KS wins competition to climate proof Faaborg in Denmark

Kjellander Sjöberg has, in collaboration with GHB Landskabsarkitekter, Mogens A. Morgen, Realise and Tyréns, won an invited competition to create a strategic development plan for Faaborg, a coastal town located on the island of Funen in southern Denmark, one of the oldest trading cities in the country. Faaborg is currently facing three major challenges – the port area is at high risk of flooding caused by the climate change, the historically and culturally valuable city centre needs to reinforce its connections to the surrounding landscape and the entire town suffers from a decrease in population. To address those, and to maintain the town’s strong position as an attractive urban environment and a tourist destination, the Faaborg municipality and Realdania jointly organized the competition, inviting three teams to participate in an open process which provided multiple opportunities for an open dialogue.

Jury’s statement: “The winning proposal “We grow Faaborg” ties the city together in the most beautiful way as well as bridges our past to the future with cultivation in its core; be it food, sport, wellness or art.”

Jureskogs opening soon

The construction of Jureskog’s first roadside restaurant, designed by Kjellander Sjöberg, has started. It is expected to open in January 2020.

The development of the concept for the restaurant has been characterized by a strong focus on sustainability and high quality throughout the whole process; from cooking with local produce to choosing timber as the construction material. It is an attempt to establish the slowest fast food by making conscious and long-term decisions. The same approach has formed the building itself, building with natural and sustainable materials. All in a warm, soft colour scale.

The restaurant is located in Mjölby, next to the European road E4, and is the first in a series of fast food restaurants with the best hamburgers along the Swedish roads.

Elderly Care Skärvet wins LEED Project of the Year 2019!

The LEED Project of the Year award is organized by the Sweden Green Building Council with the aim to reward the best project certified according to the LEED system during the past year, as well as to recognize sustainable construction in Sweden.

Kjellander Sjöberg designed Elderly Care Skärvet in collaboration with Skanska Sweden as the developer and builder. The building is one of the first schemes built within the area Bäckaslöv in Växjö, set to become a brand-new sustainable neighbourhood. Elderly Care Skärvet has received LEED Platinum status with 94 points and thus is an elderly care facility with the highest level of certification in the world.

The building was designed to be as light and open as possible. There is for example a conservatory, physical medicine and rehabilitation facilities and a green house on the roof, all created to be easily accessible.

Architect: Kjellander Sjöberg
Tenant: Humana AB
Energy Declaration: Skanska Teknik
Interior designer: Ljusrum
Landscape architect: Urbio

Ream more about the LEED Project of the Year 2019
Read more about the winners
Read moe about Elderly Care Skärvet

Start of the development of Gustav III:s torg with a new travel centre in Östersund

Kjellander Sjöberg, together with Krook & Tjäder, takes part in the development of the Gustav III:s torg in Östersund. Diös real estate company has initiated a joint collaborative process with the municipality of Östersund to drive the planning process for the area. The main goal is to develop the city as a whole and to retain the area around the square as an attractive and vibrant city centre, elevating opportunities for sustainable means of travel and new movement patterns. The point of departure is to create an inviting, safe neighbourhood with housing, culture, offices, commerce and a hotel. A good meeting place with a lot of people, full of relevant and varied content. The central location of the site favours creation of naturally open flows between the city centre and the surrounding areas with more residents and new businesses.

KS Shop Talk #3 Media and Architecture

Putting urban environments and buildings into perspective – from a historical, cultural and international point of view – can media contribute to a deeper and more nuanced discourse on what the built environment should or can do? On what expectations, dreams and basic requirements can we as citizens, users, developers, planners and politicians set? Debates on whether good architecture and urban design, seen as long-term sustainable, are important for the society and how can journalists and critics raise awareness of which processes and conditions create them? Broaden the discussion about which conflicts, economic frameworks and types of consensus are needed for the built environment to meet our needs – on beauty, function and belonging?

Time: 22nd August, 08:00-09:00
Place: Engelbrektsgatan 7, Malmö

Guests: Gunilla Kronvall, Sveriges Arkitekter Skåne, Ingemar Gråham, Malmö stad, Katarina Rundgren, Testbedstudio, Cecilia Johanson Wihlborg, Wihlborgs, Susanna Dzamic, Sveriges Radio, Jonas Gillberg, Sydsvenska Dagbladet, Andreas Schönström, Malmö kommun, Jonas Michanek, Malmö stad.