A daring new water tower by White Arkitekter strides throughout the Swedish panorama

A dramatic and sculptural wave-shaped water tower that rises above the Swedish metropolis of Varberg is White Arkitekter’s newest challenge in Våga.

Concrete has an everlasting afterlife, whether or not we prefer it or not. Identical to the buildings, bunkers, and memorials which were bestowed monument standing by their monolithic solidity, the Våga Water Tower – Vattentornet Våga – is meant to have a protracted life. ’Our ambition has been to design an object that may stand for tons of of years, by no means diminishing in magnificence,’ says White Arkitekter’s Agnes Orstadius.

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Meant to extend capability for this fast-expanding metropolis, the challenge started with a design competitors in 2017. White Arkitekter’s profitable response eschews the standard solitary tower kind in favour of a 187m-long construction that marches throughout the panorama on 9 slender pillars. The transient known as for a useful construction that was additionally a ‘new landmark symbolising the ability and sanctity of water, in addition to its profound significance to the town.’

Regardless of its size, Våga is simply 9m extensive, with every concave concrete phase forming a wave form that makes the complete construction ripple throughout the panorama. Set atop the small hill of Bastekullen in Träslöv, the brand new tower accommodates 5 instances as a lot water because the outdated one. Constructed by Scandinavian development firm Veidekke, the tower will be accessed from a stair and elevator embedded within the giant central pillar.

‘Våga makes a robust impression at a distance, however the tower can even be skilled up shut,’ says Orstadius, and the concrete pillars have been rigorously built-in into the prevailing panorama, emphasising the sculptural kind. New wildflowers have been planted and the service street turned again right into a gravel path.

‘All these parts – the elongated form, the wave motif, the concave facade, and the interaction of sunshine and shadow – imply the tower is perceived otherwise relying in your vantage level and the time of day,’ says Per Hultcrantz, who labored because the lead architect on the challenge after Mattias Lind. ‘This creates a dynamic high quality that ensures the tower by no means ceases to shock,’ he concludes.

The landscaping additionally encourages guests to return to the bottom of the construction, from the place the ocean, the Kattegat, will be seen. The water firm, Vivab, needed the brand new tower to be each landmark and recreation area, in addition to a long-lasting piece of neighborhood infrastructure.

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