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TABLE OF CONTENTS selected projects 2010-2016
3 Contact info & curriculum vitae 4 10th semester – Master thesis project: Interconnecting – rethinking student housing intertwined with public functions 20 8th semester – Sundsvall eco city project: Natural science research, conference & incubator center 30 7th semester – One-month redevelopment project: Redeveloped & extended housing for students 34 5th semester – Study trip Dharavi, India: Mapping 35 5th semester – Study trip Dharavi, India: Background to bachelor’s project 36 6th semester – Bachelor’s project: Matunga Labour Camp’s informal market & community complex 42 4th semester – Food market project: Umeås saluhall 46 2nd semester – Dance space project: Dance space & urban pavilion inspired by Loie Fuller 48 3rd year upper secondary school – Individual project: Designing & building a family house model
Cover image Edited photo of a physical model from the dance space project, see page 46-47. 2
CONTACT INFO & CURRICULUM VITAE CONTACT INFO
Name Anna Carlsson E-mail annac@live.se Mobile 0730 35 58 78 Web page www.architecturebyanna.com
CURRICULUM VITAE
Education September 2014 to June 2016 Master of Architecture, Laboratory of Sustainable Architectural Production, Umeå School of Architecture June 2015 to August 2015 Summer courses in Web design, Uppsala University and Mid Sweden University September 2011 to June 2014 Bachelor of Architecture, Umeå School of Architecture August 2008 to June 2011 Natural Science program, Skvaderns Gymnasieskola, Sundsvall Work experience From August 2015 Building permits, attefallshus, renovation and extension proposals for villas, private contracts June 2013 to August 2014 Paramedic within dementia care, Hemgården, Umeå June 2012 to August 2012 Paramedic within geriatric care, Alnösol, Sundsvall January 2012 to June 2012 Annotator disability help, Umeå Universitet, Umeå June 2011 to August 2011 Paramedic within geriatric care, Alnösol, Sundsvall June 2010 to July 2010 Job within geriatric care, Lindgården, Sundsvall July 2009 to August 2009 Job on a new house construction with painting and woodwork June 2008 to July 2008 Job on a new house construction with painting and woodwork Skills Technical skills Archicad, drawing pad, hand drawing, HTML and CSS, Illustrator, InDesign, Microsoft Office, model making (hand and 2D-cutter), Photoshop, QGIS, Revit Architecture, sketching, SketchUp, Velux Daylight Visualizer, V-Ray Languages Swedish, English and French (basic knowledge) 3
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UMEÅ SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE 10TH SEMESTER/SPRING 2016 master thesis project
INTERCONNECTING
– rethinking student housing intertwined with public functions
THE GENERAL HOUSING SITUATION
THE STUDENT HOUSING SITUATION
UMEÅ , VÄSTERBOTTENS LÄN, SWEDEN
Shortage Balance Overbalance
(National Board of Housing, Building and Planning)
Background A domino effect triggered by the current housing crisis has hit the student housing market. The lack of student housing is not news. Over the last decennia, this has been a co-occurring problem. Student housing has become a competitive tool for the university cities to attract students. The positive effect of good housing, on study results and economic growth, is a fact. Temporary building permits with modules is a common method to build housing a bit faster, but it is often a short-term solution. The only long-term solution is to build permanent student housing. However, it is not only about building more – it is also important how we build. To create a more sustainable and socially sustainable living, this master’s thesis investigates how to rethink student housing and how to intertwine it with public functions to integrate it with the city.
UMEÅ
JANUARY 2015
JANUARY 2016
Can offer a secure accommodation within a month Can offer an accommodation at some time during the fall semester Can not offer an accommodation during the fall semester (Swedish United Student Unions)
POPULATION & STUDENT HOUSING IN UMEÅ
119 613 CITIZENS IN UMEÅ MUNICIPALITY
31 506 STUDENTS AT UMEÅ UNIVERSITY
26% STUDENTS
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Only five out of thirty-three cities can offer accommodation during the first semester and twelve cities cannot. The project focuses Umeå, where only one of five students can obtain student housing.
