Neighbouring the Forest
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
A MAGAZINE OF INSPIRING ARCHITECTURE FROM SWEDISH WOOD » ISSUE 2 » 2021 FROM TRAIN STATION TO COMMERCIAL HUB BANK’S CIRCULAR BUILDING an unusual collaboration DOVETAILS ON STEEP SLOPE Neighbouring trä meets Kai Strehlke the forest knowledge Modern foundation using wooden piles Mathias Fridholm Director, Swedish Wood Editorial Ossip van Duivenbode van Ossip We need to change Annons how we consume ISSUE 2 » 2021 Hudiksvall, sweden The debate surrounding VOL. 34 » CONTENTS Swedish forestry has been quite vocal over the spring. Should we leave the forest to grow or should we make use of its resources? Most people agree that increased use of wood is good if the alternative is to use 13 » Deserted station more plastic, concrete or steel. filled with new life This argument is, of course, right The former railway station in and few people oppose it. Brussels has been transformed However, there is another into a little miniature urban alternative, and that is that we, district, a place where CLT offers a humanity, recognise the conse- warm welcome and sustainability quence of depleting resources and rules. reduce our consumption. In that world, demand for all the above 26 » Sensitive raw materials decreases, including for wood intervention products – less in the way of wooden buildings, Alongside a nature reserve just wood fibre-based packaging, hygiene products, south of Stockholm, a house is biofuels, etc. emerging that features skilled I have full respect for this argument, as long as craftsmanship, careful choices there is clarity about the negative consequences and an almost seamless transition of such a global transformation. Over the past between the material and its origin. 18 » century, our developing economy has driven research, innovation, education, health and 38 » Neat take on Circular bank as prosperity. It is worth reflecting, in particular, on a wooden home how the world has been able to create a vaccine On a narrow plot in Molde, Norway, sustainable investment in record time and distribute it to combat a a family home has gone up instead A bank that has a clear sustainability profile for its pandemic that not so long ago would have been of out, delivering an effective investment portfolio naturally also wants its offices much deadlier than it is today. layout and rooms with generous to meet the same criteria. The new headquarters of My solution is far from simple, yet it can be ceiling heights. Modern design Triodos are therefore circular, as well as being the summarised in two words: susTAiNABLe CONsuMP- meets traditional techniques. world’s first material bank. TiON! There is a way for us to combine continued growth, healthcare, education, vaccines and 4 In brief » Curvy beams » Hidden in the wellbeing with proper management of the plan- landscape » Between the walls » Influences et’s limited resources. It requires us to seriously from space » Another level » Discreet cabin and immediately switch to renewable materials! » Inviting portico » Library for wood samples Leave fossil raw materials in the ground – their » Branches on piles day is done. Invest in the sun, the wind and the forest, which give us new resources and materials 9 Chronicle » Marcus Horning on a daily basis and constantly recycle them- 10 The photo » Chapel for key ceremonies selves. Let us also work on circular flows, where Där maskrosbarnen får blomma 31 History » Båtsmanskasernen reuse becomes a profitable business model. 32 Interior » House in Svinninge I believe this is the future, but it requires careful consideration, compromise, fact-based Nya Skiftinge förskola sprakar och lever i sitt uttryck. Sidobyggnad- 34 Knowledge » On a stable footing solutions, constructive discussions and develop- ernas lila färgtoner och lekfulla mönster framträder mot den högre 36 Trä meets » Kai Strehlke ment. The Swedish forest industry’s challenge is huvudbyggnadens ljusgrå fasad i fibercement. En fasad som 42 Good read » Joinery Handbook to listen without being drawn into the dead-end utsmyckats med skolans signum: maskrosor som sätter frön i vinden. of the polarising Twitter debate and opinion journalism. In contrast to many of these com- mentators, we have taken on the incredibly Publisher Arbio AB Advertising Jon Öst, stimulating task of keeping several balls in the air Annonskraft, tel +46 707-627 682, Responsible publisher Mathias Fridholm at once. We are committed to biodiversity, giving Arkitekten berättar [email protected] Project manager Alexander Nyberg Repro Italgraf Media Printing Trydells people fantastic natural experiences, substituting Editorial team Björn Nordin & Alexander Cover Arctic silk 150g, fossil products and – most importantly of all “Maskrosorna symboliserar att detta är en plats där barnen kan växa Nyberg (Swedish Wood), David Valldeby (Utopi) Paper Swedish Wood represents the Swedish insert Arctic matt 100g – showing that all this can go hand-in-hand with Tomas Alsmarker (T Als- sawmill industry and is