly vulnerable due to the commercialization and internationalization of music and cultural life, as well as rapid societal changes. As a result, there are fewer practitioners of folk traditions, and the average age of performers is increasing.
Besides the ocean research facility, the program on the Island also features a sauna, locker rooms, high-dive platform, and a lookout point oriented towards the iconic mountain of Trænstaven – answering to needs and wishes of the local community and its visitors.
