3. CURRENT SITUATION
Junailijankuja 5
Based on:
• bservations during the visits to the building
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• nterviews we had among the tenants
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Two main problems were identified:
• ommunication between HOAS and the tenants
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• hysical conditions of the building itself
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4. CHALLENGE
• Design the proper tools for the communication between HOAS, third
parties and the residents
• Enhance the commitment of the residents. (Participation, ownership)
• Create a pleasant and functional environment
• Design social solutions that could guarantee a sustainable change.
ORGANIZATION – PEOPLE – BUILDING
5. SOLUTIONS
Process:
1. The chain of thought during the whole project has been not
assuming anything but spotting actual problems by interviews and
observations during the visits as mentioned before.
2. Then brainstorming around the problem searching for feasible
and sustainable solutions.
7. COMMUNICATION
1.Residents’ image of HOAS
• enants don’t rely on the organization
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2. Perceived lack of information about HOAS as an organization
• bout the procedures
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- Practical information
• ules, Benefits
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• on profit organization
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3. Perceived inefficient channel to share information between tenants and HOAS
• issing or misinformation from HOAS
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• ack of an efficient “two-way communication” (who to contact?) No clear channel or contact person
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4. Perception of a different treatment between exchange students and Finnish students.
8. COMMUNICATION
1. First Aid Kit
• hopping Bag for the first night
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• urvival Guide
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2. Virtual Communications Channel
• acebook HOAS-PASILA page
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9. 1. FIRST AID KIT
• Shopping Bag for the first night
• Survival Guide
13. 2. VIRTUAL COMMUNICATION
CHANNEL
FACEBOOK as a "Virtual building" start-up
• OAS/PASILA Group for exchange students to communicate together and
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with/to HOAS
• &A and discussion areas
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o OAS takes an active role, commenting and posting frequently
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• partment repairs, happenings and other notifications
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• ub-page for recycling and/or selling furniture, dishes, blankets, bikes,
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appliances, books, clothes etc.
• racticalities and out-of-nowhere requests
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o I need to lend a football", "I need someone to help me" etc
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• OAS can add their applicants, or upcoming residents to the group and
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people can even use the page to search for suitable roommates and buy or
ask for the things they need in the flat
• his Facebook page will update it self to information boards on building
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entrances as well.
15. PHYSICAL CONDITIONS
1. Apartments
• No heating during the winter
• Reduced spaces, poor maintenance
2. Common Rooms
• Lack of common and free-access to the room
• Poor condition of the space
3. Laundry Room
• Too little washing machines, or no good service system around it
• Creates stress and frustration to the tenants.
• No drying room
4. Garbage system
• Lack of information on recycling and waste disposal
• Signs only in FinnishCreates a bad image for the whole building
Over all impersonal feeling.
18. PHYSICAL RENOVATIONS
Four spaces to be renovated
• OAS and Demos Helsinki organized a design competition for the halls. The
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goal is to give a unique personality for each of the building´s sixteen living
floors.
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Common kitchen
• nterior design and construction of a Finnish style kitchen-hangout space.
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(Wooden floors and panelling, finnish design furniture)
• errace renovation
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• aundry room
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• nterior design of a chill-out space. Drying room.
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3. Common room downstairs
Multifunctional room: sports, social gatherings etc.
