Our project dealt with designing an auto-sustainable co-housing on the island of Svalbard. The project was part of the master studio In Balance, a course that explores how architecture can rise to global climate challenges. The studio encourages both qualitative and quantitative evaluations and investigations during the form-finding process. 3D printing and computer-aided simulations are paired with sketches and manual models. The site for that year was in Longyearbyen: The coal industry is being phased out, while the area is facing growth in the fields of research and tourism. This sustained interest has led to a need for modernization of the settlement's built structures.
