This is the old city hall building in Handen. In Swedish it was known as Nämndhuset. It was built in 1971. I visited once as a very nervous twelve year old as I was "helping the police with an investigation". The politicians and everyone else moved out of here nearly three years ago, and the building has been empty ever since. The high-rise was bought by the construction company Fabege one year ago, and they will turn it into an apartment building with around 90 flats and a few shops on the first floor. It's located smack in the middle of the Handen mall so I suspect that many shopaholics will be queueing for an apartment here! Oh, and if you are wondering where the politicians ended up you can see that in this post from a few years ago.
j'adore cette photo, pour avoir travailler sur des photos d'immeubles, je te conseille de faire la même de nuit, chaque fenêtre ayant une lumiere différente, c'est géniale.
ReplyDeleteI love this photo, for work on photos of buildings, I suggest you do the same night, each window having a different light is great.
They look like dominoes that have lost their dots.
ReplyDeleteIt's easy to see from the architecture why politicians rarely think out of the box.
ReplyDeleteI also like the picture. Your composition is spot on and probably makes the building appear better than it is.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Meri's comment about politicians.
There seems to be a pattern ....
ReplyDeleteThis reminds me strongly of some of the work of a favorite photographer, Andreas Gursky. Worth a look. Strong graphic sense here.
ReplyDeleteAt least the flats will have plenty of windows!! And at least they're recycling!
ReplyDeletePerfect housing for shopaholics. :-)
ReplyDeleteI love this shot! Thank you!
ReplyDeleteThat's a really interesting photograph! Nice pattern of the windows -- with the occasional wrinkled shade. The "new" building looks pretty generic (but better than ours, I should go take a picture of the ugly thing.)
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Good eye Steffe. I enjoy this type of shot. The repeating shapes or patterns. I see the new City Hall came equipped with a couple of curves.
ReplyDeleteAt first I thought they were piano keys.
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A simple shot, but extremely creative: it's all in the eye! Interesting story about the building itself.
ReplyDeleteSpot on Olivier. I have a thing for windows and façades.
ReplyDeleteHa, very true Antjas. Good point Meri,not sure who the architect was.
Thanks Mr.Clueless.
A domino pattern perhaps Leif.
Gursky does manipulate some of his photos and so do I!
I'm guessing they will have to redo the façade for the apartments Halcyon.
Go for it In Three Rivers!
I have a different version of this façade over at flickr.
Nämndhuset, minsann! Jag visste inte att det stod tomt. Ja, nog har det förändrats alltid, Handens centrum, sedan jag var en liten flicka. Vi brukade få mjukglass på Domus, minns jag :)
ReplyDeleteBrilliant composition! I do love this!
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