Alexander Stålhandske
Handledare/ Anders Wilhelmson
Supervisor
Examinator/ Anders Johansson
Examiner
Examensarbete inom arkitektur, avancerad nivå 30 hp
Degree Project in Architecture, Second Level 30 credits
24 maj 2013
”King City”
SUMMARY
King City is a new citycenter in the expanding Kungens
Kurva area in the southern part of Stockholm combining
shopping, service,dwellings and workplaces into a
coherent urban environment.
Kungens Kurva is transforming itself due to a new climate
in shopping, and two big infrastructural projects that are
underway;
Förbifart Stockholm and Spårväg Syd.
Instead of the monofunctional Big Box shopping
environment of the area today, King City will form a new
dense citycenter in the southern part of Stockholm.
The project deals with the expanding city of Stockholm,
where areas that before where seen as external, now form
the basis of a polycentric city where the divide between
innercity and suburbia is disolving.
In the light of the changes that the area stand before
my thesis project investigates how you can use the unique
properties of the area to create urban qualities.
The Kungens Kurva area is today the result of “laissez-
faire” planing principles that have allowed big retail
companies to establish themself in the area.
Since the ninities when the neoliberal ideology prevailed
as the new guiding principle for Swedens economy,
Kungens Kurva, as well as the retailmarket, has been
expanding in a accelerating paste.
The project consist of two parts.
The first part is a analysis of what`s happening in the
world of shopping, the region and the area, the second
part is the proposal; King City
My intention has been to try to, as objectively as possible,
comprehend the city as it actually is, without judgement
or prejudice, and with that understanding of the situation,
give a architectural answer that anticipates our future city,
driven by corporate power and diminishing public
planning.
History of the area
IKEA
K.K SHOPPING CENTRUM
ICA KVANTUM
EXPERT
EL GIGANTEN
JULA ONOFF SPORT HUSET
TOYS`RÙS
JYSK BALINGSLÖV CERVERA RUSTA
FLUGGER FÄRG SÄNG VARUHUSET
SPORTEX MARBODAL HÄST
CITY GROSS, LINDEX, APOTEKET, DRESSMAN, SYSTEMBOL AGET,INTERS PORT, McDONALDS STADIUM, KAPPAHL DIN SKO H&M
PANASONIC
NORDSJÖ HERON CITY
ca 15 affärer 15 restauranger gym, bio, bowling HUDDINGE RESORT -hotell, konferens, spa, handel
APC -läkemedelsförtetag
SCANDIC
STATOIL
SIBA
BABYLAND ZOO VARUHUSET BO:X
McDONALDS SKHLM
COOP EXTRA SYSTEMBOLAGET
Mall
Big Box(one brand) Local dealers Specialized retail Light industry Office Hotel Sports Education Church Dwellings
The area today
Future plans
Nacka
Haninge Södertälje
Trosa Nynäshamn
Nyköping Oxelösund
Mariefred
Strängnäs Solna
Sollentuna
Upptagningsområde totalt. 1,5 miljoner
4.Bil
3.Kollektivt
Tumba
Norsborg Flemingsberg
Sköndal Hägersten
Södermalm Johanneshov Älvsjö
Upptagningsområde. Söderort
Eskilstuna
Bil
2.Cykel Kollektivt
1.Gå & Cykel
3 4 5
21
Vårbyaffären was a deal between Huddinge and Stockholm in 1961 where they bought land from eachother and the municipal border where redrawn so that Stockholm could build the subway city Skärholmen. In the deal Huddinge promised that the sur- rounding land would be kept for recreational purposes. The deal where done in secret and became a big scandal when it was exposed to the public
Three years later Ingvar Kamprad approached Huddinge and asked if he could build a new store called IKEA here, at the southern entry point to Stockholm. They approved.
Kungens Kurva
IKANO FASTIGHETER
IKEA FASTIGHETER STATOIL AB
ICA FASTIGHETER
ICA FASTIGHETER
KF FASTIGHETER NEWSEC AM
BONNIER FASTIGHETER HUDDINGE KOMMUN
KF FASTIGHETER BLANK INVEST
AREHEIM AB BR LEASING AB
CITCO AB K/S ISP STOCKHOLM CODAN FORSIKRING
MWGRUPPEN AB
NEWSEC AM PANDOX AB
AHLSELL AB
VOLVO GROUP
TAMRO AB SCANIA
REAL ESTATE KILEN KRYSSET AB
FASTIGHETS AB SEKANTEN
CENTINI STOCKHOLM AB SISAB CENTINI
CENTRUM MÅSEN CENTRUMMÅSEN
STOKHOLMSHEM
STOKHOLMS STAD
The central parts of the area are approximately the same size Gamla stan and IKEA the size of the castle(next to Strömmen/
E4)
In the area you can find a mix of functions and building typoli- gies. Big distances and infrastructure seperate the different functions
Three big property developers own the mainpart of the area.
Ikano, KF and Bonnier. The city don`t own any land and the main part of it where sold in the ninties.
