The circular kitchen 2.0 from prototyp to implementation
Research Project, 2021
– 2025
The kitchen is a central but also a resource intensive function of the home regarding its daily use and premature changes and replacements. The project evaluates and refines a prototype for a circular kitchen with digital services to extend the lifespan (e.g. maintenance and repair) and facilitate upgrades and replacements. The project is based on earlier research on renovation and changes of the interior in homes, and is the direct continuation of the EIT Climate-KIC (EU) project ”The Circular Kitchen”. The project conducts scientific research on kitchen use, and on processes for transitions towards more circularity in the building sector. Practice-based research through collaborative design, full-scale tests and evaluations are central to the project. Collaborative partners in the project are Jemmet - a housing developer with a high sustainability profile, ASKO/ATAG - an international producer of kitchen appliances, Nobia - an international kitchen producer and HSB Living Lab - a demonstration and innovation arena at Chalmers Campus Johanneberg.
Participants
Paula Femenias (contact)
Chalmers, Architecture and Civil Engineering, Building Design
Giliam Dokter
Chalmers, Architecture and Civil Engineering, Architectural theory and methods
Kaj Granath
Chalmers, Architecture and Civil Engineering, Building Design
Sofie Hagejärd
Chalmers, Architecture and Civil Engineering, Architectural theory and methods
Anita Ollár
Chalmers, Architecture and Civil Engineering, Architectural theory and methods
Ulrike Rahe
Chalmers, Architecture and Civil Engineering, Architectural theory and methods
Liane Thuvander
Chalmers, Architecture and Civil Engineering, Architectural theory and methods
Collaborations
ASKO/ATAG
Netherlands
HSB Living Lab
Göteborg, Sweden
Jemmett AB
Göteborg, Sweden
Nobia
Sweden
Funding
Region Västra Götaland
Funding Chalmers participation during 2022–2023
Formas
Project ID: 2021-02454
Funding Chalmers participation during 2021–2023
Related Areas of Advance and Infrastructure
Sustainable development
Driving Forces
Building Futures (2010-2018)
Areas of Advance
Energy
Areas of Advance
Innovation and entrepreneurship
Driving Forces
HSB living lab
Infrastructure