Wingårdh Arkitektkontor AB
Scandinavian Tower
Malmø, Sweden

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The Scandinavian Tower, planned as a hotel, apartment, and office building for both Malmø and Copenhagen, will be a destination in its own right. Good connections to the new Øresund Bridge over the straits and the City Tunnel will make this a natural meeting point in Scandinavia.
The central location, 3 kilometers south of central Malmø (the third largest city in Sweden), and the proximity to Kastrup Airport and Copenhagen makes the project unique.

October 25, 2000

The 85 story tower leans outward at the top and increases in diameter, instead of getting narrow and thinner in the conventional way. This gives the building a feminine demeanor and a distinct bearing to the north. The soon to be tallest building in Europe was nicknamed ''The Boot leg'' when the Swedish Government gave the ''go ahead'' in the early spring.
The Scandinavian Tower will contain , 700 hotel rooms that will include 50 small suites, 50 large suites, and four Royal Suites. Also in the plans are 10 floors housing 50 apartments, and 10 floors of office space. There will be a viewing gallery, restaurant, bar, and meeting rooms at the top.

Drawing courtesy Wingårdh Arkitektkontor AB

Hotel floor

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Apartment floor

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Restaurant

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Conference

The conference section will offer facilities for arranging meetings of 3 4,000 people. Varying styles and quality will be combined with an excellent level of high technology. The trademark will be Scandinavian Forum.
A casino and nightclub are also in the planning because gambling in Malmø is expected to be legal in the near future.

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Aqua

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ABexpo

At ground level there will be a small village designed to emulate the distinctive ambiance found in Sweden, Denmark, and Norway; restaurants and shops will reflect what is special to Scandinavian life.
Between the building and a bordering park there are plans for one of the largest adventure swimming pools in Sweden (Aqua Adventure Palace). The facility will be open to both hotel guests and the public.
Another goal is to establish an attraction under the name of Scandinavian Expo, a permanent Scandinavian exhibition.
The Scandinavian Tower will enrich Malmø and draw attention to the fact that this is the geographical midpoint of Europe.

Site Plan courtesy Wingårdh Arkitektkontor AB

Architect: Gert Wingårdh, Wingårdh Arkitektkontor AB
Client: Arthur Buchardt, (yer Invest AS, Norway investor)

User: Le Meridien
Engineer: Not yet decided
Location: Malmö, Sweden
Size: 76,000 square meters
Height: 325 meters with antenna (274 meters without antenna)
Floors: 85
Diameter of tower: 28 meters

Construction: Vertical pillars of concrete and diagonal beams of steel; the building will be prefabricated to the extent possible.
Facade: Glass transparent, frosted, and opaque.
Date of begin design: Fall of 1997
Construction start: Not yet determined

October 25, 2000