The target area for Kungens Kurva is the Southern part of Stock-
holm and all the way down to Nyköping (10mil) Kungens Kurva/Skärholmen is the biggest Shopping district in the nordic countries and by far the biggest in Stockholm. The pres- sure on the area to expand is heavy.
Annual turnover in Billion sek. 2012
Spårväg Syd will help connecting the southern part of the city and Kungens Kurva and Skärholmen will be connected with a bridge for the tram and walking/bicykle.
Huddinge Kommun has in their “fördjupad översiktsplan” estab-
lished a grid from which the city will grow Förbifart Stockholm will introduce two big interchanges in con- Huddinge Kommuns vision for 2030
nection to the area and an entrance to the Traffic tunnel. This will puch the main entrance to the area southwest.
A new Spa & wellnes center is planned next to Heron City 60-70
The Car shopping culture break in Sweden. Next to IKEA a hotel and a gas
station are built
70-80
Lighter industries and offices are built in the area 80-90
A lot of offices are built and also in Kungens Kurva. The Skärholmen Center becomes a galleria with a new glassroof. ICA kvantum is built next to IKEA
90-00
After the crisis in the early ninties retail market picks up quickly and the area explodes with a number of new Big Box one brand stores.
00-10 IKEA expands their store. The new expreince and shopping center
Heron City is built. 2009 the new furniture mall Bo:x opens 10-
Ikano x a new shopping center next to IKEA. a new spa & wellnes center is planned next to Heron City and K-Rauta is re- building their store to include a galleria.
A BRIEF HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
History of the area
IKEA
K.K SHOPPING CENTRUM
ICAKVANTUM
EXPERT EL GIGANTEN
JULA ONOFF SPORT HUSET
TOYS`RÙS
JYSK BALINGSLÖV CERVERA RUSTA
FLUGGER FÄRG
SÄNG VARUHUSET
SPORTEX MARBODAL HÄST
CITY GROSS, LINDEX, APOTEKET, DRESSMAN, SYSTEMBOL AGET,INTERS PORT, McDONALDS STADIUM, KAPPAHL DIN SKO H&M
PANASONIC
NORDSJÖ HERON CITY
ca 15 affärer 15 restauranger gym, bio, bowling HUDDINGE RESORT -hotell, konferens, spa, handel
APC-läkemedelsförtetag
SCANDIC
STATOIL
SIBA
BABYLAND ZOO VARUHUSET BO:X
McDONALDS SKHLM
COOP EXTRA SYSTEMBOLAGET
Mall
Big Box(one brand) Local dealers Specialized retail Light industry Office Hotel Sports Education Church Dwellings
The area today
Future plans
Nacka
Haninge Södertälje
Trosa Nynäshamn
Nyköping Oxelösund
Mariefred
Strängnäs Solna
Sollentuna
Upptagningsområde totalt. 1,5 miljoner
4.Bil
3.Kollektivt
Tumba
Norsborg Flemingsberg
Sköndal Hägersten
Södermalm Johanneshov Älvsjö
Upptagningsområde. Söderort
Eskilstuna
Bil
2.Cykel Kollektivt
1.Gå & Cykel
3 4 5
21
Vårbyaffären was a deal between Huddinge and Stockholm in 1961 where they bought land from eachother and the municipal border where redrawn so that Stockholm could build the subway city Skärholmen. In the deal Huddinge promised that the sur- rounding land would be kept for recreational purposes. The deal where done in secret and became a big scandal when it was exposed to the public
Three years later Ingvar Kamprad approached Huddinge and asked if he could build a new store called IKEA here, at the southern entry point to Stockholm. They approved.
Kungens Kurva
IKANO FASTIGHETER
IKEA FASTIGHETER STATOIL AB
ICA FASTIGHETER
ICA FASTIGHETER
KF FASTIGHETER NEWSEC AM
BONNIER FASTIGHETER HUDDINGE KOMMUN
KF FASTIGHETER BLANK INVEST
AREHEIM AB BR LEASING AB
CITCO AB K/S ISP STOCKHOLM CODAN FORSIKRING
MWGRUPPEN AB
NEWSEC AM PANDOX AB
AHLSELL AB
VOLVO GROUP
TAMRO AB SCANIA
REAL ESTATE KILEN KRYSSET AB
FASTIGHETS AB SEKANTEN
CENTINI STOCKHOLM AB SISAB CENTINI
CENTRUM MÅSEN CENTRUMMÅSEN
STOKHOLMSHEM
STOKHOLMS STAD
The central parts of the area are approximately the same size Gamla stan and IKEA the size of the castle(next to Strömmen/
E4)
In the area you can find a mix of functions and building typoli- gies. Big distances and infrastructure seperate the different functions
Three big property developers own the mainpart of the area.
Ikano, KF and Bonnier. The city don`t own any land and the main part of it where sold in the ninties.
