Holstebro Slaughter House - Technical overview

Contrast & Continuity Design Realization

Eline Evenstad Dahl Josef Albin Frech Studio 1b: Transformation of Architectural Heritage Aarhus School of Architecture May, 2017

Content 1. Building History 2. Current Environmental Description 3. The City and The Slaughter House 4.Nearby Context and the Area of Focus: The Cannery Building 5. The Transformation Strategy 6. Cultural Centre & Living Community 7. Subtractions, Reinterpretations & Additions 8. The Atrium 9. The Living Unit in the Cannery Building 10. Ventilation - The Cannery Building 11. The Window 12. Conclution

Assignment “Transformation of Holstebro Slaughter House into Social Housing”

I forårssemesteret 2017 arbejder de to studios under Teaching Program 1 sammen indenfor rammen af Kulturby 2017 og Region Midtjylland. Målsætningen er at udvikle nye visioner for detalmennyttige boligbyggeri baseret på konceptet mobilitet. Kan bedre og hurtigere infrastruktur i regionengøre det muligt at gentænke ideen om økonomisk tilgængelige boliger?

En dristig vision om en bæredygtig transformation af hele regionens territorium danner afsæt for et antalspecifikke projektopgaver, der alle omhandler visioner for hvordan almene boliger kunne tage sig ud i enregion hvor fysiske afstande og disses betydning for bosætningsmønstre minimeres ved hjælp af højeffektiveinfrastrukturer og offentlig transport.

The project has been developed by surveying original construction drawings and producing a Cultural Heritage Evaluation. Followed up by sketching through drawings and 1:50 models. Site visits making measurements of elements, interviewing users and drawing up the final suggestion of parts of the project in 1:1, within the building has effected the project. Talks with engineers helped making solutions on how to maintain the leading protective values.

Building History In 1879 Thorborg Christiansen founded one of Denmark`s first butcheries, located in Holstebro, Mid-Jutland. The business relocated in 1930, to the present site, with its first industrial building constructed between 1932-1933. The years after the Second World War the company needed new ways of growing, resulting in the idea of canned meat production.

The now iconic cannery opened in 1960.

This became the crowning of the company`s development, with its modern ideals showing off in the building method and facade. Shortly after, in 1963, additions to the Cannery Building South`s facade was made, using the same construction system.

Rapid growth led to several additions, with efficient methods and materials, according to related time of construction.

The north facade was expanded in 197|.

An continuation of the building system, though with a few alterations in proportions, together with a superstructure for storage built in 1973 at the Western facade, the Cannery Building`s original volume changed. The company kept growing with more additions of buildings until the 00’s first decade, closing the factory in 2009.

The municipality of Holstebro bought the properties in September 2013.

Current Environmental Description The Slaugther House is situated on a large v-shaped lot, defined by its previous connection to the train tracks to the east, and Struervej, a street bordered with smaller department stores and villas to the West. The plot connects to the active city centre of Holstebro towards South, and areas designated to university in North.

The old industrial lot is left as a contrasting landmark to its relating context. The remaining building mass is centred and stands as an icon of the industrial activity once present. With a clear North- South orientation, the buildings mass separates the elongated plot in two. Yet one central axis is defined by a passage framed by an elevated extension between the main building, connecting a lower volume on the western part of the complex. With sim-

ilarities of a wide boulevard structure, the axis maintains the connection between the north and south.

A continuous north- south pathway along the train tracks used by pedestrians as an alternative to the active road to the west, connects the context. The open landscape stands as a clear contrast to its surroundings, especially compared with the dense villa quarter. In terms of the built structure there is a graduation of scale: From the large scale main building, contrasting with open area designated to railway, to newer build additions meeting the smaller scale in west. This meeting is also present in the buildings higher level of detailing of brick work towards the active street.

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1* Air photo of the cannary building, ca. 1963-64 2* Photo from site visit, South facade. 2017.

