Wingårdh Arkitektkontor, AB

Victoria Tower

VICTORIA TOWER

Wingårdh Arkitektkontor

Victoria Tower
© Ola Fogelström

ARCHITECTS
Wingårdh Arkitektkontor

AREA
23000.0 m²

LOCATION
Sweden

YEAR
2011

PHOTOGRAPHS
Åke E:son Lindman, Ola Fogelström, Tord-Rikard Söderström

Victoria Tower
© Åke E:son Lindman

 Text description provided by architect.

VICTORIA TOWER

Wrapped entirely in a cloak of glass, Victoria Tower stands like a lighthouse along the road between downtown Stockholm and the city airport.

The 117,6-meter tower is a landmark for the Kista IT office park and for the conference center at the base of the tower and a manifestation of the area’s high-tech profile.

At the base of the slender tower there is a broad podium that includes a restaurant, conference area and more.

Victoria Tower
© Åke E:son Lindman
Victoria Tower
© Åke E:son Lindman

The parallelepiped form of the tower is topped by a rectangular cuboid, so that the upper floors project out beyond the shaft below.

An irregular arrangement of metal-colored triangular panes of glass gives the façade its character.

It incorporates eight different types of glass distributed randomly over the surface so that no regular pattern can be detected.

Victoria Tower
© Tord-Rikard Söderström
Victoria Tower
© Tord-Rikard Söderström

Thin layers of metal oxide have been used to give the panes the insulating and solar shading attributes the situation demands.

With thirty-four storeys, Victoria Tower is one of the tallest buildings in Stockholm.

Twenty-two of its floors are occupied by a 229-room hotel, the rest by offices, conference facilities and a sky bar.

Victoria Tower
© Åke E:son Lindman
Victoria Tower
© Ola Fogelström

In response to a request from the client, Arthur Buchard, the lobby, conference spaces, sky bar and hotel rooms have all been designed with furniture from Vitra.


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site plan
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ground floor plan
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1st level plan
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2nd and 21st level plan
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32nd level plan
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33th level plan


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elevation

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sections

Wingårdh Arkitektkontor, AB
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Wingårdh Arkitektkontor, AB
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