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Fantasiværksted
Navn
Daniela Kristina Kietz
Uddannelsesgrad
Kandidat
Fagfelt
Arkitektur
Institut
Bygningskunst, By og Landskab
Program
Urbanism and Societal Change
År
2024
‘Fantasiværksted’ explores the transformation and reactivation of vacant ground floors at Lundtoftegade, Nørrebro. The project aims to reinforce initiatives made by local socioeconomic firms and provide new creative spaces for both residents and visitors. Facilitating the process is interdisciplinary collaboration and user engagement through workshops and discussions.
Activating empty groundfloors at Lundtoftegade by reinforcing creative environments
In 2023 the Ghettolist included 56 new prevention areas. In 2020 Lundtoftegade was removed from the list due to community-led social welfare initiatives, showing the power of ’bottom-up’ decision making and the impact of local socioeconomic drivers. While development initiative Bussiness2Community assessed approximately 250,000 m² of unoccupied space in the public housing sector, Copenhagen municipality unveiled the newest development plan for Lundtoftegade, emphasizing the potential of groundfloors rejuvenating the neighbourhood.
Fantasiværksted positions itself within the new development plan by enabling local clubs and enterprises to expand their facilities, reinforcing creative environments. The project is a collaboration between the diploma project, the art platform Til Vægs. the housing association AKB Lundtoftegade and its residents.
Lundtoftegade is located in the neighbourhood of Nørrebro in Copenhagen and lies between the Nørrebro Park and Bispeengbuen bridge. The largest challenge lies in the rigid structure of the groundfloor. It exhibits the characteristics of a cellar with thick concrete walls lacking both flexibility and sunlight to become a range of enjoyable spaces. The layout of appartments drive social activities out in the coutyards that, according to residents, lack more curated meetingspots. Load-bearing inner walls allow for the potential removal of the south facade and hallway walls. The north facade is limited by mobility cores.
The interventions aim to convert the rigid pattern of the groundfloor into a variation of spaces that has the possibility of transforming along user needs. Both new ways of horizontal and vertical expansion are explored as well as the use of colour, inspired by the existing walls, to indicate transformation.
Plan illustrating added and removed elements
Sections illustrating new relationship to the courtyard and the vertical and horizontal interventions
A project derived from active user engagement and interdisciplinary collaboration
Collaboration and residential inclusion stands as the cornerstone in the creation of ’Fantasiværksted’. The project is a shared effort between the diploma project, the art platform Til Vægs, the housing association AKB Lundtoftagade and its residents. It is a story of both challenges and successes.
Timeline: The story of user engagement and interdisciplinary collaboration
Excess renovation materials are either used within the groundfloor to create flexible space or redistributed in the courtyard. These new features are born through ideas derived from the user participation process.
Reuse of Materials
Strategy of transformation and future economic prospects
The main goal of activating the ground floor is to increase light and diversify spaces. The renovation of the groundfloor is divided into phases to collect funds. Initiating with creating spaces for commercial use allows for the financing of local activities in the next phase.
The project positions itself within the lastest development plan from Copenhagen Mulicipality (2023), encouraging the activation of groundfloors to rejuvinate the neighbourhood. ’Fantasiværksted’ is inspired by the study ”KUNSTNER-MILJØER-UDVIKLINGEN AF DEN BLANDEDE BY” by Akademisk Arkitektforening (2023), highlighting the importance of creative environments and challenges posed by rising land and housing prices.
Future Economic Model
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