PREFACE
SECOND BINDING This second binding of our thesis contains our final design proposal for the former Danish Crown factory in Faaborg harbour. The overall focus is to illustrate the way we intend to design and the thoughts, ideas and strategies behind. Initially, we describe our design strategy and highlight several factors which we find important to take into consideration when implementing new functions and features in Faaborg harbour. Accordingly, we illustrate our suggestion of transforming the existing elements within the site in order to rearrange the functions and flow through the site. In addition to this follows a description of our design proposal in various scales.
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INDEX
Preface..................................................................................................................................1
DESIGNSTRATEGY
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DESIGNSOLUTION
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BUILDING TRANFORMATION
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WHAT WE WANT TO DO 6 Designapproach...........................................................................................................8 Strategygrid...................................................................................................................10
HOW WE WANT TO DO IT 14 designApproach.........................................................................................................16
General current building structure.............................................................20 Creating different squares within the structure................................22 Flow through buildings and squares..........................................................24 Building breakdown................................................................................................26 New building structure..........................................................................................30 Creating connection to the surrounding structure........................32 Øhav n 55........................................................................................................................34 Building structure ....................................................................................................38 EXTERIOR TRANSFORMATION
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IntegratingFlow...........................................................................................................44 Design tools...................................................................................................................48 paving surrounding the building structure............................................................................................48
Front square..................................................................................................................50 Øsult in relation to the primary harbour.................................................56 western square...........................................................................................................62 Havnegade....................................................................................................................66 PUBLIC TRANSFORMATION
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Design tools...................................................................................................................76 vegetation design method in order to create volume within the landscape...........76
Design tools....................................................................................................................78 rearranging of the grid design strategy to create new places within the landscape to handle different activities..........................................................................78
Activities within............................................................................................................80 Marina.................................................................................................................................94 Discussion......................................................................................................................98
design...................................................................................................................................................................................99 Further perspective...................................................................................................................................................99
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DESIGNSTRATEGY
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WHAT WE WANT TO DO
Atrract a vast aspect of different user groups
Make the site more accessible - creating inviting spaces and meeting points for people to explore
Work with the transition between the site and the town itself in order to make a more legible connection
Create a link between the new marina and the old harbour by creating a more coherent place in-between
Preserve the historical aspect of the site within the building mass in order to emphasize the historical importance of the use and location in the town
Generate awareness for Faaborg and its role for the ’Sydfynske Øhav’; establish the site as a major influence point in Faaborgs future tourist activities
Transform certain building structure into rooms for new gathering activities in order to make the site more engaging and alluring for the users
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DESIGNAPPROACH
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Current situation
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Decomposition
Town Flow
Building Flow
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Through the analysis several factors were considered when transforming the site. We found the current situation ambiguous in relation to function and visual orientation as the empty buildings create an incoherent and dysfunctional harbour. The vast amount of buildings creates a physical barrier in relation to the connection to the town and form a large gap in between the different functions in the harbour. Our initial focus has been to reduce the number of buildings and thereby soften the edge to the town and create space for new functions to rearrange the current town flow into the site instead. Accordingly, we intend to breakdown the visual barrier in between; by transforming parts of the existing building mass into a place for public gathering, which architectural composition and expression should create a flow through the building structure. These thoughts and observations have been determining factors to form our strategy. Our Strategy Grid illustrates the way we relocate the human flow and interaction with the site; in order to transform the site from a closed of factory site towards a place for public interaction creating a new center within the harbour and fill out the missing link between the old part of the harbour and the new marina.
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STRATEGYGRID
Strategy Grid
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DESIGNSOLUTION
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HOW WE WANT TO DO IT
Reduce the overall volume of building structure within the site; careful selection among the building mass to reuse for new features
Framing certain structural element within the landscape and the new building structure as a reference of former use
Implement new features within the building structure to evoke some awareness and mark Faaborg qualities
Expanding the public space to the building structure
Creating room for social activities and experiences in order to embraze a broader audience
IInvoke people's senses and make the external view more alluring in order to attract people into the site
Sustain a cetain quantity of the open space in order to still function as a harbour
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Building transformation Exterior transformation // Surrounding areas in close relation to the building Public transformation // Empty spaces and their relation to the surrounding environment
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DESIGNAPPROACH
The overall design approach is first of all accessed by focusing on the Building transformation considering the current building situation and try to pinpoint certain elements or parts we see as reusable or transformable to contain new functions; partly through the general building physical condition combined with an architectural aspect for creating new public spaces in relation to the building. These aspects have been accessed through various analyses in terms of physical assessment, model making and 3D drawings. Secondly, we combined the building transformation together with the external outdoor environment in close relation with the buildings, thereby creating an Exterior transformation. We generated a link between the internal and external context in order for the building and the near surrounding to interact in a natural way. Thirdly, we designed the leftover spaces in order to fill the gaps in between. While during this we focused on the general movement and orientation within and towards the site in relation to the surrounding environment with the purpose to create a coherent harbour.
