Essays about: "bastu"

Found 5 essays containing the word bastu.

  1. 1. House of the Footbridge

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Klara Rubensson; [2022]
    Keywords : Arboga; medborgarhus; översvämning; naturspång;

    Abstract : BACKGROUNDThe new footbridge is located a short walk from the medieval city center in Arboga. The idea of a pedestrian overcrossing was a result of a group project during the fall semester; a solution that reactualizes the creek Arbogaån which lost its role as a vital social function for the industries when the canal was built in the 17th century. READ MORE

  3. 2. The need of separatist spaces : a queer feminist exploration of saunas and lesbian spaces

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Arkitekthögskolan vid Umeå universitet

    Author : Kim Schmidt; [2019]
    Keywords : sauna; queer; feminist; separatism; lesbian spaces; minority; exclusion; inclusion; architecture; public space; bastu; arkitektur; queer; feminitisk; separatism; lesbisk; lesbiska rum; lesbisk frukost; lesbisk makt; minioritet; exkludering; inkludering; offentliga rum;

    Abstract : This thesis explores separatist spaces, with focus on lesbian spaces, with the aim of enabling discussion about the need and configuration of that type of spaces. The focus is on exclusion as a method for achieving an equal society in the long term. READ MORE

  4. 3. Grounds For Healing : Tales of Toxic Terrain

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Anna Ingebrigtsen; [2014]
    Keywords : architecture; landscape architecture; design; bioremediation; phytoremediation; ecology; toxins; contamination; environment; sustainability; stockholm; aspudden; meadows; compost; narrative; history; feminist; theory; nobel; dynamite; pollution; extract; harvest; decompose; grow; crops; green roof; pathways; barge; fields;

    Abstract : This project proposes the restoration of Vinterviken’s contaminated grounds, a legacy of Nobel’s dynamite production. How can we live with toxicity? The design sows phytoremediating meadows, extracts toxins, harvests, decomposes, burns, and grows new crops. READ MORE

  5. 4. 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

  6. 5. Collaborative Housing in Tyresö

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : AnnaMaria Berggren Eriksson; [2013]
    Keywords : collaborative housing; co-housing; Tyresö; kollektivhus; boende; bostäder; Tyresö;

    Abstract : “When I became a single parent I started fantasising about a living concept where neighbours would help each other with the everyday practicalities like cooking, picking up the kids from daycare etcetera.” “I dream of this large, welcoming, living room where your friends will pass by and maybe stay for a chat. READ MORE