The target area for Kungens Kurva is the Southern part of Stock-
holm and all the way down to Nyköping (10mil) Kungens Kurva/Skärholmen is the biggest Shopping district in the nordic countries and by far the biggest in Stockholm. The pres- sure on the area to expand is heavy.
Annual turnover in Billion sek. 2012
Spårväg Syd will help connecting the southern part of the city and Kungens Kurva and Skärholmen will be connected with a bridge for the tram and walking/bicykle.
Huddinge Kommun has in their “fördjupad översiktsplan” estab-
lished a grid from which the city will grow Förbifart Stockholm will introduce two big interchanges in con- Huddinge Kommuns vision for 2030
nection to the area and an entrance to the Traffic tunnel. This will puch the main entrance to the area southwest.
A new Spa & wellnes center is planned next to Heron City 60-70
The Car shopping culture break in Sweden. Next to IKEA a hotel and a gas
station are built
70-80
Lighter industries and offices are built in the area 80-90
A lot of offices are built and also in Kungens Kurva. The Skärholmen Center becomes a galleria with a new glassroof. ICA kvantum is built next to IKEA
90-00
After the crisis in the early ninties retail market picks up quickly and the area explodes with a number of new Big Box one brand stores.
00-10 IKEA expands their store. The new expreince and shopping center
Heron City is built. 2009 the new furniture mall Bo:x opens 10-
Ikano x a new shopping center next to IKEA. a new spa &
wellnes center is planned next to Heron City and K-Rauta is re- building their store to include a galleria.
History of the area
IKEA
K.K SHOPPING CENTRUM
ICA KVANTUM
EXPERT EL GIGANTEN
JULA ONOFF SPORT HUSET
TOYS`RÙS
JYSK BALINGSLÖV CERVERA RUSTA
FLUGGER FÄRG
SÄNGVARUHUSET SPORTEX MARBODAL HÄST
CITY GROSS, LINDEX, APOTEKET, DRESSMAN, SYSTEMBOL AGET,INTERS PORT, McDONALDS STADIUM, KAPPAHL DIN SKO H&M
PANASONIC
NORDSJÖ HERON CITY
ca 15 affärer 15 restauranger gym, bio, bowling HUDDINGE RESORT -hotell, konferens, spa, handel
APC -läkemedelsförtetag
SCANDIC
STATOIL
SIBA
BABYLAND ZOO VARUHUSET BO:X
McDONALDS SKHLM
COOP EXTRA SYSTEMBOLAGET
Mall
Big Box(one brand) Local dealers Specialized retail Light industry Office Hotel Sports Education Church Dwellings
The area today
Future plans
Nacka
Haninge Södertälje
Trosa Nynäshamn
Nyköping Oxelösund
Mariefred
Strängnäs Solna
Sollentuna
Upptagningsområde totalt. 1,5 miljoner
4.Bil
3.Kollektivt
Tumba
Norsborg Flemingsberg
Sköndal Hägersten
Södermalm Johanneshov Älvsjö
Upptagningsområde. Söderort
Eskilstuna
Bil
2.Cykel Kollektivt
1.Gå & Cykel
3 4 5
21
Vårbyaffären was a deal between Huddinge and Stockholm in 1961 where they bought land from eachother and the municipal border where redrawn so that Stockholm could build the subway city Skärholmen. In the deal Huddinge promised that the sur- rounding land would be kept for recreational purposes. The deal where done in secret and became a big scandal when it was exposed to the public
Three years later Ingvar Kamprad approached Huddinge and asked if he could build a new store called IKEA here, at the southern entry point to Stockholm. They approved.
Kungens Kurva
IKANO FASTIGHETER
IKEA FASTIGHETER STATOIL AB
ICA FASTIGHETER
ICA FASTIGHETER
KF FASTIGHETER NEWSEC AM
BONNIER FASTIGHETER HUDDINGE KOMMUN
KF FASTIGHETER BLANK INVEST
AREHEIM AB BR LEASING AB
CITCO AB K/S ISP STOCKHOLM CODAN FORSIKRING
MWGRUPPEN AB
NEWSEC AM PANDOX AB
AHLSELL AB
VOLVO GROUP
TAMRO AB SCANIA
REAL ESTATE KILEN KRYSSET AB
FASTIGHETS AB SEKANTEN
CENTINI STOCKHOLM AB SISAB CENTINI
CENTRUM MÅSEN CENTRUMMÅSEN
STOKHOLMSHEM
STOKHOLMS STAD
The central parts of the area are approximately the same size Gamla stan and IKEA the size of the castle(next to Strömmen/
E4)
In the area you can find a mix of functions and building typoli- gies. Big distances and infrastructure seperate the different functions
Three big property developers own the mainpart of the area.
Ikano, KF and Bonnier. The city don`t own any land and the main part of it where sold in the ninties.
The target area for Kungens Kurva is the Southern part of Stock-
holm and all the way down to Nyköping (10mil) Kungens Kurva/Skärholmen is the biggest Shopping district in the nordic countries and by far the biggest in Stockholm. The pres- sure on the area to expand is heavy.
