Circularity fits like a glove

Kjellander Sjöberg’s transformation of Gjuteriet in Malmö for Varvsstaden is featured in the June 2024 issue of Fastighetstidningen – a magazine about real estate that also covers topics that are important for the industry’s development and its role in the society.

In the comprehensive article, Leo Gullbring reasons about circular and sustainable construction, architectural qualities, circular economy adaptation, and how ambitious programs are created when the construction industry is to become climate neutral.

– We weren’t interested in just showcasing and varnishing industrial environments that told a story from the city’s heyday. We wanted the building to last another hundred years. The exposed steel frame proved functional, and the building’s structure opened up a wealth of ideas. We could create a kind of sustainability hierarchy where we started with what was already there and gradually added local, renewable materials, and of course, a few that don’t quite meet the standard, like mineral wool in the worst case, says Stefan Sjöberg.

Fastighetstidningen, Nr 3 June 2024 p. 50-52

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Legacy: Gjuteriet in the magazine Arkitektur

– On the site of Kockum’s former shipyards, there is a new neighbourhood being built, preserving remains of the past. Looking at a timber structure suspended from retained steel beams, Jelena Mijanovi? asks herself: Is this the future?

Kjellander Sjöberg’s transformation of Gjuteriet in Malmö for Varvsstaden is published in the latest issue of Arkitektur – the largest architectural magazine in the Nordics which has been analysing, evaluating and documenting Swedish architecture and urban design since 1901.

In the comprehensive article, Jelena Mijanovi? reasons about circular economy, material reuse as well as how architectural qualities are measured and how to ensure they key to sustainability assessments.

– Gjuteriet represents one of the great examples. The newly built parts keep a respectful distance from the historic remains. Half of the building is suspended from the preserved steel structure. The relationship between new and old is clear: the old governs while the new follows.

Magazine Arkitektur, Nr 6 2023 – Transformation, p. 44-55

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Interview about Gjuteriet in RUM

– Gjuteriet in Malmö rises from the ruins. Kjellander Sjöberg Architects have preserved the past whilst at the same time written the next chapter in the history of the building and the area, writes Ellinor Thunberg in an extensive interview with KS Malmö Director Johan Pitura, published in the latest issue of the RUM magazine.

Kjellander Sjöberg’s transformation of Gjuteriet in Malmö for Varvsstaden is presented in the September issue of RUM – a Swedish magazine which informs, inspires and reflects on architecture, interior design and design. The comprehensive article highlights the collaborative process focused on resource-efficiency, extensive material re-use and circular strategies, aiming at preserving and revealing traces and memories which tell the story of the building.

Magazine RUM, September 2023, p. 135-142

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Gjuteriet published in DETAIL

Kjellander Sjöberg’s industrial heritage transformation project Gjuteriet in Malmö has been featured in the July-August issue of DETAIL – an international professional journal for architecture and construction details published in German and English which devotes every issue to specific topics in construction and building details in architecture.

We are proud to see the worldwide attention Gjuteriet has received, being recognised by the leading specialist for architecture and structural engineering DETAIL.

Gjuteriet – transformation of industrial heritage into a new creative workplace in Malmö built around social meeting and communal spaces, designed by Kjellander Sjöberg for Varvsstaden. Focused on the intensive re-use of repurposed materials, the project demonstrates how existing buildings can be reimagined based on circular principles.

DETAIL, Saving Space 7/8.2023, p. 4-6

Gjuteriet featured in Casabella

Kjellander Sjöberg’s transformation project Gjuteriet in Malmö has been published in the latest issue of the Italian architecture magazine Casabella. There has been a strong international interest in the project, and we are proud to see it receive attention in a comprehensive article by one of Europe’s most renowned architecture magazines.

Gjuteriet is a transformation project for Varvsstaden, located in the formerly industrial Kockum’s area in Malmö. It focuses on reuse and circular strategies with a long-term flexible structure that creates diverse spaces and meeting places to intensify urban activity. Gjuteriet has inspired several public talks and events, such as Think Tanks, Shop Talks and a series of international lectures.

