Finnskogscentrum Museum in Torsby
Finnskogscentrum Museum, Torsby Exhibition Building, Swedish Architecture Images
Finnskogscentrum Museum in Torsby
Exhibition Building Development in Sweden – design by Bornstein Lyckefors arkitekter
28 Feb 2017
Finnskogscentrum Museum
Architects: Bornstein Lyckefors arkitekter
Location: Torsby, Sweden
Finnskogscentrum Museum
Bornstein Lyckefors Architects has transformed a modest school building in the deep forests of Värmland, Sweden, into a public museum celebrating the slash-burn agriculture Finns who settled in the very same forests in the early 1600s. By acknowledging the qualities of the original building, resources could be used to address communicative challenges stressed by the client. An outer facade was erected, signalling the new purpose of the building. Conceived as a wooden palisade this new layer defines an envelope within which the museum can continue to expand, converting class rooms into new exhibition spaces as additional funds are raised.Â
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In 2013, Värmland’s Museum decided to invest in new premises for its branch Torsby Finnskogscentrum. Commissioned to tell the story of the Finns who settled in the forests of Värmland, Sweden, the museum saw an increased relevance in this story, relating it to today’s narrative of global migration. Having previously shared facilities with other institutions they now looked forward to having a building of their own. An old elementary school was found in Lekvattnet in the heart of the old ...
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