Architectural Portfolio

Letter of intent

Adrian Dahlberg

Sofiehemsvägen 57

Umeå 907 38

Telephone: 070 844 13 27

Email: dahlaga@gmail.com

Dated: 2023-02-08

Hello, my name is Adrian! I am currently studying my sixth semester at Umeå School of Architecture and will receive my bachelors degree of fine arts this semester.

I believe that we as architects share the responsibility of developing a sustainable future by responding with research based and exciting proposals that aim to improve quality of life. My interests have always circulated around the discussion between spatial qualities and utilitarianism that architecture addresses. These topics have been thoroughly examined throughout my academic years. At Umeå University, students and teachers work together with strong international connections in order to achieve a wide and competent knowledge in the field. I work dedicatedly both independently and in collaboration with my colleagues to encompass great societal questions. My workflow consists of acknowledging the historical and cultural understanding of place while combining it with hands-on tectonic exploration and digital model making.

Therefore, I seek to proceed with my professional interest by working closer with societal, environmental and cultural challenges at a local and global scale.

Sincerely,

Adrian Dahlberg

Curriculum Vitae

Education

August 2020 - 2023

August 2017 - June 2020

Work experinece

June 2020 - 2023

April 2020 - July 2020

Software skills

3D modeling

2D drawing

Rendering

Mapping

Languages

Swedish

English

References

Joël Jouannet (Architect and lecturer)

Cornelia Redeker (Urban planner, Associate professor)

Umeå School of Architecture

Bachelors of Fine Arts in Architecture

Umeå Waldorfskola High School Diploma

SCA Logistics AB Umeå

Tegs Municipal Domestic Service

SketchUp, Revit, Blender, Fusion 360

Autocad, Illustrator, Photoshop, Indesign

Lumion, V-Ray Qgis

Fluent (Mouther tounge)

Fluent (English 7)

Telephone: 072 188 23 72

Email: joel.jouannet@umu.se

Telephone: 090-786 76 96

Email: cornelia.redeker@umu.se

The small community of Robertsfors situated in Västerbotten has a long history that developed with the mining society that today has become a destination linked to the new railroad Norrbotniabanan that will run between the location will become increasingly attractive. Housing demand and the need for social spaces has put pressure affordable housing scheme.

In addition to this; Skellefteå kraft is aiming to improve and restore the natural river basin ecosystem. This droelectric power plants in Rickleån.

My project proposes a resilient solution that incorporates the industrial heritage with the aim to develop a unique plant. Starting by exploring and mapping the site I could analyze the natural versus manmade landscape and the season.

Outdoor terrac

Bridge connector between industrial zone and city center

Dwelling unit, 4 beds

Dwelling unit, 2 beds

Shared

Shared shower

mining and forest industries. It is a thriving between Umeå and Luleå. As a result of this, pressure on the municipalty to develop an entails dismantling two small-scale hy-

unique social living on top of a power and how the climate affects it throughout

During average streamflows of 15m³ this power plant has the efficiency of 2 megawatt which is equivalent to a small wind turbine. With minor energy profits, failing safety standards and an eradication of marine biodiversity Sågforsen is expected to soon be demolished. But since demolishing the entire site would be expensive and emit loads of carbon dioxide I instead propose that we only make small beneficial interferences. Removing the floodgates allows water to set at the original level. This benefits fishing culture and establishes resilience towards spring floods.

In respondents with the retaining dam wall I developed a glulam structure onto which a modular-based program was applied. The east elevation portrays a longitudinal programmatic scheme. The first segment closest to the bridge consists of six affordable four-bedded dwellings while the southern segment offers four more luxurious two bedded dwellings, unisex showers and a large common space with an outside terrace that can be used in the summertime.

A primary glulam structure consisting of thick braced timber frames are mounted horizontally and diagonally into the retaining wall. This assures that the compressive strain forces are discharged into concrete.

The secondary timber-post system restricts the primary trusses from shear forces by holding it in place. This structure forms the basis of the circulation system, the whole site can be accessed by wheelchair from the bridge down to the plateau.

Modular living units that can be fabricated and partly assembled before on-site construction are placed on top of the retaining wall. They protrude irregularly over the water according to the solar position and their relevance to the program.

By stacking the units horizontally side by side they can share gutters in between the roofs making the water collecting more efficient with a total rooftop area of 275m².

Bridge

Pedestrian connector

Pedestrian connector

1. Retaining wall

2. Beams with support

3. Structural timber frames

4. Primary timber structure

5. Secondary timber structure

6. Railing

7. Water cistern

8. Gutter and pipe system

9. Living units

10. External threshold

11. Triple glazing

12. Metal roof sheet

13. Gutters

Roof sheeting 1mm metal sheet

Gutter 1mm metal pipe

Triple glazed window U value 0.7 Glulam trusses 200*100mm

Glulam beams 250*150mm

Bedrock Rickleån sea bed

Rainwater collectment 26m² surface area per unit

Pipe system 1mm metal pipe

Pine panel 40mm ferrous sulphate treated pine Timber post 120*40mm NTR A treated Retaining wall reinforced solid concrete

Drop height 500mm

Rainwater cistern insulated pipe, 2,2m² capacity

86% water saved using rainwater based on one person living in each unit everyday

The outside wire mesh flooring keeps the structure beneath visible and lets snowfall trough. Each unit is the same compact size of 14,6m² with a 1,6m² toilet. Space is organized according to how much time you spend in each part. To keep things space efficient I customized interior details like the double hight bed with loft stairs. Folding tables and sliding wardrobes lets the inhibitor organize space as they prefer.

