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  • 100 years of built power: Societal transformation affecting the visibility of architecture in Finnish Defense Forces 1917-2017
    (2018) Merinen, Jenni
     School of Arts, Design and Architecture | Master's thesis
    In this work I discuss the transformation of the societal power-status of the Finnish Defense Forces as the function of military architectures’s visibility between 1917-2017. The goal of the study is to address, how architecture and its existing visibility as a part of societal reality and transformation is affecting the national power status of an institution—in this case the Finnish Military Forces. The main research questions are (1) How does architecture affect the power status of an institution inside a society and what is the role of an overall visibility in this relation? (2) Are the traditionally accepted theories concerning architecture as communication still essentially valid in the transformed societal conditions, where everything from transportation to maintaining of social relationships has drastically changed along with technological development? (3) And ultimately how conscious planners and users are of their rights and responsibilities concerning the conveyed power-relation in built environment?  As a theoretical base I use the studies of Michel Foucault and the social constructivist paradigm of social-psychology. Also media research and visual communication theories are applied here. The main methods include interviews, surveys, observations and existing literature.  In the core of Foucault’s power theory is power a relation, not as an attribute and its inseparable connection to knowledge and its construction. Based on these, the role of built environment in regard to the execution of power is twofold: it simultaneously targets power through spatial restrictions and possibilities, and creates legitimacy to the institution of which the building is a representation of. However, due to the dramatic societal transformation of past few decades, I question the uncritical application of Foucault’s theories to modern society. It seems, though, that the societal role of Finnish Defense Forces has not changed in relation to the decline of architectural visibility, as their public image is being created widely in other medias (especially social media). As well, the physical role of architecture as the conveyor of power has not changed. Instead, the societal role and meaning of architecture seems to have decreased due to the presented societal changes (transportation, media, lifestyle, technology). The thesis aims to open discussion concerning the possibilities of an architect and architecture to affect the social, cultural, governmental and societal values and traditions. Architecture’s visual-psychological means are generally insufficiently acknowledged, which prohibits the possibilities of an individual to assess the actors affecting one’s behavior and emotions. As a result architecture is being used to convey power often without planners and users even being aware of it. The issue is being proposed to be corrected through the education and societal participation of architects.           
  • 20 vuotta 10 kilpailua Suomessa - Europan, kansainvälisen arkkitehtuurikilpailun toiminnan vaikuttavuus Suomessa
    (2016) Virta, Katja
     School of Arts, Design and Architecture | Master's thesis
  • 32°C Hellsinki - Outdoor thermal comfort studies and urban mitigating strategies based on Helsinki context
    (2020) Yao, Chaowen
     School of Arts, Design and Architecture | Master's thesis
    Climate change has become an issue that must be considered in the future growth of cities. Europe’s extreme climate has kept shattering the heat records in the past ten years and is projected to worsen. The mortality of the population due to heatwaves outclasses mortality caused by other extreme events. Elevated temperatures seriously threaten the health and well-being of the growing urban residents. Therefore, cities need to adopt actions to mitigate the worsening urban thermal environment in the forthcoming years. In this thesis, a systematical and sustainable approach to mitigate Helsinki outdoor thermal comfort is proposed. Firstly, the thesis describes the thermal environment at different periods via the simulation of the central area. Simultaneously, the simulation also verifies that diverse ground covering materials have limited impacts on heat events’ human thermal sensation. Notably, the shading created by constructions or trees has a significant effect on alleviating thermal stress. Secondly, multiple combinations of urban cooling strategies are implemented according to different functional spaces. An interactive platform is designed to provide citizens with substantial services in summer. Governors can also selectively intervene in urban space through feedback from users. Moreover, towards the Helsinki Sustainable Development Goals, future urban scenarios have prospected.
