Skärvet

Skärvet

Kjellander Sjöberg as Architects

1st Prize for competition in Växjö for Skärvet


K + S designs the initial stage of a new sustainable urban neighbourhood in Växjö.


Centrally located in Växjö, a new sustainable neighbourhood is taking shape as the urban development project Bäckaslöv now goes from plan to implementation stage. The initial DDP is completed and Kjellander + Sjöberg, teamed up with developer Skanska, has won the land transfer competition for the block Skärvet, the area’s starting point to the east.


The proposal defines an urban block around a large, green park space consisting of existing vegetation and forest. The project contains a rich mix of housing forms for families, students and elderly as well as commercial units, thus creating a socially sustainable context across generations. The block is given a unique urban character, combined with a small-scale, diverse architectural timber expression. The project comprises of 190 residential units, a school, an elderly nursing home as well as commercial units with a total gross floor area of over 20,000 sq. m.


From the jury evaluation:


“This is the proposal with the best urbanity, most exciting architecture and showing the most comprehensive environmental ambition.”


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