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OMA's Twin Skyscrapers Win Tors Torn Competition in Stockholm

By Bustler Editors|

Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013

Rendering of OMA's proposed twin skyscrapers for Stockholm (Image: OMA)

OMA has been announced as winner of the design competition for Tors Torn in Stockholm. The proposed pair of towers with its facetted facade was designed as the third tallest twin skyscrapers in Sweden. OMA Partner Reinier de Graaf and OMA Associate Alex de Jong were in charge of this submission which emerged victoriously from a field of four competing practices. The project is scheduled to break ground in 2015.

Project Description from OMA:

With each of the towers a crescendo composition of different heights, the mixed-use project is an interpretation of existing urban guidelines which call for a gateway to the new Hagastaden area of Stockholm. OMA's design proposes the introduction of a "rough skin" formed through a striking, alternating pattern of protruding living spaces and introverted outdoor spaces.

Image: bloomimages

Reinier de Graaf commented: "We are delighted to have won the competition and - together with Oscar Properties - to build the Tors Torn residential towers. The 100 meter high towers define the new neighborhood Hagastaden as an integral part of the growing city center of Stockholm. The informal appearance of the towers will express domesticity, perhaps even humanism."

Image: OMA

OMA's design challenges the expected uniformity and homogenous façade treatment that is often assigned to tower structures. Instead, it extends the skin to expose the individuality of the separate living units in the two blocks - a true vertical, urban agglomeration.

Image: OMA
Image: OMA

In addition to private residential apartments, Tors Torn will also contain a diverse public program for the wider community of Hagastaden, an ongoing urban development project aiming to extend the downtown area of Stockholm. A bar and exhibition space will occupy the upper floors of one tower, with the ground floors of both towers accommodating a health club, library, children's center and retail areas.

Image: Frans Parthesius
Image: Frans Parthesius

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OMA's Twin Skyscrapers Win Tors Torn Competition in Stockholm

By Bustler Editors|

Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013

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Rendering of OMA's proposed twin skyscrapers for Stockholm (Image: OMA)

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europe ● high-rise ● oma ● skyscraper ● stockholm ● sweden ● tower ● tors torn ● norra tornen

OMA has been announced as winner of the design competition for Tors Torn in Stockholm. The proposed pair of towers with its facetted facade was designed as the third tallest twin skyscrapers in Sweden. OMA Partner Reinier de Graaf and OMA Associate Alex de Jong were in charge of this submission which emerged victoriously from a field of four competing practices. The project is scheduled to break ground in 2015.

Project Description from OMA:

With each of the towers a crescendo composition of different heights, the mixed-use project is an interpretation of existing urban guidelines which call for a gateway to the new Hagastaden area of Stockholm. OMA's design proposes the introduction of a "rough skin" formed through a striking, alternating pattern of protruding living spaces and introverted outdoor spaces.

Image: bloomimages

Reinier de Graaf commented: "We are delighted to have won the competition and - together with Oscar Properties - to build the Tors Torn residential towers. The 100 meter high towers define the new neighborhood Hagastaden as an integral part of the growing city center of Stockholm. The informal appearance of the towers will express domesticity, perhaps even humanism."

Image: OMA

OMA's design challenges the expected uniformity and homogenous façade treatment that is often assigned to tower structures. Instead, it extends the skin to expose the individuality of the separate living units in the two blocks - a true vertical, urban agglomeration.

Image: OMA
Image: OMA

In addition to private residential apartments, Tors Torn will also contain a diverse public program for the wider community of Hagastaden, an ongoing urban development project aiming to extend the downtown area of Stockholm. A bar and exhibition space will occupy the upper floors of one tower, with the ground floors of both towers accommodating a health club, library, children's center and retail areas.

Image: Frans Parthesius
Image: Frans Parthesius

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