DISSERTATION SYNOPSIS

TOPIC:
INTERVENTION AND INFLUENCE OF SCANDINAVIAN
ARCHITECTURE ON NATURAL LIVING.
HYPOTHESIS:
A NATURAL WAY OF LIFE HELPS US STAY CLOSE TO NATURE
EVEN IN URBAN SURROUNDINGS.
INTRODUCTION:
LIVING ARCHITECTURE IS DEFINED AS THE USE OF FORCES AND
POSSIBILITIES GIVEN BY NATURAL LIVING ORGANISMS TO HELP
AND BUILD LOW-COST AND SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION. FOR
ACHIEVING REAL “LIVING ARCHITECTURE” REQUIRES NOT ONLY
USING NATURE AS IT IS BUT ALSO SHAPING IT TO THE REQUIRED
FORM.
SCANDINAVIAN ARCHITECTURE USES SCANDINAVIAN DESIGN
ELEMENTS SUCH AS MERGING THE STRUCTURE WITH THE
SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT, INTEGRATION OF WOOD AND
NATURAL MATERIALS, NATURAL LIGHT, CLEAN LINES, NEUTRAL
COLORS, AND MORE. THE OVERARCHING THEME OF
SCANDINAVIAN ARCHITECTURE IS MINIMALISTIC AND SIMPLISTIC
DESIGN.
IT EMBRACES THE IDEA THAT BEAUTIFUL AND FUNCTIONAL
HOMES AND EVERYDAY OBJECTS SHOULD BE AVAILABLE TO
EVERYBODY. 

SCANDINAVIAN ARCHITECTURE MEANS

 INTEGRATION WITH NATURE

 SIMPLICITY IN DESIGN
 UTILISATION OF NATURAL LIGHT
 CREATIVE USE OF NATURAL MATERIALS
 FUNCTIONALITY AND COMFORT
SIMPLICITY IS THE BEAUTY OF SCANDINAVIAN ARCHITECTURE.
EVERY DETAIL IS NECESSARY AND USEFUL, AND THERE IS
NOTHING MORE, NOTHING SUPERFLUOUS. IT IS A CLEAR
SUMMARY OF CLEAN LINES, BASIC SHAPES AND SOLID, NATURAL
COLOURS.
NATURAL LIGHT CONTRIBUTES TO WELL-BEING, HAPPINESS AND
PRODUCTIVITY. THE ROLE OF LARGE WINDOWS IS TWOFOLD: TO
LET NATURAL DAYLIGHT IN AND TO PROVIDE DIRECT A VIEW TO
THE NATURE OUTSIDE.
WOOD AND OTHER NATURAL MATERIALS CREATE WARM
INTERIORS THAT YOU CAN SEE AND FEEL. WOODEN FLOORS AND
LOG WALLS ARE NICE TO TOUCH AND LOOK AT, CREATING A
WELCOMING ATMOSPHERE.

OBJECTIVES:
 TO STUDY THE ROLE PLAYED BY LIGHTING IN
SCANDINAVIAN ARCHITECTURE.
 TO STUDY THE COMBINATION OF FUNCTIONALITY AND
DESIGN FOR A COMFORTABLE LIVING ENVIRONMENT.
  TO USE ENVIRONMENT FRIENDLY, ENERGY EFFICENT AND
COST-EFFECTIVE TECHNIQUES FOR CONSTRUCTION.
 TO STUDY THE NATURAL ELEMENTS, THE LINES, AND THE
SIMPLE MODERN DESIGN OF THE SPACE FOR
CHARACTERISTICALLY CLEAN AND MODERN LOOKING.
 TO STUDY HOW TO INCORPORATE MODERNISM,
MINIMALISM, AND FUNCTIONALITY IN A SINGLE UNIT.

SCOPE:
 TO PROVE THAT SCADINAVIAN ARCHITECTURE HELPS US TO
STAY CONNECTED TO THE NATURE EVEN IN URBAN
SURROUNDINGS.
 TO PROVE THAT SCANDINAVIAN ARCHITECTURE
COMPLIMENTS ITS LOCATION AND BLEND IN WELL WITH
ANY ENVIRONMENT.

LIMITATIONS:
 THE STUDY WILL FOCUS ON THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE
STATE IN WHICH THE SITE WILL BE LOCATED.
 THE STUDY WILL FOCUS ON THE USE OF NATURAL
ELEMENTS IN URBAN SURROUNDINGS.

CASE STUDIES:
 SAVUKVARTSI – A MODERN ECO-HOME DESIGNED BY
JAAKKO AND ELIZAVETA PARKKONEN. THE CASE STUDY
OF FINLAND.
 HONKA MARKKI DESIGNED BY ANSSI LASSILA. THE CASE
STUDY OF FINLAND.

REFERENCES:
 https://honka.com/en/blog/2017/03/20/scandinavian-architecture-
for-natural-living/
 https://www.modlar.com/news/290/top-5-reasons-to-consider-
scandinavian-architecture-for-your-next-building-project/
 https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/how-scandinavian-
modern-design-took-the-world-by-storm
 https://sustainable9.com/scandinavian-architecture-guide/