Tham & Videgård

Frihamnen apartments . Stockholm

Tham & Videgård

Tham & Videgård have designed a new mixed use development with 240 apartments in Frihamnen, in Stockholm city. All built in massive wood technique for the specialized wood construction developer Folkhem.

Stockholm is growing fast and the Frihamnen area, the former international industrial harbour, on the northeastern island of Djurgården, is planned to be converted into a new urban area. In line with the overall direction for this new development to achieve real long term sustainability, Tham & Videgård Arkitekter have developed a proposal for apartment blocks of solid wood.
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The project investigates the possibility of building high-rise buildings along the quay next to a planned six storey urban block structure that follows the classical carré typology. The project thus aims to create new urban and spatial qualities through careful study of placement, outlooks, solar angles, street section and architectural form.
The selected site in the northern part of the former harbour area sits directly on the quay next to the sea. Four 20-storey apartment buildings form together a new landmark, a cornerstone within the new area. Gaps between the buildings leave open views from the block behind towards the sea and also let direct sunlight reach to the north-facing quay promenade.
The high-rise towers are interconnected by a three-storey base that support a clear street section. Its folded plan shapes exterior spaces for meetings and outdoor activities in wind sheltered and sunny locations. The buildings are constructed entirely in one material, Swedish solid wood, from the load bearing structure to the facade, finishes and windows. Through consistent use of a renewable material like wood, the result is a sustainable, well insulated and robust house structure with good potential to perform well over time, and minimize the total energy consumption.