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Pilhamns Gårdar Care Home
Pilhamns Gårdar Care Home
Stockholm, Sweden
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Pilhamns Gårdar Care Home
Stockholm, Sweden
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STATUS
Built
YEAR
2025
SIZE
25,000 sqft - 100,000 sqft
BUDGET
Undisclosed
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Behind Ingarö Church, Marge has designed Pilhamns Gårdar, a new care home with 70 apartments, located in direct proximity to the island’s historic parish centre. The surroundings are characterised by culturally significant buildings, including a schoolhouse, teacher’s residence, parish hall, and local heritage museum. Between the distinctive red-painted gable ends, traces of old orchards can still be discerned.
The new development enables local residents to remain in their community into old age, although in scale it represents a substantial addition to the existing built environment. To address this, the design strategy has focused on keeping the overall height low while drawing on the established gable motif of the area. The programme has therefore been divided into several volumes that extend outward from a shared, central atrium into the surrounding landscape. From the church and parish centre, primarily the gable ends of the individual units are visible, creating the impression of several smaller buildings—each with the characteristic red gables typical of the local context. The care home is designed using natural materials and a refined panel-based architectural language that relates to the existing archipelago setting. The proximity to the adjacent preschool enables intergenerational encounters and shared activities, such as Lucia celebrations.
By opting for a structural system of timber studs with joisted floor constructions, rather than mass timber, material usage has been reduced. The building system provides a high degree of flexibility in the layout, more efficient use of resources, and fewer transport requirements. A photovoltaic installation with battery storage reduces reliance on external electricity supply, while an efficient circulating hot water system minimises pumping energy. Stormwater is managed through green roofs and rain gardens planted with shrubs and perennials, as well as dry ponds and open drainage swales. This creates a varied immediate environment where water is occasionally allowed to remain, contributing both to biodiversity and to a pleasant residential setting.
The buildings are entirely sited on a former parking area in order to avoid taking undeveloped land into use. Planting has been selected to ensure abundant flowering throughout the growing season for pollinators, as well as berry-bearing species that provide food for birds during the winter months. A greenhouse within the courtyard extends the outdoor season and offers opportunities for cultivation.
To support residents in continuing to participate in everyday life, each unit includes its own open kitchen and outdoor environments oriented in two directions, with views both towards the internal courtyard and the surrounding landscape. A walking loop extends from the residence into the adjacent natural areas.
The new development enables local residents to remain in their community into old age, although in scale it represents a substantial addition to the existing built environment. To address this, the design strategy has focused on keeping the overall height low while drawing on the established gable motif of the area. The programme has therefore been divided into several volumes that extend outward from a shared, central atrium into the surrounding landscape. From the church and parish centre, primarily the gable ends of the individual units are visible, creating the impression of several smaller buildings—each with the characteristic red gables typical of the local context. The care home is designed using natural materials and a refined panel-based architectural language that relates to the existing archipelago setting. The proximity to the adjacent preschool enables intergenerational encounters and shared activities, such as Lucia celebrations.
By opting for a structural system of timber studs with joisted floor constructions, rather than mass timber, material usage has been reduced. The building system provides a high degree of flexibility in the layout, more efficient use of resources, and fewer transport requirements. A photovoltaic installation with battery storage reduces reliance on external electricity supply, while an efficient circulating hot water system minimises pumping energy. Stormwater is managed through green roofs and rain gardens planted with shrubs and perennials, as well as dry ponds and open drainage swales. This creates a varied immediate environment where water is occasionally allowed to remain, contributing both to biodiversity and to a pleasant residential setting.
The buildings are entirely sited on a former parking area in order to avoid taking undeveloped land into use. Planting has been selected to ensure abundant flowering throughout the growing season for pollinators, as well as berry-bearing species that provide food for birds during the winter months. A greenhouse within the courtyard extends the outdoor season and offers opportunities for cultivation.
To support residents in continuing to participate in everyday life, each unit includes its own open kitchen and outdoor environments oriented in two directions, with views both towards the internal courtyard and the surrounding landscape. A walking loop extends from the residence into the adjacent natural areas.
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