Tratoppen in Stockholm
While not the only wooden skyscraper
to be proposed for Stockholm, Anders
Berensson’s fanciful Trätoppen —
Swedish for “treetop” — is certainly
the most eye-catching as it juts out
directly from the roof of a Brutalist
parking garage that dates back to
the 1960s. It is density-centric urban
regrowth at its most literal: innovative
and green new concepts budding
directly from old but loveable concrete
stumps.
Rising 33 stories above the existing
seven-level parking garage, Trätoppen
would be built from super-strong
cross-laminated timber (CLT) and
wrapped in a distinctive perforated
wooden “number” façade that
corresponds with each floor number.
With 250 apartments spread across
the new wooden tower, the old
garage beneath would be converted
into a retail hub filled with shops and
restaurants and nary an automobile.
20 . wood architecture