The Students’s House Kårhuset has a strong symbolical value for the whole campus - being the core of the campus and bringing al the students together. Today the building suffers from not being transparent and accessible enough. With its location it is has a potential of being much stronger part of the life that surrounds it and it also possesses the possibility to communicate the future role of the whole LTH Campus.

All areas around Kårhuset are currently going through major changes. The location for the tram stop along with the tram line that will run through the northern parts of the LTH Campus will affect the movement around the design area and also the accessibility to the area as a whole.

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Nowadays, the area on the western side of Kårhuset has the character of a backside with almost no entrances to the area. The prevailing wind strikes you and there are no university activities that take place here. The future tram station will be located between the Institute of Biology and Kårhuset. The green buildings on the other side of the street will undergo major changes do to the planned development.

The main entrance to the Kårhuset faces east and is situated with a setback along the John Erikssons Väg. Between the V-building in the east and Kårhuset, there is a very busy internal walking and bicycle path that connects the whole LTH Area from north to south. In front of the V-building, there are bicycle stands behind bushes. Just aside of Kårhuset, there is an open green lawn, arranged as sloping auditorium space with a scene at its lowest point, adjacent to the building. The space is used for students activities, such as barbeques and student gatherings. There is a climbing wall on one of the facades of Kårhuset.

On the northern side of the Kårhuset, there is a parking lot. One of the faculty buildings - Navet has its main entrance towards the internal street and is framing the competition site from the north.

Just south of Kårhuset on the John Erikssons Väg, there are bus stops with regional and local buses. On the other side of the street, there is Study Centrum with library, cafeteria and other activities. John Erikssons Väg is a very busy street with buses, cars and and a separate lane for bicycles. Here one has a view over the lake Sjön-sjön and during warm days there are places where you can enjoy the lake view. Further south-west there is Mathematic Building, located with a setback from Sölvegatan Street, located in a slope behind bushes.