H2Ö aims to provide Östhammar with a new continuous urban
coast-line-zone which is divided into three main areas - the harbor, the city
park and the old society park- with different themes and functions connected
directly to the city-center and bounded together by a walkway along the
coast-line, with a loop and viewpoint in both ends- along with the various
activities along the walkway the trip along the sea is a changing experience
without any dead-ends.
The three areas are all open surfaces shaped with different
approaches. Buildings in various scales are placed as objects on the surface
among existing and new trees - all the buildings are round-shaped with wooden
structures and together with the trees will be a natural and forthcoming part
of the public parks welcoming both local inhabitants and visitors. Thus the
buildings are a recognizable element along the cost-line in addition to the
continuous wooden walkway. The hotel and the conference facilities are places
in the park among the existing trees and the spa is placed as an island in the
water and they are all connected on the underground level. This organization
makes three freestanding buildings with unique and incurring spaces for body
and mind.
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