Bjarke Ingels' architecture studio BIG has completed a modular apartment block called 79 & Park in Stockholm that looks like a verdant wooden hillside.
The terraced cedar-clad homes face Gärdet park and are arranged on four sides around a central communal courtyard. Prefabricated units were used to create a flexible and inexpensive design and build process.

Each of the 196 units has access to private and shared roof terraces, covered in greenery to match its parkside location.
Square modules, measuring 3.6 by 3.6 metres, are arranged in a stepped design to create a building that reaches 35 metres at the highest point.

"79 & Park is conceived as an inhabitable landscape of cascading residences that combine the splendours of a suburban home with the qualities of urban living," said Bjarke Ingels, founding partner of BIG.
"The communal intimacy of the central urban oasis offers peace and tranquility, while also giving the residents a feeling of belonging in the larger community of 79 & Park. Seen from a distance, 79 & Park appears like a manmade hillside in the centre of Stockholm,? he added.

Communal facilities for the apartment block include a dog daycare, bicycle parking, and a preschool.
Many of the apartments have different layouts, with interiors decorated with white oak floors and natural stone surfaces.

"79&Park [is] proof that it is possible to change and improve the cityscape of Stockholm," said Oscar Engelbert, CEO ...