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Before the Second World War city of Rovaniemi was built predominantly by wood. Wood was seen as a traditional material and it was highly available. Shorty after the end of WWII when people of Rovaniemi were returning back to their city they were faced with a grim view of Rovaniemi: only chimneys wer...
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| Format: | Master Thesis |
| Language: | English |
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University of Oulu
2016
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| Online Access: | http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:oulu-201606012077 |
| Summary: | Before the Second World War city of Rovaniemi was built predominantly by wood. Wood was seen as a traditional material and it was highly available. Shorty after the end of WWII when people of Rovaniemi were returning back to their city they were faced with a grim view of Rovaniemi: only chimneys were standing in the city’s silhouette. As a result of wars, layers of history and the wooden heritage of Rovaniemi was lost. Later the reconstruction era and modernism shifted the attention to the new materials and the modern building techniques of that time. Thesis aims to create a new residential block in the shore of Valionranta which serves as reference to the city’s lost wooden architecture and interpreting it in a contemporary way in harmony with the environment and Arctic circumstances. Thesis also explores the topic of building in a close proximity to the nature which allow its users to take a full advantage of it. Ennen toista maailmansotaa Rovaniemen kaupunki oli rakennettu pääasiassa puusta. Puu oli rakennusmateriaalina perinteinen ja helposti saatavilla. Sodan päättymisen jälkeen koteihinsa palaavia rovaniemeläisiä kohtasi kuitenkin synkkä näky: maan tasalle palaneen kaupungin vanhasta siluetista muistuttivat ainoastaan raunioista nousevat savupiiput. Sodan seurauksena Rovaniemen rakennuskannan historialliset kerrokset ja puurakentamisen perinteet olivat kadonneet. Jälleenrakennuksen aikana huomio kiinnittyi moderneihin materiaaleihin ja rakennustekniikkoihin. Diplomityössäni suunnittelen uuden asuinkorttelin Rovaniemen Valionrantaan. Olen ottanut vaikutteita kaupungin kadotetuista puurakennuksista. Tulkintani on kuitenkin moderni: pyrkimykseni on tuoda puinen asuinrakentaminen nykypäivään. Tavoitteenani on luoda suunnitelma, joka on tasapainossa ympäristön ja arktisten olosuhteiden kanssa. Diplomityössäni pohdin myös luonnon äärelle rakentamista ennen kaikkea käyttäjän näkökulmasta. |
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