Forbli

Each year, around 22,000 buildings are demolished in Norway. Reuse of building stock is an important climate measure that will extend the life of existing resources and reduce waste from demolition. The master project Forbli (Remain) addresses today's challenges in the rehabilitation of existing buildings, where strict requirements and regulations create uncertainty and result in the demolition of resources that are initially capable of being used further. The project shows potentials for reuse through structural and spatial approaches where the frames are given in advance. If we utilize the material resources by leaving them in their original place, the first steps towards reuse of buildings are taken.

Functionalist and post-war modernist buildings are the most frequently demolished buildings in Norway, and often because of the same reasons. Through three main approaches, the master project shows solutions for reuse of the Idungården in the city center of Ålesund.

The low floor height and small windows made access to daylight minimal and became another argument for tearing down Idungården. To improve lighting conditions and to create physical connections between the various functions of the building, it is opened up in the floor decks between the columns, without compromising the support structure.

The project also looks at opportunities for new use of the Idungården where functions are chosen based on studies of the user group's needs and wishes for new offers and activities in the city center of Ålesund.