The City and The Slaughter House Today The Slaughter House is perceived as an isolated building complex, alienated on a vast plot. The surrounding void becomes a footprint of what once was. Jet the placement of the site is complex and with potential;

In South, the complex is closely connected to the old city center of Holstebro, the train station on the west side, and VIA University to the North. The remains of the Slaughter House is today planned as a cultural central for the site and the nearby, were the surrounding area is designated to housing.

The city of Holstebro, wich today consist of 58.309 inhabitants (Mai 2017), is in constant growth, and with the vision of improvement to the region`s collective transport, the City Center will get denser.

As the lack of student housing is a present problem and housing designed for people living alone, this project suggest to integrate small living units in parts of the Slaughter House itself. Combined with a public program at the Ground floor, the Slaugter House can be a place that both provides a housing community and a cultural community for the whole city. The

students can benefit of using the cultural areas as an alternative to the study ares at the university.

The building is created for machines and production, which can create new spatial qualties to a housing project. When a private program is placed into a public/industrial architecture, create buildings that has a particularly character:the combination of raw materials, large open spaces and an extraordinary ceiling hight helps to create a environment suited for social gatherings, were production can re-appear in the shape of workshops and events. By combining a public open program with student housing, which contains smaller living units combined with large areas for gatherings and cooking, the social community that once was present during the building`s time as a factory can be continued through out the building (all times of the day).

Public Institutions

Holstebro Train Station

Private Housing Areas

VIA University

The Cannery Builing

“Only operations that are well established, high turnover, standardized or highly subsidizes can afford, commonly, to carry the cost of new construction. “ Jane Jacobs, The Death and Life of Great American Cities

The Cannery Building Our Main Foucs The original loading is reinterpereted with an additonal layer.

The covering has been remowed, creating an public outdoor area

Greenery is added to the area

The Concrete Slabs tha connected the elevated building to the ground levels with ramps, is redesigned

A ventilation pavillion is added, that provides natural ventilation in the building

Greenery is added to the area

Nearby Context and the Area of Focus: The Cannery Building

The architecture and the landscape displays the remains of a industry of constant change. This is seen in how the area forms a fragmented entirety of building typologies and materials, all related to its past industrial development. The scale and proportions expresses that the place has been mainly used for production and storage. The diversity of materials used and difference of patina in the buildings, states a hierarchy of permanence, with the Cannery Building being most rooted in the areas identity. The largest difference between the buildings is visible in the quality and effort put into the materials.

The main building stands out in quality of materials, details and its outwards shown (modernistic) ideals all seen in its visible concrete grid filled with large horizontal windows and red brick. It relates to the vernacular architecture in the use of red brick in the facade, but stands in contrast both to its context and nearby buildings, because of its size and clearly thought out proportions.

Site Plan 1:500 The Cannery Building transformed in its nearby context

We want to keep the diversity of buildings, focusing the transformation project only on the Cannery Building, leaving the more temporary buildings to activities that usually pop-up when they see the opportunity to do so. How this pop-up activities are activating the site is clear already today, with all of the later warehouse-type buildings having different cultural programs.

Based on the design imperative taken from “How Buildings Learn”, by Stewart Brand, saying “An adaptive building has to allow slippage between the differently paced systems of site, structure, skins, services, space plan and inventory (stuff).

Otherwise the slow systems block the flow of the quick ones, and the quick ones tear up the slow ones with there constant change. “ ...the belief of a conscious and precise area of focus is necessary. To maintain the areas character as an area for cultural diversity and development. We aim to create a building complex which is able to lead in the following future of the area.

Construction drawing from 1965, showing the in - situ cased concrete grid structure

Construction drawing from 1963, showing the in - situ cased concrete grid structure

1. Historical Photo: Under the construciton of the The Cannery Building

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The Building The Cannery Building is a three stories high industrial building it stands out in the landscape by its size and clear volume. The main structural element is an in- situ casted grid structure. Concrete beams, pillars and slabs, filled with the vernacular red brick and high placed windows becomes it`s main motif. The inside is defined by deep production halls with great ceiling hight, connected to service rooms and circulation in the periphery. The spaces is often bound with smaller openings and large sliding doors. The majority of walls is covered by brown and white tiles. In general, corners are rounded and often marked with stainless steel.

