The document provides details about Simon Andreas Hansen's educational background and portfolio of projects. It then summarizes his 2015 master's thesis from the University of East London titled "Reversing Provincial Declination via a New Housing Model." The thesis examines increased centralization and urbanization, and the decline of small communities. It proposes a model for affordable, sustainable homes in Vordingborg, Denmark using standardized building materials that provide design freedom. Technical drawings and construction details are included.

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SIMON ANDREAS HANSEN
Bachelor of Architectural Engineering
MA Architecture: Sustainability and Design

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PORTEFØLJE
Følgende er udvalgte projekter fra mit studie, der viser alsidigheden af min uddannelse.
projekterne er bevaret i deres originale sprog, hvilket betyder at opgaver lavet i forbin-
delse med min Master of Art: Architecture; Sustainability & Design -University of East
London samt projektet udarbejdet på workshopen Reuse and Rethink Milan Expo 2015
i Milano er på engelsk, mens mit arbejde fra mit praktikophold hos Elkiær + Ebbeskov
Arkitekter ved studiet på DTU er på Dansk.
Flere projekter kan ses på min hjemmeside Simonhansen91.wordpress.com

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MASTER THESIS (2015) - Reversing Provincial Declination via a New
Housing Model
As time goes by the globe becomes ever more globalized with a more open world to fol-
low where new opportunities to increase welfare and better jobs are created increasingly
equally amongst the world’s countries. Country´s economies are linked closer togeth-
er generating more trade, cooperation, investment and labor movement across borders,
both in the EU and worldwide. (Undervisningsministeriet, 2007)
Manufacturing of goods is with the new globalized world and the era of technology no
longer politician’s main source of interest. Instead services and knowledge is the product
they rely on. To become one of the leading knowledge-societies a country needs to have
world class educations as well as providing all with the opportunity and will to learn new
and acquire useful qualifications and competences in life. (Undervisningsministeriet,
2007)
Even though a well informed public and highly educated citizens, arguably is a good
thing for all societies someone seems to pay a high price.
Young people leave their hometown, moving towards the university cities to obtain a
higher education. But instead of heading back home after graduation they have a ten-
dency to stay, leaving their native town behind. With an increased urbanization and a
lack of young settlers in the countryside the provinces starts to decay (Harbo, 2011). The
decrease in population leads to closing of schools, lessening of sports clubs and lack of
social events and community spirit.
Bringing young families back to the provincial parts of a country is essential to sustain
the live in the outskirts (Vordingborgs commune, 2009). A task which is impossible with-
out creating cheap affordable houses that fulfills the dreams of young families and follows
the trends of today, focusing especially on personal freedom and individuality (Kairos
Future, 2012).
This study looks at the increased centralization and urbanization occurring all over the
world, and the decline in small communities that follows the current development. Using
Vordingborg, a part of Denmark’s outskirts, as a case study enables a deeper understand-
ing of the political and cultural nature of the Danish society’s approach to handling the
current tendency. Within this framework a possible model for creating cheap and sus-
tainable homes is created which if adjusted can be considered a solution on a global scale.

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DECAYS
PROVINCE
Attraction of taxable citizens is a foun-
dation for the commune’s economy,
which will decrease and in the end
collapse with current tendency.
DECENTRILIZATION?
GLOBAL FORCECENTERS
50%
complets a youth education
Of all young people com-
plete a higher education
2015 GOALS
TO MAINTAIN POSITION
95%
Knowledge
Adaptability
Creativity
Flexible
Labor Market
Equal Income
Denmark’s welfare system and interernational compet-
itiveness is dependant on the cititzens abilities
International research states that
Denmark is one of the richest coun-
tries with most welfare and with one
of the best competitiveness in the
world at the moment.
WORLD
CLASS
20 - 30 YEAR OLD MOVES
The increased focus on education
leads the young people towards the
city away from their home in the
province
The media and politicians have
launched campaigns increasing the
focus on the Danish outskirts and try to
reverse the trend. Unfortunately they
seems to have reached the conclusion
that the focus needs to be on creating
monopol’s to obtain Denmark’s position
internationally
Will have the exact same effect on today’s younger generations
as the greater cities had under the urbanization. Skilled Danes
are already going abroad, drawn by educational opportunities,
challenging jobs, attractive rewards and favorable taxation,
some never to return.

