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Kungsträdgården
Stockholm, Sweden
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Kungsträdgården (Swedish for ”King’s Garden”) is a park in central Stockholm. It is colloquially known as Kungsan.
The park’s central location and its outdoor cafés makes it one of the most popular hangouts and meeting places in Stockholm. It also hosts open-air concerts and events in summer, while offering an ice rink during winters. A number of Stockholm landmarks are found around the perimeter of Kungsträdgården; The Stockholm Old Town, the Royal Palace and the Royal Swedish Opera.
As early as 2012, the City of Stockholm initiated the project with new exterior lighting in Kungsträdgården in the form of pole lighting. Eventually, the lighting design company Ljusarkitektur was commissioned to draw proposals for lighting and ateljé Lyktan was asked to produce a construction and a prototype.
Kai Piippo and Andreas Ejhed
Two different prototypes were built for evaluation. These were up for a few years, but due to various reasons regarding the design of the event venue, the project was postponed to the future and resumed in 2016. In the meantime, the size and models were evaluated and a slightly neater shape was finally decided upon. After another break, the project was taken up again in 2019 when the final decisions regarding appearance and control functions are made, and Light Bureau with Kai Piippo and Andreas Ejhed at the helm completes planning and design. The project is on target.
The new pole luminaire provides a pleasant light throughout the park. The lamp lights the lower light source with 2200K which lights up in the trees 15 minutes before the upper general light comes on. The latter is lit by 10% up to 100% for the next 15 minutes. The project was completed in the summer of 2020.
Client: Trafikkontoret Stockholm stad
Lighting designer: Light Bureau
Electrician: One Nordic
Designers: Kai Piippo, Linda Färje, Deike Ladwig
Awards: IALD - Award of excellence
Photographers: Jonas Lindström & Jens Rosenqvist
The park’s central location and its outdoor cafés makes it one of the most popular hangouts and meeting places in Stockholm. It also hosts open-air concerts and events in summer, while offering an ice rink during winters. A number of Stockholm landmarks are found around the perimeter of Kungsträdgården; The Stockholm Old Town, the Royal Palace and the Royal Swedish Opera.
As early as 2012, the City of Stockholm initiated the project with new exterior lighting in Kungsträdgården in the form of pole lighting. Eventually, the lighting design company Ljusarkitektur was commissioned to draw proposals for lighting and ateljé Lyktan was asked to produce a construction and a prototype.
Kai Piippo and Andreas Ejhed
Two different prototypes were built for evaluation. These were up for a few years, but due to various reasons regarding the design of the event venue, the project was postponed to the future and resumed in 2016. In the meantime, the size and models were evaluated and a slightly neater shape was finally decided upon. After another break, the project was taken up again in 2019 when the final decisions regarding appearance and control functions are made, and Light Bureau with Kai Piippo and Andreas Ejhed at the helm completes planning and design. The project is on target.
The new pole luminaire provides a pleasant light throughout the park. The lamp lights the lower light source with 2200K which lights up in the trees 15 minutes before the upper general light comes on. The latter is lit by 10% up to 100% for the next 15 minutes. The project was completed in the summer of 2020.
Client: Trafikkontoret Stockholm stad
Lighting designer: Light Bureau
Electrician: One Nordic
Designers: Kai Piippo, Linda Färje, Deike Ladwig
Awards: IALD - Award of excellence
Photographers: Jonas Lindström & Jens Rosenqvist
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