The central part of my project is its brewery. This is the first thing you see when entering the building and the opening in the brewery’s roof offers a visual connection between the two floors of the building. Beer from the brewery is served in the restaurant. There are a variety of seating possibilities, inside, outside or up on the second floor. The inside of the first floor offers a cozy basement-like environment with brick walls ant a relatively low ceiling. Outside there’s a terrace with views of the Eskilstuna river in every direction. On the second floor there are rooms with possibility of seating groups, for example for beer tastings.The building is built of brick. The intention is to use recycled bricks and to assemble it in suck a way as to make it easier to dismantle for future recycling. This can be achieved by using weaker mortar that is possible to clean off without damaging the brick. The building is placed at the Eskilstuna river at the edge of the water. This is partially to offer the views of the river but the river’s water can also be used for cooling in the brewing process. / Mitt projekts centrala del är dess bryggeri. Det är det första du ser när du kommer innanför dörren och öppningen i bryggeriets tak erbjuder en visuell koppling mellan byggnadens två våningar. Öl från bryggeriet erbjuds i serveringen/restaurangen. Det finns en variation av sittningsmöjligheter, inne, ute eller uppe. Inne på undervåningen erbjuds en mysigt källarlik miljö med teglade väggar och relativt låg takhöjd. Ute finns en terrass med utsikt över Eskilstunaån i alla riktningar. På övervåningen finns lokaler med möjlighet att sitta grupper för exempelvis ölsmakning. Byggnaden är uppbyggd med en tegelstomme. Avsikten är att använda återbrukat tegel och att bygga den på ett sätt som underlättar nedmontering av teglet för att underlätta framtida återbruk. Detta genom användning av svagare bruk som går att rensa från teglet utan att teglet själv går sönder. Byggnaden är placerad vid Eskilstunaån precis invid vattnet. Detta delvis för utsikten som ån erbjuder men vattnet kan även användas till nedkylning i bryggprocessen.

This project focuses on making a “Folkets hus”, a form of community centre available for its surrounding inhabitants to express their identities and experience different cultures, these buildings usually contain libraries, theatre, restaurants, art centre, educational spaces, a child section and more. The city chosen for this project was Arboga, a small old industrial town from the 13th century a few miles west about Eskilstuna. Approximately 14,100 inhabitants, of which 11,400 live in the city. Arboga has identified that the after school-centre and culture school needs to be expanded and renovated, due to a higher demand. There is also a demand for more houses and living space adapted for the elderly. I picked an old abandoned silo industry building next to a very old beautiful park to work on. The building has not been standing for more than 50 years and is already abandoned. I saw an opportunity to urbanise the building and give locals the chance to use its height to see their city from above. My project called  “SILO” is a six floor community centre and a ten floor high apartment building. The community centre contains: restaurants, library, dance rooms, theatre room, music and radio room, art room, after school-centre, art gallery, lecture room, rooftop with a garden, an office floor and lots of spaces focusing on creative activities for all ages. The apartment building to the east contains eighteen 1 room apartments and eighteen 3 room apartments. / Projekt fokuserar på ”Folkets hus”, en plats för invånare för att uttrycka sin identitet och uppleva olika kulturer, dessa byggnader innehåller vanligtvis bibliotek, teater, restauranger, konsthall, utbildningslokaler, en barnavdelning och mer. Staden som valdes för detta projekt var Arboga, en liten gammal industristad från 1200-talet några mil väster om Eskilstuna. Cirka 14 100 invånare därav 11 400 bor I staden. Arboga har identifierat att fritidshemmet och kulturskolan behöver byggas ut och renoveras, på grund av en högre efterfrågan. Det efterfrågas också fler hus och bostadsrätt anpassade för äldre. Jag valde en gammal övergiven silo industribyggnad som låg bredvid en fin gammal park. Byggnaden har inte stått på mer än 50 år och är redan övergiven. Jag såg en möjlighet att urbanisera byggnaden och ge Arbogaborna chansen att använda dess höjd för att se sin stad från ett nytt perspektiv. Mitt projekt som heter "SILO", ett sexvåning högt kulturhus och ett tio våningar högt lägenhet hus. Folkhuset innehåller: restauranger, bibliotek, dansrum, teaterrum, musik- och radiorum, konstrum, fritidshem, konsthall, föreläsningssal, takterrass med örtagård, kontorsvåning och massor av utrymmen som fokus på kreativa aktiviteter för alla åldrar. Hyreshuset i öster innehåller arton anpassade 1:or och arton loft 3:or.

