Maria Halling

Preserve Through Renewal

Design evolution as a method for architectural survival

To foster good living environments and sustainable building practices, we should protect cultural values and positive qualities in the already-built environment. At the same time, we need to evaluate if the existing architecture meets current and future needs.

In my degree project, I analyze an existing building in Flemingsberg, and the development plans I do not believe embrace the building’s architectural identity. By translating design elements and a hypothetical future context, I intend to create a design that conveys the essence of the original but with new spatial contexts—liberal preservation of architecture through renewal.

Floor plan of entrance level + interior balcony

Section view of the interior

Degree exhibition; a large mural portraying a part of the section view drawing. Painted in scale 1:1.

Degree exhibition; booklet, sculptures, drawings, sketches, and other process materials on display.

Degree exhibition; close up of a pile of abstract sketches and form studies.