Since i'm originally from the city of Linköping I am personally interested in the development there, especially the highrise development (which up until lately has been non-existent). So I decided to start a new thread, I hope you all find it OK.

I'll start off by posting pictures of existing and future buildings.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Lkpgdomkyrka-ne.jpg/645px-Lkpgdomkyrka-ne.jpg
The Linköping Cathedral, 107 m.

http://www.objectif-suede.com/Images/grd_format/Linkoping/tour.jpg
Old water tower, 46 m, completed in 1910.

http://www.joeljonsson.se/res/BilderiObjektmappen/mjardevi.png
Mjärdevi Center, 42 m, completed in 2003.

http://archive.corren.se/_internal/cimg!0/lqvbcsm60wm0w0
Drottningtornet, 46 m, completed in 2006.

http://www.corren.se/_internal/cimg!0/7jwyttwdxd3olq2yr1e
Tornet, 64 m, under construction, to be completed in 2009.

http://archive.corren.se/_internal/cimg!0/66m5cybg2rxg3gw9gj0
Two 10-storey, one 12-storey and one 14-storey building being planned in Södra Ekkällan. (Haven't found any renderings)

http://www.corren.se/_internal/cimg!0/3x59zdk0wsxxi7srbk0
A 12-storey and a 17-stoery high building being planned in Berga.

Nice for a city of it's size in Sweden! :D

Yes, and may be there will be a real skyscraper in the future too!

that water tower is really cool!

Linköping | projects


I've changed this first post now so it'll be easier to follow the development of these projects. I've also added some completed projects thats quite interesting.

I will keep adding new projects. If there's anything missing that you think should be here so just mention it!


Kv. Konsuln 3 - | Residents

Architect: Wingårdh arkitektkontor, SE
Status: Proposed

http://www.storstadlinkoping.se/attachments2/Project/a1d35ce157224377a904ba90bec92b26/Wing%C3%A5rdh1b.jpg

http://www.storstadlinkoping.se/attachments2/Project/a1d35ce157224377a904ba90bec92b26/Wing%C3%A5rdh2.jpg




Folkungavallen Project - Part 1 | Residents

Architect: Erséus Arkitekter, SE
Status: Proposed

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VckGFpyZDvM/SVAuS5CNGbI/AAAAAAAAAWY/iyMdXJoI1Gg/s400/tinnesparkering3.jpg

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VckGFpyZDvM/SVAtQ25urQI/AAAAAAAAAVw/dCQ3FzsX3dY/s400/tinnesparkering1.jpg

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VckGFpyZDvM/SVAtRbKnRuI/AAAAAAAAAWI/GjNXcY8rxhg/s400/tinnesparkering2b.jpg

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VckGFpyZDvM/SVAtROJnucI/AAAAAAAAAWA/WcJadLDKxSA/s400/tinnesparkering2.jpg




"Panna 4" | Powerplant

Architect: Berg arkitekter, SE (CF Möller, DK)
Status: Completed (2005)

http://www.bergark.se/bergark/images/projekt/storbilder/garsta1.jpg

http://www.bergark.se/bergark/images/projekt/storbilder/garsta2.jpg http://www.bergark.se/bergark/images/projekt/storbilder/garsta3.jpg http://www.bergark.se/bergark/images/projekt/storbilder/garsta4.jpg




Cloetta Center | Arena

Architect: Ulf Bergfjord, SE
Status: Completed (2004)

http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc83/Muthai/cc.jpg

http://www.plannja.com/upload/SE/Images/Referens/Foretag/Helhetslosningar/Cloetta/cloetta3.jpg

http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc83/Muthai/080330.jpg

http://www.plannja.com/upload/SE/Images/Referens/Foretag/Helhetslosningar/Cloetta/cloetta1.jpg




Mjärdevi Center | Office complex

Architect: Lund & Valentin, SE
Status: Completed (2004)

http://www.lund-valentin.se/projekt/kontorindustri/2mjardevi/mjardevi01.jpg http://www.lund-valentin.se/projekt/kontorindustri/2mjardevi/mjardevi02.jpg

http://www.lund-valentin.se/projekt/kontorindustri/2mjardevi/mjardevi04.jpg http://www.lund-valentin.se/projekt/kontorindustri/2mjardevi/mjardevi03.jpg




Tornby City | Office complex

Architect: Erskine & Tovatt + White, SE
Status: U/C


http://www.stangastaden.se/omstangastaden/tornet/PublishingImages/TORNET_VY1.jpg




Drottningtornet | Residential building

Architect: White, SE
Status: Completed (2005)


http://www.helicopterview.se/bilder/tjanster/torn.jpg




Scandic Linköping City | Hotel

Architect: White, SE
Status: Completed (2002)


http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc83/Muthai/Linkoping/stangan7-1.jpg

http://www.scandichotels.se/ImageVault/Images/id_3665/width_718/compressionQuality_0/conversionFormatType_WebSafe/filename_g9HhC310uhmfegxziS4G.jpg/storage_Edited/ImageVaultHandler.aspx

http://www.scandichotels.se/ImageVault/Images/id_3649/width_300/compressionQuality_0/conversionFormatType_WebSafe/ImageVaultHandler.aspx http://www.scandichotels.se/ImageVault/Images/id_3650/width_300/compressionQuality_0/conversionFormatType_WebSafe/ImageVaultHandler.aspx

Nice! Some questions... What is the prefered way to travel between Norrköping and Linköping today? Bus or train? How long does it take and what's the cost? And then in the future with Ostlänken, how long will it take between the cities?

Nice! Some questions... What is the prefered way to travel between Norrköping and Linköping today? Bus or train? How long does it take and what's the cost? And then in the future with Ostlänken, how long will it take between the cities?

I think the most prefered way to travel is, if not by car, then by train. There's commuting trains every 15 or 20 minutes and it takes about 30 minutes to travel. The cost is 80 SEK (40 SEK if you are under 26), but the most of the commuters have a discount travel card

Periodkort resenär tätort närområde express län express
30 dagar Vuxen 530:- 730:- 880:-
Pensionär 425:- 585:- 705:-
Ungdom 345:- 475:- 570:-
Studerande - - 615:-
Fritid vuxen - - 260:-
Fritid ungdom - - 170:-
15-kort 830:-
Dygnskort Vuxen - - 110:-
Ungdom - - 75:-

The expected time to travel on Ostlänken (depends on what path thay will choose) is 15 minutes.

From Linköping to Stockholm in about one hour. When Götalandsbanan will be completed It will also take about an hour to travel from Linköping to Göteborg. That means that Stockholm - Göteborg takes just over two hours.

Thanks for info. I read a little about it too on Wikipedia. I wonder.... what stops will the express trains chose? For two hours between Sthlm-Gbg is requires max two stops. Will that be Jönköping and Linköping then to leave out Borås and Norrköping? Or is it possible to stop in both cities in Östergötland? Or only in Norrköping?

Well, the main purpose with ostlänken is that intercity trains (200km/h) and high-speed trains (>300km/h) gets their own tracks. That makes the existing tracks available for transport-, regional(maybe they will use them in the new tracks) - and commuting trains. That makes it possible to run the fastest trains from STH to GBG in ~2h. The time limit to make this investment possible competitive to flight travels is 2 h and 15 min. As you say, to make this happen you can only have max two stops between STH and GBG. I think they will solve this by stop every other train at Nkpg and Lkpg, and the others at Borås and Jönköping.

^^ Ofcourse! That has to be the solution, and everyone will be happy :)

Well, the solutions have been there all the time, but what in hell are the politicans waiting for?! :dunno:

This investments have only positive effects, both in economical and environmental. Okay, it costs about 14 billion SEK and additional 14 billion SEK to complete the götalandsbanan. But think of the huge positve effects for the business in the three metroareas + the opening for highspeed trains from for example Stockholm directly to Madrid or Paris etc. Wow! I honestly think this track could take passengers from airways to railways even for as long journeys as STH - Paris. Even if the total traveltime is a little bit longer the awareness of the environmental issues is strong enough to make people choose trains. And it should be a bit cheaper too.

Wednesday - friday this week VTI, Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute, is having their annual congress in Linköping. At this congress the president of "the Chamber of Commerce of East Sweden" handed over a document to the minister of infrastructure Åsa Torstensson. The purpose of the document was to increase the pressure for building the Ostlänken, and it was signed by about 20 of the regions most important leaders of companies, universities, etc. At the same time Åsa Torstensson announced that more money will be invested in infrastructure in the 2008 government bill. Video (http://www.tv4.se/player/categories.aspx?progId=224660&itemId=198979&treeId=100716&displayTreeId=)

Today you can read Folkpartiets contribution to a debate in DN where they're emphasize the importance of a upgraded rail-based infrastructure.



"4. Undersök möjligheten att bygga ut höghastighetståg för persontransporter. Vårt behov av att förflytta oss, speciellt mellan Sveriges storstäder, kommer inte att minska. Ur klimatsynpunkt är det viktigt att skapa ett alternativ till stora delar av inrikesflyget. Vi vill satsa på tåg som klarar hastigheter upp till 350 kilometer i timmen. En rimlig målsättning bör till exempel vara att en enkel resa mellan Stockholm och Köpenhamn/Malmö inte ska ta mer än drygt två timmar. Genom avlastning av dagens nät innebär en sådan satsning också att järnvägens konkurrensförmåga beträffande gods förbättras. Ett planeringsuppdrag till Banverket med denna innebörd skulle kunna ingå i 2008 års riksdagsbeslut om infrastruktur i framtiden."

I hope that this means a greater force towards making this project asap.

A masterplan of the Djurgården area:

Magnet = A small "core" with a square, some restaurants and tram-stops etc. A higher level of floors for the buildings in the magnet.


Purple = Mainly offices, researc- and education buildnings. 3-4 floors. Higher near the magnets.

Brown = Supermarkets and other retails.

Yellow = Residental buildings. Close to the magnets will be a more dense housing area (3-5 fl), while at the outskirts it will be detached houses.

http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc83/Muthai/Linkoping%20development%20thread/djurgarden.jpg

http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc83/Muthai/Linkoping%20development%20thread/asd.jpg


IMO it's too low. It should be at least six or seven floors in the cores. I'd would have liked to see some mini-highrises at the magnets of about 12 - 15 floors. This area are meant to be a "sustainable area" both social and environmental. If they whant to achive that then they should build more dense at the magnets.

I added "Övre Vasastaden" to the new major projects.

I also want to mention the project "Eddan". This is a project including both a glassed parkinghouse and residential houses in the heart of Linköping. This is a great way to make the core more dense. Read more here. (http://www.linkoping.se/NR/rdonlyres/F8A3B826-C18E-4A43-8B8E-87F636452E63/20955/20020036070207eddanantaghandlfil1planmins.pdf)

http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc83/Muthai/Linkoping%20development%20thread/eddanplan.jpg

http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc83/Muthai/Linkoping%20development%20thread/eddan1.jpg

http://www.lund-valentin.se/aktuellt/aktproj/2kveddan/kveddan1.jpg

News about ostlänken in swedish. (http://www.corren.se/archive/2008/1/14/jjo9wqmtwkksa2m.xml)

It looks like the construction of the four "highrises" in södra ekkällan is about to begin. You can read more at the NCC site (http://www.boende.ncc.se/Templates/ProjectPage.aspx?id=1410) or the plans in pdf (http://www.linkoping.se/NR/rdonlyres/05010918-349B-4B97-B6F8-F4D576A80C97/24417/Smedstad124AntagH.pdf)from www.linkoping.se.

A just can't stop laugh. Of some reason NCC like to call this project of four buildings (10 to 14 floors) "Manhattan". :lol:
Okay, the apartments on the top will have maybe the nicest view of Linköping, 'cause it will be built on a hill. Hopefully we'll see a few more highrises in that area in the future, as the "Riddarsporren" (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=17723427#post17723427) is going to be built 700 meters away.

http://www.boende.ncc.se/upload/2228/Terassbild-2-web.jpg

Okay, it looks like somthing is starting to happen in the Djurgården area in Linköping. A new website has been launched with lots of info. Check it out at www.djurgarden.nu

Here's some renders from the website:

http://www.djurgarden.nu/website/images/djurgarden_flygfoto.jpg
http://www.djurgarden.nu/website/images/skolan_470x250.jpg
http://www.djurgarden.nu/website/images/sprvagn_470x250.jpg

A just can't stop laugh. Of some reason NCC like to call this project of four buildings (10 to 14 floors) "Manhattan". :lol:

Now why would anyone wanna choose such a pathetic name for a project like that? I'll quote the awesom-O 2000: Laaaaaaame!!

But besides that: congrats :)

Congrats! More highrises!

I recently saw pictures of this building for the first time in my life. I think it's a good looker. Is it near any of the other suggested high rises?

http://www.bxtech.se/images/mj_center.jpg

http://www.lund-valentin.se/projekt/kontorindustri/2mjardevi/mjardevi02.jpghttp://www.lund-valentin.se/projekt/kontorindustri/2mjardevi/mjardevi04.jpghttp://www.lund-valentin.se/projekt/kontorindustri/2mjardevi/mjardevi03.jpg

As the name shows it's a center of the Mjärdevi Science Park. Unfortunately it's on the outer side of the city, with the large university between the park and the city, so it's kind of isolated.

There are no plans for more highrises in the area right now and there are still some empty spaces in the existing buldings. (After Ericsson´s delocation of the manufacturing division the park got a lot of free space). I have asked the >samhällsbyggnadsnämdens ordförande< if there's a possibility of more highrises in the area and he says that he is positive of densing the area, as well as the whole city, with highrises.

