Diplomprosjekt

Through research, ideating and development, the focus of the project was put on asylum reception centers, more specifically voluntary work in asylum reception centers. The voluntary work that takes place at asylum reception centers today has great value for everyone involved. It consists of e.g. language courses, food festivals and game nights etc. 

The aim of this diploma has been to show an architectural approach to the ongoing water crisis in the region of Murcia (Spain). The three projects each tackle three different challenges related to water scarcity: how to obtain more of it, how to use it in a more efficient manner and how to deal with flooding. Additionally the three proposals will relate to the social context by including programs that can involve and include the local community as well as the visiting tourists.

The economy of obsolescence, which dictates that demolition and new construction is the core of architecture, has become increasingly difficult to subscribe to. Through different scales, from the municipality via the neighbourhood to the building, this project aims to challenge antiquarian building preservation, and suggest an architectural praxis underpinned by a pragmatic form of preservation.


Existing office in typical plan.

If the container is to outlive its contents, perhaps it must truly belong to the context it is situated within. This is easier said than done, especially in areas undergoing rapid development where past, present and future contexts stand at odds with each other.