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The Society School: Frederikshavn City School

Author

Term

4. term

Publication year

2011

Submitted on

Pages

120

Abstract

Denne afhandling beskriver den integrerede designproces for en ny byskole i Frederikshavn, baseret på en responsiv, evidensbaseret designtilgang. Evidensbaseret design betyder, at beslutninger bygger på forskning og data; en responsiv tilgang tilføjer fremsyn, så forslaget adresserer både aktuelle resultater og sandsynlige fremtidige behov. Projektet udviklede sig parallelt med den virkelige planlægning af en skole i Frederikshavn, hvilket lod analyse og design udvikle sig samtidig. Ved at gennemgå eksisterende evidens og holde den op mod den lokale kontekst skitserer byggeprogrammet—en beskrivelse af skolens nødvendige rum og funktioner—et muligt fremtidsscenarie for den danske folkeskole. Resultatet er et innovativt koncept, der viser, hvordan en skole kan designes i dag og forblive tilpasningsdygtig i morgen.

This thesis describes the integrated design process for a new city school in Frederikshavn, guided by a responsive, evidence-based design approach. Evidence-based design means using research and data to inform decisions; a responsive approach adds foresight, so the proposal addresses current findings as well as plausible future needs. The project evolved in step with the real planning of a school for Frederikshavn, allowing analysis and design to develop together. By reviewing existing evidence and relating it to the local context, the building program—a description of the school's required spaces and functions—sketches a possible future for the Danish public school. The result is an innovative concept showing how a school can be designed today while remaining adaptable to tomorrow.

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