Diplomatstaden


Diplomatstaden is a neighbourhood in the Östermalm district in central Stockholm, Sweden. As the name suggests, the neighborhood is the home of many embassies and ambassadorial residencies.
Diplomatstaden encompasses the area facing the Djurgårdsbrunnsviken bay which is located south of the easternmost part of Strandvägen. It is an exclusive residential area composed of a group of brick villas built mostly in the 1910s and 1920s.

History

The municipal council had scrapped its plans for a Nobel institute in the neighbouring Nobel Park in 1906. Instead, city planning authority Per Olof Hallman designed a city plan for the area in 1911 and 1914. His plan strictly specified what materials should be used and detailed much of the exterior shapes of the buildings. Additionally, the irregularly shaped sites, over time increasingly criticized by involved architects, strongly dictated the design of the buildings. Most buildings facing the street passing north of the area are surrounded by walls, while open gardens surround those facing the southern waterfront.
Hallman placed the villas in a semicircle around St Peter and St Sigfrid's Church, known locally as the "English Church". Designed by James Souttar in 1863, the church was originally located at Wallingatan north of the Norra Bantorget square, but was moved brick by brick to its present location in 1913. The first villa to be built was banker Philip Geber's, designed by Ragnar Östberg in 1913. Two years later, United Kingdom had their embassy built to the design of British architect Sir Richard Allison.

Villas

The villas in the area are:
PropertyAddressYearArchitectInitial ownerCurrent owner
Villa Geber5, Nobelgatan1913Ragnar ÖstbergPhilip GeberSalvatore Grimaldi
Tryggerska villan3, Nobelgatan1914Ivar TengbomErnst TryggerSwedish Bar Association
Brittiska residenset7, Nobelgatan1915Richard AllisonUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom
Bünsowska villan15, Nobelgatan1919Carl WestmanRobert BünsowSaudi Arabia
Tillbergska villan9, Nobelgatan1919Ivar TengbomKnut TillbergSouth Korea
Villa Gumælius1, Nobelgatan1924Erik TranaHungary
Villa Bonde20, Dag Hammarskjölds väg1925Cyrillus JohanssonNils Gustaf BondeTurkey
Villa Wikström22, Dag Hammarskjölds väg1925Cyrillus JohanssonCarl WikströmSouth Korea
Villa Josephson11, Nobelgatan1926Erik JosephsonJohn JosephsonBelgium
Villa Bonnier13, Nobelgatan1927Ragnar ÖstbergÅke BonnierSweden
Villa Hjorth26, Dag Hammarskjölds väg1930Curt BjörklundBerndt August HjorthTurkey
Villa Åkerlund2, Nobelgatan1932Knut PetersonErik ÅkerlundUnited States