Location: Linköping, Sweden.

Architect: sandellsandberg arkitekter.

Lilla Integralen is a unique four-apartment house located in Vallastaden, a new residential district. The building’s façade is made of sinusoidal profiled colour coated steel, which creates a playful and interesting expression and contrasts with the surrounding wooden houses. The reflective façade captures sunlight, smoothing the borders to the sky and neighbouring houses. The twin house has four apartments, with two smaller ones on the bottom floor and two larger ones on the first floor. The bottom floor apartments have access to a peaceful patio, while the top floor apartments have access to a wood-coated rooftop terrace with a magnificent view over Vallastaden. Lilla Integralen is an example of modern urban living rooted in past tradition, allowing two extended families to live close but separate in their own homes. Generation housing was once common in Sweden, but it is now a rare phenomenon in the country, particularly in metro areas. The house was inspired by the history of Sweden and foreign cultures where extended families still live and grow together. The goal was to build a house that would last for generations, with the metal façade being an example of a material that is not only beautiful but also resistant to corrosion, UV radiation, and scratches. Lilla Integralen is a flexible and welcoming accommodation that meets the needs and preferences of current and future generations. It is a home that will stand the test of time and be passed down to future generations.

Photo credit: Expo Vallastaden.