Kjellander Sjöberg are a diverse community of architects, urban designers, and planners with exceptional talents collaborating closely across Sweden and the UK. The Swedish architects are shaping the future of cities.
“Cities and architecture should be for everyone,” says Stefan Sjöberg, co-founder of Kjellander Sjöberg, a company reknown for urban sustainability applying the fundamentals of Nordic architecture to their architectural work.
Kjellander Sjöberg focuses on delivering creative architecture and masterplans, and participates in the innovative urban discourse of three vibrant cities in which the company’s studios are based: Stockholm, Malmö and London.
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The architects work has been featured in several national and international prestigious magazines. The company’s work with the regenerative masterplan Tendring Colchester Borders Garden Community for Latimer by Clarion Housing Group in the UK was featured in a recent issue of Arkitektur – the largest architectural magazine in the Nordics which has been analyzing, evaluating and documenting Swedish architecture and urban design since 1901.
Kjellander Sjöberg is one of the leading Scandinavian agencies of a new architectural generation – one they describe as an era where extensive variation and creative living combinations are preferred in lieu of white drywalls and deferred borders. According to the company, “these places champion the future of liveable environments and good growth development and allow us to drive new thinking which supports thriving communities based on the quality of life, social equity, and resilient, sustainable models.”
In the comprehensive article in Arkitektur ‘Big plans for small-scale cities’, Ylva Frid explored how garden cities of today can be designed, through four interviews with architects about the ideas for their current projects.
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Since its inception in 1998, Kjellander Sjöberg has kept to a clear vision to engage and involve people, companies and communities at large to sustainable living and working solutions. “We want to see what happens when you let the public sphere into the private room,” said Sjöberg.
Collaborative by nature, the architects can also successfully fashion bespoke teams comprising leading UK practices to bring specialist expertise to large scale projects. The company’s Swedish and UK partnerships are valuable assets allowing it to combine the best experiences of both creative cultures to bring unique new perspectives to architecture, urban design, public realm strategies and spatial narratives.
Earlier this month was the grand opening of Styrmansbron in Malmö – the new pedestrian, cycle, and public transport route to the Varvsstaden neighbourhood. This awaited milestone designed by Kjellander Sjöberg marks a significant step in the ongoing regeneration of the area.
More than just a bridge, Styrmansbron is intended to be a lively new public space by the water and to serve as a vital connection between different parts of the city, while also symbolizing Malmö’s dynamic evolution. Where Kockums shipyard workers once cycled to their jobs, residents and visitors can now cross a bridge linking the city’s past with its future.
Swedish Architects Shaping the Future of Cities, reported by Tor Kjolberg
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