Wooden ventilation towers connected to a new road link in the north of Stockholm city.

As part of the development of the Northern Link, a new highway connection in Stockholm, &Rundquist has designed two ventilation towers, located in the National City Park in Stockholm.

Their function is to ventilate the air from Northern Link’s traffic tunnel and to reduce the emission levels at its entrances. The tunnels are connected to the corresponding tower by underground ducts. Fans in the channel have been designed to create a specific airflow through the ventilation towers.

The towers are made in wood for a better integration into the park environment while challenging preconceptions about how technological functions are usually designed. The idea of using wood throughout and not just as a cladding material, has a great symbolic value for the Northern Link project.

The construction is 20 meters high and is shaped as a super-triangle that pivots upwards, along its axis. The triangles gets wider as the tower rises to reduce the air resistance at its exit and therefore, optimize the general air flow exhaust. The twist gives the towers sleek lines and an expression that suggests the shape of the air in movement. The towers were parametrically 3d modelled to allow optimization and adjustments throughout the design process. The construction elements, delivered on site, are combined into super-triangles stacked on each other and tensioned together by vertical tie steel rods which are fitted with springs to avoid the structure to get torn when the wood moves.

The towers are clad with horizontal cedar sheets which follow the swiveling shape, accentuate the sculptural impression and create a varied image that change over time and with the viewing angle.

The towers were nominated to Träpriset 2015.

& Rundquist has worked with Tvärbanan Kistagren – a new tramline in the North of Stockholm, since 2012, and was involved in the process from early sketches and investigations to the detailed design of the stations.

The Kistagren line includes eleven stations, from Norra Ulvsunda to Helenelund, and the project will offer attractive public transport that provides the conditions for long-term sustainable urban development. The proposed route crosses through some of the Stockholm region’s most important development areas and the tramway aims to serve as a catalyst for urban development.

The design of the tram stops aims to create a particular identity and recognition by means of a clear design and visibility in the surrounding environment, with differing materials and components that are shaped uniformly.
The platforms are designed as a modular system that allows flexibility and adjustment to changed furnishing needs over time. The equipment is made out of painted and polished stainless steel, wood and printed glass.

The technical buildings along the line are a unique project in public art with their facades displaying art by Bebben Andersson, imprinted on prefabricated concrete surfaces.

Visualisations by Afry/&Rundquist

Between 2007 and 2014, we have worked with Tvärbanan Solnagrenen, an extension of the tramway network in the north of Stockholm, being involved in the process from early sketches and analysis down to the detailed design of the stops.

Solnagrenen is an extension of the tramline from Alvik to Solna Station, comprising almost 7 km of new railway. The line crosses through three municipalities – Stockholm, Solna and Sundbyberg and the tracks run mainly on a separate embankment, next to major traffic routes, but also as an integrated part of the street network.

The assignment focused initially on the development of a design tender for the entire northern line, developed in collaboration with Lab71. In the second phase we carried out the detailed design of the stops Solna Centrum and Solna Station with their platforms, platform furniture, retaining walls, etc. The stations Solna Centrum and Solna station were completed in 2013-14.

Invited competition for a new office building connected to the existing District Court.

Roundabouts in two levels as new gateways to the new, expanded, Täby Centrum, north of Stockholm.

Täby Centrums roundabouts were awarded both the Svensk Betongs ”Helgjutet” prize and Trafikverkets Arkitecture prize 2015.

New subway stations at Odenplan and Karolinska University Hospital.

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The design for the bridge over Sundvall’s bay follows K * R * A * M Group’s winning proposal entitled “DoubleHug” in an open competition conducted between 1995-1996; KHR in collaboration with Henrik Rundquist Arkitektkontor-Ramböll- Anders Nyvig-Moller & Grönborg. The bridge’s span over the bay is defined by a smooth curve both in plan and profile. A steel wing-shaped deck is carried by slender steel rods atop solid concrete foundation pillars.

Awarded first prize in the European Steel Bridge Award 2016

See interview in Mittnytt

Honourable mention for Stålbyggnadspriset 2015

Nominated for “Årets Bygge” 2015

New subway stations at Odenplan and Karolinska University Hospital.

Invited competition for a new office building connected to the existing District Court.

Sorry, this entry is only available in Swedish.

& Rundquist has worked with Tvärbanan Kistagren – a new tramline in the North of Stockholm, since 2012, and was involved in the process from early sketches and investigations to the detailed design of the stations.

The Kistagren line includes eleven stations, from Norra Ulvsunda to Helenelund, and the project will offer attractive public transport that provides the conditions for long-term sustainable urban development. The proposed route crosses through some of the Stockholm region’s most important development areas and the tramway aims to serve as a catalyst for urban development.

The design of the tram stops aims to create a particular identity and recognition by means of a clear design and visibility in the surrounding environment, with differing materials and components that are shaped uniformly.
The platforms are designed as a modular system that allows flexibility and adjustment to changed furnishing needs over time. The equipment is made out of painted and polished stainless steel, wood and printed glass.

The technical buildings along the line are a unique project in public art with their facades displaying art by Bebben Andersson, imprinted on prefabricated concrete surfaces.

Visualisations by Afry/&Rundquist

Between 2007 and 2014, we have worked with Tvärbanan Solnagrenen, an extension of the tramway network in the north of Stockholm, being involved in the process from early sketches and analysis down to the detailed design of the stops.

Solnagrenen is an extension of the tramline from Alvik to Solna Station, comprising almost 7 km of new railway. The line crosses through three municipalities – Stockholm, Solna and Sundbyberg and the tracks run mainly on a separate embankment, next to major traffic routes, but also as an integrated part of the street network.

The assignment focused initially on the development of a design tender for the entire northern line, developed in collaboration with Lab71. In the second phase we carried out the detailed design of the stops Solna Centrum and Solna Station with their platforms, platform furniture, retaining walls, etc. The stations Solna Centrum and Solna station were completed in 2013-14.

Täby Centrum utvecklas med ny shopping, ett torg och nya stadskvarter. De två nya entréerna utgörs av cirkulationsplatser i två nivåer – en ny typ av gaturum som markerar ankomsten till centrum och hanterar de komplicerade trafikströmmarna.

Täby Centrums cirkulationsplatser fick både det Svensk Betongs priset ”Helgjutet” och Trafikverkets Arkitekturpris 2015.