Ager Medicinae

Location icon Solna, Sweden
Ref #: 4336
Category: PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND PLACES

Construction

Yard Ager Medicinae
Location Solna, Sweden
Subcategory HOSPITAL
Built in 2013
Opened in 2013
Application Ager Medicinae
Start and finish date 2013
Application Type Wall coverings
Client Skanska
Architects White Tengbom Team (WTT)
Specialists involved Kristoffer Zetterstrand
MAPEI Distributor Kakelspecialisten
Credits Kristoffer Zetterstrand/ Stig Lodén
Other Mapei has delivered the water proofing material for the work of art: “Ager Medicinae”. The artist who designed Ager Medicinae “Kristoffer Zetterstrand” received the “Stora Kakelpriset” (Large Tiles Award) in August 2013 for his work of art. The Large Tile Award is awarded by the Swedish Byggkeramik Council.
The “Ager Medicinae” is a 340 sqm large tile mosaics that adorn the NKS* car park. The work consists of 27,500 tiles, measuring 10x10 cm2, and depicts the medical history in a timeline. The tile covered walls measures 4,2 meters of height and are 17 respective 64 meters long.
*NKS (Nya Karolinska Sjukhuset), is a construction of a new large hospital area in Solna, Stockholm. The “Ager Medicinae” is the first of 20 artistic portrayals to be erected on NKS. This is the largest official venture on art in Sweden since 1937 when the original Karolinska Hospital was built. Art affects health and recovering. The NYS is expected to be completed in 2017.

Product used for the project

ELASTORAPID
ELASTORAPID
Two-component, high-performance, highly-deformable, quick-setting and drying…
MAPELASTIC
MAPELASTIC
Two-component, flexible cementitious mortar for waterproofing balconies,…
MAPENET 150
MAPENET 150
Alkali-resistant glass fibre mesh (in compliance with the ETAG 004 guide) for…
ULTRACOLOR PLUS
ULTRACOLOR PLUS
ULTRACOLOR PLUS is a high performance, quick-setting and drying cementitious…

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