Cases

When the Stockholm City Line opens in 2017, it will dramatically increase the capacity of Stockholm’s commuter rail network. In response to the increasing pressure of traffic, Stockholm Public Transport (SL) is expanding its commuter train depot in Upplands-Bro.

When Stockholm Public Transport’s new bus depot in the Fredriksdal area of Hammarby Sjöstad in Stockholm is inaugurated, it will contain 120 layover bays for Stockholm’s inner-city buses. The new depot will include workshops, washing facilities and garages where the buses can be refuelled, washed, charged and serviced.

AFRY helped transform a block of buildings in the historic city centre of Kristianstad, comprising the town hall.

Aula Medica, at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, sails out like a ship over Solnavägen. The spectacular structure was named “Building of the Year 2014”, partly thanks to its bold design in glass and its atmosphere of innovation, creativity and openness. Aula Medica’s auditorium, which seats 1,000, is used for Nobel lectures, scientific symposia, major events and conference activities.

Outside of Swedish Trelleborg is Rättspsykiatriskt Centrum - a high security facility for psychiatric care and research. It was initially commissioned as a passive house, which is to say an unusually well insulated building with particularly efficient heating and ventilation. But regional authorities went one better and ordered a plus energy building - that is, one which produces more energy that what is required for its operation.

Björkängens preschool in Kungälv is a two-storey building where day care is provided for six groups of children between the ages of one and five. It was inaugurated in 2015 and built to a very high spec in terms of energy efficiency and sustainability.