Carpark Erika

Metro Arkitekter AB, Urban Skogmar (HL), Rafael Palomo and Fredrik Nilsson

ARCHITECTS
Metro Arkitekter AB, Urban Skogmar (HL), Rafael Palomo and Fredrik Nilsson: Rafael Palomo and Fredrik Nilsson

PHOTOGRAPHS
Rafael Palomo

CATEGORY
Parking

LOCATION
Malmö, Sweden

YEAR
2008

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Can a parking garage be designed to make an attractive contribution to the cityscape?

Answer: yes! In this project, we had the advantage of having designed the neighboring office block and were able to create an ensemble.

We chose to work using contrasts: The office block’s stable concrete walls provided the opportunity to work with “lightweight” materials.

White glass boxes surround the parking garage and break down the scale of a large monofunctional volume.

By day, the white glass sparkles but at night the building’s colored ceilings mean that the building changes character completely.

At street level there is a gym, adding a vibrant ambience to the street environment.