The Transformation Strategy Based on our Cultural Heritage Evaluation of Holstebro Slaughter House “Contrast & Conituity� an architectural strategy was made.

This strategy had the intention on conserving the leading protective values that the building posess, and our transformation stategy was formed to relates to these values and the existing physical material. By investigating historical photos, original drawings and two site visits, it becomes clear that the Cannery Building plays an important role in the cultural historical aspect of Holstebro city. As a monument, the building was seen as a icon for danish industry. The architecture is tectonically honest and rational and was a logo to of its function and importance in the site.

The original expression of the building, is to a dominating part, still present in the facade.

Even though parts of the original disposition have been altered or replace it still holds the architectural motives of its genesis. This is directly bound to the original windows 1, the overall concrete grid structure 2 and the use of red brick3 .

The concrete beams and slabs, filled with the vernacular red brick and high placed windows becomes it`s main motif.

Today the Cannary Building is highly affected by additions made from a view of short sighted economics rather than stability and architectural longsightedness. These additions diminisheses the Cannarys former appearance as a solid unit. These changes are seen for instans in its current fenestration, which is not relating to the original composition, breaking the facade into fragments. Adding to this the smaller additions blurrs the apparence of the building into a patchwork which all together inhibits the buildings arcitectural values. Parts of its fragmentation can be seen as a storytellers

rather than the earlier exaples that fragmented the story. As examples of this type of continuation of historical layers we work with the interior material usage, sutch as keeping the flooring with its patchwork of materials and the patination of the facades main elements- grid, brick and window. Re-using and re-interpreting the existing and original substance in the building is our main working method. At the same time we find subtraction of the badly made additions nessesary, actions that will leave marks in the buillding. We mean that these marks from our subtraction is a necessary story to continue just as the layers in the flooring shows the different periods of the building.

As the building has been in constant change, there is no specific moment in time that this transformation strives, but rather to realising the architectural potential the building possesses. Based on the Evaluation the leading protective values is not only connected to its building elements, but also how the buildings presents as a whole, The project strives to re- create a building that can continue, jet create new aspects to the history of Holstebro. A city that turns from industrial production into a identity of innovation, small scale production retail production and culture.

When acting on the building we relat to the buildings flexibility, and the materials ability to connect and create surfaces that is uniform, rather than to separate and distinguish. The material hierarchy is as an important historical value, which is important to maintain through out the process. We re-use materials and we continue the way that new has been added on top of the old at the same time as lifting up the buiilding as one complex with a new and important statue for Holstebro.

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1. Historical photo of the Cannery Building in its early state. The building structure is highly present. The historical photos togehter with construction drawings, became the starting point of the transformation.

2* Project rendering, Transformed interior corridor- on the 1st floor.

The original concrete structure and the tiles, together with the added glazed brick, the Belognia brick, and the wooden details unites into a whole.

3* The patchwork in the floors will be continued in the transformation

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Cultural Centre & Living Community

Holstebro`s Cultural Centre: - Cafe - Workshop spaces - Study rooms

Holstebro`s Student Housing - Common Kitchens - Student apartments - Winter Gardens

Possibilities for: Food Marked Larger gatherings

“The best part of living at Tietgen is the life in the kitchen. I appreciate having someone to come home to. That there are lovely people with whom you can share your day. It’s really like a sort of family. I have lived here for three years and obviously we have our little ups and downs but you would experience the same in a real family. We get along really well – we have already planned going to the island of Samsø together this summer.”

Kasper, resident at the Tiegten Collegium, Copenhagen, Denmark

“I think its obvious: It (the Bazar) should be placed at the Slaughter House Area” Owner of Holstebro`s former Bazar Niels Jørgen Lundsgaard,

A new entrance facade is designed to unite the two programs, yet separate.

