New perspectives for Nyhamnen, from industrial harbor to collaborative neighborhood

Sammanfattning: After almost two years living in Malmö, I discovered Nyhamnen by reading about the municipality plans for the area in a local newspaper. The mere realization that I was not aware of such a large area, only five minutes walking from the central station was both surprising and challenging. Since then, the aim of this thesis has been to develop an urban proposal that even though it is an academic exercise can help to shed light on Malmö’s present and future challenges and offer new perspectives on the ongoing planning process. The stakes for this area are very high, many stakeholders are interested in developing this area and its size and proximity to the city center are going to make Nyhamnen the flagship of Malmö in the years to come. With the worlds current uncertainty, new and versatile solutions are necessary. One such solution is “co-living”, a concept that has re-emerged as a viable solution for some social-economic challenges in developing and developed economies. Under this scenario the question that arise for this thesis is: Can co-living in Nyhamnen mitigate the urban challenges of Malmö?