Composed
of a mix of offices and light industry, Western Kungsholmen has
in recent years developed into a diverse and complex
neighbourhood with the emergence of complementary businesses and
new housing.
Paradiset
19-21,
on Nordenflychtsvägen, aims to combine the existing environment
with a building that accentuates and develops the city structure
further. It is a building designed to fit into the
neighbourhood’s vernacular while providing the area with new
qualities.
The project is a pliable
mini-Manhattan
landing in the city block and building a vibrant streetscape
with premises on the ground floor and inviting activities with
an expressive urban character. It embraces the essential values
of a city – diversity and a wide range of functions.
K + S
designed
a distinct silhouette, with varying depth, materialization and
textures that work both at a distance and in the immediately
neighbouring streets. The building’s configuration interprets
the various heights of Nordenflychtsgatan and the surrounding
buildings at a different scale.
A green Paradise! The project focuses on green space and
social-ecological resilience. Given the dense inner city
location, every available space is secured and used to provide
recreation and positive experiences for the residents. The
courtyard is designed as a cheerful social green space, an oasis
of flowers and greenery interspersed with bicycle parking. The
green roof terraces are a new addition, containing both communal
and private spaces for spending time outdoors, cultivation,
playing and socializing.
The architectural expression refers to a classical order found
in the inner city of Stockholm – commercial space at ground
level, supporting a main volume, with set-back penthouse floors
on top. The sum is, however, far from traditional, but forms as
a whole an innovative project, made up of a series of stacked
cubes, vertically displaced; a beneficial addition to the
street, of inherent complexity.