As been mentioned in this thread before there's a whole new quarter being planned in the southern parts of Linköping, called "Djurgården" (http://www.djurgarden.nu). This is not only a project for more residents and offices, but also a scienceproject aiming for a new way of building quarters with social-, ecological- and economical durability. Anyway, this means that the area is going to be built with a lot of variations, from ordinary terrace houses to highrises. Hopefully the highrises will be higher than 10 floors. Maybe 25+ would be nice. If I'm not mistaking you can see something that looks like a highrise straight above the tram on this render. Surely those NIMBY´s will make it half the hight in the end anyway...

http://www.djurgarden.nu/website/files/GATAN_SPRVAGN1280x905.gif

Here's some links:

http://www.lund-valentin.se/projekt/kontorindustri/2mjardevi/index.html

http://www.mjardevi.se

^^The Djurgården link is kaputt...

^^Fixed

^^ Here's a map showing a few highrises. As you can see they are unfortunatly spread away from eachother. Djurgården may perhaps have a few highrises. And just north of "Söderleden" there will be four buldings with 10 to 14 floors, that I didn't added.

http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc83/Muthai/Linkoping%20development%20thread/karta1.jpg

Nice map, gave us a good overview. The highrises in Lkpg definely are a quite far from eachother. It would be very exciting to see a cluster take shape in the future. Maybe 3 close highrises.

Yesterday the Linköping municipal council approved the plans for Mörtlösa/Kallersta commersial area. In time this new area will be merged together with Tornby. Tornby is allready Sweden´s second largest commersial area after Kungens kurva, Stockholm. The soon to be tram-system in Linköping, Link-Link, are also planned through the area.

LOVE the tram saying Djurgården. I want trams like that one for Stockholm's Djurgården line ;)

Not that impressed by the Djurgården plans honestly, too many green areas breaking it up into seperate parts ('cuz that what happends. green areas don't unite suburbs, they divide) and the attempted urbanity is too low density to do more than look urban (for 10minutes, then you see it's dead).

Not really a critizism of Linköping (havn't been there that I can remember, so none of that from me) but rather of modern Swedish planning. :)

^^I agree with you. The plans isn't dense enough. But it's just a proposal. The intension is to build a sustainable society in both social-, economical- and environmental aspects, and that everyone with an opinion should engage in the development. If you have opinions or suggestions, your welcome to go to http://www.djurgarden.nu/website/index.asp?pageID=149 and speak you words!

But I'm a 08a, so... I'm sure some would oppose what I say purelly based on that. :D
Probably better of locals do it. But help yourself to our arguementation:
http://www.yimby.se/2008/01/falska-miljovanner-och-na_405.html
http://www.yimby.se/2008/01/gor-stockholm-till-en-eur_423.html
http://www.yimby.se/2008/01/yimby-lamnar-in-inlaga-ti_431.html

There is nothing eco-friendly about building low density or leaving "nature" as barriers between parts of the city. Smarter to build dense urbanity which people like to live in and which reduces the use of cars and so forth.

There is nothing eco-friendly about building low density or leaving "nature" as barriers between parts of the city. Smarter to build dense urbanity which people like to live in and which reduces the use of cars and so forth.
That is one of my many arguments for building high to, which you can read in one of my posts (My name is Robin Andersson).


Bygg på höjden.

En varierad bebyggelse är som mest spännande när den lutar åt det extrema. Självklart finns det gränser för hur extremt man kan bygga utan att förlora harmonin. Jag tycker ändå att några av magneterna förtjänar några riktigt höga hus. Detta skulle skapa en mer dynamisk och stadslik känsla över området. Framför allt går det ihop med de nyckelbegrepp som ska beaktas.

Mångfald: Genom att även de som vill och eftersöker ett tätt och pulserande bostadsområdet ska kunna attraheras av stadsdelen.

Attraktivitet: Höga punkthus blir landmärken som drar åt sig uppmärksamhet till området. Detta kan garanterat locka både en del av privathushållen och företag.

Kollektivtrafik: Ju tätare man bygger dessto bättre underlag för kollektivtrafiken Om man ser det från andra hållet så kan människor som väljer ett liv med nyttjandet av en nära och regelbunden ollektivtrafik ha ett större urval av bostäder.

Täthet: Av naturliga själ.

Långsiktighet: Det är väldigt viktigt att man tänker på hur efterfrågan på bostäder ser ut längre än om tjugo år. När Djurgården kommer att betraktas lika centralt som Vasastaden gör idag. Här kommer det att visa sig att en (hög men ändå harmonisk) förtätning underlättar stadsplaneringen i framtiden. Att redan nu bygga på höjden och anpassa trafiksystem och offentliga rum efter en hög täthet.

Resurseffektivitet: Högre hus lägger förutsättningar för ett modernt boende, en modern livstil. Det betyder att saker som källsortering, samutnyttjande av mark och förråd etc. kommer att kunna göras mer optimalt.

Hur man än vrider och vänder på det så måste en modern stad byggas på höjden. Om Djurgården ska vara ett exempel på en hållbar och genomtänkt stad så bör man även se till denna aspekt. Hus under 25 våningar bör inte finnas med i diskussionerna kring höghus i detta projekt. Våga bygga ordentligt nu och få ett internationellt intresse och erkännande.

I think you should point out very clearly that highrises aren't "punkthus" monliths by default. That's Miljonprogram-planning and has nothing to do with highrises in themselves. Urban highrises are part of the city block structure unlike the suburban highrises many people think are the only kind.

^^Yes, I've noticed that misunderstanding a lot of times. And yes, I also think that's very important. No one likes the miljonprogrammet.

A new airport outside the city between Linköping and Norrköping should be built!

Förresten, ritningarna på Djurgården måste vara dom skummaste/konstigaste/lustigaste jag sett i hela mitt liv. :)

^^Which drawings are you talking about?

An airport between Norrköping and Linköping (at Norsholm) has been discussed since the stoneage. Norrköping have never been interested because they wanted to back up their own airport in Kungsängen. But now when Linköping City Airport (LCA) are growing fast, and the goverment has appointed LCA as a regional strategic airport, Norrköping seems to be more interested. I think that Linköping comes out better if they back up their own airport. It's highly important that the city´s hightech companies have a nearby airport. And as Skavta airport is growing, a airport in Norsholm would be too close. If Linköping should cooperate with an other city it should be Jönköping. I could see a airport in Mjölby near Götalandsbanan and E4.

It would be nice if Ryanair used an airport within "fjärde storstadsregionen" as well. Skavsta is close enough to be useful, but a LCC airport in the neighbourhood would be awesome.

There's an interesting article (http://www.corren.se/archive/2008/2/8/jkwt7fqgxj67wyg.xml) in Corren (http://www.corren.se/) today

Tät stad gynnar klimatet

I en tätbebyggd stad med bra kollektivtrafik kan människor ta sig fram utan att köra bil. Linköpings framtida klimatstrategi handlar mycket om stadsbyggnad. Staden måste växa på rätt sätt.

Linköpingsborna kör mer bil för varje år. Och många bilfärder är mycket korta. Varje dygn görs 40 000 bilresor på under fem kilometer i Linköping.

Trenden måste brytas

Om vi ska värna om klimatet måste den här trenden brytas. Ungefär hälften av de klimatpåverkande utsläppen av koldioxid kommer från biltrafiken, så här finns den största utmaningen i framtidens klimatarbete.

Som Corren berättade i lördags har Linköpings kommun ingen klimatstrategi. Men vi kommer kanske att få en inom det närmsta året.

Linköping glest bebyggt

Frågar man det miljöansvariga kommunalrådet Gösta Gustavsson (c) om hur Linköping kommer att arbeta för att begränsa utsläppen av växthusgaser de närmaste åren så svarar han, kanske något förvånande, med att prata stadsplanering.

– Vi måste skapa förutsättningar för människor att leva klimatvänligt, och det handlar mycket om att begränsa behovet av transporter.

Glest byggda städer som tillåts växa över ett stort område skapar stora behov av bilkörande, det visar erfarenheter från bland annat USA. I sådana städer är det mycket svårt att skapa bra kollektivtrafik.

– Stora delar av Linköping är glest bebyggt. Titta på Vidingsjö, det är lika stort som innerstaden, men där bor väldigt lite folk, säger Gösta Gustavsson.

Djurgården blir tät

Han förstår att människor gillar att ha stora grönområden där de bor, men anser att det ändå på lång sikt är bäst att arbeta för en tätare stad. Han ser ett framtida Linköping som mer liknar en storstad, med tät bebyggelse som här och där avbryts av större parker eller grönområden. En stad där det är lätt att gå och cykla och där snabb kollektivtrafik gör bilen överflödig.

– Den nya stadsdelen Djurgården ska byggas på det sättet.

Många protesterar

Det stora problemet är att många Linköpingsbor inte gillar den här utvecklingen, inte när den kommer för nära den egna husknuten.

– När man ska förtäta i det område där man bor är det många som protesterar, även om de grönytor som ska bebyggas egentligen aldrig används. Och det finns många som vill att staden ska breda ut sig med stora villaområden i utkanterna.

Men i så fall kan det ju inte vara bra att öppna för handel i Mörtlösa?

– Jo, det tycker jag att man kan göra. Där ute kommer det att ligga affärer av en typ som man besöker relativt sällan. Och i framtiden kommer det att finnas kollektivtrafik dit också, svarar Gösta Gustavsson.

Linköpings kommun är ju inte bara staden Linköping. Hur ska man kunna begränsa biltrafiken och ändå göra det möjligt för folk att bo kvar på landet?

– Där vill vi prioritera områden som Linghem, Gistad och Ljungsbro och se till att de som bor där har tillgång till bra kollektivtrafik.

Flyget är en stor klimatbov. Är det verkligen bra att arbeta för att det ska bli mer flygtrafik på Linköpings flygplats?

– Jag tror inte att antalet flygresor ökar totalt sett för att det blir fler flyg från Linköping. Det som händer är att resenärerna slipper köra till Skavsta eller Arlanda för att ta flyget, och det är ju en vinst för klimatet.

Om vi lämnar samhällsbyggnaden, vad kommer Linköpings klimatstrategi mer att innehålla?

– Jag tror att det finns mycket energibesparingar att göra, både när det gäller uppvärmning och ute på företagen.

– Och så vill jag se en regional utveckling av biogasen, säger Gösta Gustavsson.

^^ I like the way Gösta Gustavsson and the other guys in samhällsbyggnadsnämnden thinks. After I saw the upcoming plans for the further general developmentplans for Linköping I'm feeling quite optimistic! A lot is going on right now. I got the feelings that we'll see some highrises in Djurgården as well.

Det stora problemet är att många Linköpingsbor inte gillar den här utvecklingen, inte när den kommer för nära den egna husknuten.

– När man ska förtäta i det område där man bor är det många som protesterar, även om de grönytor som ska bebyggas egentligen aldrig används. Och det finns många som vill att staden ska breda ut sig med stora villaområden i utkanterna.
Sounds familiar :)
Areas outside the Stockholm region need an organised yimby movement as well, but it seems things are moving in the right direction.

It seems like something went wrong with my last post. I'll try again.

Plans to dense the "Badhuset district".

I'ts reallyabout time they did something to this old but very central part of the city. More densng pleaaaase! :cheers:

http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc83/Muthai/Linkoping%20development%20thread/corren1.jpg

http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc83/Muthai/Linkoping%20development%20thread/corren4.jpg

http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc83/Muthai/Linkoping%20development%20thread/corren2.jpg

Will anything significant be torn down to make way for that? or is it straight-up densification? 'cuz I gotta say I like the look of it.

^^ I don't think so. I guess that it'll only get a makeover.

I like it to. Especially the glassed offiehouse with the round corners.

Good they are doing something about Östgöta Correspondenten's backyard. I have passed it a couple of times and it's an open sore in an otherwise fairly dense and interesting central area.

According to Corren (http://www.corren.se/archive/2008/2/28/jlxa3jym51ycboa.xml) Linköping municipality has invited four architect offices to make suggestions for the design of the "Naturum" - a station and exibitionhall to the "Tinnerö Oak landscape", Europe´s largest coherent oaklandscape.

The projects is located in the northeast parts of the soon to be Djurgården residential area. Hopefully it willbe ready in 2010.

There where some requirements that had to be fulfilled; the buildings had to includea exhibitionhall, an auditorium, coffeeshops and a library. The front facade had to connect with the urban environment, and the backside to the Oaklandscape.
It seems that all suggestions has about 900-1000 m2 anda est cost of 50 million SEK. The new tram-line "Link-Link" will have a stop here.


1) Architects: Arkitektstudio Widjedal Racki Bergerhoff (http://www.wrb.se/)

http://www.corren.se/_internal/cimg!0/3x59zdk0wsvz6qvosw6


2) Architects: M5 arkitektur (http://www.m5arkitektur.se/)

http://www.corren.se/_internal/cimg!0/3x59zdk0wsvz6qvoshy


3) Architects: Nyréns Arkitektkontor (http://nyrens.se/1000.html)

http://www.corren.se/_internal/cimg!0/3x59zdk0wsvz6qvosi1


4) Architects: White arkitekter (http://www.white.se)

http://www.corren.se/_internal/cimg!0/3x59zdk0wsvz6qvosi0

According to Corren (http://www.corren.se/archive/2008/2/28/jlx9o2nl7r25rew.xml) the residential area "Övre Vasastaden" will change from 1200 apartments to allmost 2000. It's a old lightindustrial area that will become the north parameter of the citycore.

"– It will live 4000 people here ... the bulding will have a average hight of eight floors."

http://www.stangastaden.se/sokerbostad/Byggprojekt/PublishingImages/OvreVasastaden/500_ovrevasastaden-bild1.jpg

/\ The buildings with "sadeltak" are existing buildings, right?

It's hard to tell from the existing renders of Naturum, but so far I like them, except for M5 arkitektur's proposal. Nyréns did the 'new' library in Linköping btw, and I think it turned out alright.

And good news on Övre Vasastaden :)

/\ The buildings with "sadeltak" are existing buildings, right?

Yes, they do.

That rendering is old, so we can probably expect it to change a bit.

Jo> Yeah, I would like to see a combo of them all (which, according to the article, will be the fact). Okay, maybe not the M5´s. But I like the fact that they have a watchtower.

