From bus depot to urban quarter - FOJAB designs housing and offices in Hornsberg

The transformation of Hornsbergskvarteren on Kungsholmen enters a new phase when two more blocks now FOJAB has designed an elegant office building for NCC PD in one block and housing for AB Borätt in the other.

In Hornsbergskvarteren - the area next to Kristineberg sports ground where there used to be a bus depot - housing, sports halls and offices will be built. FOJAB is involved in three of the blocks: The Olivin office building on the so-called triangle plot has been designed for Skanska. Construction began in 2024 and the building is scheduled to be occupied in 2027. In the plan now under consultation, FOJAB has designed an office building of about 9000 m2 and part of a residential block with 79 apartments.

The new office building forms a significant part of block 1. The building stretches along the entire length of Nordenflychtsvägen and forms a powerful and imposing front to the street. The design is contemporary but rooted in the older industrial architecture that existed on the site, and which to some extent remains, while adapting to the classic stone city.

- The large volume and the way it elegantly relates to the urban space connects to classic office buildings in Stockholm's inner city, such as the HSB building on Fleminggatan and the Esselte building on Vasagatan," says Jens Larsson, architect in charge at FOJAB.

The office building's ground floor provides space for outward-looking activities that bring life and movement to the street level.

Block 2 is a residential block where FOJAB designed the southern part for AB Borätt. The block has a clear division into base, body and crown with retracted penthouses. The ground floor is generous and contains a large number of premises that help to activate the street. The design varies in terms of staircases, but remains within the logic of the classic stone city. The scale is higher towards Nordenflychtsvägen and lower towards the square.