STUDENT ACCOMMODATION PER STUDENT
Tools ArchiCad, Illustrator, Photoshop, Qgis, SketchUp
ONLY EVERY FIFTH STUDENT CAN ACQUIRE A STUDENT ACCOMMODATION
Campus Student housing Blå Vägen and Botniabanan Centrumfyrkanten (the city center) Big supermarkets Small supermarkets
3 183 STUDENT DORM ROOMS
2 570 STUDENT APARTMENTS
Train station Regional Bus station City buses main station (vasaplan and NUS)
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ÖST PÅ STAN
Location of project Outside the recently built train station, Umeå Östra, placed in Öst på stan, a large area is still left undeveloped. This area has become a transition zone to connect the eastern parts of Umeå with the rest of the city over the heavily travelled road Blå Vägen and the railway Botniabanan. Urban aims When going to the city center from the eastern parts of the city, where all the student housing is located, Öst på stan mainly works as a transition zone. The first aim is to give Öst på stan a central node to make people stay and give the area needed public functions such as a supermarket. Today, Umeå University is divided between two campuses, the main campus from 1965 to the east and the newly built Arts Campus to the west. There is almost no interaction between the two. The student housing is also placed in the suburbs and around the main campus. The site is placed in between so the second aim is to create space between these two campuses where they could study and meet. Site Östermalmsgatan, Öbacka, Öst på stan, Umeå, Sweden 6
URBAN AIMS CREATE A PUBLIC CENTER AT ÖST PÅ STAN
BRIDGE THE TWO CAMPUSES
DIAGRAMS OF THE AREA AROUND THE SITE TOPOGRAPHY & HYDROGRAPHY
INFRASTRUCTURE
BUILT STRUCTURES
THE SITE & SURROUNDING BLOCKS
"NO MAN'S LAND"
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THE SITE
A trigger – the first phase to develop the area The site is closely connected to public transport that travels everywhere in Umeå, Norrland and a departure point out in Sweden and the whole world. When one arrives at the train station Umeå Östra, the first thing one enter is a huge, quite empty, parking lot placed out of context to the rest of the city. The third aim is to give Umeå Östra a welcoming and active area for people arriving as well as the everyday people living, working, spending time and passing by the area. The empty area is huge. The proposed project is situated in the northern part of it; north of the bicycle bridge Svingen and in between Svingen and the vehicle bridge Sjukhusbacken, most closely connected to where most people pass every day. It is the first phase in the building process to trigger the whole area. 8
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URBAN ISSUES & STRATEGIES
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REVIVE THE AREA Today there is a barrier between the hospital- and university areas and the rest of the city due to the heavily travel ed road, Blå vägen and the railway, Botniabanan, cutting through the city. The site is placed just by this barrier. The fourth aim is to revive this area by integrating affordable student housing along with public functions with the urban fabric. Make the students inhabitants of the central parts of Umeå, close to both campuses, not just segregated in the suburbs. This barrier has some good connections over it, but it could be even more blurred by creating a lively used area and work with the formation of the building to optimize and use the junk and leftover spaces, especially between and under the two bridges.
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CONNECT WITH THE EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE TO CREATE NEW CONNECTIONS A gap in the city and a transition zone has been created to connect these areas. Svingen was built in 1999 and Sjukhusbron was moved from Akutvägen to its current location 2004. The fifth aim is to rethink the infrastructural urbanism, make it more than just a transition zone, concentrate the area and integrate the buildings and connect with existing infrastructure. Except for two bridges, to pass Blå vägen and the railway there is a tunnel for those coming from Berghem and a passage through the train station Umeå Östra during opening hours. Connecting the project with Svingen felt important. By connecting to Svingen it also opens up opportunities to connect down to the site and the area around which today cannot be reached without taking a detour.
MEAN DAY NOISE VALUE FROM ROADS (2011)
USE THE TOPOGRAPHICAL DIFFERENCE The two bridges, the bicycle bridge Svingen and the vehicle bridge Sjukhusbacken, was not only built due to the heavy traffic but also due to the topographical difference around the site. The sixth aim is to work with the topographical difference to its advantage, use it to work with the height of the buildings and to be able to create sight-lines. The project is a large complex but behind the site the hill Hamrinsberget gives opportunities to build rather high without interfering with the surrounding and possible future plans. The newly built housing area Ă–backa strand blocks a lot of the view towards the river except for some corridors in between the buildings. The block further down from the site is a quite low area so the project will have good views towards the river from Svingen and up.