My combo would be 70% Nyréns and 30% WRB. :banana:

New commutetrains to Östgötatrafiken. Not a day to late...

http://www.corren.se/_internal/cimg!0/3x59zdk0wsvz8pmxg76

Östgötatrafiken beställer fem nya pendeltåg av Alstom Transport.

Kontraktets värde är 27,5 miljoner euro och omfattar leverans av tåg av modellen Coradia Nordic. I avtalet ingår en option på ytterligare tio tåg.

Det är Alstoms tredje kontrakt för tågmodellen i Sverige. SL:s nya pendeltåg (X60) togs i trafik augusti 2005 och i december 2006 tecknade Skånetrafiken avtal för nya Pågatåg (X61). Östgötatrafikens nya pendeltåg är av samma konfiguration som Pågatågen med fyra sammanledade motorvagnar, utrustade med toalett. (http://www.se.alstom.com/home/about_us/location/_files/file_27678_35763.pdf)

– Östgötatrafikens beslut är ytterligare bevis på att Coradia Nordic har förutsättningarna att bli standardtåget för regional spårtrafik i Norden. Flera regioner står inför förnyelse av sina regionaltåg och Alstom har etablerat sig som en central leverantör på den nordiska marknaden med väl beprövade produkter, kommenterar Pelle Svensson, VD för Alstom Transport Norden.

Coradia Nordic är ett tåg helt anpassat för de nordiska klimatförhållandena. Med all utrustning monterad på taket blåser snö och is bort, vilket underlättar underhåll och minskar slitage. Tågets snabba acceleration och retardation ökar kapaciteten i nätverket och kortar restiderna. Golvet ligger helt i nivå med plattformarna, vilket ökar tillgängligheten.

Östgötatrafikens beställning av nya pendeltåg är ett led i utvecklingen av regionen. De nya tågen ska binda ihop länets tre största städer Linköping, Norrköping och Motala. Med de nya tågen skapas möjlighet att fördubbla kapaciteten mellan Norrköping och Tranås.

Tågen kommer att tillverkas i Alstoms anläggning i Salzgitter i Tyskland. Leveranserna sker under andra halvan av 2010 med trafikstart samma år.

It looks like the construction of the four "highrises" in södra ekkällan is about to begin. You can read more at the NCC site (http://www.boende.ncc.se/Templates/ProjectPage.aspx?id=1410) or the plans in pdf (http://www.linkoping.se/NR/rdonlyres/05010918-349B-4B97-B6F8-F4D576A80C97/24417/Smedstad124AntagH.pdf)from www.linkoping.se.

A just can't stop laugh. Of some reason NCC like to call this project of four buildings (10 to 14 floors) "Manhattan". :lol:
Yes the name is a little too ambitious :lol:

Here we go
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/joprb/uc/4ef6ad8e.jpg

Location
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/joprb/uc/af6d42f9.jpg

Fint! Varför inte kalla det "Little Dubai" :lol:

Jag läste för ett tag sen att innerstan ska försöka hänga med i svängarna när det gäller butiker. Som många vet så är Tornby Sveriges näst största köpcentrum efter Kungens kurva, därför ska man satsa mer på stan nu så att den inte dör ut.

Filbytergallerian renoveras (http://archive.corren.se/archive/2007/12/19/jicr46s4qc0ffk6.xml)

Tanneforsgatan ska få ny fasad och butiker på båda våningarna på fler platser (http://archive.corren.se/archive/2007/12/14/ji2rd6us8bk76on.xml)

Jag vet att det är ganska gamla nyheter, men kanske intressant för den som inte vet.

Fint! Varför inte kalla det "Little Dubai" :lol:

Jag läste för ett tag sen att innerstan ska försöka hänga med i svängarna när det gäller butiker. Som många vet så är Tornby Sveriges näst största köpcentrum efter Kungens kurva, därför ska man satsa mer på stan nu så att den inte dör ut.

Filbytergallerian renoveras (http://archive.corren.se/archive/2007/12/19/jicr46s4qc0ffk6.xml)

Tanneforsgatan ska få ny fasad och butiker på båda våningarna på fler platser (http://archive.corren.se/archive/2007/12/14/ji2rd6us8bk76on.xml)

Jag vet att det är ganska gamla nyheter, men kanske intressant för den som inte vet.

Hi,

Thanks for the links. :)
But neither Tornby nor Kungens Kurva are true Shopping Centres, they're Commercial Areas. A commercial area is most often an "outspread shopping centre" located basically out in the middle of nowhere, close to motorways. Depending upon and stimulating even more the use of the car.

Cheers.

That looks great Erhan! Central Linköping needs to increase its reach and attraction. Even as a biker I end up in Tornby as often as in 'city'. It shouldn't be that way.

Hi Ehran, nice to see some more people from Lkpg!

That Filbyter-project doesn't appeal to me at all. The building needs a total makeover to fit this wonderful square. All other buildings are from the early 20th century or older. They should either build a facade that looks like it's from the same time or just a discreet glass facade.

The architecture of the "Manhattan project" riminds me of the "Berhn Center" in Örebro = not good at all. It looks just like punkthus from 1950. Hopefully it will look better IRL.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/joprb/uc/4ef6ad8e.jpg

Stuck in 1970? :laugh:

^So true, it's not funny. The planners ARE stuck in the 60s planning. There were starting to build areas like that in the 40s! And for 4 14 floor tall buildings in a field is... in no way shape or form anything that comes to anyone's mind when they hear "Manhattan". Stack 'em into one 56 floor building right in a 100% urban setting (by the train station) and... that would reflect the name Manhattan. That any-Sthlm/Gbg-burb-from-the-50s-to-the-70s look... bläh.

"Nu uppför vi spännande höghus...". I don't see what's exciting about these buildings. They look exactly like all other buildings from the sixties or seventies you'll find in every swedish city suburb... with the exception that these will reach a bit higher than average of course. And the name Manhattan is kind of embarrasing.

Anyone know how tall these buildings will be in meters?

Yeah, it's like the developer or the architect has no passion for what they are doing and just want to pump out a number of apartments with the least possible effort. If these 'punkthus' at least had a decent urban setting and some architectural variation I would be okay with it, but this looks like the planning of miljonprogrammet all over again.

Hopefully "Manhattan" is just the beginning.. ;)

(Förresten, borde inte tråden omfatta hela 4:e storstadsregionen istället?)

Hopefully "Manhattan" is just the beginning.. ;)

(Förresten, borde inte tråden omfatta hela 4:e storstadsregionen istället?)

Now there's only three real highrises (15floors+) app/uc/completed. "Tornby City", "Drottningtornet" and Wingårdhs "Riddarsporren". After what I've heard there will be some more highrises to come in Linköping soon.

http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:tOcQUMQYjQ_soM:http://www.realkonsult.se/img/nyheter_img.jpghttp://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:utmN3Um5S-c0WM:http://www.emporis.com/images/5/2007/06/538965.jpghttp://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:pwu1NZ0e8s187M:http://betongelit.files.wordpress.com/2007/11/wingardh_berga.jpg

^^ I'm certainly hoping there's more highrises on the way in Lkpg... what and where have you heard about this Muthai? And where and when can we expect the next highrise? Djurgården?

^^It's some info that I've got when I was on a meeting with SBK in Linköping in Februari. Nothing is set yet, but there are plans to dense the "magnets" in Djurgården with highrises. I had a proposal for highrises of at least 25 floors, wich was received positivley by the SBK. So there's a long way even before proposal, but something will happen!

Remember the date 07-04-08. That's when the new general plan for Linköping will be official. I've allready seen it and all I can say is that a lot is going to happen the next few years...

^^ Looking forward to that!

^^ Me too!


Hopefully "Manhattan" is just the beginning.. ;)

(Förresten, borde inte tråden omfatta hela 4:e storstadsregionen istället?)

Om jag ska vara ärlig så struntar jag i hur det går för norrköping :lol:

Btw, if you are interested in projects in Linköping you can find some here:http://www.linkoping.se/Organisation/Namnd/TeknikSamhallsbygg/Samhallsbyggnad/planer/planforslag/detaljplaner_under_arbete_old.htm

^^ Thanks for the link!

Jag, personligen, är intresserad av hela fjärde storstadsregionen.. ;) Så, IMO borde tråden innehålla båda städerna eftersom dom trots allt marknadför sig tillsammans.

Det är i Linköping idéerna blir verklighet, Norrköping hakar bara på ;)

And here we go again.... (http://www.linkopingstidning.se/article/articleview/6998/1/1/)

This area is exactly that kind of unnecessary landscape in the city center that I always talk about. Plain grass surface with no actuall function or motive. I've lived in that neigbourhood a couple of times in my life and I allways wondered when this "funkis"-misstake should be fixed. There are plenty of space for densing.

And then a nimby starts a protestlist. The fact that she have lived in USA and Canada for some decades makes her think that every idea of urban planning has come from there. And by that she want it to seem like she know these kind of stuff and that by that is right in her opinion.

I haven't seen the plans yet, but I have seen this kind of "movements" before. It's too simple to protest in Sweden!
It should be okay to protest one time, and maybe in a very few occations a second time. But the present situation is crazy. A contstruction can be postponed for years only because of a few nimbys, even thou the majority of the citizens want it to be built.

"– Alla är medvetna om att detta måste ske och alla håller med så länge det inte gäller deras eget närområde. Kungsbergsparken är kommunal mark som vi äger tillsamman och vi kan inte ge de boende i området förtur att bestämma vad den skall användas till, säger Demirok. "
I like how that man thinks. He has seen the protests for what they are: nimbyism. People realize we need to build new stuff and that sprawlburbs aren't the way to go 'bout it. But don't ever build anything near me.

^^Muharrem, our "Mikael Söderlund", is often pro-urbanism, and a good force in the local debate. Hopefully this kind of politicians have the currage to take this kind of decisions even if there's a small resistance. www.muharremdemirok.blogspot.com




By the way, here's a nice picture of Cloetta Center in the semifinals between Linköping HC and Färjestads BK. Enjoy!

http://www.bobbe.net/images/wl/080330.jpg

The subject was also brougth up on the news. (http://tv4nyheterna.se/2.139?videoId=1.366680)

She really don't have any motives for stopping those plans. Her real motive is that she's a nimby and very egoistic. There's is no place like kungsbergs"parken" that I rather see being built on in Linköping. I haven't even heard that they call it kungsbergs"parken" before. It's just a damn oversized lawn (spelling?). It does nothing good to the character of the built invironment.

NCC has put out a new brochure (http://www.ncc.se/Global/Boende/Manhattan1-Bofakta-Light.pdf) about "Manhattan". This still is f-ing ugly. Hopefullly it will look better IRL.

Here's the architects explanation in swedish:

http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc83/Muthai/Linkoping%20development%20thread/manhattan/arkitekten.jpg

Here's some other pics:


http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc83/Muthai/Linkoping%20development%20thread/manhattan/1.jpg
http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc83/Muthai/Linkoping%20development%20thread/manhattan/3.jpg
http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc83/Muthai/Linkoping%20development%20thread/manhattan/4.jpg

"Manhattan" - how's that for a name..?

I think I've figuered out how that is "Manhattan": the towers look like the cheapest appartment towers put up in the last coupl of decades (though thankfully without the visible floorplates), and the urban planning is clearly in line with the PJs!

Fact is, they remind me of a neighbouring complex to mine in Shanghai, called the "Oriental Manhattan". It was just as ugly, but the towers were about three times taller, and there were like 16 towers in the whole complex. ;)

I'm getting sick of names like "skrapan" and "manhattan" for Swedish towers.

The biggest loss with this "manhattan"-project is that it's four buildings with the same design. One of these building with maybe 18 fl would look less embaressing. The same boooring nyfunkis as anywhere else in Sweden, but OK.

I don't mind the name that much. It's a fairly anonymous residential project, so once the sales period is over the name will be forgotten. It would have been worse if it was an office building.

What I don't like is the exterior design and layout. This is the same old thing with some random asphalt and grass area in the middle. Noone will want to hang out there. And why do the storage/garbage buildings have to front the road? Well, okay I suppose they expect a lot of cars on that road due to the planned COOP Extra nearby and maybe traffic to the hospital. But anyway.

Finally! The new masterplan for Linköping is official. Find it here! (http://www.linkoping.se/Organisation/Namnd/TeknikSamhallsbygg/Samhallsbyggnad/planer/Oversiktsplanering/oversiktsplan2008/index.htm)

I will read this masterplan (148 pages) and then I'll write a summary in english.

Here's a brand new sketch for the new central station for Highspeed rail and trams.

http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc83/Muthai/Linkoping%20development%20thread/Ostlanken/resecentrum12.jpg

Finally!! Linköping wont look like a big village anymore!! Thank you Muthai for the link!

Trams? Nice!

Finally!! Linköping wont look like a big village anymore!! Thank you Muthai for the link!

This is quite exciting.

If the plans for the new central station and the trams becomes reality Linköping definetly won't look like a big village. And on top of that a few new highrises that doesn't look like the Manhattan buldings.

I also would really love to see something at least resembling a cluster in Linköping. Wouldn't it be possible to shape up the facade of "Kannan" (which is not that far from Drottningtornet) and at the same time add 5-10 floors? :)

^^ I've always wondered about the same thing. Kannan has allready 11 fl, right? Add maybe 5-6 floors and new cladding and it would make a whole lot of difference. This area will be a really sought-after area when the new centralstation is finnished. That attractiveness that will come of putting the area around the river in order, along with the presumed increase of demand for officespaces nearby the HSR-station, will really create conditions for a highdense area with spectacular architecture.


"Linköping bara växer och växer och växer." (http://www.corren.se/archive/2008/4/8/jnz61umpuvc8055.xml)

Yeah, they should do that (increase the height of Kannan) and then rename Nya Tanneforsvägen that runs between Kannan and Drottningtornet Sheikh Zayed Road... I mean, if they put the name Manhattan on the project in Södra Ekkällan then why not? :lol:

Seriously though, with these plans in Linköping this area has the potential of becoming very attractive and I'm afraid Kannan really wouldn't fit in the way it looks today.