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BUILDINGTRANSFORMATION
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GENERAL CURRENT BUILDING STRUCTURE
The current building structure consist of a vast amount of buildings blocks constructed over a long period of time. Some parts have been renovated, others are currently in a particularly bad state. Accordingly, the removal of certain parts is a necessity in order to transform the site into something new.
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CREATING DIFFERENT SQUARES WITHIN THE STRUCTURE
By removing different building blocks we generate space for new activities within the site and create the opportunity to transform these into surroundings for public interaction. The removal of the specific building element is based upon several factors such as a personal assessment of the building condition accessed by site visit as well as the architectural aspect of the external expression towards the public.
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FLOW THROUGH BUILDINGS AND SQUARES
Through the analysis and design strategy it's our notion the importance of an east and west going flow in order to generate a connection to the surrounding functions within the harbour. The building mass needs to invite people through in order to create a link between the old part of the harbour and the new marina.
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BUILDING BREAKDOWN REMOVAL OF CERTAIN STRUCTURES AND EXPOSURE OF SPECIFIC CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS
The exposure of certain construction elements of the buildings is used as a landmark and a historical references of the former use of the site; being a visible link towards the historical layers and development during time.
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BUILDING BREAKDOWN USING THE CONSTRUCTIONAS AN ELEMENT IN THE LANDSCAPE
The buildings supporting construction elements left unchanged in the new adjacent surroundings and activities within the open landscape accommodates new features inbetween.
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NEW BUILDING STRUCTURE FRAMING CERTAIN CONSTRUCTION AND CREATE SPACE FOR NEW FEATURES
Creating a partly transparant shell on top of the construction leftovers in order to create a more alluring and attractive building for people to explore while at the same time preserve a certain amount of historical aspect by the visible elements within as well as preserving the location in the landscape itself.
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CREATING CONNECTION TO THE SURROUNDING BUILDING STRUCTURE
The connection to the surrounding environment is primarily taking place through Havnegade which is the main street connecting the site towards the old part of the town and harbour. The old part of the town and town square contains a lot of the current activities both local and tourist wise. A clear connection in between is a necessity to attract and visually guide people to the site. The visual expression and orientation facing Havnegade is highly important due to the fact of the prominent visibility present from Havnegade towards the site.
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Taking Faaborg's general situation into consideration the ability to attract tourists is very central in Faaborg's future role in creating jobs and general awareness. The amazing experiences and opportunities of Faaborg within the Sydfynske Øhav is highly relevant. How do you as a town present yourself towards the general public locally and overseas? How do you separate yourself from the other communities within the Sydfynske Øhav, especially Svendborg with its infrastructural benefits; how do you make yourself unique? We suggest transforming the Danish Crown factory into a place to express Faaborg's uniqueness within the Sydfynske Øhav by gathering a broad aspect of Faaborg's history and implement the feeling of the Sydfynske Øhav in one place; creating a venue to display the entire Sydfyn. Establishing the cooperative trademark in form of Øhav Nō 55 gathering Øhavsmuseet and establishing a food market offering locally delicacies and goods from Fyn and the island within the Sydfynske Øhav, bringing the entire and unique feeling of the archipelago to Faaborg for people to explore. Providing people without a boat the opportunity to explore the unique feeling of the Sydfynske Øhav as well.
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BUILDING STRUCTURE
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EXTERIORTRANSFORMATION
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INTEGRATINGFLOW
The design proposal strives towards establishing a coherent and well functioning harbour site within Faaborg. Based upon transforming the existing buildings within the abandoned factory site we form a basis for changing the current motion pattern in relation to creating a natural flow through the area. The function and visual expression of Havnegade has an important role in the orientation and visual connection to the existing town. Through the building breakdown we ensure an enhancement of the visibility when entering the harbour site along Havnegade. The current promenade is improved to insure a visual connection to the old market town by establishing a distinguished and noticeable promenade. In relation to establishing a coherent harbour the visual guidance within the Factory site is equally important as the connection to the surrounding environment. A main pathway attaching the building and marina to one another ensures a visual guidance for the pedestrians in terms of creating a association in between.
