May 6 2010
Skanska (STO:SKAB) will build Malmö’s combined congress, concert hall and hotel facility. Skanska will participate both as developer and builder. The construction assignments total SEK 1.4 billion, which will be included order bookings for the second quarter 2010, as well as investments totaling about SEK 900 M.
The various sections of the facility comprise a total of 90,000 square meters, which will be constructed on a 35,000-square-meter plot of land at Universitetsholmen, at Västra Hamnen in Malmö.
Skanska’s commitments include:
- Concert hall: Skanska Sweden will build the new concert hall for the City of Malmö. The contract amounts to SEK 750 M. In addition, an underground parking facility will be built for SEK 156 M.
- Congress and Hotel: Developed and constructed by Skanska Sweden. The construction assignment amounts to SEK 500 M.
- Skanska is investing SEK 900 M in Congress and Hotel facilities and building rights. The building rights acquired from the City of Malmö totals about 35,000 square meters and are for office and residential projects. These projects will be developed by Skanska Residential Development Nordic and Skanska Commercial Development Nordic and construction will be executed by Skanska Sweden. The construction assignments are not included in the order bookings for the second quarter.
The combined concert, congress and hotel facility will be a green project with strongly reduced energy needs and utilizing geothermal heating, solar energy and wind power. The objective is that the facilities will be certified in accordance with the international environmental system, LEED, aiming at the highest level, Platinum. The concert hall comprises about 17,000 square meters with 1,600 seats in the large auditorium and 450 in the small auditorium. The concert hall project also includes an entrance and restaurant section, which will also serve the congress facility.
The congress center will consist of about 8,000 square meters of meeting premises, with capacity for 1,500 people.
The hotel will be 21 stories high, totaling about 18,500 square meters with approximately 375 guest rooms. The lease agreement will be signed shortly with one of Scandinavia’s leading hotel and congress operators.
A 10,000-square-meter underground parking facility will be built on behalf of the City of Malmö.
The planning work is in progress and opening of the facilities is scheduled for the beginning of 2014.
“It is highly stimulating to be able to contribute to this prestigious project in Malmö. We will participate through our entire range within urban construction. It is particularly gratifying that we have the possibility to create a green project that will serve as an example in the environmental area,” says Johan Ellerstedt, Vice President, Skanska Sweden.
Source: http://www.skanska.com/