  • Aalto Agora - Muuntojoustava aulatilakonsepti Aalto-yliopiston rakennuksille
    (2022) Cabell, Cecilia
     School of Arts, Design and Architecture | Master's thesis
    Aulatilat ovat usein suuria, avaria halleja, jotka tervehtivät meitä astuessamme sisään rakennukseen. Ne heijastavat rakennuksen sisältöä ja henkeä ja niiden odotetaan tukevan lähinnä siirtymistä, opastamista ja odottamista. Niihin harvoin jäädään kuitenkaan viettämään aikaa. Yliopiston aulatilojen tulisi kohdata paremmin tämän päivän tarpeet ja olla keskeisiä opiskelun, yhteisöllisyyden ja erilaisten toimintojen aktiivisessa tukemisessa. Myös kestävyyskriisi painostaa meitä miettimään aulatilojen käyttöä uudelleen. Onkin tärkeää pohtia, miten voisimme suunnitella auloista muuntojoustavia tiloja, jotka tukevat keskeisesti rakennuksen käyttöä ja käyttäjien tarpeita vielä kymmenen vuoden päästä. Tämä opinnäytetyö keskittyi tarkastelemaan Aalto-yliopiston aulatiloja ja pohtimaan niiden toiminallisutta. Työn produktiivinen osuus tehtiin toimeksiantona Aalto-yliopistokiinteistöille (ACRE). Toimeksiannossa pyydettiin suunnittelemaan Aalto-yliopiston auloille tämän päivän tarpeisiin vastaava aulatilakonsepti, joka keskittyy Otaniemessä sijaitsevaan kulttuurihistoriallisesti merkittävään Kandidaattikeskukseen ja sen U-siiven aulaan. U-siiven aulalle toivottiin uutta tila- ja palvelukonseptia, joka tukisi tilan eri käyttäjiä, vaihtuvaa toimintaa ja luentosalien käyttöä paremmin. Tilalle toivottiin jäsentynyttä, visuaalisesti hallittua tilasuunnitelmaa, joka heijastaisi yliopiston arvoja. Työ koostui teoreettisesta ja produktiivisesta osasta. Teoreettisessa taustoituksessa käytettiin metodeina kirjallisuuskatsausta, käyttäjätutkimusta ja yhteissuunnittelutyöpajaa. Taustoituksen tavoitteena oli selvittää, miten luodaan kestävä ja monikäyttöinen aula, joka muuntautuu eri käyttäjien tarpeisiin. Työ pyrki löytämään vastauksia monimuotoisen oppimisympäristön edellyttämiin tekijöihin sekä keinoja yliopistorakennuksen identiteetin heijastamiseen tilasuunnittelussa. Työssä tarkasteltiin oppimisympäristöjä ja aulatiloja kestävyyden näkökulmasta ja siinä pyrittiin ymmärtämään myös suunnittelukontekstia. Lisäksi työssä avattiin ihmiskeskeisen suunnittelun ja palvelumuotoilun metodien merkitystä suunnittelussa. Produktiivisessa osassa taustoituksen pohjalta luotiin yleinen aulakonsepti sekä käyttäjäprofiilit ja palvelupolut tukemaan U-siiven aulatilan sujuvaa käyttöä. Tilasuunnitelmassa eri käyttövaatimuksiin vastattiin tilavyöhykkeillä ja muuntuvin asetelmin. Kalustesuunnitelmassa otettiin huomioon muunneltavuus ja joustavuus, kestävyys, rakennuksen historia ja yliopiston identiteetti. Työn teoreettisessa osassa nousee olennaisimpana esiin muuntojoustavuuden ja käyttäjien osallistamisen tärkeys aikaa kestävien tilojen suunnittelussa. Muuntojoustavuus on avain niin erityyppisen oppimisen tukemiseen ja työn tekemiseen kuin aktiviteettien järjestämiseen. Aktiviteetit ja tapahtumat toimivat tilan houkuttelevuustekijöinä ja tukevat yhteisöllisyyttä. Käyttäjätutkimuksen avulla voidaan suunnitella tarpeita vastaavia, käytännöllisiä tiloja. Nämä tekijät ovat keskeisesti mukana käyttäjien hyvinvoinnin edistämisessä tilassa.