Annual turnover in Billion sek. 2012
Spårväg Syd will help connecting the southern part of the city and Kungens Kurva and Skärholmen will be connected with a bridge for the tram and walking/bicykle.
Huddinge Kommun has in their “fördjupad översiktsplan” estab-
lished a grid from which the city will grow Förbifart Stockholm will introduce two big interchanges in con- Huddinge Kommuns vision for 2030
nection to the area and an entrance to the Traffic tunnel. This will puch the main entrance to the area southwest.
A new Spa & wellnes center is planned next to Heron City 60-70
The Car shopping culture break in Sweden. Next to IKEA a hotel and a gas
station are built
70-80
Lighter industries and offices are built in the area 80-90
A lot of offices are built and also in Kungens Kurva. The Skärholmen Center becomes a galleria with a new glassroof. ICA kvantum is built next to IKEA
90-00
After the crisis in the early ninties retail market picks up quickly and the area explodes with a number of new Big Box one brand stores.
00-10 IKEA expands their store. The new expreince and shopping center
Heron City is built. 2009 the new furniture mall Bo:x opens 10-
Ikano x a new shopping center next to IKEA. a new spa & wellnes center is planned next to Heron City and K-Rauta is re- building their store to include a galleria.
History of the area
IKEA
K.K SHOPPING CENTRUM
ICA KVANTUM
EXPERT EL GIGANTEN
JULA ONOFF SPORT HUSET
TOYS`RÙS
JYSK BALINGSLÖV CERVERA RUSTA
FLUGGER FÄRG
SÄNGVARUHUSET SPORTEX MARBODAL HÄST
CITY GROSS, LINDEX, APOTEKET, DRESSMAN, SYSTEMBOL AGET,INTERS PORT, McDONALDS STADIUM, KAPPAHL DIN SKO H&M
PANASONIC
NORDSJÖ HERON CITY
ca 15 affärer 15 restauranger gym, bio, bowling HUDDINGE RESORT -hotell, konferens, spa, handel
APC -läkemedelsförtetag
SCANDIC
STATOIL
SIBA
BABYLAND ZOO VARUHUSET BO:X
McDONALDS SKHLM
COOP EXTRA SYSTEMBOLAGET
Mall
Big Box(one brand) Local dealers Specialized retail Light industry Office Hotel Sports Education Church Dwellings
The area today
Future plans
Nacka
Haninge Södertälje
Trosa Nynäshamn
Nyköping Oxelösund
Mariefred
Strängnäs Solna
Sollentuna
Upptagningsområde totalt. 1,5 miljoner
4.Bil
3.Kollektivt
Tumba
Norsborg Flemingsberg
Sköndal Hägersten
Södermalm Johanneshov Älvsjö
Upptagningsområde. Söderort
Eskilstuna
Bil
2.Cykel Kollektivt
1.Gå & Cykel
3 4 5
21
Vårbyaffären was a deal between Huddinge and Stockholm in 1961 where they bought land from eachother and the municipal border where redrawn so that Stockholm could build the subway city Skärholmen. In the deal Huddinge promised that the sur- rounding land would be kept for recreational purposes. The deal where done in secret and became a big scandal when it was exposed to the public
Three years later Ingvar Kamprad approached Huddinge and asked if he could build a new store called IKEA here, at the southern entry point to Stockholm. They approved.
Kungens Kurva
IKANO FASTIGHETER
IKEA FASTIGHETER STATOIL AB
ICA FASTIGHETER
ICA FASTIGHETER
KF FASTIGHETER NEWSEC AM
BONNIER FASTIGHETER HUDDINGE KOMMUN
KF FASTIGHETER BLANK INVEST
AREHEIM AB BR LEASING AB
CITCO AB K/S ISP STOCKHOLM CODAN FORSIKRING
MWGRUPPEN AB
NEWSEC AM PANDOX AB
AHLSELL AB
VOLVO GROUP
TAMRO AB SCANIA
REAL ESTATE KILEN KRYSSET AB
FASTIGHETS AB SEKANTEN
CENTINI STOCKHOLM AB SISAB CENTINI
CENTRUM MÅSEN CENTRUMMÅSEN
STOKHOLMSHEM
STOKHOLMS STAD
The central parts of the area are approximately the same size Gamla stan and IKEA the size of the castle(next to Strömmen/
E4)
In the area you can find a mix of functions and building typoli- gies. Big distances and infrastructure seperate the different functions
Three big property developers own the mainpart of the area.
Ikano, KF and Bonnier. The city don`t own any land and the main part of it where sold in the ninties.
The target area for Kungens Kurva is the Southern part of Stock-
holm and all the way down to Nyköping (10mil) Kungens Kurva/Skärholmen is the biggest Shopping district in the nordic countries and by far the biggest in Stockholm. The pres- sure on the area to expand is heavy.
Annual turnover in Billion sek. 2012
Spårväg Syd will help connecting the southern part of the city and Kungens Kurva and Skärholmen will be connected with a bridge for the tram and walking/bicykle.
