Vandhalla – A Sport Centre and a Successful Example of First-Generation Universal Design

Sidse Grangaard, Camilla Ryhl

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Abstract

The research project ‘Evaluation of Vandhalla’ is a study of the perceived quality of the new building as well as the design competition and design process leading to the final design. The evaluation focuses on the mindset of the winning entry, the design process, the design solution and the value of Vandhalla. Vandhalla is a sport center including an indoor swimming pool at the Danish folk high school, Egmont. Empirically, the evaluation is based on qualitative interviews and walkthroughs on site with the architects, the client, personnel and students. The evaluation shows that Vandhalla is a successful example of an inclusive building in Denmark. The paper points at two factors having an impact on the result: the client as a key driver and the understanding of the users. The general use of knowledge as well as the winning design team´s use of knowledge in the work with the design is problematized. It is suggested that Vandhalla should be regarded as a contribution to the first generation of universal design (UD) in Denmark. The Evaluation was conducted by the authors at SBi Aalborg University and financed by Realdania.
OriginalsprogEngelsk
TitelUniversal Design 2016: Learning from the Past, Designing for the Future : Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Universal Design (UD 2016), York, United Kingdom, August 21-24, 2016
RedaktørerHelen Petrie, Jenny Darzentas, Tanja Walsh, David Swallow, Leonardo Sandoval, Andrew Lewis, Christopher Power
Antal sider3
UdgivelsesstedAmsterdam
ForlagIOS Press
Publikationsdatoaug. 2016
Sider243-245
ISBN (Trykt)978-1-61499-683-5
ISBN (Elektronisk)978-1-61499-684-2
DOI
StatusUdgivet - aug. 2016
BegivenhedUniversal Design 2016 (UD2016): Learning from the past, designing for the future - University of York, York, Storbritannien
Varighed: 21 aug. 201624 aug. 2016
Konferencens nummer: 3
http://ud2016.uk/

Konference

KonferenceUniversal Design 2016 (UD2016)
Nummer3
LokationUniversity of York
Land/OmrådeStorbritannien
ByYork
Periode21/08/201624/08/2016
Internetadresse
NavnStudies in Health Technology and Informatics
Vol/bind229
ISSN0926-9630

Emneord

  • Universal Design
  • Post-occupancy evaluation
  • architectural practice
  • equality
  • knowledge

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