  • The Aalto ornament studio theory as a design tool : ornament in architecture : research based design studio
    (2011) Woolston, Samuli
     Insinööritieteiden korkeakoulu | D4 Julkaistu kehittämis- tai tutkimusraportti tai -selvitys
  • Aalto University Undergraduate Centre. Protected Alvar Aalto building awarded for accessibility after renovation
    (2016) Raike, Antti; Ahlava, Antti; Tuomi, Teemu; Skyttä, Pauliina; Verma, Ira
     Services | A4 Artikkeli konferenssijulkaisussa
    The main building of the former Helsinki University of Technology (TKK) designed by Alvar Aalto is part of the cultural heritage in Finland. The building underwent a major renovation in 2011–2015 and has now become an awarded Undergraduate Centre for the modern interdisciplinary education of Aalto University. This paper presents how the architectural masterpiece from the 1960’s was renovated and updated into a modern and accessible university building. Particular attention was paid for entering the building by wheelchairs, prams and pushchairs. The successful renovation was awarded in 2015 by the ‘Esteetön Suomi -palkinto’ (Accessible Finland Award), given every two years as a mark of recognition to activities or locations implementing the principles of accessibility and universal design for all on a broad scale and in a nationally significant way.
  • Aalto-yliopiston Energiatehokas townhouse -tutkimushankkeen vuosiraportti 2014
    (2014) Kuittinen, Matti (toimittaja); Moinel, Caroline (graafikko)
     School of Arts, Design and Architecture | D4 Julkaistu kehittämis- tai tutkimusraportti tai -selvitys
  • Aktivitetshus för senioner i Bortre Tölö
    (2010) Knif, Eva
     School of Engineering | Master's thesis
    In the fall of 2009, The Swedish School of Social Science (known as Soc & Kom) was relocated and its former facilities on Topeliusgatan 16 have since been without occupation. Due to this, the building is now threatened by demolishment. This thesis is a reaction to this threat and proposes a plan for the buildings development in order to ensure its future. The building on Topeliusgatan 16 - originally designed to inhabit Soc & Kom - was built in 1964. In 1989 it was provided with an extension. Both parts of the building were planned by the same architect - Erik Kråkström. The older part of the building exemplifies the late modernistic and rationalistic architecture of the 1960s, while its extension from the late 1980's is of a more anonymous and humble character. The older part of the building is significant through its architectural qualities, prompting a need to reconsider its demolishment. This thesis presents a plan for the development of the facilities. The intension is to ensure the building's future by assigning it a potential new function, as well as, recognizing and preserving its architectural qualities. By reference to factual needs this plan proposes the building to be renovated and used as an activation center for the Senior Citizens of Helsinki, while, the buildings 1989 extension has been replaced by a housing complex for elderly people. This thesis consists of three parts. The first part is a historical inventory of the building, as well as an analysis of its qualities. The second part examines the related context. The final part is a presentation of the development plan itself.
  • Active living - Memory friendly future visions for Omenamäki service centre
    (2022) Wang, Jiaqi
     School of Arts, Design and Architecture | Master's thesis
    With the rapid worldwide development of the ageing society, the number of seniors with memory disorder increases. The situation sets great demands for the design of facilities and services for memory care. With the background of growing pressure on governmental institutions and the increasing population living alone, the concept "ageing in community" shows the potential of providing additional support for the elderly and group with memory disorder, living at home and in care facilities. This thesis, firstly, studies theories about the nature of memory disorder, the concept of "ageing in community", the requirements of a memory-friendly community, detailed design principles for a memory-friendly environment, and the role of community centre through literature review. Further, it explores the case of Omenamäki Service Centre located in Porvoo, Finland, and proposes an improvement plan for it. The crux of this work has been the user-centred and participatory process that has helped identify strategies and objectives that will both enliven the facility and promote memory friendliness. Omenamäki Service Center is a significant community asset that will benefit from optimising facility use. The result is a presentation of future visions, which are based on a renewed understanding of services that was arrived at through user consultation and a visioning workshop. Two proposals of the public area are developed: The first vision changes the existing structure as little as possible, while the second vision proposes a significant level of intervention. The new design demonstrates how functional programming and environment modification meet the physical and mental needs of seniors with memory decline. The design proposal creates a memory-friendly community facility that not only offers residents a higher quality of life, but also supports the elderly living in the neighbourhood and invites visitors to share the community experience.
