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Landscapes between signal and data: Formal identification and analysis of forest clearings in Oslo through lidar data
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Design-led innovation for more plant-based food: An interdisciplinary approach to more consumer-centric product development
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Kontur - å navigere med hørselen
No full textKontur er et material-utforskende interaksjondesign prosjekt som har sett på hvordan en kan bruke sin egen lyd i headset til å indikere retninger man skal navigere i. Kontur er et prosjekt som ser på samspillet mellom lyd, sted og bevegelse. Formålet er å oppfordre til tilstedeværelse, variasjon og felleskap.
Plassering av lyd er noe som er vanskelig å forklare med ord, men oppleves hele tiden fra omgivelsene. Lukke øynene og hør hvor lydene rundt deg kommer fra. Denne retnings-følelsen kan gjenskapes i et headset. Kontur baserer seg på dine lyttevaner, bruk din lyd til å navigere til der du skal, eller naviger mot lyden fra steder eller andre Kontur-brukere. Kontur er for folk som vil skape variasjon i rutinene sine, finne veien med blikket opp fra skjermen, lytte inn på et fellesskap, eller ledes mot lyden av et område. Med kontur må du stole på ørene dine, for de leder vei, Kontur gir små hint av farge for å å støtte lydnavigeringen.
Kontur har en visjon om å åpne et blikk inn i alternative muligheter for orientering, sansing, mediekonsum og fellesskap - å spille på grensen mellom rutinene og medievanene ved å se på muligheten i å navigere med hørselen, en sans vi ellers lett glemmer ur-potensialet av i dag.submittedVersio
Augmented reality as a participation tool for youth in urban planning processes: Case study in Oslo, Norway
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Munch Philharmonic
No full textHow to reopen an abandoned cultural institution by inserting a new cultural program?
The primary research question led to the thesis Munch Philharmonic. This project suggests reopening the former Munch Museum to the public by restoring and reprogramming it and creating a new Concert Hall in Tøyen connected to the existing structure. Together they form a symbiosis where the former museum acts as front of house, home to two smaller stages for diverse use, and the new extension provides a main hall for classical music.
The Oslo Philharmonic has been needing new facilities for decades. This thesis wants to make an argument for the spreading of new cultural institutions in the Oslo area. In this case an argument for Tøyen and the continued public use of the former Munch Museum.submittedVersio
Revitalizing the town square at Sunndalsøra
No full textThis diploma project explores the potential for revitalizing Øratorget, the town square at Sunndalsøra,
to become a destination for both locals and visitors. The project proposes a strategy for
further development, adding three new structures, framing the edges of the square. It aims to create
an extension that valorises the character of the existing and the surroundings, and is developed
with one aspect of interest; architectures relation to place.
How can the powerful nature surrounding Sunndalsøra be actualized and become a greater part
of the experience of Øratorget?submittedVersio
Kysten er klar
No full textFemale fishers have for several years raised their voices to tell about their experiences related to discrimination. They ask for a change in the industry. This diploma explores how to facilitate more equality and diversity in the Norwegian coastal fishing fleet. From spending 4 weeks in the field (Lofoten), we have defined beliefs that support under-represented groups, and propose a service that promotes a culture of equality.
‘Kollektivet’ is a service that helps fishers overcome the barriers they meet when entering unfamiliar fishing villages. The experience of entry is important, as it sets the conditions for one’s position in a community. By practically facilitating and integrating newcomers, we strive to shape new beliefs that result in equal outcomes. Over time, these outcomes will contribute to building a culture of equality. The platform enables fishers to feel a stronger connection and support from their environment. The service is constantly striving for equitable outcomes by a continuous evaluation of a community’s well-being and diversity. The users will have the agency to take part in culture change and generate the communities they need. A rising tide lifts all boats - Kollektivet bridges people and resources, and benefits everyone in the fisheries.
