DUNESIDE CLIMATE CENTRE
05.1 c o n c l u s i o n . analytical
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Climate change is an inevitable fact, only the extent to which it will impact is in question. The building industry is a great contributor to climate change, and therefore has just as great an opportunity to lower the global impacts and promote sustainability. Multiple approaches can be utilized, whereas this thesis primarily focus on materials, as seen from multiple perspectives. Firstly, natural materials have proven to be a better solution compared to traditional building materials, when analysing their direct environmental impact. Secondly, natural materials indirectly contribute further to sustainable development, as they provide the opportunity of a circular approach. Removing adhesives eases design for disassembly and thus, the materials can either return to the ecosystem or be reused in another context. This approach towards architecture compliments the atmosphere of the context in which this project will be placed. Located along the danish west coast, Blokhus has a significant but sensitive nature. In an area where vegetation grows wildly and not all roads are asphalt-paved, the environmental characteristics are enhanced in a building made out of natural materials. Statistics have shown that 78% of the population are willing to change their habits to preserve the planet, only 39% feel informed about sustainability. As the population acknowledges the need for climate change and sustainable education, such a centre becomes even more crucial.
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05.2 p r o b l e m & v i s i o n .
This thesis visions to propose an Educational Centre for Climate Change, that in its existence takes responsibility for the environment by being an epitome for sustainable constructions and confronts and teaches the society sustainable action, in order to increase the general knowledge of our impact down to the very context we inhabit. The centre should therefore facilitate learning as well as dialogue and transparency related to the impacts of our actions, illustrated through implementation of passive strategies into the design of the building, to reduce its energy consumption. As a resource to exemplify limited impacts, the educational centre aims to be designed according to design for disassembly principles, ensuring the possibility to return the context back to its natural state prior to positioning a building. In extension, this project bases itself solely on natural materials, meaning that once served their lifetime, they can reciprocate to the ecosystem. Being located in a prominent feature of the Danish landscape should enhance the educational centre’s motivation towards a sensitivity of landscape and nature through materialty, tactility and architectural composition. In conclusion, this report seeks to research and answer the questions: ’How far can we get with building with exclusively local, non-chemical materials?’ And ‘Is it possible to create an educational centre for climate change which functions as an epitome for sustainability whilst inspiring visitors to alter their behavior in a more sustainabledirection and motivate increased appreciation towards the danish nature?’
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