Norrmalm in Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden — Northern Europe (Scandinavia)
Centrumhuset / Center Building
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, June 11, 2017
1. Centrumhuset / Center Building Marker
Inscription.
Byggnaden uppförd 1931 som affärsoch kontorshus, Arkitekt Cyrillus Johansson. Huset är en tegelbyggnad med pelarstomme av järn., Den svängda fasaden mot Kungsgatan med sin betonade horisontalitet har en stark och personlig karaktär. Fasaden har inmurade dekorativa relieftegel, utformade av Gustaf och Aron Sandberg. Trappan till Malmskillnadsgatan har givits en förstärkt perspektivverkan.,
Byggnaden uppförd 1931 som affärsoch kontorshus, Arkitekt Cyrillus Johansson. Huset är en tegelbyggnad med pelarstomme av järn.
Den svängda fasaden mot Kungsgatan med sin betonade horisontalitet har en stark och personlig karaktär. Fasaden har inmurade dekorativa relieftegel, utformade av Gustaf och Aron Sandberg. Trappan till Malmskillnadsgatan har givits en förstärkt perspektivverkan.
This commercial building was designed by Cyrillus Johannsson and erected in 1931. The extended curved brick-faced façade, artistic detailing, and the granite steps lend originality to a sober design.
Location. 59° 20.146′ N, 18° 3.839′ E. Marker is in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm County). It is in Norrmalm. Marker is at the intersection of Kungsgatan and Sveavägen, on the right when traveling west on Kungsgatan. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Kungsgatan 38, Stockholm, Stockholms län 111 35, Sweden. Touch for directions.
2. Centrumhuset / Center Building Marker - Wide View
The marker is visible here, just to the right of the entrance to the Hötorget Underground Station.
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, June 11, 2017
3. Centrumhuset / Center Building - Exterior Detail
The exterior has a number of decorative touches, such as this and the relief in the following photo. This particular relief is of an Oxhuvudet, or Ox Head, which is the name of the district in which the Centrumhuset is located.
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, June 11, 2017
4. Centrumhuset / Center Building - Exterior Detail
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, June 11, 2017
5. Centrumhuset / Center Building
The Center Building occupies a whole block, limited by Kungsgatan, Sveavägen, Malmskillnadsgatan and Apelbergsgatan. Typical of the building is the somewhat unusual brick architecture and the winding concave corner towards Sveavägen-Kungsgatan. The building was designed as a business and office building with a large shopping hall on the ground floor, which could be provided via subway. The top three floors are retracted and escalated. The facade is highly articulated with profiled brick, landscape, sprinkled windows and a protruding roof foot, which gives a powerful shadow effect. The building is constructed with an inner iron pillar frame. The building style is in the transition from classicalism to functionalism, with clear inspiration from German expressionism. - Wikipedia
Credits. This page was last revised on February 19, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 10, 2017, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 217 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 10, 2017, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.