Amphibian Architecture: Dwelling in a Wetland
(2025) AAHM01 20251Department of Architecture and Built Environment
- Abstract
- A case study house for a regenerative architecture.
What would a regenerative architecture look like, in the context of a wetland landscape? With climate catastrophes becoming the new reality for an increasing amount of communities, floods among them, how would we live in a landscape, and with what materials would we build, in order to mitigate these issues? How do we live with a landscape, instead of “on top” of it?
Investigating the material properties of the common reed, phragmates australis, this thesis proposes a single dwelling for the good life, for all species, in a wetland in eastern Malmö.
In a near future, a wetland has been established in what today is a golf course east of Malmö, Sweden. Running through the golf course... (More) - A case study house for a regenerative architecture.
What would a regenerative architecture look like, in the context of a wetland landscape? With climate catastrophes becoming the new reality for an increasing amount of communities, floods among them, how would we live in a landscape, and with what materials would we build, in order to mitigate these issues? How do we live with a landscape, instead of “on top” of it?
Investigating the material properties of the common reed, phragmates australis, this thesis proposes a single dwelling for the good life, for all species, in a wetland in eastern Malmö.
In a near future, a wetland has been established in what today is a golf course east of Malmö, Sweden. Running through the golf course is Sege Å, one of many altered waterways in Sweden. Due to decades of draining water ways, wetlands and lakes, the thesis speculates on an imaginary initiative taken to mitigate the negative effects of climate change by converting the golf course into a wetland. Draining is removed, the water flow of Sege Å is altered, but now in order to slow the path of the water by letting the golf course become a water buffer, retaining water from heavy rainfall and rising sea levels.
Using common reed, prevalent all over the world in wetlands, water ways and coastlines, a case study house is built in this wetland. What are the aethetics, spatial arrangement and construction principles of this raw material? What luxuries do we give up, and which ones do we discover?
Through sketches to explore techtonics, spatial configurations, a final principle is discovered part by mistake, part by applying time tested techtonics, a techtonic principle is found, tested in a prototype sale model and applied in final design proposal. (Less)
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- author
- Karlsson, Ossian LU
- supervisor
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- David Andréen LU
- Elin Daun LU
- organization
- course
- AAHM01 20251
- year
- 2025
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- Amphibian, architecture, wetland, common reed, dwelling, regenerative
- language
- English
- id
- 9187480
- date added to LUP
- 2025-04-07 08:27:26
- date last changed
- 2025-04-07 08:27:26
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What would a regenerative architecture look like, in the context of a wetland landscape? With climate catastrophes becoming the new reality for an increasing amount of communities, floods among them, how would we live in a landscape, and with what materials would we build, in order to mitigate these issues? How do we live with a landscape, instead of “on top” of it?
Investigating the material properties of the common reed, phragmates australis, this thesis proposes a single dwelling for the good life, for all species, in a wetland in eastern Malmö.
In a near future, a wetland has been established in what today is a golf course east of Malmö, Sweden. Running through the golf course is Sege Å, one of many altered waterways in Sweden. Due to decades of draining water ways, wetlands and lakes, the thesis speculates on an imaginary initiative taken to mitigate the negative effects of climate change by converting the golf course into a wetland. Draining is removed, the water flow of Sege Å is altered, but now in order to slow the path of the water by letting the golf course become a water buffer, retaining water from heavy rainfall and rising sea levels.
Using common reed, prevalent all over the world in wetlands, water ways and coastlines, a case study house is built in this wetland. What are the aethetics, spatial arrangement and construction principles of this raw material? What luxuries do we give up, and which ones do we discover?
Through sketches to explore techtonics, spatial configurations, a final principle is discovered part by mistake, part by applying time tested techtonics, a techtonic principle is found, tested in a prototype sale model and applied in final design proposal.}},
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