Selux

Together with the muni­ci­pal centre and town’s the­a­tre, the learning and cul­tu­ral centre forms a strong cul­tu­ral clus­ter con­nec­ting the exis­ting centre of the town with its nor­thern part, the­reby incre­a­sing attrac­ti­ve­ness of the dis­trict. The goal of the buil­ding design by archi­tects Fojab Arki­tek­ter AB was to con­tri­bute to ver­sa­ti­lity and social sustai­na­bi­lity in the town. It repre­sents the lar­gest invest­ment ever made by Fal­ken­berg muni­ci­pal autho­rity to date, com­pri­sing two buil­dings, the newly built Argus cul­tu­ral centre and the upgra­ded, exten­ded buil­ding of the town’s secondary school.

From the market place, visi­tors enter the foyer through the wel­co­ming main entrance — the win­dows of which are those of the children’s library and a café with an open-air sea­ting area. As well as a recep­tion and infor­ma­tion centre, the library is loca­ted here, exten­ding for almost 2800 square metres over two levels and sur­roun­ding a large, unco­vered inner cour­ty­ard. A green­space for use as a seated area for pre­sen­ta­ti­ons and a children’s area with a fairy tale cave invi­tes visi­tors to stay for a while and linger. The reno­va­tion has lent the school buil­ding an enti­rely new charac­ter, chan­ging it from an old, dusky school into a bright, airy centre for learning. A pede­strian bridge links the gram­mar school with the cul­tu­ral centre, the­reby ena­bling access to the muni­ci­pal park even when it is closed.

(Felix Ger­lach)

For the ligh­ting design, Fojab Arki­tek­ter AB col­la­bo­ra­ted with Caro­line Hjal­mars­son, lands­cape archi­tect LAR/MSA, who has used Olivio Grande, Medium and Spot lumi­nai­res to illu­mi­nate the public space in front of the cul­tu­ral centre. Using Olivio gobo pro­jec­tors, it has been pos­si­ble to create artis­tic ligh­ting accents. The lumi­nai­res create a pleasant envi­ron­ment for any visi­tors who wish to stay for longer in this bust­ling loca­tion.

(Werner Nys­trand)