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Ralph Erskine: Villa Gadelius, 1961?–1961

  • Stockholm, Sweden, Show on map
  • #RES #Western Europe
  • This villa was designed by one of Sweden's most distinguished architects: Ralph Erskine. He had a distinctive style and was always happy to use an organic and asymmetrical design language. The villa was designed for Taro Gadelius, a businessman, who was born and raised in Japan. Courtesy of ArkDes, The Swedish Centre for Architecture and Design

  • Originally exposed concrete, now painted in white and black which impairs the character of the façade. 

    This building was included in the red list, published in our exhibition catalog SOS Brutalism: A Global Survey (September 2017). After a status review on November 5, 2024, it was reclassified in the online database from red (endangered) to gray (least concerned / unknown).