Succsessfull in prequalifying for two exighting competitions

In competition with a large number of international urban planners and landscape architects Tovatt architects together with a Scandinavian team have been successful in prequalifying for the new Årsta living neighbourhood and parkland competition.

Arranged by the City of Stockholm Development Administration and the City Planning administration, the purpose of the competition is to canvass proposals for a sustainable, living neighbourhood having clear connections with neighbouring housing districts and business campuses.

Tovatt's have also  prequalified for the Västerås 'vision' competiton. Both projects will be developed during the autumn 2008.   '

The competition team for the Årsta competition is:

Tovatt Architects and Planners

3RW arkitekter - Landscape (Norway)

Via Trafik - traffic planners (Denmark)

Wenanders låda - Building historian (Sweden)

In brief

Geoff Denton publishes book on Villa Erskine

Geoff Denton has recently published a book on Villa Erskine where Tovatt Architects and planners is presently situated.

Villa Erskine, Drottningholm, Sweden, designed by Ralph Erskine in the early 1960’s, is a listed building of Swedish national heritage.

The listing is the first step in the preservation of the house for future generations. Villa Erskine has matured over some 40 years, with Ralph in close attendance, demonstrating the clear design philosophy of one of the twentieth century’s great architects.

The photographs and texts presented here have been collected by the author over a ten year

period, providing an holistic impression of the building throughout the seasons.

At the same time, the author presents Ralph Erskine’s profound and pragmatic philosophy on

architecture and culture.

Buy here...

”Passive House” in Annedal?

Tovatt Architects and Planners are together with Svenska Bostäder developing principals for residential “passive house” buildings in Annedal, Stockholm. The principle aims to create a living environment with no need for heating other than the passive use of  heat provided from the users bodies, electronic equipments etc.

The office is getting bigger

We welcome Sara Almén to our office.

Arkitekten

Arkitekten (The Swedish Architects Journal), has visited the office. The article published presents the history of the office and its future vision, and some of its  current projects.  

More.... (in Swedish)

Sånga-Säby in Arkitektur

The auditorium at Sånga-Säby published in the december-issue of the Swedish architectural magazine Arkitektur (8-2006).