Magnolia Restaurant Stockholm, Stora Sköndal Building Sweden, Swedish Architecture Interior
Magnolia Restaurant, Stora Sköndal
28 Feb 2020
Magnolia Restaurant in Southern Stockholm
Design: Kjellander + Sjöberg
Location: Sweden
The entire district of Stora Sköndal in southern Stockholm is currently undergoing an extensive transformation. During the first stage of the urban development, a new main street and a local square will be formed. KS was commissioned to design a vibrant meeting place by the new square, a building with a flexible programme serving as a restaurant and a gathering point.

Building extension that activates
The Magnolia restaurant project comprises a redesign of the existing brick building of the Magnolia complex and reorganizing the existing large-scale catering kitchen to serve two sides: a large canteen for students and public as well as a new à la carte restaurant. The form of the extension is simple; a generous roof with overhanging eaves echoing the serial roof structure of the existing Magnolia complex. The restaurant will act as a vibrant and illuminated backdrop to the square as well as create a new main entrance to Magnolia with all its functions of a health care facility and a university college. A flexible space
The extension is laid out to work as a communal space with a canteen and a bar, and an adjacent smaller volume forming a new entrance to both the restaurant as well as the whole Magnolia complex. The individual spaces can be kept o...