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TJÖRN ECOVILLAGE 

The objective of the project of conception was to estimate the potentialities of the meeting between a group of users organized for a Co - construction and the plan for an the Eco - village  ; Tångered in Höviksnäs on the island of Tjörn, in the North of Gothenburg.

How the visions of the customer are translated in a local program in the social, spatial, material domain and the cycle of production? How to create buildings which produce more energy than they consume ; make also the cleaning of the water and the production of materials; installations with integration of reused materials, and new and experimental technologies; a social place - ecological; etc.

MASTERPLAN

Ponds and black water tank

 

Collective buildings

 

Main walking path

 

River path

 

Swales

CONCEPTS

Density: to create social links

- to implement activities

- to minimize landuse

- less commuting

Network cell:creating a safe but linked inside environement

- reducing roads

Communities link system: Linking communities

- with green spaces

- with activities

- with paths

Small houses: More shared space

- Principle of density and efficiency

Spread common activities:

All around the cores

- growing food

- laundries

- shops, cafes

- library, etc

SUN AND WIND

< 1 hour per day

1 to 3 hours of sun

3 to 5 hours of sun

5 to 8 hours of sun

4 to 6 hours of sun

6 to 8 hours of sun

8 to 10 hours of sun

SUMMER

18 hours of day

WINTER /  7th FEBRUARY

5h25 of day / 8h45 of day

PERFORMANCES

PLAN OF THE CORE

CONCEPTS OF THE CORE

PERSPECTIVES

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