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lection for local materials. Opposing the tradition,
he does not inject fragments of natural landscapes
within the urban context, but instead seeks a logical
consequence in architectural forms and materials.
Design development
No parks of this size have been built in Sweden for
half a century. Instead we have relied on our herit-
age from the turn of the last century, when most of
the existing parks were designed and constructed.
The design has been made in co-operation between
Thorbjörn Andersson and Pe Ge Hillinge. They have
worked together many times before and describe
the design process as ‘like running in a relay race,
where they carry the stick in turns.’^4 As key words,
or clues, to his design process, Andersson refers
to the Swedish architect Ingeborg Hammarskiöld-
Reiz’s ideas about sufficiency and necessity. For a
public park it is sufficient to include the necessary.
The rest is for life itself to add.
Structure
The site of the park is a flat landfill with contami-
nated mud. A strong boulder lining along the edge
of the sea retains the mud. The immense scale of
the coastal landscape on the site is reflected in the
park. The openness is intended to contrast with the
dense and irregular city development.
The basic design concept is very simple with straight
lines stretching from south to north, along the sea
and the shore, with hard-surfaced walks running
east–west, an elongated grass field between the
promenades and a few lines of trees. The exist-
ing boulders along the edge of the sea provided a
