The building from the 1940s has until the end of 2022 been used as teaching premises and administration for the Department of Special Education at Stockholm University, but is now empty with the department's move to the new campus area Albano. Here, Akademiska Hus is now creating a modern accommodation for students and researchers that goes by the name Remus and which, together with the company's existing student housing at Frescati, will contribute to an even more attractive campus.
"We know that there is a great demand for student and researcher housing around the country, not least in Stockholm. That is why Akademiska Hus is committed to creating more housing. Housing also contributes to a safer and more open campus that is alive around the clock," says Anna Alsborger, Property Director at Akademiska Hus.
Shared accommodation and classic one-room apartments
After the renovation of the nearly 4,000 m2 building, it will house 72 apartments for 86 residents as well as a common room accessible to everyone in the building. The apartments will be built according to Akademiska Hus' housing concept Academic Living, which means that they will contain different types of apartments - everything from classic studios with their own kitchen to apartments where up to six people share common areas such as bathrooms and kitchens. many different types of prerequisites that students and researchers have. As a new student, there is an openness to living and socializing with new acquaintances, while more experienced students more often want to live alone.
- Sharing accommodation provides many benefits such as increased social cohesion and that fewer people feel lonely, something that many students can experience when they move to a new city. Shared housing is also positive from a sustainability perspective in that functions and spaces can be shared together. Another important sustainable aspect of the student housing at Frescati Hage is that we are building in an already existing building. In this way, we reduce our climate footprint significantly compared to the impact on the environment that a new construction entails," says Linda Teng, concept manager for Academic Living.
Focus on reuse and careful renovation
As another part of Akademiska Hus' work to achieve a zero vision for its climate footprint, the existing building has been inventoried with the aim of being able to make use of and reuse parts of the existing materials. Among other things, the stairwell with doors and fixtures will be preserved, as well as the beautiful boardroom and fixed bookshelves that are planned to have a new place in the common parts of the building. There are also plans for the roof to be equipped with solar cells. The work to convert the building into housing will be done carefully, especially since the building is green classified according to the Stockholm City Museum's classification. No deviations from the existing design will therefore be made.
The new student and researcher housing is planned to start construction in November 2023 and is expected to be ready for occupancy in the summer of 2025. The apartments will be block rented by another party.