Sight: Långholmen, Stockhomen ”Långholmensmarinstad” består av tre delar. En båtuppställningslada ett bostadsområde och en restaurang. Båtuppställningsladan har även en dubbel funktion som teater under sommar halvåret då Stockholmstads Parkteater får en fast spelplats och båtarna ligger i vattnet. Restarangen ligger i anslutning till båt huset och har en stor glas vägg som öppnar sig in mot Båtarna/teatern som skapar ett tydligt marint tema.   Bostadsområdet består av nio stycken radhus som vilar mot den befintliga Q-märkta fängelsemuren likt små japanskavillor med ljusgård. Det centralt placerade bostadshuset med sina fem våningar är lika högt som de gamla fängelsebyggnaderna. En lugn lummig innergård skapas emellan radhus och bostadshuset. Den lokala segel skolan får även husera i den nedre våningen av bostadshuset. / Sight: Långholmen, Stockhomen ”Långholmensmarinstad” consists of three parts. These are a large boathouse housing complex and a restaurant. The boathouse also has a double function as theatre space during the summer months when the Stockholm Parkteatern needs its seasonal venue. The restaurant is in direct adjacent to the Boathouse/theatre with a large glass wall which gives the restaurant a natural marina vibe. The housing complex consists of nine townhouses adjacent to the old heritage labelled prison wall, with small Japanese courtyards and one housing block. The housing block rises five story’s and has the same metric height as the surrounding historical prison buildings.   This creates a green peaceful inner courtyard in-between the townhouses and the housing block. The locale yachting club is given a natural haven in the ground floor space in the housing block.

The project stems from a will to understand how I, as both a citizen and architect can partake in the creation and activation of the public water environment of Stockholm, a public sphere that I argue is largely in a state of hibernation. The main proposal is a multifunctional boat storage located at Pålsundet on Långholmen. With it I try to re-imagine the 25 hectares of centrally located plots designated to the winter storage of boats. The building strives to be an example of how to create a win-win solution where these plots could again become prime public space and year round meeting places whilst enhancing the cultural and social aspects of boat culture to more people.

The idea for my Thesis project sprung from a trip I made last June around the Northernmost of the great Japanese islands, Hokkaido. Due to unexpectedly rough weather conditions we had to cancel many of the hikes and climbs that we had planned and instead immerse our bodies and senses in the wonderful onsen culture of Japan. These bathing institutions really lured my architectural interest and especially everything surrounding the actual bathing. The connectivity between architecture and nature, the almost profanely directed rituals, and the special relationship between water, space and materiality was just some of the aspects that originated this project. To create a contemporary bathhouse in Stockholm using the teachings around the onsen and traditional Japanese architecture.