This paper is a short Danish version of our master thesis in Architecture at Aalborg University. ... more This paper is a short Danish version of our master thesis in Architecture at Aalborg University. For the full english version please follow the link in the end og the paper. This project deals with an investigation of the architectural potential in the design of Danish asylum centers. These architecutural potentials fosters new values for the design of asylum centers. The project herby aim to examine these values by designing a new asylum center in the city with focus upon embodiment in architecture and a tectonic way of thinking. The vision of the asylum center is to enable new forms of interaction between the Danish society and the asylum center. A space of hospitality, which create a safe and caring environment for asylum centers as a building, which contribute to the city life around. With a site chosen to be an old warehouse in Nordhavn, the project seeks to use the asylum center as an urban catalyst of the area, while it develops. The architectural concept is 6 stacked volumes placed as metaphorical continuation of warehouse. The stacked volumes becomes a small three-dimensional image of a city creating a fluent transition to the context and with a variety of spaces, privacies and activates it becomes and urban catalyst of Nordhavn, activating the whole area. The asylum center provides a place for the asylum seeker, where they feel they belong and understand their place as progress from refugee to citizen in Denmark or in another country. The asylum center will activate the new Nordhavn area and when it has been developed, the asylum center will move to another location leaving accommodation spaces for elderly, student or cheap housing maintaining diversity as a social sustainable strategy.
This paper is a short Danish version of our master thesis in Architecture at Aalborg University. ... more This paper is a short Danish version of our master thesis in Architecture at Aalborg University. For the full english version please follow the link in the end og the paper. This project deals with an investigation of the architectural potential in the design of Danish asylum centers. These architecutural potentials fosters new values for the design of asylum centers. The project herby aim to examine these values by designing a new asylum center in the city with focus upon embodiment in architecture and a tectonic way of thinking. The vision of the asylum center is to enable new forms of interaction between the Danish society and the asylum center. A space of hospitality, which create a safe and caring environment for asylum centers as a building, which contribute to the city life around. With a site chosen to be an old warehouse in Nordhavn, the project seeks to use the asylum center as an urban catalyst of the area, while it develops. The architectural concept is 6 stacked volumes placed as metaphorical continuation of warehouse. The stacked volumes becomes a small three-dimensional image of a city creating a fluent transition to the context and with a variety of spaces, privacies and activates it becomes and urban catalyst of Nordhavn, activating the whole area. The asylum center provides a place for the asylum seeker, where they feel they belong and understand their place as progress from refugee to citizen in Denmark or in another country. The asylum center will activate the new Nordhavn area and when it has been developed, the asylum center will move to another location leaving accommodation spaces for elderly, student or cheap housing maintaining diversity as a social sustainable strategy.
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This project deals with an investigation of the architectural potential in the design of Danish asylum centers. These architecutural potentials fosters new values for the design of asylum centers. The project herby aim to examine these values by designing a new asylum center in the city with focus upon embodiment in architecture and a tectonic way of thinking.
The vision of the asylum center is to enable new forms of interaction between the Danish society and the asylum center. A space of hospitality, which create a safe and caring environment for asylum centers as a building, which contribute to the city life around.
With a site chosen to be an old warehouse in Nordhavn, the project seeks to use the asylum center as an urban catalyst of the area, while it develops.
The architectural concept is 6 stacked volumes placed as metaphorical continuation of warehouse. The stacked volumes becomes a small three-dimensional image of a city
creating a fluent transition to the context and with a variety of spaces, privacies and activates it becomes and urban catalyst of Nordhavn, activating the whole area.
The asylum center provides a place for the asylum seeker, where they feel they belong and understand their place as progress from refugee to citizen in Denmark or in another country. The asylum center will activate the new Nordhavn area and when it has been developed, the asylum center will move to another location leaving accommodation spaces for elderly, student or cheap housing maintaining diversity as a social sustainable strategy.
This project deals with an investigation of the architectural potential in the design of Danish asylum centers. These architecutural potentials fosters new values for the design of asylum centers. The project herby aim to examine these values by designing a new asylum center in the city with focus upon embodiment in architecture and a tectonic way of thinking.
The vision of the asylum center is to enable new forms of interaction between the Danish society and the asylum center. A space of hospitality, which create a safe and caring environment for asylum centers as a building, which contribute to the city life around.
With a site chosen to be an old warehouse in Nordhavn, the project seeks to use the asylum center as an urban catalyst of the area, while it develops.
The architectural concept is 6 stacked volumes placed as metaphorical continuation of warehouse. The stacked volumes becomes a small three-dimensional image of a city
creating a fluent transition to the context and with a variety of spaces, privacies and activates it becomes and urban catalyst of Nordhavn, activating the whole area.
The asylum center provides a place for the asylum seeker, where they feel they belong and understand their place as progress from refugee to citizen in Denmark or in another country. The asylum center will activate the new Nordhavn area and when it has been developed, the asylum center will move to another location leaving accommodation spaces for elderly, student or cheap housing maintaining diversity as a social sustainable strategy.