The owner of the property, The Train Factory Oy, has organized an architectural competition for the design of the new building. A total of five architectural offices were invited to the international competition organized in cooperation with the City of Helsinki and the Finnish Association of Architects (SAFA).
The goal of the competition is to find a design solution suitable for the project area with a new, more efficient land use solution, which will become a natural part of the urban structure and a nationally significant built cultural environment. At the same time, the new building complex must support the future development of the Teollisuuskatu axis as Helsinki’s central workplace and downtown area, and improve the quality and connections of the area’s pedestrian area.
You can send your opinion about the competition entry until October 23rd
You can familiarize yourself with the competition proposals at Tell us what you think about the service 4.10.-23.10.2022. The City of Helsinki hopes its residents will give their views on what is good in the proposals and what needs further development. The competition proposals are also on display in the lobby of the Helsinki City Environment Center (excl. 10.10. at 2:00 p.m. – 11.10. at 11:30 a.m.). The address is in the Kalasatama area at Työpajankatu 8.
Respondents are also asked to consider whether the presented plan supports the development of the Teollisuuskatu area as a central workplace area and the expansion of the city center. Or is the plan suitable as part of the historically valuable Pasila Konepaja area? Respondents can also vote for their favorite proposal in the survey. Presentation texts are available in Finnish and English, while the actual proposals are in English, as the architecture competition is international.
The comments received through the survey will be submitted to the jury before the winner is selected at the end of October 2022. After the competition ends, the planning of the area will continue with the preparation of a plan proposal, in which the winning proposal will serve as a basis. The city will report on the progress of the zoning process separately in the early winter of 2023.
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Source: City of Helsinki, Urban Environment Division
Source: The Nordic Page