Location: Nacka, Stockholm, Sweden.

Architect: Kirsh+Dereka Arkitekter.

The project is a residential building located in Nacka, on the outskirts of Stockholm, adjacent to a local mall and town hall. The building will host 800 apartments and shops on the street levels, with two levels of underground space for car and bike garages. Some of the apartments will be dedicated to people with physical or psychological disabilities, as required by national law. The project is commissioned by Sveafastigheter bostad and is expected to be completed in 2021. The construction phase is planned to start in 2020.

The building is designed to bridge the urban environment with the natural surroundings of the county of Nacka. The plot of the development was previously an undeveloped area, mainly a small forest, which contributed to the green environment of Nacka surroundings. The building will have a vertical green facade that reinstates the vegetation that the building volume will claim. The facades are clad with an external framework made from aluminium profiles that are semi-reflective. The core of the external walls is clad with heat-treated wood. The apartment layouts focus on creating high-quality living spaces on a smaller area. The project utilizes natural light and enhances the spaces of the dwellings with large windows, balconies, and continuous visual sight lines. The common garden hosts recreational spaces for the inhabitants, playground, barbecue and dining areas, and an elaborate landscape is complemented by a common roof terrace with vast views towards the Stockholm archipelago. The building envelope is constructed airtight and highly insulated, and the heating system operates only with air, with no radiators used in the apartments. Solar cells on the roofs complement the efforts to reduce the use of electricity. In the garage, a large number of charging stations are planned to service the increasing number of electric cars. The power for this needed called for a separate power station within the project. For the waste, a vacuum system will be installed in the basement, complemented with a waste sorting room for different fractions, such as glass, metal, and carton.