IN BETWEEN GOTTSUNDA SQUARE AND A NATURE AREA IS THE NEW DISTRICT CENTER INTENDED TO BE PLACED.THE PLACE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT CREATES CONDITIONS FOR A BUILDING WHICH EXPANDS PRIDE, JOY AND OPENITY. ONE OF THE AMBITIONS IS TO CREATE A VIVID BUILDING OPENING UP TO THE SQUARE, AT THE SAME TIME THAT IT RELATES AND ENHANCES THE NEARBY BUILDING. THE BUILDING ACTIVITIES AT THE ENTRY PLAN IS OPEN, AND PLAY VISUALLY FROM THE SQUARE WITH ITSOPENNESS. OUTDOORS AT THE BUILDING BODIES WITH ITS VARIETY OF CULTURE AND SPORTS ACTIVITIES WILL BE APPLIED FOR PEOPLE IN ALL AGES. THE OUTDOOR AREAS SHOULD WORK AS A PART OF THE BUILDING PROGRAM DURING OPENING TIME, SUCH AS AFTER CLOSING TIME. WITH ITS CHARACTERISTIC MATERIAL CHOICE IN WOOD, THE CONSTRUCTION CONNECTES WITH THE ENVIRONMENTAL NATURE, AND AT THE SAME TIME GIVES THE OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD IN A SUSTAINABLE MATERIAL TAKING ACCOUNT OF CLIMATE IMPACT. THE BENEFIT IN ENERGY USE, CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS AND WASTE ARE IMPORTANT QUESTIONS TODAY AND FEEL IMPORTANT TO WORK WITH IN GOTTSUNDA AS A NEW WAY TO THINK IN MATERIAL AFTER A GREAT USE OF CONCRETE HOUSE FROM THE MILLION PROGRAMME. / MITT EMELLAN GOTTSUNDA TORG OCH ETT VILTVUXET NATUROMRÅDE INFOGAS DET NYA STADSDELCENTRET. PLATSEN UTGÖR EN MÖJLIGHET SOM SKAPAR FÖRUTSÄTTNINGAR FÖR EN BYGGNAD SOM UTSTRÅLAR STOLTHET, GLÄDJE OCH ÖPPENHET. EN AV AMBITIONERNA ÄR ATT SKAPA EN LEVANDE BYGGNAD SOM ÖPPNAR UPP SIG MOT TORGET, SAMTIDIGT SOM DET KNYTER SAMMAN OCH FÖRSTÄRKER GATULIVET MED DEN NÄRLIGGANDE BYGGNADEN. BYGGNADENS VERKSAMHETER VID ENTRÉPLAN ÄR ÖPPNA, OCH SPILLER VISUELLT UT FRÅN TORGET MED SIN ÖPPENHET. UTOMHUSYTORNA VID BYGGNADSKROPPARNA MED SITT VARIERANDE UTBUD AV KULTUR OCH SPORTAKTIVITETER SKA VÄCKA INTRESSE FÖR FOLK I ALLA ÅLDRAR. YTORNA SKA FUNGERA SOM EN DEL UTAV BYGGNADENS PROGRAM UNDER ÖPPNINGSTID, SÅVÄL SOM STÄNGNINGSTID. MED SITT KARAKTERISTISKA MATERIALVAL I TRÄ KOPPLAR BYGGNADEN SAMMAN MED DET OMKRINGLIGGANDE NATUROMRÅDET SAMTIDIGT SOM DET GER MÖJLIGHETEN ATT BYGGA I ETT HÅLLBART MATERIAL SOM TAR HÄNSYN TILL KLIMATPÅVERKAN. FÖRDELEN VAD GÄLLER RESURSHÅLLNING, ENERGIANVÄNDNING, KOLDIOXIDUTSLÄPP OCH AVFALL ÄR VIKTIGA FRÅGOR IDAG OCH KÄNNS SJÄLVKLART ATT LYFTA FRAM I GOTTSUNDA SOM EN NY FRISK FLÄKT EFTER EN STOR ANDEL BETONGHUS FRÅN MILJONPROGRAMMET.

