The article is a study of how the living environment is formed and expressed in a selected residential area in Sätra, a district outside Gävle. The district has been designated as national interest for the cultural environment with motivation for the overall solution of the urban plan with mixed house types and different forms of ownership and comprehensive traffic separation. Subjects for the study and the site observations are delineated through the physical and geographical boundaries of Sicksackvägen, an area with rental housing. The area was built during years when housing shortage was high in 1965-1970, the residential buildings are adapted to natural ground with older pines. The northern part of the area is owned by the public utility, while the southern part owns by a private company. During the current period of the 2020s and the prevailing housing shortage, Sicksackvägen is being densified with three blocks consisting of Kombo houses, described as prefabricated apartments put together in different house forms.The study focuses on how the physical space is experienced with the support of plans, program documents and articles for further understanding of the experience and interpretation of the place. Sicksackvägen is studied out of a sociological perspective, three concepts are focused during the investigation segregation, participation and ecosystem services and how they are connected with the development of the area.