CASABELLA, 949 settembre 2023 september, p. 41-47

KS in the UK featured in RUM

A great pleasure to read the latest edition of the RUM magazine where Ellinor Thunberg writes about KS practice in the UK. The article highlights three of our major masterplanning projects: Hartree – a new sustainable neighbourhood in Cambridge, Tendring Colchester Borders Garden Community, and Meridian Water in London – a masterplan and urban regeneration project with a vision of micro-neighbourhoods and a green-blue network. Stefan Sjöberg and Angela Woda share visions, experiences from collaborations, and differences in the approach and work processes between the Swedish and the UK market. We are talking about ‘the Swedish Way’ – living smaller whilst getting more, the importance of quality of life within each neighbourhood and how to plan homes and cities where life can thrive long term.

RUM magazine, June 2023, p. 87-94

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Valpen consultation open

The Valpen 3 scheme consultation is open until 7th August and has been featured in the local newspaper Eskilstuna-Kuriren. The project, being developed by Kjellander Sjöberg in collaboration with Kruhsberg Fastigheter and Urbio, is located in the ‘Väster’ district in central Eskilstuna and will deliver housing, offices, shops, restaurants, a hotel and elderly care. It is designed with a wide array of façade expressions, varied massing and heights to respond to the richness and diversity of the surrounding culturally valuable historic environment. Relocating the existing Postnord’s facilities, the proposal comprises three new blocks, aligned with the council’s vision for the ‘Väster’ district, to create a vibrant, integrated neighbourhood and an attractive gateway to Eskilstuna.

Eskilstuna-Kuriren, 21st June 2022, page 4.

What can we do right here, right now? (Hope from Wood blog article)

The Museum of Finnish Architecture has published a blog article written by Stefan Sjöberg, based on his lecture ‘Adaptive Use: How to use the already built as a resource’ given in November 2021 as a part of the Hope from Wood Discussion Series. The text stresses the importance of immediate action and attempts to address the climate crisis in the everyday activities. It offers reasoning regarding challenges and possibilities through highlighting essential principles for recycling and resource-conscious construction, presenting KS’s Gjuteriet transformation project as an example. Embracing the utilisation of the existing and striving to do as little as possible that may harm our planet, the article introduces a methodology that promotes projects that are fundamentally sustainable.

‘The choice of materials for any new construction must be based on what is available locally to minimise impact on the climate. This intrinsically defines a vocabulary and a tectonic language, a format and framework of specific conditions, rather than giving a total freedom for one’s vision. More ethics, less aesthetics.’

Hope from Wood Discussion Series was organised by the You Tell Me Collective in November 2021 as a part of the main Hope from Wood exhibition at the Museum of Finnish Architecture.

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Magnolia restaurant featured in Trä!

The Magnolia restaurant extension by Kjellander Sjöberg is featured in this year’s first issue of the Trä! magazine, presented on a full spread with text by Ulla-Karin Höynä and photographs by Rasmus Hjortshøj. The article highlights the open space formed by interlaced CLT pillars and beams, creating a complete, inviting experience with countless possibilities. Amongst other topics covered in the interview, Stefan Sjöberg describes how the Stiftelsen Stora Sköndal client saw the importance of sustainable values throughout the project.

“Sustainability has been an essential aspect in our work at Kjellander Sjöberg for the past ten years. The use of timber is big part of such way of thinking”.

Trä!, no 1, 2021, p. 32-33

Villa Visuri featured in Residence magazine

Villa Visuri, drawn by Kjellander Sjöberg in 2017, has been featured in the September issue of the Residence Magazine. The villa is located on the fringe of Gävle archipelago, designed to work both as a home for the family as well as a beautiful environment to take photographs of interior products by the family-owned business. The point of departure was the unique location of the site. The clear and simple architecture of two connected building volumes in cedar wood around an L-shaped courtyard, discretely placed in the topography, is intended as a contrast to the pristine nature. The building and the courtyard face the sea to the east, providing a view over the archipelago. The form, sightlines and vistas connect the interior spaces to the surroundings.

Residence magazine, no 8, 2020, p. 98 – 110