1. REORIENTATIONS
Maps
These maps visualize the relation between different buildng types in Murmansk. It is striking
how few single houses there are all over the city and how similar the living blocks appear.
The map showing “other buildings” are in a high number related to industry. These buildings
are numerous in the outer parts of the city. They create heterogenic and differenciated
spaces in contrast to the inner city.
Inteventions
I have made seven proposals of actions that could be done in order to improve the city. I want
to soften the raw feeling that the inner city gives, make the industrial areas in outer city areas
more available to the citizens and make people get in contact with the landscape surrounding
them. Key words for my interventions are ecological processes,creativity and innovation and
diversity.
In all interventions have I focused on temporality in one way or another, meaning that I am
mainly throuwing the first stone into something that might become a cairn, or something
totally different,

2. BARENTSFJORD PIER
Bird´s nest
Lightway express
Applefarm
Kiwifruit backyard
Today most of the coast in Murmansk is not In the wintertime the water freeze. Then the
available for the citizens. Pier turns out as a waiting bench for people
ice skating down the fjord.
I want people to get better contact with the
fjord. The pier can be built longer and change after
Flexi Factory needs. Maybe we find out more about the fish
I have made a pier that goes straight out on the and seals so that we can adapt it more to their
fjord and goes down into the water. needs.
Bird´s nest
From the end point you can sit and watch the By making some of traffic through the dock, I
city from afar. hope this can make the coast more available
for the citizens.
If the ocean is clean enough for the salmon
Pier one can fish or take a bath and watch birds
and people sailing.
Garage rock and Art Studios
Roads and railway 4-9 storey buildings, schools and hotels Single houses and 2-3 storey buildings Garages Houses not for living
Intervention map

3. GARAGEROCK AND ARTSTUDIOS APPLEFARM
People sitting between the trees, eating apples
The unique garages of Murmansk has a long history could be handed a garage as a studio for whatever crea-
and are special to the russians not only because of tive field they are pursuing.
their appearance, but because of the many activities After doing research and finding out that On this collage I have also made a bigger
and gatherings that have taken place there since the apple trees, allthough not the same type in space for vulnerable road users, so that
Art, music and creativity are some of the key stones in a
70s. Sadly, a lot of them are being thorn down today the south, do grow in the Arctic, I figured people easily could be either skiing in the
society.
to make place for parking houses. Fewer garage why not plant one here in Murmansk, right winter or bicycling in the summer.
owners use their garage in the social way they used next to the road for cars?
The garages are quite easily moved, so they can move
to before. them and shape the outside area after own preferences.
Maybe this could expand, attracting birds
But even though the garages are loosing its previous and wildlife, and the people of Murmansk
It is not sure how this project would develop over time, but
program, they have too many positive sides to remove would harvest it and make cider, like a new
hopefully there would be more creative, happy youth,
them completely from the city. Hardanger?
maybe with initiative to make cultural and social changes
in the city.
The offers for youth in Mutmansk are very few, even
though there is being built one youth house today. I
am suggesting that determined youth from murmansk

4. THE KIWIFRUIT BACKYARD FLEXI FACTORY
WAKING PEOPLE UP FROM THEIR “SLEEP” BY ART
“he Arctic Beauty Kiwi is a native of Russia. The most
hardy of all kiwi vines, it is able to withstand temperatures MAKE PEOPLE THINK
of -40 degrees, and thrives from Canada to Florida. It's
vibrant shades of hot pink, white and jade colored leaves
make it a perfect show piece for your garden. Another
added feature of the kiwi is that it grows equally well in sun
MAKE VISIBLE THE INVISIBLE
Most of the huge building blocks in the inner city has no or shade, however to get the brightest colors it is best to
green area and no place for the people living there to meet plant it in a sunny spot. The fact that they naturally attract
and children to play.
butterflies and hummingbirds to your yard is just another
bonus you get by adding the
THE WAY THE CITY IS, IS NOT A MUST, THEY ARE
I have made a proposal for a half inside-, half outside
Arctic Beauty Kiwi your garden.” INDEED FREE AND CAN DO WHATEVER WE WANT Much due to the declining population, Mur- By finding a new program for one of them,
mansk have a lot of empty and decaying build- there is a reason for people to hang out on this
garden placed in the middle of the backyard.
ings. Many of these can become usable by industrual part of the city which is heterogenic
Suggestion for plants are the arctic kiwi, arctic berries and THE UGLY TRUTH; DON´T CLOSE YOUR EYES TO IT. IT IS only a little work. These buildings have char- and full or surprises.
acter and make unique spaces.
other fruit. A REASON WHY WE FEEL BAD REALISING REALITY, AND As a further development I hope that people
The building materials are fishnets on which the plants grow. THAT IS BEACAUSE IT IS WRONG I have made a new program in one of the
empty factories on the coastal side of the city.
can see the potensial in the old before building
something completely new.
The whole structure is easily adjusted to make new spaces
The program is actually anything from con-
and facilitate the plants growth. serts, markets, exhibition area etc. With a
couple of handy hands one can easily trans-
In spring, summer and autumn it is a blossoming flower and form it into almost anything.
fruitfest, while in the winter, the snow on the net make walls
and roof like an iglo, and the naked trees create diverse
spaces. The organic grains softens the hard concrete block
surroundin it.
This is a space that changes vastly all year round
with the plants, it can also be ajusted mechani-
cally by changing the wires keepin it up.

5. BIRDS NEST
MURMANSK EXPRESS
The idea of the birds nest is to incourage people to go out of the city and
and see the surrounding nature and wildlife.
It is mainly a pathway out of the city which ends up on a mountaintop
nearby.
The path is easy on the landscape.
It can easily change direction and spread out grains.
The current endstop is a viewpoint where one can look at the city from
afar, with a birds view, without any enormous statues next to you.
Murmansk has many traintracks. I have made use of an unused one
and turned it into a different kind travelling for murmansk citizens. It is
faster, more eco-friendly than cars and more fun.
It connects my other interventions in the city.