Equivalentnoise level Blue: 75-80 Violet: 70-75 Red: 65-70 Orange: 60-65 Yellow:50-60 Green: 50-55 Light blue: <55
HOW TO DEAL WITH THE NOISE Today there are a lot of noise around the site from traffic, ambulances, trains and sometimes emergency helicopters. The seventh aim is to work with the noise and infrastructure in relation to the private and the public spaces within the project. According to the government, these are the guideline values for road traffic: 30 dBA equivalent noise level indoors, 45 dBA maximum level indoors nighttime, 55 dBA equivalent noise level outdoors by the facade and 70 dBA maximum level by patio in connection to the dwelling. The buildings within the project are placed so that they form semi-closed courtyards to protect the outdoor spaces from noise. The buildings towards the main infrastructure are higher to create a sound barrier. The public parts are also placed in relation to the noisier bridges for accessibility.
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INTERNAL SPACES, SINGLE ROOM IN A CORRIDOR – PRIVATE VS COMMON SPACES 50% OF THE TOTAL AREA OF THE PRIVATE SPACES IS COMMON SPACES, A REASONABLE FRAME TO RELATE TO...
T O D A Y
... BUT THE HIEARCHY COULD BE DIVIDED DIFFERENTLY BETWEEN THE DIFFERENT COMMON SPACES – MINIMIZE THE CORRIDORS AND MAXIMIZE THE SPACES WITH SPATIAL QUALITIES SUCH AS THE KITCHEN AND THE COMMON SPACE.
C O N C E P T
SPATIAL CONCEPT LONG NARROW CORRIDORS,
NARROW & UNSPATIAL COMMON SPACES...
... WITH LONG TRAVEL DISTANCES TO
T O D A Y
The single room in a corridor, often referred as corridor-living, is built up around a long narrow and unused corridor creating long distances to the kitchen and common space, which often are narrow with no spatial qualities.
TAKE AWAY THE LONG CORRIDORS,
C O N C E P T
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CENTRALIZED COMMON SPACES...
... WHERE THE TRAVEL DISTANCE COULD BE REDUCED
The spatial concept is to reduce the long corridors by creating a centralized common space with the rooms around like an “L”. By doing this the travel distance could be reduced.
ACCESSIBILITY WITHIN THE BUILDING
ORGANIZATION OF THE BUILDINGS
CIRCULATION IS OFTEN SHARED WITH TWO CORRIDORS PER FLOOR
NO RELATION WITH OTHER BUILDINGS
TODAY
STUDENTS CAN BECOME ISOLATED IN THEIR HOME There is no relation with other buildings. Unless one knows someone one does not spontaneously interact with other students. This leads to that students can become isolated in their own corridor or apartment, especially if the student does not prefer to study at the campus.
After mapping student housing areas today a conclusion that can be drawn is that most student housing buildings are built up around a circulation core in the middle that is shared with two corridors per floor.
“THE THREE WING CONCEPT”
CONCEPT
My concept is a three wing principle, where the building core is connecting to three wings per floor and the core also connect vertically through the whole building. 120o
“INDOOR STREET” WITH ADDITIONAL VERTICAL TOWERS – INTERCONNECTING ALL BUILDINGS, MORE SOCIAL INTERACTION AS WELL AS POSSIBILITIES TO SHARE SPACES & RESOURCES In this project, all buildings are interconnected horizontally by an “indoor street” and vertically with cores in the center of each building. Along this path, the aim is to create more interaction with other students, share spaces and resources. Some parts should also be open to the public.
