Kjellander + Sjöberg has won first place in a land transfer competition for Uppsala Municipality. Tasked with the transformation of a city block next to Uppsala’s central square, the architects created an inviting complex of timber apartments surrounding a communal courtyard. Designed to foster a sense of community among residents, the Rosendal complex is, as the project’s architects state, “full of character and unlike anything else.”
The apartments, which are housed in two separate buildings on the site, offer multi-family housing in multiple scales. Based on the idea of being an "able and variable neighborhood," the complex will also boast features such as a rooftop greenhouse, and a joinery workshop located in the park-like central courtyard. These amenities are meant to provide common spaces for tenants to meet and form friendships, creating “a welcoming context facilitating for good ‘neighborliness.’”
Kjellander + Sjöberg also designed the Rosendal apartments with sustainability in mind. Using timber construction not only creates a homey, residential feel for the buildings, it also ensures a smaller ecological footprint during and after construction. The apartments will be built using passive-house methodology, and will incorporate rainwater treatment via a green roof, and the complex’s courtyard. This rainwater may be used to cultivate the many apple trees and berry bushes planted on the site. Minimizing parking spaces on site will be used to encourage pedestrian and cycling traffic among residents.
Competition
Land Transfer CompetitionAward
First PlaceProject Name
Woodhouse RosendalArchitects
Location
Uppsala, SwedenPrincipal
Stefan SjöbergDesign Team
Fredrik Pettersson, Alessandro Macaluso, Lars Almgren, Joel YngvessonClient
DiligentiaLandscape Architects
URBIOEnergy Consultants
Aton teknik & KonsultTimber Consultants
RENEWINN ABArea
10500.0 sqmProject Year
2014Photographs
Courtesy of Kjellander + SjöbergCompetition
Land Transfer CompetitionAward
First PlaceProject Name
Woodhouse RosendalLocation
Uppsala, SwedenProject Year
2014Photographs
Courtesy of Kjellander SjobergArea
10500.0 m2
