To build is to add to the existing. Three existing wooden buildings in Visby, made in three different local techniques (a post and plank, a timber frame and a log construction) have been the starting point for what to build upon. After studying these techniques, new buildings have been added in line with the principals of the existing. The existing buildings are situated on two sites, both courtyards, and have generated three additions: a kiosk, an apartment building and a visitor centre.

In the upcoming years, the proportion of elderly within the population will increase significantly (SCB, Socialstyrelsen). The share of aged is already, and will increasingly be, noticeably higher in municipalities on the countryside compared to in the cities. Accordingly, “a variety of dwellings and form of housing suitable for elderly” is asked for and needed (Socialstyrelsen, Boverket). This thesis is one respond to the situation and an addition to the housing possibilities for elderly; a proposal and a test of one way of dwelling as an elderly on the countryside.  To this background, the thesis is a case study: an interpretation of the obsolescent typology “Undantaget”, a free standing (secondary) structure within the homestead on the countryside which the aged, previous owners often inhabited in preindustrial times. The case study is based on an investigation of the local vernacular building tradition. A contemporary dwelling for an elderly is explored, informed by vernacular tradition and its interwoven principles considering construction and tectonic, approach to/usage of resources as well as (else) economic, social and ecological aspects. A modified “Undantag” is proposed; an investigation of sustainable building and living intertwined.

Detta är ett examensarbete gjort inom byggnadsingenjörsutbildningen, inriktning arkitektur, vid Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan. Att ha ett alternativt boende, en sommarstuga, ett fritidshus har varit en del av den svenska kulturen under lång tid. Från att bara ha varit ett privilegium för de rikaste blev fritidshus ett mer utbrett fenomen under 1900-talet. Syftet med detta examensarbete är att planera ett fritidshusområde och gestalta typhus utifrån dagens behov och förutsättningar. Tidigare litteratur och statistik har studerats, en egen utförd enkätundersökning samt intervjuer har utförts vilket legat till grund för examensarbetet. Resultatet presenteras i ett idékoncept där ett naturskönt område i Södermanland planeras att bebyggas med ett fritidshusområde. Stor vikt läggs vid att skapa ett boende som ska vara långsiktigt hållbart. Platsen och boendet ska erbjuda återhämtning och rekreation i närhet till naturen. / To have a second home, a country house, a summer cottage has been a part of Swedish culture for a long period of time. This report examines the phenomenon of leisure, cottages and cottage areas in a historical pretext. From being a benefit for those who are most well-off financially it became more and more common among ordinary people during the time of the twentieth century. How relevant the division between first and second homes are today, the different rules when it comes to construction, insulation and availability is discussed. The needs of our time are investigated and results in a draft for development of a property. A place close to Stockholm is selected. The ground is used as a basis for further development to a leisure area. Roads, joint facilities and houses are being planned close to a lake in the region Södermanland. The focus lies primarily on creating an area with buildings of durability and sustainability. The territory and the living areas are meant to offer recovery and recreation close to nature.