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train depot for jernhusen
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mariefred marina, 2007 - present
Under YAJ Architects' direction, the Mariefred Marina is to undergo development with an emphasis on sustainability. The quai facing Gripsholm Castle - at present a gravelled car park - is to be developed stage by stage with modern warehouse buildings, a quayside promenade, landing stages and a paved piazza, all of which combined will link the township with Lake Mälaren. In addition to providing guest harbor facilities, the warehouse buildings will house marine supplies, aquatic sports businesses, delicatessen shops, cafés and restaurants.
mariefred marina, 2007 - present
Under YAJ Architects' direction, the Mariefred Marina is to undergo development with an emphasis on sustainability. The quai facing Gripsholm Castle - at present a gravelled car park - is to be developed stage by stage with modern warehouse buildings, a quayside promenade, landing stages and a paved piazza, all of which combined will link the township with Lake Mälaren. In addition to providing guest harbor facilities, the warehouse buildings will house marine supplies, aquatic sports businesses, delicatessen shops, cafés and restaurants.
The wooden town of Mariefred, 70 km from Stockholm by road, reverberates to the wingbeats of history. Its marina is located right in between Gripsholm Castle, founded in 1537 by King Gustav Vasa, and Gripsholms Värdshus, a hostelry dating from 1610 and today the home ground of the Swedish National Chef Team. The grounds of Gripsholm Castle directly adjoin the western end of the marina. The marina area is traversed by a narrow-gauge historic railway which operates during the summer season and at certain holidays. The immediate continuation of the marina is the steamboat quai, where the Mälaren steamer S/S Mariefred has been linking Mariefred to Stockholm by water ever since 1903.
sustainable urban development
The marina development will boost the entire locality as a tourist destination, and in that sense it's also an example of regional development. The intention is for the marina's architectureto be attractive in itself and, coupled with the content and response of the complex, to create new reasons for visiting Mariefred. The architecture of the complex is attuned to the setting and, moreover, is to highlight the qualities of the immediate context. The development is modern, albeit soft-spoken, but takes its point of departure in historic lengths of street and vistas, traditional settlement typologies and traditional building materials and surface finishes.
To ensure as comprehensive a body of supporting documentation as possible for the planning work, YAJ Architects have worked in dialogue with the parties involved, such as the Municipality of Strängnäs, the general public in Mariefred, representatives of the local business community and the Gripsholm Castle administration. The marina is served by public transport - train, bus and boat, and its services are to include bicycle rentals. Through its design and content the marina complex addresses visitors of all ages, and all parts of it are to be wheelchair accessible. Sustainable building materials will be used. Heating and hot water will be supplied by means of solar panels. Hot wastewater will be heat-exchanger processed.The marina will provide a waste pre-separation facility for marina guests, other visitors and business entrepreneurs within the complex, plus suction evacuation of boat toilets for marina guests. The marina operator collaborates with the Keep Sweden Tidy Foundation and is aiming for the international blue Flag eco-label.