Reference: Östermalmshallen padel hall

Before rackets and nets, Östermalmshallen was known for its fish and vegetables. Stockholm's bustling temporary market hall now has a new life as the Östermalmshallen Padel tennis hall. The wooden building was disassembled and moved to a new location 500 kilometres away. Kerto® LVL elements were used because they are easy to dismantle and structurally reusable. Read more: https://www.metsagroup.com/metsawood/news-and-publications/references/padel-hall/
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Kerto® LVL makes reuse processes easier
The design of the building is based on prefabricated elements. The roof structure consists of Kerto LVL beams laid out in a grid-like pattern, making for a stronger structure and smaller material consumption, while also giving an open feel.
Kerto® LVL beams laid out in a grid-like pattern
“It was very smooth working with Kerto beams during disassembly. The same entrepreneurs that constructed the building first disassembled it and then reassembled it in the new location. The material withstood the entire process very well, and we were able to move and adapt everything to the new purpose,” says Wuollet.
Temporary building gets a new life
Material-efficient Kerto LVL beams also made the hall’s disassembly, interim storage and assembly easier, as everything fit together precisely and nothing needed to be added to the roof beam structure, for example.
Temporary market hall becomes a sports hall in Sweden’s largest reuse project
“This reuse project is one of a kind in Sweden. We disassembled a fully functioning market hall in Stockholm, moved it to a new location 500 kilometres away and reassembled the building to fulfil its new purpose as a padel hall. It really is unique,” says Johan Wuollet, project manager for Wallenstam.
Temporary market hall transforms into sports hall
This project is a great example of the suitability of Kerto® LVL elements for demounting and reuse in construction. Wallenstam completed Sweden’s largest reuse project in 2022 by transporting the Östermalmshallen market hall from Stockholm, 500 kilometres southwest to Mölnlycke, just outside Gothenburg. There, the wooden building was converted into a padel hall with an accompanying restaurant.
Padell hall
Launched in early 2021, the project was completed in the spring of 2022 with the inauguration of the padel hall in Mölnlycke. The wooden building was designed in the first place to fulfil different purposes and to be portable. Circular and sustainable construction is in line with Wallenstam’s vision for the future.
Östermalmshallen padel hall