From Hospital to Housing
Translated title
From Hospital to Housing: A radical transformation of a former hospital building
Authors
Junge, Mie Leth ; Olesen, Mathilde Zink
Term
4. term
Education
Publication year
2023
Submitted on
2023-05-26
Pages
149
Abstract
En national strukturreform i 2007 samlede hospitalsvæsenet og efterlod nogle tidligere lokale hospitalsbygninger uden funktion. Det skaber behov for en strategi for at håndtere de tomme bygninger. Afhandlingen tager udgangspunkt i en konkret hospitalsbygning i Aalborg og undersøger, hvordan tidligere hospitaler kan omdannes til nye boligtyper ved at genbruge den eksisterende konstruktion. Projektet bygger på gængse metoder til at registrere og værdisætte eksisterende bygninger og trækker på best practice inden for transformation og boligdesign. I lyset af global befolkningstilvækst og begrænsede ressourcer argumenterer projektet for at flytte fokus fra udviklerdrevet nybyggeri til potentialet i det eksisterende byggeri. Samtidig kræver ændrede familieformer, at vi genovervejer, hvordan vi designer og bor. Afslutningsvis viser projektet, at energiforbedringer af efterkrigsbyggeri—med opmærksomhed på indeklima (komfort og luftkvalitet)—kan reducere varmetab gennem vægge, vinduer og tag markant og leve op til nutidige standarder. Denne tilgang er både miljømæssigt og socialt bæredygtig.
A national structural reform in 2007 consolidated the Danish hospital system, leaving some former local hospital buildings without a function. This creates a need for a strategy to address the empty building stock. The thesis focuses on a specific hospital building in Aalborg and explores how former hospitals can be transformed into new types of housing by reusing the existing structure. The project applies established methods to assess and value existing buildings and draws on best practices in building transformation and housing design. In the context of global population growth and limited resources, it argues for shifting attention from developer-led new construction to the potential of the buildings we already have. Changing family structures also call for rethinking how we design and inhabit our homes. The project concludes that energy upgrades to post-war buildings—while paying attention to indoor climate (comfort and air quality)—can significantly reduce transmission losses, meaning heat lost through walls, windows, and roofs, to meet current standards. This approach is both environmentally and socially sustainable.
[This summary has been rewritten with the help of AI based on the project's original abstract]
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