LÅNGE JAN, AN INDOOR ALLOTMENT GARDEN IN KÄRRTORP: Experiments in how to re-program an existing building and create a meaningful meeting place with local connection and relevance.
2024 (English)Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master of Fine Arts (Two Years)), 33 HE credits
Student thesis [Artistic work]
Abstract [en]
Through the re-programming of an old parking garage and disused central water heating facility in Kärrtorp, a southern suburb in Stockholm, Sweden. Långe Jan is a spatial design concept for a new type of indoor allotment garden, a space to socialize, eat, learn, experiment and develop conventional and hopefully unconventional types of indoor gardening. A place to connect people and spread wider knowledge about gardening and food production. The concept is rooted in the historical context of allotment gardens, which have transformed from their 19th-century origins to meet modern needs for local food production and social interaction. Långe Jan transforms the building’s existing structure into a contemporary community hub, promoting social gatherings, sustainability and self-sufficiency. The design process includes background research, a search for the hearth, investigations to understand the building and the area around it, the reprogramming of the house, a design proposal, documentation of the final exhibition and conclusions of the project. The reprogrammed building features different floors dedicated to semi-public conservatories, professional farming areas, a restaurant and social spaces. Each floor combines conservation, demolition, and new additions according to its function. I have produced this architectural proposal with a social and ecological foundation that hopefully can be used to develop the site, the city, and in the best of worlds somebody's life for the better in the future.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2024. , p. 36
Keywords [en]
Urban Gardening, Adaptive Reuse, Community Spaces, Sustainable Architecture, Indoor Allotment, Hydroponics
National Category
Architecture Design
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:konstfack:diva-9771OAI: oai:DiVA.org:konstfack-9771DiVA, id: diva2:1873433
Educational program
Design - Spatial Design (Master)
Supervisors
Examiners
2024-06-192024-06-192025-02-24Bibliographically approved