THE PROJECT TAKES PLACE IN A FORMER ANTI-ATOMIC SHELTER. AN AMAZING LOCATION DOWN UNDER THE GRANITE ROCKS OF THE VITA BERG PARK IN STOCKHOLM. THE CLIENT IS AN INTERNET PROVIDER AND THE ROCK SHELTER HOSTS SERVER HALLS AND OFFICES. THE STARTING POINT OF THE PROJECT WAS TO CONSIDER THE ROCK AS A LIVING ORGANISM.  PHOTO CREDITS: ÅKE E:SON LINDMAN

WE COMPLETED AN OFFICE AND SERVER HALL FOR BAHNHOF IN CENTRAL MALMÖ. THE EXTENSION ON THE ROOF PROTECTS TWO GENERATORS. A CLOUD WAS THE INSPIRATION FOR THE EXTENSION, AN INTERPRETATION OF THE DIGITAL CLOUD IN A PHYSICAL FORM.

DATA CENTER AND OFFICE FOR BAHNHOF IN CENTRAL STOCKHOLM. THE ORGANIC EXTERIOR SIGN MARKS THE ENTRANCE TO THE UNDERGROUND FACILITY.    PHOTO CREDITS: ÅKE E:SON LINDMAN

It has been very exciting to complete a new shop concept for the swedish fashion brand HOPE, developed closely with Ann Ringstrand, one of two founders of the brand. The aim of the project was to create an inspiring environment expressing HOPE lifestyle, values and aesthetics. We started by questioning key functions of the traditional retail environment, such as the till point which is now treated more like a discrete backroom at the end of the shop. Part of the brief was to create a mobile and flexible furniture system which is easy to mount and easy to remove, reflecting the urban nomad needs of today. The changing rooms are quite innovative with their pipe construction enclosed with textile, the opposite of an inbuilt and wall mounted interior. Raw materials like ceramic tiles, concrete floor, minerit, reinforced glass, textile, iron profiles and solid ash with acid varnish treatment interact and are are combined in unusual manners with a love for details.

Retail concept and implementation where AF-LA designed about 40 stores for Filippa K, all around Europe (Copenhagen, Berlin, Oslo, Amsterdam, Helsinki) both for men and women. The sizes of the stores varies between 60-300 sqm. We also designed and reorganized the headquarter of the company in Stockholm. Clean, simple forms with warm wooden details combined with steel, are used in the concept to expose clothes in a Scandinavian atmosphere with a clear flow.

This first flagship store in Stockholm was the beginning one of an intensive collaboration with the Swedish brand at a moment when it changed owners, direction and ambition. The shop was awarded Best Shop of the Year in the main fashion Swedish magazine. Later AF-L designed and followed the construction of over 40 J. Lindberg stores all over the World (New York, Osaka, Seoul, Miami, London, Hong Kong, Glasgow...). All the stores have their own touch, combining vintage furniture with rough materials. Three different worlds were conceived: tailoring, casual and sport.

NEW STORE FOR CC-SKOR IN STUREGALLERIAN, LOCATED IN THE CENTER OF STOCKHOLM. THE ORGANIC SCULPTURAL PODIUMS WERE INSPIRED BY THE SHELLS OF OYSTERS AND CREATE A CLEAR CONTRAST TO THE STRICT SHELF SYSTEMS ALONG THE WALLS.

THIS PROJECT IS DONE FOR THE LEADING PAN-EUROPEAN MULTI-BRAND BATHROOM CERAMICS SPECIALIST - SANITEC. WE DESIGNED TWO OF THEIR OFFICES ONE IN STOCKHOLM AND THE OTHER ONE IN DÜSSELDORF. TO REFLECT SANITEC'S DIVERSITY AND TO CREATE A TIMELESS ELEGANCE WITH INNOVATIVE DETAILS AND SCULPTURAL LIGHTNING WE CHOSE A MIX OF FURNITURE FROM DIFFERENT DESIGNERS (MOSTLY SWEDISH, FINNISH AND FRENCH). THE AIM OF THE PROJECT WAS TO EXPRESS A MODERN ENVIRONMENT, A STRONG INTEREST IN DESIGN WITH FORM SECURE INTERIOR, WITH NATURAL MATERIALS AND A GOOD AND PLEASANT LIGHTNING. EMPLOYEES SHOULD FEEL PROUD OF THEIR WORK SPACE AND VISITORS SHOULD REMEMBER THEIR VISIT.

New permanent exhibition for Nationalmuseum, designed in collaboration with Henrik Widenheim. We worked with different curators for each room and developed a system of podiums, walls and glass cabinets to allow the museum to display more objects from its extensive collection. The work with the permanent exhibition included the color selection for the different rooms, which attracted a lot of attention internationally.

THE OFFICE WON THE COMPETITION TO DESIGN A NEW SCIENCE CENTER FOR THE MUSEUM OF TECHNICAL SCIENCE IN STOCKHOLM - TEKNISKA MUSEET. IT IS THEIR BIGGEST-EVER INVESTMENT AND ONE OF THE LARGEST IN SWEDISH MUSEUM HISTORY. THE ENVIRONMENT IS MEANT TO AROUSE CURIOSITY ABOUT THE BRAIN AND ITS PROCESSES FOR CHILDREN FROM THREE TO FIFTEEN YEARS OLD. MEGAMIND HAS BEEN DESIGNED AND METICULOUSLY CONCEIVED DOWN TO THE MINUTEST DETAIL IN ORDER TO MAXIMISE ACCESSIBILITY AND CONVENIENCE FOR ALL OUR VISITORS - BOTH LARGE AND SMALL, AND WITH VARYING DEGREES OF FUNCTIONALITY. THE TWO HEMISPHERES OF THE BRAIN ARE BROUGHT INTO PHYSICAL FORM THROUGH TWO VERY DIFFERENT MAIN EXHIBITION VOLUMES - ONE TAUT AND STIFF, THE OTHER SOFT AND UNDULATING. HIGH-TECH IS MIXED WITH LOW-FI EXPERIMENTS, BODILY EXPERIENCES WITH LOGISTICAL CHALLENGES - EVERYTHING TO GIVE THE VISITOR AN EXPERIENCE THAT'S AS PLEASURABLE AND ENRICHING AS POSSIBLE. TEKNISKA MUSEET WAS AWARDED swedish museum of the year 2016.

Exhibition design for the temporary exhibition "Concrete Matters", with objects from the Patricia Phelps de Cisnero collection of Brazilian Neo-Concretism. The exhibition design enters a dialogue with the artworks and the exhibition walls are inspired by the formal language of the art movement. "Concrete Matters" was displayed in the main room of Moderna Museet.

the AESTHETICS of the building gets its influences form brutalism and SCIENCE fiction. the metal mesh FACADE creates a MOIRÉ effect as you pass the building, a digital PHENOMENA in i PHYSICAL form.   the data center recovers the heat that the hardware produces and returns it to the heating system of the city. the site is located about 200 meters from Fortum's new biofuel heating plant. the plant powers the data center which also recycles the waste energy which can heat at least 20.000 dwellings.