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Dimensions
Based on elements build out of standard ma-
terials there are created ‘mats’ of two differ-
ent sizes 1200mm x 1200mm and 1200mm x
2400mm, which is used for creating bearing
walls, facades, decking and the roof.
Placement
Using ‘mats’ as building parts, as the Japanese,
is very much like playing with LEGO, which
makes it possible for everyone to design their
own house. The pieces can be freely placed in
the order that fulfils ones desires.
Span
Internal structural elements are placed one el-
ement (1200mm) from the facade and four ele-
ments (4800mm) apart, enabling a non-bearing
facade. One can thereby play around with fa-
cade element and big windows without concern
of a building collapse.
Stability
Ensuring stability of the house is crucial and
is done by simply following one rule while plac-
ing the bearing parts - At least one out of three
structural elements has to be turned 90 degrees.

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ROOF & FLOOR SKYLIGHTINTERNAL WALLS
FACADE
TOP
TOP
SIDE
SIDE
WINDOWS DOORSWINDOW FACADE
TOP
SIDE
TOP
SIDE
SIDE
TOP
ELEMENT CATALOGUE
Freedom and personal expression follows the enabling of
choosing the pieces which together will form the home of
your dreams. The rural touch, highly regarded in the mod-
ern society is a natural part of the raw mats constructed by
kerto wood. The insulation is wood fiber eliminating the need
for a plastic vapor barrier.
Unlike all other parts of the building the internal non-bear-
ing walls do not oblige to the rule of 1200mm size, liberating
the design and placement of rooms and creation of space.
Skylights and windows can be dimensioned within the natu-
ral boundaries of the ‘mat’ to fulfil individual needs. A fully
windowed facade is a possibility with a non-bearing facade
and elements has been designed in a way so they fully sup-
port such a vision.
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PLAN EXAMPLE - 1 13m2
Orangeri
Kitchen
Scullery
Entrance
Children Room #2
Work Space
Bathroom #1
Bed Room
Children Room #1
Dinning Room
Living Room
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HOUSING EXAMPLE
The coming section shows an example of a house build with the described rules and elements created
to design cheap, temporary, sustainable homes for young people fulfilling their ideas of a rural expres-
sion, personal touch and freedom. The house is 113m2, a size that follows the current need of small
houses in Denmark (Kristensen H. & Andersen H. S., 2009)
A technical plan and section will along with two details show how such a house is put together.

