Karlatornet Explained

Building Name:Karlatornet
Caption:Karlatornet viewed in September 2023 as construction is almost complete
Location:Lodjursstråket 1, 417 51, Lindholmen, Gothenburg
Location Country:Sweden
Floor Count:74
Construction Start Date:2019
Est Completion:2024
Status:Under construction
Building Type:Residential
Top Floor:247m (810feet)
Footnotes:[1] [2] [3]

Karlatornet (initially called Polstjärnan[4] [5]) is a skyscraper under construction by Serneke in Lindholmen in Gothenburg, Sweden. The tower reached its final height of 247 meters in June 2023. It will have 74 floors above ground. The building is expected to be fully completed in autumn 2024.[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 247 meters tall (810 ft), and will be the tallest building in the Nordic countries. On 22 September 2022, the tower reached this milestone at 193 meters, officially surpassing Turning Torso in Malmö.[11]

The building was initially budgeted to cost about 4 billion Swedish kronor but final cost totalled 6.5 billion Swedish kronor or 630 million USD (currency exchange rate at that time).[12]

Karlatornet has 5 elevators engineered by Finnish elevator maker Kone.[13] Two of the elevators have a max speed of 6 m/s and the remaining three top out at 8 m/s. At the time of construction, these were the fastest elevators in Sweden.[14]

Karlatornet is one out of 9 buildings that will form Karlastaden. (lit. 'Karla City .[15] [16] Other buildings are:

Hotel

Karlatornet houses a Strawberry hotel with 300 guestrooms and multiple conference areas, restaurans, gyms and a spa. The total hotel area is 17500m2.[19]

Karlastaden

Karlatornet with surrounding buildings is called Karlastaden (literal translation: Karlacity). The total area of Karlastaden is 270000m2. It houses apartments, schools, gyms, higher education institutions, hotels, offices, restaurants and healthcare clinics.[20]

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References

  1. Web site: Karlatornets brokiga väg mot toppen . Mitt i Göteborg . 2023-03-27 . sv . 2023-12-23.
  2. Web site: Nordens högsta byggnad ska förändra Göteborg . . 2023-08-22 . sv . 2023-12-23.
  3. Web site: Nyheter . SVT . Här är svaren på era frågor om Karlatornet . SVT Nyheter . 2017-06-16 . sv . 2023-12-23.
  4. Web site: Nyheter . SVT . Karlatornets historia på 60 sekunder . SVT Nyheter . 2020-01-16 . sv . 2023-12-23.
  5. Web site: Karlatornet - The Skyscraper Center . Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat – CTBUH . 2023-12-23.
  6. Web site: Serneke bygger Nordens högsta byggnad . Byggföretagen . 2023-08-25 . sv . 2023-12-23.
  7. Web site: 2024-01-01 . All fakta om Karlatornet . 2024-02-14 . Nyheter SVT . sv.
  8. Web site: Arvidsson . Elias . Jätteintresse för att bo i Karlatornet . Göteborgs-Posten . 2015-09-24 . sv . 2023-12-23.
  9. Web site: Karlatornet växer med ett nytt våningsplan i veckan . Byggnyheter . 2022-01-28 . sv . 2023-12-23.
  10. Web site: Inflyttning i Karlatornet påbörjad . Fastighetsvärlden . 2023-08-23 . sv . 2023-12-23.
  11. News: Nu är Karlatornet högst i Norden. SVT Nyheter. Julia Kero. Swedish. 22 September 2022. 30 September 2022.
  12. Web site: Lars Näslund . Fastighetsmiljardären Erik Selin räddar Karlatornet – ”En bra dag för Göteborg, helt klart” . DN.se . 2020-12-17 . sv . 2024-02-02. https://archive.today/20230925100643/https://www.dn.se/ekonomi/fastighetsmiljardaren-erik-selin-raddar-karlatornet-en-bra-dag-for-goteborg-helt-klart/. 2023-09-25.
  13. Web site: 2018-01-30 KONE wins UltraRope order for Karlatornet, set to become the tallest building in the Nordics (3) . KONE Corporation . 2018-01-30 . 2024-02-02.
  14. Web site: Så långt ser man från Karlatornet – Nordens högsta byggnad . DN.se . 2024-01-02 . sv . 2024-02-02.
  15. Web site: Lönnroth . Valdemar . Kennedy . Marie . Balder och Serneke bygger nya höghus i Karlastaden . Göteborgs-Posten . 2021-07-14 . sv . 2023-12-23.
  16. Web site: Detaljplan för Karlavagnsplatsen (80 page pdf). Göteborgs Stad – Stadsbyggnadskontoret. sv. 2023-12-23.
  17. Web site: De ska utforma kvarteret Lynx i Karlastaden . Fastighetsnytt . 2022-06-17 . sv . 2023-09-01.
  18. Web site: Kanozi ska utforma kvarteret Lynx i Karlastaden . Fastighetsvärlden . 2022-06-17 . sv . 2023-09-01.
  19. Web site: Kennedy . Marie . Stordalens hotellhyra i Karlatornet – 800 miljoner . Göteborgs-Posten . 2017-12-15 . sv . 2024-02-01.
  20. Web site: Karlastaden's public property . Hemsö In English . 2024-01-09 . 2024-02-01.