During the summer of 2021 Exercisplan at ArkDes becomes a place to discover new ways of being together. Studio Ossidiana designs an outdoor space for everyone to make their own and celebrate public space and public life.
The COVID-19 pandemic has redefined the way we use our public spaces, and revealed just how important they are to us. Studio Ossidiana—an architecture, design and research practice led by Alessandra Covini and Giovanni Bellotti—responds to this shifting reality with this year’s summer installation at ArkDes. Utomhusverket 2021 is a platform for outdoor gathering in the centre of Stockholm: a place for both birds and humans.
Fig 1. Giovanni Bellotti and Alessandra Covini (Märta Thisner, 2021). Courtesy of ArkDes.
Conceived as an archipelago of activities and encounters, Studio Ossidiana’s installation is a celebration of the potential of public space. From play and meditation to open-air community meetings and demonstrations, their design sets a stage for new ways of being together. It highlights the symbolic action of shared experiences – with others, with nature, and with our surroundings.
Fig 2. The Pond – a place for birds to wash and people to paddle (Märta Thisner, 2021). Courtesy of ArkDes. Fig 3. The Sundial – a stage, a daybed, and a place that stores the warmth of the sun (Märta Thisner, 2021). Courtesy of ArkDes. Fig 4. A Game of Games (Märta Thisner, 2021). Courtesy of ArkDes. Fig 5. The Bird Puzzle (Märta Thisner, 2021). Courtesy of ArkDes. Fig 6. The Perches and Ground – a combination of shells, loam and gravel (Märta Thisner, 2021). Courtesy of ArkDes. Fig 7. The Bird Garden – a secret archipelago island for birds alone (Märta Thisner, 2021). Courtesy of ArkDes. Fig 8. Yoga at Utomhusverket, led by Erica Hjertqvist (Sima Korenivski, 2021). Courtesy of ArkDes. Fig 9. Yoga at Utomhusverket, led by Erica Hjertqvist (Sima Korenivski, 2021). Courtesy of ArkDes. Fig 10. Yoga at Utomhusverket, led by Erica Hjertqvist (Sima Korenivski, 2021). Courtesy of ArkDes. Fig 11. Diagram of Utomhusverket 2021 by Studio Ossidiana. Courtesy of Studio Ossidiana.
Utomhusverket
Utomhusverket is ArkDes’s annual summer outdoor installation. With each commission it stitches the spaces of the museum to the streets of the city by way of a large-scale installation, creating a testing ground that makes room for architects and designers to imagine new possibilities for public life. Each iteration seeks to demonstrate the potential of inclusive and design-driven public space, enabling individual and collective action in the heart of the city.
Fig 12. Graphic Identity by EWO (Emil Engel Andersson, William J Andersson, Oskar Laurin). Courtesy of ArkDes.
Studio Ossidiana Giovanni Bellotti, Alessandra Covini Producer Johanna Fogel Build Coordinator Johan von Geijer Production Assistant Elisabet Norin Graphic Identity EWO (Emil Engel Andersson, William J Andersson, Oskar Laurin) Installation Nord Skateparks (Sweden), Tomaello (The Netherlands) Public Program Elisabet Schön Educational Program Jakob Kjellberg, Madeléne Beckman
Team at Studio Ossidiana Daniele Ceragno, Mariagiulia Pistonese, Lyubov Viller, Han Sol Hwang, Baukje Trenning Team at Nord Skateparks Daniel Malmberg, Mathew Marek, Stefan Jonsson, William Cramp, Carl Åström, Pontus Robin, Tom Stellmar, Henrik Ribbing, Marcus Adolfsson, Leo Ström Team at Tomaello Said Jama, Ali Hassan Tohow, Lauris Keiss, Ed Clarijs, Peter Mersch, Bert Hacquebard, Marcel Derksen, Andre Bonk, Giulio Tomaello, Gevorg Gabriljan, Baukje Trenning
A documentary film by Performing Pictures (Geska Helena Brečević, Robert Brečević) Second Unit (Rotterdam) Kyulim Kim, Daniel Donato Production Coordinator Sujy Lee
Studio Ossidiana: Utomhusverket was first shown one-flux Video & Filmon June 7, 2021.
