Hammarby Alle, Hammarby Sjostad
Sickla Udde (left) and Sickla Kaj.
Sjostadsparterren, Hammarby Sjostad, 2005
Hammarby Sjostad
is a part of the inner city of
Stockholm
, currently undergoing major
urban redevelopment
. It is located on both sides of lake
Hammarby Sjo
, bordering
Nacka Municipality
to the east. The area is part of the districts
Sodermalm
and
Sodra Hammarbyhamnen
.
Before the current redevelopment began, the area was known as Norra Hammarbyhamnen and Sodra Hammarbyhamnen, a mainly industrial zone centered on the Lumafabriken works, a piece of
functionalist
architecture designed by Eskil Sundahl and Arthur von Schmalensee, which now houses a library, restaurants, and offices. The neighbouring Lugnet was a run-down light industrial area, not intended to be permanent, housing an impromptu
trailer park
.
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citation needed
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On the north side of the lake, the Norra Hammarbyhamnen area was used as a harbour area, with a railway connecting the area.
New plans for most of the Sodermalm area Norra Hammarbyhamnen in the early 1990s opened the door for a redevelopment of the entire area around the water expanse Hammarby Sjo. A general plan, featuring an extension of the
Tvarbanan
light rail
link from
Gullmarsplan
through the area was presented.
Although the south and east part of Hammarby Sjostad is located outside what is traditionally considered to be the perimeter of inner-city Stockholm, the design is intentionally semi-urban rather than suburban, with boulevards, somewhat defined and architecturally varied
city blocks
, and commercial spaces in the ground floor of some buildings. The location, next to the lake Hammarby Sjo and a canal, Sickla Kanal, has allowed for plenty of quays and walkways along the water.
The area also included the 1940s area
Danviksklippan
that remains unchanged of the ongoing development. Neighbourhoods includes most of Norra Hammarbyhamnen, Tegelviksgatan, Sickla Udde, Sickla Kaj, Luma and Sickla Kanal.
Administratively, Hammarby Sjostad is a part of the
Stockholm Municipality
borough of
Sodermalm
. It belonged to the former borough of
Katarina-Sofia
, which merged with
Maria-Gamla Stan borough
into Sodermalm borough on January 1, 2007.
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