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DESIGN TOOLS PAVING SURROUNDING THE BUILDING STRUCTURE
Clear separation in public space
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Grid paving as design structure
Dissolving in-between existing public space
Creating an extention of public space
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FRONT SQUARE
MATERIALS // VISUAL EXPRESSION Concrete // large tiles
Concrete // Grooved surface
This plan illustrates the intended front square with the corresponding main entrances to the different functions within the building. The building contains the possibility to provide room for new public facilities. These facilities could for example be social function such as relocating the Library down to the Harbour in order to established activity regardless of the season. The main concern with the facility to implement is the removal of social functions and qualities within other locations in Faaborg. The idea of transforming the front square into an open space creates aan inviting space, which forms a visible and welcoming feeling, when viewed upon from Havnegade; making the entrances to Ă˜hav NĹ? 55 Museum and Food market stand out.
Coblestone
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Betula pendula // Birch
Grass // meadow vegetation
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Along Havnegade we have used a guiding element for pedestrians to follow in form of iron poles scattered along the pedestrians field of vision [See visualization pp. 54]. The poles are placed in a stringent pattern when located inside the concrete paving emphasizing the connection between one another. The placement of the poles in combination with the water element is intended to create a historical reference to the old shoreline; symbolizing ship's mast situated along the shore. Within the paving we have created a physical connection to the new marina in the western part of the harbour. In the front square a concrete path cuts into the general paving pattern and creates a distinct entrance point to the the locality west from the square.
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ØSULT IN RELATION TO THE PRIMARY HARBOUR
MATERIALS // VISUAL EXPRESSION Concrete // large tiles
The idea of Øsult is to provide a venue for people to visit and experience some of Fyn's well known delicacies and local goods. The building transformation should provide the building interior to become one together with outer surroundings and correspond well with each other; minimizing the division between in- and outdoors.
Bricks // Existing building element
The square is located next to the primary harbour and contribute with a soothing view towards the old part of the harbour. This provide the excellent opportunity for creating an outdoor dining area in the morning sun.
Coblestone
In order to ensure the intended flow through the building, passage points are integrated to maintain the flow during periods where the Food Market Øsult is closed; one leading towards the other side of the Food Market while the other creating a connection as well as an entrance point from Havnegade. To establish a reference to the locations former use of the old heating plant is preserved as a landmark within the site.
Glass
Betula pendula // Birch
Grass // meadow vegetation
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WESTERN SQUARE
MATERIALS // VISUAL EXPRESSION Concrete // large tiles
Steel // Pergola
Glass
Betula pendula // Birch
Prunus Avium // Cherry
Grass // meadow vegetation
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The western square of Ă˜sult is similar to the eastern; both providing opportunities for outdoor dining and the possibility to stay and enjoy the surround environment. The orientation towards north-west ensures seatings in the evening sun; creating a perfect place for dining etc. As we don't have the same natural environment to correspond to, in terms of the water as in the eastern square of the Food Market; it's necessary to implement a new element or feature to ensure the eligibility of the suggested facilities. In order to ensure this we propose to plant a dense vegetation of trees placed in a grid pattern. This will provide with a better visual understanding of the scale and create a cover for the existing industry in the surrounding environment. Through the building transformation we have seen the potential of reusing some of the existing construction elements in the building to create new experiences within the site. In this case we have transformed a part of the building into a pergola using supporting elements within the wall and roof structure [See visualization pp. 64].
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HAVNEGADE
We suggest improving the existing promenade alongside Havnegade. There are two main factors for elaborating on this primary location; firstly it's a prominent and distinguished location within the harbour which falls short in term of using its full potential as a promenade mainly functioning as a parking zone in the current situation. Secondly a revision of the existing promenade could ensure a better and more natural connection towards the project site; generating distance between the pedestrians and the along going traffic. By transforming the parking lots into a green belt you create this physical separation in between [See plan drawing pp. 68]. To establish a visual separation as well as we have worked with reducing the view of the traffic in the pedestrians field of vision while standing along the promenade; by adding a
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new layer of ´typography´ on top of the green element, we create a slope towards the road which contribute to the visual separation. Against the road a corten steel wall is placed in order to withstand the pressure from the added topography [See section pp. 70]. A wooden pathway are on three strategic locations breaking through the green belt to ensure pedestrians to cross the street in order to create connection to the adjacent town. As mentioned earlier iron poles are used as a guiding element for pedestrian to follow along Havnegade being dispersed in their field of vision. These are in relation to the new promenade placed within the paving and green belt [See visualization pp. 72].
