| Norra Tornen | |
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Norra Tornen in June 2020
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| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Residential |
| Location | Vasastaden |
| Town or city | Stockholm |
| Country | Sweden |
| Coordinates | 59°20′45.12″N 18°2′0.9″E / 59.3458667°N 18.033583°E / 59.3458667; 18.033583 |
| Height | East: 125 metres (410 ft) West: 110 metres (360 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Material | Concrete |
| Floor count | East: 35 West: 30 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Reinier de Graaf |
| Architecture firm | OMA |
| Developer | Oscar Properties |
| Structural engineer | Arup |
| Website | |
| oscarproperties.com norratornen | |
Norra Tornen (in English, Northern Towers) are a pair of high-rise apartment buildings located in Vasastaden district of Stockholm, Sweden. Opened in 2018, the eastern tower is 125 m (410 ft) tall, consisting of 36 floors. The west tower opened in 2020 and is 110 m (360 ft) tall, with 33 floors. The complex contains 300 residential units and ground breaking took place in the autumn of 2015.[1][2]
In 2009, the Stockholm City planning office called for the construction of two skyscrapers in a new residential area on the border between Stockholm and Solna, a planning area later named Hagastaden. These 145 m (476 ft) twin towers were called "Tors Torn" in the original zoning plan, after the Torsplan plaza on which they were meant to be built.[3] The general shape and approximate height were decided by City Architect Aleksander Wolodarski.[4]
Despite being criticised for its height and for being similar to the Embarcadero CenterinSan Francisco,[5]aNorwegian company was awarded the contract to build the skyscrapers – only to pull out in 2011, citing lack of funds.[6][7] In 2012, the city invited several companies for a new informal competition for the development rights to the property.[8] Mayor Sten Nordin finally presented the winning proposal in June 2013: A design by the Dutch architectural firm OMA, commissioned by Oscar Properties, scheduled for completion in 2018.[9]
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