A master thesis from Aalborg University
Landbo: Environmentally sustainable transformation of Danish agricultural buildings and villages.
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Term
4. term
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Publication year
2025
Submitted on
2025-05-22
Pages
266 pages
Abstract
This thesis explores a socially and environmentally sustainable transformation of a cattle farm located in Råby through various architectural and engineering methodologies and analyses within the integrated design process. The transformation examines the cultural and historical significance of farming throughout the years, and how the rural landscape has been developed as a result of this. Assisted by a life cycle assessment approach, an investigation of the concept of housing rotation was conducted, where two scenarios of resident movement patterns within a village like Råby illustrated the potential to reduce the climate footprint through the implementation of this concept. Several site analyses, design and literature studies have informed the thesis, which concludes with a design proposal for the transformation of the cattle farm, called Fællesskabet Landbo, where the concept of housing rotation has been integrated. Fællesskabet Landbo is a community-based housing association which offers dwellings and new functions to the city of Råby.
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