The tram depot at Aga, Lidingö, is a part of a Stockholm public transport project aiming to connect the existing Lidingö tramway with the new tramway system being constructed in Stockholm city. &Rundquist’s design of the buildings’ exteriors creates a roof landscape which easily adjusts to the buildings’ inner functions. The proposal for the depot has been processed from design concept to project planning document in collaboration with BBH Architects and Engineers. Coordinated with Lidingös’ detailed developement plan, the proposal was made ready for exhibition in the spring of 2012. Construction planning of the depot has subsequently been carried out by BBH Arkitektur & Teknik, the depot was completed in 2018.

Wooden bridge for pedestrians and bikes.

First prize in an international competition. Bridge for trams, cars and pedestrians in new development city area. In collaboration with KHR architects. Photo: Kasper Dudzik

 Between 1999-2008, KHR Architects AS and KHR Rundquist Architects were assigned to be the main architects of Arlanda airport’s new buildings in the terminal area. This has covered the terminal’s Central Building North, Pier F and the Central Building South, as well as the landside in collaboration with Möller & Grönborg Landscape Architects. Pier F received the Kasper Salin Prize in 2002.

 Invited competition about a new residential area and a possible link between Bagarmossen and Skarpnäck, Stockholm. In collaboration with Nivå Landskapsarkitektur.

Pedestrian bridge in the former industrial area in the center of Norrköping. Invited competition.

 As part of the development of the west part of Kungsholmen in Stockholm, a former industrial area changing into dense housing and office quarters, the bus depot at Hornsberg was going to replace the existing 1930s depot, now placing the depot underground, making the ground level available for the expansion of the city. A continuous façade screen wraps the extensive facility wherever it pops up. The project is now dormant.

Designproposal for a new pedestrian bridge over Cedersdalsgatan.

1:st prize in an invited competition about a new bridge over Fyrisån, Uppsala. The corten steel bridge connects the district Kungsängen with green recreational areas across the water. One of the ideas with the design is to make the openability of the bridge part of the expression.

Invited competition for an openable pedestrian bridge crossing Göta älv in the center of Gothenburg.

Invited competition about a new campus in Stockholm. The concept of the proposal was to combine the qualities of a park landscape with the density of a city.

Invited competition for a new city center and a campus Area.

 Selected proposal in invited competition for a new campus for Chalmers University of Technology. The proposal is based on developing the diagonal between Lindholmsallén and the river into a dynamic three-dimensional sequence of spaces, park spaces and levels.

Folke Bernadotte bridge is an important walking connection over Djurgårdsbrunnsviken, joining the northern and southern part of Djurgården, between the Museum Park and Rosendals castle. As early as 2004, The Royal Djurgården Administration took the initiative to investigate the opportunities for a bridge in this location where Karl XIV Johans floating bridge (1820-1846) and a temporary pedestrian bridge that was built for the Stockholm exhibition (1930) have historically been positioned.

The south part of Djurgården is one of Stockholm’s most popular areas and the most visited within the Royal National City Park. Both locals and tourists go there to experience the nature and the various cultural sights. Stockholm is increasingly growing, necessitating increased access to green areas. Today, the accessibility to the generous nature area in the south part of Djurgården is limited and unequally distributed. A new connection over Djurgårdsbrunnsviken will enable people to easily reach the south part of Djurgården without depending on taking the car or bus.

The design of the bridge grew out of a careful analysis of the site and surrounding landscape, the movement patterns on site and the historical context. The main idea was to span over the entire bay in a single leap, without making a large and tall construction in the delicate historical landscape. This could be achieved through a three-span, vaulted beam bridge, where the end spans are very short and the middle span extends over the entire width of the water. In accordance with maritime traffic requirements, the bridge has 3 meters sail-free height, same as the adjacent bridges.

Supports and abutments are in concrete and hidden under the ground, making the bridge look like a single arch over the water. The beam structure is designed as a truss of stainless steel that provides transparency and lightness in its expression. The construction type is modern and effective, but it also makes a reference to the older bridges in vicinity, which with their truss constructions from the 19th century were the ‘high tech’ of their time.

Selected proposal in an invited competition for the design of a transfer node and city structure around Danvikstorg, as part of the urban development project Danvikslösen. Commissioned by Stockholm Municipality, the proposal has continued to a detail design phase, while three stations and bridges for light rail have been projected on behalf of SL.

 Selected proposal in an invited competition for the design of a transfer node and city structure around Danvikstorg, as part of the urban development project Danvikslösen. Commissioned by Stockholm Municipality, the proposal has continued to a detail design phase, while three stations and bridges for light rail have been projected on behalf of SL.

Concrete tram bridge. Foto: Kasper Dudzik

Design programme.

Invited competition about a new attraction at Gröna Lund – a 90m high carousel.

Invited competition for a new office building for Stockholm Vatten AB.

Renovation and refurbishment of the entrance hall and staff facilities at metro station Hässelby gård in Stockholm. Walls and ceilings are lined with green, enameled and perforated plates that are illuminated from behind. An artwork by Pia Törnell is integrated into the panels on one of the walls. Two new skylights let in natural light on the entrance surface.

Proposal for a development of the subway station and bus terminal integrated with Kista Shopping Center, Stockholm. In collaboration with Scheiwiller Svensson.

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Invited competition about new office buildings in Sundbyberg.

&Rundquist has developed a design programme for both the buildings and the landscape along the Swedish Transport Administration’s 4-track railway expansion between Barkarby and Kallhäll. The work includes the design of three new stations Bakarby, Jakobsberg (extension) and Kallhäll and has been carried out in cooperation with Andersson Jönsson landscape architects.

Traffic junctions connected to a new road link in the north of Stockholm city.

Photo of Frescati by Mikael Ullén

Finalist for Årets Bygge 2015

Study on the development of Orminge in Nacka, south-east of Stockholm. The proposal contains a new bus terminal integrated into the development of a vibrant neighborhood center, where homes, businesses and trade around public rooms give life around the clock.

Wooden bridge for horse riders.

A floating roof of steel and glass expanding over a complex of streets and squares. The project was awarded with the Swedish Steel Prize and the European Steel Design Award 2007.

Designkoncept for lamp posts, overhead lines for tramway, signs and traffic signals in Hammarby Sjöstad, Stockholm

Invited competition about the area around the Station in Upplands Väsby.

Bridge for bikes and pedestrians, finished 2008.

City planning, development of a new district south of Munksjön, Jönköping. A future development of a highspeed railway with a station in the area was a given condition. The proposal is developed in collaboration with Rosenbergs arkitekter.

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.

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.

First prize in an invited competition for a bridge, connecting the former industrial site at Kvarnholmen, now a urban development area, with the mainland.

2012-13 Rundquist architects, in cooperation with Nivå and Ramboll, performed parallel assignments for urban structures of the two districts of Valparaiso and Frihamnen which both will be developed in collaboration with the surrounding city and harbor. 2013-2016 further studies have been made, with purpose to support the future detailed design of the project.

A programme for the future development of Järva, an area north of Stockholm.

Invited competition for developement of the harbour area of Malmö. In collaboration with KHR architects AS.

Two parallel highway bridges over a narrow coastal inlet. The cantilevering massive concrete supports forms a symmetric composition of the two bridges.

1:st price in competition about design concept and development of bridges and road connections. Photo: Martin Sundström

New interchange station for bus and commuter train, and a part of the development of Älvsjö Centrum, connecting to the Stockholm Fair. 1st prize in an invited competition.