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Elevators, Stairs and Hallways The Cultural House Toilets H.C Toilet Storage Workshop Areas Cafe Kitchen Storage Dining Area Outdoor Dining Area, Directly connected Outdoor Dining Area, Second floor Open area The Student Housing Laundry

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Second Floor Holstebro`s Student House Shared Toilets, Elevators and Stairs Common Areas and Passage Ways

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Northern Kitchen Kitchen Dining Storage Winter Garden

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South Kitchen Kitchen Dining Storage Winter Garden

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Student Apartments Apartment - Standard Apartment - L Apartment - XL

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Third Floor Holstebro`s Student House Shared Toilets, ink. H.C Elevators and Stairs Common Areas and Passage Ways

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Student Apartments Apartment - Standard Apartment - L Apartment - XL Apartment - XXL Winter Gardens, Semi - private

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Apartment - XXL( Duplex) First Foor Entrance + Hall Living room and Storage W.C Mid Floor Study room Second Floor Bedroom

Estimated inhabitants in the Student Housing Complex: Second Floor : 24 inhabitants Third Floor: 32 Inhabitants Total: 56 Inhabitants Totalt area of the Student Housing, excluding the atrium voids: 2720 m2 Maximum area for Student Housing ( 50 m2 per. student): 56 x 50 = 2800 m2

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The project intends to maintain this flexibility that the facade has, by continue the use of red bricks as the binding material between the concrete structure. The windows not connected to the original, will be subtracted, and added windows will be interpreted based on the original. The disposition and design of openings will be based on the needs addressed by the new program, as a place for living and being. The subtractions and additions made in the exterior is based on the motif of strengthening the building motif. Areas in the facade, were new walls and windows are added, the re-use of the red brick and tiles is used.

Atrium and Skylight is designed to create a vertical connection between the levels and bring daylight into the bilding`s core

Reinterpretation: New windows is designed, based on the exisiting

Added: New Program Disposistion in the building: Ground Floor - Cultural Centre Frist Floor - Student Housing Second Floor - Student Housing

Added: A new typology is designed to fit the new public program

Reinterpereted: The concrete slab is now designed t connect the building and the nearby context

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The Atrium A New Layer to the Building

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1. Kiruna Town Hall by Arthur von Schmalensee 2* Die Drie Hoven by Herman Herzberger 3* Gothenburg Town Hall addition by Gunnar Asplund

to the building The steel plate connects the wood and the steel pillar.

The railing is withdrawn from the edge 65 mm, the same as the red brick walls in the outer facade, creating a depth 250 65 The concrete edge created by wirecutting the areas for the atrium added to the building

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The steel structure is bolted into the wood

The steel plate connects the wood and the steel pillar.

The railing is withdrawn from the edge 65 mm, the same as the red brick walls in the outer facade, creating a depth

The steel structure is bolted into the wood

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The railing is withdrawn from the edge 100 mm from the concrete collum, defining the collum as its own element

The steel structure is bolted into the concrete collum, defined with a steel base plate

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The railing is withdrawn from the edge 100 mm from the concrete collum, defining the collum as its own element

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The existing concrete collum, cladded with tiles

The steel structure is bolted into the concrete collum, defined with a steel base plate

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The existing concrete collum, cladded with tiles

Natural ventilation in brought through an ventialtion pavillion, passing the cellar floor, coming out in the two atriums.

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The original tiles is kept to a certains heigt, exposing the concrete structure below

Scale 1:5, Front, Railing in student common area

The intervention of creating an atrium directly interact with the existing building structure. The added railing is placed into the column. The hierarchy of the structure is kept by maintaining a distance between the existing and the added. The column becomes the main object and the railing becomes the mediator connecting the concrete structure.

The Skylight

Brushed Aluminium profiles

Fixed glazing on East and North side of the windows.

The upper steel plate is fastened onto the concrete edge and holds the window tightly down.

