Magnus Svensson
Arkitekt SAR/MSA
To me, the main purpose of architecture is to produce a sense of place. A sense of place that arises at a moment in time, when a specific group of people are working together, within a specific cultural context, at a specific geographical location. Navigating through that concoction of circumstance and chance in order to produce a building that carries a deeper meaning is to me the essence, and the charm, of what I do.
Secondly, I go by the belief that good architecture oftentimes seems deceptively effortless. It seems as if it has always been there, the answer to some question no one remembers. This is in stark contrast to the chaotic process of actually making architecture.
And finally, I want all architecture I produce to have a distinctly positive humane quality to it. Buildings that are good for the people in and around them.
These are the underlying values that stay constant, and which I hope shine through in my work.
Deer feeding station in Upplands Väsby, SE
with Johan Ahl Eliasson & Susanne Ramel / for Marge Arkitekter AB
2018
School cantine in Upplands Väsby, SE
with Anna Weglin Elenius, Anna Pang, Carl-Fredrik Danielson, Johannes Brattgård & Louise Masreliez / for Marge Arkitekter AB
2018
Train station in Södertälje, SE
with Johan Bernmark, Linda Björn & Katarina Grundsell / for Marge Arkitekter AB
2017
Houses in Norrköping, SE
with Johan Ahl Eliasson & Katarina Grundsell / for Marge Arkitekter AB
2017
Nursery school in Sundbyberg, SE
with James Ford, Peter Kinnmark, Torvald Ersson, Susanne Ramel & Erik Hökby / for Marge Arkitekter AB / foto © Johan Fowelin
2015-2016
Pump station for children's pool in Ör, SE
with Johanne Vestergaard & Pye Aurell Ehrström / for Marge Arkitekter AB / foto © Johan Fowelin
2016
PE-hall in Genk, BE
with Anne-Valerie de Muelenaere, Lina Christiaens, Jeroen Beerten & Tom Louvette / for Bel Architecten BVBA / foto © Stijn Bollaert
2012-2015
Tractor garage in Gävle, SE
with Drazen Krickovic
2012
High school in Gent, BE
with Lina Christiaens, Jeroen Beerten & Tom Louvette / for Bel Architecten BVBA / foto © Bel Architecten BVBA
2011
Embassy in Kabul, AFG
2011
Exhibition in Middelburg, NL
with William Verstreaten & Drazen Krickovic
2010
Theatre pavilion for a travelling theatre, NL
with Drazen Krickovic, Derk Thijs & Maarten Copper
2006