From market hall to padel hall - one of Sweden’s largest recycling projects
The activities are in full swing at Östermalmshallen Padel in Mölnlycke. In spring 2021, the 2,000 square meter temporary market hall at Östermalmstorg square was taken down piece by piece like a large Lego set. Everything was packed into environmentally certified trucks, which were driven using Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) fuel to the west coast. The temporary market hall has now been converted into a restaurant and padel hall right next to Wallenstam’s urban development project Mölnlycke Fabriker.
The building, which has been nominated for and has won a number of awards for its design, has the same appearance now as when it was a market hall, except that it is two meters taller. Another significant difference is the contents, which have been converted into a padel hall with six padel courts and a restaurant. Sustainability and recycling have been guiding principles throughout the entire project. The fittings and all other materials have been reused, recycled and sold.
“We are both happy and very proud to have found a long-term sustainable solution for the building, which will now gain a new life by becoming Sweden’s nicest padel hall. It is a sustainable project from start to finish and one of Sweden’s largest recycling projects where a unique large building could be reused for a new purpose,” says Hans Wallenstam, CEO of Wallenstam.
“It is great that the activities are now in full swing. We offer six excellent double courts with a generous floor to ceiling height, good lighting and an easy booking system via MATCHi. Breakfast, lunch and dinner will be served in the restaurant and we are also planning cool customized events involving padel, pleasant socializing and good food in the restaurant,” says Niklas Evheden, the manager of Östermalmshallen Padel.
The project and conversion of the building has aroused a lot of curiosity and there have been many visits and questions to the project manager along the way. The building’s roof system alone required around a thousand tags and storage, which ensured that all the parts came in the right order during the reconstruction.
It was in 2016 when the distinguished Östermalmshallen was to be renovated that the temporary market hall was built in the middle of Östermalmstorg square, a stylish building with a timber frame and polycarbonate sheeting that was designed by Tengbom Architects. Four years later, the renovation was completed and the traders moved back in. Then Wallenstam acquired the temporary building from the City of Stockholm and about one year after Wallenstam had taken possession of the hall, it was ready with a new purpose in Mölnlycke.
For further information, please contact:
Elisabeth Vansvik, Communications Director Wallenstam AB (publ) tel. 46 31 20 00 00 or 46 705 17 11 38
Wallenstam is a property company that manages, builds and develops properties for sustainable living and enterprise in Stockholm, Gothenburg and Uppsala. The property holding is valued at around SEK 64 billion and the customer base consists of around 11,000 households and 1,000 enterprises. The total lettable area is around 1 million sq m. Wallenstam is self-sufficient in renewable electrical energy through its own wind turbines in operation. The company’s B shares have been listed on Nasdaq Stockholm since 1984.