  • Adaptive memory-friendly reuse of existing residential stock in Finland
    (2022) Ren, Zhuoying
     School of Arts, Design and Architecture | Master's thesis
    Building reuse has been recognized as one of the sustainable solutions for the future of society. It is especially beneficial when responding to the great housing demands for offering a quality of life to people with memory impairment. However, the accommodating environment for people with memory impairment requires higher qualities, thus a building for adaptation should consider its suitability for being adapted to a memory-friendly facility. The research aims to create a systematic evaluation checklist to examine whether the selected building is suitable for memory-friendly adaptation. The research was conducted by literature review and a site study in Jyväskylä, Finland. Through the literature reviews, the research defines the five environmental qualities that are as essential in a memory-friendly environment. The site study in Jyväskylä offers more detailed perspectives that help to develop further items in each evaluation section. The main findings from the research are: • The selected building should have reasonable physical conditions for it to be adapted for the new purpose. • A flexibility of building structure should be one of the primary considerations in a building adaptation. • Accessibility is important to a building in order to support residents to have independent living. • A safe environment is crucial in dealing with wandering behavior from those with advanced memory impairment. • An open indoor and outdoor area is significant for people with memory impairment. • A connection with the neighborhood is important for having social engagement. • It is necessary to consider having space for service providers in some situations.
  • Adaptive reuse - a new life for a functionalist warehouse in Joensuu
    (2023) Gurina, Eugenia
     School of Arts, Design and Architecture | Master's thesis
    Adaptive reuse has become one of the methods of architectural climate action in the past decades. As a building strategy, it is not only beneficial in terms of reducing environmental consequences of the construction industry, but it also provides a possibility for already existing urban environments to develop, thrive and evolve by preserving the historical and cultural value of current urban landscapes. This thesis work aims to provide a concrete example of adaptive reuse by means of architectural design in two chronological scenarios. The focus is on a rather unknown, but nevertheless historically significant building of Oma Apu warehouse, that is located in Joensuu, Eastern Finland, and was originally designed by Heimo Riihimäki in 1938. This thesis work is divided into seven chapters. The first chapter includes an introduction to the thesis and its methodology. The second chapter provides a deeper historical and urban context of Joensuu. The third chapter focuses on the target building of Oma Apu warehouse. The analysis provides a deeper understanding of the project and underlines the important identity aspects for the focus area and the building itself. The fourth chapter of this thesis introduces and analyses relevant case studies. The fifth chapter formulates two scenarios of a room programme for the target building. The room programmes are defined based on the interests of the municipality in possible future strategies for the building’s use and also on the author’s analyses as well as architectural knowledge gained through studies. The sixth chapter of the work contains an adaptive reuse design proposal for the focus building according to two possible future scenarios. The last chapter contains the reflection of the working process. The design proposal of this thesis aims to underline the unique features of the focus building and maintain its significance in its urban environment, while at the same time intends to shift the purpose and space arrangement of the building so that it can reach higher potential of spatial use in the frames of new needs of the city, official public space requirements along with urban and cultural level of the area. Another goal of the design proposal is to rethink the aesthetical standard of the building, so that its historical characteristics would intertwine with modern architectural language.
