KS curating exhibition at Form/Design Center

What do we need to build apart from housing?
What creates identity, local involvement and a sense of belonging in an urban neighbourhood?

The exhibition Commoning Kits at Form/Design Center showcases 13 examples of how new meeting places can be created to generate and kick-start qualitative development and community in an urban district.

The exhibition is a dialogue process and an investigation presenting innovative prototypes – toolkits – designed to be used in different settings and cities, based on desired needs.
Behind the proposals are some of the Scandinavia’s most creative architectural practices:

Arrhov Frick
EriksenSkajaa
Förstberg Ling
In Praise of Shadows
Krupinski/Krupinska
Lenschow & Pihlmann
Leth&Gori
Marge
Nilsson Rahm
Norell/Rodhe
Rintala Eggerston
Sted
Vardehaugen +AHAA

The point of departure for this exploration is the development of Sege Park, which will become a new hub in Malmö with the ambition to be a showcase for social and sustainable urban development.

Commoning Kits offers several opportunities for open Think Tanks and further discussions about the city. The inauguration opens with a seminar where guest speaker Finn Willams together with the exhibiting architects will discuss how we can create better communities in our cities.

The discussion and exhibition is a collaboration between Kjellander Sjöberg, Form/Design Center in Malmö and Malmö City.

Welcome to a discussion about Commoning Kits!

Place: Form/Design Center, Lilla Torg 9, Malmö
Seminar: 6 Sept kl 15:00 – 17:00
Vernissage: 6 Sept kl 17:30 – 20:00
Exhibition runs: September 6 – October 10
Initiative and idea: Kjellander Sjöberg
Curator: Stefan Sjöberg
Exhibition designer: Kjellander Sjöberg

Culture block in Östersund

KS, together with Bogl, designs a proposal for a new central meeting place, Gustav III’s Square in Östersund. The site is to be transformed from a bus terminal into a vivid attractive destination point with great programmatic variation. The municipality, together with Diös Real Estate, will use the proposal to investigate further possibilities of including a new concert hall, city library, art school as well as hotels and housing into the area. KS project creates new paths and connections with an open and humble spatial formation that relates to the small-scale urban fabric. Focus has been put on creating meeting places with a good microclimate, flexibility and inviting character, which can be used by different social groups year round. The new buildings will create synergy between various programs and strongly contribute to the vibrant urban life of Östersund.

KS wins a competition in Helsingborg

KS has, together with Veidekke won a competition for a housing block in Oceanhamnen, new town district in Helsingborg.

“The proposal takes vision of sustainability for future housing to a new level” describes the jury.
The block, designed by Kjellander Sjöberg, consists of around 55 apartments where flexibility, sustainability and programming have been the leading factors of the design process. The eco-labeled buildings in CLT and recycled bricks connect to the surroundings of the harbour in both configuration and program.

Focus has also been on social sustainability. On the smaller scale of each individual apartment, smart and flexible solutions can vary the accommodation character based on changing conditions and future needs. On the large scale, the buildings connect and invite activity and movement, as well as inspire social initiative and further integration using meeting places and open facilities.