Huddinge Kommun has in their “fördjupad översiktsplan” estab-
lished a grid from which the city will grow Förbifart Stockholm will introduce two big interchanges in con- Huddinge Kommuns vision for 2030
nection to the area and an entrance to the Traffic tunnel. This will puch the main entrance to the area southwest.
A new Spa & wellnes center is planned next to Heron City 60-70
The Car shopping culture break in Sweden. Next to IKEA a hotel and a gas
station are built
70-80
Lighter industries and offices are built in the area 80-90
A lot of offices are built and also in Kungens Kurva. The Skärholmen Center becomes a galleria with a new glassroof. ICA kvantum is built next to IKEA
90-00
After the crisis in the early ninties retail market picks up quickly and the area explodes with a number of new Big Box one brand stores.
00-10 IKEA expands their store. The new expreince and shopping center
Heron City is built. 2009 the new furniture mall Bo:x opens 10-
Ikano x a new shopping center next to IKEA. a new spa &
wellnes center is planned next to Heron City and K-Rauta is re- building their store to include a galleria.
THE AREA TODAY
History of the area
IKEA
K.K SHOPPING CENTRUM
ICAKVANTUM
EXPERT EL GIGANTEN
JULA ONOFF SPORT HUSET
TOYS`RÙS
JYSK BALINGSLÖV CERVERA RUSTA
FLUGGER FÄRG
SÄNG VARUHUSET
SPORTEX MARBODAL HÄST
CITY GROSS, LINDEX, APOTEKET, DRESSMAN, SYSTEMBOL AGET,INTERS PORT, McDONALDS STADIUM, KAPPAHL DIN SKO H&M
PANASONIC
NORDSJÖ HERON CITY
ca 15 affärer 15 restauranger gym, bio, bowling HUDDINGE RESORT -hotell, konferens, spa, handel
APC-läkemedelsförtetag
SCANDIC
STATOIL
SIBA
BABYLAND ZOO VARUHUSET BO:X
McDONALDS SKHLM
COOP EXTRA SYSTEMBOLAGET
Mall
Big Box(one brand) Local dealers Specialized retail Light industry Office Hotel Sports Education Church Dwellings
The area today
Future plans
Nacka
Haninge Södertälje
Trosa Nynäshamn
Nyköping Oxelösund
Mariefred
Strängnäs Solna
Sollentuna
Upptagningsområde totalt. 1,5 miljoner
4.Bil
3.Kollektivt
Tumba
Norsborg Flemingsberg
Sköndal Hägersten
Södermalm Johanneshov Älvsjö
Upptagningsområde. Söderort
Eskilstuna
Bil
2.Cykel Kollektivt
1.Gå & Cykel
3 4 5
21
Vårbyaffären was a deal between Huddinge and Stockholm in 1961 where they bought land from eachother and the municipal border where redrawn so that Stockholm could build the subway city Skärholmen. In the deal Huddinge promised that the sur- rounding land would be kept for recreational purposes. The deal where done in secret and became a big scandal when it was exposed to the public
Three years later Ingvar Kamprad approached Huddinge and asked if he could build a new store called IKEA here, at the southern entry point to Stockholm. They approved.
Kungens Kurva
IKANO FASTIGHETER
IKEA FASTIGHETER STATOIL AB
ICA FASTIGHETER
ICA FASTIGHETER
KF FASTIGHETER NEWSEC AM
BONNIER FASTIGHETER HUDDINGE KOMMUN
KF FASTIGHETER BLANK INVEST
AREHEIM AB BR LEASING AB
CITCO AB K/S ISP STOCKHOLM CODAN FORSIKRING
MWGRUPPEN AB
NEWSEC AM PANDOX AB
AHLSELL AB
VOLVO GROUP
TAMRO AB SCANIA
REAL ESTATE KILEN KRYSSET AB
FASTIGHETS AB SEKANTEN
CENTINI STOCKHOLM AB SISAB CENTINI
CENTRUM MÅSEN CENTRUMMÅSEN
STOKHOLMSHEM
STOKHOLMS STAD
The central parts of the area are approximately the same size Gamla stan and IKEA the size of the castle(next to Strömmen/
E4)
In the area you can find a mix of functions and building typoli- gies. Big distances and infrastructure seperate the different functions
Three big property developers own the mainpart of the area.
Ikano, KF and Bonnier. The city don`t own any land and the main part of it where sold in the ninties.
The target area for Kungens Kurva is the Southern part of Stock-
holm and all the way down to Nyköping (10mil) Kungens Kurva/Skärholmen is the biggest Shopping district in the nordic countries and by far the biggest in Stockholm. The pres- sure on the area to expand is heavy.
Annual turnover in Billion sek. 2012
Spårväg Syd will help connecting the southern part of the city and Kungens Kurva and Skärholmen will be connected with a bridge for the tram and walking/bicykle.
