The expansion of the historic inn Stallmästaregården arouses strong emotions
Published 2024-02-19 18.43
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He was widely criticized for the extension at Liljevalchs on Djurgården.
Now, among others, Edward Blom rages against Gert Wingårdh’s new building at the 17th-century inn Stallmästaregården.
– I strongly dislike when you put something in a completely different style on an old building, he says to Aftonbladet.
- Well-known Swedish profiles, such as Edward Blom and Mauro Scocco, strongly criticize architect Gert Wingårdh’s modern addition to the 17th-century inn Stallmästaregården in Stockholm.
- Despite the criticism and over 3,000 signatures in a protest list against the extension, the project was approved by the building committee and the county board, as well as the land and environmental court.
- The critics claim that the modern addition to the historic Stallmästaregården does not fit in with the classical style of the building and negatively affects the image of the city of Stockholm.
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About ten years ago, the celebrity architect got Gert Wingårdh the question of designing a large modernist extension at the historic Stallmästaregården, which is from the 17th century and thus Stockholm’s oldest inn.
The plans for the extension, which is to be used as a hotel and conference, have been heavily criticized and appealed to the highest instance, and among the views there are expressions such as “provocative” and “a serious distortion”. But the building committee and the county board, and then the land and environmental court, have given the proposal the green light.
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full screen The planned expansion receives a lot of criticism. Photo: Wingårdhs
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fullscreenStallmästaregården Photo: Paolo Rodriguez
Mauro Scocco: “Gert Wingårdh at it again”
One who rages against the plans is the artist Mauro Scocco who airs his views in a post on Instagram.
“Now the ‘star architect’ Gert Wingårdh is at it again. After the bunker at Liljevalchs on Djurgården, the turn has now come to the ancient Stallmästaregården”.
Many followers agree with his criticism, one of them being the gastronomist and the TV profile Edward Blom who briefly comments with “Nooooo!”.
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fullscreenMauro Scocco. Photo: Magnus Sandberg
Gert Wingårdh: “I don’t really understand that criticism”
When Aftonbladet reaches Gert Wingårdh, he is unconcerned about the criticism.
– Everyone can have their own opinion, I cannot influence them in that. I think it’s a beautiful building and it connects to the copper tents in terms of materials and freedom, I thought. So I don’t really understand that criticism. But everyone can like what they like. For example, I like Mauro Scocco’s music.
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full screen Gert Wingårdh Photo: Anders Deros
At the time of writing there is also a protest list against the construction with over 3,000 signatures, what do you think about that?
– It is quite common for buildings. So that doesn’t say much.
You have been in trouble before, not least with the rewritten extension at Liljevalchs, can such criticism make you sad?
– No, I certainly wouldn’t say that I feel sad. But I would perhaps wish that those who criticize could have a little more open mind.
– Regarding Liljevalchs, I see it from Hornsgatan quite often when I’m up in Stockholm. I think it is a fairly well-proportioned building on Djurgården, and quite discreet. I have a hard time understanding the rage and think there must be something else behind it that I don’t understand.
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full screenEdward Blom. Photo: Jonas Ekströmer/TT / TT News Agency
Edward Blom: “Horrifying and depressing”
Aftonbladet has also been in contact with Edward Blom.
– I strongly dislike when you put something in a completely different style on an old building. This style does not work with classical buildings. They have already had a lot built in at Stallmästaregården in the old style, and it wasn’t great either, as it covers the main building from the road. But at least it was a style that means you don’t notice any direct difference.
– This is still an attempt to make something a little softer and kinder, unlike his terrible concrete bunker at Liljevalchs, which is a total crime. If they had at least painted it, I could have put up with it. But there is no case where concrete gray is accepted. It’s horrible and depressing. I think a large part of today’s depressions is due to that. Untreated gray buildings that the architects shove down the throats of poor ordinary people to make them depressed and sad.
Aftonbladet has applied for Mauro Scocco.
