Designing Cycles at 64° is building on the legacy of Bengt Warne’s Naturhus principles by exploring greenhouse extensions and envelopes (GEE) combined with various circular solutions. The project aims to change the role of residents and buildings from being consumers to becoming producers.
The symposium at Umeå School of Architecture gathers local and international researchers and practitioners to share circular approaches and best-practice examples in the context of climate urgency and the potential of the built environment. Architecture and neighbourhood models including user perspectives and living lab formats initiate discussions around the potential of GEEs to retrofit our built environment in this specific climate zone of 64° N.
Project partners: Umeå Kommun, SLU, Aarhus University, Vidden Bostad AB funded by Vinnova / Climate Adaptation of the Built Environment.
The symposium is organised and moderated by Cornelia Redeker, Sara Thor, Constanze Hirt, Philipp Lott and Erica Grundström with the support of UTRI and part of the national education program ÖPPET FÖR KLIMATET Learning4Professionals.
09:30 - 09:45 INTRO OF THE DAY
Anna Flatholm, City Architect, Umeå Municipality
Cornelia Redeker, Sara Thor, UMA
09:45 - 10:30 SESSION 1: CASE STUDIES - LEARNING FROM…
The evolution of greenhouses: from Wardian cases to Existing or projected Naturhus case studies to greenhouse extensions and envelopes (GEEs)
Luis Berríos-Negrón, Breathtaking Greenhouse Parastructures
Fredrik Olsson, Tailormade Architects, Gothenburg
Coffee break
10:45 - 12:00 SESSION 2: UNDERSTANDING FOOD SHEDS
Mapping tools+parameters to assess spatial capacity and analyse local food sheds
Monique Jüttner, Bremen School of Architecture
James Ehrlich, Stanford University, ReGen Villages
Lunch break (lunch not included)
13:00 - 14:15 SESSION 3: PROTOTYPE DESIGN
Architecture: looking at the reuse of materials, water cycles and plants in buildings
Martin Sobota, Cityförster, Rotterdam
Carlos Arias, Aquatic Biology, Aarhus University
Rosario Garcia Gíl, Plant Physiology, SLU
Coffee break
14:30 - 15:30 SESSION 4: IMPLEMENTATION + MANAGEMENT MODELS
Resident groups and expert involvement for maintenance and management
Marie Granmar, Naturhus – Bygg, bo och odla för en hållbar framtid
Tom McDevitt, UU Labs, Utrecht University
Dennis Andreasson, Living Labs, SLU
Maja Hallén, UMA, Holmön Byggdebolag, Nordmark & Nordmark Arkitekter
15:30 - 16:30 SESSION 5: ROUND TABLE
How to enable climate innovation within the Northern Swedish built environment?
Anna Flatholm, Umeå Kommun, Daniel Eriksson, Vidden Bostad AB and invited guests
The registration is now closed.