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Kosterhavet Visitor Centre, Swedish Building, Project, Photo, News, Design, Property, Image
Development by White Arkitekter in Sweden, Europe
Kosterhavet Visitor Centre
White arkitekter
27 Nov 2009
An energy self-sufficient visitor centre located on an island protected
for its unique archipelago and marine life in Sweden's first Marine
National Park.

The visitor centre consists of three buildings which seem to hover
over the surface. The buildings consist of a timber construction,
all covered with glass to make it possible for very close contact
with the marine life.
The area is protected by the EU directive Natura 2000 and the surroundings
have high cultural and archaeological value. High environmental
targets were thus established for the buildings. The building materials
are primarily renewable and recyclable, without any hazardous substances.
The buildings are Carbon-neutral and self sufficient through renewable
energy use. Crucial elements pertaining to its self-sufficiency
include heat that is generated from a sea water heating pump, electricity
that is produced from solar cells, desalinated drinking sea-water
and natural ventilation.
Client: County Administrative Board of Västra Götaland
& Swedish National Environmental Protection Agency
Size: 800 m² GFA
Visualisation: Björn Bondesson, White arkitekter
Kosterhavet Visitor Centre image / information from White arkitekter
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Swedish Architecture - Selection
K:fem department store, Vällingby City, Stockholm
Wingårdh Arkitektkontor AB

photograph : Patrik Gunnar Helin
K:fem Stockholm
Kalmar Museum of Art
Tham & Videgård Hansson Architects

building image from TVH Arkitekter
Swedish museum of art building
Kivik Art Centre pavilion building
Snøhetta

picture from the architects
Kivik Art Centre
Museum of World Culture - Gothenburg
Brisac Gonzalez Architects

building photo © Hélène Binet
Swedish museum building
Swedish Architect Studios

World Architecture : e-architect
- key buildings across the globe
Comments / photos for the Kosterhavet Visitor Centre Swedish Architecture page welcome:
info@e-architect.co.uk
Kosterhavet Visitor Centre Building : page - adrian welch / isabelle
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