Which building is Kannan?

I love the ideas on page 99 about Stångån. I think its really important for the citys spirit to have centrum by the river. It would be wonderful if they opened some nice resturangs and cafes along the river soon.

^^ "Torn i kvarter" on page 56, is Kannan.

ok, I suspected that...I really dislike that building! As you guys said it would be suitable to change facade so it looks better next to the new station and the new buildings.

Article from corren.se (http://www.corren.se/archive/2008/4/12/jo5shxxwwkt0dlh.xml)

Förmodligen får vi också se fler höga hus i Linköping i framtiden. Inte bara för att de rymmer många människor på en liten yta, utan främst för att de kan bli vackra landmärken om de placeras i rätt miljö.

Höga hus
– Höghuset i Mjärdevi är ett bra exempel på ett hus som skapar identitet. I Djurgården kommer de flesta hus att ha tre–fyra våningar, men området kommer att få några knutpunkter där det kan bli aktuellt att bygga höga hus, säger Jörgen Haslum.

As I said before, there are plans for more highrises. From what I've heard there are disscussions about highrises of about 25 fl.

A short summary of the 148 pages long masterplan in english:

Linköping is one of Sweden’s fastest growing cities. Over the past few years the municipal population has increased by 800-1000 inhabitants per year and it is very likely that the population increase will continue for many years to come. In this local development framework for Linköping city it is predicted that the population of the municipality of Linköping will increase from today’s 140 000 to 170 000 inhabitants, but for planning purposes there is a target of 200 000 inhabitants. For the city of Linköping
this means an increase in population from 100 000 to 120 000, with a possible increase to 140 000. If the population growth continues at the same rate as has been the case over the past few years, then the population of Linköping’s city may well reach 120 000 around the year 2030.


The aim of this framework is that the Linköping of the future will be a sustainable and an attractive city. Future development areas will be located within or very close to the existing urban conglomeration, from where it is possible and easy to reach different destinations in the city on foot, by bicycle or by using public transport. This means that the future Linköping will be a denser, a more contained and a more circular city compared to the city of today. In the local development framework there are proposals for building development and regeneration within the borders of the existing city, especially within zones close to rapid and very frequent public transport routes. This means that the total amount of human transportation within the town can be limited and existing infrastructure can be utilized in an efficient way.

The denser and more contained city will be safe, integrated, practical and accessible. In order to limit emissions of greenhouse gases, the risk of traffic congestion and road safety risks within the city, priority is given in the framework for journeys within the city by public transport, by bicycle or on foot, instead of journeys by car. Car journeys passing through central areas of the city, which do not have a destination within the city centre, will be restricted. This will be accomplished through a series of measures, for example by the rebuilding of Malmslättsvägen and Brokindsleden and other four-lane roads within the outer city ring road, where permitted speed limits are today high, into narrower two-lane roads which are more adapted to the calm city centre environment, which is an aim of the framework. Within the outer city ring road a speed limit of 40 km/h will be applied (Tempo 40). Public transport, pedestrians and cyclists will be given priority at traffic lights. Another priority is the continued building of pedestrian and cycle tracks. LinkLink, a rapid transit public transport system, will be developed within the city. LinkLink will enable people to travel fast through the city, for example between the central railway station/travel centre and the university or important employment areas in the city. In the initial stages the routes will be operated by buses running in special bus lanes. Later the system may well be adapted for trams, trolley buses or other non-polluting vehicles which will attract new passengers. Many of the proposals in the framework presume that the railway project “Ostlänken” will be built and that a new central railway station and travel centre will be built on the east bank of the river Stångån. Ostlänken is a new twin-track railway line for express trains between Järna and Linköping. Ostlänken will vastly increase the capacity of rail communication between Linköping and Stockholm, and will mean that travel time by rail from Linköping to Stockholm’s central railway station will be only 1 hour. There is at the present time no fixed time for when the building of Ostlänken will commence. The town centre will expand and develop in areas surrounding the new railway station/travel centre. The new development areas will incorporate a mixture of building uses – housing, offices, shops, cultural activities, restaurants and places for leisure and amusement. A new terminal building and a general aviation centre will be built at Linköping City Airport.

Parks and green areas in the city, which are important for recreation and/or for biological diversity, will be protected and revitalized. Green areas, which have no such importance, can be used for other purposes. Special measures will be taken to increase the recreational and touristic importance of the stretch of the river Stångån through the city and of the woodland area in Ryd (Rydskogen). A visitors´ centre will be built at the mouth of the river, and will be a base for a planned nature conservation area. Measures will be taken to improve the quality of water in the river so that the river can be used for water-based leisure activities. A new city park is planned near Stångåbrofältet. A visitors´ centre will be built at Tinnerö Oakland, and there are plans for several other attractions to be started up in this area. Land is reserved for new sporting facilities, which will be required in the growing city of Linköping. Cultural heritage in the city in the form of buildings and historical environments is a valuable resource and an important part of the city´s identity. Special consideration must be taken to these buildings and environments, for example when judging the suitability of new building development in these vicinities.

The city´s frontage against the E4 motorway, and the main approach roads from the motorway into the city, will be made more attractive. Certain elements and landscape features along the stretch of the motorway passing by Linköping, will be highlighted, wetlands will be created close to the road, the river Stångån will be illuminated, and new building development areas parallel to and against the motorway will provide interesting and inviting facades. The power line and its dominating pilons, which runs parallel to the motorway, will be replaced by an underground cable.

Check out my new blog (in swedish) about the urban planning developments in Linköping, at http://linkopingsvisioner.blogspot.com

^^ Nice ;)

What are your opinion about trams and podcars for Linköping? Leave a comment and vote on my blog at http://linkopingsvisioner.blogspot.com

Great initiative with the blogg! I think I can promise you a link to it on yimby.se :)

^^Thanx man! Sounds nice

I agree, that blog is a brilliant iniative. It instantly became a part those sites I pay a visit each day, so keep it up. :)

May I suggest some blogging about the aviation in Linköping? A lot of interesting stuff seems to be going on at Linköping City Airport. Another interesting topic, I think, is the elite sports in Linköping. We all saw what LHC's advance to Sweden's highest ice hockey leauge did to the city, with the new arena and all.

^^ Yes, you're right. I'm sitting just now and writing my next post about Linköping city airport. They have just launched their new website by the way. Nice that you like it!

Here's some pics that I took this saturday. First on the "Linköping- masterplan - expo" that the municipality had at the Stora torget. Then some pics of the construction site of Brf Banken. The last ones are of the construction of Tornby city (taken from inside the car).

http://s214.photobucket.com/albums/cc83/Muthai/Linkoping/bilder%2020080504/?albumview=slideshow

^^

Great to see some fresh pictures, thanks Muthai.

Does anyone know of any recent figures for the population of Linköping? I know from www.scb.se that the population of the municipality was 140 367 at the turn of the year, still making Linköping municipality the 5th biggest in Sweden.

However, when it comes to the urban area Linköping places at number 7 with 97 428 inhabitants, only 800 less than Örebro (figures from 2005).

At this point I wonder if Linköping has reached the magic 100 000 inhabitants and if it has moved in on Örebro for the number 6 spot?

^^

Great to see some fresh pictures, thanks Muthai.

Does anyone know of any recent figures for the population of Linköping? I know from www.scb.se that the population of the municipality was 140 367 at the turn of the year, still making Linköping municipality the 5th biggest in Sweden.

However, when it comes to the urban area Linköping places at number 7 with 97 428 inhabitants, only 800 less than Örebro (figures from 2005).

At this point I wonder if Linköping has reached the magic 100 000 inhabitants and if it has moved in on Örebro for the number 6 spot?

^^

No, not yet. According to the new masterplan (2008) the urban area had 99.300 inhabitants the 31th of december 2007. But as you know the city is planning to grow and to dense in the urban aream, foremost. So it won't take long until the 100.000 limit is reached.

You can say that 70 % of the municipality´s inhabitants lives in Linköping city and 30 % lives outside. According to the masterplan Linköping´s city probably will have about 150.000 inhabitants in 2016, if the trend continues. With the establishment of the Ostlänken and the further expansion of the University will probably make the city grow even faster. The masterplan tells about two scenarios, one aiming towards 170.000, and one towards 200.000 inhabitants, in the next ~15 to ~20 years.

I took the iniative to send en e-mail to several different chains that got presence in big Swedish cities but isn't established in Linköping. I was interested in seeing what their plans are (if any) for Linköping in the future.

I only received three answers thus far:

Pizza Hut
"We're working on Linköping, both in the Tornby area and at the eastern entrance. Since we're looking for land to build on it is difficult to say how long it will take. The sooner the better from my perspective, unfortunately we're probably talking about years, but not many!"

7Eleven
"Currently, there are no concrete plans for 7Eleven stores in central Linköping. However, it's clear that Shell Select stations located in Linköping will be rebuilt and become 7Eleven stations. This will be done in the spring of 2009."

Granit
"If I made the decisions we had been there already, but I hope it won't take much longer. Possibly, we're going for a place close to Designtorget..."

Good initiative, Mange! It sounds promising when you hear that they are already discussing the placement. The fact that they know Tornby, Designtorget, etc. suggests that there are serious plans.

When they mention "the eastern entrance" the aim is certainly Mörtlösa, which will become a new trading area, which in the long term, in a way, will be assembled with Tornby. I will outline how I want the new part of the downtown should look like. I am thinking most of the principle that there should be a arenastråk between the arenas and that the area should be designed, dense and high.

I have written about it in my blog (http://linkopingsvisioner.blogspot.com). Today it was an element about it on TV4 (http://anytime.tv4.se/webtv/?progId=544994&treeId=100716&itemId=373099&renderingdepartment=2.757). The Authority are discussing about building a new bath house in Linköping for 30 million euros. The big exclamation mark is the location of it. The early plans is to built it partly over the river Stångån, which is a part of the new city core towards the north east. There are three reasons for this project:

The existing, 50 years old, bath house will cost an enormous amount of maintenance because the old techniques are used.
Linköping has one of t he world´s best swim-clubs (LASS). Despite that there's no proper 50-meters pool indoors. A bet on this would give Linköping the chance to host the European Championships or World Cup. The city has a stated aim to become Sweden's best sporttown in a few years.
The current bath house is located next to the footballarena "Folkungavallen", that will be thorn down in benefit of housing. That will lead to a increasing demand of parking spaces in that area. If the old bath house will remain on that same lot it will surely force the contractor to blast the bedrock under the current bath house to make space for the garage. If the current bath house will be demolished they can use the "crater" as a start for the garage.


According to the politicians it could become a reality within five years. Together with the construction of the new football arena, there will be a lot of expenses for the municipality. Politicians hope, however, that a large part of the costs may be financed by the "business world" (näringslivet).

Here's some news about the new residential area "Djurgården", Linköping. It's an article from linkopingstidning.se (http://www.linkopingstidning.se/article/articleview/7049/1/1/). Sorry for the bad translation (from "Google translate").

Djurgården - excavators and construction 2010

In the old military area are planning Linköping municipality for a completely new and forward-looking part of the municipality. Here comes a residential area to grow up with social and long-term sustainable development.
Linköping´s politicians exudes optimism and belief in the future. The city is growing faster than what most could have imagined. In 2007 as the population grew by 1 800 people. The City offered yesterday to a meeting on how the district should look like and what plans are under way. A number of responsible officials of the municipality were invited to give their knowledge and vision of Djurgårdsprojektet.
Djurgården is situated just on the outskirts of the former military area; Tinnerö oak landscape in southern Linköping. The area has been a royal zoo over one hundred years from 1606 and was created by Duke Johan of Östergötland, the son of John III and Gunilla Bielke. From the early 1900s to Garnisons closure in 1996, the area used as a military övningsområde. After the military moved out, it has been launched a feverish activity to benefit the whole area of Linköpingsmedborgarna.
-- We need to meet future demands for housing, service with a plan for economic, ecological and social sustainability in the future, we do in that Djurgården becomes a reality, "said Paul Lindvall Chairman of the meeting yesterday.
-- The ambition is to Djurgården to become known, both in Sweden and internationally. With a large new commercial, the next twice as large as Ekholm centres, housing and a bold arkiktektoniskt construction, we will succeed in that ambition, says Paul Lindvall.

Starting 2010
The new district will accommodate 3 000-5 000 homes on 200 000-300 000 square metres. These meters will also include offices and approximately 30 000 square meter venue. The whole area is about 250 ha. Planned construction, which said 2009
-- 2010, and the area will be completed in phases over 10-20 years.
-- This fall, or by January 2009 so as to land allocation get going. Therefore, the excavators and construction to be by the year 2010, concludes Paul Lindvall prophetic. Thereafter, we shall see if Linköpings Djurgården will become world famous.

Nice to see that the politicians are breading optimistic air in Linköping, nowadays.

Two more answers regarding establishments in Linköping:

Bauhaus
"We are currently in a strong expansion and are making major efforts to find available land for a BAUHAUS. In the beginning of the year, we have opened up new department stores in Bromma, Länna and Sundsvall. During the latter part of the year we will open in Kalmar and Örebro.

The work continues, and Linköping is one of many interesting places. How and when you will have an answer to this is difficult to say as we are dependent on the modification of the "detaljplan" to be able to allow for a BAUHAUS to be established.

Please check back at a later stage, perhaps then I can be more clear."

Lagerhaus
"We have not yet managed to find a suitable location. But we are obviously very interested in opening in Linköping as soon as possible and hope that we'll soon find a good location there."

Espresso House is also opening up in Linköping in a few days according to their website.

^^ Nice!

As I thought the main problem is the lack of land. The municipality is working hard to change the "detaljplan" for Mörtlösa, and I think that the first consturctions will start this fall.

