Atlas Garden | Sweco Architects

Designed by Sweco Architects, The renovation of the Lokstallet block in central Stockholm transformed an anonymous building into a modern office building – Atlas Garden. The land on which the building stands conceals a historic locomotive shed built in conjunction with the adjacent railway.

Photography by © Tim Meier

The goal was to create a modern office building that would fit in with the row of high-profile buildings located along the railway. The building has been renovated to offer extremely flexible floorplans for tenants. Office floors can be divided into four leasable units with regard to fire doors, wet group placement, and entrances. Tenants can choose to have multiple private offices, an open floor plan or a combination of the two. One Atlas Garden tenant chose to have several private offices along with a conference room and a large staff lunchroom. Another tenant has an open floor plan along with a conference room and quiet rooms.

Photography by © Tim Meier

The property was transformed by the renovation and expansion into a flexible, modern office building, with new technological solutions that provide many possible variations for leased office spaces.

Photography by © Tim Meier

The building’s street-facing glass façade is imprinted with a pattern of words selected from poems associated with the railway – which can only be deciphered if you stand near the building. The railway-facing façade has extra insulation and is covered with zinc shingles. The roof is covered with green plants and, when viewed from above, the building blends in with the adjacent park.

Photography by © Tim Meier

Inside, the building’s color scheme is simple but powerful. The brightness contrast of the colors used was carefully selected to facilitate navigation throughout the building for people with impaired vision or an otherwise impaired sense of direction. The dark grey doors stand out distinctly from the white walls. Waiting rooms have a unique floor and wall colors. Large numbers are painted in the stairwells to indicate floor number, and each floor has its own color palette.

Photography by © Tim Meier

Project Info:
Architects: Sweco Architects
Location: Stockholm, Sweden
Lead Architects: Sidsel Wållgren
Other participants: Bonnier Fastigheter AB, Arcona
Area: 7300.0 m2
Project Year: 2016
Photographs: Tim Meier
Manufacturers: VMZINC
Project Name: Atlas Garden