Unreinforced masonry (URM) structures have historically been regarded as structurally unsound in response to seismic events. The tendency for URM walls to collapse out-of-plane in a brittle manner is continually cause for concern. Retrofit of these walls is necessary in order to prevent severe damage and injury to occupants. This paper is concerned with the retrofit of unreinforced masonry (URM) walls in response to out-of-plane loading. A retrofit design was developed and verified through structural testing. The selected retrofit technique incorporates vertical coring of URM walls to allow for the insertion of a single post-tensioning (PT) tendon. Tendons are spaced at a regular interval and anchored at the top of the wall parapet and at the lower diaphragm level. Tensioning of the tendons imparts a compressive stress to the wall that effectively increases the wall cracking moment strength, ultimate moment strength and displacement capacity. Additionally, the insertion of PT tendons allows the wall to behave in a ductile manner in response to out-of-plane ground motion. Extensive research was conducted in order to accurately portray the material properties and construction methods of unreinforced masonry walls in San Luis Obispo, California. Various mortar mix designs were generated and tested so that a mix design could be selected to best reflect the target URM structures. Seismic parameters were generated to reflect a URM structure in San Luis Obispo. An unreinforced masonry wall was constructed by a professional mason using the established mortar mix proportions and salvaged bricks from the 1920 era. Having a pin-pin unsupported height of 11 feet, the wall constructed for testing was reflective of the configuration of URM walls in many downtown San Luis Obispo structures. The wall was loaded in the out-of-plane direction by 4 equal point loads mimicking a uniformly distributed load. The testing program consisted of cycling the wall through target internal moments and target displacements. It was verified through testing that post-tensioning tendons can be successfully introduced in URM walls to resist out-of-plane bending. Testing showed that the addition of PT tendons significantly increased the wall’s cracking moment capacity, giving it the elastic strength to resist twice the forces imposed by the design-level ground motion. PT tendons also increased the nominal strength of the wall, allowing the wall to achieve large displacements without collapse. It was also found that PT tendons provided a restoring force to the wall returning it to almost no residual displacement after each displacement cycle. Thus, the URM wall retrofitted with PT tendons demonstrated significant integrity as a structural system, providing for improved strength and ductility with no residual displacement.

Brick veneer / steel stud curtain wall systems have become a popular alternative in the ever competitive construction market. However, the application of such systems has preceded any formal scientific investigation into its long term serviceability and safety. Of particular interest to many parties is the performance of the wall system under typical winter conditions as would be encountered in cold climate countries such as Canada. In this study, an experimental investigation of three types of brick veneer / steel stud curtain walls was performed with a specially built apparatus used to impose air pressure, temperature and vapour pressure differentials across test specimens. In all, five wall specimens were tested for air leakage, thermal performance and moisture accumulation. An analytical investigation was also carried out with a simple, custom made finite difference computer program specially suited to determine temperature profiles in walls with a steel stud framing system. Six types of walls are evaluated with the model. A significant part of the research involved the design, construction and improvement of the test apparatus. Since the apparatus is unique, a chapter is devoted to its description. The conclusions presented indicate that certain wall designs perform poorly and that even small construction flaws can lead to serviceability problems. Conversely, care in choice and placement of the air barrier, vapour barrier and thermal insulation in the wall system can lead to a wall system that can sustain a small degree of construction errors and at the same time perform satisfactorily. It is furthermore concluded that the apparatus built for this study has real potential as a cost effective test tool suitable for adaptation for a standard test method to evaluate the environmental performance of wall systems in general. / Thesis / Master of Engineering (ME)

This project is located in Piotrkow Trybunalski in central Poland. This region of Poland is known for its cotton production and industrial work  throughout the 19th and 20th century. The city is located close to Lodz which is the second largest city in Poland and its industrial heartland. The region is also known for being the main hotbed of Partisan resistance during the German and Russian occupation of WW2. These soldiers hid for years inside the forests of the region and defended many villages from being exterminated by the Nazi forces. Therefore, this project inhabits an old cotton mill which has been out of use for the last 50 years and houses a museum and archive dedicated to remembering the history of the region. Focusing on the Partisan movement in the area.

