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.

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.