Reinventing Hæstrupgård - Preserving the cultural heritage in the countryside
Term
4. term
Education
Publication year
2025
Submitted on
2025-06-02
Pages
182
Abstract
This thesis presents the transformation of Hæstrupgård, an old manor of high architectural quality, located in northern Jutland, south of Hjørring. As a part of the master’s degree in architecture at Aalborg University, this thesis is written in the interdisciplinary field of architecture and engineering. Through the Integrated Design Process (IDP), iterative investigations and analyses are conducted to elevate the interdisciplinarity in the design. Sustainability is a significant factor in contemporary architecture, and with the building sector being one of the largest contributors to emissions (Concito 2022), this project wishes to challenge the current building practices by thinking in new directions, where old buildings and materials are reused to a larger degree. Transforming a building as Hæstrupgård requires a comprehensive examination and understanding of the existing building volume, its context and its qualities. Accordingly, most of the analyses revolve around examining Hæstrupgård, evaluating and understanding the history, details and soul embedded in the buildings. This thesis aims to create a retreat that revitalises Hæstrupgård and retells its embedded history, through new functionalities that embrace the past, the present and the future.
Keywords
Documents