Limhamn Silos: The great void landscape crown
(2025) AAHM10 20251Department of Architecture and Built Environment
- Abstract
- Six silos stand as surreal monolithic objects amongst the newly developed housing area in Limhamn, Malmö. They are one of the last reminders of the district’s cement manufacturing history and have a controversial presence in their central urban position with plans to convert their plot into a mixed-use housing development. This thesis project centers around these underutilized voids in the city and investigates their spatial potential for providing an indoor public space.
The project stems from my own experience of lacking free indoor facilities in Malmö during the winter months when the cold weather limits the possibility of informal social interaction. I question whether the current urban development trends, such as in Limhamn,... (More) - Six silos stand as surreal monolithic objects amongst the newly developed housing area in Limhamn, Malmö. They are one of the last reminders of the district’s cement manufacturing history and have a controversial presence in their central urban position with plans to convert their plot into a mixed-use housing development. This thesis project centers around these underutilized voids in the city and investigates their spatial potential for providing an indoor public space.
The project stems from my own experience of lacking free indoor facilities in Malmö during the winter months when the cold weather limits the possibility of informal social interaction. I question whether the current urban development trends, such as in Limhamn, promote the growth of commercialized spaces rather than considering what the city could offer to promote civic life. The silos in this project thus act as a testing ground for reconsidering public facilities.
Through the lens of an urban analysis of the silos’ present state, industrial past, and future development plans, I began to consider how they might contribute to their existing urban fabric. Alongside this, theoretical case studies were used to help me approach thinking about what kinds of spaces the silos could offer.
Building on my urban research, physical model-making alongside collage sectional drawing was used to develop a language for an architectural intervention and a spatial program. This resulted in a proposal with a variety of spatial atmospheres which aim to celebrate both the silos’ sculptural qualities and the possibility of their informal appropriation by the neighborhoods’ citizens. (Less)
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- author
- Staskova, Tereza LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- AAHM10 20251
- year
- 2025
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- silos, Limhamn, Malmo, architecture, reuse, repurpose, public space, industrial, architectural intervention, spatial exploration
- language
- English
- id
- 9200023
- date added to LUP
- 2025-06-16 11:14:47
- date last changed
- 2025-06-16 11:14:47
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abstract = {{Six silos stand as surreal monolithic objects amongst the newly developed housing area in Limhamn, Malmö. They are one of the last reminders of the district’s cement manufacturing history and have a controversial presence in their central urban position with plans to convert their plot into a mixed-use housing development. This thesis project centers around these underutilized voids in the city and investigates their spatial potential for providing an indoor public space.
The project stems from my own experience of lacking free indoor facilities in Malmö during the winter months when the cold weather limits the possibility of informal social interaction. I question whether the current urban development trends, such as in Limhamn, promote the growth of commercialized spaces rather than considering what the city could offer to promote civic life. The silos in this project thus act as a testing ground for reconsidering public facilities.
Through the lens of an urban analysis of the silos’ present state, industrial past, and future development plans, I began to consider how they might contribute to their existing urban fabric. Alongside this, theoretical case studies were used to help me approach thinking about what kinds of spaces the silos could offer.
Building on my urban research, physical model-making alongside collage sectional drawing was used to develop a language for an architectural intervention and a spatial program. This resulted in a proposal with a variety of spatial atmospheres which aim to celebrate both the silos’ sculptural qualities and the possibility of their informal appropriation by the neighborhoods’ citizens.}},
author = {{Staskova, Tereza}},
language = {{eng}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Limhamn Silos: The great void landscape crown}},
year = {{2025}},
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