Room for Manoeuvring: In the Deconstruction of Rural Lolland

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Nilaus Maltha Müller
Uddannelsesgrad
Kandidat
Institut
Bygningskunst og Kultur
Program
Political Architecture: Critical Sustainability
År
2021

By proposing a series of celebrative deconstructions , the project eyes an opportunity to reshape contracting villages and to strengthen their communal coherence. While a festival relocates amongst demolishing buildings, a guesthouse of re-used materials underpins the future of rural Lolland. Unveiled qualities combine with a network of hiking routes, supporting villages' intermediate stages.

As the built environment in rural Lolland is decreasing, a festival is increasingly marking its performative remanence.

It is already a drastic act, to erase the carefully built architecture of a village, no longer regarded as thriving. And to extend the time of demolition is only more trouble. Quoting Haraway, I find it meaningful to ’staying with the trouble’, when we choose to settle and unsettle from the land we live on.
This is an environmental concern, considering the immense waste in building industry’s production and demolition, besides a concern of the social implications following political decision-making on architecture in rural Lolland.
Deconstruction
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Generator for – and measure of – the succesfull deconstruction of Birket village.
A shelter and outdoor kitchen is erected from the remains of annual deconstruction festivals. Profit and materials is used for its construction – potentially resulting in a taller guest house.

With the workforce of demolition workers – already busy deconstructing Birket village – the new house is fed with bricks of the deconstructions. Demolition workers are suggested to make their deconstructions matter in a direct, local re-use.
The Erection Of A House
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Proposal for a festival. A social event moving into Birket village for two summers, conducted together with the demolitions of its many condemned buildings.
A festival of deconstruction, food fairs, musical and theatrical performances.
Metabolism of a Village
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On a regional scale: A network of hiking routes in the slipstream of festivals and village-metabolisms, combining guesthouses across a demolishing Lolland.
A Network
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Uddannelse og relevante kurser
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Bachelor studies at Universität der Künste, Berlin

1st year of architecture school, with theoretical and technical courses in German.
Erhvervserfaring
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Studio Tezontle, Intern

At Tezontle in Mexico City: Designing of private residences in the forests of Yucatán peninsula, besides renovations and art installations in Mexico City.

Skrei Architecture, Internship

At the Portuguese studio Skrei: Detailed architectural designs for
various housing projects, including designs of construction principles adapting the studio's own prefab buildings elements. In agreement with Skrei’s tradition for direct architectural craftmanship, I have learned from the production of innovative, environmentally neutral building elements for a new apartment complex in the town of Porto.
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Praksis Arkitekter, Intern

At Praksis: Part of the team responsible for Praksis’ contribution to the Danish pavilion at the Venice Biennale 2018, and main contributor to several projects in the sketching phases: designs of landscape architecture, renovations, transformations and interiors – in close contact with clients.
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3XN, Modelbuilder and photographer

Advanced digital and analogue model building and model photography.
IT-kompetencer
3D modelling, and 2D drawing in various programs
3D rendering
GIS mapping
Analogue model building in wood, metal and casting
Sprog
Fluent German and English, native Danish