Essays about: "Gerd Holgersson"

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1. 1. Outdoor baths of Sandvik

   University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

   Author : Gerd Holgersson; [2014]
   Keywords : Bath; sauna; coast; Kallbadhus; bad; Sandvik; Öland; bastu; kust;

   Abstract : In this thesis I’ve been working with a proposal for an outdoor bath complex in the village Sandvik on the north-west coast of Öland. The research questions asked in the beginning of the process were: - How can an outdoor bath complex (kallbadhus) be formed so as to match the needs of the summer tourists as well as the permanently living inhabitants of the island and a be well functioning institution all year round? - How can the baths be formed to meet and take care of the existing qualities of the site? - How can I in the working process get grip of and develope the sensual, non-visual aspects of the architecture? The working process has been a dialogue between the inner spaces of the structure and the bigger landscape. READ MORE