Draken Hotel

01/05

Hotel Draken is located next to Järntorget, in the center of a district with its own distinct character. The area embodies the mixed-use urban model that has become a planning ideal in recent years. Here, shops, workplaces, public services like libraries and cultural centers, cultural industries, and housing coexist in an active, varied environment. Unlike other parts of the city, the area has a rougher charm, with large retail and restaurant chains replaced by a wide range of smaller, independent businesses.

Across the river, clearly visible from Draken, lies Lindholmen, a hub for technological innovation closely connected to Chalmers University of Technology and major automotive companies such as Volvo and Geely.

Hotel Draken sits at the intersection of these two distinct parts of Gothenburg. The interior design reflects an effort to merge the city’s contrasts into a unified whole. The hotel rooms and suites express this by combining raw and refined elements. Exposed concrete is paired with high-end textiles, furniture, and carefully crafted details in wood and brass.

Typology	Hotel
Size	13 600 sqm
Year	2023
Status	Completed

Client	Strawberry
Team	Per Bornstein, Andreas Lyckefors, Johan Olsson, Johanna Engloo, Marina Petersson, Karin Gullbrantz, Joel Gödecke, Anders Löwander, Edvard Nyman, Ola Sjöberg, Felicia Davidsson, Viktor Fagrell, Ergin Can, Angelina Kjellén, Ainhoa Etxebarria, Sigrid Tunberg, Elias Lindh, Karin Pallarp Nilsson, Lisa Ekström, Linn Fredlund, Angeliqa Jansson Hejdenberg, John Ridderstolpe, Anna Bender, Magnus Carlsson, Rosa Perez, Fabian Sahlqvist, Caroline Jokiniemi, Rebecca Wallin
Location	Gothenburg, Sweden
Photography	Erik Lefvander