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Construction:
ROOF
Roof flashing in zinc
2 layers of roofing felt
Angled insulation, average thickness 140mm
Kertoboard 27mm
Insulation 360mm
Kertoboard 27mm
DECKING
Wooden floor 16mm
Floor plates with milled track for floor heating 22mm
Floor structure 45mm laid up per max 600mm
Insulation 45mm
Kertoboard 27mm
Insulation 360mm
Kertoboard 27mm
Insulation 120mm
Climate resistant board 8mm
FACADE
Kerto Board 27mm
Insulation 300mm
Kerto Board 27mm
INTERNAL WALLS
Wooden board 12mm
Insulation 45mm
Wooden board 12mm
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Section A-A
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Detail 1 Detail 2
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DECKING
Wooden floor 16mm
Floor plates with milled track for floor heating 22mm
Floor structure 45mm laid up per max 600mm
Insulation 45mm
Kertoboard 27mm
Insulation 360mm
Kertoboard 27mm
Insulation 120mm
Climate resistant board 8mm
Sealant
Insulation 45mm
Wooden floor 16mm
Floor plates with milled
track for floor heating 22mm
Wood 45mm x 45mm
Coloumn shoe steel
Insulation 45mm
Wood 38mm x 58mm
Kerto board 27mm
Insulation 45mm
Kerto board 10mm
Insulation 48mm
Bolt
Beam 45mm x 145mm (point foundation)
Pressure distributing chocks (wood)
Paving slab
Kerto board 27mm
Insulation 120mm
Climate resistant board 8mm
Kerto board 27mm
Insulation 360mm
Zinc cill with drip
Wood 27mm x 65mm
Timber batten 45mm x 45mm
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Kerto board 27mm
Kerto board 27mm
Kerto board 27mm
Verge zinc
Wood 38mm x 45mm
Kerto board 10mm
Wood 76mm x 45mm
Weather sealant tape
Self-adhesive sealing tape
Zinc drip
Primary seal
Insulation 360mm
Insulation laid with fall, average thickness 140mm
Under felt
Top felt
Insulation 300mm
Wood 45mm x 45mm
Plywood 8mm
Insulation 45mm
Secondary seal
Bolt
ROOF
Roof flashing in zinc
2 layers of roofing felt
Insulation laid with fall, average thickness 140mm
Kertoboard 27mm
Insulation 360mm
Kertoboard 27mm
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QUESTIONING ZERO CARBON - EUSTON LONDON (2015)
Sustainable development is defined by the Brundtland commit tee (1987) as a devel-
opment that meets the need of today without jeopardizing the opportunities for future
generations. Even though sustainability today is mainly perceived as being taking care
of the environment, decreasing emitted CO2, sustainability equally includes economical
and social aspects.
Considering technical issues of a development such as the building envelope, external
shading, on site renewable resources, grey water systems and similar creates the frame-
work for a green, low carbon building. Combining it with simulation based evaluation
of wind, solar availability and daylight optimizes not just the low carbon aspects of the
construction, but also the micro climates in the interior and the outdoor space.
One might think that creating a development with low to zero carbon dwelling and offic-
es, simultaneously having pleasant affect on the exterior, and a clear strategy for the use
and type of housing would be enough to obtain a sustainable city. However, according to
Bioreginal and CABE (2008) a sustainable city is a place where it is easy for residents to
adopt a sustainable lifestyle, thereby not enough to provide a development as described.
As there are many different aspects of a development to consider in designing towards
carbon neutral developments, BioRegional has created the One Planet Living scheme, a
guideline consisting of 10 principles which, if all is obtained, will lead to a sustainable
development.
This report will focus on the One Planet Living strategy as a guideline to project a sus-
tainable concept, aiming towards designing an eco village, while “Eco villages will ideally
eliminate the use of fossil fuels” – Bioregional and CABE, What makes an eco-town?
(2008), for a low price with the people in mind.
Tre forskellige strategier blev evalueret. Udvalgt er metode afsnittet samt nogle illustra-
tioner og analalyser fra den semi-private strategi. Hele projektet kan ses på min hjemme-
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1. Research methodology
The coming sections consists of different strategies describing how a sustain-
able development can be established in the project area through various archi-
tectural visions from private, to semi-private and public.
The strategies are all designed from option based considerations using the One
Planet Living’s principles as a framework. Multiple tools, Ecotect, Vasari and
BRE Water Efficiency Calculator, are used to simulate internal and external
microclimates and water consumption.
While attempting to create a sustainable development the results of the soft-
wares are considered useful guidelines to determine suitable alternations to the
proposed design. Multiple simulations and twitchings of the design are carried
out before the final layout for the coming consepts are proposed.
The concepts will be be graded from 1 - 5, one being the lowest and five being
the highest, according to an evaluation of their performances in each of the 10
principles. Each of the 10 principles are seen having an equal value in the aim
of obtaining a sustaibable development. The most sustainable strategy will be
the one of the three that achieves the highest average grading.
The three strategies will as minimum need to provide 250 apartment of an
average size of 70m2 with additional 15% service area. 80% of the apartments
is affordable dwellings, 20% private. 15% are one bedroom flats, 60% of them
are two bedrooms flats and 25% three bedroom flats.
Furthermore the developments have to incorporate at least 5 retail or commer-
cial premises with a minimum area of 50m2 each.
Three starting suggestions for the new development
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Concept 2 - The Village
Vision: The designated project area is completely residential, which makes it
quiet. The concept of a village is a semi private approach that tries to connect
the community by having low-raised (4-floors) buildings spawning on the two
plots, creating a small town experience in the center of the city.
The area will consist of mainly residential units, with 250 apartments, and a
few (10x70m2) private businesses, with old fashioned professions. One of the
main focuses with the village is to create a strong community revolving around
close neighbourhood and common rooftop gardens.
Numbers of apartments: 250
First suggestion of a village like concept
Solar analysis of village concept design 1-4
Sketch of modified village scheme
Museum Quadrant - Vienna
A perfect example of how a relative
small area surrounded by buildings
with lovely furnitures and few trees can
create an oasis in the city
Pocket park in Manhattan
People are attracted by the vegetation
and calm pace of the enveloped envi-
ronment.
Rooftop allotment in Seattle
Gardening on the top of a building pro-
vides more than the pleasure of growing
food, a great view of the busy life is
nothing to sneeze at.
Vienna, Manhattan & Seattle

