Stockholm Royal Seaport is one of Stockholm’s three urban development areas with a specific environmental profile.
Starting in 2010, Stockholm Royal Seaport will grow with about 500 residences each year. The accommodation will consist of rented flats as well as housing for tenant-ownership. When Stockholm Royal Seaport is fully developed around 2025 it will have a total of 10,000 new flats. The first residents move in 2012 in the northern district of Hjorthagen.
Hjorthagen today and tomorrow. Illustration by Sweco.
Developing an environmentally sustainable city district with a genuine city environment puts extra demands on technological innovations, building work using energy efficient materials, as well as finding new ways of handling energy as a whole.
Stockholm Royal Seaport benefits from the environmental experiences drawn from the Hammarby sjöstad city district. This area of Stockholm includes well-developed public transport links and advanced waste management and recycling options, implying a lifestyle change focusing on sustainability.
Bridge over the Husarviken inlet for pedestrians and cycklists.
While being a live city district, Stockholm Royal Seaport still offers unique nature qualities. In fact, many living room windows will offer grand views towards the Royal National Urban Park and the Husarviken inlet. Stockholm Royal Seaport is just as closely positioned to nature and open water values as it is to the city centre. Ten minutes on a bicycle takes you all the way to the Central Station.
Infrastructural planning includes new and improved roads for pedestrians and cyclists; bio-fuelled buses and rail bound public transportation such as a new and modern city tram. People will be able to travel, live, work and come together where and when they want.
There are several ongoing contracts in Stockholm Royal Seaport: A tunnel for the power line across Hjorthagen has been completed and the power lines will be removed in 2010. Locating the power line to a tunnel releases ground space that can be used to develop the area with housing, schools and service.
The old gas works area is undergoing an extensive ground cleaning that started November 2008. The gas works area contains cultural historical values with Swedish architect Ferdinand Boberg’s brick gasholders from late 19th century as an important landmark. The gasholders are to be preserved and are earmarked for cultural entertainment.
One of Ferdinand Boberg's brick gas holders seen from the Hjorthagen sports field.
As a part of future infrastructure and traffic safety the Gasverksvägen road through Hjorthagen is laid wider and given a stronger ground.
