Karlatornet
Karlatornet viewed in September 2023 as construction is almost complete
General information
StatusUnder construction
TypeResidential
LocationLodjursstråket 1, 417 51, Lindholmen, Göteborg
CountrySweden
Coordinates57°42′35″N 11°56′20″E / 57.70972°N 11.93889°E / 57.70972; 11.93889
Construction started2019
Estimated completion2024
Height
Top floor246 m (807 ft)
Technical details
Floor count74
Website
www.serneke.se/en/project/karlatornet/
[1][2][3]

Karlatornet (lit. 'The Karla Tower', initially called Polstjärnan[4][5]) is a skyscraper under construction by Serneke in Lindholmen in Gothenburg, Sweden. When finished, it will be 246 meters high, with 74 floors above ground.[6][7]

The building's architecture firm is Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, and it is being built by Serneke Group AB.[8] It is set for completion in 2024, but first inhabitants started moving in from August 2023.[9][10]

When completed, it will reach 246 meters tall (804 ft), and will be the tallest building in the Nordic countries.[11] On 22 September 2022, the tower reached this milestone at 193 meters, officially surpassing Turning Torso in Malmö.[12]

Karlatornet is one out of 9 buildings that will form Karlastaden.[13][14] Other buildings are:

  • Cassiopeja, 147 m (482 ft) 43 floors
  • Auriga, 125 m (410 ft) 36 floors
  • Virgo, 27 floors
  • Capella, 17 floors
  • Lynx, 17 floors[15][16]
  • Aries, 12 floors
  • Callisto, 7 floors

See also

Karlatornet under construction, April 2023.

References

  1. ↑ "Karlatornets brokiga väg mot toppen". Mitt i Göteborg (in Swedish). 2023-03-27. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
  2. ↑ "Nordens högsta byggnad ska förändra Göteborg". Läget by JMK, Stockholm university (in Swedish). 2023-08-22. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
  3. ↑ Nyheter, SVT (2017-06-16). "Här är svaren på era frågor om Karlatornet". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-12-23.
  4. ↑ Nyheter, SVT (2020-01-16). "Karlatornets historia på 60 sekunder". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-12-23.
  5. ↑ "Karlatornet - The Skyscraper Center". Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat – CTBUH. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
  6. ↑ "Serneke bygger Nordens högsta byggnad". Byggföretagen (in Swedish). 2023-08-25. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
  7. ↑ "Karlatornet nära sin högsta höjd". Fastighetsvärlden (in Swedish). 2023-06-01. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
  8. ↑ Arvidsson, Elias (2015-09-24). "Jätteintresse för att bo i Karlatornet". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-12-23.
  9. ↑ "Karlatornet växer med ett nytt våningsplan i veckan". Byggnyheter (in Swedish). 2022-01-28. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
  10. ↑ "Inflyttning i Karlatornet påbörjad". Fastighetsvärlden (in Swedish). 2023-08-23. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
  11. ↑ Borén, Erling (2017-07-07). "Stordalen: "Ett hotell halvvägs till himlen"". Göteborgs-Posten. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  12. ↑ Julia Kero (22 September 2022). "Nu är Karlatornet högst i Norden" (in Swedish). SVT Nyheter. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  13. ↑ Lönnroth, Valdemar; Kennedy, Marie (2021-07-14). "Balder och Serneke bygger nya höghus i Karlastaden". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-12-23.
  14. ↑ "Detaljplan för Karlavagnsplatsen (80 page pdf)" (PDF). Göteborgs Stad – Stadsbyggnadskontoret (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-12-23.
  15. ↑ "De ska utforma kvarteret Lynx i Karlastaden". Fastighetsnytt (in Swedish). 2022-06-17. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
  16. ↑ "Kanozi ska utforma kvarteret Lynx i Karlastaden". Fastighetsvärlden (in Swedish). 2022-06-17. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
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