Allt är möjligt hus i Gustavsberg
In a sequence described in the next paragraphs, I remove the poorly insulated roof of Gustavsberg Porcelain Factory and make new use of its foundation. The monolith cement slab, once supporting heavy industrial machinery, is now the site of lakes and other movements:The top floor area is split, and a new built volume, one story higher, overtakes the southern half resting on the factory?s basement, digging into it at its western and eastern ends. Striking horizontally, the fissure exposes a long central axis, taking advantage of the factory?s horizontality to articulate vastness . The building formation allows for long views and makes possible, for instance, an unhindered 100 meter sprint across the lot. The original brick facade now defines a large outdoor plain, encircling two bodies of water, a lawn, a wooded park, and a grassy knoll. The new clean facade built along the central fissure, through repetition of the domestic module triggers the illusion of a strangely familiar row of homes. Initiating a new archetypal episode, a kidnapped residential street now rests on transient glass and water. But stripped of adornment, exposed utilitarianism, the transplanted row comes to resemble its new environment. Inside grow a series of production spaces and display sequences. The building?s acquired industrial character now becomes a setting for creative inspiration and ensuing collaborative work, a resuscitation of the spirit of the derelict factory.