Essays about: "Timber architecture"

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  1. 1. If a Tree Falls in the Forest - Three Interventions in the Swedish Forest to Come

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Nils Chigot Eriksson; Hampus Thysell; [2023]
    Keywords : Forest; timber industry; foraging; hunting; industry; industrial buildings; infrastructure; CCF; clear-felling; Norrland; Ångermanland;

    Abstract : Our thesis project consists of three architectural interventions: The Mushroom, The Gnat and The Snake, fitting into a vision of a Swedish forest managed in a more sustainable way. A future in which the practice of clear-felling has been abandoned in favor of alternative methods falling under the umbrella term Continuous Cover Forestry (CCF). READ MORE

  3. 2. SUSTAINABILITY OF MULTI-STORY WOOD BUILDINGS : Can the Swedish forestry keep up with the demand?

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

    Author : Celine Kozak; [2023]
    Keywords : Sustainability; green washing; multi-storey wood buildings; clay; climate change; forest; sweden; case study; life cycle; architecture; Hållbarhet; Green washing; trähus; lera; klimat; skog; sverige; flervåningshus; fallstudie; livscykel; arkitektur;

    Abstract :   Wood has been traditionally used as a construction material in Nordic countries such as Sweden dating back to the 12th century. Using wood as a building material for the construction of buildings with more than two stories became the norm around the 1850s and has only increased with the pressing need for more sustainable and environmentally friendly alternatives to materials such as concrete. READ MORE

  4. 3. PERMAFROST ARCHITECTURE: EXPLORING RAISED STRUCTURES TO DEVELOP A DESIGN METHOD FOR BUILDING AN ARTS CENTRE ON SVALBARD

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Anton Andreev; [2022]
    Keywords : Svalbard; Longyearbyen; Arctic; Timber; Glulam; Museum; Permafrost; Polar; Industry; Modular; Additive; Structure;

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  5. 4. System:Forest

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Samira Hedberg Ibáñez; [2022]
    Keywords : Kronby; Forest; tree; Wood; Design for Deconstruction; Deconstruction; Dissassemble; Reassemble; Architecture; System; construction; Iso timber; CLT; Gluelam; Cabin; House; Gazebo; Complementary building;

    Abstract : What I have tried to do in this project is to come up with a system of building that gives the building and the materials within, a chance for a longer life. A system that does not only make it easier to change the layout on the inside, but also makes it easier to disassemble the entire structure with minimal damage to the materials and the surroundings. READ MORE

  6. 5. Poché and Blank: Contradiction Between Inside and Outside

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Yunxi Wu; [2022]
    Keywords : Stockholm; Gasverket; Gasklocka; history; complexity and contradiction in architecture; poché; timber;

    Abstract : Gasverket is a unique area in Stockholm. It is an industrial area that has been closed to the public for over a hundred years, but which retains both history and the noticeable brick architecture. I selected Gasklocka 1 as the specific site location. READ MORE