Contact information: Markus Wassberg // Åbakkevej 14
2720 Vanløse Denmark // tel: +45 27899048
markus.wassberg@gmail.com
Markus Wassberg is a small scale design firm, based in Copenhagen Denmark with a great passion for material science and production technology. Works range from functional art to interior design and architecture. Projects emerge in collaboration with highly skilled and creative individuals, and through a dedicated workprocess, delivering excellent results.
2010.03.15 // Project name: MPH // Category: Urban Architecture // Client: HelsingØr Commune // Size: 10 000 m2 // Location: HelsingØr Denmark // Status: Tender process
MPH
MPH stands for the multi park in Helsingør. Its an urban project thats based on unorganized sports and street culture. The park was designed together with Ebbe Lykke, Rune Glifberg, Filip Ljungberg, Haakon Gilje Aarseth and the people from Bryggeriet Malmo. The budget is on 21 mil DKK and financed by Helsingør commune, LOA and REALDANIA. The project will soon be out for tender and during the summer we will together with the winning contractor complete the production drawings.
2010.02.11 // Project name: Vetlanda Skatepark // Category: Indoor Skatepark // Client: Powerhouse // Contractor: Concreatures & Bryggeriet // Size: 250 m2 // Location: Vetlanda Sweden // Status: Completed Winter 2010
Vetlanda Skatepark
Vetlanda skatepark was designed together with John Magnusson, Dave Toms, Pär Magnusson and Daniel Håkansson. The park is a street based micro skatepark actually Sweden’s first indoor concrete skateapark. Thanks to Concreatures and Bryggeriet the project was completed in winter 2010.
2009.09.17 // Project name: Amfi // Category: Art // Client: Copenhagen Commune // Contractor: Wood-Works // Size: Ø 9000mm H 1500mm // Location: Poul Henningsens Plads Østerbro, Copenhagen // Status: Completed Summer 2009
Amfi
The sculpture Amfi is a public meeting spot that opens up for different types of unorganized arrangements and activities. Basically Amfi is designed for everything; it can be used as a playground, you can sit down and enjoy your coffee, a minor lecture, theater or a place where you can hang out with your friends. There are no limits for the functions of this sculpture. Østerbro area of Copenhagen was the client for this project and the purpose was to open up for a discussion concerning what is going to happen with the small park Poul Henningsens Plads, in the future.
2009.09.05 // Project name: Falkenberg Skatepark // Category: Urban Architecture // Client: Falkenberg commune // Contractor: PEAB & Bryggeriet // Size: 1100 m2 // Location: Falkenberg Sweden // Status: Completed Spring 2009
Falkenberg Skatepark
Falkenberg skate park was designed together with John Magnusson and with the guest designer Ben Schroeder. The park is a combination of classic street obstacles and flow areas, that give you speed to get around the whole park. The final design for the unique bowl was completed on-site by Schroeder.
2009.08.22 // Project name: Södertälje Skatepark // Category: Urban Architecture // Client: Södertälje commune // Contractor: Concreatures & Svevia // Size: 1100 m2 // Location: Södertälje Sweden // Status: Completed Spring 2009
Södertälje Skatepark
Södertälje skate park was designed together with John Magnusson and with the guest designer Martin Karlsson. The park is a street based skatepark but also has a minor bowl which design is inspired by the famous bowl at Bondi Beach. The site was very complicated and we had a hard time finding a functional solution. Thanks to Concreatures and Svevia the project was completed in spring 2009.
2009.08.10 // Project name: Copenhagen International Wood Festival // Category: Association // Client: // Partners: Søren Lindgreen & Jacob Bekker // Location: Copenhagen Denmark // Status: planning for next event
Copenhagen International Wood Festival
What would you do with a kilometer of wood? Wood Works challenges you to get your tools out and set your imagination free for the Copenhagen International Wood Festival – the first of its kind in Denmark. Find two teammates, come up with a design for a sculpture created in wood and then build it in a public exhibition. Here are some shoots from the Copenhagen International Wood Festival 2009. For more info, visit www.wood-works.dk
2009.08.01 // Project name: Kristineberg Strandpark // Category: Urban Architecture // Client: Sydväst // Contractor: Nord // Size: 500 m2 // Location: Kristineberg Stockholm Sweden // Status: Completed Autumn 2009
Kristineberg
The bowl for Kristineberg in Stockholm is one of the key parts of the major urban project Kristineberg strandpark that’s planned for the area. The bowl was designed together with John Magnusson in 2005. The project has been delayed several times but thanks to the dedicated contractors NORD the bowl was finally completed autumn 2009.
2009.06.13 // Project name: Norrköping Skatepark // Category: Urban Architecture // Client: Norrköping commune // Contractor: Concreatures & Svevia // Size: 1000 m2 // Location: Norrköping // Status: Completed Spring 2009
Norrköping Skatepark
Norrköping got one of Sweden's oldest skate scenes and has been fighting for a concrete park in many years. Me and John Magnusson were the lucky ones and got the chance to design this park. It is a special project where the client wanted not only a skate park but also a sculptural element, kind of a skateable landmark. Thanks to Concreatures and Svevia the project was completed in spring 2009.
2009.06.01 // Project name: Fysak // Category: Indoor Skatepark // Client: Bergen commune // Contractor: Inredo // Size: 1200 m2 // Location: Fysak Bergen Norway // Status: Completed Summer 2009
Fysak Skatepark
Fysak skate park is located outside Bergen in Norway. It was designed together with John Magnusson. For this skate park we created many small parks within the main park, small sessions when the park is crowded combined with big lines when you are all alone. The park is combining prefab concrete elements from the streets with regular plywood structures.
2009.01.01 // Project name: Showroom Allan // Category: Interior // Client: Allan Muff Lassen // Contractor: KEPS // Size: 80 m2 // Location: Copenhagen Denmark // Status: Completed Winter 2009
Showroom Allan
The show room for Allan was designed to be smart and simple. The daily functions for the room is a sales office, a show room for their products, meeting room and a package receiving unit. The flexible space allows secondary functions such as parties, receptions and dining with friends. The concept for the room is abstract white high gloss wall units with a sculptural shape that functions as the main display area for the products.
2008.10.01 // Project name: Project Apartment // Category: Interior // Client: Republikken // Contractor: Wood-Works // Size: 70 m2 // Location: Copenhagen Denmark // Status: Completed autumn 2008
Project Apartment
To fuel creativity within The Project Apartment and give the place a hub for inspiration, we developed the idea of an organism – one which manifests itself in a sculpture in the ceiling covering the whole apartment and linking the different rooms. It is an organism that penetrates walls and everything that comes in its way, connecting The Project Apartment with Republikken. An organism that functions as a source of inspiration and a source for the base light in the different rooms.
2008.05.23 // Project name: ENR_07 // Category: Art // Client: Bergen wood festival // Collaborators: Jacob Friis // Size: 5200mm x 2800mm // Location: Bergen Norway // Status: Completed spring 2008
ENR_07
ENR_07 is a robot sculpture built during Bergen wood festival in 2008. The sketches for this sculpture were made back in 2001 and thanks to the festival the idea became reality. During four hard days together with my friends Jacob Friis and Jacob Becker the sculpture was erected. ENR_07 is made out of 550m of 45x45mm battens and 80m of 45x22mm battens, the joints are glued and tightly screwed.