Strandvägen 7, Residential and commercial building in Östermalm, Stockholm, Sweden
Strandvägen 7 is a residential and commercial Jugendstil complex in the Klippan block, built 1907–1911 by the architects Hagström & Ekman for Per S. Bocander and J. Eriksson. Its three bodies form two monumental wings, 7A and 7C, with rounded dome-crowned corners joined by long stone balustrades. The grey-yellow spritputz facade carries apple-branch ornament in light grey limestone, and the downspouts emerge from carved dolphin heads.
The complex was built in 1907–1911 to designs by the firm Hagström & Ekman for developers Per S. Bocander and J. Eriksson, replacing a simple shantytown demolished between 1897 and 1907. Its three bodies had different builders. From 1910 to 1923 the exclusive Konditori Landelius occupied the ground floor.
The name Klippan belongs to the block where the building stands. In the ground floor, the exclusive Konditori Landelius operated between 1910 and 1923. Today the premises house Hotel Diplomat in 7C and Hotel Esplanade in 7A, alongside an exclusive office hotel.
The building is a private residential and office property, so the interior is not open to visitors; the courtyard gate and the statue Eko by Gusten Lindberg can be seen from the street. Hotel Diplomat occupies 7C and Hotel Esplanade 7A, and the facade is best viewed from the opposite side of Strandvägen.
The downspouts run inside the facade down to ground level, where they emerge from the mouths of sculpted dolphin heads. In the courtyard, behind a large wrought-iron gate, stands the statue Eko by Gusten Lindberg. Residents have included the brothers Ivar and Torsten Kreuger and the photographer Henry B. Goodwin.
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