Norra Tornen
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| architect = Reinier de Graaf
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| developer = Oscar Properties
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Norra Tornen (in English, Northern Towers) are a pair of high-rise apartment buildings located in Vasastaden district of Stockholm, Sweden. Opened in 2018, the eastern tower is {{convert|125|m|abbr=on}} tall, consisting of 36 floors. The west tower opened in 2020 and is {{convert|110|m|abbr=on}} tall, with 33 floors. The complex contains 300 residential units and ground breaking took place in the autumn of 2015.{{cite web|title=OMA's Stockholm skyscrapers move towards construction|url=http://www.dezeen.com/2014/12/10/oma-norra-tornen-skyscrapers-towers-stockholm-skyscrapers-construction/|publisher=De Zeen|accessdate=7 January 2015}}{{cite web|title=Många ville veta läget i Hagastaden|url=http://bygg.stockholm.se/-/Nyheter/Hagastaden-/Manga-ville-veta-laget-i-Hagastaden/|publisher=Stockholm Municipality|accessdate=7 January 2015|language=Swedish|date=2014-11-09}}
History
In 2009, the Stockholm City planning office called for the construction of two skyscrapers in a new residential area on the border between Stockholm and Solna, a planning area later named Hagastaden. These {{convert|145|m|abbr=on}} twin towers were called "{{lang|sv|Tors Torn}}" in the original zoning plan, after the Torsplan plaza on which they were meant to be built.{{cite web|title=NORRA STATION – DEN TÄTA STADENS ATTRAKTIONSKRAFT - DP 2009-02013-54|url=http://insynsbk.stockholm.se/templates/main/pages/xGetDocument.aspx?FileId=1388539&FileName=1388539_2_3.PDF&DataSource=2&JournalNumber=2009-02013|publisher=Stockholm Municipality|accessdate=7 January 2015|language=Swedish}} The general shape and approximate height were decided by City Architect Aleksander Wolodarski.{{cite web|title=Arkitekt får hård kritik|url=http://www.svd.se/kultur/arkitekt-far-hard-kritik_4397151.svd|publisher=Svenska Dagbladet|accessdate=8 January 2015|language=Swedish|date=2010-03-08}}
Despite being criticised for its height and for being similar to the Embarcadero Center in San Francisco,{{cite web|title=Ang. utformningen av Tors Torn, inför KF:s antagande av detaljplan för Vasastaden 1:16 i stadsdelen Vasastaden - SR Dnr 2009-0375|url=http://www.stockholm.se/PageFiles/164508/Tors%20torn.pdf|publisher=Stockholm Municipality & Stockholm Beauty Council|accessdate=7 January 2015|language=Swedish|date=7 December 2009}} a Norwegian company was awarded the contract to build the skyscrapers – only to pull out in 2011, citing lack of funds.{{cite web|last1=Ekberg|first1=Eddie|title=Slottner: Viktigt att Tors torn byggs|url=http://www.fastighetssverige.se/artikel/slottner-viktigt-att-tors-torn-byggs-r-n-7349/|publisher=Fastighetssverige|accessdate=7 January 2015|language=Swedish}}{{cite web|title=Formella beslut - bygg.stockholm.se|url=http://bygg.stockholm.se/Alla-projekt/Hagastaden/Om-projektet/Projektstatus--Beslut-och-handlingar/|publisher=Stockholm Municipality|accessdate=7 January 2015|language=Swedish|quote=I maj 2011 avslutade exploateringskontoret förhandlingarna [...] och markanvisningen [drogs tillbaka]. Den ursprungliga markanvisningen gjordes den 19 november 2009 till Oslo Naeringseiendom}} In 2012, the city invited several companies for a new informal competition for the development rights to the property.{{cite web|title=Nystart för markanvisningsprocess i Hagastaden|url=http://bygg.stockholm.se/-/Nyheter/Hagastaden-/Nystart-for-markanvisningsprocess-i-Hagastaden/|publisher=Stockholm Municipality|accessdate=7 January 2015|language=Swedish|date=5 June 2012}} Mayor Sten Nordin finally presented the winning proposal in June 2013: A design by the Dutch architectural firm OMA, commissioned by Oscar Properties, scheduled for completion in 2018.{{cite web|last1=Sundström|first1=Anders|title=De ersätter Tors torn|url=https://www.dn.se/sthlm/de-ersatter-tors-torn/|publisher=Dagens Nyheter|access-date=7 January 2015|language=Swedish|date=2013-06-17}}
Construction of the towers
Norra Stationsgatan, februari 2017 (02).jpg|February 2017
Norra Tornen, mars 2018.jpg|March 2018
Norra Tornen, mars 2018h.jpg|March 2018
Norra tornen juni 2018a.jpg|June 2018
Norra tornen (västra), juni 2018.jpg|June 2018
Norra tornen, april 2019d.jpg|April 2019
Norra tornen, feb 2020.jpg|February 2020
Norra tornen (västra), maj 2020b.jpg|May 2020
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Category:Skyscrapers in Stockholm
Category:Buildings and structures under construction in Sweden