In this degree project, an existing proposal of a new building will contain both student apartments, but also offices to be reviewed and improved. This building will be established on the eastern side of Mittuniversitetet in Östersund Campus. The effort is to try to find a better solution to the existing proposal using the atrium as a central point for the social sustainability of the building. Using the calculation, energy calculation and architectural program, three proposals will be made. These proposals will then be compared to each other to determine the best design for this building. The design that proves to be the best has a clever solution to how an airborne corridor runs through the entire building along with the atrium. The atrium will let in a lot of light to the residents and will give a comfortable sense of community and desire to interact. This design also has 30 percent lower energy consumption since the atrium reduces heat supply during the summer. The work focuses on the student apartments to be produced and the price from calculations does not report costs other than the body. The offices planned in the building are reported only as an empty space. The result shows that one of the proposals proposed is about one million Swedish kronor cheaper to produce than the other atrium buildings and has a 30 percent lower energy consumption then a standard house. The thesis also shows that there is potential for the proposed proposal to be cheaper in operation and thus earn the extra production cost that an atrium building implies.
Betyg 2018-06-05