Stockholm-based Petrén Merom Architects and Scheiwiller Svensson Architects Office have designed the SWAN, in Gävle, Sweden.
This 150 meter high building will include offices, hotels, conference and residential service.
More information here (in Swedish). More images after the break. read more »
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