From blades to buildings
In a new high-tech neighbourhood in Lund in southern Sweden, turbine blades from a decommissioned wind farm have become a very visible part of the facade of an eco-friendly multistorey car park.
When Danish onshore windfarm, Nørre Økse Sø, was decommissioned in 2023, Vattenfall explored opportunities to repurpose or recycle the blades.
This led to the idea of incorporating parts of the blades into the facade of the new Niels Bohr car park in Lund, Sweden. It was inaugurated in 2025 and is the first ‘wind power-built’ car park in Europe.
The blades were used to create curtain walls, non-structural walls designed to remain open for safety reasons. The architect, Jonas Lloyd, aimed to achieve what is called “visible sustainability”. The aim was to construct a building where it is apparent to people that wind turbine blades were used in the facade.
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