MATERIALS // VISUAL EXPRESSION Concrete // large tiles
Corten
Wooden deck
Betula pendula // Birch
Coblestone
Grass // meadow vegetation
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PUBLICTRANSFORMATION
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DESIGN TOOLS VEGETATION DESIGN METHOD IN ORDER TO CREATE VOLUME WITHIN THE LANDSCAPE
No existing vegetation volume
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Grid pattern as volume structure
Creating a backwall to surroundings
Fading into new recreational space
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DESIGN TOOLS REARRANGING OF THE GRID DESIGN STRATEGY TO CREATE NEW PLACES WITHIN THE LANDSCAPE TO HANDLE DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES
Design structure as base point
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Selection of node points
Grid breakdown // creating new recreational space
Forming areas to contain new activities
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ACTIVITIES WITHIN
MATERIALS // VISUAL EXPRESSION Concrete // large tiles
Concrete // Grooved surface
Establishing trees in a grid towards south to provide with a added volume to sheild for the surrounding industrial buildings fading into the desired activities within the site.
Crushed stone fines
This part within the project site is located were we created some of the building breakdown earlier in this binding; leaving some of the supporting building structure as elements within the landscape. Certain of these gets a new purpose being the main structures for pergolas, climbing features and parking facilities.
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In order to transform the leftover landscape into a recreational space to sustain new activities within the existing open landscape, we developed our strategy grid further. As illustrated on the previous pages we turned our strategy grid into new strategies for the vegetation and the transforming of existing empty space into several different spaces to contain new activities.
The activities is mainly focused on creating different youth venues to attract the younger part of the population to the harbour by creating room for physical activities such as a skate park, parkour facilities and climbing features. These activities are supported by facilities within the container venue; providing with room for rental amenities of equipment, instructions etc.
Corten Steel
Prunus avium // Cherry
Betula pendula // Birch
Grass // meadow vegetation
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MATERIALS // VISUAL EXPRESSION Concrete // Grooved surface
Asphalt
To secure the existing functionality of a port it's necessary to maintain a certain amount of open space for storage during the winter season. This open space can be used for different activities such as festivals, concerts, flea markets, exhibitions etc when the port lies empty in certain parts of the year. The integrated activities, within this spot may not for this reason take up a lot of volume and therefore painted onto the surface of the paving forming a ball and running track.
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Steel pathway // elevated path
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Corten steel
Betula pendula // Birch
Grass // meadow vegetation
Prunus avium // Cherry
SCALE // 1-400
This plan shows the how the storage of boat requires a lot of space during the winter season. The adjacent container venue can provide with room for rental amenities of workshops during the period where boats are on shore. In the summer period parts of the container venue could functioning as part of the museum presenting old ship building methods similar to Vikingeskibsmuseet in Roskilde.
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MARINA
MATERIALS // VISUAL EXPRESSION Concrete // Grooved surface
Wooden deck // main pathway, viewpoint
The main pathway connected to the front square ends in an elevated viewpoint providing with a view over the marina [see section pp. 96] as well as being a connecting element through the entire project site. As the marina accommodate a large amount of people it's essential to establish new connections to the other part of the harbour to create room for different activities in relation to the marina such as places for BBQ and a playground for the youngsters traveling with their parents. Placing these next to one another is a consideration in terms of providing the parents with the opportunity to pay attention to their children while they are playing. The area also consists of a parking lot which is a necessity component in relation to the marina providing with the possibility to storage boat during the winter season as well.
Asphalt
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Grass // playground
Betula pendula // Birch
Grass // meadow vegetation
Prunus avium // Cherry
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DISCUSSION DESIGN This design proposal points on the major problem attaching the flow within the harbour. The presence of the former Danish Crown factory site in it’s current appearance is perceived as a plug, not only in term of preventing a more functional harbour, but also in a more general understanding of the opportunity for Faaborg to develop. We perceive the introduction of ØHav 55, the exterior and the public green environments as a possible solution. By improving the accessibility, create visual guidance and implement inviting open space the movement in-between the current separated harbours is radically improved simultaneously unifying the harbour and creating a well coming landmark for the visitors. Gathering the site-specific qualities within the archipelago distributed through a transformed venue embracing its uniqueness, we perceive ØHav 55 as an authentic trademark with the potential to extend the awareness and increase the interest for visiting Faaborg and the Sydfynske Øhav. Additionally within the implementation of Øhav 55 we see a potential in a creased amount of jobs within the experience economy, both directly connected to Øhav 55 and in the expected effects on the additional tourists offers, contributing positively to the development of Faaborg.
FURTHER PERSPECTIVE We are well aware of the beneficial environment Faaborg is situated in providing with the site-specific qualities, which constitutes a central parameter within our design proposal. An implementation of a similar design idea situated elsewhere in a comparable town with comparative challenges will not necessarily be able to engender the same positive effect as expected in Faaborg. However we see a perspective in the methods used in this master thesis in order to achieve an understanding of a sites context and it’s relation in the process of expose the uniqueness of a site, which has to be identified and processed in the particular situation.
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