Klaksvík Bókasavn: Strengthening Community, Knowledge & Innovation
Authors
Benfeldt, Mathilde Vig ; Knudsen, Nicole Zühlke ; Jensen, Mette Sletting
Term
4. term
Education
Publication year
2020
Submitted on
2020-05-28
Pages
197
Abstract
This master’s thesis presents the design of a new public library for Klaksvík in the Faroe Islands as a catalyst for community, knowledge, and sustainable development. Framed by Henning Larsen Architects’ masterplan for a new city center, the project asks how a library, through architectural means, can sustain and redevelop the traditional Faroese mentality to accommodate sustainable degrowth in a small community. The work combines a theoretical discussion of sustainability and degrowth with analyses of Faroese culture, vernacular architecture, site and program, case studies, and an iterative design process from sketching to synthesis. The resulting proposal organizes social and contemplative spaces to promote knowledge sharing, inspiration, and cooperation, and sets out principles for spatial programming, materiality, ventilation, facade, and urban detailing. The design is presented and discussed in relation to the project vision of strengthening the community in line with a degrowth mindset; the thesis also addresses indoor environment and energy performance as part of a holistic approach.
Dette kandidatspeciale præsenterer designet af et nyt offentligt bibliotek til Klaksvík på Færøerne som en katalysator for fællesskab, viden og bæredygtig udvikling. Med afsæt i Henning Larsen Architects’ masterplan for en ny bymidte undersøger projektet, hvordan et bibliotek, gennem arkitektoniske greb, kan fastholde og videreudvikle den traditionelle færøske mentalitet, så den kan rumme bæredygtig degrowth i et lille samfund. Arbejdet kobler en teoretisk drøftelse af bæredygtighed og degrowth med analyser af færøsk kultur, byggeskik, sted og program, casestudier samt en iterativ designproces fra skitsering til syntese. Det resulterende forslag organiserer sociale og kontemplative rum for at fremme videndeling, inspiration og samarbejde og opstiller principper for rumprogram, materialitet, ventilation, facade og urbane detaljer. Designet præsenteres og diskuteres i forhold til projektets vision om at styrke fællesskabet i tråd med en degrowth-tilgang; afhandlingen behandler desuden indeklima og energimæssige forhold som led i en helhedsorienteret tilgang.
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