Triangeltorget

We have chosen a location in central Malmö, Triangeltorget (which translates to “the triangle square”), an iconic place named after a triangular platform that stood here when Malmö had a running tram network, as the site for our structure - the Weave. The square was renewed in the ‘90s but is now quite neglected in some regards.

Still, a considerable amount of people pass Triangeltorget either on their way to or from the more central parts of Malmö every day. Just next to Triangeltorget lies the shopping mall Triangeln, named after the square, extending the most central shopping street in Malmö, Södra Förstadsgatan. There is also a train stop not far from the square, with trains leaving for Copenhagen and other towns and places in Sweden. Triangeltorget could be seen as a node at the end of the busy shopping street of Södra Förstadsgatan, connecting the central parts of Malmö with its more southern districts.

When people pass Triangeltorget, either by bike or by foot, most people move along the curved facade of the buildings facing the square, not crossing the actual space per se, perhaps due to the rather large octagonal kiosk standing in the middle of Triangeltorget blocking the visual connection to where most people are heading. As a part of our proposal, we got rid of the kiosk, imagining what Triangeltorget would be without it, and allowing for the free flow of people across the square