Our approach has been with a particular focus on co-creation with marginalized users, contextual field study, and a strategic approach led by feminist principles. This diploma reflects the value of designers going into an unfamiliar field to work with culture and people. Our hope is that others see the importance of prioritizing marginalized perspectives when designing services, and understand that it can create value for many.
Stories from the industry: https://en.calameo.com/read/00656211669d15344d1e8
Kollektivet: https://en.calameo.com/read/006562116236114f2fcfbsubmittedVersio
Sirens of Sauda
No full textNorwegian Scenic Route projects are high-end architectural interventions. Fundamentally free to use, the projects are intended to guide tourists along Norway’s designated scenic routes. They are also framing devices, deeming certain pieces of landscape to be more important than others. These projects become isolated nodes along a network on the scale of international tourism.
Sirens of Sauda is a Norwegian Scenic Route project that directly deals with the Norwegian small-town’s dwindling urban center. The free-to-use premise of The Scenic Route project is bridged with a potential to regenerate public spaces and social life by providing subtle leisure for both visitors and locals. The proposal draws a path through the urban landscape of Sauda, utilizing local stakeholders, infrastructure, myths and legends as a way to expand upon and strengthen existing local history, as well as anchoring the project in the complexity of Sauda’s urban life.
Instead of framing the landscape as a frozen relic, Sirens of Sauda aims to blend in, treating its surroundings as scenery in constant redevelopment. Visitors are invited to become a stitch in the social fabric for the duration of their stay, making their presence visible.
Sirens of Sauda is a series of five leisure buildings situated along ‘Rådhusgata’ in Sauda where it latches on to the Ryfylke Scenic Route at the end of ‘Rådhusplassen’. All projects are connected through district heating pipes serving surplus heat as well as electricity from the factory. Small extensions are made to the already existing pipe grid to highlight entrances, heat rooms and pool -water and melt snow. The projects are therefore not only connected by their placement along Rådhusgata but also by their shared use of free heat and electricity as a tool for space and experiences. The heated pipelines reintroduce the old country road that once went from the docks to the church.submittedVersio
The Architecture of Stitching
No full textHow can stitching and its embedded know-how become the genesis of an architectural experience? Through the needle, thread and textile, this experimental research investigates key notions that reflect upon architectural phenomena embedded in the act of stitching and the stitch itself. Stitching becomes the tool to create three dimensional structures, to observe the light, spatiality and mood that occurs. It discusses thread and textile as structurally dependent materials, and reflects upon the relationship between skin and skeleton. The collected knowledge is translated into an architectural principle that has learned from the architecture of stitching but liberated itself from the scale of the needle, thread and textile. This principle becomes the general foundation for further explorations, as it can expand in any scale, materiality or form to reveal new spatialities that keep the qualities of stitching in mind.submittedVersio
A close reading of Flø - Visitor Centre & Artist Home
No full textAn Introduction
From the big towards the small, I began my diploma with an understanding of a place, Flø. A small community on the Norwegian west coast. My first meeting with the place was the summer of 2021, prior to the pre-diploma. The meeting made a memorable impression, and I wanted to know more. The culture, the nature and the atmosphere. This had to be the place of my diploma.
My research question became; “How can the genius loci of a place inspire the architecture in the area of Flø?” Through my diploma I seek to understand a place through orienting and identifying its many aspects. To delve into its cultural, natural and sensuous context.
During the the beginning of the diploma I went back, to rediscover and to closely read the place.
I summed up my experience with 4 words, closure, exposure, intimacy and infinity.
Closure
The main road stretching along the islands western coast is slowly coming to an end, ending in Flø. A transition from main road to trail marked by a gate. Which also marks the beginning of the cultural landscape. What’s built is coming to an end, closed off. Closured.
Exposure
In front of the vastness of the Atlantic ocean a land stands opposed, naked and bare. A flat landscape in the threshold between mountain and ocean has to withstand the natural forces, both gentle and strong. Wind, rain, snow, ocean, rock fall, avalanche, storm, landslide. Exposed.
