{"id":6736,"date":"2026-03-27T12:34:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T11:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amaelle.life\/?p=6736"},"modified":"2026-03-28T20:57:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T19:57:38","slug":"radda-ett-kulturarv-valhallabadet-i-goteborg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amaelle.life\/en\/radda-ett-kulturarv-valhallabadet-i-goteborg\/","title":{"rendered":"Save a cultural heritage \u2013 Valhallabadet in Gothenburg"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>Valhallabadet \u2013 a piece of living history that is in danger of disappearing<\/h2>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<p><strong>Save Valhallabadet \u2013 when beauty has to take a back seat<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are places that are more than just buildings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Places where form, light and material meet \u2013 and become something that is felt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Valhallabadet in Gothenburg is one such place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Inaugurated in 1956, in the midst of an era where architecture had to take its place and be soulful, a bathhouse was created that would not only function \u2013 but be experienced. Here there is a clear care for details, proportions and wholeness. A room where the body moves, but where the eye can also rest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And yet it now faces the threat of demolition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Form, function and something more<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Valhallabadet is a clear example of when architecture reaches beyond its function.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The lines are well thought out<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The light is allowed to play over water surfaces and walls<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The materials are chosen to last \u2013 and to feel<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#039;s not overworked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not trendy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Without time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A room where aesthetics and use interact \u2013 without competing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A craft we don&#039;t build anymore<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What makes Valhallabadet unique is not just its age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That&#039;s how it&#039;s done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The mosaic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The surfaces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The details that didn&#039;t need to be there \u2013 but are there anyway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is a construction that took time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Who had to take a seat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Which was not optimized away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today we often build faster, simpler and more standardized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It makes places effective \u2013 but rarely memorable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What happens when we tear down the beautiful?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Demolishing Valhallabadet is not just about replacing old with new.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#039;s about losing:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>an architectural identity<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>a sense of place<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>an expression that cannot be recreated<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Because beauty of this kind cannot be copied afterwards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It must remain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Preserving is also creating<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a time where we are talking about sustainability \u2013 we should also talk about aesthetic sustainability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To preserve is not to stand still.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is to value what is already thought out, built and loved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Valhalla swimming pool can be renovated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It can develop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It can continue to be a place where both body and mind have space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A quiet question<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When we choose to reject what is beautiful \u2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What do we choose instead?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Brilliant Saturday \u2728<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Form. Feeling. What gets to stay.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 Valhallabadet \u2013 a piece of living history that is in danger of disappearing Save Valhallabadet \u2013 when beauty has to take a back seat There are places that are more than just buildings. Places where form, light and material meet \u2013 and become something that is felt. Valhallabadet in Gothenburg is such a place. 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