New City Hall

With its transparent architecture the new town hall of Uppsala enters a dialogue with the citizens. The town hall greet the public through a passage running through the ground floor of the building. A courtyard covered with a great glass roof makes up the heart of the town hall where public services and programs are situated.

A sculptural building in the center of the courtyard connects old and new departments with footbridges at different levels. The town hall, meeting- and conference facilities are located here. The central building adds to the modern environment where knowledge sharing and cross-disciplinary problem solving are key. The new town hall comprises 1,500 flexible work places, a cafe with outdoor service, a restaurant, shops, conference facilities, and spaces for public and private exhibitions and events.

The project is a refurbishment and an addition to the existing town hall which was only partly completed in accordance with the original drawings. Henning Larsen Architects' proposal build upon the competition proposal from 1957 and completes, with an L-shaped building, the original intention of a closed town block.

Location: Uppsala, Sweden
Client: City of Uppsala
Gross floor area: 25,000 m2 (addition: 13,500 m2)
Year of construction: 2017 - 2020
Type of assignment: Invited, international competition
Sustainability: BREEAM-SE Excellence