MAGASINET

Sammanfattning: The proposal aims to build on Eskilstuna municipality's work with circular ideas about sustainability to create a lively community house with focus on cultivation and creativity. By utilizing garden waste and processing it into biochar used in both large- and small-scale cultivation, carbon dioxide is bound in the soil for thousands of years.  The biochar binds nutrients and water and provides an improved harvest. The design takes inspiration from the character of the place with it’s traditional red colored cultivation boxes and the red cycle bridge across the creek. The idea of a historic warehouse building (magasin) as a flexible basic structure emerged and has led to an exploration of how to give the typology a public character. The goal was to create a place where young and old could cultivate their interest in agriculture and culture, and in the long run encourage own food production as a driving factor in achieving a more climate-smart and resilient society.