Universeum, Gothenburg Sweden
Universeum is a science centre and aquarium situated in Gothenburg Sweden. Gothenburg is a city, a municipality and an urban area on the west-coast of Sweden. Gothenburg is Sweden’s second largest city with about 770 000 inhabitants.
Universeun is situated on the west coast of Sweden at the mouth of the river Göta Älv. The natural surroundings of the centre climb down the mountainside, while the technology displays are accommodated in the wooden box which is the face of the complex towards the city.
The structure is the simplest with nothing to obstruct when exhibitions come to be changed. The ecological message is in-built. The building can be renewed on a shoe string, it is naturally ventilated, its energy requirement is minimal, the water is recycled within the building and the roof can be equipped with solar collectors when this is financially possible. The lake around there make the building nature itself.
