The contemporary Scandic Continental is composed of four solids of different heights
The third version of the Scandic Continental Hotel in Stockholm uses about 3.6 thousand sq.m. of high quality façade glass manufactured by Press Glass.
Scandic Continental Hotel is a building which appeared on the map of Stockholm (Sweden) as early as at the end of the 19th century. Nowadays, the multi-functional building situated in the very heart of the city, holds a hotel, an underground station, an apartment block and a conference centre. Continuous extension of the city as well as historic perturbations did not let the building survive in its original condition until modern times. We can now admire the third version of the building. The investment used a total of about 3.6 thousand sq.m. of high quality façade glass manufactured by Press Glass, with KG Constructions as the main contractor for external glazing.
The contemporary Scandic Continental is composed of four solids of different heights, with sloped façades and numerous glazings. The lowest part overlooking Vasagatan street has 8 floors and is 34 metres high. The highest part is situated in the opposite corner, consists of 17 floors and is 67 metres high. On the roof of one part there is terrace from where one can admire the view of the city.
The atrium is featured with beautiful illumination. When looking at the building from the outside, worth noting is the shape of relief façade – depending on the viewing angle it changes the texture of the building façade. An individual system of aluminium and glass façade elements was tailor-made for the project. The construction is filled with three-layered structural glass and Jurassic limestone. The engineering requirements concerning thermal and sound insulation of the façade were very stringent. Press Glass supplied 3.6 thousand sq.m. of triple glazed units with toughened and laminated glass of high selectivity, type 70/41.
The Scandic Continental presents an experimental approach – it integrates functions of several facilities on an area of 28,000 sq.m., which affects the interior arrangement and design. The hotel lobby holds an entry to the underground station and passage to the railway station. As a hotel, the Scandic Continental features 392 rooms and restaurants. The building is also a business facility offering several dozen conference rooms.