  • Adaptive reuse of Hanasaari power plant B
    (2019) Wang, Xin
     School of Arts, Design and Architecture | Master's thesis
    Adaptive reuse of buildings has generally accompanied the development of human civilization, from the Roman Empire plundering of constructions in conquered territories to the occupation of pagan architecture during the Christian period, from the pursuit of the beauty of antiquity in the Renaissance to the study and discussion about the authenticity and value of architectural heritage in the 19th century by the scholars from various disciplines including art history, archaeology and philosophy.etc. The pioneers have developed the architectural heritage conservation into a complete, sophisticated and precise discipline. Today, when reusing the emerging architectural heritage, technical and social sustainability need to be fully considered as well in addition to the research and preservation of the values. In this thesis, the subject of reuse is the Hanasaari Power Plant B designed by architect Timo Penttilä located in the Kalasatama area on the eastern side of Helsinki. Because of the development of the HELEN Company’s transition to clean energy, the large-scale plant that generates electricity and heat by fuel is about to be shut down in 2024. For the power plant building, the architect used the excellent composition of masses, precise modular design, elegant facade rhythm, and material selection to subvert the image of traditional industrial architecture and make the power plant an icon of Finnish modernist architecture in the 1970s. Therefore, even if the age of the power plant is not sufficient to be a legacy, its architectural value is worth protecting. Meanwhile, Kalasatama area is planning to be a new modern urban area in the future, Hanasaari Power Plant B should act as an anchor to connect the past to display the history and memory of the area. For this industrial buildings group in the city, the thinking of this thesis bases on the protection of the values of the Hanasaari Power Plant B, which reflect in its appearance, the enormous interior space and structure and the industrial atmosphere in the architectural group. Through urban design, the introduction of new functions and the reorganization of space and structure, the isolated area of the city would be integrated into the developing city fabric. Moreover, this industrial heritage would be involved in society and peoples’ life.
  • The aesthetics and architecture of care environments : a Q methodological study of ten care environments in Japan and the European countries of Finland, Sweden, the UK, France and Austria
    (2019) Ståhlberg-Aalto, Freja
     School of Arts, Design and Architecture | Doctoral dissertation (monograph)
    This study explores the aesthetic dimensions of the care environment as experienced by the users and stakeholders of ten case studies in Japan and the European countries of Finland, Sweden, the UK, France and Austria. The evaluation of the built environment in a comprehensive manner is both challenging and topical. The surrounding environment influences us in a multitude of ways and healthcare buildings, in particular, are complicated and their effects on the users difficult to estimate. To overcome these problems the study applies experimental Q methodology for this context in search of a new way of evaluating care environments. The aims are to increase our understanding of care environment aesthetics and architecture, and thus contribute to the design of future care buildings that fulfil the values and expectations of the users. In previous research, first-hand user experiences have been overlooked in favour of comparing medical reports, survey questionnaires or environmental features, thereby leaving many of the underlying reasons unaccounted for. The aesthetic is often reduced to the appearance of things, assessed by random respondents reacting to photographs. This study instead approaches the aesthetics of care environments in a holistic manner, founded in the multisensory experience of architecture, and affected by contextual, social and functional considerations. The study compares different types of healthcare buildings; hospitals, clinics, rehabilitation centres and facilities for the elderly, by asking users and stakeholders to react to their actual environment. Differences are explored in the aesthetic definitions and solutions of the different building types, the cultural contexts and the user groups. In a broader sense, the study touches on the role of care environment aesthetics in users’ perceptions of wellbeing and quality of life. To operationalize this framework, a Q methodological study was conducted on ten case studies in Japan and five European countries. Q methodology is a qualitative method used for systematically analysing human subjectivity. In accordance with Q methodology, I invited 45 respondents – including patients and residents, family members and visitors, care staff, administration and architects – to arrange a set of 48 statements describing the aesthetic features of the care environment on a scale of preference. These preferences were statistically analysed, identifying five aesthetic discourses: the ‘putting patients first’ (ADI), the Nightingale discourse (ADII), the nature – wellbeing – personalization (ADIII), the ‘my home is my castle’ (ADIV) and the rational wayfinding system (ADV). The findings show that although some aesthetic values and solutions stem from building type specific and cultural considerations and that they reflect users’ and stakeholders’ backgrounds, there also exist shared aesthetic values that transcend the specific. A set of consensus statements was uncovered revealing aesthetic preferences shared by all discourses. As a synthesis, best-practice features are put forward as lessons learnt from the case studies. In the future, reconciliation between the various aesthetic discourses is called for in order to respect the values of all stakeholders and users.
