Designed by: @wingardhs_

Captured by: @johan_dehlin x Christoffer Grimshorn

Liljevalchs extends the historic Liljevalchs Konsthall through a restrained addition designed to support, rather than compete with, the original building. Conceived as a discreet companion, the new volume introduces 170 square metres of sculpted glass rooflights that bring daylight deep into the galleries. A continuous glass membrane separates the interior from the exterior, while a square grid of skylights—each two metres wide and two metres high, with two vertical and two sloping sides—shapes the quality of light throughout the building.

While the original gallery continues to welcome visitors from Djurgårdsvägen, the extension addresses Falkenbergsgatan, establishing a clear distinction between the two buildings both visually and programmatically. The existing entrance remains the primary point of arrival, while the addition provides new exhibition spaces alongside a secondary entrance, a museum shop and an expanded café.

Like the original building, the extension combines gallery spaces with a lower level, although its internal organisation is distributed across six different floor levels. This arrangement responds to the site's requirements while maintaining the relationship between the two volumes.

The new building takes the form of a rectangular concrete block. Its façades incorporate a glass grid created in collaboration with glass artist Ingegerd Råman, who used the bases of glass bottles to form the distinctive surface. This intervention gives the concrete volume a subtle texture while reinforcing the building's understated character.