The Forest of Venice in Rome

The Forest of Venice exhibition for the Venice Architecture Biennale 2016 will be shown in Rome at Casa dell’Architettura, inaugurated with a seminar about timber as a sustainable material for the future.
The exhibition, by international press named one of the most interesting projects at the Architecture Biennale last year, is initiated and produced by Kjellander Sjöberg together with Folkhem, supported by The Swedish Institute.

The points of departure for The Forest of Venice are the climate change and rising sea levels threatening coastal regions worldwide, what new urban solutions and strategies we face today and the possibilities of wood as a renewable material. The discussion continues – now with The Forest of Venice in Rome.

The exhibition and seminar are a collaboration with the Swedish Embassy in Rome and Swedish Wood. The vernissage will be opened by Alf Karlsson, state secretary to Peter Eriksson minister of housing and digitalization.

Exhibition: 26 May- 8 June 2017
Inauguration: Friday 26 May at 19:25
Place: Casa dell’Architettura, Piazza Manfredo Fanti 47, Rome

Photo: Adam Mørk

KS at the seminar Urban Dynamics – Scandinavian influence in Czechia

Ola Kjellander is invited as a guest speaker to a conference about sustainable cities at NEXT Institute in Brno in Czechia, where he will give an insight into the Swedish approach to planning sustainable districts and urban mobility principles. After the conference, there will be a public lecture on how we program our neighborhoods and what influences people’s movements.
The events are a part of the NEXT Institute’s research track Urban Dynamics which explores the mechanisms and strategies of urban mobility.

Conference:
Time: Friday May 5 at 13:00
Place: The Distillery, Pekarska 76, Brno, Czechia

Public lecture:
Time: Friday May 5 at 17:00
Place: Moravian Gallery, Governor’s Palace, Moravske namesti 1a, Brno, Czechia

KS wins competition for Sala Backe in Uppsala

KS has, together with the client Genova Property Group, won a land allocation competition for a new city block in Sala Backe, Uppsala. The Tunet block consists of four independent buildings designed by Kjellander Sjöberg in cross-laminated timber that link, enrich and help define the cityscape. Sala Backe today contains a green network of parks, tree-lined streets and green courtyards. The new buildings become a part of this, and create a series of urban spaces in a green and varied environment. The houses have rational plans, with a functional core and outer apartment and balcony-zones that can easily be rearranged to suit future needs. The ground floor is provided with generous commercial spaces, which – like the apartments – all face at least two cardinal directions. The buildings are without backs and are closely integrated with streets, yards and the park path – a design that creates a lively cityscape.

KS giving a lecture on sustainable urban development at a workshop at ArkDes

Johan Pitura from KS will present projects, experience and thoughts on urban design at a workshop Sustainable development at ArkDes, The Swedish Centre for Architecture and Design, on 16th March. Sustainable urban development is highly relevant – to the climate, its changes, to the environment and also to the growing number of people living and working in cities. The interest in Nordic cities is large; the workshop is a part of The Nordic Council of Ministries’ branding and export strategies of sustainable cities to India, China and North America. KS will lecture on the topic during the day.

Time: Thursday, 16th March 2017, 12:00-17:00
Place: The Swedish Centre for Architecture and Design, Aula ArkDes, Exercisplan 4, Skeppsholmen, Stockholm

KS develops a residential block on the waterfront of Citadellskajen in the heart of Malmö.

Kjellander Sjöberg has, along with Skanska, launched the process of creating a new city block on Citadellskajen in the heart of historic Malmö. The block is uniquely located by the outer moat with exceptional views to the Malmöhus castle. Towards the north, the block borders Neptunigatan, a street planned to be broadened and transformed into a green city boulevard. Citadellskajen thus becomes a new city promenade and a south-facing park extending further to Malmö Live and the Central Station. The project will comprise commercial facilities on the ground level with a restaurant, café and shops as well as 150 residential units. The construction start is planned for 2018. The proposal is a part of an exciting development of Malmö’s old harbor districts; the same area in which Kjellander Sjöberg’s Malmö studio is located.

Design for Bird & Bird

Kjellander Sjöberg has developed a new design concept for Bird & Bird – a renowned, international law firm with offices in central Stockholm. The commission comprised a transformation of the existing office space from individual cellular offices into a creative and open studio environment emphasizing social spaces, collaboration and team spirit. The various teams and departments are interspersed with shared, flexible spaces as well as silent rooms of various designs. The large terrace running along the building and a representative floor were meticulously furnished. “The custom-made older furniture were recycled, refurbished and have been integrated into a new whole, thus becoming a part of the narrative,” says Sylvia Neiglick, project architect. KS’s design, custom-made furniture and interior solutions were based on Bird & Bird’s international design and graphic identity. Variety in character, colors and furnishings create different zones with different rhythms and activities.

Kjellander Sjöberg to transform Stockholm’s sea front

Kjellander Sjöberg has won a competition to transform a site in the former industrial harbor of Stockholm, Södra Värtan. The commission includes designing a new urban focal point in the emerging sustainable Royal Seaport area. The proposed structure is based on the context’s concept and its industrial heritage. The proposal comprises an addition that creates a vivid hybrid block with workplaces, housing, commercial facilities and public meeting spaces. The transformation creates an open and welcoming neighborhood, with a generous public courtyard and a lush activity-based landscape park on the roof. The project is being developed for the property owner NIAM in cooperation with BOGL landscape architects (DK). The project is up for a public hearing for a new DDP until February 2017.