Landa summer beach concept

Summer universe · Proposal · October 2026

Yūkan Labs · Stockholm

A summer universe
in Stockholm.

A piece of summer, saved for winter.

Warm sandSummer lightShared physical worlds
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LANDA AT A GLANCE

A summer universe in Stockholm.

WHAT WE’RE BUILDING

Landa is an indoor destination that brings the feeling of summer into winter: sunlight, warmth, breeze and sand, with space to unwind, spend time together and explore.

THE OPPORTUNITY

We want to make a summer escape part of everyday city life—somewhere people can visit for an afternoon or evening without travelling abroad.

THE EXPERIENCE

Four modes—Rest, Social, Play and Immersive—offer different ways to enjoy the same summer universe, from reading beside the water to sharing a physical adventure.

WHAT MAKES IT POSSIBLE

Architecture, hospitality and sensory technology work together. Our proposed approach combines optical sunlight, radiant warmth, controlled airflow and sound to create the feeling of being outdoors.

WHAT COMES NEXT

Develop the first Stockholm location with property, technical and operating partners, beginning with a prototype of the core summer experience.

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The need

Winter quietly
shrinks our world.

The light fades. Plans become smaller. Summer turns into something we remember, postpone or fly away to find.

What if Stockholm had somewhere to feel open, warm and fully present—without leaving the city?
Concept of a warm Landa entrance during a snowy winter
STOCKHOLM WINTERTHE THRESHOLDSUMMER WITHIN
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A person reading inside the original Landa summer conceptCONCEPT VISUALIZATION

The physical proposition

An indoor summer
destination in Stockholm.

Landa brings summer indoors through sunlight, warmth, breeze and sand. Come to read, relax, share a drink or explore a physical adventure.

LIGHT

A horizon that moves from clear midday to long sunset.

WARMTH

Warm air and sand underfoot: summer felt through the body.

BREEZE

Subtle air movement that makes the world feel alive.

SOUND

Ocean sounds and spatial audio bring the landscape to life.

TOUCH

Water, sand and physical objects you can touch and explore.

Read. Have a drink. Be alone together. Or step into an adventure.

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Four proposed modes

One universe.
Different ways to inhabit it.

Four ways to spend your time within the summer universe.

A planted Landa summer landscape with warm sand and water
01

Rest / Chill

DoRead, recline, listen to the horizon, walk through warm sand.

FeelUnhurried. Spacious. Restored to yourself.

03

Play

DoTake a useful role in a physical cooperative mission with shared challenges.

FeelAbsorbed, capable and connected through action.

04

Immersive

DoExplore responsive light, sound, waves and changing environmental stories.

FeelTransported—while remaining fully in your body.

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The visit

An afternoon
in summer.

Come in from the cold and spend an afternoon in summer.

01

Cross the threshold

Winter falls away. Warmth arrives first.

02

Find your pace

Choose quiet, company, play or exploration.

03

Settle into the world

Sand, light and sound make the city feel distant.

04

Reach a high point

A shared mission, a wave, a conversation, a moment alone.

05

Stay for sunset

The environment changes; there is no rush to leave.

06

Carry it out

Carry the feeling of summer back into the city.

ARRIVESTAY FOR SUNSET
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TECHNOLOGY + IMMERSION · EXISTING PRECEDENTS

Summer indoors is within reach.

Built environments already combine climate, light and immersive worlds.

01 · INDOOR CLIMATES
Therme indoor pool and palms beneath a glazed roof

Image: Therme Group

Therme

Water, planting and environmental engineering create large indoor wellbeing destinations.

Explore Therme ↗

FOR LANDAA warm, planted environment for spending time together through winter.

02 · IMMERSIVE NATURE
teamLab Borderless immersive art reference

Image: teamLab

teamLab + d’strict

teamLab creates connected digital artworks. South Korea’s d’strict combines nature imagery, sound and scent at ARTE MUSEUM.

teamLab ↗ · d’strict ↗

FOR LANDAChanging horizons and environments that invite exploration.

03 · A SHARED INDOOR SUN
Visitors beneath Olafur Eliasson’s indoor sun at Tate Modern

Photo: Tate Photography / Andrew Dunkley & Marcus Leith

The Weather Project

Olafur Eliasson · Tate Modern, 2003. Light, mirrors and mist created a vast indoor sun that people could gather beneath.

Explore the installation ↗

FOR LANDALanda would add controlled radiant warmth beneath a shared indoor sun.

Landa brings these possibilities together: a summer destination for rest, company, play and discovery.

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Technology thesis

Bringing the sun
indoors.

Programmable light creates the sky and sunset. Radiant heat, warm sand, gentle airflow and spatial sound bring summer to the body.

PROGRAMMABLE MIDDAY → SUNSET LIGHT
PROJECTION / LED HORIZON
SPATIAL SOUND + AIRFLOW
WARM SAND + PHYSICAL SENSATION
ORCHESTRATION One system coordinates light, sound, sensing and environmental change.