The steel plate is fastened onto the concrete wall with two bolts.

Scale 1:5, Section and Front, Roof Window

The skylight is sticking out a meter from the edge of the new roof, the hight comes from the need to ventilate. The extra hight makes it a becon to the neighbouring areas while still beeing hidden from closer distance. The meeting between the skylight and the roof emphesized by having a steel plate come down and fixat the window to the concrete sides with bolts. Clearly showing how the window is a thing that lands on top and holds onto the roof.

Added: Two skyliights and atrium is created to open up the building.

Creating verticalvisual connection between the levels.

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The Living Unit in the Cannery Building

Render from Inside A Duplex Student Apartment

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As the original facade consist of uninsulated walls and single glass windows, alterations was necessary to fulfil the demand for housing. Following our Transformation Strategy we wanted an action that would enable us to follow our leading protective values, by keeping structural elements exposed. Keeping the tile cladding at the inner facade, and at the same time fulfil the demands of the new program, the solution that would make it possible to re-establish the façades, keeping the wanted facade expression and construction, both on the inside and outside, was: To create a new facade, withdrawn 1000 mm from the outer grid structure. By this action, the original single glass windows could be kept, and the facade expression could be continued. This result in a “double facadeâ€?, which has several environmental and architectural benefits: A buffer zone that can pre-treat inlet air into the apartments, and he thermal bridge is inhibited.. This buffer zone also makes it possible, with small amounts of insulation additions, to have all materials exposed in this

1. Grand park by Lacaton Vassal

area and to have them continued inside in the ceiling and in the column, inside the apartments, as an spatial element. As pointed out in our cultural heritage evaluation, Contrast & Continuity: The exposed structure in the ceiling, together with the concrete columns, gives an expression of an structural and honest architecture in the interior as well as in the exterior.

The buffer zone is designed as a winter garden with automatic watering system. As the new facade is from our point of view, a part of the existing, rather then an extension of the living room, we designed the area to be an extra space made for shorter stays and fresh air. The potential thermal bridges is inhibited by the double facade, yet the flooring needed to be insulated in the apartment, to avoid cold feet. This resulted in installing a new floor, which also has a strong architectural benefit: As the existing window cill is 120 - 140 cm hight, an elevated floor gives the inhabitants the possibility to see outside when inside their apartment.

The Double Facade: “The main idea here is always to create an intermediate space between interior and exterior which is heated exclusively by solar radiation and where the temperature is higher than the outside air. This reduces the transmission of heat losses of the interior. The external shell is generally in the form of single glazing. The buffer space is not heated, but should always be linked with some for of usage. “ from “Energy Manual: Sustainable Architecture

By Mattias Fuchs

Exposed concrete beams crossing all the apartments.

Double glass windows and sliding door. The new facade is placed 1400 mm from the exisiting.This result in a double facade, which creates an in between zone, that pre-treats inlet air to the apartment. The amaounts of insulation needed is lowered due to the double facade.

The original tiles is kept. Re- used tiles and red brick is added in areas were new walls is buildt One layered glass window. New re- designed windows is placed in the facade. Places where original windows is present, will be kept and restored.

Two living units between one grid structure.

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From the Cultural Heritage Evaluation, Contrast & Continuity: Supplementary Value III: The exposed structure in the ceiling at third floor, together with the columns and their variation of untreated and painted concrete becomes a continuation of the structural and honest architecture.

Brick as the Main Motif Wood in the Detailing

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1* Life House by John Pawson 2* Newport Gallery by Caruso st. John 3* Ă…rsta Church by Johan Celsing

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A vision for the project was to use few, vernaculars materials and building metods. The buildings main structural element, the in - situ casted concrete structure, is the overall static framework. The flexibility that the bulding is characterized for, is made possible by the use of red brick stone. A material that is rooted in both Danish building culture and Holstebros architectural motif. New added walls between the grid structure, in the interior is made by brick. As a way to continue the language of flexibility that is made possible in the facade.

