Högdalstoppen är konstruerad med myter och rykten. Och av teglet från Klara-kvarteren. I vissa ljus är det en ruin, ibland en bortglömd allmänning. Bland sly och trasiga lyktstolpar går du på avvägar, så plötsligt: du ser ett hörn av ett gravröse, ett monument. Att betrakta och bestiga Högdalstoppen är lika mycket en alldaglig som en storslagen upplevelse. Stadsträdgårdsmästare Holger Blom ville att ”topparna skall utföras som fristående konstverk”, och bortom förfallet kan det konstruerade urskiljas: genom toppens distinkta kanter och planerade planteringar. Begravningsplatsen landar bra på Klarakvarterens gravröse, krematoriet möter värmeverket. Min uppgift blir att gestalta uppstigningen. Från områdets primära ingång är det omöjligt att se själva toppen, men hela vägen måste berätta samma historia – om Döden och om Högdalstoppen. Resan till toppen ska skvallra om vad som ska möta en där uppe. Jag ser Högdalstoppen som en ruin av en storslagen park, och vägen genom skogen konstrueras av spillror från denna park. / Högdalstoppen is constructed with myths and rumours, and by the bricks of Klarakvarteren. From one angle it is a ruin or a feral park, and yet: through undergrowth and broken street lamps you can catch a glimpse of a monument. Holger Blom was the most influential planner of parks in Stockholm during the 20th century and he was the instigator of the building of Högdalstoppen. He wanted the hills to be autonomous art pieces in the landscape, and beyond the deterioration the constructed can be seen: through the sharp edges of the slope and the planned plantation. A cemetery would rest peacefully on this tumulus of old Stockholm. My task is to portray the ascension, make the road tell a story about death and about Högdalstoppen. So, what does that mean in the time of the agnostic? Uncertainty, and that is what I want to capture. I choose to see Högdalstoppen as a remembrance of a once great park, and the road leading up to the top should be constructed by fragments of that park.

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Stockholm is an archipelago of islands connected by water that historically has been an important resource for the city and for the industries, which found an easy access for ships and therefore they settled on strategic positions along the edges. This thesis investigates the topics of water, industrial heritage and edges in the city of Stockholm: these aspects are strong in their individual identity but they also interact in a powerful and interesting way. This work intervenes where this pattern is still visible -due to the presence of water and industries- but not accessible because it lacks the third element of connection with the city. The aim is therefore to investigate strategies that increase and reconnect the potential of these aspects that got disconnected through time. To obtain accessibility and usability, the edge was transformed and redefined to enhance the experience of walking along it. An analysis was carried out and a proposal was designed for the site of Lövholmen, which has these characteristics -the water, a strong industrial heritage and proximity to the city- that are now disconnected. The opening of the edge and possibilities of walking will transform and reconnect the site - and the richness in it- with the city of Stockholm.

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