Ombyggnad av skolbyggnad för nya verksamheter
En visionsstudie för Wenströmska skolan och dess närområde
AvailabilitySchool buildingDiversityCity visionsRebuildingTillgänglighetSkolbyggnadMångfaldStadsvisionerOmbyggnad
New production is not the only thing that is important for the city?s growth. It is also crucial to recover existing buildings in order to create attractive areas. There is a school in Va?stera?s city called Wenstro?mska skolan which consists of six high schools that provide different professional specializations and which has an area of about 35000 square meters. Due to many different reasons the city has decided to close the school down and any decisions on what to do with the remaining buildings have not yet been made. The aim of this thesis is to develop a proposal on Wenstro?mska skolan future. The proposal illustrates a vision towards adaptive reuse of school?s buildings based on the district?s needs and the city?s visions for the future. The proposal can be used as inspiration in the larger context or as idea for upcoming decisions regarding Wenstro?mska skolan. The theoretical part is an overview and compilation of general requirements and rules on availability and technical aspects regarding school buildings design. The pre-study investigates the best alternative which is based on the needs in the district that provides support making the choice of activities. SWOT-analysis helps to define strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats which affect the choice of activities too. New drawings are created in order to illustrate the proposal. Both the buildings and the plot of Wenstro?mska skolan are used to develop the proposal. The buildings can be adapted to a secondary school in combination with other operations such as sports and health, cultural, music and theater, rooms and areas for children activities, a restaurant with food from different cultures, offices spaces for companies and new residents. The buildings and the plot can also be used as a gathering place. The proposal shows that adoption of the vision may help to raise social values, sustainability and quality of life in the district. The residents would be connected in a way they haven?t been before.