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About dtmurcielago

University of Washington Valle Fellow, 2011, Stockholm Resilience Center, Sweden.

Storholmen

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Beginning in November, I’ll have the opportunity to relocate in Stockholm from Södermalm, where I’ve been living since August, to a little island on the outskirts of town, technically in the county of Vaxholm, known as Storholmen (large islet).  It’s a cozy house on the water located at the NW end of the island, out on a penninsula.  I’ll be sharing the house with a gal from Denmark, Trine, who is studying antique furniture restoration on the nearby island of Lidingö.  I’m very greatful to Michael Knappstein, who resides in Hong Kong during the winter, for permitting me to share his beautiful house for the last couple months that I’ll be in Stockholm.   And many thanks to Nina Gustafsson for welcoming me into her home these past few months.  

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Vegetated & Living Wall Systems – progress update

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I thought it appropriate to post a little progress update on some of the research I’ve been working on.  This report will contribute to the overall greening efforts at the new Stockholm University campus, and will compliment the efforts there to establish and maintain social ecological systems (SES).  SES are a main tenant of the Center’s visioning, documented in their Q4 book about the Albano region.  While I’ll continue to refine this report for future uses and expand its applicability, I hope to be able to undertake some ecological connectivity studies that may illuminate some strategic locations for vegetated wall interventions in Stockholm.  I’ve also been developing some designs for vegetated wall systems, which I will post later.

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