FABRIKSBADET

Transformation of an abandoned wool factory into baths and spa. Sixth semester, 2020.

Fabriksbadet is a project drawn in the bachelor studio Architecture in Time and Space. The studio focuses on transformations: The reshaping of the existing and the meeting between new and old.

Fabriksbadet translates to The Factory Bath. It is a suggestion to transform the old factory building in the small society of Marieholm in the south of Sweden into a swimming pool. The transformation will drastically change the buildings activity and purpose but keep its history and identity intact. Fabriksbadet offers pools for exercise, recreation and diving and a spa with an outdoor pool and saunas. The establishment also houses a coffee shop and a restaurant.

The aim is that Fabriksbadet will awaken the sleeping society that is Marieholm today.

The factory is one of many in a cluster of buildings that from the end of the 19th century until 2008 served as an industrial village. This is a part of Marieholm that historically holds great importance for the society. Nowadays it is nearly forgotten.

The train station is in a five-minute walking distance connecting Fabriksbadet with larger cities in the region. To the south are kilometers of fields that connect the area with open nature.

By reviving and activating the most central building in the complex, the wish is to make Marieholm a place to visit.

The transformation focuses on smaller adjustments to the actual structure and facade, but big perforations in the floor slabs. The carrying beam and pillar structure is left almost completely intact, letting the pillars become part of the swimming pools, standing in the water. In the drawings. The structural elements will be mainly left out to increase the readability of the project.

The outer shell is transformed through simple means. The building is separated into two creating a passage between the street and the patio, simultaneously creating two new facades. A few pieces are also removed from the facade and the roof to make room for the project.

Northeast facade, showing the entrance and the café towards the street.

architecture portfolio 2023

Spa. Changing rooms. Pools. Stairs and connections. Technical installations. Entrance and café.

LOCATION: Rukomo, Rwanda.

PROGRAM:

Chapel. Landscape design.

COURSE:

Competion YAC

”Rwanda Chapel”.

TEAM:

Maria Bjurenhed, Lukas Hammarskiöld, Elsa Schröder & Gustaf Sjöblom.