Details
Type
Office and mixed use space
Location
Stockholm, Sweden
Client
The former School of Architecture, completed in 1970, is one of central Stockholm’s rare examples of Brutalist architecture. After a fire in 2011 destroyed part of the building, the structure was reimagined as a co-working space and membership club for creative industries, focusing on fashion, food, and media. The project carefully preserved surviving features, such as the concrete brick wall along the street, while introducing a contemporary addition.
Initially, the project aimed to create a new entrance for a multifunctional event space to replace the destroyed section of the building. The design concept leveraged a shortcut through the central parts of the structure, placing the lobby at its heart. This pathway connected an existing entrance on the east side, through the exterior courtyard, and into the new lobby, leading to another entrance on the west side. However, as ownership and programming evolved, the new entrance was removed, and the focus shifted to creating office spaces for creative industries.
At the centre of the architectural intervention is a fan-shaped roof in cross-laminated wood, referencing the geometry of the original roof lanterns. The radial folds of the roof unify the irregular footprint of the building, transforming the internal space into a cohesive and dynamic environment.
The fan shape also reaches out to the historic surroundings and relates to the elaborate roofscape of Engelbrektskyrkan, a prominent neighbouring church built in 1914, which is situated on a hill in front of the extension.
Clad in copper like the original lanterns and courtyard façade, the roof reflects a material continuity with the existing structure. As the natural oxidation process proceeds, the roof will gradually adapt the same tone as the buildings’ original elements.
Type: Direct commission
Location: Stockholm, Sweden
Brief: Multifunctional lobby and event space, bar, stage, seating areas.
Year: 2016-24
Client: Akademiska Hus AB
Phase / Status: Construction Documents
Architect: Habiter Autrement / Mia Hägg (Design), 2BK arkitekter / Per Kraft (Exectution)
Team Habiter Autrement:
Kim Bjarke, Project Architect, Enrico Demattè, Architect, model maker
Consultants:
Design Brief Development: A House AB at Östermalm, Jan Åman, Johan Almquist, Richard Hammarskiöld
Structure: Sitowise Joakim Ekström
Structural consultant Habiter Autrement: Schnetzer & Puskas Ingenieure AG, Heinrich Schnetzer, Andrea Moro
MEP: Savtec, Tomas Saveros
Electricity: Stockholm Elingenjörer, Åke Larsson
Acoustics: Delta Akustik, Simon Edwinsson
Fire: Brandskyddlsaget AB, Björn Andersson, Patrick Ahlgren