Stockholm-based firm Kjellander Sjöberg (K+S) won the Swedish division of the Nordic Built Cities Challenge 2016 with their vision to transform Sege Park, Malmö into a socially sustainable residential hub. Their project "It Takes a Block" uses climate-smart and economically varied housing models to test architecture's capability to foster sustainable living. The proposal was developed in association with students from Lund University and Danish landscape architecture firms BOGL and Sted.
The design responds to the critical need for urban density in Swedish cities by providing 800 compact apartment units across the 40,000 square meter site. Despite the high density and block arrangement, the scheme contains a multitude of shared spaces and open, unprogrammed communal zones. These areas are intended to act as points of shared knowledge and resources, consolidating waste and fostering a greater sense of community interaction within the complex.
The proposal intertwines typologically variant apartment types with public program, with the intention of creating "rich socioeconomic variation." Careful consideration of the existing environment will further this variation by creating conscious links to integrate the new development into its surroundings. The new building stock is proposed to "organically grow" from the existing 1930s buildings and parklands, creating a diverse new urban neighbourhood.
"The starting point of the design has been the fact that the long-term sustainability is ensured by providing opportunities for residents to engage and interact with their local environment," K+S said of their design.
K+S are currently engaged in several multi-residential projects across Sweden, including a new civic block in Kiruna, which applies similar approaches to climatic control and community-centric planning. The practice's interest in sustainability, visible across their portfolio, has been further explored at this year's Venice Biennale.
The overall winner of the Nordic Built Cities Challenge will be announced in November. K+S are one of six winners vying for the top honor, with the other projects dotted throughout the Nordic countries, in sites such as Trygve Lies plass in Oslo, Norway; Karsnes harbour in Kopavogur, Iceland; and Hans Tavsens Park and Korsgade in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Learn more about the Nordic Built Cities competition, here.
Architects
BOGL Landscape Architects, Kjellander Sjöberg, Sted Landscape ArchitectsLocation
Segevägen, Malmö, SwedenProject Year
2016Photographs
Courtesy of Kjellander SjobergArea
40000.0 m2
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