In the last decades our unsustainable lifestyles and consumption patterns has led to the climate crisis we are now facing. To try to change the patterns we need to be more aware of the amounts of things, furniture and clothes we buy and then throw away, but also what the solutions to these problems could be. The importance of reusing has been the driving force for this project and my proposal is a physical space to manifest and change the way we consume. Spaces for collecting, storing, creating and redistributing things are placed out to make visitors and things move through the building to make a theatrical impression. The shelving system on the inside is exposing the things, furniture and clothes to the street and the surroundings. The Reusing centre is a proposal that aims to add a public platform for reusing in Umeå that gives opportunity for a more sustainable lifestyle for the citizens. The project is intervening in the local company Balticgruppen’s planned development for Östra Station which is a connecting point between important centres in Umeå but also in Norrland. The central location makes the Reusing centre raise awarenessaccessible, visible and able to gather people and things. Architecture from now on needs to be sustainable in many ways, for example in building techniques and design. But it is also important what programs we offer to the people. This proposal is giving space, knowledge and tools for reusing, exchanging, repairing and upcycling to the citizens of Umeå, as these possibilities and functions should be a right for all. The Reusing centre is an urban facility that in our daily lives could help us all to contribute to sustainability and change consumerism by increasing the value of our belongings.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:umu-171679 |
| Date | January 2020 |
| Creators | Carlsson, Angelika |
| Publisher | Umeå universitet, Arkitekthögskolan vid Umeå universitet |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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