Mature capabilities to combine

Programmable, tunable architectural light

Projection and LED display systems

Spatial audio and show-control orchestration

Responsive sensors and environmental controls

Elements to prototype

The most convincing breeze and ocean-wave sensations

Sand, water and responsive surfaces for sustained public use

How physical missions transform across one adaptable environment

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Energy strategy · Proposed approach

Powering an
indoor summer.

Renewable heat, thermal storage and heat recovery could warm Landa’s indoor summer landscape.

01 · GENERATE

Capture energy

Assess solar generation and renewable electricity alongside the building’s heat supply.

02 · STORE

Store heat

A separate, insulated thermal store could hold energy for use when heat is needed.

03 · CIRCULATE

Warm the world

Warm sand and water, supported by heat pumps and heat recovery from the building.

NORDIC PRECEDENT

Polar Night Energy’s Pornainen installation stores 100 MWh of heat and supplies up to 1 MW to a Finnish district-heating network.

Operator announcement · June 2025 ↗
DESIGNING FOR LANDA

The beach sand provides everyday warmth. A dedicated store handles longer storage. Building demand, storage size and seasonal performance will be developed with an energy engineer.

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Why there is a market

People already travel
to feel a different world.

Three precedents show appetite for physical wellbeing, sensory immersion and seasons made available beyond nature’s timetable.

01

Wellbeing destinations

Therme Group

5.3mannual visitors

Operator-reported annual visitors across the five-site portfolio announced in December 2025.

What it demonstratesPhysical wellbeing can operate as a destination at scale.
Source ↗
02

Immersive art · Tokyo

teamLab Planets

2.51mvisitors in 2025

At a single venue, per operator report for January–December.

What it demonstratesSensory immersion can draw a large audience to one place.
Source ↗
03

Season as destination · Sweden

ICEHOTEL 365

Since 2016open year-round

Ice-art suites, ice bar and exhibition maintained through summer.

What it demonstratesA season can become a physical destination beyond its calendar.
Source ↗

Established destinations demonstrate demand for wellbeing, immersive experiences and seasonal escapes.

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Stockholm waterfront viewed from City Hall
STOCKHOLM · A CITY ON THE WATER

View of Stockholm-201185.jpg · Jonatan Svensson Glad / Wikimedia Commons
CC BY-SA 4.0 · Display crop

Stockholm first

A local escape
with destination power.

Stockholm’s long winters and waterfront setting shape Landa’s first summer destination.

01A solo afternoon02After work03A date04Friends visiting05A team day06A winter weekend

Summer, within everyday reach.

An afternoon alone, an after-work drink, a date or a weekend with friends.

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Proposed business logic

One environment.
More than one reason to visit.

Proposed revenue streams: admission, food and drink, and group experiences.

A place to return to.

Admission opens the summer landscape. Food, drinks and group experiences extend the visit.

Changing light, cultural programming and new experiences create reasons to come back.

Individual visitsRest / Chill · Social · ImmersiveCore admission
Food and drinkA reason to stay through the light changeSpend per visit
Private groupsPlay missions · celebrations · team experiencesReserved sessions
Programmed momentsSeasonal stories · artists · evening formatsReturn visits
Future partnershipsHospitality · culture · brands · tourismProposed
PILOT MEASURESWillingness to visitRepeat behaviourDwell timeOperating requirements
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Imani, founder of Landa

About me

Imani

Founder of Landa and Yūkan Labs.

I’m studying Political Science and Sustainable Development, with experience in product design, quality assurance and systems thinking.

My background spans Hyper Island, an internship at AKQA and UK rail delivery. I bring these perspectives together to shape Landa’s experience, design and development.

Current stage · Ideation & R&D

From an idea to
a summer universe.

The concept, four modes and visual direction are established. We’re developing the research and technical approach for a first prototype.

  1. 01
    Foundation

    Ideation

    Summer universe, four modes and experience principles.

  2. 02
    We are here

    Research & development

    Explore the sensory technology, energy systems and visitor experience.

  3. 03
    Next

    Prototype

    Build and test the feeling of sun, warmth, sand and breeze.

  4. 04
    Ahead

    Pilot

    Host visitors, refine the experience and develop the operating model.

  5. 05
    Our destination

    Stockholm venue

    Secure a site and partners, then build and open Landa’s first summer universe.

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The entrance into Landa’s imagined summer universe

The invitation

Help build Stockholm’s
summer universe.

Landa is looking for a cofounder and early partners who can turn an original physical experience into a place people return to.

01Venture + capital

Shape the company, open investor conversations and build the financing path.

02Property + operations

Find the right conditions for a safe, generous and workable first environment.

03Experience + technology

Prototype the orchestration of light, horizon, sound and physical sensation.

START THE CONVERSATIONhello@yukanlabs.com
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