The proposal’s two solid wood volumes are given a contemporary expression and identity that creates a clear imprint on the site. The buildings are intended as cohabitive housing, with spaces designed for common dinners, for working and socializing, as well as for public activities.
Smaller duplex apartments open in two directions so as not to define a front and a back of building, which is important for the site. This section of the building has a transparent entry level that allows for views through and creates connection between the two sides of the building. The apartments are accessed via exterior corridors integrated into the volume.
The buildings come together as one Gestalt, where the volumes with their open and closed sections create a clear dialogue with the surrounding,existing buildings and where a refinement of the volumes is achieved through the detailing of the materials. There is a desire to work with a material that through its ageing enhances the experience over time, of the housing volumes and hence of the place.
Along the operable window sections of each apartment, along the balconies and on the large roof terraces the residents can grow vegetables, herbs and flowers. On the roof there is also another common room where residents can gather for various activities. Here, the roofscape becomes part ofthe continuous park space, lifted towards the light and the view.
Team: Petra Gipp, Susanna Bremberg, Malin Heyman, Emil Bäckström, Jonas Hesse, Maria Cagnoli, Marco Nathanson
