Slakthusområdet, which translates into Stockholm’s meatpacking district, is one of the few remaining industrial areas in Stockholm and it is going through some major changes within the next ten years as a part of the new “Söderstaden 2030”. A lot of both history and a certain kind of industrial architecture will get lost when reprogramming and reconstructing the area. 

In my thesis project, I am studying parts of the built environment of Slakthusområdet. Through the use of different mapping techniques I am dissecting and fragmenting the site and revealing its many layers of time and stories with the intention of learning from a certain kind of industrial architecture that is disappering in our society. I also want to comment on the urban planning of Stockholm today and why I believe places like Slakthusområdet is valuable to a city like Stockholm.