Årsta Church, Lutheran church in Årsta, Stockholm, Sweden.
Årsta Church is a church building in Stockholm featuring a red brick exterior and a distinctive concrete flat roof. The interior is filled with natural light from large rectangular windows and offers a spacious volume with high ceilings.
Årsta's 1940s development included early plans for a church, and the Årsta kyrkostiftelse was formed in 1945. A bell tower bought from Fyrunga parish in Västergötland was inaugurated in 1952, and in 1969 a parish hall by Göran Dahlstrand, seating 112, opened with a church room and altar. After the church council decided in November 2008 to build, work began in April 2010 and Bishop Eva Brunne consecrated Johan Celsing's church in August 2011.
The parish hall from 1969, designed by Göran Dahlstrand, held a church room with an altar for 112 people before the new church was built. The 1952 bell tower was bought from Fyrunga parish in Västergötland. The church was consecrated in August 2011 by Bishop Eva Brunne.
The church stands in Årsta, connected to the 1969 parish house by a church square or foyer that was added at the congregation's request. The church room is square, 15.7 metres on each side, and seats about 200 people, with two small chapels adjoining it. The low section measures 4.9 by 4.6 metres and is 3.6 metres high.
The interior walls combine whitewashed brickwork with glazed perforated bricks creating an interesting surface texture. Concrete beams across the ceiling form a striking geometric pattern.
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