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EXPLODED AXONOMETRIC
MODEL SHOWING THE PRIVATE AND PUBLIC/COMMON SPACES
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ZOOMS OF THE DIFFERENT PARTS WITHIN THE PROJECT COMMON SPACES FOR ALL STUDENTS AND THE PUBLIC
THE HORIZONTAL INDOOR STREET
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THE URBAN SPACE SUMMER
TODAY
Today: Isolated & segregated areas Zooming out to the urban space, student housing areas often becomes quite isolated since they are regularly situated in the suburbs of the city and are segregated. The largest student housing area in Umeå is Ålidhem, in English Ålid-home, but also known as “Ålid hood”. It is a typical million program district, functioning, but the urban space is quite unused. It is built up like a grid with many courtyards, only used during summer, when most students are gone. Concept: Interwoven with the community The concept of bringing in a hybridity with public functions along with the placement of the project allow the project to interconnect with the community and provide spaces for the public. Except for the public functions on the ground floor, in the public center and along the indoor street the roof also provides spaces for the public. With views to the river, the roof has some uplifted green areas and terraces for recreation, urban farming and a sauna with a pool. The roofs not used as urban space collect gray water that can be used for toilets and the urban farming. During winter when the outdoor spaces are not used so much the indoor street provides indoor public spaces. All together this creates a public hub at Öst på stan as well as needed housing for students. 16
WINTER
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FIRST FLOOR – LIVING WINGS
THIRD FLOOR – THE HORIZONTAL INDOOR STREET
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HISTORICAL CONTEXT 1915
2015
Intro In the beginning of the 20th century, the harbor of Sundsvall was a lively place and the connection to the water was important. Today, a hundred years later, the waterfront of Sundsvall has slowly died out. Two causes that keep the inhabitants of Sundsvall disconnected to the water are gaps and no areas with spatial relations to the water. The two pictures show this comparison on the site of the project.
UMEÅ SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE 8TH SEMESTER/SPRING 2015 sundsvall eco city project
NATURAL SCIENCE RESEARCH, CONFERENCE & INCUBATOR CENTER
Task Recently a new bridge was built in Sundsvall. The purpose of which is to redirect heavy traffic from the city to its outskirts. Together with closing down former industries, this opens up opportunities for redevelopment. Our task was to design a hybrid building in the bay area. Concept Based on urban analysis by our class (see right), my concept is to create a new hub for natural science research, conference and incubators. To invite the public there are spaces where work could be exhibited and workshops, lectures and conferences can be held. There is also an ecological restaurant that grows their own crops. Site Stuvarvägen, Inner harbor, Sundsvall, Sweden Tools Illustrator, Photoshop, SketchUp, V-Ray
URBAN ANALYSIS
THE REROUTING OF THE MOTORWAY OPENS UP FOR A NEW INFRASTRUCTURAL URBANISM The amount of vehicles that will use the bridge is estimated to be about 17 000 per day and of those about 10 000 vehicles is presumed to come from the city center. Even with the new redeveloping plans the traffic load passing through the city will still be high. The heavy traffic and pace will, however, be lowered which opens up opportunities to create a new infrastructural urbanism around the bay.
CHALLENGES
VOIDS AND LACK OF SPATIAL RELATIONS AROUND THE BAY Once Sundsvall was a well known industrial city with a bay surrounded by industries and a busy harbor. The downfall of the industrial era has left the bay slowly dying leaving many voids.
POSSIBILITIES
RESEARCH: THE UNIVERSITY Today there are many kinds of research units around Sundsvall. The university is one and has a unique research section called FSCN which focuses on fibre science.
UNEMPLOYMENT AND IDENTITY CRISIS The unemployment is rather high in Sundsvall. Industries still left are down sourcing or completely closing down which has left the city in an identity crisis – what is it going to focus on next?
RESEARCH: THE COMPANIES Many companies in the area are also heavily invested in new research. For instance, SCA which works with rethinking wood. The opportunities to develop new fields and collaborations are many.
CONTAMINATED SOIL AND WATER The old industries didn’t just leave unused spaces – lots of soil and water have been contaminated by all sorts of dangerous toxins. There have also been mercury dumps in the water.
INCUBATORS: ÅKROKEN BUSINESS INCUBATOR There is a small incubator with a successful concept of helping people to start their own company by offering cheap venues, expertise and contacts. It is expanding to include the whole region.
