Kalasatama
- A multicoloured side of the city
Area 135 hectares
Inhabitants 17 000
Jobs 10 000
Floor space total 1,3 million m2
Contruction completed 2030´s
• The office buildings and services will be placed along the arterial roads, around the metro station and close to the power plant.
• A parking facility for 1 000 cars can be built under the Eastern highway.
• A new bridge to a nearby Zoo island is being planned.
• The building operations will start in the Sörnäistenniemi area. The first housing areas are planned for some 4 500 people.
• Varied housing types: apartment buildings, town houses, villas, lofts, floating houses.
• A length of 5 km of seaside promenade will connect the area with a Helsinki greenbelt network.
• Different recreational activities such as hiking, boating and fishing.
• Schools, day-care centres, a youth centre and other public services will be built close to the promenade parks as well as other parts of the area.
The southern part of Kalasatama has been vacated from port use in November 2008. The planning of the area is in progress, and the first new area south of Kulosaari bridge, Sörnäistenniemi, is ready-planned. The area will be canalized into parts that symbolize the islands that formerly were there. Hanasaari power plant will remain on the spot for a long time still, and three big coal bins will be built nearby.
An architectural competition on the area was organised in 2007. The winner was ALA Oy architects’ office. The proposal presented five big terraced blocks with the maximum height of 18 storeys. The blocks form an entity brilliantly adapted to the site which will give Hanasaari a strong new identity.
Kalasatama park will be the most central park of the entire area. The triangular park extends towards the inner city Helsinki. The new park will be given an exceptionally urban and structured character. Kalasatama park will be built in stages so that people can visit the park from the early days on.
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