
Stockholm Waterfront, consists of three separate buildings for
conferences,
hotel
A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis. Facilities provided inside a hotel room may range from a modest-quality mattress in a small room to large suites with bigger, higher-quality beds, a dresser, a ref ...
and offices. The buildings are located at
Klarabergsviadukten in central
Stockholm, at the place where previously stood, overlooking
Riddarfjärden
Riddarfjärden (, "The Knight Firth") is the easternmost bay of Lake Mälaren in central Stockholm. Stockholm was founded in 1252 on an island in the stream where Lake Mälaren (from the west) drains into the Baltic Sea (to the east); today the ...
. The complex is built for three functions, called ''Radisson Blu Waterfront'' (for hotel), ''Stockholm Waterfront'' (for congresses) and ''Waterfront Building'' (for offices). Architect is the
White arkitekter
White Arkitekter is an architectural firm based in Gothenburg, Sweden. It is the biggest firm in Scandinavia, with more than 900 employees. The company has 16 offices in Sweden, Denmark, Norway and England.
Background
The firm was founded in Go ...
firm.
Radisson Blu
Radisson Blu is an international chain of hotels operated by Radisson Hotels. With roots dating back to the 1960s, the Radisson Blu brand name came into existence in 2009 with a rebranding from Radisson SAS. Its hotels are found in major cities, ...
operates the hotel and congress parts and was opened on January 20, 2011.
The first idea for a complex at the site was presented in early 21st century by architect
Gert Wingårdh
Gert Wingårdh (born 1951) is a Swedish architect whose company, Wingårdh arkitektkontor, maintains an international practice.''Gert Wingårdh; Thirty Years of Architecture'', Mikael Nanfeldt (ed.) (Birkhäuser Publishers for Architecture, 2008 ...
, a proposal for a new hotel and congress centre at the city block Bangårdsposetn 1 och 2. His proposition was however seen as to challenging at one of the most vulnerable places in Stockholm, on Riddarfjärden and neighboring the
Stockholm City Hall and was never realized.
The present project Stockholm Waterfront began in 2005, when the City of Stockholm asked if ''Jarl Asset Management'' wanted to present a suggestion how the area at the old mail terminal could be developed. The city wanted a facility for congresses and a hotel, but for the project to be more economic the owners of ''Jarl Asset Management'' also build an office complex. White arkitekter was hired as architect. According to "Remiss- och samrådsredogörelse, Innerstadsavdelningen" of March 9, 2007 (Dp 2006-11281-54), the opinion was mostly in favour of the proposal and in August the detailed plan was legalized. The demolition of the previous buildings on the site was started in mid-2008 together with Klara postterminal.
The stainless façade was constructed from duplex stainless steel Z-profiles, in length, approx. in total, fabricated from duplex grade EN 1.4462 (ASTM 2205) supplied by
Outokumpu. Fingerprint resistant austenitic grade EN 1.4301 (ASTM 304) was also supplied by Outokumpu for interior window and door frames.
"Stainless Vision Made Reality"
Outokumpu
See also
* Architecture of Stockholm
Sources
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Buildings and structures in Stockholm
Office buildings in Sweden