HALMSTAD (SE) PROJECT SCALE — L – urban + architecture
SITE PROPOSED BY — City of Halmstad
LOCATION — Halmstad, Central Station area
OWNER OF THE SITE — City of Halmstad
POPULATION — 100,000 inhab.
POST-COMPETITION PHASE — Detailed development plan
STRATEGIC SITE — 180 ha / PROJECT SITE — 14 ha
and development of new Central Station
City of Halmstad — 1. WHAT ARE THE GOALS OF THE SITE MUTATION?
The vison for Halmstad is to become a regional centre. To succeed the city needs to develop its urban qualities, not least as a destination for knowledge and events. Besides, the population is expected to grow from 100,000 to 150,000 residents by 2050. The main goals of the site mutation are to develop the Halmstad Central Station area into a modern transportation hub and to strengthen the identity of the city of Halmstad. Other goals are to bridge existing barriers, to tie the city together (physically and mentally), and to fill a void in the city structure by creating a new attractive and safe area within the city with its own urban identity. 2. HOW CAN THE SITE BE INTEGRATED IN THE ISSUES OF PRODUCTIVE CITIES? HOW DO YOU CONSIDER THE PRODUCTIVITY ISSUE?
The creation of the new urban hub will contribute to Halmstad’s mobility infrastructure and facilitate transfers through accessible and safe public areas. It will affect logistics, trade and other services and facilitate production. This development project is also an opportunity 166
to enhance the city centre with additional productive functions, such as workplaces and education. 3. HAVE YOU ALREADY DEFINED A SPECIFIC PROCESS FOR THE URBAN AND/OR ARCHITECTURAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE SITE AFTER EUROPAN COMPETITION?
The process will start in spring of 2020 with the creation of a rough structural plan of the area indicating land-use, connections to and across the area and the location of important functions such as the transport hub. After that, more detailed planning begins. This process will more thoroughly investigate the conditions of the area. The detailed planning will set the final development frame for the transformation. We aim to start the first building projects in 2024.
