See You in September

University essay from Chalmers tekniska högskola/Institutionen för arkitektur

Author: Anders Winlöf; [2010]

Keywords: architecture; energy;

Abstract: The lack of energy is not a problem. Renewable energysources can provide our planet’s energy consumptionup to 15.000 times. When we choose to fully harnessthese energy sources new possibilities will rise.This Master Thesis asks: How can we create architecturethat is built by energy and what are the advantages?Due to a wave power plant, the project offers facilitiesfor wave surfers in the sand dunes of Kåsa, Varberg. Itis designed by premises of the wind, materialized bysand and powered by the waves. Since the surf seasonin Sweden is limited the facilities only exist during fall& winter. When spring arrives, the power is turned offand the structure cease to exist.That is why my project is called See You inSeptember!

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