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URBAN STRATEGY
THE CURRENT SITUATION
Urban & city strategies During the urban strategy phase, my group worked with the concept of creating hybrid bridges connecting the south and north part of Sundsvall with the bay. The strategy was called Sundsvall, a city rediscovering its waterfront â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Bridging the gap. This project uses the same principle but is connecting the central parts of Sundsvall with the inner harbor by creating a new axis to the waterfront. The esplanade, to the west, is a strong axis in the city center. My suggested axis runs perpendicular to the existing one. It passes Kulturmagasinet, the culture center where the city library and archive is. Continuing towards the waterfront it goes through a green and car free zone where traffic has been redirected and reduced. The inner harbor, where the chosen site is placed, could be seen as the most developed part around the bay but there are still some empty plots creating gaps. Today the site is just an asphalt stripe of parking in the northwest part of the inner harbor. 22
AERIAL VIEW OF WHERE THE NEW CITY STRATEGY SHOULD BE LOCATED
WATER ELEVATION
THE OVERALL URBAN STRATEGY BASED ON THE STRATEGY "BRIDGING THE GAP"
CITY STRATEGY
A NEW AXIS TO THE WATERFRONT
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11. Laboratory 12. Wash space 13. Apparatus space 14. Office 15. Green house for research 16. Garbage room/ hazardous waste 17. Radioactive safe room 18. Cold chamber 19. Cooling room 21. Machines 22. Storage 23. Cleaning space 24. Dressing room 25. Staff area (library, pantry, gather) 26. Small incubator office (10 m2) 27. Medium incubator office (15 m2) 28. Large incubator office (20 m2) 29. Restaurant 30. Buffet 31. Service 32. CafĂŠ 33. Kitchen 34. Wash room 35. Storage 36. Fridge 37. Freezer 38. Micro room 39. Winter garden 40. Staff room 41. Taking care of the crops 42. Green house for growing crops to the restaurant 43. Cloak room 44. Waiting area 45. Conference space 46. Closed auditorium 47. Technical 48. Incubators: workspaces in an open plan 49. Chat room 50. Covered roof terrace 25
THE MAIN ENTRANCE â&#x20AC;&#x201C; THE FOYER, EXHIBITION SPACE & OPEN AUDITORIUM
Foyer During the summer, the foyer and open auditorium can be opened up to become a semioutdoor theater. Public route One of my research questions during the process was: How do you create a symbiosis between a calm and inspiring work environment that as the same time should be visually displayed, reach the public and create physical meetings? To solve the question a public, spatial, route goes through the whole building. In the drawings, this route is shown in white and the more private spaces in black. The roof has glazed parts that let in top light to the auditorium and the stairwell. 26
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Sustainable strategy A part of the research center situates a greenhouse used for research, growing crops for the restaurant and as a winter garden for its dinner guests. The greenhouse is also a part of my sustainable strategy. It is placed along the south facade to catch as much sun as possible and works as an isolated passive solar heating system â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a buffer zone to the building. A reference project is the Millenium house built at the Bre 1997 and priced for its energy performance. Boat shelter Towards the water, the roof of the building is extended to frame the boardwalk. The roof also provides a shelter for the boat restaurant Medvind. Medvind has for a long time been anchored by the quay and is a popular attraction. It felt natural to incorporate it into the project. There are also some piers and a guest harbor. 28
SOUTH ELEVATION (GREEN HOUSE)
SUSTAINABLE REFERENCE: MILLENIUM HOUSE BUILT AT THE BRE 1997
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Awards: European Intelligent Building of the Year 1998, National Homebuilders Award for Ecology 1999, 2000 Homes Award for Innovation, International Design Sense Award shortlisted 2000, National Homebuilders Award for House of the Future 2003.
