In Masmo you will find one of Stockholm´s most spectacular subway entrances. An elongated mountain with cliffs and pine trees stands as a backdrop for a square where the entrance to the station is shaped as a concrete cassette pushed into the mountain hillside. Even though the presence of the mountain is prominent and majestic, it is barely visible in the everyday rush to the subway.
A raised garden bed that dominated the center of attention on the square, is removed. Instead, a grand open space is created on which a grid of red and orange poles is placed. Through the verticality and contrasting effect the poles possess, they emphasize the mountain and at the same time prevent unwanted car traffic.
A large crevice is used as motive, shaping a crack on the square filled with shattered glass and tufts of grass. The big box, covered in wood is in fact a protecting caisson for district heating pipes. In the evenings, the mountain is illuminated.
