Peab arranged, in cooperation with the City of Tampere, an architectural competition for the area as an invitation competition. The competition area is located in Tampere at the centre of the new Ranta-Tampella area to be constructed by Lake Näsijärvi within walking distance of the city centre. The aim of the competition was to design an attractive high-grade housing block that would fit the environment, be technically and financially feasible, and utilise the scenic and urban landscape elements in addition to high-quality housing solutions.
Five architectural design companies were selected to participate in the invitation competition. The panel of judges consisted of representatives of the City of Tampere, the Finnish Association of Architects (SAFA), and Peab. The panel of judges chose the design proposal, submitted under the name ‘Flanööri ja kalamies’ (The urban explorer and the fisherman), by the Tampere-based architectural design company BST-Arkkitehdit Oy as the winner in a meeting held on 9 May. In addition, the panel of judges also decided to award the proposal ‘Kudos’ by Sigge Arkkitehdit Oy from Turku with an honourable mention. ‘Particularly these competition proposals demonstrated a high level of architecture and a well-articulated approach towards urban landscape design’, says building inspector Eija Muttonen-Mattila, one of the judges of the competition.
The strengths of the competition proposal included, above all, the dignified and impressive appearance of the building, which suits the place, the ability to adapt the designs to the framework provided by the environment, the utilisation of the view over the lake with the aid of architectural modelling which also suits the flats located in the inner courtyard, the ability to fit flats of different sizes in the designs, and clear and developable flat layout solutions. ‘The winning proposal provides the area with a dignified, interesting, and timeless look. The view over Lake Näsijärvi has been taken into account very well, and it will be easy for us to move on to marketing the flats’, summarises Unit Director Matti Joensuu from Peab. The preliminary marketing of the flats to be constructed during the first stage is scheduled to begin at the beginning of 2017, and the construction work is set to begin in the summer of 2017.
Additional information:
Eija Muttonen-Mattila, Building Inspector, City of Tampere, tel. +358 40 8004 063
Matti Joensuu, Unit Director, Peab Oy, tel. +358 40 7132 810,