This thesis explores the relationship between the natural and built environment, highlighting the significance of beauty in our surroundings to connect with the sacred. Architecture should not only be driven by practicality, but also by the need to lift our spirits and inspire us in our daily lives.  Influenced by a Persian upbringing in music, poetry, and art, I developed a deep appreciation for the interplay between artistic expressions and the natural world. Through the exploration of Persian Gardens, known for their enchanting beauty and reverence for nature, a philosophical and architectural journey unfolded. Delving into the essence of Persian Gardens through extensive research, I uncovered the underlying elements that define their harmonious design language. Guided by this newfound understanding, the project aimed to apply the distinctive design approach to Sätradalsparken, a suburban park in Stockholm, Sweden. The goal was to transform the park into a sanctuary that nourishes the soul, integrating key elements of Persian Gardens and utilizing natural materials. The design creates a welcoming garden with a music school, inviting visitors to appreciate the beauty of nature and the arts. Through this exploration, the project illuminates the captivating relationship between nature, architecture, and the spiritual realm, offering insights into the transformative potential of Persian Gardens for contemporary landscapes.

En el presente estudio se indican los resultados y la trayectoria de investigación de la autora referente al estudio de las técnicas constructivas propias de las fábricas de ladrillo en la zona de intramuros de la ciudad de Valencia (España), concretamente en los barrios de Velluters, la Seu-Xerea, el Carmen, el Mercat y San Francesc. El estudio se fundamenta en el trazado de un perfil socio, económico, cultural y técnico vinculado a la producción preindustrial del ladrillo y a su puesta en obra en Valencia. Se establecen los rasgos principales que vinculan la manufactura y el empleo de ladrillos preindustriales referidos a un entorno cronológico y geográfico determinado, desde la fundación de la ciudad hasta la llegada de producciones cerámicas industriales. En este marco, el registro pormenorizado de fábricas históricas de ladrillo refleja una serie de datos métricos y técnicos específicos. Por ello la investigación se ha concentrado en el estudio de 84 edificios históricos, tanto residenciales como monumentales. De esta manera, se han podido seleccionar 95 fábricas de ladrillo (cara a vista, agramilado, fingido, enlucido, tapia valenciana, aplantillado o vidriado). Todo ello ha generado una recopilación exhaustiva de fichas, que reflejan los aspectos técnicos, diagnósticos y analíticos de los ladrillos, con un estudio paralelo de fuentes arqueológicas, ordenadas en 19 registros de ladrillos romanos y medievales. A través de los resultados obtenidos con el estudio pormenorizado de fábricas, la recopilación de datos arqueológicos y el análisis de laboratorio de algunas muestras de ladrillo y mortero, se propone extraer una serie de datos estadísticos y reflexiones. A lo largo del estudio se describen sincronías, diacronías, pervivencia de técnicas vigentes en las fábricas que conducen a una propuesta cronotipológica para las fábricas urbanas y sus detalles (zócalos, vanos, dinteles, aleros entre los principales). / Cristini, V. (2012). El ladrillo en las fábricas del centro histórico de Valencia. Análisis cronotipológico y propuesta de conservación [Tesis doctoral]. Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València. https://doi.org/10.4995/Thesis/10251/15665

<p dir="ltr">Numerical investigation of Ocean Brick system is carried out in nonlinear depth NWT, Modified Ocean Brick is proposed to increase the effectiveness of the original Brick. Further numerical simulations are conducted on modified brick.</p>

Architecture lies in the synthesis of place, purpose and process. Place and purpose are of course important however the focus of this thesis is process. This thesis is an inquiry into the opportunities and limitations inherent in typical building processes. I wish to more fully know essential concerns of building, concerns such as spanning, laying, draining and protecting. I wish to know, the filigree of steel trusses, the order of a masonry wall, and the memory of concrete. Knowledge of building process reveals opportunities to raise building into architecture. For the following design a pallet of building processes were assumed from typical high school construction, including: The leveling of the site. The pouring of a concrete floor. The laying of block walls veneered in brick. The placement of steel trusses. The following project is an attempt at bringing these typical conditions of construction alive, at revealing their qualities and ultimately raising them into architecture. / Master of Architecture

My thesis explores the potential manipulation of Roman brick using a Flemish bond, corner quoining, and barrel vaulting. The design uses this brick module to re-interpret the Ancient Roman domus, an urban residence embedded within the heart of the city. This classical inspiration is apparent in the tripartite plan and elevation as well as the use of the Golden Ratio, a classical proportioning system, incorporated throughout the design, revealed on both large and small scales. However, the emphasis of the project is on true brick construction, a process irrelevant to historical allusion. / Master of Architecture