Erik Aunaas

“Gula huset”, located in the suburb of Södertörn, is a former worker’s dwelling that today functions as a live-work unit but has lost its defined role. A home is understood here as an intersection of dwelling, studio and nature, where ecological and biophilic living, working, and playing coexist. Situated within a landscape marked by cultural heritage, decay and ecological regeneration, the building holds both historic value and unrealised spatial potential.

How can “Gula huset” be reactivated as a live-work unit through ecological and biophilic maintenance systems?

In this degree project, I propose a transformation of functions and additions, and the legacy of “Gula huset”, through an approach based on addition rather than replacement. The building is understood as a structure that evolves through use, where new spatial layers support living, working and cultivation, with the workshop as the first intervention. Grounded in the concept of meta-maintenance, the project frames architecture as an active system of care, repair and production that sustains both the building and its surrounding environment.