This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these template messages)
|
Kuggen | |
---|---|
Kuggen | |
Location within Västra Götaland | |
General information | |
Type | Office building |
Address | Lindholmsplatsen 1 |
Town or city | Gothenburg |
Country | Sweden |
Coordinates | 57°42′24″N 11°56′20″E / 57.706753°N 11.938886°E |
Construction started | October 2010 |
Completed | March 2011 |
Landlord | Chalmersfastigheter AB |
Technical details | |
Structural system | Concrete framing |
Floor count | 5 floors and cellar |
Floor area | 5,350 sqm |
Lifts/elevators | 1 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Gert Wingårdh, Jonas Edblad Charlotte Erdegard and Danuta Nielsen |
Architecture firm | Wingårdh Arkitektkontor |
Structural engineer | Tyréns |
Main contractor | Peab |
Awards and prizes | MIPIM Sustainability award (2009) |
Kuggen (Swedish for 'the (cogwheel) cog') is a building owned by real estate company Chalmersfastigheter as part of Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden. It was designed by Wingårdh arkitektkontor.[1] Construction started in October 2010 and completed in March 2011.[2] The building is located on the Lindholmen campus and is connected to the neighboring buildings Jupiter and Science Park by two walkways on the first floor.[3] The Kuggen building serves as an academic link between Lindholmen and companies in fields such as mobile data communications and media design.[4]