6. Proposals for Mellamon

Mellamon is the new expansion of Svartlamo(e)n and consists of two apartment buildings east of the existing Svartlamo(e)n area. The apartments waswere mentioned to be a way to attract more families and the first inhabitants started moving in August 2021. This is a new way for Svartlamo(e)n to address housing, as the structure of the building and area areis different from Svartlamo(e)n. In our interviews with MartineMartine, she expressed that there is a wish to keep the same feeling of community from Svartlamo(e)n, where sharing resources and having good relations with your neighbors are essential. For this reason, they have decided to use two of the empty apartments as social gathering spaces.

With Mellamon being a new expansion there are many opportunities going forward. Considering From the existing Svartlamo(e)n methods and principles there are several good qualities that can be continued into Mellamon. For our solutions we want to look into how we can help the residents of Mellamon to connect with their neighbors by creating spaces that invite social interaction.

After our initial solutions we got the opportunity to attend one of their meetings and present our ideas afterwards. From this meeting we gained new insights and got a better idea of what they want and need. In addition, we made a survey that was send out to all the residents of mellomveien 17 and 19. Based on this we further developed our solutions taking into accountconsidering the feedback.