Nice to see that Espresso House will establish in Linköping. They've got a really nic e location to, at Trädgårdstorget.Their main competitors, Coffeehouse by George och Wayne´s Coffee, has been operating in Linköping for some years now. The best coffeeshop is still "Steve´s Coffee" at Ågatan. :okay:

There are many things happening in Linköping right now. This lasts week I heard a lot of interesting projects in the local discussion. For example about the new bath house for 30 million euros. And the project at Berg, next to the Göta Kanal, with the new hotel- and restaurant complex for 30 million euros.
http://www.corren.se/_internal/cimg!0/3x59zdk0wsvzkiziqtg

I went to city this afternoon to get my new camera and I took some pictures of Filbytergallery and Tanneforsgatan which I talked about earlier...it seems like they gonna change the long "moving floors" to 4 escalators to connect the 3? floors...

http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/6104/dsc00370001et3.jpg
http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/7845/dsc00380002hw8.jpg
http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/214/dsc00450001lj8.jpg

^^ Interesting! Filbytergallerian really needs a face lift. The last one wasn't big enough, even if it made the mall a bit nicer. IMO Filbyter has got the best stores of all the malls in Linköping. So it really deserve this makeover! Has anyone heard anything new about the make over of the entrance?

It also looks like the whole facade on that building to the right on that last pic will be changed. It's exciting to see what it will look like.

In 1996 Tallboda became part of the city of Linköping.

Apart from the general growth of Linköping by immigration, how likely is it that more small towns (Malmslätt for example) will merge with Linköping in the near future and give the population numbers a boost?

I know that by definitions houses can't be more than 200 meters apart to be considered the same urban area, so Linköping would need to expand in the right directions. :)

Anyone have any idea regarding this?

I don't really follow you. Do you wonder if there's a possibility for Malmslätt to emerge with the Linköping tätort? If so, then maybe yes. But it must be a bit more than 200 meters of forest between the urban areas? Malslätt, Sturefors and some other places outside the citycore will soon have better connections with commutingtrains, so they'll probably grow really fast.

Honestly I cant care less about the numbers of inhabitants in the "tätort". What's really count is the number of people working and shopping in the citycore, in other words how many people who depends on Linköping city´s services. That's what increase the demands for new business developments.

Linköping city has over 250 000 people who mainly goes here at least once a week for shopping or work (upptagningsområde). So the city core´s dimensions should be set by that last numbers.

Yes, I was talking about the possibility of places like for example Malmslätt to emerge into the Linköping "tätort". Of course there's more than 200 meters between the urban areas at the moment but I was talking about what could happen in the near future considering how Linköping and the surrounding areas expand geographically.

I agree this is completely irrelevant for the development of Linköping and of course the figures you mention are the ones that's interesting to look at but the thought struck me and I thought I would throw it in here as there was really no other discussion going on.

^^ Haha! Yes, I agree. It's a disturbing lack of discussions here right now. Something that I think about right now is how Kallerstad will look like in the new detaljplan that's coming up soon. According to a local newspaper there's a internal document running around in the city hall about the plans for the new part of the citycore. How exciting! :)

I plan to write a proposal for Kallerstad this summer. Hopefully it will be received as well as my last proposal (the one for the masterplan, which you can find in this thread).

What are your ideas and thougts about Kallerstad?

My hopes for Kallerstad is that it will grow into a really attractive and, above all, urban area. The compact city core of today's Linköping needs to be bigger. More restaurants, more cafes, more stores. And perhaps that's finally going to happen when Kallerstad develops.

And wouldn't it be beautiful to see the city core expand over Stångån? Pedestrian streets with stores and cafes along the water.

MangePB >> I don't know if you're good at illustrating, but it would be nice if you made a sketch of how you like Kallerstad to look like. Just a simple one, maybe?

I'll try to make one my self to. :)

I dont know how much they already plan to do, but wouldnt it be cool to arrange a competition. Everyone can send in their ideas, normal ppl or designers, doesnt matter. Then the winner gets a laptop or something.

My first pix-upload.. ohh it's Tornby-skrapan, but u knew that.. hope it works.:) http://img365.imageshack.us/img365/8858/1003904bb9.jpg (http://imageshack.us) http://img154.imageshack.us/img154/7746/1003903ma5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

^^ Thx for posting pics!

Nice pics! How many storeys have been built? According to the plans they should be upp to the 18:e and highest floor by now.

Are there any interest of starting a lobby-group for the Linköping development, then contact me by mail. robin_andersson@email.com Maybe we can organize a meet up to discuss how we can move forward?

Peace out :cheers:

Muthai, whatever happened to the Link-Link project?


Cheers!

^^

Well, as far as I know it's under construction. The plan is to start the new Link-Link line between the citycore and the uniersity/mjärdevi science park as a busline. That bussline is running on a seperated track/road.

From akademiskahus.se

http://www.akademiskahus.se/uploads/pics/Campusbussen2.gifSnart kommer det att gå snabbare att ta sig från campus till centrala Linköping. Linköpings kommun har påbörjat arbetet med att bygga Link Link - en ny bussgata som korsar campusområdet. Link Link går förbi Galaxen och vidare ut till Mjärdevi. Bussar kommer att trafikera området med 10 minuters intervall, och resan från resecentrum kommer endast att ta 15 min. Under augusti 2008 ska den nya bussgatan tas i drift.


As the trams are being in installed in a few years that new road will be turned into railtracks, and new tracks will be added within the citycore.

From corren.se

Spår tillhör framtiden
I planen föreslår man att kollektivtrafiken byggs ut genom en satsning som kallas Link-Link. Det är snabba busstråk som delvis går på egna vägar. Dessa vägar kan sedan på sikt byggas om till spårvägar.

– Spårbunden kollektivtrafik hör till framtiden, det är helt klart, säger Paul Lindvall.

Parker och grönytor ingår som en viktig del av översiktsplanen. Längs Stångån och Tinnerbäcken vill man utveckla de gröna stråken. Och så förslår man en ny stadspark i den del av Linköping som förväntas växa mest, norr om nya resecentrum. Stångebro stadspark är namnet, och det beskrivs som ett park- och evenemangsområde.


As you can see in this article the new shoppingarea "Mörtlösa" will get a Link-Link connection that's being planned in from the start.

From linkopingstidning.se

Link-link

Gång- och cykelvägförbindelser planeras i området med förbindelser söderut. Bebyggelsen ska ges ett inbjudande intryck beträffande höjd och placering. Kollektivtrafiken till området ordnas genom att en ny dubbelsidig busshållplats iordningsställs utmed Norrköpingsvägen.

Nästa steg blir att inrätta en temporär "arbetslinje". I det pågående arbetet med kommunens kommunikationsstrategi har det presenterats ett förslag till dragning av Link-link från Resecentrum till Tallboda.

I detaljplanen finns en trafikutredningszon, som innebär att det blir möjligt att dra Link-link genom Mörtlösa i framtiden. Mörtlösadiket är beläget väster om planområdet och avvattnar ett stort område söder om Mörtösarondellen norrut mot Roxen och är av stor betydelse för miljön i området som avledare av dagvatten från planområdet.


Some relevant articles:

http://archive.corren.se/archive/2008/4/28/jozg093dcg1xrf1.xml
http://www.linkopingstidning.se/article/articleview/5742/1/2/

Here's a article (http://www.linkopingstidning.se/article/articleview/2982/1/2/) from 2006 that I had forgot about. It's interesting to hear about the plans for a new businesscenter in Linköping. I wonder what happened to that. The East Sweden Center was/is planned to be constructed near the new central station.

I wroted a post in my blog (http://linkopingsvisioner.blogspot.com) about the development of Kallerstad. R ead and drop a comment! :okay:

What do you guys think of the Linköping-Norrköping cooperation?

Both cities obviously want to benefit from the fact that togehter they become the 4th largest metro area in Sweden. At the same time, it seems to me that no city want to give anything away to the other. What springs to mind is first and foremost the old issue of a new, shared airport between the cities.

Would it be better for Linköping to run its own race as the rivalry really just lowers the credibility of the cooperation anyway?

^^

A very intersting question, Mange. It's oblviously better for the region if the cities could cooperate. The twin cities is quite uniqe in Sweden to have two large cities that together makes a metro area. There's a lot of advantage with a dualcore metro area, that you don't have in a singlecored metroarea. For example, given that you have good communications between the cores, more people can live a lot closer to one of the city cores and still benefit from what both cities have to offer regarding jobs and pleasure. That will at the same time make a larger job market to satisfy the demands of competence.

But I also feel that Norrköping has contribute almost nothing to the cooperation so far. Norrköping has been given a piece of (and also a large part of the development) of Linköping´s university. And when Linköping had an almost non existent airport the pushed away the plans for a mutual airport in the middle of the cities. But now, when Linköping City Airport are expanding rapidly, they want a cooperation? C'mon!

My opinion is still that the cooperation would benefit both cities. Sadly It will probably benefit Norrköping a bit more even though both cities put up the same amount of effort and money.

Yep, the fact that Linköping gave away a piece of the university and never really got anything in return is kind of disturbing.

I get the feeling that Norrköping has a hard time accepting the fact that Linköping nowadays is the bigger of the two cities.

I've changed the first post. Be kind to help me fill in interesting projects. :)

on the 26th of august i will be in linkoping,i will only have a few hours available there but if you have any special requests for pics of projects under construction,please let me know

Great, sk! I would like to see an update of the Tornby City Project. Maybe also the "Södra ekkällan" next to the Hospital, and some pics of the "Trädgårdsföringen" city park. It's been voted the best park of sweden 2008, by the way.

i will try to fulfill all three of them! weather allowing that is......

Sounds nice, sk! :okay:

i will try to fulfill all three of them! weather allowing that is......

Well, did you take any photos? :poke:

Hehe

yes i did although the weather was bad.
i am moving to linköping next week(if i find an apartment that is),for the next 6 months so you will have lots of pics very often from the city.
i am going again to linköping on wednesday,i will post all the pics then

yes i did although the weather was bad.
i am moving to linköping next week(if i find an apartment that is),for the next 6 months so you will have lots of pics very often from the city.
i am going again to linköping on wednesday,i will post all the pics then


Okay. Well, that sounds really nice. Are you going to study at the university?

Welcome to the heartland of Sweden, then! ;)

well,i will post a few pics now as i am bored at home.....
no,i am not going to study.....

here are a few pics.....
a new office building in the city center
http://i35.tinypic.com/30uprv4.jpg

tornby from the central station
http://i37.tinypic.com/156clt5.jpg

lots of reconstruction in the city center,everything has to be ready before the winter holidays

http://i36.tinypic.com/2jebadi.jpg

Looks great! =)

Nice ones there, sk!

"before the winter holidays..." Omg, it was summer 2 days ago, and now it's almost christmas!



:lol:

hahaha........
well,that was not a summer for me.....:)

a small update.
this an apartment block under construction in Linköpings city center by Ågatan.

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e132/spy78/DSC01937.jpg

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e132/spy78/DSC01938.jpg

^^ That looks really dense and nice!

i was only hoping for a better design......
anyway ,today i will most probably go and take pics of the area where the eddan project will be

ok,here we go with a big update.....
1)a pic of tornby tower taken yesterday
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e132/spy78/DSC01939.jpg

2)eddan
pics of the existing parking area and of the surrounding buildings

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e132/spy78/DSC01940.jpg

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e132/spy78/DSC01941.jpg

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e132/spy78/DSC01942.jpg

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e132/spy78/DSC01943.jpg

3)södra ekällan project

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e132/spy78/DSC01945.jpg

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e132/spy78/DSC01944.jpg

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e132/spy78/DSC01951.jpg

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e132/spy78/DSC01946.jpg

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e132/spy78/DSC01947.jpg

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e132/spy78/DSC01948.jpg

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e132/spy78/DSC01949.jpg

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e132/spy78/DSC01950.jpg

Nice update!

Looks nice, sk. I really like the densing projects in Linköping now. Both "brf Banken" on those first pics and "Eddan" is a good sign of smatness in the city hall. Linköping is one of Sweden's most spreaded(?) cities and is really in need of these kind of densifying projects.


Some info about the "Eddan project" (http://www.linkoping.se/NR/rdonlyres/B2FFF96D-DE56-4964-A3E0-C1781277ACE2/12072/Eddan.pdf) (Lund & Valentin won the competition).


Pics of the "brf Banken" project. (http://lanshem.capitex.se/common/capitex/misc/popup.aspx?activepage=/Usercontrols/BigImages.ascx&Title=Länshem Bilder&OBJGUID=3ECQA2KNNUVDB2JM&OBJTYPE=CMBoLgh)

Does anyone know how its going with the website?

Does anyone know how its going with the website?

If you´re refering to "Storstad Linköping´s" website, then I can say that it´s under construction. Hopefully it will be released within a month.

Finally the Linköping municipality revealed the plans of the city core´s development. The plans looks really dense and have a lot of urban qualities. Superb!

http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc83/Muthai/oversiktsplan_kallerstad/Karta_kallerstad.jpg

The new area has the same size as the existing ones and will pull the Stångån river to a more central place.

http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc83/Muthai/oversiktsplan_kallerstad/oversikts.jpg

The area will have a dense planning and lightrail (tram) is initially integrated. The event arena "Cloetta Center" and the new footballstadium will creat a cultural path towards the medieval parts of the city.

http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc83/Muthai/oversiktsplan_kallerstad/broar.jpg

The river will be more exploit and a few new bridges will connect the both halfs of the core.

http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc83/Muthai/oversiktsplan_kallerstad/stadspark_tyrens.jpg

The sports area of Stångebro, will be connected with a large central park. The final design of this park is not finnished, bit some suggestions has been designed. The one above is from Tyréns arkitekter.

http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc83/Muthai/oversiktsplan_kallerstad/kallerstad_overblick.jpg

The area will have have at least 5 000 residents and 20 000 workplaces.

http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc83/Muthai/oversiktsplan_kallerstad/alle.jpg


If you want to read more about the plans of Kallerstad, you´ll find a lot at the municipalty website. (http://www.linkoping.se/Organisation/Namnd/TeknikSamhallsbygg/Samhallsbyggnad/planer/Oversiktsplanering/Resecentrum.htm)

There's also a interview with Jörgen Haslum and Paul Lindvall about the project, from the local TV-station right here! (http://www.kanallokal.tv/webb-tv/ostergotlanddirekt/2008-09-23) Watch it! (starts at 4.10)

i have read it today too.......but do we know the date(approx.) ,of when the construction of the project will begin?

i have read it today too.......but do we know the date(approx.) ,of when the construction of the project will begin?

