Akademiska Hus is investing approximately SEK 360 million in building 170 apartments for 350 students and researchers in the Rosendal district. The investment strengthens Uppsala's attractiveness as a student city and creates housing close to campus in connection with the Ångström Laboratory and the Biomedical Center (BMC) at Uppsala University.
The new student and research housing will go under the name Aquila and will consist of 13,000 square meters of new construction distributed on a high floor of twelve floors and a low floor of six floors. The building will take the form of a U around a courtyard and with a beautiful wooden façade, it will be woven together with the pines in Rosendal, the emerging new district between Stadsskogen and Dag Hammarskjölds väg in Uppsala. The project also includes a renovation of three older cultural heritage-labeled buildings of a total of 350 square meters, which will be used for bicycle storage, among other things.
- We know that the demand for student and research housing is great around the country and therefore Akademiska Hus works committedly to create more housing. Aquila gets a fantastic location in the heart of Rosendal and means that the environments for education and research at Ångström and BMC are linked to trade, services and other housing that is currently being developed in the area. Aquila's location also provides proximity to recreational areas and communication routes, says Susanne Malmgren, head of student housing at Akademiska Hus.
Both shared accommodation and classic ones
The new student and research housing is built according to Akademiska Hus housing concept Academic Living, which means that the block will contain a variety of types of apartments - everything from classic ones with their own kitchen to apartments where up to six people share common areas such as bathrooms and kitchens. . In this way, Akademiska Hus meets the many different types of conditions that students and researchers have. As a new student, there is an openness to live and socialize with new acquaintances, while more experienced students more often want to live alone.
- Sharing housing provides many benefits. It promotes social community and thus counteracts the feeling of loneliness that many students experience when they move to a new city. Shared housing is also positive from a sustainability perspective in that functions and areas can be shared, says Susanne Malmgren.
The new student and research housing will start construction in 2022 and is expected to be ready for occupancy in 2024.