Hamar: Experiencing movement Annisa Solihah Sontani / Paal Clemet Wenger Hagene – H12ULS6
01 Introduction
Hamar is a town and municipality in Hedmark county, part of the region of Hedmarken. Hamar has been a regional centre for trade and religion for at least 1000 years, and in 1848 the city was officially made a “kjøpstad“, a trade city. Hamar city has around 30.000 inhabitants, and the entire region has around 85.000 inhabitants. Hamar suffers from a poor population growth and needs to become more attractive for families with children. The city also lacks student housing, as they can only offer flats to 200 out of 1800 students at the university college. The new shopping mall CC Stadion will shift the city centre eastwards and also create some challenges when it comes to attracting people to the rest of the city. Between the new shopping mall and the city centre there is a large empty plot commonly called Fuglseth-tomta. This area is key to connecting the new mall and the city centre with its pedestrian street, culture house and university college. Hence we suggest to use this plot as a connector, a place which is interesting to pass through or just hang out. Student housing will enliven the area, and a kindergarten connected to the coolest playground in Norway will make Hamar more attractive for families with children. To top it all, we suggest playgrounds for older children and adults as well, with a skate park, a parkour park, a climbing wall and a basketball court.
Maxi Storsenter with its 1000 free parking spaces and 70 stores on 24.000 m2 is situated 2 kms outside of the city centre.
The new 15.000 m2 cultural centre will house cinemas, a theatre, a cultural school, offices, conference facilities and a library.
The 400 metre long pedestrian street in Hamar has 80 stores and a public square on each end.
Høyskolen i Hedmark Campus Hamar has around 1800 students, but they can only offer housing to 230 of them.
The new shopping centre CC Stadion will have 90 stores on 30.000 m2.
02 Concept
Reconnecting the city Creating movement spaces from the shopping mall to the city centre, connecting the shopping mall, the city square, the city hall, and the green spaces, all as a new public domain.
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Street floor pattern The city hall building’s orientation is influential to the new pattern on the street floor.
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Program patches The programmes are divided into two areas, one for youth and adults and one for small children. The youth area is denser to relate to the surrounding building blocks, while the children area is more open and “scattered� relating to the city hall plaza, the shopping mall plaza, and the green areas around it.
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New buildings The student housing offers 3 different types of flats to 170 tenants. The 780 sqm kindergarten consists of a regular kindergarten and an “åpen barnehage”. The playground, with its distinctive pattern and a thematic wooden area connects to the green house in the small park to the north. The 300 sqm café located at the centre of the site will become a meeting point between the youth area and the children area. The 250 sqm green house is located in the neglected green area to the north. This will offer a way for children and adults alike to learn about organic plants and agriculture. The 350 sqm art building offers small low-rent studios for young artists, and also an area for exhibitions or other temporary art events. The skate park, the parkour park, and the climbing wall are all new and exciting activities for youth.
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bar area changing room
play room
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showroom and studio
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multifunctional room
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studio
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