Sweden

In Sweden, OKIDOKI Architects has designed a train station that sits at the heart of a broader urban transformation that will reconnect the coastal town of Varberg to the Kattegat Sea. Inspired by traditional cold water bathing huts and constructed almost entirely from engineered timber, Varberg Station is a thoroughly contemporary coastal landmark for the city's new harbour-side district of Västerport. Esson Lindman Esson Lindman   ❌︎ Remove Applied Products block will be inserted here     Context The design draws from the Varberg's history as a seaside resort, combining a lightweight timber structure with a durable stone and concrete base and a large planted roof. The green roof improves the bu... More

Skuruparken consists of 36 terraced houses in two models, ‘Naturhusen’ (the Nature houses) and ‘Atriumhusen’ (the Atrium houses). The houses are beautifully nestled in a pine forest hill with fine rocks not far from Stockholm's inlet. Mikael Olsson Mikael Olsson Mikael Olsson Caption The project started when we won the land allocation competition in Nacka Skuru. In our winning concept, we managed to incorporate many terraced houses and still retain the airiness and natural qualities of the site. We have positioned the buildings in groups to take account of the site's hilly terrain, each on its own plateau, which accentuates the area's topography while providing the conditions for economical and r... More

Inspired by the traditional Swedish villas, we have designed 33 modern wooden terraced houses in the center of Karlskoga. With the idyllic Möckeln Lake in the front garden and the city in the backyard, Aggerudvikarna will form an optimal and unique setting for an eventful everyday life filled with light, air, and life. Reinterprets the traditional villaWith Aggerudvirkarna, we are developing 33 terraced houses in varying scales and shapes. With its green wood panels and sloping metal roofs, Aggerudvikarna reinterprets the city's traditional residential areas in a new and modern silhouette. Deliberate displacements and indented terraces give the terraced houses a dynamic structure that at the same time creates niches where the resident... More

- BIM d’or Prize “international building” category  - TEAM: Structure: ELU/ strong current, low current, elevators: WSP/ fluids mechanics: PROJEKT ENGAGEMANG / Landscape, circulations and logistic: RAMBÖLL, fronts& shells: TAITO/ BIM coordinator: ZYNKA / project management: AKURO Luxigon, Vivid vision Luxigon, Vivid vision - Platinan is part of an extensive transformation of central Gothenbourg, Sweden’s second largest city. The two buildings are located on a strategical site, with close access to the central station and to Västlänken, a new regional railway network.The mixed-use development will include offices, housing, a hotel, shops and cultural activities, all of which seek to... More

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The Hedda Andersson college adds a new chapter to Lund’s long history as a city of learning. It will become one of Sweden’s largest colleges and is based on social sustainability with focus on actuating the students and enriching the surrounding city. Caption Opens up towards the cityLund’s green surroundings are used actively and incorporated into the building as a central park with inspirational outdoor space where the students can study, eat their lunch and be together in an informal way – a large, south-facing outdoor area, which opens up the college towards the city. Thus, not only more than 2,000 students but the whole city will benefit from it in a wider perspective. "It is a sculptural, beautiful and c... More

With the restoration and further development of Strängnäs Cathedral, a new chapter is added to the history of the church and the surrounding area, known as the hilltop-cathedral, which for more than 1,000 years have been a nerve centre for religion and culture. A new chapter that aims at embracing the many players of the cathedral and facilitating a living, culture-historical environment. Caption A culture-historical environment As the winning piece, the cathedral is restored with respect for its proud history while creating more space for it to hold more activities than it does today – including exhibitions. Simultaneously, the outer spaces are brought into play again, while three new buildings are established to giv... More

Project preschool Lärkgatan in south Swedish county of Bjuv aims for a building with strong connections to local brick building traditions.  The site is part of an old mill community, and the building will speak the language of local tradition. With brick as a characteristic building material for this region, it turned out to be the natural material of choice. We have also focused on highlighting the county´s  tile manufacturing heritage, expressed in the use of locally connected CC Höganäs tiles in the building´s bathrooms. The Lärkgatan preschool project meets the standards of Swedish environmental certification Miljöbyggnad Silver, calling for high performance solutions in ventilation and... More

Brf Leanderklockan is a residential project consisting of 18 apartments, designed by Lindvall A & D. The project is part of the first phase of Ystad's new Trädgårdsstad (Garden City) district, which will provide approximately 400-450 new homes in the city of Ystad, southern Sweden. The plan consists of three apartment blocks, each with six apartments, to be built on a 2,076 sq metre plot in the northwestern part of the new district. The apartment plans vary in size, from 79-145.5 sq metres, with features such as mezzanine floors, double height volumes with over five metre high sliding glass partitions and private terraces and/or balconies. Inspired by classic expressions reminiscent of modernism, architect Jonas Lindvall juxtaposes larg... More

WAN Future Projects Residential Award, 1st prize.Stadshagen, StockholmIn Stadshagen, close to one of the highest points in Stockholm, the existing built environment is to be supplemented and a new district developed. The new district ends in a steep slope down towards Karlbergskanalen. At the edge of this slope we have designed two buildings for Folkhem, which in many respects exists on the boundary between city and nature.The buildings are clearly divided into two parts, with a base of light concrete and an upper massive wooden volume. Along the new street, the buildings stand in an urban context. In the buildings' ground floors the concrete plinth is modeled and creates generous storefronts that open onto small square formations, which be... More

MARIN EDUCATIONAL CENTERRibersborgsstranden, MalmöThe marine educational center stretches out along Ribersborgsstranden shore, where city and landscape meet. A concrete floor is laid out level with the sand. Sand from the shore is mixed into the concrete to give it the same color and reflecting qualities. From the floor a constellation of solid volumes rise up to lift the room underneath the massive, reed-covered roof just above the horizon.The interstitial spaces created between the floor, the roof and the volumes open onto the surrounding nature, transmit light and provide visibility through towards the horizon. The activity of the marine educational center unfold for anyone who dwells on the shore, while at the same time this activity fr... More

INVITED COMPETITION - HONORABLE MENTION"A proposal with great architectural qualities with an autonomous expression of seldom seen. Timelessness and beauty mediated in the draft that becomes a work of art in itself."StockholmLiljevalchs’ new extension marks itself as an explicit part of the place, a sculpted volume with its own identity. The extension interacts with Liljevalch existing compact, closed body, reads its architecture and organization, and allows a contemporary sculpted imprint subscribe at the site. Liljevalchs to with its garden café Blue Gate is a cohesive system that clearly defines an outer boundary, where mass and scale creates inner and outer rooms that clearly relates to the art gallery's complex context and to the city.... More

Built on a 925 m2 plot in the centre of Limhamn in Malmö, House L1 consists of two apartment blocks containing seven homes, centred around a private courtyard. Within the courtyard is a communal swimming pool. The street-facing building harmonises in scale with the characteristic brick cottages of the former fishing village. The block consists of five split-level apartments laid out over four levels, ranging from 72-141 m2. To the back of the plot, the second block contains two three-storey apartments measuring 167 m2 and 207 m2.Each home is laid out over two or three levels. Four of the apartments have mezzanines with double-height sliding windows measuring up to five metres, offering optimal natural light and the possibility to interact w... More