![Carpark Erika / Metro Arkitekter AB, Urban Skogmar (HL), Rafael Palomo and Fredrik Nilsson - Facade](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5015/c3ba/28ba/0d5a/4b00/0dc8/newsletter/stringio.jpg?1414054992)
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Architects: Metro Arkitekter AB, Urban Skogmar (HL), Rafael Palomo and Fredrik Nilsson: Rafael Palomo and Fredrik Nilsson
- Year: 2008
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Photographs:Rafael Palomo
Text description provided by the architects. Can a parking garage be designed to make an attractive contribution to the cityscape? Answer: yes! In this project, we had the advantage of having designed the neighboring office block and were able to create an ensemble. We chose to work using contrasts: The office block’s stable concrete walls provided the opportunity to work with “lightweight” materials.
![Carpark Erika / Metro Arkitekter AB, Urban Skogmar (HL), Rafael Palomo and Fredrik Nilsson - Facade, Windows](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5015/c3e6/28ba/0d5a/4b00/0dcf/medium_jpg/stringio.jpg?1414055004)
White glass boxes surround the parking garage and break down the scale of a large monofunctional volume. By day, the white glass sparkles but at night the building’s colored ceilings mean that the building changes character completely. At street level there is a gym, adding a vibrant ambience to the street environment.
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