The brick becomes the glue between the concrete elements, wich both seperates and connects the interior with the exterior. This flexibility is kept and exploited by re-arranging the facade, re-using the torned down brick stones in chosen places in the facade.

In the interior a lighter and warmer brick wall is introduced; the Belognia brick, delievered

by Randers Tegl. The local producer of brick stone. The stone will define the spaces between the living units and between the semi -

public areas. Raw or glazed brick is often used in the interior of large buildings and educational institution, mainly because of their low maintance. The reason behind this is not only because of its estetic value, bu its ability to maintane main a stabile interior climate. As the material has a high thermal mass it is good at storing eccsess heat and stabilise temperature changes and air humidity. In terms of acustic, the material works as a natural sound lowering element. The use of glazed bricks will be the reference to the tiles taken away, because of the demolition of the majority of inner walls.

Cultural - historically the use of tiles is highly connected to production, because of easy cleaning. This element is re- interpreted by using glaced tiles in common areas. By this, the element becomes both structral and efficient, and not just a cladding. The glazed, rational apparance is by this kept in the building, jet in a different material. Areas where original walls is still present, the tiles is maintained.

Wooden railing with white steel details

The original unthreated concrete floor in the corriodoor

Glazed brick is used to create seating areas in the corriodoor

Re - used tiles protects the bathroom from humidity

Wooden walls of plywood divides the spaces within the apartement The Belognia brick is used to create a shelf to place smaller objects on and take off shoes against

Wooden staircase and closets is made of plywood

The Belognia brick is used to create the division between the apartements

Wooden seat and closet in the niche

The Belognia brick is used both to create niches in the wall and to carry the beams holding the bedroom floor above.

Because of the high placement of windows in the original facade, a wooden floor is added to the living units, lift the floor level 600 mm, to adjust to human scale within apartements. Ventilation, heat and technich is integrated in the floor.

Radiator with wooden cowering Glazed perforated brick is used for ventilation between the double facade and the insolated apartement # 7

Original concrete floor is kept in the double facade Glazed brick is used to create platation areas in the double facade. Creating a green area, which filtrated the incoming light. Automatic waterering system connected

Scale 1:20, Plan, Student apartment, Buildt in furniture

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Added: Wooden stucture and details enveloped by added brick and original concrete

The Loadbareing Elements: Exposted original In - situ casted concrete structure

Steel staircased connects the wooden elements at the upper level

Added: Re- used red brick

Added: Area for greenery

Original concrete floor

Added: “Bolognia Brick� embraces the wooden details The re-interpreded steel windows

Exploded Isometric Rendering, Student Duplex Apartment

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White powder painted steel structure becomes the connective element

The steel railing and the staircase is connected with the wooden floor with a bolt

Steel plate is bended creating the staircase surface. The staircase is resing on the wood, connecting the two upper levels

Steel structure support the staircase, placed into gaps fitted in the wooden floor

Scale 1:5, Section and Plan, Handrail in student apartment 1* Exeter Library by Louis Kahn

The skylight lits the corriodors, giving the apartments indirect light

A window is placed in the middle floor, recieving northern light from the adjecent skylight

An inbuild shaft for ventilaiton and plumming is connecting the apartement units verticaly.

Seperated with a fire protecting wall.

A white painted steel staircase is conneting the two wooden levels

A fixed window is placed in the upper floor, recieving indirecl light from the adjecent window in the outer facade The roof structure is inolated in the double facade, keeping the inslation to the exterior

Existing unisolated brick wall

Scale 1:50, Plan 2nd Floor - 1st Stair and 2nd stairs up, Student duplex apartments

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Ventilation - The Cannery Building

Automatic regulation of air circulation and smoke outlet in case of fire.

The added atriums and skylight ensures passive ventilation.

Wind passing through the chimney creats a suction, naturally driving the ventilation of the apartments.

The roof is insulated from the outside, maintaing the raw concrete ceeling on the inside.

