☉ Katrineholm Stortorg is a proposal by Sanden Hodnekvam and Studio Fredrik Lund designed in 2014. It is located in Katrineholm Sweden in an urban setting. Its scale is medium. Key materials are concrete and vegetal. Concepts such as thick wall sustainability usable roof aggregation central core and balcony are explored.
The apartment building is based on a rational floor plan with an inner core of elevators, ventilation, staircase, bathrooms and kitchens. This principle generates elegant apartments with great views and plenty of daylight. The large external construction creates big balconies which provides the apartments with qualities of a garden in the city centre. The building holds cafés and restaurants on the ground floor. On the top floor there is a public roof garden, designed as an extension of the green park surrounding the building.