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Sketch of natural ventilation - 1:500
Cross ventilation
Single-sided ventilation
Noise and air pollution
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Wind simulation suggestion 1 Wind simulation suggestion 2
Wind simulation suggestion 3 Wind simulation suggestion 4
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Sketch of reuse of soil and compost
- Village strategy traffic plan
Bicycle path
Walking paths
Up-cycle house by Lendager Architects
Used papers transformed to isolating paper wool Floor created out of cork
Birds & butterflies
Rooftop allotments
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1.0.1. Summary
As local grown food and community spirit is the driving forces behind the VILLAGE,
the strategies concerning sustainable food and culture is very well developed and is
given good grades.
PROS:
- Strong community - Great purpose for reuse food waste
- Educational program concerning food - Good use of harvested rain
water
- Greening the city - Attractive area birds and wildlife.
The concept of a village fails a bit when it comes to providing better sustainable
transport and create equality and a local economy.
CONS:
- Use of cars needed for equipment - Minimum of new shops and offices
- No straight bicycle path - Rely on community to function
Health & Happiness Zero Carbon
Zero Waste
Sustainable Transport
Local & Sustainable Food
Sustainable WaterLand Use & Wild Life
Culture & Community
Equality & Local Economy
Sustainable Materials
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Diagram over VILLAGE sustainable grades
Village final sketch

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REUSE AND RETHINK MILAN EXPO2015 – PAVILLIONS RELOADED (MILAN
2015)
Outline for the Workshop:
Re-making the temporary wooden structures of the Expo, the summer school inves-
tigates the possibility of disassemble the structures in pieces in the aim of re-assemble
them in different places and ways, manipulating their spaces parts and details.
The political aim of the workshop is achieved through offering a series of public admin-
istrations of the Milan neighbourhood the real possibility of inheriting for free a rede-
signed structure to act as a space for public use.
FLOW
Park de la Trucca today seems divided in two, with only one half taken into use by the vis-
itors. People are the ones bringing life and joy to the park attracted by spaces of interests.
With two light curved structures a new flow is created, bringing people from the greatly
used east side to the west, currently deserted, unifying the two parts of the park into one
whole. The Waves of Bergamo are a fragile monument a new landmark for Cittá Bassa.
The new structure´s shape allows people to flow along the waves, through the waves and,
over the waves, with possibilities for small and great events. A Reinterpretation of the
standard EXPO2015 frames, into new triangular structural element is what gives life to
the new Landmark. The Waves of Bergamo – A flow of life.

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ST. JOHN’S GREEN (2015)
Ved dette projekt blev jeg sammen med 3 andre udvalgt blandt alle arkitektstuderende
på The University of East London til at samarbejde med den almennyttige arkitekt virk-
somhed Civic Architecture.
Lokalsamfundet omkring Silvertown, på den sydlige side af London City Airport, eft-
erspurgte en ny installation i den lokale park St. John’s Green. Installationen skulle de-
signes til at forbedre mulighederne for sociale arrangementer og events samt have plads
til haveudstyr og et sæsonbetonet cafeterie. Vi havde blot en uge til at udarbejde fire
design, som blev udstillet og sat til folkeafstemning på det lokale bibliotek.
‘The Beach’ blev valgt som det vindende foreslag og skal bygges her i september senere
på året.

