Winner of design competition for "Wise mobility city block" in Helsinki's Oulunkylä district takes tomorrow's consumer into consideration
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SATO Corporation, Press release, 20th November 2017 at 1:30 pm
Car parking facility can be replaced later by residential buildings
Cities will be investing increasingly in public transport in the future. If this
coincides with reduced private car use, underground parking facilities will
become obsolete. This perspective was taken into consideration in the design
competition organised by SATO, the City of Helsinki, VR Group and the Finnish
Association of Architects (SAFA). The winning proposal for the "Wise mobility
city block" in the Oulunkylä district of Helsinki features an above-ground
parking facility that is designed and scaled so that it can later be replaced by
residential buildings.
The location of the site named "Wise mobility city block" at the intersection of
the Jokeri Light Rail service and the main railway line is unique. The most
important starting point adopted for land use planning here was a city block
structure based on public transport connections and opportunities for pedestrian
and bicycle traffic with flexibility in response to changing housing and
mobility needs. Residents will primarily be steered towards walking, cycling and
public transport use, and the reductions in the number of car parking spaces
permitted by the City of Helsinki were taken into account in the amount of
parking spaces designed for the block.
Image: "Autumn Sonnet", HMV Architects Ltd
Adaptability at public transport connections hub
Submitted by HMV Architects Ltd, the winning proposal entitled "Autumn Sonnet"
was praised by the jury specifically for its adaptability for various future
purposes and for its solutions encouraging mobility. The competition entry takes
into consideration the diversity of housing from the urban development
perspective and will feature ARA-subsidised and Hitas homes as well as non-
subsidised rental homes. The competition entries were also on public display for
local residents.
- The areas along the Jokeri Light Rail service and their infill construction
are an important development target for the City of Helsinki. It's great to see
how a new and interesting set of homes will be created at the hub of the Jokeri
Light Rail and the Oulunkylä railway station. In infill construction,
redevelopment involving demolition is one way of increasing urban density and
vibrancy. This project will be an interesting example of such redevelopment. I
find it exciting that the winning proposal is one that has confidence in the
attractiveness of public transport and in which urban evolution and public
transport development have also been considered over the longer term, says Anni
Sinnemäki, Deputy Mayor for Urban Environment, City of Helsinki.
- I'm very happy about the excellent cooperation that's been seen in the
advancement of this project with the City of Helsinki and the other partners.
The residential area will provide up to more than a thousand users for the
Jokeri Light Rail service and the Ring Rail Line. A location this fantastic at a
public transport hub would have enabled even more efficient and denser
construction and is positively screaming for a flexible parking solution, SATO
President and CEO Saku Sipola points out.
Facts about Wise mobility city block project
A year ago, SATO signed an agreement with the rail transport company VR on the
development and purchase of a city block owned by VR in Oulunkylä, Helsinki,
following the completion of the local detailed plan by the city council. The
buildings to be constructed in the new residential area will have a total of
around 500 ARA-subsidised and Hitas homes as well as non-subsidised rental
homes. There are currently nine residential apartment buildings built in the
1970s with a total of 155 homes on the site. Construction in the area will begin
once the local detailed plan amendment has been completed, which is estimated to
be in 2019. The current apartments will be demolished as they would require full
refurbishment. HMV Architects Ltd is SATO's architect consultant in the local
detailed plan amendment process taking place on the basis of the competition and
the primary designer of two of the housing projects to be implemented in the
competition area.
Images and presentation of the winning proposal "Autumn Sonnet":
https://www.hel.fi/hel2/ksv/liitteet/2017_kaava/2241_6_Oulunkyla_Syyssonaatti_A3
_suunkilpailu.pdf
For more information please contact:
Saku Sipola, President and CEO, saku.sipola(at)sato.fi, phone:
+201 34 4001, +358 40 551 5953
Antti Aarnio, Vice President, antti.aarnio(at)sato.fi, phone:
+201 34 4200, +40 164 7052
www.sato.fi/en
SATO is one of Finland's leading rental housing providers. SATO aims to offer a
comprehensive choice of rental housing and an excellent customer experience. At
year-end 2016 SATO owned around 25,300 apartments in Finland's largest growth
centres and in St Petersburg.
We promote sustainable development and initiative through our operations and
work in open interaction with our stakeholders to generate added value. We
operate profitably and with a long-term view. We increase the value of our
housing assets through investments, divestments and repairs.
The SATO Group's net sales in 2016 were EUR 318.0 million, operating profit EUR
267.2 million and profit before taxes EUR 219.4 million. The value of SATO's
investment assets is roughly EUR 3.4 billion.
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Source: SATO Oyj via GlobeNewswire
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Datum: 20.11.2017 - 12:30 Uhr
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