Huddinge Kommun has in their “fördjupad översiktsplan” estab-
lished a grid from which the city will grow Förbifart Stockholm will introduce two big interchanges in con- Huddinge Kommuns vision for 2030
nection to the area and an entrance to the Traffic tunnel. This will puch the main entrance to the area southwest.
A new Spa & wellnes center is planned next to Heron City 60-70
The Car shopping culture break in Sweden. Next to IKEA a hotel and a gas
station are built
70-80
Lighter industries and offices are built in the area 80-90
A lot of offices are built and also in Kungens Kurva. The Skärholmen Center becomes a galleria with a new glassroof. ICA kvantum is built next to IKEA
90-00
After the crisis in the early ninties retail market picks up quickly and the area explodes with a number of new Big Box one brand stores.
00-10 IKEA expands their store. The new expreince and shopping center
Heron City is built. 2009 the new furniture mall Bo:x opens 10-
Ikano x a new shopping center next to IKEA. a new spa & wellnes center is planned next to Heron City and K-Rauta is re- building their store to include a galleria.
History of the area
IKEA
K.K SHOPPING CENTRUM
ICA KVANTUM
EXPERT
EL GIGANTEN
JULA ONOFF SPORT HUSET
TOYS`RÙS
JYSK BALINGSLÖV CERVERA RUSTA
FLUGGER FÄRG
SÄNG VARUHUSET
SPORTEX MARBODAL HÄST
CITY GROSS, LINDEX, APOTEKET, DRESSMAN, SYSTEMBOL AGET,INTERS PORT, McDONALDS STADIUM, KAPPAHL DIN SKO H&M
PANASONIC
NORDSJÖ HERON CITY
ca 15 affärer 15 restauranger gym, bio, bowling HUDDINGE RESORT -hotell, konferens, spa, handel
APC -läkemedelsförtetag
SCANDIC
STATOIL
SIBA
BABYLAND ZOO VARUHUSET BO:X
McDONALDS SKHLM
COOP EXTRA SYSTEMBOLAGET
Mall
Big Box(one brand) Local dealers Specialized retail Light industry Office Hotel Sports Education Church Dwellings
The area today
Future plans
Nacka
Haninge Södertälje
Trosa Nynäshamn
Nyköping Oxelösund
Mariefred
Strängnäs Solna
Sollentuna
Upptagningsområde totalt. 1,5 miljoner
4.Bil
3.Kollektivt
Tumba
Norsborg Flemingsberg
Sköndal Hägersten
Södermalm Johanneshov Älvsjö
Upptagningsområde. Söderort
Eskilstuna
Bil
2.Cykel Kollektivt
1.Gå & Cykel
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Vårbyaffären was a deal between Huddinge and Stockholm in 1961 where they bought land from eachother and the municipal border where redrawn so that Stockholm could build the subway city Skärholmen. In the deal Huddinge promised that the sur- rounding land would be kept for recreational purposes. The deal where done in secret and became a big scandal when it was exposed to the public
Three years later Ingvar Kamprad approached Huddinge and asked if he could build a new store called IKEA here, at the southern entry point to Stockholm. They approved.
Kungens Kurva
IKANO FASTIGHETER
IKEA FASTIGHETER STATOIL AB
ICA FASTIGHETER
ICA FASTIGHETER
KF FASTIGHETER NEWSEC AM
BONNIER FASTIGHETER HUDDINGE KOMMUN
KF FASTIGHETER BLANK INVEST
AREHEIM AB BR LEASING AB
CITCO AB K/S ISP STOCKHOLM CODAN FORSIKRING
MWGRUPPEN AB
NEWSEC AM PANDOX AB
AHLSELL AB
VOLVO GROUP
TAMRO AB SCANIA
REAL ESTATE KILEN KRYSSET AB
FASTIGHETS AB SEKANTEN
CENTINI STOCKHOLM AB SISAB CENTINI
CENTRUM MÅSEN CENTRUMMÅSEN
STOKHOLMSHEM
STOKHOLMS STAD
The central parts of the area are approximately the same size Gamla stan and IKEA the size of the castle(next to Strömmen/
E4)
In the area you can find a mix of functions and building typoli- gies. Big distances and infrastructure seperate the different functions
Three big property developers own the mainpart of the area.
Ikano, KF and Bonnier. The city don`t own any land and the main part of it where sold in the ninties.
The target area for Kungens Kurva is the Southern part of Stock-
holm and all the way down to Nyköping (10mil) Kungens Kurva/Skärholmen is the biggest Shopping district in the nordic countries and by far the biggest in Stockholm. The pres- sure on the area to expand is heavy.
Annual turnover in Billion sek. 2012
Spårväg Syd will help connecting the southern part of the city and Kungens Kurva and Skärholmen will be connected with a bridge for the tram and walking/bicykle.
Huddinge Kommun has in their “fördjupad översiktsplan” estab-
lished a grid from which the city will grow Förbifart Stockholm will introduce two big interchanges in con- Huddinge Kommuns vision for 2030
nection to the area and an entrance to the Traffic tunnel. This will puch the main entrance to the area southwest.
