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Sensing the House
Name
Morten Hedegaard Kristensen
Education degree
Kandidat
Fagfelt
Architecture
Institute
Architecture and Technology
Program
Settlement, Ecology & Tectonics
Year
2020
Site in urban context, in close proximity to Metro and S-train stations
Sighted people enjoy traveling with me.
I ask them questions, then they look and see things they wouldn't otherwise.
Too often people with sight don't see anything!
I ask them questions, then they look and see things they wouldn't otherwise.
Too often people with sight don't see anything!
Excerpt from written program
A community for the blind
A blind spot. Living with a visual impairment presents a number of physical and mental barriers, too often overlooked in cities designed first and foremost with vision in sight.
More than meets the eye. Shedding light on an otherwise invisible disability, the project seeks to give tangible form to a community dwelling, rooted in an architecture enticing all five senses.
Blind Alphabet - project design parameters
Braille is the written language for the blind and visually impaired. A combination of 6 extruded points forms a tactile frame of understanding.
An alternative vocabulary has been developed. A series of architectural design principles forms the basis of the project.
Diagrams of visual impairment in Denmark
Masterplan
Imagine a world in which you can barely see 6 meters ahead.
Everything else is a diluted mass; an uncertainty and thus a restriction of your range of motion.
The project is based in this world, forming a tactile and navigable site in the urban fabric.
Section looking West
West Elevation
Section looking North
Visualization of the inner courtyard
Visualization along the historic buildings on Hermodsgade
The brickwork forms a tactile base to guide the hand to and from the building
The brickwork forms a tactile base to guide the hand to and from the building.
Perspective section of the 3 story building
Perspective section of the 5 story building
Masterplan
The project is situated on Hermodsgade 26 in Nørrebro, in between the metro station of Skjolds Plads and the University College of Copenhagen.
Section drawings
Detail drawings
Atmospheric view of bath house
The public bath house located underground invites the inhabitants of the building as well as the local area to take part in a sensual and non-visual experience.
Axonometry of circulation
The Royal Danish Academy supports the Sustainable Development Goals
Since 2017 the Royal Danish Academy has worked with the Sustainable Development Goals. This is reflected in our research, our teaching and in our students’ projects. This project relates to the following UN goal(-s)
