KS shortlisted for Oceanön

Kjellander Sjöberg, in collaboration with ELF Development, appointed as one of the three finalists in the land allocation competition for Oceanön, a new island in Helsingborg. The competition is organised by the City of Helsingborg and calls for a man-made island in the Oceanhamnen district southwest to the city centre. The team comprised of KS, ELF Development, J+S Projektutveckling, CG Jensen, FOG Innovation and WSP Sverige AB has developed a proposal that utilises the site using rational solutions, sustainable technology and innovation, creating a completely new harbour environment.

The scheme delivers excellent residential qualities promoting a sustainable lifestyle in varied city blocks, creating a lively urban environment and attractive destinations. Adopting the biophilic design methodology, the island provides generous amounts of startling greenery with planting on the ground, on facades and roof terraces. The varied massing juxtaposing smaller scale in the centre with taller buildings along the quays creates a interesting contrasts and unique experiences.

Hope from Wood discussion Helsinki

‘Hope from Wood’ is a series of conversations for everyone to partake in and contribute to. The second discussion will be led by Stefan Sjöberg from KS, joining online. A fair, active and open discussion is guaranteed!

The debate will start with an introductory presentation titled ‘Adaptive Use – how to use the already built as a resource?’, presenting KS’s regeneration project Gjuteriet, followed by a dialogue with the participants in Helsinki. Gjuteriet is located in the industrial harbour of Malmö, an area undergoing a transformation into a vibrant neighbourhood Varvsstaden.
By adding new timber structures and recycled elements to the existing building, the historical landmark will become an innovative, open public meeting place.

The Hope from Wood Discussion Series is curated by the You Tell Me Collective that interrogates the themes of the Hope from Wood exhibition at the Museum of Finnish Architecture through various scales.

Time and place:
11th November
17:00 – 19:00 (UTC +2)
Museum of Finnish Architecture
Helsinki

Woodlife Symposium Turkey

Woodlife Sweden is being exhibited at Müze Gazhane in Istanbul between 19th October – 30th November. The exhibition presents how Swedish architects work innovatively with wood as a timeless and renewable material using latest technology. A series of digital events takes place in parallel, exploring sustainability and timber architecture. For three days, Woodlife Symposium will highlight various perspectives on timber construction as a means of achieving the global goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. KS has been invited to participate in the ’Adapting and Adding to the Existing’ panel discussion on 10th November, and Stefan Sjöberg will present Gjuteriet and the Magnolia restaurant.

The event is free of charge and open for public.

Woodlife Sweden in Turkey is initiated by the Swedish Institute, The Consulate General of Sweden in Istanbul, Embassy of Sweden in Ankara in partnership with Architects Sweden, Swedish Wood, The Circle, Nobon, AnkaraAks, In-Between Design Platform and in collaboration with Turkish Timber Association, Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, Müze Gazhane, CerModern and METU ArchLabs: FabLab.

Time and place:
10th November
12:00 – 13:00 (CET)
The Circle / Hopin.com

The super social block

KS’s proposal Syskongårdarna, The Twin Yards, for Torparängen in southern Sweden is based on the idea of a super social building structure providing opportunities for interaction within the block. The design comprises 5 small timber buildings with common spaces open towards the adjacent streets, promoting a sustainable lifestyle focusing on mobility and sharing. Two inner courtyards constitute the heart of the block, designed as lush arbours with various smaller places defined by lavish greenery. Both are open towards the west to let sunlight in, creating an environment for the residents as well as visitors from the whole Torparängen neighbourhood.

‘The Twin Yards’ is the title of the design proposal for a land allocation competition in respect of the ‘Fotbollen 1’ plot in Torparängen in Växjö. It was developed by KS in collaboration with Santhem Fastigheter for the Växjö council.

Building sustainable communities for the future

We are excited to announce that in a stiff competition, KS has won a framework agreement with Framtiden byggutveckling, Sweden’s largest public sector housing provider, aiming to support the future development of Gothenburg by providing new housing and improving existing neighbourhoods.

