Reference Plan for Otakaari Student Housing Project located on Aalto University’s campus includes a plan consultation and the preparation of a reference plan on behalf of the landowners, Aalto University and Senate Properties. The new detail plan enables 26,350 m2 building rights for student housing, diverse common spaces and a local grocery store. Due to…
Saukonlaituri City Quarter plan The Helsinki City Planning Department commissioned a reference plan based on our Helsinki Townhouse competition proposal, which received an honorary mention. The town plan, based on our original reference plan, was approved by the Urban Planning Board in December of 2010. After that the specifics of the plan changed. The coastline…
Soukka Metrostation surroundings The western Metro will have a station in Soukka and an improvement strategy of the stations immediate surroundings needed to be made. An idea plan – urban and functional review – serves both the metro project planning and the centre area zoning. According to the ideals of the Soukka areas construction period,…
Mellunmäki Centre Development Plan Helsinki City Planning Department and Helsinki City ATT ordered a reference plan from our office to base the development of Mellunmäki Metro Station. Later, HOK-Elanto and YIT became part of the project. One of the goals of the project was to develop a distinctive identity for the fragmented and unpredictable Mellunmäki…
Heinola strategic district plan The structural economical changes in Heinola generated a need to look at the city’s future development, both from residents and businesses point of view, in 2010 and 2011. Three views were formed: one addressed Vierumäki’s housing strategy, the second the development of the city center in which a joint theme was…
Unlimited metropolis Development picture of the Helsinki metropolitan area. The long-term development of the metropolitan area of Helsinki with 14 municipalities, “Unlimited Metropolis”, was drawn up by a consultancy group led by Strafica, in close interaction with municipal representatives. A-Consultants responded to the development and visualization of land use plans. The mandate can be seen…
Otaniemi comprehensive image Our office has, over the past decades, been involved in multiple projects regarding Otaniemi campus´ land usage. We have since 2013 worked as consultants and designers for two of the area’s largest landowners -Aalto University Oy and the Senate Real Estate- regarding the coordination of the area´s many projects. We update the…
VVO Lehtovuori In the autumn of 2001, the City of Helsinki organized a concession for a landfill competition in the housing estates of Konala Lehtovuori. The area plan of the area (Urban Planning Agency / Leena Lukkarinen-Annila) is compact, with a block efficiency of 0.5, plus 20% non-residential auxiliary spaces. VVO Rakennuttaja Oy won the…