part of the Swedish Editorial board och blomma ut trots en dålig och mager omgivande jordmån. marker AB), Mikael Andersson (Wingårdhs), Print run 25 500 ex growth based on sustainable consumption, Forest Industries Federation. The forest Jessica Becker (Trästad), Eric Borgström & industry is one of Sweden’s most important ISSN-nummer 2001-2322 optimal resource use and a smaller climate Fibercementskivor är tåliga, robusta och underhållet är minimalt. Björn Johanson (Bjerking), Carmen Izquierdo business sectors. It provides employment (Esencial), Lars Ringbom (MsB), Sara Szyber. Want to subscribe? footprint. De ger även en möjlighet att få fram olika gestaltningsidéer.” throughout the country. Thanks to its natural Go to swedishwood.com, select Publications/ raw materials and products, the forest industry Editor & art director Wood Magazine/Subscribe for free and enter A happy summer to you all! David Valldeby, Utopi has a key role in the development towards your details. The magazine is published Anette Eriksson, Arkitekt SAR/MSA Carlstedt Arkitekter AB a sustainable, biobased society. Text editing Johanna Lundeberg, Ordaglad quarterly. Trä magazine is aimed at architects, struc- Cover Forest villa in Huddinge, Sweden Trä! tural engineers and everyone else interested by Jonas Bohlin & Hans Murman. e-mail [email protected] in architecture and construction. Mathias Fridholm Fler bilder och film från Skiftinge finns på cembrit.se Photo David Valldeby. www.woodarchitecture.se issue 2, 2021 » trä! » 3 Cembrit_Ads_215x300Trainfo_NR4_2020_v2a.indd 1 16.11.2020 11:17:16 Essi Nisonen In brief Åke E:son Lindman E:son Åke Animals undisturbed karlsHamn, sweden Eriksberg Wildlife Park is a 900 hectare game reserve in the Blekinge archipelago, where visitors can encounter animals object Illusion such as deer, Euro- arcHitect pean bison and sea Sandell Sandberg eagles, all in a setting structural engineer of leafy deciduous Kvarteret konstruktörer woodland. And there The house has been fully adapted is certainly a good to the site, surrounded by walls that chance of getting close to the wildlife in lend both character and shade. the 50 square metre Illusion Villa. The structure rests on four-metre high posts Leon Jeremie tHomery, Frankrike How much of a site’s history should be kept and is located above a feeding station, Preserved walls for posterity? This was a question for the architects at Arba, when giving guests a great view through a they were commissioned to design a family home and were con- glazed panel in the floor. The façade is clad shaped the house fronted with two old stone walls that split the plot in two. Although in polished sheet metal that reflects the the walls prevented the architects from creating a large, open unit, surrounding environment and from some they were left in place, not just because they provided shade and a angles makes the cabin difficult to spot. great backdrop for vines, but above all because they were part of The thatched roof is a way to connect to the site’s soul. the local building vernacular, and internally One wall was given a new opening, but otherwise the building the dominant material is wood. The walls has been fully adapted to the site, and thanks to the walls, the and ceiling have been painted in a subtle property has three different gardens, with varying degrees of sun yet playful colour palette, set off by the and shade. For ease of access around the house, wooden decking white-oiled floors. runs between the façade and the walls, protected by generous Powered by solar energy and gas, the eaves with visible beams. The gables are fitted with horizontal building also has a wood-burning stove and object House between walls ribbed screening and the dark tarred façade contrasts sharply with a large terrace, creating a high level of arcHitect Arba the light interior, where wood of varying dimensions has been left comfort despite the lack of running water.« structural engineer exposed.« w| sandellsandberg.se ACDF Industrie w| arba.pro Stargazing from a spaceship Ålen, norway For centuries, raised on eight short, slender people living near Hessdalen in steel posts, creating the illusion Norway have been treated to that the cabin is hovering off the remarkable light phenomena in ground. The rest of the building the sky. Researchers talk about A short way off the ground, the bent glulam is made of spruce CLT with wood beams divide to meet up with the adjacent electromagnetic fields linked to fibre insulation. The spruce beams, before curving back to unite at the top. the geology, but the play of façade has been treated using light has also prompted specu- the shou sugi ban technique and lation that it may be a popular then oiled to give a dark, robust lempäälä, Finland Confirmations, christenings crossbeams. The stiffness of the joints was landing site for uFOs. finish that also shrugs off the Elegant curves and weddings next to a campsite? Absolutely, achieved by placing the screws in a circle and Forestry company Statskog effects of the weather.