Project Name

KTH School of Architecture Building

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Project Location

Stockholm, Sweden

Year of Completion

2015

Building Type

Institutional

Building Massing

Mid Rise

Project Architect

Tham & Videgard Arkitekter

Architect Location

Stockholm, Sweden

Owner

KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Student Author

Sheng Yan

Archived Year

12-4-2018

Climate

Warm-summer Humid Continental Climate (Dfb)

Application

Exterior

Material and its Properties

Weathering steel is chosen as the cladding material for its resiliency against the elements. The pre-rusted color also pays homage to the red brick buildings nearby.

Architect Website

http://www.thamvidegard.se/

Other Sources

https://divisare.com/projects/314548- tham-videgard-arkitekter-ake-e-son-lindman-kth-schoolof- architecture

Environmental Response

Pre-rusted Corten Steel is resilient against salt-borne breeze, as well as frost, ice rains and snow in the middle Swedish coastal area.

Recommended Citation

Tham & Videgard Arkitekter, "KTH School of Architecture Building" (2015). Building Case Studies. 282.
https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/bcs/282