The commission comprises establishing strategies to create attractive, safe urban environments with new businesses and housing in varied forms of tenure. Framtiden Byggutveckling currently has over 12,000 homes in various stages of development, ranging from initial concept to full completion. 5,500 of those are either in planning or delivery phases. All projects are developed to generate better living environments and to provide a wide range of housing alternatives, bringing new sustainable buildings concepts and affordable homes.

KS has won the framework agreement in a team with MARELD landscape architects, Urbanista Stad and FOG Innovation.

Photo: Göteborgs Stad

Town square and vibrant city centre

Kjellander Sjöberg leads the transformation of the Bagaren block, also known as Paushuset, located on the town square of Enköping. The project seeks to provide the city with a lively centre and identify the square as an important place for the whole town.

The design vision transforms the immediate context into a new, vibrant and inviting destination with low thresholds as well as creates a genuine meeting place both indoors and outdoors.

The new Paushuset will offer retail units, food & beverage, exhibition spaces, workplaces, housing, rooftop bars and outdoor restaurants facing the square.

The transformation of Paushuset is a collaboration between Kjellander Sjöberg, ALM Småa Bostad, Andersson Company and Enköping Municipality. The initiative is a part of the council’s strategy to become the City Centre of the Year 2025.

The council has decided to present the proposal in a public hearing between 25th October and 5th December 2021.

CGI: Darcstudio

Vision Brunnshög – a mixed neighbourhood with workplaces and making

Kjellander Sjöberg, together with the Lund Municipality, has developed a vision for how central Brunnshög could be regenerated into a mixed vibrant urban environment. How
do we want to work in the future? In what kind of context? Is there a difference between animated commercial clusters for work, innovation and collaboration, and the
inclusive and social neighbourhoods where we want to live?

To create an intensive, active mix of uses with quality urban experiences, KS explored possibilities of integrating research, office spaces, co-working, production and
creation, and new forms of experimental housing. The concept, focusing on long-term flexibility, has been informed by aspirational economic models and forward-looking
property development. The vision presents an urban community that accommodates inclusive workplaces of various scales fit for entrepreneurs as well as start-ups,
alongside daily city life and local meeting places to enjoy.

CGI: Darcstudio

Woodlife Talks: Adaptive use

Kjellander Sjöberg is giving a ‘Woodlife Talk: Adaptive use’ on how to use the already built as a resource, taking place at the Institut Suédois in Paris.

The lecture will present the revitalisation project of Gjuteriet and discuss KS’s approach to sustainability and re-use. Gjuteriet is located in the old industrial harbour of Malmö,
a district which is now becoming a new vibrant neighbourhood called Varvsstaden. By adding new timber structures and recycled brick elements to the existing building, the
historical landmark is to be transformed into an innovative, open public meeting place.

In the framework of the Swedish Design Movement, Woodlife Talks bring together architects and city planners who focus on designing sustainable futures.

The event is hosted by Architects Sweden, Institut Suédois and Kjellander Sjöberg.

Speakers:
Stefan Sjöberg
Architect SAR/MSA, Founding Partner, Kjellander Sjöberg

Johan Pitura
Architect SAR/MSA, Malmö Director, Kjellander Sjöberg

Time and place:
22nd September 2021, 20:00
Institut Suédois
11 rue Payenne
F-75003 Paris
France

Think Tank 020: Urban regeneration

Climate and local opportunities.
Shaping 15-minute neighbourhoods
London – Paris – Stockholm

Presentation of the Meridian Water example, an emerging masterplan scheme for the London Borough of Enfield by Kjellander Sjöberg as well as presentations of French examples followed by a panel discussion together with the audience.

This Think Tank, taking place at the Institut Suédois in Paris, will focus on urban regeneration and will discuss climate adaptation and shaping local opportunities within larger metropolitan areas.

Panel guests:
Alessandro Gess, l’AUC (FR)
Armelle Le Mouëllic, Doctor in Architecture, TVK (FR)
Thomas Boucher, Praxys (FR)
Felipe De Ferrari, Plan Común (FR)

More guests will be announced shortly

The event will be hosted by Architects Sweden and Institut Suédois with Kjellander Sjöberg.

