Sandellsandberg, Thomas Sandell – developing everything from products to cities

"After one of our fishing trips on the Kola Peninsula, where we first had the idea, we invited a couple of architect friends to try one idea each. I took it upon myself to design an accessible room, with a long, sloping ramp for wheelchairs and a larger bathroom. At first, I envisioned a bright, blue building, but on one of the site inspections I spotted a bright red panelboard used in construction, shining beautifully against the snowy backdrop. I therefore went with red instead of blue. Just like Ragnar Östbergs Blue Hall, the main hall of the Stockholm City Hall, which never became blue as planned, but remains red to this day."