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REDEVELOPMENT PROCESS ORIGINAL BUILDING
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UMEÅ SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE 7TH SEMESTER/AUTUMN 2014 one-month redevelopment project
REDEVELOPED & EXTENDED HOUSING FOR STUDENTS
REDEVELOPED & EXTENSION PART
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Rendering settings: Windows: 68% transmittance Render type: Luminance Sky condition: Sunny
Program The assignment for this project was to redevelop and extend an already existing building of about 80 square meters in order to make space for a group of six students. The concept was to create a vertical connection between the students renting from the family. Site Nymfen 3, Tomtebo, Umeå, Sweden Tools SketchUp, V-Ray, Velux Daylight Visualizer, Illustrator, Photoshop
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The exterior The concept of the exterior is that the angle of the stairs is reflected in the clue laminated wood construction and all the way out to the facade. The idea behind this is on one hand when you look straight towards the building, in the facade, hide the steps so that it looks like the ones walking are kind of floating. And on the other hand to break up the strict and classical facades which are in the area right now. The internal organization The ground floor part 1 is exactly as it was from the beginning. Part 2 has been redeveloped to fit the new program. Here is a common entrance, spaces for storage, garage, bicycle parking, washroom and a bathroom with a sauna. These spaces are mainly aimed for the family living there but could be shared among the students. The extended part is divided into five half floors. When moving up from the ground floor to the first floor you enter a living room. There is also two bathrooms and two bedroom-units. When you move up one half floor more a kitchen and dining room is located and also one more bedroom-unit. The balcony can be accessed both from the living room and the kitchen. Going up a half floor, to floor two, there is a small space for reading and gathering, two more bedroom-units and another six steps up is the last bedroom-unit. Finally, on the top floor, the stairs end in a roof terrace. 32
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1. THE INFORMAL MARKET IN A WORLDWIDE CONTEXT The network of informal economies is responsible for about 1,8 billion jobs all over the world and is valued at $11 trillion...
UMEÅ SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE 5TH SEMESTER/AUTUMN 2013 study trip dharavi, india: mapping
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...if the informal economy would be one single country it would be the second largest in the world.
2. THE INFORMAL MARKET IN MATUNGA LABOUR CAMP TODAY HIERARCHY BETWEEN THE DIFFERENT VENDORS
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3. PROBLEMS IN THE INFORMAL MARKET TODAY
The permanent stall vendor
Generally, have the best position within the informal market, often situated at the edge of the pavement against the road. The plastic roof creates shade both for the seller, buyer and the goods.
The moveable cart vendor
Background During the autumn of semester 2013, my class went on a study survey for a month to one of the largest slums in the world, Dharavi, situated in India’s capital Mumbai. The aim was to map different areas and then develop a bachelor’s project in Dharavi during the spring term. I became interested in the informal market (1) and especially the blanket vendors (4). They are found lowest down in the hierarchy (2) of the informal market and are facing some serious problems today (3).
Due to the flexibility to move the cart vendors can adjust their position whenever needed, often placed on the road in front of the permanent stalls.
Garbage problems Problems with creating shade Bad comfort
The temporary blanket vendor The shop vendor
Not really a part of the informal market but if the street vendors want to sell in front of the shop they usually have to pay a rent to the shop owner.
4. THE TEMPORARY BLANKET VENDORS SITUATION TODAY DURING THE DAY
Have the least permanent position within the informal market and therefore use the left over spots with the best location, due to this they are usually placed literally on the street often in connection to entrances or where there are lots of people.
