Lilla Bommen
Skanskaskrapan ( German " The Skanska (clouds ) Scratches ") is a 22stöckiges, 86 meters high, rotweißgestreiftes high house by the river Göta älv in the center of the Swedish city Gothenburg, near which the four-masted barque Viking and the Göta bridge Älvbron lie. From the official side, the building is also known as Lilla Bommen, named after the port area Lilla Bommen to the adjacent guest harbor. The vernacular was the Skanskaskrapan nicknamed Läppstiftet (engl. " The Lipstick " ), which relates in part to the red color and the slanted top of the building, while other sources the name of the diocese of Gothenburg (Swedish Gothenburg pin ) lead back, the an office in the Skanskaskrapan maintains. Another nickname is Vattenståndet (engl. " The Water " or " The level " ) because it is right on the water line and also has features of a phallus in its shaping.
The idea of building originated in 1983, when the Gothenburg municipality wanted to provide employment and development in the region and the construction company Skanska intended to strengthen its market position as home builders and property owners. Then Skanskaskrapan was designed by Swedish architect Ralph Erskine British and built by Skanska, led by Gösta Backmark. Because of the clayey soil in Gothenburg stabilizing piles were the foundation of the house up to 90 meters long, is required. When it was officially opened in 1989, it still contained the main office of Skanska in Gothenburg, which owns it no longer is today. Current owner is the Swedish property company Vasakronan AB.
The building consists of a high house and a low storey extension, in which office space for numerous companies are housed. Covering an area of 31,625 m² offices are located at 27 596 m². 2501 m² are shops and 1528 m² for other purposes reserved.
On the top floor there is the closed -glazed viewing platform Götheborgs Utkiken from which a fine view of the city and its surroundings as well as the harbor.
The Swedish sculptor and artist Claes Hake ( b. 1945 ) created a sculpture group of stone, which was placed between the quay and the Foyer of the House.