  • Aesthetics in care environments : the Japanese experience
    (2013) Ståhlberg-Aalto, Freja
     School of Arts, Design and Architecture | D4 Julkaistu kehittämis- tai tutkimusraportti tai -selvitys
  • After the Party: How to Avoid the Olympic Hangover
    (2015) Lee, Carmen
     School of Arts, Design and Architecture | Master's thesis
  • Sibelius-Akatemian jälkeen - selvitys uusista käyttötarkoituksista Töölönkatu 28:aan
    (2013) Aaltonen, Noora
     School of Arts, Design and Architecture | Master's thesis
    My master's thesis focuses on future use of the building of Sibelius Academy, located at Töölönkatu 28. Töölönkatu 28 is built in the years 1930 to 1931 and was designed by Väinö Vähäkallio. The building was originally built to be vocational school. It was renovated and expanded to Sibelius Academy in the 1980 by the architect Pekka Salminen. Sibelius Academy is moving to new premises by the year 2018 and building at Töölönkatu will receive a new activity. The building is one of the oldest in the neighbourhood, and it has always worked as a school. Despite the modest size of the street facade the entrance is very impressive. Even though the building is not protected in the current master plan it has strong architectural value and it is designed by Väinö Vähäkallio, so all the features should be evaluated to ensure the preservation of the old features. In my thesis I'm studying a number of possible options for the use, and finally devising a concept in more detail. Primary criteria's, when selecting the concept for the new use are, the spirit of the surroundings, the building features, as well as the current developments and trends in Helsinki and Töölö. When analysing several different concepts, the characteristics of the building came clearer, so that in the end the best solution will be a mix of several concepts. Written part will focus on the backgrounds of Töölö area, vocational school, the Sibelius Academy and Väinö Vähäkallio the architect who originally designed the building, building characteristics, and data analysis. The aim was to identify the optimal design of the task and the background to provide the basis for the final design solutions.
  • Palvelutalo ja senioriasumista Jokiniemeen
    (2010) Hertell, Julia
     School of Engineering | Master's thesis
    Housing for the elderly is at a break point. The ongoing demographical change forces us to consider new solutions for senior housing. This Diploma Thesis consists of a design for an aged care centre and a senior housing block, in which new theories of housing for the aged have been applied. The most important starting points for the design process have been:. Communal living and neighbour aid 5 fostered but not forced. The independence and privacy of the habitants are cared for as the serviced apartment is a home - not an institution. The provided services are flexible and adjusted to the specific needs of the client - the home can be turned all the way into a home hospital, so it will not be necessary to move to a hospital. The expansive building of care institutions faded in the 1980s. Housing for the elderly has since been looking for a new form. Today it is returning from the institutions to the homes or rather to the communal village. Communal living and flexible services are emphasized. The City of Vantaa is currently planning the area of Jokiniemi. The area is located on the eastern side of the Tikkurila railway station and its urban structure is fractured. Jokiniemi is being developed into an urban part of the town with mixed use buildings. It should be connected to the urban structure of Tikkurila despite of the dividing railway tracks. There are also plans of placing senior dwellings and senior care facilities in the area. The site of this diploma thesis is located next to a 1 930s brickwork villa by the architect Lars Sonck. An urban square is being formed on the southern side of the old building. The aged care centre is aligned on the eastern side of this square. The square and the division of the senior care facilities into an aged care centre and senior dwellings form the basis for the city scape. The buildings form an entity but have different characters. The Aged Care Facility is an urban villa, which opens up into the surrounding street life. An atrium with ceiling lights is located at its centre. The housing unit on the other hand is more closed but hides a lively court yard. The Aged Care Centre is four stories high. The two first floors host service facilities such as sports facilities and hobby spaces for the elderly. The two remaining floors contain nursing homes (15 and 14 persons). In connection to the nursing homes large terraces provide space for independent outdoor recreation. The housing block has four stair cases and the apartments are grouped around communal space, which is formed next to them. The communal spaces soften the line between private and public space and facilitates communal activities. This again lessens the need for nursing. The building may become a village within the city. The senior dwellings can be turned into a normal housing block and the nursing homes can be changed into senior dwellings during the life span of the building.
