Sergelhuset Building Complex

Sergelhuset Building Complex
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SERGELHUSET BUILDING COMPLEX

Marge Arkitekter

ARCHITECTS
Marge Arkitekter

PHOTOGRAPHS
Johan Fowelin

CATEGORY
Master Plan, Mixed Use Architecture

LEAD ARCHITECT BUILDING PHASE
Erik Hökby

YEAR
2021

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS
Karavan Landskap

LOCATION
Stockholm, Sweden

AREA
85500 m²

LEAD ARCHITECT ALL PHASES
Pye Aurrell Ehrström

LEAD ARCHITECT OVERALL DESIGN CONCEPT PHASE
Katarina Grundsell

CO ARCHITECTS BUILDING PHASE
Equator Architects, Sweco Architects

LIGHTING
Exengo and Black Design

INTERIOR DESIGN
Kanozi Arkitekter

PROJECT ARCHITECT ALL PHASES
Matilda Crisp

BUILDERS
NCC, Viedekke, Zengun

ARTIST
Gunilla Klingberg

CONSTRUCTION
Tyréns

CLIENT
Vasakronan

COUNTRY
Sweden

CITY
Stockholm

MANUFACTURERS
Atelje Lyktan, Blond, Frijo, Home NBK Architectural Terracotta, S-Huset

Sergelhuset is a large collaboration project where Marge Arkitekter has been responsible for the master plan and the overall design concept, design, and development of the facades for the Pavilion, the S-Building, and the H-Building.

Sergelhuset Building Complex
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Sergelhuset Building Complex
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Sergelhuset building complex is located next to Sergels Torg in the heart of Stockholm. The property is intersected by Malmskillnadsgatan, a street challenged by spatial isolation despite its central location.

In our winning proposal to redesign the complex, we emphasize visual connectivity and a differentiated program – a mix of housing, retail, restaurants, and offices - in an effort to turn today’s anonymous Malmskillnadsgatan into an inviting street for the city’s residents and visitors.

Sergelhuset Building Complex
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Sergelhuset Building Complex
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A generous staircase is added, connecting the street with the bustling Sergels Torg.

THE PAVILION.

Of central concern was the matter of how to address the site’s multiple levels and make the urban space easier to navigate both for visitors and residents.

Sergelhuset Building Complex
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Sergelhuset Building Complex
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The smaller scale of the pavilion, in conjunction with the visible edges of the joists and their placement next to the new staircase, contributes to clarify and elucidate the connection between the lowered Sergels Torg, the Hamngatan street, and the higher situated Malmskillnadsgatan street.

The red colour scheme creates a clear contrast to the adjacent brown and grey tones and transforms the building, seen from a distance, into an orienting landmark.

S-BUILDING.

The S Building is designed with a distinct façade application that produces a uniform backdrop for Sergels Torg.

Sergelhuset Building Complex
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Sergelhuset Building Complex
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Sergelhuset Building Complex
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By keeping the structural framework of the building intact and re-using the bricks of the original facade, the environmental impact is minimized.

The building consists of a glazed base crowned by a terrace with a set-back “waist”, a midsection with a simple, unambiguous design, and a set-back penthouse. Facing Sergels Torg, the double-height base is characterized by large glass sections framed by wide stone pillars with an extended frieze.

Sergelhuset Building Complex
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Sergelhuset Building Complex
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The diligent design work includes decorative, visible stone mountings as well as various elaborations and graduations on stone, sheet metal, and wood. The edge of the base is detailed with a vegetation bed, a nod towards the building’s original, and long since covered, terraces.

The midsection’s load-bearing lattice structure incorporated into the facade with anodized aluminum, in addition to the horizontal bands of recycled, washed granite, provide the building with its characteristic expression.

Sergelhuset Building Complex
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Sergelhuset Building Complex
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Towards Malmskillnadsgatan Street the façade is angled to break up the scale of the street space and create a more intimate urban space.

H-BUILDING.

Located at the south-eastern section of the property, the H Building is designed to stand out among the line of imposing edifices along Hamngatan, one of Stockholm’s major shopping streets.

The new design of the façade relates to the department stores that formerly lined the street. The building is of a classic, palatial style with an elaborate and stable foundation and clear detailing on the upper storeys.

Sergelhuset Building Complex
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Sergelhuset Building Complex
© Johan Fowelin
Sergelhuset Building Complex
© Johan Fowelin

Variation is created by a rhythm of window designs and an ornate lining of sheets in green. The ceramic sheets are glazed, which creates a natural variation. The window frames are in the light, anodised aluminium.


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H-Building - Facade details
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H-Building - Details
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H-Building - Elevation details
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H-Building - Entrance details


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H building - Elevation
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S-Building - Elevation


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S-Building - Discs
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S-Building - Armature
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H-Building - Facade lamp
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S-Building - Discs, elevation


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S-Building - Handle outside
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S-Building - Handle inside
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S-Building - Railing
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The Pavilion - Armature


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The Pavilion - Entrance details
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The Pavilion - Entrance details 2
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The Pavilion - Shading device
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The Pavilion - Elevations greyscale


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The Pavilion - Elevation Detail
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Sergelhuset Concept axo


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The Pavilion - Art
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Site plan