400mm insulation and a new aluzinc metal covering.

Parts of the ceeling is insulated to prevent the termal bridge effect.

100mm soft insulation clad in pine wood.

Automatically controlled vent. For outlet air.

Automatically regulated vent. For extra outlet air. Placed above pressure balance point for the apartment.

Massive brick wall works as heat buffer

Utilizing the stack effect on hot days through a FX heat exchanger.

Sending down the excess heat to be re-used in the heating of water.

A double facade is created,

Sunligh heat air in between the double facade, before it enterse the interior

Perforated glaced bricks for regulating acustics in the hallways

Double-pane glass with gas.

One sliding door and a openable window to manually regulate temperature and air quality.

Pre- treated air is drawn into the apartment through ventilation bricks integrated in the brickwork of the stair. Passing the radiator and across the apartment. Exiting mainly through the bathroom or secoundly through a automatically controlled vent higher up in the

The housing units has an elevated 600 mm wooden floor

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Single glass window to manually regulate temperature and air quality.

Plantation as natural shading Automatic watering system connected to all planting pots.

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The ventialtion pavillion is placed in the pirephery of the building

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22.54 Perforated metal plate becomes a floor decoration and a sign of the natural ventilation that is used in the building.

Calculation for the dimensioning of the openings for the ventilation pavilion.

Maintainance doors is instald in the ventilation pipes. Moisture levels can be controlled by automatic installations but maintainance must be made regularly.

m3 of fresh air per person per hour = 25 - 30 m3/h Number of people (Nop) x 30m3/h = 75575 m3/h 75575/ 3600= 21 m3/s = Vol. = Area of opening x Velocity = 1,5 21 / 1.5 = 14 m2 Opening

Scale 1:50, Section C-C in South Wing, Holstebro Slagteri

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The Window

The Original

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40 The dimension of the muntin is used to find a balance between the existing and the new. Using the 40mm in the new windows flat muntin.

Mahogony putty bevel. A signage of the level of investment in the construction.

Scale 1:5, Section, Existing window

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The dividing meeting stile is a constructive element that is re-used in the design of the new windows.

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Existing openable windows are renovated and if replaced they are re-made as the original.

Scale 1:20, Plan, Inside frontal, Section, Existing window

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The original window and its relation to the human scale

The Re- Designed

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The raw steel frames enables a thin profile and a window with a thin expression.

45 3mm Single glaze windows.

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Scale 1:5, Section, New window

The sashes outer plane is dimensioned to relate to the existing windows but still read as new. Using the dimensions from the outer edge on the sashes of the existing windows and turning the depth to the inside instead of the outside.

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There is one window that is manualy-openable per apartment. This is mostly becose of fresh air.

Since the cill hight of the windows are at 1200mm, the view from the vinter garden is limited and the best view is from inside of the apartment.

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Continuing the expression in the existing windows using a thicker meeting stile.

Scale 1:20, Plan, Inside frontal, Section, New window

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In summary this project is an investigation on how to work with an industrial building to re-find its architectural value. Our main vision was to create a building that was defined by its past, and together with our intervention, created a building that seems as one whole, rather then a fragmentation. The project strives to show the potential that can be released, when a transformation is made. The intention was to create a dialogue between the existing and the added, creating a building that is both affected by its former history and its new program. The architectural proposal is a result of the solutions made, with the main intention to preserve the leading protecting values and adjust to the demands of the new programs. The projects intends to release the tension created by the buildings existence, when adding housing. Demands, which was not present in the building, as isolation, light and view relating to the human scale, becomes important. Solutions as elevated wooden floors in the living units, an atrium to create light in the inner parts of the building, and a double facade with small winter gardens, is solutions that we believe adds new qualities to the building. Qualities that often is not included when designing new housing. The project tries to benefit of the qualities that the building already possess, such as the large ceiling height and the rawness in materials. The constrains the Design Realisation has required this semester has been a central aspect, which we believe improve the architectural suggestion.