Time and place:
23^rd September 2021, 20:00
Institut Suédois
11 rue Payenne
F-75003 Paris
France

Go to Think Tank 020

Kjellander Sjöberg opens Scale Towards Sustainability exhibition

In the context of Swedish Design Movement, Kjellander Sjöberg opens the Scale Towards Sustainability exhibition at the Swedish Institute in Paris as a part of the principal exhibition Living Room. Two of KS’s ongoing projects are featured: the transformation of Gjuteriet in Malmö and the new emerging masterplan for Meridian Water in London.

Investigating opportunities at various scales, the exhibition aims to provide a path forward, towards a future still promising and safe, respecting the planetary boundaries, and sets out to establish a framework for vibrant climate positive buildings and communities.

The initiative Swedish Design Movement, taking place during the whole September, is led by the Swedish Institute in collaboration with the Form Magazine, Architects Sweden, Swedish Fashion Association, The Swedish Federation of Wood and Furniture Industry, Business Sweden, Visit Sweden and many more.

Institut Suédois
3rd September – 3rd October 2021
11 rue Payenne
F-75003 Paris

Read the exhibition catalogue here (in English)
Read the exhibition catalogue here (in French)

KS and Balder in a new collaboration for Nacka Port

Planning application for two new high-rise buildings with 38 and 30 floors in Sickla, on the border between Stockholm and Nacka, is underway. The scheme is called Nacka Port and is set to become the new entry point to the district of Nacka.

KS won the invited architectural competition in 2018 and since then has been developing the design, improving its qualities and feasibility.

Balder has recently formed a joint venture with VästkustStugan, Mjöbäcks Entreprenad and Innovation Properties to build Stockholm’s tallest residential building.

The project will comprise residential units and retail spaces such as a restaurant, delicatessen, bakery, bicycle workshop and more to create a vibrant city life. Residents will have access to a gym and a community space up in the towers, offering unique vistas over Stockholm’s inner city, the bay as well as the Nacka nature reserve. In addition to the high-rises, the culturally and historically valuable Färgfabriken Klinten will be renovated to regain its former glory. The ambition is to take advantage of the creative atmosphere present in the building today.

KS part of the Swedish Design Movement Paris

In September, Swedish design and architecture will take over the Swedish Institute in Paris. Kjellander Sjöberg participates with two projects addressing the climate change through two different scales.

Within the framework of the Swedish Design Movement initiative, more than thirty designers, architects, fashion designers and producers will share their knowledge and experience, with the common belief that the design of our physical environment has an overarching significance for the development of a sustainable society.

The aim of the Swedish Design Movement is to accelerate actions to achieve the Global Sustainable Development Goals set out in the Agenda 2030. Institut Suédois will become a platform for interaction between different stakeholders to discuss and act on the fundamental challenges through exhibition, discussions, workshops and events.

The initiative is led by the Swedish Institute in collaboration with Form Magazine, Architects Sweden, Swedish Fashion Association, The Swedish Federation of Wood and Furniture Industry, Business Sweden, Visit Sweden and many more.

Swedish Design Movement Paris takes place between 3rd September and 3rd October.
Institut Suédois
11 rue Payenne
F-75003 Paris

About Swedish Design Movement (in Swedish)
About SI Paris (in Swedish)

KS and KOGAA shortlisted for a competition in Czechia

Kjellander Sjöberg and KOGAA have been shortlisted for the second phase of an architectural competition to revitalize a former sugar refinery in Nové Šlapanice in Czech Republic. The competition is organised by the local municipality and the council’s ambition is to create a new social and cultural centre for the town through high-quality placemaking, creating an attractive destination for the public with a wide range of services for the community. The secondary programmes comprise a wellness facility, senior housing and a medical practice.

KS and KOGAA have an ongoing collaboration which started in 2017 in Brno and for this competition put together an international team with Open Fabric landscape architects based in Milan and Rotterdam and PK Ossendorf from Brno.

