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While Tampere undergoes a major development plan initiating large-scale construction in the city center, preservation and revitalization of the old railyard buildings have become a critical issue. The costly and challenging procedure of preserving the railyard buildings has made the plans for their future use even more critical. The study at hand aims to evaluate the potentials and examine the renovation of Tampere railyard wooden house for contemporary use. A thorough analysis has been done from the emergence of the railyard to the future development visions for the area. The restoration idea is then concluded for the railyard house to function as a traditional temporary housing with an active public core. A multiuse space opened in the heart of the building invites visitors of a wider range of demographics, interacts with the new use of the freight station building next door, and prompts the valuable participation of the creative citizens in the ongoing urbanization. Finally, the assessments and the technical issues for improving the building for the proposed use are reviewed and the design has been carried out accordingly.
This thesis discusses Äänijooga (sound yoga), an event series and practice consisting of yoga sessions done within an interactive live sonic environment. It documents the treatment of sonic composition and yoga routine by linking sonic and physical gesture, somatic philosophy, and discusses comparative practices and participants’ experiences during Äänijooga events. Gentle forms of yoga are done within a sound environment, and both activities are produced in a way as to reinforce and benefit each other. The practice of Äänijooga draws on listening practices such as soundwalking and Pauline Oliveros’ listening exercises and various forms of yoga and meditation. Äänijooga uses a multispeaker setup, immersive and sitespecific sonic environments built with MAX 6, and often uses projected audioreactive visuals built with VDMX. The placement of projectors, number and placement of speakers, visual behaviour and aesthetic, sound selection and behaviour, and particular focuses of the yoga sequence/asanas are all taken into account each time an Äänijooga event is held in a different space. With certified Slow Flow yoga practitioner Reeta Partanen, we created four individual sessions where both practitioner and artist attempted to mutually shape participants' experiences through using aspects common to movement and sound: intensity, pacing, direction, and sequence. By using corresponding signals and cues in multiple media to guide a participant, the goal was to deepen an individual's presence, clarity, and relaxation, as well as encouraging them to gain new insight toward listening and their body. These sessions occurred in Arkadia International Bookshop, Vapaan Taiteen Tila, Lapinlahden hospital, and Oranssi Klubi. These sessions involved approximately 100 participants in total. Äänijooga as a series continues to grow, taking place in many wellestablished institutions throughout Helsinki such as the aforementioned spaces and Kiasma. It continues to be my personal and professional goal to establish Äänijooga as its own recognised practice, and introduce its practice and concept to as many different communities and audiences as possible.