PM & Vänner restaurant in Växjö is a one Michelin star restaurant that currently ranks among the country's top restaurants. Since the opening of PM & Vänner hotel in 2014, both the restaurant and hotel have won many accolades, including three red houses by the Michelin Guide and in 2017 it became the first restaurant in Sweden to receive the acclaimed Wine Spectator award.

For more than a decade its proprietors had harboured ambitions of creating a hotel based on the restaurant's acclaimed gastronomy from the Swedish region Småland. In 2012, the company acquired a large 1960's office block in which PM & Vänner was located, and commissioned Lindvall A & D to create a concept and to design the interior, as well as a number of unique pieces of furniture for the gastro hotel.

Taking the "forest, lake and meadow" philosophy of the gastronomy of PM & Vänner as the starting point, the ambition was to work with this concept to create a destination that felt cosmopolitan, while remaining deeply rooted in its surroundings. For example, limestone from the neighbouring island of Öland was used in the bathrooms, reception and bar. Oiled oak floors made of wood from Småland adhere to the simple palette, creating a neutral backdrop to design classics such as Carl Malmsten chairs. The façade was also painted white, to reflect its minimal interior.

A main entrance, double-height master suite, smaller suites and a rooftop bar and pool area were added to the existing architecture. The cube-like suites are slotted in between the row of buildings, and jut out from the façade. The 160 m2 rooftop bar was built on top of the existing flat roof. It has a glazed façade on three sides, constructed from 4.1-metre-high by 16-metre-wide motorized sliding glass panels. The roof also contains an outdoor swimming pool and hot tub, and two separate terraces, one of which is used as an outdoor dining area.