Villa Geber
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Villa Geber is a property at Laboratoriegatan and Nobelgatan within Diplomatstaden in Stockholm, Sweden.{{cite book |last=Bedoire |first=Fredric |title=Ett judiskt Europa: kring uppkomsten av en modern arkitektur 1830-1930 |year=1998 |publisher=Carlsson i samarbete med Konsthögsk:s arkitekturskola |location=Stockholm |language=sv |isbn=91-7203-269-3 |page=54}} It was designed by architect Ragnar Östberg and was built between 1911 and 1913, for banker Philip Geber.{{cite book |last=Eriksson |first=Eva |title=Den moderna stadens födelse: svensk arkitektur 1890-1920 |edition=1st |year=1990 |publisher=Ordfront |location=Stockholm |language=sv |isbn=91-7324-322-1}}
History
The villa was in the possession of consul general Karl Bergsten (1869–1953) during the 1920s until his death.{{cite book |editor-first=Christian |editor-last=Bratt |title=Född i Stockholm: Stockholms-gillet 90 år : matrikel och stadgar |chapter=Diplomatstaden – tolv praktvillor vid Djurgårdsbrunnsviken |year=2004 |publisher=Gillet |location=Stockholm |language=sv |isbn=91-631-4956-7 |pages=61–64}} Bergsten's daughter Elisabeth and her husband Sune Malmström moved there as well. After her husband died in 1961, Elisabeth continued to live there until her own death in 1998. Bergsten would later rename the property "Villa Dagmar" as a tribute to his wife. He owned an extensive art collection, which he displayed in the villa, with works by artists such as Titian, Rubens and Velázquez.{{cite web|url=http://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/a-set-of-six-north-italian-walnut-side-chairs-1-c-bvbk12tff8|title=A set of six North Italian walnut side chairts|publisher=Invaluable.com|access-date=14 October 2015|archive-date=23 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170323053007/http://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/a-set-of-six-north-italian-walnut-side-chairs-1-c-bvbk12tff8|url-status=live}}
The villa was sold in 1999 for 35,000,000 (SEK) to the investor Claës Wachtmeister, who resold the property two years later for 69,860,000 (SEK) to the entrepreneur Salvatore Grimaldi and his wife Eva Swartz.{{cite news |url=http://www.aftonbladet.se/hemtradgard/article46474.ab |title=70 miljoner kronor– för en villa |work=Aftonbladet |first=Lennart |last=Arnstad |date=2001-11-25 |access-date=14 October 2015 |language=sv |archive-date=2009-05-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090515193403/http://www.aftonbladet.se/hemtradgard/article46474.ab |url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.realtid.se/ArticlePages/200507/04/20050704121157_Realtid462/20050704121157_Realtid462.dbp.asp |publisher=Realtid.se |title=Djurgårdskåk klipp för Wachtmeister |first=Emilie |last=Westholm |date=2005-07-04 |access-date=14 October 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150914005441/http://realtid.se/ArticlePages/200507/04/20050704121157_Realtid462/20050704121157_Realtid462.dbp.asp |archive-date=14 September 2015 }} The villa is today best known for being Sweden's second most expensive liveable property when it was sold to Grimaldi in 2000.{{citation|url=http://www.di.se/artiklar/2012/11/2/har-ar-2000-talets-dyraste-villor/?mobile=1 |newspaper=Dagens Industri |title=Här är 2000-talets dyraste villor |date=2 November 2012 |access-date=20 October 2015 |language=sv |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304202742/http://www.di.se/artiklar/2012/11/2/har-ar-2000-talets-dyraste-villor/?mobile=1 |url-status=live }}
Description
The villa has many similarities with Stockholm City Hall, which was built at the same time. Inspiration was taken from Venetian private palaces and Italian farms and medieval traditions. The main building has a manor-like 17th century inspired shape with Mansard roof, hip roof, and sided roof top. The facade is covered with red tile. The villa is 860 square meters.
The building tips to the north and it opens up to the seaside on the south, with several rooms with high paned French windows. From the north side, an opening leads to a stone-paved inner courtyard. It is a roofless miniature replica of the Blue Hall with a balcony and patterned marble floors.{{cite book |title=Guide till Stockholms arkitektur: [400 hus från 800 år: den kompletta guiden till alla viktiga byggnader i Stockholm med omgivningar] |editor-last1=Hultin |editor-first1=Olof |editor-last2=Österling |editor-first2=Ola |editor-last3=Perlmutter |editor-first3=Michael |edition=2nd, updated and revised |year=2002 |orig-year=1998 |publisher=Arkitektur |location=Stockholm |language=sv |isbn=91-86050-58-3}}
Historic images
Image:Diplomatstaden 1914 Dipl 2.jpg|Facade towards Nobelgatan and Djurgårdsbrunnsviken
Image:Geber behind.jpg|Entrance from Laboratoriegatan
Image:Diplomatstaden 2008 Dipl 2b.jpg|Entrance from Laboratoriegatan
References
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External links
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Category:Buildings and structures in Stockholm
Category:Houses completed in 1913
Category:1913 establishments in Sweden