Before it closed in 2007, the Astoria on Nybrogatan, Oestermalm, was one of the Swedish capital's oldest and best-known cinemas. Astoria House, the building that housed the cinema, dates back to the 1870s. Originally home to luxury apartments, the upper storeys were later converted into offices. A major and highly successful restoration and construction project has re-established this location as a key landmark in Oestermalm. The Danish architects 3XN, headed by senior partner Audun Opdal, were responsible for this ambitious undertaking. The preserved part of the complex, with the facade and the entrance to the former cinema on Nybrogatan, has been superbly and sensitively returned to its original residential use. The cinema's iconic canopy has been restored. It now marks the entrance to a brasserie, which extends over several floors on the spot where the old cinema once stood - in an annexe that was demolished to make room for the new element in the complex - a state-of-the-art, 6,000-m~2 office block.
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