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Extension of The Møntergården Museum

Translated title

Udvidelse af Møntergården Museum

Author

Term

4. term

Publication year

2010

Submitted on

Pages

127

Abstract

Specialet undersøger, hvordan traditionelt bindingsværk kan gentænkes med nutidige digitale designmetoder. Bindingsværk har en synlig trækonstruktion med udfyldende vægge; denne byggeskik rummer også små asymmetrier og variationer. Med udgangspunkt i disse deformationer udvikler projektet en moderne nyfortolkning. Arbejdet tager afsæt i konkurrenceprogrammet for en ny udvidelse af Møntergården Museum i Odense, som fungerer som ramme for at afprøve tilgangen.

This thesis explores how traditional half-timber construction can be reimagined using contemporary digital design methods. Half-timber buildings have a visible wooden frame with infill walls; this structural tradition also includes small asymmetries and variations. Drawing on these deformations, the project develops a modern reinterpretation. The design work is based on the competition brief for a new extension to the Møntergården Museum in Odense, which serves as the platform for testing the approach.

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