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Master´s Thesis 2020 Material Turn

Nina Åström

Snow Builds

Snow build and pre-school.

The wind often causes snow to accumulate into piles around buildings. These snow builds can be used to create additional spaces for in the built environment in polar contexts. The previously described Pillar creates the opportunity for wider spans of open space in the snow structures. The outsides of the snow structures can, as an example, be used as snow sledging slopes in a kindergarten or as extra stands for watching sports activities.