Sweden: a new convention complex for Stockholm

In early 2011, the Swedish capital will inaugurate a new convention centre on the waterfront in the heart of the city: the Stockholm Waterfront. It will feature a 3,000-seat auditorium and a business centre with around twenty meeting rooms, and will offer a total of almost 16,000 m2, including 3,000 m2 reserved for exhibitions.

Totally flexible, it will be able to host both national and international events, as well as concerts and cultural events. At the same time, a 418-room hotel and restaurant will be built on the same site. In keeping with its reputation as one of Europe's green capitals, Stockholm has built the entire complex with total respect for the environment.
The glass façades are made up of solar panels producing an average of 1 megawatt of thermal energy per day, the equivalent of 90,000 low-voltage light bulbs. The building is cooled by water drawn from the lake on which it stands - 250 tonnes of ice stored in the basement! Internet: www.waterfrontbuilding.se