Diplomprosjekt

‘One space’ is not an enclosure, but a gentle division of the open site. An L-shaped main wall, suggesting a cross organisation, separates public from private and main from secondary. This initial logical act of dividing is followed by an intuitive development of space, searching a balance between protected and exposed, inside and outside, house and garden.

The project is a bath and service center on the shore of a glacier lagoon in South-East Iceland. 
The aim of the project is to explore how a new program on the site can offer new experiences by, on and in the water. 

A path in the black sand, guides visitors from a service center in an old riverbed, down to the lagoon. On one hand lies the dock, with access to boat tours – experiencing sailing between the huge icebergs. On the other hand the bath – inviting to a more intimate meeting with the elements.

I examined living and housing qualities I believe can reduce turnover of residents and therefore create a better living environment in the inner city. Each examined quality, represented in diagrammatic sketch models formed a program for a residential structure.

The context of Herslebs gate 31 at Tøyen, Oslo, is an urban infill within a neighborhood undergoing gentrification, struggling with a high turnover of residents. 

The thesis is an example of how a strategy of specific qualities and capacities can generate architecture that facilitates a good neighborhood.

Alfheim Svømmehall, by architect Jan Inge Hovig, was built as Tromsøs main public swimming pool in 1965. In the decades since it's opening the building has fallen into disrepair due to a lack of funding and low revenues.
The buildingís future is uncertain due to a new water park scheduled for construction in the near future.

My idea for Alfheim's future is to transform this old and battered building into a cultural "open house" with rotating exhibition spaces, concert- and performance venues and a visitor center for tourist.