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7.6.2013 Arto Kaituri, MARK, WSP Finland
CONNECTION THROUGHTHE WATER LANDSCAPE
7.6.2013. Arto Kaituri, MARK, WSP Finland
Competition about connection throughthe water landscape in Helsinki,Cwww.kruunusillat.fiUGHNew bridges will connect the city center and thezoo and a new eastern district
7.6.2013. Arto Kaituri, MARK, WSP Finland
BackgroundHelsinki is growing fast for the next decades
About 500 000 inhabitants more after 35 years
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Residential areas will be built at the seaside
COMPETITION AREA
7.6.2013. Arto Kaituri, MARK, WSP Finland
Especially the coastal areas are changing
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There are many existing values
COMPETITION AREA
7.6.2013. Arto Kaituri, MARK, WSP Finland
Historical monuments and nature protection areaare part of the competition area
Suomenlinna fortress in the southern edge ofthe see from the 1750. It is on the UnescoWorld heritage list. It has been declarednationally significant landscape area.
Viikki nature protection area.
Kaivopuisto landscape park from the late 1800.
7.6.2013. Arto Kaituri, MARK, WSP Finland
Bridge competition is going on - www.kruunusillat.fi
The City of Helsinki isorganizing aninternational designcompetition forKruunusillat.
At the end they havegot eleven entries. Thejury is still working.
The competition areacovers the connectionbetween Kalasatamaand Kruunuvuori,about 2 km, and twobridges.
CENTER
KALASATAMA
KRUUNUVUORI
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Bridge competition - Kruunuvuorensilta
The purpose of the competition is to find a high-quality solution for an environment, extremelydemanding from the landscape and cultural-historical perspectives.
The bridges shall have a positive effect onHelsinki’s image and shall be a worthy legacy forfuture.
The bridges are for bicycle and pedestrian trafficand trams.
It is mainly a connection for the inhabitants ofeastern district and for the visitors of the zoo.
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7.6.2013. Arto Kaituri, MARK, WSP Finland
CENTER
PARK
FORTRESS
ZOO
PARK
The solution should be for an environment,extremely demanding from the landscapeand cultural-historical perspectives.
KALASATAMA
KRUUNUVUORI
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Finland's National Board of Antiquities
”Kruunuvuorenselkä on historiallisesti tärkeä Helsingin merellinen liikenneväylä.Kruunuvuorenrannan joukkoliikenteen toteuttaminen siltojen välitykselläaiheuttaisi merkittäviä maisemallisia muutoksia merellisen Helsinginkansallismaisemaan. The connection will effect essentially on the nationalimportant see landscape.
Korkeasaaren kansanpuisto on valtakunnallisesti merkittäväkulttuuriympäristö. Sen yhteyteen rakennettava silta vaikuttaisi olennaisestisaaren herkkään maisemaan ja luontoon. The zoo is an important culturalenvironment and the connection would have negative impacts on the zoo area.”
7.6.2013. Arto Kaituri, MARK, WSP Finland
The view to the Baltic see
The existing viewfrom the see
7.6.2013. Arto Kaituri, MARK, WSP Finland
Helsinki skyline is the famous image of the city
7.6.2013. Arto Kaituri, MARK, WSP Finland
The bridge architecture combines…
esthetic values
visual values
economical values
technical solutions
history
Is all thisenough or toomuch for thelandscape?
materials
scale and details”Genius loci”spirit of the place
symbolic values
(The instruction for the bridge architecture, Finnish Transport Agency)
7.6.2013. Arto Kaituri, MARK, WSP Finlandexamples of the entries, Unda arctica, more in www.kruunusillat.fi
7.6.2013. Arto Kaituri, MARK, WSP Finland
Landscape and new structures – diverse discussions
opposeprojects…
design them suitablefor the landscape
New hotel (Herzog & Meuron)
New skyscrapers
New Helsinki wheel
New bridges
?
Maybe designing is not possible in every case,
Motorway system through the city of Helsinki, plan 1968, Smith & Polvinen
Thank You!
anyway the inhabitants and politicians are very keen on the landscape issues