A new Spa & wellnes center is planned next to Heron City 60-70
The Car shopping culture break in Sweden. Next to IKEA a hotel and a gas
station are built
70-80
Lighter industries and offices are built in the area 80-90
A lot of offices are built and also in Kungens Kurva. The Skärholmen Center becomes a galleria with a new glassroof. ICA kvantum is built next to IKEA
90-00
After the crisis in the early ninties retail market picks up quickly and the area explodes with a number of new Big Box one brand stores.
00-10 IKEA expands their store. The new expreince and shopping center
Heron City is built. 2009 the new furniture mall Bo:x opens 10-
Ikano x a new shopping center next to IKEA. a new spa &
wellnes center is planned next to Heron City and K-Rauta is re- building their store to include a galleria.
FUTURE PROJECTS
A CHANGING REGION
HERON CITY
A CHANGING AREA
ALEXANDER STÅLHANDSKE DESIGN PROCESS STUDIO ANDERS WILHELMSSON 13.05.17
Heron City
IKEA
Heron City
IKEA
Escalators Tram station
Kungens Kurva & Skärholmen 1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Kista Galleria Bromma Center Gallerian
Hamngatan Sickla
köpkvarter Nacka forum Liljeholms torget (gallerian)
Farsta centrum Tyresö centrum Bromma Center
Turnover 2011. Billion SEK
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SKÄRHOLMEN
HERON CITY
THE REST OF KUNGENS KURVA
NIGHT & DAY
Working Visitors
Södermalm
Kungens Kurva Persons/km2
Visitors
Working
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175 000 150 000
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Södermalm
Kungens Kurva
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Personer/km2
NIGHT & DAY
Working Visitors
Visitors Residents
Reseidents Residents
IKEA
HERON CITY
TRAMSTATION DIAGONAL
GATAN
IKANO SHOPPING CENTER
HERON CITY
CONSUMER DURABLES
FASHION, BEAUTY & HEALTH
FOOD & EXPERIENCES
King City
Emporia
Mall of Scandinavia Shopping is changing. Consumers are demanding more from their shopping experience and the increase of e-trade
are forcing shopping centers to become more like full-service community centers rather than stand alone malls. They will need other functions to atract visitor besides the shopping, things you can`t find on the web. Like social services, restaurants, Cafés, Day care centers, Hospital care, Education etc. In other words, The shoppingcenter is becoming more like a mixed city. Even though the economy today seems unstable, experts forecast is that the retail- market will continue to grow due to the heavy urbanisation of Stockholm. Kungens kurva is today allready part of the city though very segregated. The area is monofunctional focusing on shopping and sorrounded by housing. To the east with low density single family villa area, To the north and east by multistory modernist housing from the 60`s and to the south by a nature reserve. So in the face of these changes, what is Kungens Kurvas urban potential?
If all the people that visited Kungens Kurva would live there, the population density would be the double of Manhattan. But the visitors mainly come in the evenings and on the weekends. So if you could densify the shoppingarea with it`s many visitors and integrate dwellings and other function, you have the potential to create coherent and very urban environment. Instead of the situation today with seperated monolitic boxes sorrounded by car parking, Kungens Kurva needs inte- gration to make the most out of both shopping and living.
But then the question arises;
Why would you like to live in a shoppingsarea?
#1You will get access to all the shopping and service in the area.
#2 You would live in the world of experinces and wonder that shopping generate. Like being on a vacation
#3 You live in a vivid urban environment with great public transport, and car connec- tions, and at the same time you have wild nature on your doorstep.
Shopping and the streetlife it generates can make an attractive scenography for the residents and at the same time the dwellings could make an attractive scenography for the shopping, and also guarantee a vivid environment
day and night. The shoppers and residents would be like actors watching eachother.
Exterior flows
Interior flows
Interior layout
Consumer Focus
King City is a new citycenter in the expanding Kungens Kurva combining shopping, service, dwellings and workplaces into a coherent urban environment. Kungens Kurva is transforming due to a new climate in shop- ping, and two big infrastructural projects that are underway; Förbifart Stockholm and Spårväg Syd.
Instead of the monofunctional Big Box shopping environment of the area today, King City will form a new dense citycenter in the southern part of Stockholm.
The project deals with the expanding city of Stockholm, where areas that before where seen as external, now form the basis of a polycentric city where the divide between innercity and suburbia is disolving. Spårväg Syd will connect the regional cores of the city and Förbifart Stockholm will connect the northern and southern part of Stockholm with a long highway tunnel. In 2012, Huddinge kommun where Kungens Kurva is located, had the biggest population growth of all municipal areas in the Stockholm region. Every day, two bus loads of people ar- rive in Stockholm.
CONCEPT PLANS SCALE 1:1000
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There are many examples where you live on top of the shoppingcenter, but in my suggestion, you would actually live In the shopping center. There`s also many examples of Shoppingcenters including Hotels. Both globally and in Sweden the development tends to go towards that more finctions are being included in the shoppingcenters to attract visitors, even dwellings. In those cases however, the dwellings are on top.
