The kiosk obelisk by Ulf Mejergren seems in Knivsta in Sweden
Stockholm Apply Ulf Mejergren (one) designs a everlasting sculpture to be exhibited in entrance of the city corridor of Knivsta, Sweden. By successful the suitable contest held to create a perm works of public artwork that may enhance town positioned north of Stockholm, the group proposes a mission that attracts inspiration from the area’s wealthy rural heritage, whereas addressing town’s ongoing transformation in researching cultural id. Surrounded by farmland, the construction builds a picket tower stacking a number of house-like volumes, harking back to typical Swedish cottages painted in distinctive purple. Ascending type of set up organize the smaller bins on prime. Navigating the speedy enlargement of the world with trendy buildings erected within the metropolis heart and the appreciation of conventional structure ruled by the encircling countryside, the development combines the typology of kiosks with a common obelisk mass.
Obelisk kiosk | all photographs by Ulf Mejergren
combining the Swedish cottage typology with monumental sculpture
The sculptural constructing, to be erected in one of the central locations in Knivsta, in entrance of the city corridor, mixes the standard structure of cottage kiosks in modest and small-scale design, and the monumental and grand quantity of an obelisk. The form of the tower is generated by stacking a number of typical purple rural cottages on prime of one another, steadily narrowing their shapes upwards. Public paintings by Design studio Ulf Mejergren serves as a tribute to Swedish cultural heritage, but additionally as a metaphor for Knivsta’s transformation.
The cabin-like kiosk on the backside of the construction is meant for varied features, corresponding to a brief station for youngsters to promote cinnamon rolls and lemonade, or an out of doors library arrange by town corridor. The “kiosk obelisk” revitalizes the sq. in entrance of the city corridor with vigorous and convivial interactions, being on the identical time monumental and imposing. An unlikely pair of two contradictions within the proposal turns into a brand new breed for public installations.
conceptual diagram – the mission combines the typology of the agricultural cottage and the monumental sculptures
elevation drawings
part by way of the development website – the tower adorns the newly constructed sq. in entrance of the city corridor in Knivsta
viewing the brand new sq. with the brand new public paintings by Ulf Mejergren
the hovering quantity of the Kiosk Obelisk resembles stacked Swedish log cabins