Norra Tornen

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The Norra Tornen seen from the north. They form a gateway to downtown Stockholm.

Norra Tornen ( Swedish norra tornen , German :  "North Towers" ) are two under construction residential high-rises in Stockholm district of Vasastaden in Sweden . The 125 and 110 meter high towers were designed by the Dutch architecture firm OMA , founded by Rem Koolhaas . Due to their location, they are also known as the “gateway to Stockholm”.

The 125 meter high east tower “Innovations” (left in the picture opposite) was opened in November 2018, the 110 meter high west tower “Helix” is due to open at the end of 2020. The client is Oscar Engelbert from Oscar Properties in Stockholm.

Architectural features

The design by the architect in charge, Reinier de Graaf , is characterized by a modular system of precast concrete elements that combine in hundreds of box-like bay windows to form a facade. The terraces of the apartments are set back and protected. The total of 300 residential units have an area of ​​44 to 271 m². The use of the largest possible number of prefabricated parts enables construction work even at temperatures below 5 ° Celsius and reduces construction costs.

The buildings were awarded the International High-Rise Award in 2020 . The jury praised the timeless, pioneering architecture; the buildings contributed to a coherent urban structure.

Web links

Commons : Norra tornen  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Linda Benkö: Brutalist twins in Stockholm. In: Kurier (daily newspaper) . February 3, 2020, accessed November 1, 2020 .
  2. ↑ Katrin Groth: Brutalist gateway to the city - residential tower by Reinier de Graaf and OMA in Stockholm. In: BauNetz . November 13, 2018, accessed November 15, 2018 .
  3. ↑ OMA inaugurates 'norra tornen' with completion of innovations tower. In: designboom. November 8, 2018, accessed November 15, 2018 .
  4. ↑ The twin towers 'Norra Tornen' in Stockholm / Sweden from Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) from Rotterdam win the 50,000 euro competition for the world's most innovative high-rise , international-highrise-award.com, accessed on November 1, 2020.
  5. ↑ International high-rise award goes to Swedish residential towers. In: Süddeutsche Zeitung . October 29, 2020, accessed November 2, 2020 .

Coordinates: 59 ° 20 ′ 45 ″  N , 18 ° 2 ′ 1.5 ″  E