Well, this is not a single project but a masterplan of the whole Kallerstad area. The first projects will be the footballstadium (that will have some residential- and office buildings surrounding it) and the new fire department. A would think that the construction of those projects will be started within a year or so.

But Kallerstad will be constructed gradually with a few projects u/c at the same time. According to the planners an politicians it´s a long term plan. The pace is only to be set by the developers and the demand.

If you ask me I would guess that Kallerstad will be fully developed within ten years. One thing that may interfere a constant progress would be the internationel economical situation that reflects on the demand of new housings. Another thing is the share of resources the municipality lay on Kallerstad. There are some other big projects in the city, for example the Djurgården (http://www.djurgarden.nu). But in the same time I think that the football stadium and the location of the new central station will really shoot up the desirability of Kallerstad.

Of course the construction date of the Ostlänken will affect the development.

Good Masterplan. Good urban thinking! Congratulations Linköping!

Do you have any more info about the Light Rail Train and the Football stadium?

Well. The footballstadium are being planned right now. Some few sketches has been made, but nothing serious. I have designed a stadium of my own on my blog and in proposals that I've sent in. I honestly think that that one have made an impact on the design. The first sketches that was revealed, made by some architects, was no good at all. But during the development of the stadium the design has changed towards something that looks more and more like my own design. The location of the arena has also been changed thru proposals from interested citizens like me.

The stadium will have 12 000 seats when it's fully built. The arena will be placed in an fully urban kind of area, with shops and stuff in the streetlevel. Some residential buildings will integrated in the same project. You can read more here! (http://www.linkoping.se/NR/rdonlyres/05010918-349B-4B97-B6F8-F4D576A80C97/28773/20080151DetaljplaneprogramKallerstaddelavKallersta.pdf)


The tram-line has not yet been decided, but all the political parties seems to have agreed to build some kind of light rail system. This has been discussed a long time. The company (Östgötatrafiken) that owns the public transport in the city is the same one as in Norrköping, which has tram-lines allready. So the stpe is not that big for the company to invest in trams in Linköping

^^i thought it was certain that there will be a light rail system.
I actually hoped it would have been in place in a few years,i guess i was wrong.
But if construction for the stadium and for djurgården starts within a year i am satisfied....:)

This is just fantastic.. of only the politicians around here had such foresight.

Great plan!

May I ask the reason behind Linköpings expansion? Who's moving there and why?

Great plan!

May I ask the reason behind Linköpings expansion? Who's moving there and why?

Well, I guess it's the samne reasons as why people are moving into Malmö. Jobs, urbanity and a interesting city to live and make family in?

Linköping is one of Sweden´s fastest growing cities. Only the "big three" and maybe Uppsala has a faster pace.

Together with Norrköping the two cities are the engine in the fourth metropolitan region (according to Nutek (http://www.nutek.se/sb/d/198/a/8073/)). With almost a half a million inhabitants the duo cored area are attracting a lot of etablishments, which creats jobs and a greater wealth in the region.

ToB1as , you are wrong, you should note that linköping is a quite a industrious center
One of the biggest employers in Linköping is Saab which among other products manufactures the SAAB Gripen fighter jet and where the SAAB 340 twin-engine commuter turboprop was produced. The city also has a strong presence in information technology based industries such as Sectra, IFS (Industrial and Financial Systems), Ericsson, Cambio Healthcare Systems AB, and many others. Therefor it's logical that expansion will be in Linköping.

Wrong? You must have misunderstood me or something, I was just asking about Linköpings successful planning/expansion which seems great for its size, not making any statement :)

Thank you for your answers, I'm studying computer science and would love to work at Saab Dynamics so I might end up in Linköping one day. =)

The way I see it . It seems that you a biased to take Malmös party since it is clearly where you're from, but Do realise that Malmö is not the capital just yet. Maybe later who knows, but other cities have the right to expand aswell. Thank YOu and GOOd Bye

Well I was just asking out of curiosoty so you clearly misunderstood me then

Of course not,Sorry did not try to offend. It just seems that you're dissing Linköpin, but whatever I dont care

Great plan!

May I ask the reason behind Linköpings expansion? Who's moving there and why?

well,i moved to linköping 3 weeks ago......:lol::lol::lol:hehehe.....

i hope that linköping will take an example from malmö and move forward with some more daring (architecturaly ) projects

Great plan!

May I ask the reason behind Linköpings expansion? Who's moving there and why?

I also think that Ostlänken is a big part of the expansion.


Ostlänken will be built


Infrastrukturminister Åsa Torstensson expected today to give notice of construction for Ostlänken.

The government spends 46 billion kroner extra for the development of infrastructure in the period 2010 to 2021, states Åsa Torstensson at DN Notebook.

SR Ekot states that the government will focus on the so-called European banana, a new rapid railway between Stockholm and Malmo. The first stage of the European path, the so-called Ostlänken be built.

Ostlänken between Stockholm and Linköping will not be implemented with only government investment. Among others expected the government to any of the major European railway companies want to be with and invest money in the project, states Ekot. Construction could take place within five years.

At ten presents minister Åsa Torstensson government's infrastructure bill.

http://www.corren.se/archive/2008/9/30/jwtcpwbhwprlbl8.xml
Translated with google, European banana :lol:

I really hope "Construction could take place within five years" is true! That would be great!

just a quick update,a pic from the ongoing works for the renovation of the exterior of gränden galleria taken a few hours ago

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e132/spy78/DSC01953.jpg

Nice, but i liked the old entrance more, I dont like the new name, Leo, either. I hope there will open some new shops in Leo, Zara would be great!

Nice, but i liked the old entrance more, I dont like the new name, Leo, either. I hope there will open some new shops in Leo, Zara would be great!

I think that the "NewYorker" is going to open in that mall.

oh my....i have to get out of the apartment more often.....i had no idea that it is changing name......where can i fnd more info about it?

I think that the "NewYorker" is going to open in that mall.

Yes you are right, NewYorker (swedish) (http://archive.corren.se/archive/2007/8/7/jbjxghqczd3r47r.xml)


Here is information about Gränden is changing name (in swedish) (http://www.corren.se/archive/2008/9/29/jwrf7weg5fbt8mv.xml)

as it is saturday today and i had a lot of time to waste here is a small update about several projects in linköping :)

1) tornby tower

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e132/spy78/DSC01961.jpg

2)the area where the new station will be(i think so....). Imagine if that 9fl building gets an additional 4-5 floors. The whole area will looks really nice withe scandic hotel and drottning tower in the background
the first pic is from when looking at the area from scandic hotel,the second from the exac opposite site,looking towards scandic.
The third pic shows the building which would have been really nice if it had a few floors added with drottning tower in the background

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e132/spy78/DSC01954.jpg

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e132/spy78/DSC01955.jpg

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e132/spy78/DSC01956.jpg


3)construction proceeds quite fast for banken project

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e132/spy78/DSC01958.jpg

4)badhuset area which will get a facelift in the future

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e132/spy78/DSC01959.jpg

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e132/spy78/DSC01960.jpg


the following pic shows some derelict warehouses (?),does anyone know what will happen to them when the station moves to the new location?

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e132/spy78/DSC01962.jpg

Hi! This is some photos that I took this saturday. I started at the farmer´s market at Slottsgården and went down to the shoppingstreets.



1|Farmer´s market at the castle

http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc83/Muthai/Linkoping/bilder%2020081004/046.jpg

2|The cathedral next to the castle and the city hall.

http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc83/Muthai/Linkoping/bilder%2020081004/048.jpg

3|The old "Storgatan" running thru the citycentre.

http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc83/Muthai/Linkoping/bilder%2020081004/007.jpg

http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc83/Muthai/Linkoping/bilder%2020081004/015.jpg

http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc83/Muthai/Linkoping/bilder%2020081004/011.jpg

4|The city hall. This building, from 1864, was originally a highschool. Since 1921 it's the city hall.

http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc83/Muthai/Linkoping/bilder%2020081004/047.jpg

http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc83/Muthai/Linkoping/bilder%2020081004/009.jpg

5|A small alley crossing Storgatan. The cathedral in the background.

http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc83/Muthai/Linkoping/bilder%2020081004/010.jpg

6|"Krogen america", built 1704, is a small charming house that have been left alone in the city center.

http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc83/Muthai/Linkoping/bilder%2020081004/012.jpg

7|"Stora torget" square. The "filbyter-sign" has been debated in the local media. Seems that some people think it's ugly. I'm not.

http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc83/Muthai/Linkoping/bilder%2020081004/017.jpg

http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc83/Muthai/Linkoping/bilder%2020081004/042.jpg

http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc83/Muthai/Linkoping/bilder%2020081004/045.jpg

8|S:t Lars church.

http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc83/Muthai/Linkoping/bilder%2020081004/018.jpg

9|Drottninggatan towards the square "Trädgårdstorget".

http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc83/Muthai/Linkoping/bilder%2020081004/019.jpg

http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc83/Muthai/Linkoping/bilder%2020081004/020.jpg

http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc83/Muthai/Linkoping/bilder%2020081004/021.jpg

10|Trädgårdstorget.

http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc83/Muthai/Linkoping/bilder%2020081004/022.jpg

http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc83/Muthai/Linkoping/bilder%2020081004/025.jpg

11|Inside the new, soon to be called, Leo mall.

12|Tanneforsgatan, the small medievil shoppingstreet from Trädgårdstorget back to Stora torget.

http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc83/Muthai/Linkoping/bilder%2020081004/027.jpg

http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc83/Muthai/Linkoping/bilder%2020081004/028.jpg

http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc83/Muthai/Linkoping/bilder%2020081004/029.jpg

http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc83/Muthai/Linkoping/bilder%2020081004/030.jpg

http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc83/Muthai/Linkoping/bilder%2020081004/031.jpg

http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc83/Muthai/Linkoping/bilder%2020081004/033.jpg

http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc83/Muthai/Linkoping/bilder%2020081004/036.jpg

http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc83/Muthai/Linkoping/bilder%2020081004/037.jpg

http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc83/Muthai/Linkoping/bilder%2020081004/038.jpg

13|Inside the Filbyter mall.

http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc83/Muthai/Linkoping/bilder%2020081004/039.jpg

http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc83/Muthai/Linkoping/bilder%2020081004/041.jpg

14|Tornby city tower.

http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc83/Muthai/Linkoping/bilder%2020081004/050.jpg

http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc83/Muthai/Linkoping/bilder%2020081004/053.jpg

:applause::applause::applause:

very nice tour of the city center!
its nice to know that there are other skyscrapercity members strolling in linköpings streets on weekends!:cheers:

Thanx! Always a pleasure to take a stroll in my old hometown. So much is changing and I bet that most people living in Linköping don't notice that. And more is to come, right?

The Tornby city tower is looking better and better. At first it was, abovea all, a project that would increase the height limit in the city. Now it turns out that it also will be a really beautiful building. Sure, it could have been taller, and so it was planned at the beginning (about 100m) but it's still high above the roof tops and gives a new look to the skyline.

A new highrise in Linköping? :banana:

According to the developers of Djurgården Centrum in Linköping, the mall will get a 17 st highrise. I don't really know if it´s a final plan, thou.

Pics and info. (http://app.linkoping.se/Handlingar/utskott/planeringsutskott/sammantrade/aktuella/080225_/djurgrdendagosg/DjurgrdendagoSG21.pdf)

yeap,i read it at your blog first!
i hope it will be part of the first phase of the project that will start construction in 2010......

by the way, the ronald mc donald childrens house is being built by the south emtrance of the hospital.
it should be ready in a few months

http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?cityID=1962 :)

hehe.....soon someone will have to update that diagram when the construction of manhattan begins

some pics from södra ekkällan project and ronald mc donald house.

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e132/spy78/DSC01963.jpg

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e132/spy78/DSC01964.jpg

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e132/spy78/DSC01965.jpg

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e132/spy78/DSC01966.jpg

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e132/spy78/DSC01967.jpg

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e132/spy78/DSC01968.jpg

According to Linköping´s official website (http://www.linkoping.se/InformationTill/_news/innerstaden.htm) the city now has a population of 100.000 inhabitants (over 140.000 in the municipality) :cheers:

Google translate:

Over 100 000 inhabitants in Linköping urban.

Linköping now has over 100 000 inhabitants in the urban areas. The largest district is the inner city.
- It is funny that the city is growing. It shows that Linköping is attractive, "says Presidente Paul Lindvall (m). The population of Linköping Municipality has grown steadily since 1960, but Linköping and other urban municipality has not grown at the same pace.

Up to 1970 grew Linköping urban faster than the rest of the municipality, because of a large housing.

Gloomy forecasts
Between 1970 and 1990 grew, according to Statistics & Investigations, the rest of the municipality of Linköping faster than urban. Linköping urban decline and its population during a period between 1980 and 1984 in the range of 2 700 people. The reason for this was the account system of the inner city.

During this period was very bleak population projections for urban Linköping. For 2000, it was considered that the population would be around 69 000. The forecast was not standing in the population was 94 104 people.

The municipality would grow
Politicians decided that the municipality would grow in Linköping urban and inner city. Linköping urban area has grown by quite exactly 20 000 people during the period 1987 to the first of September 2008.
- We have a wider choice of restaurants, more jobs and Linköping becomes more interesting for investors, says Paul Lindvall (m).

The biggest is the inner city
Linköping urban consists today of the 26 districts. The biggest is the Inner City with over 10 000 inhabitants.

