Kuggen
Kuggen (Swedish for 'the (cogwheel) cog') is a building owned by a real estate company called Chalmersfastigheter as part of Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden. It was designed by Wingårdh arkitektkontor. Construction started in October 2010 and completed in March 2011. 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. The Kuggen building serves as an academic link between Lindholmen and companies in fields such as mobile data communications and media design.
Kuggen | |
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Kuggen | |
Location within Västra Götaland | |
General information | |
Type | Office building |
Address | Lindholmsplatsen 1 |
Town or city | Gothenburg |
Country | Sweden |
Coordinates | 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) |
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