Interspace

Sammanfattning: The starting point of this project was the sparsely built housing areas, dominated by tall towerblocks, from the Million-program era, to me exemplified by Bredäng, in southwestern Stockholm. Here, there are eight floors high towerblocks placed at an even distance of 50 meters from each other. The initial idea was look at ways to condensate by exploiting empty space in-between tall residential houses, generally.   The project was to change direction, however. What I had labeled as a generic Million-program area, is in fact very much a specific site. Time has passed since Bredäng were built, for 50 years, the site, that already in its cradle were unusually nature-oriented, has grown, and developed an identity. My strategy formed into being taking care of the features I found to be the obvious qualities, and translate them into new buildings on the site. Bredäng is not inner city, and doesn’t need city-oriented additions, but the green areas, on the other hand, is worth preserving, as is the drama in the tall thin houses framing the views, and the contrasts between the shrubby, small-scaled ground level and the grand open spaces.   If I was to state a conclusion it would be that I think that a general strategy for condensation in sparsely planned residential areas is to see each area as its own, and to start with looking at what is already there.