Photo exhibition about circular approach, presenting the recently completed transformation of Gjuteriet in Malm\u00f6 for Varvsstaden, captured by the photographer Rasmus Hjortsh\u00f8j.<\/p>\n
Focused on the intensive re-use of repurposed materials, the project demonstrates how existing buildings can be reimagined based on circular principles. Formerly a ruin, the distinctive building has been given a vibrant new life as an active and social new urban place telling a multifaceted story about the port\u2019s rich maritime heritage.<\/p>\n
Kjellander Sj\u00f6berg began with what was already there: the imposing steel structure, the brick walls, the frail and broken collage-like character of the building we found \u2013 all these preserved stories and narratives that have accumulated over time.<\/p>\n
\u2018The way the new building elements hang from the existing loadbearing structure perfectly demonstrates how retrofitting or transforming existing buildings into new spaces can be done out of respect for the qualities already available. This approach also means that the aesthetic qualities of the existing brick and steel structures and window frames are retained and become important for both the spaces and the representation of the spaces,\u2019 says the photographer Rasmus Hjortsh\u00f8j.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Photo exhibition about circular approach, presenting the recently completed transformation of Gjuteriet in Malm\u00f6 for Varvsstaden, captured by the photographer Rasmus Hjortsh\u00f8j. Focused on the intensive re-use of repurposed materials, the project demonstrates how existing buildings can be reimagined based on circular principles. Formerly a ruin, the distinctive building has been given a vibrant new […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":18330,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-18336","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","post_category-events-en","post_category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n