Essa Glas in glass and façade assignment for Skanska in Stockholm
The Soltech company Essa Glas has been commissioned by Skanska Fastigheter to produce and install box- and glassfacades for the office property Signalhuset in Marievik, Stockholm, which is currently being renovated for AMF Fastigheter. The project will begin in the spring and will be completed in 2026.
The façade company Essa Glas & Aluminium has been part of Soltech since 2022. The company carries out large-scale projects in exterior and interior glass facade solutions, solar facades and roof-mounted solar systems for commercial properties. The business is run from the production facility in Örebro, but the company carries out projects in several of Sweden’s metropolitan regions.
Signalhuset is now undergoing extensive renovation and added extensions. Essa Glas’s assignment is to install several technically advanced façade solutions where prefabricated box facades in wooden frames, cladded with glass, sheet metal and concrete elements, are mounted on the gables and sides of the building. The façade elements are tailored and manufactured in the company’s own workshop in Örebro with very high precision and specially developed technology.
“This is a project with high demands on precision, coordination and material knowledge. We have developed a unique façade solution for Signalhuset where prefabrication and careful production are crucial for both quality and efficient installation. Being part of the development of this property feels very inspiring and we thank Skanska for the confidence shown in us,” says Malin Brunzell, Design Engineer at Essa Glas.
Cassette facades and fiberglass reinforced concrete
The assignment also includes the replacement of existing glass sections on the ground floor and the installation of a high central glass section for light entry into the property’s entrance and atrium. In the upper parts of the building, cassette facades will be installed, and the existing concrete frame will be fitted with new thin GRC elements with textured and relief-embossed surfaces. The company will also build curtain wall sections that will be clad with GRC (fiberglass reinforced concrete), which contributes to the building’s architectural expression and sustainability.
“In the transformation of Signalhuset, the façade is an important part of the building’s new expression. Essa Glas contributes with technically advanced and well-thought-out solutions that meet the project’s high demands on both function and design,” says Stefan Hedenström, Production Manager at Skanska.
Photo: BAU / AMF Fastigheter
