Kuggen is nestled in among Lindholmen’s big office buildings, like a colorful blossom surrounded by gray leaves. Its form and color are not immediately revealed. The round building looks different from every direction. The upper floors project out over the lower—more on the south side than on the north, so that the building partially shades itself when the sun is high in the sky. A rotating screen shades the top floors, following the sun’s path around the building. These details change the building’s character from one side to another, and over the course of the day. Finally, its brocade of glazed terracotta panels takes on different appearances depending on our viewing angle and the changing daylight conditions.

Kuggen

• Architects: Wingårdh Arkitektkontor
• Project: Kuggen
• Location: Lindholmsplatsen, Göteborg, Sweden
• Architect Team: Wingårdh Arkitektkontor AB thru, Gert Wingårdh, Jonas Edblad, Charlotte Erdegard and Danuta Nielsen
• Software used: Autocad is the main project software and the software used for 3d renderings is 3DSMAX and rendered with V-ray.

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