Metropole in the News - Gamestreet 1 Turns Work, Play and Dining into One Destination
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Artem Raunecker
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When we started Metropole, the idea was simple: build places where creatives actually want to be — not just park a laptop. With the opening of Gamestreet 1 (GS1) at Stockholmsverken, that idea has caught the attention of some of Sweden’s biggest property and hospitality media.
Over the past months, Fastighetsvärlden, Mitt i, Besöksliv and AMF Fastigheter have all covered our new flagship – a hybrid of coworking hub, restaurant and social gaming arena on Södermalm.
Here’s a short roundup of what they’re saying – and how Gamestreet 1 fits into Metropole’s bigger vision.
Metropole’s hubs offer flexible spaces, studios, and offices at a fixed price, no matter your team size. Your space, your team – one price, always in an environment made by creators for creators.
AMF Fastigheter: building Södermalm’s new creative arena
Our landlord AMF Fastigheter has profiled Metropole as part of its broader vision for Stockholmsverken and “Stockholm Game District” – an area already home to major game studios and creative companies.
In their feature, they describe Metropole as:
A co-working partner focused on community, collaboration and friendships between tenants
A hub that blends VR, shuffleboard, karaoke and studios for podcast and music production with premium workspaces
A key piece in building Södermalm’s next entertainment and creative destination, where work life and free time flow together in the same house
CEO Michel Fannoun is quoted describing this as “a new way of working and meeting” – balancing high-performance work environments with spaces for play, culture and social experiences, all under the Metropole umbrella.
From coworking operator to “eat, drink, play” destination
Property publication Fastighetsvärlden highlighted the scale of the move: Metropole has taken over around 3,700 sqm at Stockholmsverken, transforming former coworking space into a multi-level creative hub with GS1 as the public-facing heart on the ground floor.
They point out that we’re not “just” opening a restaurant – we’re building a combined restaurant + social gaming floor of about 1,200 sqm, with karaoke rooms, arcade games, VR experiences, digital minigolf and racing simulators one floor up.
For Fastighetsvärlden, GS1 signals that Metropole is stepping beyond traditional coworking and into the role of destination creator:
A place where brands can host product launches, internal events and workshops
A place where brands can host product launches, internal events and workshops
“A social melting pot” for Södermalm evenings
Local news outlet Mitt i zooms in on what Gamestreet 1 means for the neighbourhood around Södra Station. They describe GS1 as 1,200 sqm dedicated to mingling and play, with capacity for up to around 360 guests across the restaurant, lounge and gaming floor.
Cesar Sierra, Metropole’s Head of Creative, calls the vision a “social melting pot” – a place where nurses from Södersjukhuset, entrepreneurs from the building and visitors from all over the city share the same space.
Rather than chasing attention with cheap beer, the pull is:
Themed evenings and live events – music, quizzes, stand-up, improv
Interactive play – from shuffleboard and digital darts to Wild West–style shooting simulators
A vibe described as “hotel lobby meets Hard Rock Café gone wild”, marrying comfort with a bit of chaos and fun
The goal, as Mitt i summarizes it, is to bring life back to a corner of Söder that has often gone quiet after office hours.
Not a traditional office hotel
Hospitality-focused Besöksliv frames Metropole as “no traditional office hotel” at all. Instead, they describe the new space at Magnus Ladulåsgatan as a destination for events and creative production, with GS1 (often referred to as Game Street One) as the public stage on the street level.
Key elements they highlight:
A busy event calendar with troubadours, talks, improv theatre and more
A restaurant concept that stays open to the general public, not just members
A community mix of tech startups, content agencies, developers, photographers and producers – a creative crowd expected to shape the programming and energy in the house
They also zoom in on our culinary partner: Tau Mandéus, the restaurateur behind Bun Bun just across the street. The idea is not to compete, but to create synergy – with different menus, shared staff potential and extended opportunities for catering and events between the two brands.