The winner Saaret aims to revive Makasiiniranta, the waterfront area of Helsinki | News

Sugar Mizzy November 29, 2022

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Saaret winner Konsortium Gran team’s design proposal (White Arkitekter/K2S/Nomadd/Ramboll Finland). Photo: City of Helsinki.

In March 2022, the Finnish capital announced four finalists whose design proposals were listed as design candidates. Helsinki Renovation of the harbor area of Makasiinranta. After much consideration, the jury awarded the first prize to the Konsortium Gran design team and will receive a prize of 100,000 euros. The team consisted of Naim designers, K2S architects, White Arkitekter, Ramboll Finlandand Rakennuttajatoimisto HTJ Oy.

Their project called The Islands (‘The Islands’), seeks to “promise a fusion of flexible built spaces, dynamic public gathering places and urban nature with views of the city, Uspensky Cathedral and waterfront.”

Design proposal from the Konsortium Gran team (White Arkitekter/K2S/Nomadd/Ramboll Finland). Photo: City of Helsinki.

“Ad Islands creates an intersection of cultural and sustainable environments, aiming to improve the area’s microclimate and create biodiverse habitats with rooftop beehives, vegetable and herb gardens forming an important part of the design,” says the design team.

This year’s jury noted that the proposal incorporated “the ingenious urban morphology of the city’s attractions, respectful treatment of the area’s historical values and cultural environment, and the creation of a new unique layer in the national landscape.”

Design proposal from the Konsortium Gran team (White Arkitekter/K2S/Nomadd/Ramboll Finland). Photo: City of Helsinki.

Mikko Summanen, partner of K2S Arkkitehtoimisto, commented on his win by stating: “It is an honor to be able to write a new narrative for such an important part of the national landscape in Helsinki and in our country. I believe that Makasiinranta is far away. a bigger project than just a footprint. It has the potential to revitalize the entire center of Helsinki.”

Second prize winners Boardwalk AALTO Development and Warehouse promenade by South Harbor group will receive 70,000 euros and the team that won the third prize Water godby Elävä Eteläsatama, take home €40,000.

Read more about the design competition and other winning projects here.