KS wins in Växjö

Kjellander Sjöberg, in collaboration with GBJ Bygg, has won the development competition for Vinden 1 in Bredvik, Växjö, southern Sweden. The point of departure for the design was the characteristic landscape of the Småland region. The scheme comprises eight semi-detached houses promoting a child-friendly and car-free lifestyle and faces a new main cycle path through Vaxjö with a bicycle pavilion.

The layouts have been designed for a pleasant social life at home, with everyday clutter collected in a clear hallway zone and on the first floor. Every housing unit is provided with a private courtyard which is directly connected to a shared green grove where adults can meet at allotment gardens and children can easily sneak to the neighbour.

The architectural expression is inspired by traditional timber towns where buildings stand close to the street and are articulated in natural colour tones with well-crafted details, whilst being clearly framed by a wooden fence.

KS Shop 06: Floor Plans

We would like to invite everyone passing the KS Studio Malmö to visit our latest exhibition Floor Plans. We have selected a series of 32 drawings from various times, locations and processes the KS team worked with over the years.
The aim is to investigate how a floor plan can function as a tool and how we, one room at a time, design architectural solutions for human interactions. We approach this by asking ourselves a number of key questions regarding flexibility, context, social inclusion and sustainability. A floor plan is a map, an endeavour to create order and organise exterior and interior spatial sequences. An instruction as well as a depiction; with the hope of viable and long-term vibrant communities for all.

The exhibition is open from 30th June in our KS Shop, Engelbrektsgatan 7 in Malmö.

Keystone of future Kista

The new local masterplan for Kista äng in northern Stockholm was granted planning permission in March 2020 and the development has now commenced. The area will be transformed into a mixed neighbourhood where housing, commercial facilities and public spaces will create a vibrant urban environment for the residents as well as visitors of Kista.
Kjellander Sjöberg has designed a residential scheme together with SKB (Stockholm housing co-operative). Within a walking distance from the underground station, a total of 163 rental units ranging from one to six room apartments will be delivered across three interlinked building volumes, 4 to 8 storeys high, providing office and retail spaces on the ground floor facing Torshamnsgatan and Borgarfjordsgatan.
The project puts emphasis on delivering high quality new homes. The main feature of the overall design is choosing premium materials, creating excellent living standards both indoors and outdoors sustainable in the long term. The block will become a keystone in the local masterplan, comprising residential buildings, schools, public squares, and local parks.

The designs are being detailed and the construction start is due Q1 2022.

1st prize in Snurrom

Kjellander Sjöberg, in collaboration with We Construction, has won the development competition for Snurrom in Kalmar, south-eastern Sweden. The team has been appointed to further develop the design proposal for a new residential scheme with high ambitions and comprehensive ideas for innovation. The project focuses on sustainable technologies, protecting local biotopes, enhancing social opportunities for all age groups and a detailed architecture alluding to local traditions.
The site is in the northern part of the city of Kalmar and is closely connected to natural recreational places in the adjacent forest and by the sea; elements which inspired the design. The key feature of this project is smart landscaping – green mounds concealing a semi-basement car parking and reaching all the way up to the ground floor level and terraces. The proposal comprises four-storey residential volumes with approximately 60 appartements and seven row-houses.

From an office block to a city block

The Reykjavik 1 property is located in Kista in northern Stockholm. Kjellander Sjöberg has, together with Nordika Properties, developed a proposal, transforming the existing office block into a vibrant urban neighbourhood along the Borgarfjordsgatan street. The site has a strategic position in the overall revitalisation of Kista; from being predominantly a business district with strong separation caused by traffic into a mixed urban environment with vibrant streets and potential for a rich city life.

The proposal comprises a school, new residential units, an elderly care, multitude of services and retail, all flexible for being adapted to a new programme over time. The project mixes the current volumes with new ones, creating a lively neighbourhood that has a positive impact on the urban qualities of Kista.

The public hearing for the new local development plan proposal will run until 6th June.