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Kungsleden participating in ‘Summer Design Office Botkyrka 2010’ project

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Listed Swedish property company Kungsleden AB (publ) owns and manages the property Botvidsgymnasiet, which is in Botkyrka, southwest of Stockholm, Sweden. This property consists of approximately 46,000 sq.m. of office, educational and retail premises. 

Kungsleden is participating in the ‘Summer Design Office Botkyrka 2010’ project in partnership with the Municipality of Botkyrka. This project is based on creating diversity from different operations and usages. 

The project is being conducted by eight students mentored by experienced architects and designers. The students will be basing their work on the ‘vertical village’ concept, examining how the property can be developed into a vertical village—a building where homes on the top floor combine with other social functions like retailing and healthcare. 

SVID (the Swedish Industrial Design Foundation) has been running the Summer Design Office concept since 2001, demonstrating the power of design methods to enable improvement and progress in diverse activities—in this case, building and architecture. 

The project runs for seven weeks this summer, and is scheduled for completion in late August. 

“I appreciate the Municipality of Botkyrka’s initiative and look forward to seeing the results of the students’ work,” commented Thomas Erséus, Kungsleden’s Chief Executive. 

 The students are:

  • Maryam Sepher, Architect, Iran
  • Natasha Azam, Designer, Pakistan
  • Emma Österman, Graphic designer, Sweden
  • Emelie Bergström, Landscape architect, Sweden
  • David Gillblom, Industrial designer, Sweden
  • Lars Snickert, Architect Sweden
  • Sebastian Schulz, Graphic designer, Germany
  • Ondrej Elfmark, Designer, Czech Republic  

 The project managers and mentors are:

  • Sofie Strasser, Product designer, Austria
  • Sven Staiger, Architect, Germany/Sweden
  • Måns Collner, Designer, Sweden
  • Anna Hrdlicka, Property accountant, Sweden/Austria  

For more information, please contact:

Thomas Erséus, Chief Executive of Kungsleden | tel +46 (0)8 503 05204 | mobile +46 (0)70 378 2024

Ylva Sarby Westman, Business Development Manager, Commercial Properties, Kungsleden | tel +46 (0)8 503 05227 | mobile +46 (0)70 690 6597 

Kungsleden AB (publ) discloses the information in this press release according to the Swedish Securities Markets Act and/or the Swedish Financial Trading Act. The information was provided for public release on 22 June 2010 at 9:00 a.m. 

 

 

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