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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination. Oaxen in Stockholm, Sweden by Architect Mats FahlanderOctober 19th, 2016 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: Architect Mats Fahlander In the historical area of Djurgårdsvarvet, an old renovated shipyard on the island of Djurgården, a run down shed has been rebuilt to house renown restaurant Oaxen, relocating it from far out in the archipelago to the city centre. The building accomodates two restaurants, the bistro Oaxen Slip and the fine dining restaurant Oaxen Krog, seating 76 respectively 32 people.  The new building has inherited the silhouette of the old shed it replaces, Image Courtesy © Åke E:son Lindman
 The new building retains the generality and generous dimensions that often characterize this kind of industrial architecture, Image Courtesy © Åke E:son Lindman One of the main challenges was to preserve and enrich the historical shipyard environment with a respectfull addition, adapted to the restaurant owners’ vision. The new building has inherited the silhouette of the old shed and retained the generality and generous dimensions that often characterize this kind of industrial architecture.  Chambre Séparée, Image Courtesy © Åke E:son Lindman  The bistro Oaxen Slip, Image Courtesy © Åke E:son Lindman The marine environment and original workshed are overall themes in both the architecture and the interior. A limited palette of materials that age with dignity have been chosen – hand-made tiles, sanded concrete, steel, solid oak, leather. The interior is conceived as a quiet backdrop to the reused furniture and the beautifully presented food.  The bistro Oaxen Slip, Image Courtesy © Åke E:son Lindman  The bistro Oaxen Slip, Image Courtesy © Åke E:son Lindman  The bistro Oaxen Slip, Image Courtesy © Åke E:son Lindman  The fine dining restaurant Oaxen Krog, Image Courtesy © Åke E:son Lindman  The fine dining restaurant Oaxen Krog, Image Courtesy © Åke E:son Lindman  The fine dining restaurant Oaxen Krog, Image Courtesy © Åke E:son Lindman  The fine dining restaurant Oaxen Krog, Image Courtesy © Åke E:son Lindman  One of the main challenges was to preserve and enrich the historical shipyard environment with an addition also adapted to the restaurant owners’ vision, Image Courtesy © Åke E:son Lindman  Oaxen Krog&Slip is located in an old renovated shipyard on the island of Djurgården in Stockholm, Image Courtesy © Åke E:son Lindman  Image Courtesy © Architect Mats Fahlander  Image Courtesy © Architect Mats Fahlander
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