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DURING THE NIGHT
Left side Axo-collage over the northeast part of Dharavi which is linking the informal slum to the city through a tunnel connected to Sion Train Station and by a massive staircase to the heavily travelled Station Road. Site Dharavi, Mumbai, India Tools Hand drawing, photography, Photoshop 35
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UMEÅ SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE 6TH SEMESTER/SPRING 2014 informal market & community complex
BACHELOR’S PROJECT Program The aim of my bachelor’s project is to develop the informal market in Matunga Labour Camp situated in the south part of Dharavi and build it up in relation with shops, dwellings and communal spaces. The intention is to create a node for the community, attract the surrounding communities even more and improve the conditions of the informal market, especially for the temporary blanket vendors. These vendors come from the villages around Mumbai just to sell their goods here. Today their working and living environment could be improved; they sell just on thin blankets directly exposed to the warm sun on the dirty street and sleep on similar blankets in the alleys (see background p.19). Image left page Photoshop collage over a physical model in scale 1:100 made of cardboard (the model of the project) and wood (the site model). Site Matunga Labour Camp, Dharavi Mumbai, India Tools 2D-cutter, model making, hand drawing, SketchUp, V-Ray, Photoshop, Illustrator 37
CONCEPT
Concept In Dharavi, the lower buildings usually have a small overhang on the upper floor and looking from above the roofs covers up almost the whole area like a patchwork. The overall concept is to use these two principles but extend them and use them in a larger scale. The intention is to free as much space on ground level as possible to create space for the informal market and then successively overlap this space with the upper floors and roofs to create in-between-spaces which are framed by the upper structures. Due to this overlapping system, where the floors and roofs grow over the market, it puts most of the ground level in shade which is one of the problems the informal market deals with today. Picture explanations right side I) The space in between and under the overlapping structures creates shade for the informal market. To improve the comfort of the blanket vendor and buyer some areas have been raised so that they align at the same height. II) Common space between the apartments on the 2nd floor which the dwellers can share. III) A private courtyard for the blanket vendors where they can store their goods away from the warm sun as well as work and hang out. They donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have a place to stay in Dharavi so the space up to the right is aimed for them who today sleep in the alleys just on thin blankets. IV) A transition between the informal market and the private courtyard where the entrance to the public toilets are placed and the connection to the recycle station. V) Common roof terrace which could be used by the whole community for events or just as an extra space. The roof could also be used for papadums to dry. 38
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UMEÅ SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE 4TH SEMESTER/SPRING 2013 food market project
UMEÅS SALUHALL (FOOD MARKET)
Concept We were tasked with creating a food market for the citizens of Umeå. A key element was to create an architectural complex that unites central Umeå with Umeälven. Exterior The roof is not only a roof; it also creates a large staircase and a bridge which function as a shortcut from central Umeå through the nearby parks over Östra strandgatan down to the river. The space created by the staircase also provide areas where an outdoor market can take place, a terrace for the café and a place where people can sit, lay down, hang out and enjoy the beautiful river of Umeå. Site Below Döbelns park, Umeå, Sweden Tools Revit Architecture, hand drawing, Photoshop 43
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EAST ELEVATION Its relation to the surrounding From the north, Döbelns park, the building is almost hidden, the only thing seen is the gradually expanding roof. The entrance is integrated 2,4 meters down in the park. The transition is solved by stairs heading down in the park leading towards one of the three entrances and to the outdoor passage, where the shortcut to come down to the river is found. From the west to the east, along the shoreline, it is a part of the boardwalk. It turns this area, which today is basically just a parking lot, to a well-visited place. Placement The food market’s placement below Döbelns park uses the difference in height to not disturb the vista from the park and to interact with the exterior without interfering with the cultural buildings in the area. Program The interior creates different spaces for selling food through permanent shops and temporary areas with stalls. You could have a fika in the café, eat food or have a drink in the restaurant and the bar. Outside there is space for an outdoor market where stalls could be placed on the roof and towards the boardwalk. You could also sell directly from a lorry, car or even from your boat.
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UMEÅ SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE 2ND SEMESTER/SPRING 2012 dance space project
DANCE SPACE & URBAN PAVILION INSPIRED BY LOIE FULLER SITUATION PLAN
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THE UPPER SECONDARY SCHOOL 3RD YEAR / SPRING 2011 individual project work
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Background Before I started to study architecture I wanted to try if it would be something for me. During my last year at the upper secondary school I therefore took advantage of the course project work to draw a family house. Then I made a model with the most realistic materials possible. Concept This family house, with a usable area of 188 square meters, is suitable for a family of up to six. It is built as a one and a half story building where one side provides a full ceiling height with an open floor plan. In the open floor plan the main entrance, living room, kitchen, dining room and terrace interconnects to each other. The dinette could easily be transformed to a long table during big gatherings. The second floor is aimed for the children with three bedrooms, a small bathroom and a common gathering space. The parents have a separate and more private area on the first floor. The staircase, which both connects and separates them, lets in natural light to the corridor. Tools Model making, hand drawing
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