Bryggudden

Right on the water, a stone’s throw from the city centre, is Bryggudden – Karlstad’s newest district. The sound from the boats in the Inner Harbour and the scent from Löfberg’s Coffee Roasters nearby contribute to the area’s atmosphere, where old harbour warehouses are combined with modern housing.

Bryggudden is growing! The number of homes is increasing at a steady pace and is filled with people who want to live here, where classic landmarks and old buildings meet new. Bryggudden is surrounded by water on two sides. All the apartments in the new buildings have balconies and if you look east, there is a view of Pråmkanalen. When Löfbergs moved their warehouse, the ambition of Löfberg Fastigheter AB was to fill the area with more apartments, a large food store, a preschool and a multi storey car park. Today, Bryggudden is an area full of life.

New residential area surrounded by water

On the south-west side of Bryggudden there is a quay area where you can walk along the jetties, cafes, and outdoor restaurants. If you turn east, there is a canal area where the sides of the buildings are facing the street. These two areas meet at the Redaretorget at the southernmost tip of the area. This is where the city’s newest landmark can be found, in the shape of Karlstad’s tallest building: a 20-storey high apartment complex housing 62 flats with a view of Karlstad and Vänern.

600 high quality homes

Tengbom has worked on Bryggudden since the start of the project, and participated in the development of seven phases, four of which are completed, two started, and one on the drawing board. In the last few years, several large construction projects have been completed and more are coming, which include both rented and privately owned apartments. In total, we have so far designed more than 600 homes in Bryggudden, all modern apartments of high quality.

Our vision for Bryggudden has been to construct exclusive living spaces that borrow their character from the old warehouses in the area.

A touch of the old warehouses

The classic 1950s buildings with light brick, located on the other side of Pråmkanalen, have served as inspiration for the most recently completed phases in Bryggudden. Upcoming phases have the same volume and scale, but the colours have been more inspired by the surrounding buildings, with their dark, red brick constructions and black detailing that creates a link to the harbour warehouses.

“We use a lot of bricks and solid material,” says Anki Haasma, architect and officer manager. “The client Löfberg Fastigheter has emphasised that the marina feeling should remain.”

Well-known landmarks in Karlstad form the backdrop for the new area and many of the residents have a view of Karlstad’s water tower.