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Qvillestaden Apartment Building / Bornstein Lyckefors
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Description from the architectural firm. The Kvillestaden district of Gothenburg, Sweden, reflects the decline of the shipbuilding industry along the coast of Hisingen Dockyard over a long period of time. Today, there is a strong trend in the area, with older houses mixed in with numerous new developments. Against this backdrop, Bornstein Lyckefors designed an apartment block on the plot where the former post office was located.
Text description provided by the architects. The district of Kvillestaden in Gothenburg was for a long time a declining remnant of the now-closed shipyard industry along Hisingen's docks. Today the district has a strong upward trend where old houses are mixed with expansive new developments. In this context, Bornstein Lyckefors has designed an apartment building on the lot of a former post office.
The design of the building draws inspiration and logic from the adjacent Landshövdinge residence, a building with traditional Gothenburg features brick walls on the ground floor followed by a two- to three-story wooden structure. Today, most of the wooden façade has been replaced by metal plates, so the façade of the building is brick with corrugated zinc sheets on the outside. The architects divided the building into several parts and chose a monochrome scheme for each part, and the scale and architectural properties of the broken part were linked to the traditional enclosed block. Each part of the building has a different style of balcony railing, which further breaks the scale through subtle differences in design and creates changes in the urban landscape.
The design of the building draws inspiration and logic from the adjacent “Landshövdinge-houses”, the traditional and characteristic Gothenburg building type with a ground floor clad in brick, followed by two to three floors in wood. Today, most of the wooden facades have been replaced with sheet metal, and the facades on the block are therefore brick, with upper stories in corrugated zinc. By dividing the block into segments and giving each part one of three monochromatic color schemes, a connection was created to the traditional closed-block typology with its broken scale and mid-block property division. Each part was also given its own balcony railing, which with small differences in design further breaks down the scale and creates a variation in the urban landscape.
The courtyard contrasts with the street environment and can be said to be an oasis away from the hustle and bustle of the city. All surfaces, including facades, entrance balconies, stairwells and terraces, are covered with heat-treated pine. Shared balconies, common terrace areas and other seating in the yard, accessed from the stairwell, are all located in the sun. The entrance balcony that makes up the courtyard is the outdoor space for each family, so that residents can enjoy the terrace space in addition to the balcony facing the street and urban space.
The courtyard stands in stark contrast to the street environment and can be likened to an oasis, far from the city's noise. In principle, all surfaces; facades, entrance balconies, stairwells, and terraces are clad in heat-treated pine. Shared balconies accessed from the stairwells, a common terraced area, and other seating in the courtyard are situated to catch the sun in as many positions as possible. The entrance balconies that frame the courtyard are functioning as an outdoor room for each home.
In this way, the residents have access to an extra balcony in addition to the one facing the street and the urban space.
Buildings come in a variety of sizes, from studios to multi-storey apartments with roof terraces, with the aim of creating excellent lighting conditions and a rich social environment. The terrace and entrance balcony make the apartment more spacious, thus expanding the experience of using the apartment.
The apartment distribution ranges from studios to multi-storey apartments with associated roof terraces. The aim has been to create efficient plans with good lighting conditions and a rich social environment. The balconies and entrance balconies give the apartments two more "rooms", which enlarges the experience of the apartments.
Architectural design: Bornstein Lyckefors
Type: Apartment
Size: 8453 m2
When: 2018
摄影:Åke E:son Lindman, Bosse Lind
设计团队:Johan Olsson, Per Bornstein, Andreas Lyckefors, Jenny Andersson Höfvner, Petr Herman, Caroline Jokiniemi, Ainhoa Etxeberria, Karen Cubells, Viktor Stansvik
Customer: PEAB
City: Brämaregården
Country: Sweden
Architects: Bornstein Lyckefors
Area: 8453 m2
Year: 2018
Photographs: Åke E:son Lindman, Bosse Lind
Design Team: Johan Olsson, Per Bornstein, Andreas Lyckefors, Jenny Andersson Höfvner, Petr Herman, Caroline Jokiniemi, Ainhoa Etxeberria, Karen Cubells, Viktor Stansvik
Client: PEAB
City: Brämaregården
Country: Sweden
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