During the summer of 2021 Exercisplan at ArkDes becomes a place to discover new ways of being together. Studio Ossidiana designs an outdoor space for everyone to make their own and celebrate public space and public life.
The COVID-19 pandemic has redefined the way we use our public spaces, and revealed just how important they are to us. Studio Ossidiana—an architecture, design and research practice led by Alessandra Covini and Giovanni Bellotti—responds to this shifting reality with this year’s summer installation at ArkDes. Utomhusverket 2021 is a platform for outdoor gathering in the centre of Stockholm: a place for both birds and humans.
Fig 1. Giovanni Bellotti and Alessandra Covini (Märta Thisner, 2021). Courtesy of ArkDes.
Conceived as an archipelago of activities and encounters, Studio Ossidiana’s installation is a celebration of the potential of public space. From play and meditation to open-air community meetings and demonstrations, their design sets a stage for new ways of being together. It highlights the symbolic action of shared experiences – with others, with nature, and with our surroundings.
Fig 2. The Pond – a place for birds to wash and people to paddle (Märta Thisner, 2021). Courtesy of ArkDes. Fig 3. The Sundial – a stage, a daybed, and a place that stores the warmth of the sun (Märta Thisner, 2021). Courtesy of ArkDes. Fig 4. A Game of Games (Märta Thisner, 2021). Courtesy of ArkDes. Fig 5. The Bird Puzzle (Märta Thisner, 2021). Courtesy of ArkDes. Fig 6. The Perches and Ground – a combination of shells, loam and gravel (Märta Thisner, 2021). Courtesy of ArkDes. Fig 7. The Bird Garden – a secret archipelago island for birds alone (Märta Thisner, 2021). Courtesy of ArkDes. Fig 8. Yoga at Utomhusverket, led by Erica Hjertqvist (Sima Korenivski, 2021). Courtesy of ArkDes. Fig 9. Yoga at Utomhusverket, led by Erica Hjertqvist (Sima Korenivski, 2021). Courtesy of ArkDes. Fig 10. Yoga at Utomhusverket, led by Erica Hjertqvist (Sima Korenivski, 2021). Courtesy of ArkDes. Fig 11. Diagram of Utomhusverket 2021 by Studio Ossidiana. Courtesy of Studio Ossidiana.
Utomhusverket
Utomhusverket is ArkDes’s annual summer outdoor installation. With each commission it stitches the spaces of the museum to the streets of the city by way of a large-scale installation, creating a testing ground that makes room for architects and designers to imagine new possibilities for public life. Each iteration seeks to demonstrate the potential of inclusive and design-driven public space, enabling individual and collective action in the heart of the city.
Fig 12. Graphic Identity by EWO (Emil Engel Andersson, William J Andersson, Oskar Laurin). Courtesy of ArkDes.
Studio Ossidiana Giovanni Bellotti, Alessandra Covini Producer Johanna Fogel Build Coordinator Johan von Geijer Production Assistant Elisabet Norin Graphic Identity EWO (Emil Engel Andersson, William J Andersson, Oskar Laurin) Installation Nord Skateparks (Sweden), Tomaello (The Netherlands) Public Program Elisabet Schön Educational Program Jakob Kjellberg, Madeléne Beckman
Team at Studio Ossidiana Daniele Ceragno, Mariagiulia Pistonese, Lyubov Viller, Han Sol Hwang, Baukje Trenning Team at Nord Skateparks Daniel Malmberg, Mathew Marek, Stefan Jonsson, William Cramp, Carl Åström, Pontus Robin, Tom Stellmar, Henrik Ribbing, Marcus Adolfsson, Leo Ström Team at Tomaello Said Jama, Ali Hassan Tohow, Lauris Keiss, Ed Clarijs, Peter Mersch, Bert Hacquebard, Marcel Derksen, Andre Bonk, Giulio Tomaello, Gevorg Gabriljan, Baukje Trenning
A documentary film by Performing Pictures (Geska Helena Brečević, Robert Brečević) Second Unit (Rotterdam) Kyulim Kim, Daniel Donato Production Coordinator Sujy Lee
Studio Ossidiana: Utomhusverket was first shown one-flux Video & Filmon June 7, 2021.