Intimacy
Not only exposed, the place has its intimate qualities. The few trees and vegetation scattered through the bare land, and the small forests of pine and spruce growing in the concave, by the foot of the mountain. Offering shelter against the wind and the rain, rock falls and snow. Intimate.
Infinity
What begins as a mountain gradually becomes even with the ocean, extending towards its vastness. Into the horizon, where the sun daily sets. A reminder of what seems like an infinite cycle. A constant reminder of time, emphasized by the landscape. Infinite.
The experience was interpreted into four models and drawings, aiming to capture the essence of the 4 words. Thus, the principles of the 4 models were ressembled into one model, keeping in mind the vernacular knowledge and architecture. The result was a long wooden structure, later used as reference for the proposal.
The site
The site is a stone’s throw away from the gate into to the cultural heritage landscape, just past the first burial cairn, Stonghaugen. Following the trail, a small stream of water crosses, marking the entrance of the site. Along the stream, past a waterlogged patch, four rowan trees stands lone, clustered on the snow covered field. By the end of the stream is the end of the site, on the foot of the mountain, covered with fallen rocks and planted spruce.
Story of a structure
The current settlement of Flø, sits on a flat landscape. Not too close to the mountain, avoiding rock falls and avalanche, and not too close to the sea, in shelter for stormy winds and wild ocean. Its vernacular buildings dealt with this by adding an additional layer on the wooden structure, on the side facing the mountain. A more solid material, like the local stone. Some houses completely covered, while others covered half way.
The story of a building in transition between mountain and sea unfolds, maintaining its genius loci, telling a story of the landscape. A story of gradience, from exposure to closure, light to heavy. A wood construction, light towards the sea, gradually gaining cover, by a second protective layer of stone, heavy towards the mountain.
A visitor centre & an artist home
Taking use of the knowledge I have gathered I introduce the program and structure to the site,
a visitor centre and an artist home.
From the trail, along the stream, a rock covered path leads to the building. From it, one can step onto an elevated wooden path in a light wooden structure, exposed, with no walls, covered only by a roof. By the entrance, four rowan trees greets the visitors, providing shelter from the wind in the exposed. Stepping into the visitor centre, gaining walls of pine wood planks protecting what’s inside, one can learn from the local, through the architecture, artifacts and text on nature, culture and history of Flø. The elevated wood path spans above a covered ground of fallen rock gathered from the landscape, revealing what’s underneath the cultivated surface. The lower ground between the path and posts of the construction becomes small spaces themselves, making room for the artifacts and displays. The height difference and distance between path and exhibits reminds visitors of the importance of conservation, not coming too close to the fragile heritage.
In midst of the exhibition, a bench is placed in front of a window where one can view back on the cultural landscape. A pause in the gallery. Here, a transition of material takes place. From wood to stone. A homage to the vernacular, where the construction gains a protective layer of stone.
Reaching the end of the visitor centre exhibition, where elevated path meets the ground, the linear gains a curvature, a gradual transition from visitor centre exhibition to artist exhibition. The artist exhibition, shows the learnings and new interpretations by artists in meeting with Flø. Contributing to maintain, renew and prolong its culture. The connection and continuation, a space where historical knowledge and new knowledge meets. The curvature makes space for a garden, where the artists may work outside or have an exterior exhibition. As well, an enclosure for the freely roaming sheep, when shelter is needed.
The artist home, with space for two artists at the time, has its entrance from the artist exhibition through doubled doors, into the artists workspace. An atelier facing the garden. The atelier extends into the kitchen if more space is needed, or closed off for focused work. Further in, three steps up, into the more private, a bathroom. Yet, three steps up, into the most private, a space for rest. From here, one can perceive the rock wall enfolding the dwelling, throughout the garden, leading way out along the stream, facing towards the sea.
The result of the research question became a building intending to tell a story of a place. A story of a landscape, from lightness towards heaviness, from exposed towards enclosed. A story of a building, from public to private, from historic knowledge to new understanding.submittedVersio