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A beautiful floor, a forgotten element, draws the eye down, a rare direction to view architecture. The presence of a floor, realized through travel, led to a curiosity about the patterns adorning the surface and an architecture generated by the floor. A pattern becomes a floor when lines turn into joints. The subtle interruptions of a pattern's repetition, revealed through geometric construction, establishes the boundary of a floor and the order of a room. In a series of rooms determined by the floor, the transition from one pattern to another, with respect to tectonics, creates the thresholds and fenestrations within the procession. The acts of making and ichnographic drawing, under the watchful hand of craft, directed this study of a floor as the principal architectural consideration. / Master of Architecture / The presence of an ornate floor changes the experience of architecture, as it alters the familiar architectural views. The patterns found on floors in Europe inspired the idea of the floor generating the spatial qualities of a room. The geometry of a pattern determines the bounding conditions, the form, and structure of a room as well as the transition between rooms determined by other patterns. Drawing in plan and crafting wooden models transformed a pattern into a floor through an understanding of the material and underlying joinery.

A combination of fax and mail questionnaires were used to estimate consumption of wood based products by the U.S. cabinet industry and evaluate current management issues affecting the cabinet industry. Group 1 companies (>$20 million in sales) were contacted and sent a fax questionnaire. A random sample of 1034 Group 2 companies (<$20 million in sales and >10 employees) were sent a mail questionnaire. A total of 19 usable questionnaires were received from Group 1 companies and 217 usable questionnaires were received from Group 2 companies. Group 1 respondents averaged 1,108 employees and $125.81 million in sales. Group 2 respondents averaged 27 employees and $2.31 million in sales. A shortened questionnaire (questionnaire 2, one page) was sent to half of the Group 2 sample frame resulting in twice the response rate as that of the long questionnaire (questionnaire 1, three pages). Results indicated that the cabinet industry used an estimated 484 million board feet of hardwood lumber. Nearly 95% of the hardwood lumber purchases were grade 1 common or better. The most common used species were red oak (44%) and hard maple (24%). An estimated 58 million board feet of components and 68,344 doors were also purchased by cabinet manufacturers in 1999. Softwood lumber use was estimated at 25 million board feet, consisting primarily of white (49%) and southern yellow (36%) pine. The most commonly used panel products were particleboard and hardwood plywood, at an estimated 1,044 million square feet (1/2 inch basis) and 279 (3/8 inch basis) million square feet respectively. Other panel products used by the industry were medium density fiberboard, hardboard, and softwood plywood. Approximately 156 (any thickness) million square feet of veneer was used. Lumber purchases were primarily direct from sawmills (66%) for Group 1 companies and from wholesalers/distributors (53%) for Group 2 companies. Panel product purchases followed the same trend with Group 1 companies buying primarily direct from manufacturers (44%) and the majority of Group 2 purchases coming from wholesalers/distributors (84%). Group 1 companies sold their products through factory sales people (54%) and to home improvement/building supply centers (37%). Group 2 companies sold their products through factory sales people (77%) and to builders and remodelers (62%). The largest proportion of cabinet types sold by both Groups 1 and 2 were face frame kitchen cabinets (74% and 38% respectively). Companies from both groups reported producing certified (green) products. The majority of companies indicated they purchased some parts from outside sources. Companies from both groups reported considering alternative materials to substitute for wood. Products that were mentioned include strawboard, urban waste MDF, and plastic mouldings. Concerns rated highest by cabinet companies were finding qualified employees, increasing raw material prices, keeping qualified employees, and wood quality. / Master of Science

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<p> An experimental investigation of polymerisation of several monomers in wood was performed using free radical initiators such as benzoyl peroxide and 2-azo-bis-isobutyronitrile. The most promising comonomer system appeared to be styrene and acrylonitrile. As a result of copolymerisation of styrene and acrylonitrile in the cell cavities of wood, many improvements in physical properties of wood resulted. The improvement in physical properties of wood containing thermo-catalytically copolymerised styrene and acrylonitrile was found to be better than those of radiation initiated graft copolymerised wood. Thermo-catalytically produced wood polymer combinations showed as much improvement in physical properties as shown by those produced by radiation initiation without the use of swelling agents.</p> / Thesis / Master of Science (MSc)