Värme och svalka i (bo)stadsmiljön. Urbana bostäder för ett föränderligt klimat genom passiv klimatreglering och ytor för odling

Sammanfattning: Warm, warmer, warmest average temperatures on record. The year of 2023 was the hottest ever recorded on Earth. This heat record breaking development is described as “the new normal”, which means that future buildings must be designed with this new extreme weather normality in mind. The rising heat brings increased demands for space cooling, which must be at least partially met in other ways than through energy- demanding cooling solutions, as these are inclined to exacerbate global warming. While looking for cost effective ways for new buildings to better keep their occupants cool as heat waves will become both more common and more intense ahead, solutions for the Swedish climate context requires consideration also of the fact that temperatures can range from levels far below freezing to figures dangerously high at times. Finding solutions for a Swedish context therefore necessitates a comprehensive approach to non-energy-demanding ways to regulate building temperatures. This thesis is aimed at proposing architectural responses to heat and the need for cooling in the urban dwelling environment. By looking into current and historical architectural solutions for regulating the internal building climate by passive measures, featured dwelling design proposals are informed both by technical and residential qualitative aspects of passive design. Based on research on human heat capacity as well as climatological studies, the architectural proposals are intended to increase resilience in relation to a changing climate by suggesting flexible and robust solutions that are operable by residents and not solely depending on external energy sources.