{"id":4012,"date":"2025-12-01T09:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T10:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.macdolphins.org\/?p=4012"},"modified":"2025-12-01T12:00:20","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T12:00:20","slug":"hexagonal-wooden-forms-shape-totemic-red-oak-house-tower-by-ulf-mejergren-in-sweden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.macdolphins.org\/index.php\/2025\/12\/01\/hexagonal-wooden-forms-shape-totemic-red-oak-house-tower-by-ulf-mejergren-in-sweden\/","title":{"rendered":"hexagonal wooden forms shape totemic red oak house tower by ulf mejergren in sweden"},"content":{"rendered":"

Oak House rises as a hexagonal wooden tower in Kalmar<\/h2>\n

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Ulf Mejergren<\/strong>\u00a0Architects<\/strong><\/a> (UMA) builds Oak House, a hexagonal wooden<\/a><\/strong> structure that merges a hollow ancient oak with a small red house. About 6.5 meters tall, it rises like an oversized woodland character, familiar yet slightly surreal. Children enter through an opening low in the \u2018trunk,\u2019 where light filters down from above through thick, branch-like volumes. Inside, it holds equipment for excursions, natural finds to explore, and framed illustrations revealing the oak\u2019s hidden world of insects, birds, and fungi.<\/p>\n

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The installation<\/a><\/strong> stands along V\u00e4rsn\u00e4s Preschool, at the edge of the new Snurrom district in Kalmar, Sweden<\/a><\/strong>, where the new neighborhood meets the protected oak forests of the V\u00e4rsn\u00e4s nature reserve. Around fifty ancient oaks tower here, sculptural giants shaped by time, weather, and long life. Their almost fairytale presence forms the starting point for a two-part sculptural<\/a><\/strong> artwork: the outdoor Oak House (Ekstugan) and the indoor Oak Place (Ekplatsen). Together, they anchor the preschool<\/a><\/strong> in the landscape and let the oak tree become both guide and companion.<\/p>\n

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all images courtesy of Ulf Mejergren\u00a0Architects (UMA)<\/a><\/p>\n

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Ulf Mejergren extends the concept indoors, with Oak Place<\/h2>\n

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Studio<\/a><\/strong> Ulf Mejergren\u00a0Architects (UMA) continues the story indoors with the Oak Place. Shaped like a generous stump, it is both furniture and a space of its own. Its form echoes the Oak House but suits indoor use. End-grain oak floors and wide oak boards on the walls create a warm, tactile atmosphere. The Oak Place can shift roles easily: reading corner, workspace, exhibition surface, or tiny stage. From here, children can also look out toward the Oak House, linking the two works into one living gesture. Together, the Oak House and the Oak Place create a continuous experience that blends play, nature, and architecture. They encourage children to explore both outdoors and indoors, letting the oak tree shape discovery, learning, and the preschool\u2019s identity.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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Oak House rises as a hexagonal wooden structure shaped around an ancient oak<\/p>\n

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the installation stands beside V\u00e4rsn\u00e4s Preschool in Kalmar, Sweden<\/p>\n

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children enter through a low opening at the base of the \u2018trunk\u2019<\/p>\n

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the structure merges a hollow oak form with the silhouette of a small red house<\/p>\n

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light filters down from above through thick, branch-like wooden volumes<\/p>\n

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Oak House embed nature into daily preschool life and learning<\/p>\n

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Oak Place continues the narrative indoors as a stump-shaped room<\/p>\n

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project info:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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name:<\/strong>\u00a0Oak House<\/p>\n

architects:<\/strong>\u00a0Ulf Mejergren Architects (UMA)<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0@ulfmejergrenarchitects<\/a><\/p>\n

location:<\/strong> Kalmar, Sweden<\/p>\n

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edited by: christina vergopoulou | designboom<\/i><\/p>\n<\/article>\n

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