Nya Kronan wins Building of the Year 2022 award - C.F. Møller. Photo: Nikolaj Jakobsen
Nya Kronan wins Building of the Year 2022 award - C.F. Møller. Photo: Nikolaj Jakobsen
25.3.2022

Nya Kronan wins Building of the Year 2022 award

Nya Kronan in Sundbyberg, Sweden wins Building of the Year 2022 award in the hotel and office category. Building of the Year is the most prestigious award in the social construction sector and is presented each year by the construction industry magazine. The award goes to an individual construction project completed during the previous year that has stayed within budget, had a high level of work safety and created added value.
Nya Kronan wins Building of the Year 2022 award - C.F. Møller

Nya Kronan has been built by Skanska on behalf of Vasakronan, with C.F. Møller Architects' assignment being to carry out construction documents for Skanska and also for tenant adaptations. Reflex Architects is the original architect for the new buildings.


The jury's motivation: collaboration has been at the top of the agenda in this project, which was completed both on time and under budget. Sustainability and innovative methods have guided the final result which is a building of the highest quality.


"We are very happy that Nya Kronan wins the award for Building of the Year 2022, and particularly pleased to win together once again with Skanska for a successful collaborative process! In 2019, we won Building of the Year with Biomedicum through a good collaboration with Akademiska Hus and Karolinska Institutet," says Mårten Leringe, partner and architect at C.F. Møller Architects.

Nya Kronan wins Building of the Year 2022 award - C.F. Møller. Photo: Nikolaj Jakobsen

The block called “Kronan” in central Sundbyberg, one of Stockholm's oldest suburbs, originally consisted of three buildings constructed in 1981. The area has now developed into a modern and environmentally friendly office district with flexible and sustainable workplaces. A lower office building and parking garage have been demolished to make way for two new buildings with modern and flexible office space. C.F. Møller Architects has also designed one of the blocks with additional offices and a gym to connect the existing high-rise building to the new premises. In total, 40,000 sqm of new space for offices and parking has been created. The location is one of the best communication points in Stockholm, with proximity to the metro, long-distance and commuter trains, buses and the cross-city railway.

Nya Kronan wins Building of the Year 2022 award - C.F. Møller. Photo: Nikolaj Jakobsen

Multi-tenant building


The property has been designed as a "multi-tenant building" that can accommodate many different tenants, but at the same time can be adapted to one or more large tenants. The first tenant is the Swedish Tax Agency, which rents the entire new building and parts of the existing adjacent high-rise building.

 

The buildings have been divided into smaller volumes with varied designs to fit in with the small-scale Sundbyberg. The façade materials are timeless and durable in a colour scheme that contrasts with the reddish-brown brick of the existing high-rise. Generous terraces at different levels and in different directions provide a varied roofscape with spaces for outdoor living. The buildings are connected at the entrance level where three light courts for common use are located. The character of the courtyards is enhanced by focus walls made of recycled bricks. The active ground floors consist of a dining room/workplace for the tax office and a lecture hall that can be used independently, as well as a café on the corner that contributes to the desired urban character of the area.

Nya Kronan wins Building of the Year 2022 award - C.F. Møller

Green offices with a clear sustainable focus


The building has integrated solar cells in part of the façade and solar cells on the roofs, which are also planted with sedum. There are large bicycle parking spaces with an associated service area and changing and drying rooms. Nya Kronan has been designed to achieve LEED Platinum Core & Shell environmental certification, which is the highest level.

 

"There has been a strong focus on sustainability in the project, including the design of a high focal wall in recycled brick in the light courtyards. With its patina, the recycled brick gives a nice tactile feeling with a lot of character," says Sara Nilsson, architect at C.F. Møller Architects.

 

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