  • Agricola Academy
    (2019) Naumann, Blake
     School of Arts, Design and Architecture | Master's thesis
  • Aika ennen elinkaariajattelua - Asunto Oy Kapteeninkatu 11 esimerkkinä ekologisesti kestävästä rakentamisesta
    (2016) Landsdorff, Robin
     School of Arts, Design and Architecture | Master's thesis
    Nykyrakentamisessa ympäristövaikutukset on typistetty energiatehokkuuteen ja hiilijalanjälkeen ja samalla tyypillisen rakennuksen käyttöikä on vieläkin määritelty 50 vuoteen. Seurauksena syntyy energiatehokkaita kertakäyttörakennuksia, jotka ovat lyhytikäisiä ja vikaherkkiä, eikä niitä ole mahdollista ylläpitää. Lähtökohtana diplomityölle on toiminut ristiriita nykyrakentamisen ja ekologisesti kestävien periaatteiden välillä. Diplomityö käsittelee ekologisesti kestävää rakentamista historiallisen todistuskappaleen avulla. Työn ensimmäinen osa on rakennusselvitys Helsingin Ullanlinnassa sijaitsevasta 1900-luvun vaihteessa rakennetusta As oy Kapteeninkatu 11:stä, eli Schalinin talosta, joka on ajalleen tyypillinen massiivitiilitalo. Selvitys painottuu erityisesti rakennusmateriaalien, rakenteiden ja rakennustapojen selvittämiseen. Talon satavuotista historiaa käsitellään pitkäikäisyyden ja ylläpidettävyyden näkökulmasta. Työn toisessa osassa kartoitetaan maailman nykytilaa ympäristön ja kestävän kehityksen kannalta ja siihen liittyviä riskirajoja, jotka asettavat reunaehtoja myös ekologisesti kestävälle rakentamiselle. Schalinin talon ekologisuutta arvioidaan näistä lähtökohdista. Ekologisesti kestävä toiminta määritellään sellaiseksi, joka ei häiritse luonnon kiertokulkua. Rakentamisen ekologinen kestävyys saavutetaan käyttämällä ainoastaan luonnolle haitattomia rakennusaineita. Schalinin talon ekologisuus perustuu ympäristölle haitattomien rakennusmateriaalien lisäksi rakennusaineiden tehokkaaseen käyttöön, millä tarkoitetaan rakennuksen huomattavan pitkää elinkaarta verrattuna nykyrakentamiseen. Rakennuksen pitkä elinkaari saavutetaan käyttämällä sellaisia rakennusaineita ja –ratkaisuja, jotka ovat pitkäikäisiä, ylläpidettäviä ja vikasietoisia. Diplomityö käsittelee myös Schalinin talon kaltaisen massiivitiilirakentamisen haasteita ja mahdollisuuksia nykypäivänä. Potentiaalia arvioidaan useista eri rakentamiseen liittyvistä näkökulmista. Rakennuslainsäädäntö on tällä hetkellä Schalinin talon kaltaisen rakentamisen esteenä, mutta viranomaissäännöksillä on oikeastaan valtava potentiaali ohjata rakentamista ekologisesti kestävään suuntaan. Jugendrakennukset rakennettiin yli sata vuotta sitten, ja tyylisuunnat ovat muuttuneet jo useaan otteeseen. Tyylisuunnan pintaa syvemmällä Schalinin talo on oivallinen esimerkki ekologisesti kestävästä rakennustavasta.
