At 11 a.m. this morning, Kerstin Lindberg Göransson (Airport Director of Stockholm-Arlanda Airport), Petter Stordalen (owner and Chairman of Choice Hotels Scandinavia) and Tomas Carlsson (President of NCC Construction Sverige AB) laid the ceremonial foundation stone for the hotel, which will become the hub of the new development region, Stockholm Airport City. The foundation stone contained newspapers and objects that are typical of the era and has now been set in the base of the hotel building.
“It will be a hotel for all of Sweden because Stockholm-Arlanda is the junction for both national and international air traffic,” says Kerstin Lindberg Göransson, Airport Director of Stockholm-Arlanda. “The hotel is part of our strong ambition to be the largest hub in Sweden and one of Europe’s leading airports. For our travellers, it is a question of logistics but also of what is good for the environment.
“There has long been a need for more hotel rooms here at Stockholm-Arlanda and for a better-quality hotel. Because the ambition is high, Clarion was chosen to be the operator, given their clear ambitions to develop and create something more than just a hotel.”
Clarion has always had the goal as a hotel chain to create lively meeting places where people can share knowledge, ideas and cultural experiences – where art, music and design interact to provide guests with more than just a place to stay.
“This is not just the foundation stone for one of Europe’s best airport hotels. It is also one of the cornerstones in Choice’s Swedish venture. It will be both a national landmark and a flagship for Choice. We look forward to providing a unique hotel experience to 20 million travellers at Stocholm-Arlanda,” says Petter A. Stordalen, owner and Chairman of Choice Hotels Scandinavia, which is behind the Clarion chain of hotels.
The strategically important Clarion Hotel Arlanda is only one of three new additions to the hotel chain this year. The two other hotels are the new meeting venue in Gothenburg, Clarion Hotel Post, and the conference hotel in Malmö.
“Clarion Hotel Arlanda advances our pieces on the game board and further enhances our position in Sweden,” says Mr Stordalen.
Construction of the hotel is being carried out as a partnering project between Stockholm-Arlanda Airport, Choice Hotels Scandinavia and general contractor NCC Construction Sverige AB. The architect is Aros Arkitekter AB. The interior designer is Bjorken Architects.
High-resolution images and video are available at:
http://www.projektclarionarlanda.se/press.aspx
Additional press images from the day’s foundation-laying ceremony are available on the website.
Facts
30,000 square metres
14 storeys
414 rooms and a number of suites with international standards
Ultramodern conference and meeting rooms
Some 40 rooms of various sizes, from meeting suites to a conference hall
Total surface 6,000 square metres
The conference hall holds 900 people with theatre seating and 6.5-metre ceilings
Up to 450 seated guests for meals
Kitchen with 900 square metres
Restaurant with 1,200 square metres in all
À la carte restaurant with view
Conference and breakfast restaurant on the ground floor
Lobby with bar
Gym and wellness centre
Offices and shops
What is partnering?
Partnering is a structured form of cooperation in the building industry, where the general contractor, consultants and contractors together carry out a construction assignment. The work is based on open, trusting collaboration where everyone’s professional abilities complement each other’s through every phase of the project.
For further information and questions, please contact:
Jan Lindqvist, Head of Corporate Communication, Stockholm-Arlanda Airport, 0708-916402
Riitta Östberg, Marketing Director, Clarion Hotels, 070-537 99 66
Ulf Thorné, Press Relations Manager, NCC Construction, 070-214 77 27
Swedavia, formerly LFV, is a State-owned airport company run along business lines which is responsible for the operation and improvement of 14 Swedish airports. Swedavia has some 2,600 employees. In 2009, 27.9 million people travelled via our airports, and the number of landings was about 215,000.
Clarion Hotels has 20 first-class hotels in the Nordic countries and revenues of SEK 1.7 billion. Clarion creates lively meeting places for business, conference and leisure travellers using art, music and design. Clarion is part of Choice Hotels Scandinavia, which has total revenues of about SEK 8 billion from 170 hotels in the Nordic countries.
NCC is one of the leading construction and property development companies in the Nordic countries. In 2009, NCC had revenues of about SEK 52 billion and 18,000 employees. NCC Construction Sverige builds residences, offices, roads, and other constructions and infrastructure in Sweden.