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VRÅNGÖ ISLAND · 23

Around Vrångö’s old harbour.

Rocky shores, winding lanes and white houses gathered around an inlet.

DioramaIllustratedClayLinework

Preparing the island neighbourhood…

PerspectiveLookoutPlanOn the laneAt the quay

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Drag to orbit · Scroll to zoomDrag to orbit · Pinch to zoom3.00 m lanes · Reference-based layout

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Shape island life

01

A street for walking

Lane widthmm

House size%

Kattholmsvägen, the harbour lane and the Lotsutkiken branches follow the supplied plan. Houses turn with their plots, leaving small gardens and irregular gaps. The Plan camera keeps north at the top for comparison.

Gardens & picket fencesLow boundaries and planting around individual house plots

02

Carry everyday life

Electric cargo bikesFront boxes, three wheels and battery-assisted frames

People for scaleNeighbours walking between the village and the waterfront

Give groceries, bags and small deliveries a way through without filling the lane with parked cars. Cargo tricycles sit along the harbour lane and at its junctions.

03

A working harbour edge

Jetty length%

Small harbour boatsOpen dinghies and cabin boats beside individual landing stages

The old inlet curves between the village and the granite peninsula. Short jetties, boat sheds, stone walls and small boats follow its uneven edge. This is the smaller inlet shown in the plan; the main guest harbour lies beyond this crop.

04

Timber, tile & granite

Rocky terrain%

Island mixWhiteFalun red

Mostly white houses have orange or weathered tile roofs, with occasional yellow walls and red boat sheds. Gabled and gambrel roofs, enclosed porches and dormers reflect the supplied photographs. The Lookout camera faces across the inlet from the rocky hill.

05

Notes from Vrångö

Vrångö lies in Gothenburg’s southern archipelago. Göteborg & Co describes a belt of settlement across the island, with the ferry landing at Mittvik and the fishing and guest harbour on the other side. This model follows the smaller old inlet and the Lotsutkiken neighbourhood in the supplied plan. The ferry landing and main guest harbour lie outside the model.

Island geography and harbour, Göteborg & Co

West Sweden’s visitor guide describes getting around on foot, by bicycle or by cargo moped (flakmoped). Kajkanten lends cargo tricycles for heavy bags. The battery-assisted bikes here are a design interpretation of that small-scale transport culture; those sources do not establish that all local cargo vehicles are electric.

Car-free island life, West Sweden

Cargo tricycles at Kajkanten

Village lanes, fences and roofs: photo reference

White boat sheds and the fishing harbour, Kajkanten

Pattern 23 · Vrångö island

Reconstructed from the supplied plan and photographs of Vrångö’s old inlet and Lotsutkiken. Footprints and shoreline are traced approximately; scale, elevations and architectural details are estimated. Changes last for this session.

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