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Lakehouse in Wendelstrand
9 Feb 2022
Architects: Snøhetta
Location: Wendelstrand, Gothenburg, Sweden

Lakehouse, Sweden
First ground has broken on Snøhetta and Swedish Next Step Group’s Wendelstrand Lakehouse development. A long-awaited project that is set to be finished in 2024 will transform an old quarry to a new, sustainable residential and living area in the outskirts of Gothenburg in Sweden.

Since 2017, Snøhetta has been engaged in the transformation of an old quarry to an environmentally and socially sustainable neighborhood in Mölnlycke, outside Gothenburg in Sweden. The ambition was to make the new buildings in Wendelstrand a leading example for environmentally friendly housing concepts and social sustainability. What started out as a lofty concept of healing a wound in the ground and regenerating the surrounding nature, has now manifested itself as a garden city with varied housing typologies suitable for any family.
Wendelstrand offers diverse public areas and a park that meanders through the development and has its crescendo as the roofscape of Lakehouse ? a communal building to be used and enjoyed by everyone living or visiting Wendelstrand.

A model for innovative housing

“Our ambition was to create something that exceeds a conventional neighborhood and breaks with traditional housing typologies. Lakehouse is designed to invite ...