Off-grid architecture
Authors
Laursen, Trine Vig ; Khaddam, Maher Mohammad Esam
Term
4. term
Education
Publication year
2024
Submitted on
2024-05-31
Pages
160
Abstract
This thesis explores the design of a sustainable, off-grid architectural retreat that creates a multisensory environment to support children with late language development and stuttering, together with their parents. To understand the site and context, the project combines analyses of landscape, environment, and climate with a review of relevant theory. These insights were translated into clear design criteria that guided the process. Case studies of comparable projects were examined to identify architectural techniques suited to this aim. The design followed a problem–solution-based, iterative method in which new findings progressively refined the proposal. To achieve self-sufficiency away from public utility grids, the retreat applies passive and active design strategies, including solar cells. Beyond proposing a spatial concept, the project seeks to raise awareness of the needs of these vulnerable children and to show how multisensory experiences and off-grid principles can contribute to their wellbeing. The research culminates in the architectural design proposal, CON-TREAT.
Specialet undersøger designet af et bæredygtigt, off-grid arkitektonisk retreat, der skaber et multisensorisk miljø til at støtte børn med sen sproglig udvikling og stammen samt deres forældre. For at forstå stedet og konteksten er der gennemført analyser af landskab, miljø og klima og suppleret med teoretisk forskning. Indsigterne er omsat til klare designkriterier, som har styret processen. Desuden er cases studeret for at identificere relevante arkitektoniske greb i lignende projekter. Designet følger en problem-løsningsbaseret, iterativ metode, hvor nye fund løbende har forfinet forslaget. For at opnå selvforsyning uafhængigt af de offentlige forsyningsnet anvendes både passive og aktive designstrategier, herunder solceller. Ud over at levere et rumligt koncept ønsker projektet at skabe opmærksomhed om disse sårbare børns behov og vise, hvordan multisensoriske oplevelser og off-grid principper kan bidrage til deres trivsel. Undersøgelsen munder ud i det arkitektoniske designforslag CON-TREAT.
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