A Swedish Schoolyard Labyrinth
Anita Stjernström
Tungelsta school, south of Stockholm, was built in 1980, when we all were anxious to save energy. Therefore, the building has small windows and two small atrium yards. The mini-gardens in these were not cared for, and I was tired of their ugly appearance. Petra Lindvall, a female architect, first took a look at the yards, and then saw some photographs of stone labyrinths from the Stockholm archipelago which I have pinned up on my wall. She asked about the pattern and it wasn't very long before she was convinced to build a labyrinth in one of the atriums. Because of the limited space we selected the simplest little labyrinth with only four walls. Since completion we have added some plants and a tree to the yard.
  plan of the labyrinth.
  The Tungelsta School labyrinth, Sth.Stockholm, Sweden, near completion. Photo by A.Stjernström.
Anita Stjernström, November 1992. Headmistress of Tungelsta School.