Urban Escape

With fewer and fewer opportunities for true respite and privacy, our lives become ever more public. In the midst of this high visability and interconnectedness, some choose to disconnect and return to the wilderness. The ambition of this project has been to create an area that can be used for training, reacreation and retreat, just outside Stockholm city center.

Treehouses are placed around the nature reserve Norra Kymlinge to activate the park. Some people have contemporary summer homes and chalets in remote locations as a personal haven for prospect and refuge - and some people are striving to just get out of town for a weekend to relax. My thesis project is about the human desire for escape and tranquility.