Building in Kristiansand

• Main Author: Holte, Henrik
• Format: Others
• Language: English
• Published: KTH, Arkitektur 2020
• Subjects: Kristiansand; Kvadraturen; character; courtyard; community; Architecture; Arkitektur
• Online Access: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-279048

The project was partly sparked by the current developments in Kristiansand and the discussions that have followed; in particular how some believes the ’soul and character’ is disappearing with new developments and the extensive changes to the urban fabric. The city is growing and there is a need to increase and diversify the population in the centre, so what is the solution? This led to a particular interest in the distinct city centre, its character and questions such as; can we add rather than remove, use the spaces that already exist and potentially celebrate the existing? The aim was to be able to take a position in the discussion on how we should build in the city and propose a building intervention that would somehow reflect this.