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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination. The parking garage that moonlights as a sledding slope in Piteå, Sweden by White Arkitekter + Henning Larsen ArchitectsDecember 11th, 2016 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: White Arkitekter The Swedish city of Piteå, located about 130 kms below the Arctic Circle, wanted a new parking garage but also got a sledding hill, an amphitheater and a large lantern. The project ‘Stadsberget’ (Swedish for ‘city mountain’) was designed by White Arkitekter in cooperation with Henning Larsen Architects and has become a unique meeting place and tourist attraction in the city centre.  Image Courtesy © Åke E:son Lindman
 Image Courtesy © Åke E:son Lindman The five storey parking garage accommodates 228 new parking spaces but it is its other functions that became the talk of the town. During the summer it serves as a popular meeting place with lush greenery and flowers planted on the hill. The slope is designed as an amphitheater where people can enjoy the evening sun. It has already been used for music events, for instance. But as the snow falls, it becomes a slope that delights children and adults with a sledge or a cup of warm chocolate on the staircase.  Image Courtesy © Åke E:son Lindman  Image Courtesy © Åke E:son Lindman Wood became the dominant material in Stadsberget nodding to the region’s strong tradition and forrests. The entire facade is clad in larch battens mounted with high precision. Along with an extensive lighting program achieved the illusion of a bright lantern in the evening, while exuding a natural warmth during daytime. The lighting is integrated in the façade, setting light on the inside, and creating an interesting effect from the outside.  Image Courtesy © Åke E:son Lindman  Image Courtesy © Lennart Sjögren About White Arkitekter White Arkitekter was founded by Sidney White in 1951 and is Scandinavia’s leading architectural firm with over 900 employees working in 16 offices in Sweden, Denmark, Norway and the UK. Our work is research focused and our expertise encompasses architecture, urban design, landscape architecture and interior design.  Image Courtesy © Åke E:son Lindman  Image Courtesy © Åke E:son Lindman For nearly two decades, White has invested in establishing a unique research-based organisation of highly qualified experts in the field of sustainable design. Our founder’s aim was to improve society through architecture and his legacy lives on in our ambition to contribute towards the building of a sustainable world.  Image Courtesy © Åke E:son Lindman  Image Courtesy © Åke E:son Lindman  Image Courtesy © Åke E:son Lindman  Image Courtesy © Åke E:son Lindman  Image Courtesy © Åke E:son Lindman  Image Courtesy © White Arkitekter  Image Courtesy © White Arkitekter  Image Courtesy © White Arkitekter  Image Courtesy © White Arkitekter  Image Courtesy © White Arkitekter  Image Courtesy © White Arkitekter  Image Courtesy © White Arkitekter  Image Courtesy © White Arkitekter
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