20 years ago, the number of districts 21. At the time, both Skäggetorp and Gottfridsberg larger than inner city, which then had barely 7 000 inhabitants. Ekholm and Ryd had at that time almost equally large population that Inner City.

Districts to come
The city introduced during the past 20 years is Tallboda, Ullstämma, Western Valla, Mjärdevi and garrisons. Highest among the new districts Tallboda who was formerly self-urban.

The twenty-seventh district will most likely be named Djurgården. Within approximately one to two years, the district begin to be occupied.

great news!its nice to know that i was number 99,9-- thousand in the expansion process of the city! now we need only 7,000 people approx. to overtake västerås and be officialy the No. 5 tätort in Sweden!lets hope that with all the new projects(if materialized on time) this will happen within the next 5 years

3x8fl punkthus under construction in Gottfridsberg.
pic is from jm website

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e132/spy78/exterior_nycolor.jpg

another 5fl project in valla. they are demolishing the previous building and clearing the plot at the moment. its quite a big project.
pic is from jm website,i couldnt find a better one

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e132/spy78/BannerImageHandler.jpg

Is there anyone who had gotten the chance to see the light exhibition "Novemberljus 2008"? It would be awsome to see som photos of the light installations around the city. Here's some pics from media anyway:

http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc83/Muthai/Linkoping%20development%20thread/novemberljus1.jpg
http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc83/Muthai/Linkoping%20development%20thread/novemberljus2.jpg
http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc83/Muthai/Linkoping%20development%20thread/novemberljus3.jpg
http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc83/Muthai/Linkoping%20development%20thread/novemberljus4.jpg
http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc83/Muthai/Linkoping%20development%20thread/novemberljus5.jpg
http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc83/Muthai/Linkoping%20development%20thread/novemberljus6.jpg

I went to the construction site of brf Banken the last time I visited the city. It looks very nice and the progress seems to have a fast pace. Tha foundation and the garages is done and the first storeys of housing is being constructed. Here's a photo of the site from a real estate firm:

http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc83/Muthai/Linkoping%20development%20thread/banken.jpghttp://www.lanshem.se/upload/bobutik/28/hemsdia.JPG

i think it was written in a newspaper today that two of the höghus in södra ekkällan project are facing "problems".
does anyone have more info about it?i didnt have the time to read the whole article.
this is so sad news if true......

i have seen some the light projects.It would be nice if they could keep them all year round.they are really nice

i think it was written in a newspaper today that two of the höghus in södra ekkällan project are facing "problems".
does anyone have more info about it?i didnt have the time to read the whole article.
this is so sad news if true......

ok,its true.
nobody bought an apartment on the two höghus that started construction in august.
NCC will stop the construction until the "conditions" are better.
as the newspaper says.."ingen vill bo på Manhattan"....
this is so bad news.....:ohno:

Actually, I think it's good news. It's a way for the citizens to tell them how awful thosse buldings looked like. Totally "miljonprogrammet" all over again.

I wrote a post in the local newspaper´s webforum (http://www.corren.se/forum/index.xml?forum=2&thread=413&msgid=3389&page=1) about it.

My opiniono is that we should stop all these projects out of the city core and start to concentrate on urbanizing and extending the city center.

yes ,i read your posts.
well,ok the name of the project is not the best and the apartments were really expensive and rather cheap looking.
It is better to focus as you say on expanding the city core

According to Air Baltic's web page they will offer daily flights between Linköping and Riga in 2009.

http://www.airbaltic.com/public/38569.html

Here's a link to a bunch of really nice photos of Linköping.
(http://flickr.com/photos/diesmali/sets/72157605603223540/show/with/2955608192/)(flickr)

Here's some of my favourites:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3142/2581346396_3afd2233da.jpg?v=0
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3173/2572642841_151f2fda23.jpg?v=0
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2223/2048909437_eae2768616.jpg?v=0
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3169/3052544751_54dc57801b.jpg?v=0
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2187/1920558671_7eda9cfe70.jpg?v=0
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3065/3079641099_c5455bb503.jpg?v=0

just a pic of tornby tower taken today,for a few more pics check the relevant thread about the tower

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e132/spy78/DSC01970.jpg

^^ Really nice. It seems like there's only som red paint to add left. :)

Another great news is that the first part of the project "Folkungavallen" is out on >samråd<. It´s the north-west part of the area, in the crossing of S:t larsgatan and Torkelbergsgatan, where the parking lot for Tinnerbäcksbadet are today. I've also updated the first post!

This part of the project is based on the proposal of Erséus Architects (http://www.erseus.se/)in the parallell contest. The rest of Folkungavallen will be based on the proposal of Tovatt Planners (http://www.tovatt.com/EN/Folkungavallenillustration5.htm).

Read more in my blog (http://www.linkopingsvisioner.blogspot.com).

Here´s some pics:

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VckGFpyZDvM/SVAtQ25urQI/AAAAAAAAAVw/dCQ3FzsX3dY/s400/tinnesparkering1.jpg

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VckGFpyZDvM/SVAtROJnucI/AAAAAAAAAWA/WcJadLDKxSA/s400/tinnesparkering2.jpg

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VckGFpyZDvM/SVAuS5CNGbI/AAAAAAAAAWY/iyMdXJoI1Gg/s400/tinnesparkering3.jpg

hm....i actually like it,it looks quite modern.
Muthai,do you have more info about the projects around corren offices and norrporten?there was an article recently in a newspaper about the redevelopment of the area but i missed it :(

^^ Yes, here's the samrådshandling Click! (http://www.linkoping.se/NR/rdonlyres/05010918-349B-4B97-B6F8-F4D576A80C97/30806/060178BadhusetInnerstadensamr0812012.pdf)

There's some pictures there also.

thanks!!!

http://www.corren.se/archive/2009/1/2/k1kpbboahtcq2cc.xml :ohno:

That's horrible. Without residences in the new district it won't become a lively urban area. I can see SAAB's point of view, but the municipality should run them over and demand better sound-proofing for all the buildings.

i am sure there are solutions.......if there is will from both sites

Well, the goverment are in a process of changing the rules of residence and loud sounds (buller). It's the same problem with Bromma Airport and Södermalm. I belive that there are solutions on the way, so I
m not that worried.

Okej, now it's official! www.storstadlinkoping.se (http://www.storstadlinkoping.se) is released, please visit us for updates and discussion about the development of Linköping!

More features will be added in time, like a forum and stuff.

i have already registered as a member!

Very nice webiste. any chance of a link-list? the one on yimby.se needs to be updated now :)

^^ Of course! As I said there will be more features added in time. Our prio1 was to have a base to start with. You'll see some changes dropping in. It's not me who are the webmaster for the site, but I'm one of the "core-members", so I know what's up. =)

Okej, now it's official! www.storstadlinkoping.se (http://www.storstadlinkoping.se) is released, please visit us for updates and discussion about the development of Linköping!

More features will be added in time, like a forum and stuff.

Excellent! Slowly but surely the yimbyfication of Sweden is taking place

http://www.danklyn.com/webstandards_talk/pix/MrBurns.gif

Good luck guys! :)

Ok, there has been some progress of some of the Linköping projects. Two new plans has been released, one of the new firestation at Kallerstad and one about the plans for the area where the firestation is located today (at Stångebroplan).

Link 1 (http://www.linkoping.se/NR/rdonlyres/05010918-349B-4B97-B6F8-F4D576A80C97/31200/09012807335KallerstadBrandstnBeskrSamr090112aaa.pdf)

Link 2 (http://www.linkoping.se/NR/rdonlyres/05010918-349B-4B97-B6F8-F4D576A80C97/31196/20050348DPPKonsulnplanprogramsamrad20090126.pdf)

With the plans for the Stångebroplan area there's also a plan for building a new bridge over the river Stångån, for bicykles and pedestrians.

More info here. (http://www.linkoping.se/NR/rdonlyres/05010918-349B-4B97-B6F8-F4D576A80C97/31197/BrooverStangan090109mimi.pdf)

Yesterday the municipality also revealed some design suggestions for the new mall/towncentre of Djurgården. The area eccept the shopping facilities also include churches (of different religions), a school, a sportcentre, a home for the elderly, a district health care centre and lots of apartments and housings.

1 | White arkitekter - Link 1 (http://djurgarden.nu/website/files/Whites_kopcentrum_M.pdf) - Link 2 (http://djurgarden.nu/website/files/Whites_strukturskiss_M.pdf)

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VckGFpyZDvM/SZILDp5Nb1I/AAAAAAAAAYg/OopMTK_HNnE/s400/djurgardenc_white.jpg

2 | Lund & Valentin arkitekter - Link (http://djurgarden.nu/website/files/Lund_och_Valentin_M.pdf)

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VckGFpyZDvM/SZILDcRs9FI/AAAAAAAAAYQ/gMMulZJegNM/s400/djurgardenc_lundvalentin.jpg

3 | Thorbjörnsson & Edgren arkitekter - Link (http://djurgarden.nu/website/files/Thorbjornsson_och_Edgren_M.pdf)

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VckGFpyZDvM/SZILDu4FvXI/AAAAAAAAAYY/IYBrrYQ44RI/s400/djurgardenc_thorbjornssonedgren.jpg

Lund & Valentin arkitekter and Thorbjörnsson & Edgren arkitekter imo are better than White.

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=774674

Tänk er om man skulle få se liknande projekt i Kallerstad. Skandinavisk arkitektur när den är som bäst (tycker jag).

Linköping City Airport continues to expand. (http://www.linkopingsflygplats.se/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=132&Itemid=132)

- Det är fantastiskt roligt att airBaltic väljer att satsa i Linköping. Utvecklingen ligger helt i linje med vår långsiktiga plan. Idag är Linköping City Airport den tredje reguljära flygplatsen efter Arlanda och Landvetter sett till internationell matartrafik, säger Jonas Hurtig, marknadschef och affärsutvecklingsansvarig, Linköping City Airport.

Hopefully this is yet another step towards realizing the plans of the new airport complex (http://www.linkopingcityairport.se/images/stories/download/linkopingaviationpark.pdf) until 2014. =)

Really nice ideas,but from what i see lately in linköping,no big project is moving forward.Everything is just discussed all the time but no construction starts.

i had some free time today and went for a walk in Berga.Here are some pics,Berga has seen a lot of development recently,i hope this will continue in the future
a pic of how Berga park will look like.Looks quite ok imo.Also 2 pics of how the plot looks today

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e132/spy78/DSC02029.jpg

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e132/spy78/DSC02026.jpg

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e132/spy78/DSC02025.jpg

lots of the old apartment buildings were renovated and so are their gardens too

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e132/spy78/DSC02027.jpg

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e132/spy78/DSC02028.jpg

several projects were completed in Berga the last few years

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e132/spy78/DSC02024.jpg

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e132/spy78/DSC02023.jpg

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e132/spy78/DSC02017.jpg

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e132/spy78/DSC02015.jpg

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e132/spy78/DSC02012.jpg

pics of two of linköpings tallest buildings

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e132/spy78/DSC02016.jpg

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e132/spy78/DSC02011.jpg

Berga has several tall,for swedish standards,apartment buildings

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e132/spy78/DSC02009.jpg

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e132/spy78/DSC02010.jpg

Berga has a lot of green areas too

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e132/spy78/DSC02013.jpg

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e132/spy78/DSC02018.jpg

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e132/spy78/DSC02019.jpg

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e132/spy78/DSC02020.jpg

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e132/spy78/DSC02021.jpg

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e132/spy78/DSC02022.jpg

Nice pics there SK! I'm sorry to say that most of the plans looks like crap. The red-ish "highrise" of HSB is terrible and there's too much "house-in-park" to the newer buildings at Berga.

My suggestion is to just keep the plans of the Wingårdh highrise, instead of reduce it with two floors - add two floors. No, why don't just move the Wingårdh highrise to a plot in the city core instead. I think it would look superb by the river Stångån at the plot of the old fire station instead!!

well,i guess all the plans will change.I read in an article recently(if i understood correctly that is) that the Berga project will only start construction in 2014.But i have to agree with you,15-17 floors in the place of the old firestation would be great

i doesn`t like the place for this building , i mean why just berga

more highrises i the city!

btw really nice house :)

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e132/spy78/DSC01970.jpg
Nice to see Linköping's first real highrise going up!

"Bokbindaren"

The central and exposed situation in the city means that the municipality sees it as indicating that the mode
the building is permanently and carefully expressed. House contents and meeting with
outdoor environment also plays a large role in the square and the street more attractive. Jokikatu is down to
Repslagaregatan one of the city's main pedestrian and bicycle paths, lined with shops and
restaurants. In order to create conditions for the strip to be extended further requires that
among other neighborhood bookbinder designed in a way that appeals to pedestrians and
allow visits intensive content at street level. See also under section Prose and
cultural environments.
In flat map makes a provision for the main entrances should be located to public
platsmark. The reason is that the building must provide a clear and open public expression against
street and allow for future of stores and businesses.

Does anyone know anything about this?

^^

Is this what you are talking about?