  • Aikaa kestävä asuinkortteli. Pitkäikäisyyteen tähtäävä suunnitelma Helsingin Alppilaan.
    (2019) Heinonen, Liisa
     School of Arts, Design and Architecture | Master's thesis
    Tässä diplomityössä tutkitaan asuinrakentamisen pitkäikäisyyttä rakennusteknisten ratkaisujen ja joustavien tilaratkaisujen näkökulmista. Nykyisten ympäristöongelmien vuoksi kestävän kehityksen mukaisen rakentamisen merkitys korostuu ja tähän mennessä kestävyyteen tähtäävän rakentamisen pääpaino on ollut energiatehokkuudessa. Tästä poiketen diplomityö tuo esiin asuinrakentamisen pitkäikäisyyden sekä siihen vaikuttavien rakenne- ja tilaratkaisujen merkityksen kestävän kehityksen kannalta. Luonnonvarojen käytön ja rakennusjätteen vähentämiseksi sekä rakentamisvaiheen korkeiden päästöjen kompensoimiseksi rakentamisen pitkäikäisyys on kestävän kehityksen kannalta tärkeää. Pitkäikäisen rakennuksen tulisi olla sekä fyysisesti rakenteiltaan kestävä, että tiloiltaan mukautumiskykyinen säilyäkseen pitkällä aikajänteellä. Diplomityön tavoitteena on esittää pitkäikäisyyteen tähtäävä asuinkortteli, jonka lähtökohtana ovat rakennustekniikan kestävyys ja tilojen joustavuus. Diplomityössä aihetta käsitellään kirjallisuuskatsauksen sekä suunnitelman avulla. Työn kirjallisessa osassa kootaan lähteiden pohjalta pitkäikäisyyttä tukevia rakennusteknisiä ja tilallisia ominaisuuksia, jotta ne osattaisiin huomioida suunnittelussa. Löydetyt rakennustekniset ominaisuudet ovat: kokemuspohja, materiaalien haitattomuus ja luonnollisuus, ylläpidettävyys ja korjattavuus, yksinkertaisuus ja vikasietoisuus sekä tilan joustavuuden tukeminen. Puolestaan tilalliset ominaisuudet ovat: joustavuus eri mittakaavoissa, joustavuus suhteessa aikaan, monikäyttöisyys, muunneltavuus, monitulkintaisuus ja identiteetti. Työn toisessa osassa sovelletaan löydettyjä ominaisuuksia suunnitteluprojektissa, joka sijoittuu Helsingin Alppilaan. Suunnittelualueen analyysin sekä kirjallisuuskatsauksessa löydettyjen ominaisuuksien pohjalta esitetään pitkäikäisyyteen tähtäävä korttelisuunnitelma. Suunnitelmassa keskitytään joustaviin tilaratkaisuihin sekä kestävään rakennustekniikkaan, minkä lisäksi rakennus pyritään sovittamaan suunnittelualueeseen mahdollisimman hyvin. Suunnitelman lähtökohtana olevat ominaisuudet eroavat asuinrakentamisen valtavirrasta, mikä on tuonut lisää haasteita suunnitteluun. Suunnitelman avulla pyritään myös selvittämään, miten ominaisuudet toimivat yhdessä ja mitä haasteita niiden yhteensovittamisesta suunnitteluun aiheutuu. Diplomityön suunnitelma osoittaa, että pitkäikäisten rakenteiden ja joustavien tilojen yhdistäminen on mahdollista, mutta haastaa nykyisiä suunnittelutapoja. Suunnitelma antaa esimerkin pitkäikäisyyteen tähtäävästä, tiloiltaan joustavasta ja rakenteiltaan kestävästä asuinkorttelista.