REFERENCES
A CHANGING REGION
The Hyatt Regency, John Portman 1973
Planned new shoppingcenter with dwellings on
& Hotel on top, Piteå, Sweden
Yin Mao Hotel, Conference & shopping center, Shangha,
Planned new shoppingcenter with dwellings on top. Lycksele, Sweden Kanyon shoppingcenter, Istanbul
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Shoppingcenters in Stockholm Turnover 2011 in Billion SEK
A new central area is forming
City and Shoppingcenter will grow together?
The segregated mononfunctional city today
working living
shopping
Integrated
Spiraled This is Kungens Kurva. Together with the neighbouring Shoppingscenter Skärholmen on the other side of the highway, it is the biggest shopping district in the nordic countries with 30 million visitors a year.
In Kungens Kurva you can find a big number of Big Box stores,The worlds biggest IKEA, and Heron city, which includes the biggest cinema in Sweden. Two big infrastructural projects are underway that will affect the area. Förbifart Stockholm, is a highway tunnel that will connect the southern and norhern part of Stockholm. A big interchange and entrance to the tunnel will be built in connection to the area. The other project is a tramline, Spårväg Syd that will connect the regional cores of the Southern part of Stockholm, from which the city is intended to grow. (The cores are Flemingsberg(University, Hospital), Kungens Kurva/Skärholmen(shopping & experience), Fruängen & Älvsjö(Stockholm Fair). The area is expanding, and in the same time, the structure of the area and it`s shopping is changing. The one-brand Big Box stores are seeking new spots in shoppingmalls. Ikano(IKEAs property developer) is right now building a new shoppingcenter next to IKEA and K-Rauta are rebuilding their store to include a galleria. Ikano also wants to expand their shoppingcenter even further. Together with the new Tram station this will give the area a new focus. In their development plan for the area, Huddinge Kommun has established a new street grid from wich the area will grow with a continued emphasis on shopping and experiences.
The site is choosen due to it`s strategic postion inbetween IKEA and Heron City and next to the new tram station. The perimiter of the site is generated by the grid establlished by the development plan for the area. The structure will have storefronts facing the streets all around the perimeter except for the frontage towards the highway.
Growth, both in th mind of the consumer seeking personal fullfillment through consumtion, and the econmic growth generated by the shopping, is echoed in the stepping of the threee pyramids.
Pedestrian Connections
King City will have 100 000 sqm of rentable space. This is alot but compared to the two biggest recently built shoppingcenters in Sweden, it`s smaller.
SECTION A SCALE 1:500
SECTION A SECTION B BIG SECTION
SECTION SCALE 1:100
Two big infrastructural projects are underway that will
affect the area. Förbifart Stockholm, is a highway by-
pass tunnel that will connect the southern and norhern
part of Stockholm. A big interchange and entrance to
the tunnel will be built in connection to the area. The
other project is a tramline, Spårväg Syd that will con-
nect the regional cores of the Southern part of Stock-
holm, from which the city is intended to grow. (The
cores are Flemingsberg(University, Hospital), Kungens
Kurva/Skärholmen(shopping & experience), Fruängen &
Älvsjö(Stockholm Fair).
Kungens Kurva will continue to be a center for shopping
and entertainment in the future,
and my project is based on that suppusition.
The Region
Huddinge C
Flemingsberg
Fruängen
Högdalen
Farsta
Sickla köpkvarter
Arenastaden
Skanstull
King City is the new city center in the expanding Kungens Kurva area combining shopping, entertainment, service, dwellings and workplaces. The biggest shopping district in the nordic countries, Kungens Kurva, is transforming itself due to a new climate in shopping and the big infrastructural projects that are underway. Förbifart Stockholm and Spårväg Syd. From King City you will reach the northern part of Stock- holm in 10 minutes by Car and Södertälje in 15. By public transport you will reach Karolinska Sjukhuset in 10 minutes and the Central station in 25 minutes.
Fruängen is with it`s good connections to the inner city and the university areas destined to become a student city. A lot of new housing is planned in the central parts of the area.
In Älvsjö lies the Stockholm Fair and a Rica Talk Hotel.
The station is currently being rebuilt and a lot of new hous- ing are popping up. A new hotell is also planned. From this year Älvsjö also has direct access to Arlanda with commuter train.
Flemingsberg is forming an knowledge center with Karolin- ska sjukhuset, Södertörns Högskola(University) and a cam- pus. In Huddinge kommuns plan for the area a dense, mixed use city will be built her including many new dwellings. From here the tram will connect to the commuter train.
Förbifart Stockholm is breaking ground in 2013 and will con- nect the southern and norhern parts of the city with a tunnel.
The ambition is to attract more businesses to the southern part of the city
The new tram line Spårväg Syd is scheduled to break ground in 2017. Along the tram line new housing areas is planned to be built.