The second segment offers queen size beds with more living room space. The hallway loft space is used for an FTX ventilation system. Next to the dwellings are the shared showers, there are four individual rooms that both act as showers and changing rooms. The walls in between have integrated waterproof lockers. The large common space offers double kitchens and a cozy fireplace by the large windows. The dining area has a maximum capacity of 20 people but in summertime dining space expands outside on the terrace.

Battens

Dimension: 50*50 mm

Impregnation: NTR AB

Sort: G4-3

Ridge beam

Dimension: 150*50 mm

Impregnation: NTR AB

Sort: G4-3

Joist

Dimension: 150*50 mm

Impregnation: NTR AB

Sort: G4-3

Rafter

Dimension: 150*50 mm

Impregnation: NTR AB

Sort: G4-3

Glulam pillar

Dimension: 150*150mm

Concrete foundation

Footing and pedestal

8400 mm

The pedestrian path between Robersfors center and Sågforsen power plant is frequently used by locals. Parallel grown grove with a tiny trail leading down to the water. This node has an intriguing potential that I wanted

Traveling water is a small scale project that synthesizes the water cycle by making it a visible, and interactive collected on the roof and filtered using active carbon inside the gutters before it is returned to rickleån. The the rain while It offers shelter and a spectacular viewpoint over the river.

Travelling water

Rooftop surface Shelter and rainwater collecting surface

Stud

Dimension: 200*50 mm

Impregnation: NTR AB

Sort: G4-3

Parallel to the health center is an overto make accessible for the community.

interactive experience for the user. Rainwater is The project encourages outside activities in

2500 mm

The dramatic landscape dictated how the structure was shaped. It is a mirroring of the topography. The tectonics is based on 4 common pressure treated timber dimensions which shape a frame that can be repeated over a larger area.

Process models were an important stage when developing a machine for water. Each model examines a simple function that can be combined into a performance.

Greenhouse additions + Compact living

Total area of Ålidhem: 100 hectares

Flat roofs: Pitched/ gable roofs:

Ålidhem is an urban district close to Umeå university. The majority of it was built in the 60s and 70s as a part expansion called the million program. Today it is a diverse neighborhood home to both students and families. hoods were a radical implementation into our cities that in most cases failed to respond to the needs of different blocks were built with a national standard and scattered around the outskirts of developing cities. But in a amounts of snow characterizes the landscape, the flat roof block has become a dilemma. Since housing demand also created an opportunity for urban development.

In my proposal I have developed a program formulated around affordable housing that reuses resources with terrace extension makes room for spontaneous social interactions based on collective food production with to the heat emission inside the greenhouse.

part of a national initiative of urban families. At the time, these neighbordifferent social structures. These place where cold winters and large demand is still a hot topic, this has

with a circular thinking. The glazed with longer harvesting seasons thanks

Climate zone Ålidhem

1. Existing urban fabric

2. student accommodations

3. Circulation system

4. Storage, shared laundry, FTX system

5. Greenhouse, Outdoor terrace

Sunlight is a limited resource in the northern conditions with short growing seasons as an effect of it. During the winter solstice, Umeå only gets three to four hours of sunlight a day. It is, therefore, crucial to consider these aspects to efficiently position greenhouse extensions.

The proximity to the pathway and its central location led me to the idea of retrofitting a greenhouse extension with eight compact student apartments on top of a three story brick building with a west-east orientation for maximal sun exposure. Building regulations required an elevator for the additional floors which are accessed from the central corridor.

Existing floor two and three has external corridors that give access to two larger and two smaller apartments on each floor. For the elevator to be accessed on all floors, 12m of the right apartment on floor 2 and 3 has turned it into a common meeting place and entry to the elevator.

The proposed student apartments are heated core spaces with thick insulation. Their compact size makes them economically viable and strengthens socializing aspects in the larger shared spaces.

The circular household uses three main reproductional systems. The water system reuses greywater from all households for WC flushing. Rainwater is harvested on the roof then led down into the subsurface tank where it is stored for irrigation purposes. Excess greywater is slowly released to minimize risk for flooding in the streets.

Solar light is used for energy production by pv panels on the southern facade. Sunlight is also let into the large southern glass windows during the day and slowly emitted as thermal mass during night time.

Excess hot air from the greenhouse and apartments is collected in the FTX system and circulated back to colder areas to even out the temperature and minimize heat loss.

Primary glulam structure 250*150 mm

Secondary glulam structure 80*40 mm

Hard insulation 250mm

Outdoor greenhouse terrace

Ridge beam 150*150mm

Rooftop greenhouse/ common meetingplace/ GEE (Non heated)

Storage and laundry

24,5 sqm living unit/ Core (Heated)

3500 mm

Pv system

Floor panels 28mm

Internal corridor 1500mm wide

Acoustic mat 20mm

Hard insulation 100mm Moisture barrier on sheeting 5mm

Timber beams 250*150mm

1100 mm

4mm single glass panels 1500* 1500mm

Steel frame

Steel covering

Exterior pine boards Oil treated

North facing windows 200*1700mm 100*3000mm

Brick facade wienerberger 250*120*60mm

1. Exterior pine facade

2. Single glazed 4mm glass panels

3. Adjustable ventilation shaft

4. Plant beds

5. Floor slab

6. Existing brick building

1. Hallway clothing rack

2. Storage

3. Workspace/desk

4. Twin size bed

5. Triple glazed window

6. Dining area/ common social space

7. Inner wall

8. Overhead kitchen storage