Elderly Care Skärvet, Växjö Housing Building, Swedish Homes Property, Architecture Images
Elderly Care Skärvet in Växjö
Swedish Housing Complex: Residential Building in Sweden ? design by Kjellander Sjöberg, architects
22 Nov 2017
Elderly Care Skärvet
Architects: Kjellander Sjöberg
Location: Bäckaslöv, Växjö, Sweden
New Neighborhood in Wood for Ör Centrum

The elderly care is a part of the city block Skärvet, which is the starting point of Bäckaslöv, a new urban district in Växjö being developed along the railway connecting the city centre to the lake Norra Bergundasjön. The L- shaped building is the first phase and the cornerstone of the city block, offering mixed forms of tenure around a spacious, shared courtyard.
Common areas with good light conditions

The layout organisation is based on arranging all common and neutral areas into a central hub with individual departments located in each respective wing. The core of each department is its dining and living room, an open space reaching from façade to façade. Its large windows and tall ceiling heights provide great daylight conditions.

Spaces for social interaction

The common functions comprise an assembly hall, a conservatory, physiotherapy facility and a greenhouse on the rooftop with a view over the shared courtyard and the green recreation space.

Lively façades

The design and configuration are strongly linked to the construction process. The variation in the façade is rationally achiev...