Sculptural prototyping in Varberga, Örebro. / 2023
In Örebro, Örebrobostäder (Öbo) are renovating a large part of the area Varberga. A new center with housing and public facilities is being built as well as renovations of many of the apartment buildings and the public and semi-public spaces around them.
In June 2022 we were invited by Öbo to participate in the process of developing a new green space that opens from the center towards the Varberga forest and recreational area. The green space is a form of park with spaces for activation as well as resting.
The park, the green path, is designed by landscape architecture firm DCL.13 and our role has been artistic project lead.
Over the year we have worked together with the developing team to find new ways of planning the space for informal meetings among residents of the area, activation for people of all ages as well as line of sight from the new center to the forest.
As part of the development, we have proposed a built somewhat un-programmed space, a floor with a sculptural roof, that can function as meeting place, stage, dancefloor etc
Over three days in March 2023 we have been in Varberga to prototype the structure together with participants from Örebro Skateförening, Örebro Konstskola, management and others.
We started on Friday morning with piles of wood (both used and new) and some tools and together we built a structure that functions as a spatial drawing where we, the participants and the residents in the area could think together and talk about size, height and material as well as how it can be used in the future.
Saturday, we finished the construction and on Sunday we disassembled it again leaving the site as we found it.
Three intense days that gave us lots of good thoughts and conversations on how to make this into a permanent piece next year.
