Quality Hotel Friends
Quality Hotel Friends
Wingårdh Arkitektkontor + Karolina Keyzer
ARCHITECTURE
Karolina keyzer, Wingårdh arkitektkontor
CLIENT
Arthur buchardt
INTERIOR
Wingårdh Arkitektkontor, Gert Wingårdh, Lena Arthur
PHOTOGRAPHS
Tord-rickard söderström, Filip mesko
AREA
21935 M²
YEAR
2013
LOCATION
Sweden
CATEGORY
Hotel
Text description provided by architect.
The house with thousand eyes creates an illusion; like waves from a point in middle of the northern facade.
The image appears from a distance. It makes the stiff block soft, even wet.
The impression is formed by windows in three different sizes: 1.4, 1.7 and 2 meters in diameter.
The variations furnish the standardized rooms with a kind of individuality, especially in corners.
The 400-room hotel is built next to Friends Arena, a 65 000 seats sports and event venue, and the upcoming Mall of Scandinavia, a shopping mall designed by Wingårdhs.
It is operated by Nordic Choice Hotels and designated for their business range sector, with special attention to conferences.
