Mystery 29 storey project

[Swede]

While looking at a website for an architectural comany I found this rendering:

http://www.lund-valentin.se/images/foto/Akerhoghus.gif

Only info given was that everything was being kept secret. However the filename might give us a clue. "Akerhoghus"; the hoghus-part is obviously just a web-friendly way of spelling höghus (highrise), which leaces us with Aker. Come to think of it, not much of a clue that. :D The rendering itself only gives us that it is a residential building (based on how it looks).

[NorthStar77]

Hmm, what springs to mind when I read Akerhoghus is the new Ahus hospital, that will cover most of eastern parts of Oslo and upper parts of Akershus county. Christian said something about a highrise beeing rejected there. The danish C.F. Møller won the tender.

post 66&67 http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=127197&page=4

If it is not that, then it could be something else around here. Aker(shus) is not only the name of a county, but also an old name for parts of Oslo, that is much used.

Btw. Swede, when will we see more photos from your trip to NYC?

[AtlanticaC5]

I hope it's Swedish (it's a Swedish architect-firm at least), right now can we just pray :D

EDIT: Look at this! If you scroll down here (http://www.lund-valentin.se/nyheter.html), you'll see this:

http://www.lund-valentin.se/images/foto/Akers02.gif

Compare with the tower's base!
http://www.lund-valentin.se/images/foto/Akerhoghus.gif

The area is Åkersberga located outside of Stockholm. Man, I HOPE it will be built!

[NorthStar77]

/\That must be it, or they really like their skybridges:D

But where comes the name Aker from?

[Sims]

Now that's a clear match alright :D :D
Just sad it's not closer to sthlm, Åkersberga is quite far from the centre, that high building might look a bit lonely considering the flat landscape..
But none the less, I hope it is built..
Sthlm needs centres outside the centre..

[kall_man]

http://www.osteraker.se/tidning/2004/02/vaos2_04.pdf

The same image is also available in this article from a local newspaper (in Swedish).

One sentence of the article reads:
"In addition, there are plans in progress to build a high-rise building in one part of the new development.
- We haven't yet decided how it will look. That remains to be evaluated."

According to the rest of the article, the first stage of redevelopment in Åkersberga will start soon,.

[wolkenkrabber]

Wooh that is DAMN sexy looks abit like tregunter tower in hong kong i hope it will get built... by that pfs sims gave it looks like it could be in åkersberga

[Swede]

Åkersberga it is. Great that more places are thinking high-rises/skyscrapers as a way to mark the core/hub areas areound the metro, but kinda sad that they'll all be spread so thin. No real clusters coming up :(

But where comes the name Aker from?
aker=Åker since Å isn't part of the english alphabet.

[Mantas]

I think this project is now being developed in Vilnius :bleh:

;)

[Monkey]

However the filename might give us a clue. "Akerhoghus"; the hoghus-part is obviously just a web-friendly way of spelling höghus (highrise

Those people sure are thinking internationally! ;) And I hope it gets built, too! :)

[PornStar]

A pretty cool tower! Hope it gets built :cheers:

[Insane alex]

I guess i can add this to the Stockholm projects thread. :)