EUROPAN 10 – 1ST PRIZE. A PARK, HOTEL AND SPA IN ÖSTHAMMAR, SWEDEN.
2010
Extract from the Jury report; “The project offers a straight forward and well developed strategy on how to develop the site. It produces a limited footprint, preserves the park, enables lines of sight and provides a clear differentiation between private and public elements. The project has a strong and clear narrative element and offers a set of arguments that is convincing.”
From the town center, there is a short walk to the shoreline, where the town meets the Baltic Sea. The town is very small in scale and just when it transforms into villas, the site appears by the sea.
The site was a vital part of Östhammar in the 19th century, and consisted of a park, a warm and cold bathhouse, and a clubhouse. Östhammar´s SPA and clubhouse became prominent and attracted guests from neighboring big cities.
The entire program in one volume, stacked in four floors. The volume has been adjusted and partly separated in relation to the park. A collage of different ambitions – open/ closed, calm/ intense, minimal footprints/ more park area, preferable sun and view conditions – a vision of a future vital part of Östhammar.
Structure
The hotel is placed in the south corner of the site. The restaurant is angled to the north, entering the park in between the trees, making it both part of the hotel and the park. 14m above the ground, there is a large public roof terrace which replaces the loss of area in the park, caused by the hotel’s footprint. It could function both as a view platform and for other different activities with a magnificent view of the town and the sea.
Bird’s Eye View from the south.
Parklife by night, view from Östhammarsfjärden. The planning process will start in the autumn 2010.
LOCATION: Östhammar, Sweden
YEAR: 2010
STATUS: Open competition, 1st prize
PROGRAM: Park/Hotel/Spa
AREA: 4000 Sqm
TEAM: Johan Arrhov, Henrik Frick
