Bofills båge explained

Bofills Båge
Coordinates:59.3142°N 18.0681°W
Building Type:Condominium
Architectural Style:Crescent
Structural System:Skyscraper
Address:118 28 Stockholm
Location Town:Södermalm, Stockholm
Location Country:Sweden
Start Date:1991
Completion Date:1992
Floor Area:300 apartments, shops, offices and underground parking space
Architect:Ricardo Bofill Taller de Arquitectura

Bofills Båge (Swedish: "Bofill's Crescent") is a residential building on Södermalm, Stockholm, Sweden, at 59.3142°N 18.0681°W. The building was designed by the Spanish architect Ricardo Bofill and constructed between 1991 and 1992.

The building complex is formed by the crescent-shaped building with a diameter of 180 metres, along with a total of five smaller apartment buildings. The complex contains about 300 apartments, shops, offices and underground parking space. It forms part of a large urban redevelopment where the old southern railyard was converted into city blocks mainly with housing developments. The Crescent is flanked by Söder Torn, a residential highrise building designed by Henning Larsen.

In the architect's words, "The crescent façade is of simple, pure lines in accordance with traditional Nordic architecture."

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