Sara Salman

The starting point for this project was the changing role and status of the school as an institution over time. Concepts such as ”power” and ”status” has influenced the work. I have designed a building that position itself as the main building, complemented by the already existing school structures in the area. The idea is that this main building, with functions such as library, study spaces, a multifunctional square and a café can serve as a communal place and meeting point for the attendants at the neighboring schools.  The building is a relatively tall building when compared to the two existing structures that are planed to be re-made into schools. The usage of brick and big round windows relates into the already existing space. An arcade runs next to the facades of the three buildings and blurs the line between ”in-doors” and ”out-doors”. The café and the multifunctional square is located at the ground floor, and becomes natural continuation of the park and street outside. A ver...

Looking at the transformation of Slakthusområdet in Stockholm, I aim to discuss and broaden the understanding of site. I aim to highlight the qualities of working with the already built environment when conducting new areas. How can new buildings be made in such a way that we feel like they belong to that specific site? Between notions of the living and the changing, as well as the protected and preserved, a tension arises that is worth investigating. With the aim of bringing life into older objects, constructions and places follows great challenges. How can both change and preservation be considered simultaneously