Ola K Asker

Team point of view

The abandoned district of Dikemark has a strong identity because of its former use as a psychiatric centre and its picturesque landscape. We propose to develop an adaptable city in order to create the "heritage of the future" and, to do this, propose the idea of a new, self-sufficient open source town, adaptable by its habitants. Our strategy is based on the slow development, initiated with the foundation, in the abandoned buildings, of the first design school specialising in woodwork. We are planting the seed that will stimulate the area's development through its local economy. With time, the students will create their own workshops and new buildings will appear. Wood will be the vehicle of this strategy and the element that will give Dikemark 2.0 its identity.