2| PARKOPELAGO TURKU HARBOUR, FINLAND

OPEN COMPETITION 2020

Komitea Architects (Nea Tuominen, Lotta Kindberg)

Our vision is for a distinctive urban waterfront that projects the city’s rich maritime history, its contemporary urban culture and its unique marine archipelago environment. Our proposal establishes a distinctive and varied coastline featuring a ‘Museum Spine’, its own ‘Parkopelago’, ‘Port Village’, a developed ‘Maritime Square’ and a coastal promenade linking the site together.

Key Design Moves

1. Increasing the edge: With the port occupying the west side, Parkopelago seeks a connection with the sea to the south. The shoreline is pulled back towards the castle and the former port is transformed into a new archipelago wetland biodiversity zone. The shore edge hosts the new Local Ferry Harbour, Archipelago Centre and also the Museum of History and Future.

Project Involvement: Design Team Leader. Responsible for leading key design decisions, coallating the final panels, and producing the renderings, diagrams and the 1:2000 Site Plan.

2. Open shoreline and walkability: The new waterfront area prioritises the pedestrian experience. ‘Archipelago Axis’ and ‘Castle Vista’ are established to promote views towards the sea and castle respectively.

3. Diverse activities year-round: The ‘Museum Spine’ strategy supported by the Port Village, Craft Beer Garden and Culture Factory buildings encourages activity even on Turku’s coldest winter days. In the summer, the park is at full-capacity, hosting weddings in the old Seaport Hotel, and outdoor concerts on the festival lawn.

The design weaves together existing cultural and natural historical layers of the site, inserting new and diverse outdoor recreation spaces, well-placed contemporary public buildings, and sustainable water-sensitive design.

...with viewpoints to the archipelago

...and views back to the castle with new and old buildings scattered.... with new and old buildings scattered.... with views to the archipelago & river... and views back towards the castle... the castle becomes the heart of a new Museum Spine in Linnanniemi... where old and new mix together.... to activate a Living Heritage Nature Park.... connecting Turku city to the archipelago

A new edge connects city and sea... forming an active and open waterfront...

...to activate an URBAN PARK.