Silverdal - Stockholm Environmental Science Park

If you were to choose a place in Sweden where you thought you would want to establish a science park, you would most probably point to this place on the map.
Everything here is almost within arm's reach — the universities of Uppsala and Stockholm, the Royal Institute of Technology, and the Karolinska Institute. Arlanda, the international airport, is only half an hour away to the north, and so is Bromma airport to the west. A stone's throw across the E4 motorway is Kista — one of the world's biggest IT clusters. A compact density of expertise such as that in the area around Silverdal is quite uncommon.
Add to this the technologically mature Swedes. The penetration of Internet subscribers, PCs and mobile phones is among the highest in the world.
Moreover, Sweden is among the most critical countries in terms of products that have an impact on the environment, both in Nature and at workplaces. Many companies consider that if it works here, it will work anywhere. Sweden in general and Stockholm in particular have developed into a good test market for new technology. Stockholm is also known as the city of the Nobel Prize.
The Science Park is focused on sustainable development in the fields of the environment and IT. Any organization that establishes itself here should devote itself to one of the three fields of education, R&D or business. These three fields benefit by being in the same area. This is the backbone of any successful science park.

Silverdal - Garden City

The place was christened Silverdal by Queen Kristina of Sweden in the 17th century. The name fell into oblivion for a couple of centuries. But we have now revived it again.
The landscape is uniquely suited for becoming a Nordic garden city. Centuries-old oaks and fruit trees, anemones, various grasses and meadow flowers abound here. A gently sloping valley ends in Edsviken bay, which is also the Silverdal harbour from which the 25 000 or more islands of the Stockholm archipelago are within easy reach.
This will be a living township with about 100 000 square metres of commercial floor area, side by side with 600 — 700 dwellings. Silverdal will have many meeting points, which is pleasant, while also being good for security since there are people around at all times of the day and night.
The architecture in the area is based on the brand-new principle of Expanded Space. This is ultimately aimed at giving the employees and the residents a better quality of life. The boundaries between outdo-or and indoor areas are opened up by means of terraces, glass frontages and courtyards. Traditional Nordic building materials are used - wood, glass, steel and plaster. Silverdal in itself will become a living example of a sustainable community.

Science Center - a meeting place

Right in the middle of the Science Park is the Science Center that will provide services to the companies and residents in the Park. The Center is the heart of the Science Park. A reception will be provided in the building to ensure a degree of service that will be to the highest international standard. This building is planned especially for unplanned meetings — video meetings, board of directors meetings, conferences, events and exhibitions.
As a tenant in Silverdal, you will be able to use the Science Center to the extent you find appropriate. You can give your visitors from abroad a prestigious reception. As a site for seminars or presentations of new scientific discoveries, the Science Center will be an interesting alternative to Stockholm City, for instance. Silverdal is being built for the modern company and its needs. Since a growing amount of work is now done in project form and since reduced travel is a further aim, the Science Center may also include a business service center that enables you to rent an extra workplace for a few months if you should need it.
The first tenants are scheduled to move into the Science Park in the end of 2004. But you can already open the door by giving us a call for further information.

The commercial properties and dwellings in Silverdal will be
no more than three storeys high. The time has come to
abandon the high-rise buildings of the 20th century in
favour of the principles of our new era.