Långbord

05 Jun 2024 – 31 Oct 2024

Exhibition

Courtyard

"Långbord" is a place-based, spatial installation and the result of Mellan-rummet, A 72h open call for newly graduated architects.

Rendering av hur förslaget "Långbord" kommer att se ut på Hedmanska gården. Rendering: Victoria Israelsson och Emma Broberg

In the call for proposals, Mellan-rummet asked for an architectural idea that both highlights the site's qualities and historical layers and contributes to the discussion of what a contemporary public place can be. In 72 hours, the teams would create a place-based and spatial installation at Hedmanska gården.

The call was aimed at newly graduated architects in building, interior design, planning and landscape. Among the 55 submitted proposals, the jury has chosen "Långbord" by architects Victoria Israelsson and Emma Broberg as the winner.

– In times of recession, creative initiatives like the Mellan-rummet feel both important and necessary! The fact that it is aimed at recent graduates with a clear sustainability and cultural environment perspective gives hope for the future, not least in view of all the exciting proposals we have received in such a short time, says Emina Kovacic, chairman of Architects Sweden.

Hedmanska gården in Malmö is a historically unique place that has had a number of different functions, appearances and areas of use since the 15th century. An example of how a built environment can be robust over time and withstand different economic and political conditions which, as a result, involve changing architectural ideals.

- A site-specific design that invites varied use in outdoor environments. A design that creates spaciousness and clear boundaries at the same time that its permeability contributes to highlighting the site's surrounding facades. Thanks to its transparent and humble approach, it does not take over the culturally-historically place, but rather succeeds in the art of understatedly highlighting its distinctive features.- Motivation of the jury

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THE JURY CONSISTED OF:

Olof Martinsson, Cultural Heritage Officer, Malmö city
Emina Kovacic, Architect, City Architect Karlshamn/Chairman of Svergies Arkitekter.
Sven Vildergren, carpenter/artisan, technician. Form/Design Center
Linn Osvalder, Landscape Architect, SLU Movium Alnarp
Kristoffer Nilsson, Architect, Chairman, local association Svergies Arkitekter Skåne

The initiative is organized by Form/Design Center, Sveriges Arkitekter and Sveriges Arkitekter Skåne, with the support of SLU Tankesmedjan Movium and The City of Malmö.

Exhibition architect

Victoria Israelsson and Emma Broberg

More information

Read more about the call for proposals 'Mellan-rummet' here»

28 June–25 August you can see all 55 submitted proposals in an exhibition on Floor 3 of Form/Design Center.

Related projects

Mellan-rummet

Related program activities

60th anniversary party Anniversary mingling and book release

Exhibition on floor 3

28 June – 25 August you can see all 55 submitted proposals in an exhibition on Floor 3 of Form/Design Center.

Bild på Viktoria Israelsson och Emma Broberg

Victoria Israelsson och Emma Broberg

Meet the architects behind the Långbord

Victoria Israelsson, 26, and Emma Broberg, 31, both graduated in 2023 from the KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm. Mellan-rummet was the duo's first architectural competition, which made them humble before the task, nevertheless, it was obvious to participate.

- The easiest thing about the project was deciding to participate in the architectural competition. We are both job seekers and recent graduates since the summer of 2023. We have both felt a sense of frustration and restlessness over the past year, with the job market looking the way it does. Appropriately, this competition was announced and we thought it was an excellent opportunity to test our architectural wings and create something together, say Victoria Israelsson and Emma Broberg.

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Sida vid sida – Rendering Nelly Axelsson

Second place: Sida vid sida (Side by side)

For second place in the call, the jury chose the proposal "Side by side", by the architect Nelly Axelsson with the justification

Side by side is a proposal that both wants to challenge and engage Hedmanska gården's visitors by encouraging interaction and cooperation. With an eye-catching and uniquely shaped bench, the half-timbered structures in the yard are interpreted in a delightful way.With a twinkle in the eye, the design raises questions about the necessity that the architecture and design of the present, the future and the past need to interact more strongly and approach each other.

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Rem och regel – Rendering Lukas Hammarskiöld och Veronica Larsson

Third place: Rem och regel

The proposal "Rem och regel", by architects Lukas Hammarskiöld and Veronica Larsson, came in third place in the call for proposals with the motivation:

Rem och regel presents a simple, elegant and interesting interpretation of Hedmanska gården's well-joined questions about the place's identity, material use and flexible constructions. By understanding both the historical and contemporary use of the place, the proposal creates a realistic and feasible idea with a clear understanding of what the resilience and flexibility of the space and the material means and assumes.

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