Diplomprosjekt
Høst 2024
Institutt for arkitektur
This project is an investigation of leftover spaces in Oslo. Through an analysis of their past and present, and a speculation for their future, the aim is to shed light on these often overlooked spaces and look at them through a different lens – one that utilizes architecture to contribute to a more public and non-commercial Oslo.
Through small-scale architectural interventions, the project focuses on seven “in-between spaces” — pockets of the city that are frequently passed through but not so often thought about. They are points of transition — edges, corners, voids, and pauses. Like the scattered kiosks of Oslo’s past, these spaces follow the same logic as the kiosks: they are not destinations, never the end goal, but somewhere that invite momentary interaction. This project explores the in-between spaces of Oslo as sites for these moments.
The backbone of the project is the attempt to combine the needs of the citizens (animals as well) with the public space. Looking at what already exists in the space; structures, urban objects, trees, plants, surfaces and infrastructures, and working with the objects of interest in these sites, as well as three different strategies; maintaining, transforming, and curating: Lost and found is about looking in forgotten corners and pockets of the city, and finding these small gestures that invite momentary interaction. All public spaces need not to be destinations or end-goals.
Hege Martine Socha Suyoto Wollan / hegewollan@gmail.com / +47 986 80 978