Bokbindaren 28

http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/5483/bokbindaren.jpg

http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/7559/bokbindaren2.jpg

http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/8726/bokbindaren3.jpg

http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/9091/bokbindaren4.jpg

http://www.linkoping.se/Global/Bygga%20och%20bo/Planer%20och%20byggprojekt/Detaljplaner/Bokbindaren/Bokbindaren28planbeskrivningsamradshandling.pdf

yes, I believe in this

I live in the house next door, so when I'm standing on the balcony, I can see all over this area :banana:

hope it goes through, this area needs no more than a big lift
:cheers:

it will look really nice especially if they go ahead with the renovation/expansion of ahlens which is opposite to it.
i havent decided though if the circular or rectangular square is better

the rectangular looks a bit like "Plattan" in Stockholm, the cirkular did i liked mutch more :)

Agraffen

Övre Vasastaden

One building with 9 floors and the other ones between 3-5 floors.

http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/1993/agraffen1.jpg

http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/6051/agraffen2.jpg

http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/6528/agraffen3.jpg

Kvarteret Agraffen ingår i Övre Vasastadens stadsutvecklingsområde. Vår idé kommer ur en analys av den äldre Vasastans kvaliteter med dess kvartersmått, hushöjder, grönska och exploatering. Förslaget innebär en uppdelning av fastigheten i tre mindre kvarter med gröna soliga gårdar och varierad hushöjd. Fasaderna mot Industrigatan i norr som blir den nya stadsgränsen får en representativ sjuvåningsskala medan Slöjdgatan i söder som kontrast mot dessa utformas som en varierad låg, grön och intim smågatskaraktär i tre till fem våningar. Ett högre hus på nio våningar vid Steninge trafikplats markerar en ny entréplats in i staden. Projektet innehåller 300 nya lägenheter.

http://www.aix.se/?id=5606

nice to hear that they will continue with "tall" buildings in that part of the town

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e132/spy78/DSC01970.jpg
Nice to see Linköping's first real highrise going up!

Hi Nightsky! Just wonder if you know why Sweden is not included on the diagrams for EU-scrapers on SkyscraperPage?
However, you do wonderful sketches there! OF

link to EU-diagram: http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?searchID=45252052

yeeah , undred to! :O

and why is not lkpg with on the swedish links ?

:) <3

"Bokbindaren 28" should be finished in 2012, according to this article:

http://corren.se/ostergotland/linkoping/?articleId=5119119&date=&menuids=

Some news about the most central plot i Linköping, just next to the soon-to-be new central station.

http://corren.se/ostergotland/linkoping/?articleId=5119176&date=&menuids=

I think Lundbergs will take over every little property

then the city would look different from what it is today.

yes I
like this Projects

Seems like the good news won't stop coming today... :D

Click! (http://www.sr.se/ostergotland/nyheter/artikel.asp?artikel=3465864)

New landmark in Linköping

http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/573/stangan.jpg

A multi-purpose building will be built on a very vital spot in Linköping, Sweden.
The building faces the creek Stångån and uses the diverse directions of the site in it's design.

There will be dwellings as well as offices and shopping in the white and transparent house.

Construction works are due to begin in 2012.

http://www.wingardhs.se/php/flash.html

Nya bostäder förtätar Linköping.

http://www.byggnyheter.se/2010/04/nya-bostader-fortatar-linkoping

Hey guys, can we expect any photo updates from Linköping soon? ;) Is brf Banken completed, are the "LIN"-shaped buildings rising?

That white glassy building posted by Bosco looks great by the way.

I can maybe take a walk around the town and shoot som photos this weekend. brf Banken is by the way almost completed, except for some interior work for the restaurants on street level. The consturction of the LIN-shaped buildings in Berga hasn't started yet, but some of the rowhouse buildings has, iirc.

A new house by the river Stångån is under construction and the plan for the new housings at Tinnerbäcksparkeringen has gotten green light.

You can expect quite alot of new projects going under constructions the next couple of years. For example, a new fire station, a new football arena, maybe 600 new apartments in the folkungavallen area and 2000 new apartments at the övre vasastaden area. Also some new densifying projects are to start in the city centre.

gush!!

I can`t wait to see these projects!

GO !

I can maybe take a walk around the town and shoot som photos this weekend. brf Banken is by the way almost completed, except for some interior work for the restaurants on street level. The consturction of the LIN-shaped buildings in Berga hasn't started yet, but some of the rowhouse buildings has, iirc.

A new house by the river Stångån is under construction and the plan for the new housings at Tinnerbäcksparkeringen has gotten green light.

You can expect quite alot of new projects going under constructions the next couple of years. For example, a new fire station, a new football arena, maybe 600 new apartments in the folkungavallen area and 2000 new apartments at the övre vasastaden area. Also some new densifying projects are to start in the city centre.

What happened with those photos? ;)

Thank you for the status update Muthai.

I saw some pictures indicating that the "Manhattan" buildings in Södra Ekkällan are close to completion.. but they are unfortunately not that interesting to behold.

Sorry guys, just didn't had the time. But I will take those photos for you. Maybe this weekend if the weather is right.

Some updates:

The projekt "Bokbindaren" is just about to get
"antagen".

http://www.strategiskarkitektur.se/GetImage.ashx?id=e8763562-181f-4e72-aef5-0aa06f822697

Builder: Fastighets AB LE Lundberg

Architects: Strategisk Arkitektur


Övre Vasastaden is going to hold 2300 apartments when completed.

http://www.tenjin.se/gallery/gallery_14.jpg

http://www.linkoping.se/ImageVault/Images/conversionFormatType_WebSafe/id_8469/ImageVaultHandler.aspx

http://www.aix.se/filearchive/4/4848/automaten5.jpg


Builder: Botrygg AB and Stångåstaden AB

Architects: AIX Arkitekter, KUB Arkitekter, et al.

Thanks for updating Muthai and keep up the good work! :)

I don't know if this has been mentioned yet, but Tham & Videgård Arkitekter has been sketching on an annex to the "Fysikhuset"-building at Linköping's university. A new microscope will be constructed under ground. This buildning (or what you should call it) will be on top of this microscope. The annex and the main building will be connetcted by a underground path.

The only renders we've got shows a random gaped box, as of the usual T&V-style. :)


http://www.akademiskahus.se/download.php?lDocsID=13071&strDB=aka


http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.140652?l=sv

http://www.akademiskahus.se/download.php?lDocsID=13073&strDB=aka

http://www.akademiskahus.se/download.php?lDocsID=13074&strDB=aka

^^

Looks interesting!
But do you think it will be like that just as a marker of whats underground?

Okej efter som det är en smula dött på svenska SSC, så postar jag lite nys....
Östra länken ska byggas
LINKÖPING Publicerad 10 apr

http://www.linkoping.se/ImageVault/Images/height_383/width_410/storage_Edited/filename_tpdyIFxMtV6-Ewy9QDca.jpg/id_4610/ImageVaultHandler.aspx



Husen på Råggatan i Tannefors blir utsatta för buller när Östra länken byggs. Ägarna till en fastighet överklagade därför detaljplanen - en klagan som länsstyrelsen nu avslår.
Fakta

En väg som byggs för att leda bort trafik från Tannefors, den gör att trafik från Åtvidabergsvägen kan nå E4:an snabbare. Projektet beräknas kosta ungefär 200 miljoner kronor. Vägverket och Linköpings kommun delar lika på kostnaden.

Makarna Kent Gustafsson och Annica Bergehed skickade in en överklagan eftersom Östra länken leder till att deras lilla gata förvandlas till en trafikerad stadsgata med mellan 5 000 och 6 000 fordon per dygn. Råggatan, alldeles intill Blomstertorget, mynnar nu på Nya Tanneforsvägen. Efter ombyggnaden ska den även kopplas ihop med Gamla Tanneforsvägen.

Kent Gustafsson och Annica Bergehed ville att gatan skulle flyttas en liten bit bort från deras tomt eftersom de enligt planen får ett bullerplank en meter från tomtgränsen.

De har möjlighet att överklaga länsstyrelsens beslut till regeringen (miljö- och samhällsdepartementet) men det avstår de från.

- Nej, det har jag ingen avsikt att göra. Östra länken i sig är inget fel, det är bara den här detaljen runt min fastighet där jag tycker att man kunde fört en diskussion, säger Kent Gustafsson.

Ingen mer har överklagat detaljplanen och det betyder att bygget kan sättas igång. Enligt Kjell Ivung på Teknik- och samhällsbyggnadskontoret ska anbudsunderlag skickas ut under april och förhoppningen är att ett kontrakt med en entreprenör ska kunna undertecknas innan eller strax efter semestern. Bygget kan då komma igång under hösten.
Den här leden kommer att avlasta den mycket trevliga stadsdelen Tannefors
från mycket stor genomfartstrafik..:cheers:



http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2306/2055361874_bf004951c7.jpg

Och så har Kustpilen kommit igång ,efter en längre tid då all trafik gick med bussar.:)

Planerna för den första etappen i jättebostadsprojektet i övre Vasastaden presenterades på måndagen. Konsten blir ett viktigt inslag när 700 nya bostäder ska byggas.
http://www.linkoping.se/ImageVault/Images/conversionFormatType_WebSafe/id_8469/ImageVaultHandler.aspx

Övre Vasastaden

700 bostäder, både hyresrätter och bostadsrätter, ska stå klart inom 5-6 år.

Därefter ska 300 lägenheter byggas där Priso finns i dag, totalt är det ytterligare 1 600 lägenheter som ska byggas i området.

Omvandlingsprojektet av övre Vasastaden har pågått sedan 2002. Nu finns de omfattande planerna på pränt.

- Äntligen. Nu har vi landat och jag känner lättnad och en glädje, säger kommunalrådet Muharrem Demirok (C) när han tillsammans med tre byggherrar presenterade planförslaget för stadsdelen.
Ny entré från norr

Sex kvarter med 700 bostäder, ett nytt torg, små parker, nya butiker och en helt ny entré från norr till innerstaden ska forma stadsdelen mellan Slöjdgatan och Industrigatan och mot Sveagatan och Östgötagatan.

Kommunledningen betonar att det blir blandade upplåtelseformer, både hyres- och bostadsrätter.

- Här ska man kunna bo oavsett ålder och ekonomisk köpkraft, det blir både enklare och exklusivt, säger Muharrem Demirok.

- Det kommer att bli många men framförallt bra bostäder.
Bland de större i landet

Stångåstaden, JM och Botrygg Bygg delar på uppdraget. De sistnämnda står för merparten av den första etappen, 400 bostäder.

- Det här blir vårt största pågående bostadsprojekt och bland de större i landet, säger vd Michael Cocozza.
Konstprojekt

Konsten ska vara i fokus i utformningen. Botrygg Bygg samarbetar med Christer Fällman, kommunansvarig för den offentliga konsten, och såväl lokala som några av Sveriges främsta konstnärer ska engageras.

- Konst är väldigt underskattat som medel att skapa värden, inte bara ekonomiska värden. Det blir både ett bostads- och ett konstprojekt och det kommer att skapa många besökare, säger Michael Cocozza.

Första spadtaget i den första etappen beräknas ske före årsskiftet.
Det ser ut att bli av till 99%.:cheers:

De där två högre husen på bilden kommer att byggas inte långt från Tornet i Tornby (19fl).
Och på industrigatan lite mer mot syd står även ett åttavåningshus,
så på mindre är 5 år kommer området att ha gått från enbart enplans-småindustrier till ett mycket tätbebyggt område.

Looks like smaller towns in Scandinavia have some more modern architecture than the bigger cities. :D

I like those two buildings denvise! Any better renders?

^^ Yes, here (http://corren.se/ostergotland/linkoping/?articleId=5252370&date=&menuids=)

There are more information here http://www.botrygg.se/nyheter.shtml and they even have a SketchUp model :)

How can i post pictures ?:nuts:

How can i post pictures ?:nuts:

You need to upload them to an image host and then you can post the images here. There are quite a few of them and one is Imageshack:

http://imageshack.us/

Would love to see more images from that Vasastaden project.

Brf Riddarsporren | Residents 15 fl.

Architect: Wingårdh Arkitektkontor AB, SE
Status: Approved

http://www.riksbyggen.se/ImageVault/Images/height_552/width_520/storage_Edited/filename_RkWTIZqGmZWO32t48WBX.jpg/id_883/ImageVaultHandler.aspx

Update:
The apartments are about to be placed on the market as the builder Riksbyggen start up the project again.

Source:
http://www.riksbyggen.se/Ny-Bostad/Aktuella-projekt/Ostergotland/Riddarsporren/Om-Projektet/

^^

Nice update Muthai!

And as I understood it is on walking distance to the innercity?
So it is not out far in the suburbs. Would be nice to see even more renders so one can see how it really looks like.

Well, Linköping has a relatively small inner city for a town with 145.000 inhabitants. It's located in a area called Berga. Sorry to say, Berga is not included in the city centre area, but there's only a walking distance of maybe 10 min. to the inner city perimeter. Berga is also, as the name indicates, on a small height. So with some luck the building will be visually connected to the inner city as well.

Here's some earlier images of the project:

http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc83/Muthai/skisser/berga2.jpg
http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc83/Muthai/skisser/berga1-1.jpg
http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc83/Muthai/skisser/bergakarta-1.jpg

^^

Thanks!
I wonder if it is a coincidence that it says LIN at the last picture. :)

Well, no. It's not a coincidence I think. Haha.

(Allt för ofta ser man projekt där planerarna/arkitekterna har ritat så att det ser snyggt ut uppifrån. Resultatet brukar då alltid bli att det är värdelöst i praktiken, när man går runt i staden. Det är trots allt oftast så att man ser staden från gatunivå, väldigt sällen från luften. Det är därför från marken och dess perspektiv som alltid måste vara vägledande.)

Before i left for vacation(end of july)they had already put up the announcements at the plot about the project and they had organized a promotion event at berga centrum about the houses they plan to build as part of the whole project,but construction had not begun.
As muthai said its just 10-15 min walk till the outer part of the city center.
The area has also good public transportation connecting it to the city center and the hospital

The project has its own thread http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=556365&page=2 :)

What has happened to the population growth in Linköping? Negativt flyttningsnetto???
http://www.scb.se/Pages/TableAndChart____244147.aspx

What has happened to the population growth in Linköping? Negativt flyttningsnetto???
http://www.scb.se/Pages/TableAndChart____244147.aspx

Nothing unusual. The students have moved out during the summer. 25 000 student (some in Campus Norrköping) are studying at the university, some of them have finished their education. I'm sure that it will go up until the year is over. Still, I think that the lack of apartments in Linköping will be more and more substantial as long as this slow pace are holding on. 2300 apartments at the Övre Vasastaden won't be enough for long. Hopefully the Djurgården project and the project at Kallerstad will start soon.