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DYRK DIN BY! BYPLANLÆGNINGS KONKURRENCE (2012)
Fremtidens Forstæder (2012) var en byplanlægnings konkurrence, udstedt af RealDania,
omhandlende byen Nykøbingfalster. Elkiær + Ebbeskov arkitekter vandt konkurencen
med projektet “Dyrk Din By!”. Hoved ideen var at skabe et område, som opfordrer folk
til at tage del i det sociale fællesskab, der dyrker grøntsager og kryderurter i fælles urte-
haver. Ideen opstod udfra byens omkringliggende lokale samfund og deres stolthed i
lokale produkter.
I et gammelt industri område blev en af de eksisterende haller lavet om til et stort mad
markede til gavn for de lokale beboere og de nærtliggende lokalsamfund.
Det gamle industriområde skulle omlægges tl beboelse. For at bibeholde den indistruelle
atmosfære blev den nye beboelsedelvist bygget på gamle fundamenter og designet til at
associere gamle dage. Nogle af de gamle haller og siloer blev valgt at skulle renoveres,
mens andre valgtes at rive ned.
For at forene det nye boligområde med de andre dele af byen en sti kaldet ‘Den Grønne
Elastik’ blev designet til naturligt at guide gående gennem området, kommende forbi
mad markedet, boldbaner og urtehaver. Da det er vigtigt at opnå en blid overgang i trans-
formationen fra et industri område til et bolig område, blev de omkringliggende bebo-
ere, inviteret til at plante æbletræer over hele området hvorend det var muligt. Disse
træer bliver med design fremskridte brugt til opbygning af huse eller flyttet til andre dele
af byen.
MIT BIDRAG
Min opgave var at skabe det beskrevede område i 3D i Google SketchUp og vise progres-
sionen i området; hvordan det vil se ud ved første byggestadie ‘I Morgen’, om 10år og om
30år. Derudover bidrog jeg med flere diagrammer og stod for at designe tre ud af de fire
bolig typografier samt at kreere diagrammer der visualiserede idéerne bag dem.

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Den ‘Grønne Elastik’ og forbindelsen til områder med semiprivate rum. Gården; en beboelses typografi bestående af rækkehuse of lejligheder af
forskellige størrelser. Designet til at passe småfamilier, ældre borgere og
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Landsbyen; et mix a 2 og 3 etages lejligheder og rækkehuse alle med adgang
til terrasser i stueetagen. Tagene er enten standard, grønne eller dækket af
solceller.
Længen; Rækkehuse i 3 etager. Bygget på eksisterende fundament fra gam-
mel fabrikshal og med et shad tag bringer Længen associationer til det
førhenværende industri kvarter. Fra tagterrasserne er det muligt at se den
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I Morgen; udgør første skridt af den nye planlægning med æble træer plan-
tet på de frie områder.
Om 10 år; som udvilking fremskrider bliver nogle af de gamle fabrikshaller
revet ned og gør plads til beboelse. Den ‘Grønne Elsastik’ bliver anlagt rundt
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Om 30 år; området er blevet succesfuldt transformeret fra et gammelt in-
dustri område til et nyt og spændende bolig kvarter, med æbletræer fra det
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VILLA VED KLØVERVEJ (2012)
Grunden ved Kløvervej har en hældning på 1 meter, hvilket har influeret designet af
villaen. Villaen er konstrueret i et plan med to niveauer, der skaber en naturlig opdeling
mellem forældrenes personlige afdeling, børnenes afdeling og de fælles arealer som køk-
ken og stue.
To terraser definerer huset, en på hvert niveau som skærer sig ind i bygningen. Taget er
et sadeltag der er forskudt for at få den sene eftermiddags/aftensol ned i køkkenet. Huset
er udført i H+H termoblokke som pudses hvide.
Døre og vinduer er i træ/alu malet sort udvendigt og hvide indvendigt, hvoraf de tydeligt
definerer overgangen mellem ude og inde og samtideig skaber ro indendøre. Tag af sort
tagpap med afslutninger i zink og carportene i galvaniseret stål med sort tagpap på taget,
skur i træ der ledsager vinduer og døre, som skaber skarp kontrast til hjemmets hvide
vægge.
MIT BIDRAG
Udover mindre design ændringer var min opgave at færdiggøre plan tegner samt at lave
facader, snit og detaljetegninger in AutoCAD.
Jeg modtog det overordnede ansvar for kontakt til den eksterne ingeniør og tillid til at
mine tegninger var på et højt nok niveau til at blive brugt som de færdige tegninger til
entreprenørerne. Huset på Kløvervej er således bygget delvist efter mine tegninger samt
tegninger fra det eksterne ingeniør firma.
De følgende tegninger og rendering er et udvalg af mit arbejde på projektet.

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Sidste billede fra projektet (28. april 2014). Villaen under opbygning set fra stuen ind
mod køkkenet.

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