Andrum

The history of Åkersbergs Stiftsgård in Höör can be traced back to the late 1600s. The retreat house was heavily renovated and remodelled in the 1900s, and for the past 25 years it has been used as a conference centre under the administration of the Church of Sweden.

Andrum – breathing room in English – is positioned on the western edge of Åkersberg’s inner garden. The building was designed to be subordinate to the existing structures, and it is placed on a slope by the lower park. An arcade flanking the inner garden’s western side creates the building’s foyer. From that room, one wanders down to a lower plane, excavated in part from the precipice. In the high-ceilinged rooms on the lower level, there is contact with nature on all sides.

Andrum comprises a number of connected rooms with various features such as e.g. bath, sauna, rain, waterfall and steam. There are rooms for resting throughout the building, as well as rooms for spa treatments. There is contact with the park from a separate terrace toward the southern side.

The building’s design is based in sensory impressions – light, scent and taste, acoustics, and touch. The materials are concrete, unhewn stone, wood and glass, preserved in their bare forms to the greatest possible extent. Together, they form an entity that is at once soft-spoken and beautiful.

Johan Sundberg Arkitektur
Chief Architects: Johan Sundberg and Mattias Andreasson (Blasberg Andreasson Arkitekter)
Associate Architect: Henrik Ålund

Structural Engineer: Ronny Gerdt, Folke Höst, Lena Löfberg (Tyréns AB)
Structural Engineer (prefab): Ruben Gianolio, Nela Kapic, Lotta Lundin (Prekon i Syd AB)
Contractor: Pär Stigborg (Byggom AB)
Builder: Peter Nilsson