About Stockholm SkyView
The Ericsson Globe is the largest hemispherical building in the world with a diameter of 110 meters. Constructed on top of 48 curved main columns a Mero space frame carries the dome shaped structure. The building was ready in 1989 and the unique hemispherical construction was designed by WSP Construction Design.
The new Stockholm SkyView consists of two glass gondolas, travelling up two sets of rails to be mounted on the outside of the Ericsson Globe. The gondolas can each carry 16 passengers and at the turning point, 130 meters above sea level, it will give a view over Stockholm (including our nearby WSP Globen office).
Moonhouse on the top
For a few months the Globe played the role of the moon in the Swedish artist Mikael Genbergs art project ”House on the Moon”.
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In early May a small red typical Swedish cottage was placed upon the Globe. WSP Construction Design in Stockholm is the structural engineer and this project is the first step within a larger art project to put a similar red house on the moon in 2012. |
More information
Client: Stockholm Globe Arena Fastigheter
Architect: Berg Arkitektkontor
See also the website SkyView - Starting Point Stockholm and several images on the blog House on the Moon.