Students work

Research and education activities are carried out in parallel at the Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment; thus, researchers, teachers and students influence, inspire and give feedback to each other. In the Beyond the Current project, a number of students worked on generating design solutions for the deep renovation of representative parts of the more complicated housing stock to increase its energy efficiency and architectural quality. The progress and results of the studio were reviewed by a group of postdocs working on the same topic.

Current dwelling complexes lack programmatic, technical and aesthetic quality. Finding new interpretations of housing in existing buildings was the topic of this graduation studio. The interests of residents are the starting point for sustainable housing transformation projects. How to meet those needs in a sustainable and affordable way is the central question. New notions of quality were explored by the students: qualities for the user (Luxury), environmental improvements (Energy) and social aspects and feasibility (Economy).