Bofills Båge (Swedish: "Bofill's Crescent") is a residential building on Södermalm, Stockholm, Sweden, at 59°18′51″N 18°4′5″E / 59.31417°N 18.06806°E / 59.31417; 18.06806. The building was designed by the Spanish architect Ricardo Bofill and constructed between 1991 and 1992.

Bofills Båge
Bofills Båge
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General information
TypeCondominium
Architectural styleCrescent
Address118 28 Stockholm
Town or citySödermalm, Stockholm
CountrySweden
Coordinates59°18′51″N 18°4′5″E / 59.31417°N 18.06806°E / 59.31417; 18.06806
Construction started1991
Completed1992
Technical details
Structural systemSkyscraper
Floor area300 apartments, shops, offices and underground parking space
Design and construction
Architect(s)Ricardo Bofill Taller de Arquitectura

The building complex is formed by the crescent-shaped building with a diameter of 180 metres, along with a total of five smaller apartment buildings. The complex contains about 300 apartments, shops, offices and underground parking space. It forms part of a large urban redevelopment where the old southern railyard was converted into city blocks mainly with housing developments. The Crescent is flanked by Söder Torn, a residential highrise building designed by Henning Larsen.

In the architect's words, "The crescent façade is of simple, pure lines in accordance with traditional Nordic architecture."[citation needed]

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