LOKAL — Borås

Chalmers University of Technology

Year: 2023
Location: Borås, Sweden
Project type: Academic Project
Focus: Architecture / Adaptive Reuse / Public Space

This project transforms a former shoe and leather factory in Borås into a cultural and public hub. By retaining the existing industrial structure and introducing new circulation, cultural programmes, and shared interior spaces, the proposal reconnects the building with the canal and surrounding neighbourhood.

Canal-side public route beside the transformed brick factory, with new stairs, walkways and a waterside pavilion.

Overall axonometric of the former factory, canal and surrounding public landscape.

Two phases of incremental transformation showing access, cultural programmes, business areas and roof interventions.

First-floor plan connecting public programmes, interior courts and a continuous route along the canal.

Exploded factory axonometric, construction detail, cross sections and central courtyard perspective.