Slussporten
Slussporten is a restaurant and bar beneath Guldbron at Slussen in central Stockholm, developed for Nobis as part of the area's transformation into a new public waterfront. The project occupies one of two glass pavilions introduced in Foster + Partners' masterplan, connecting Södermalm and Gamla Stan through a renewed public realm. A self-supporting glass enclosure positioned beneath the bridge creates a room suspended between infrastructure, water and city life.
A room between two waters
For centuries, Slussen has been a site of crossings over water — a place where routes, levels and flows are continuously reworked. In its latest transformation, the masterplan by Foster + Partners shifts the site from a traffic system into a public landscape. A new bridge spans the junction, its yellow-toned steel structure — known locally as “Guldbron” — cutting a clear horizontal line between Södermalm and Gamla Stan.
In the same gesture, the masterplan introduced two glass volumes beneath the bridge. Both are designed by Wingårdhs for Nobis, which is both client and owner. Slussporten is one of these two buildings.
Slussporten sits directly beneath it, positioned close to the water and open towards Vattentorget. The project is defined by a self-supporting glass enclosure placed beneath the bridge — a precise construction that allows the building and the infrastructure above to remain independent. The glass façade meets the underside of the bridge without merging with it, forming a controlled gap between the two structures. This separation defines the interior.
The space is organised into three zones: the Gold Bar, the Food Bar and the Dining Room. The Gold Bar is centred around a continuous sofa that forms circular seating for both small and larger groups. The Food Bar is positioned in direct relation to the kitchen, with a communal table and surrounding mirrors and storage.
The Dining Room offers a range of seating types, from smaller tables to larger arrangements, including circular sofas and booths.
A wall clad in Italian glass mosaic runs through the restaurant, composed as a collage of enlarged onion motifs. The surface reflects light and reveals variation across the space. Timber floorboards laid in an oversized herringbone pattern form the base of the interior, their scale adjusting the perception of the room.
The ceiling integrates lighting, sprinklers and acoustic treatment. Its tone is calibrated in relation to the bridge above, so that from Vattentorget the underside of the bridge and the interior ceiling read in continuity.
The open kitchen forms a dark, glossy backdrop, focusing attention on the chefs and their work. The lighting is directed towards the working area.
Mirrors are used throughout the interior as spatial elements and functional components, acting as dividers and storage while reflecting both the city and the activity within the room. Nearly all interior elements are custom-designed for the project; only the chairs are not. Materials, surfaces and furnishings are conceived as a unified interior.
"Everything is close-knit — a place to meet, gather, and linger. The proximity to the kitchen creates an immediate connection to the activity, while movement, reflections and people overlap throughout the space. Here, you sit as close to the outside as possible. The ambition is to create a Stockholm classic — durable, relevant and resilient, while unmistakably of its time."
— Helena Toresson & Sara Helder
