Architectural potential of deconstruction and reuse in declining mass housing estates
Artikel i vetenskaplig tidskrift, 2019

In Western Europe, many large housing estates have experienced spirals of intertwined physical and social decline. Such estates have wound up at the bottom of the housing hierarchy, which is manifested as high turnovers and vacancies. This qualitative multi-case study contributes to the research on the sustainable management of declining neighbourhoods housing stocks. The study learns from four individual cases in which vacancies were tackled with an extreme architectural transformation. In the investigated cases, large-panel buildings were partially deconstructed and renovated, and the reclaimed concrete panels were reused for new construction nearby. The approach integrates demolition, renovation and new construction - the three characteristic building stock management strategies in disadvantaged neighbourhoods. The cases are located in Sweden (Gothenburg, 1984), the Netherlands (Middelburg, 1986), Germany (Berlin, 2004) and Finland (Raahe, 2010). Deconstruction was the landlords way to manage their assets in the face of vacancies and social problems in relatively young, unamortized buildings. The projects proved technically feasible, yet they have been criticised for their economic and social implications. Nonetheless, the approach seems to have contributed to extending the life cycles of the buildings in question, and it has the potential to improve the quality of life in large housing estates.

Partial Demolition

Prefabricated Concrete

Mass Housing

Disadvantaged Housing Estates

Reuse

Renovation

Deconstruction

Adaptation measures

Författare

Satu Huuhka

Tampereen Yliopisto

Nanda Naber

TU Delft

Claus Asam

Technische Universität Berlin

Claes Caldenby

Chalmers, Arkitektur och samhällsbyggnadsteknik, Arkitekturens teori och metod

Nordisk arkitekturforskning

1102-5824 (ISSN) 18935281 (eISSN)

Vol. 31 1 139-179

Ämneskategorier

Arkitekturteknik

Byggproduktion

Arkitektur

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