KS wins competition in Hagastaden in Stockholm

Kjellander Sjöberg has won the invited design competition for the city block Ribosomen in eastern Hagastaden, a new district in northern Stockholm, and has been assigned to develop the project together with the real estate company Humlegården. Ribosomen is a residential scheme relating strongly to the classical 19th century urban typology of the Vasastan area. The proposal follows the local urban design principles and takes advantage of the location between two parks, linking them via a passage and an open green courtyard. The block’s footprint is a trapezium, with towers in each corner and lower interconnecting buildings in between. The façade articulations are contemporary interpretations of the existing buildings in the district, with elements of historically interesting industrial architecture. They are carried out throughout in brick of muted colours.

Ribosomen is part of the new detailed development plan that the City of Stockholm has developed for Norrtull and eastern Hagastaden, at the north of the inner city. Today, the area consists largely of infrastructure and unused industrial land, but it is proposed to become a dense, vibrant urban environment and a new northern entrance to Stockholm that also provides connections to the Royal National City Park. The DDP is about to proceed to the public hearing stage, with construction planned to commence in 2022.

Housing cooperative Solkvarteret wins a sustainability award

Housing cooperative Solkvarteret has been awarded the title of ‘The Smartest Property in Southern Sweden’ for its focus on locally produced renewable energy. The award was presented at the Real Estate Fair in Malmö on 27^th February by Jan Eliasson, the former Deputy Secretary-General of the UN. The scheme was designed by Kjellander Sjöberg and is a collaboration between the property developer Serneke and the energy supplier E.ON. The project, located in the Hyllie neighbourhood in Malmö, comprises 83 apartments and will be nearly self-sufficient in terms of electricity. The sustainable lifestyle will be made easier thanks to many new innovative solutions, such as solar cells on the roof providing renewable energy, batteries storing the energy when the sun is not shining and utilizing the kinetic energy of the lifts.

KS wins competition to design new bridge in Malmö

Kjellander Sjöberg has, in collaboration with the London-based bridge engineer Ian Firth and Sweco Civil, won the competition for a new bridge in Malmö. The bridge will be built in Varvsstaden and become a new meeting place at the waterfront, creating a new path between the city’s older districts and the Västra hamnen district.

The point of departure for the design of the overall form and the material choice was the former Kockum’s shipbuilding industry. The character of the historic ships with its smooth curves can be seen referenced in the shape, bulging slightly outwards.

The bridge is designed to be sustainable and require a minimal level of maintenance. It will be constructed with commonly used industrial materials, such as brick, metal and wood. It is set to become a beautiful object, fulfilling its primary function, interconnecting the urban fabric and providing the opportunity for crossing the water at different speeds.