Idea Competition

Contest for Design Ideas concerning Korsholm’s Municipal Centre, Smedsby

Obs. The competition is going to start 2 weeks later than sheduled.

Contest Organizer & the Nature and Purpose of the Competition

The competition is organized by the Municipality of Korsholm in Finland.

It is an international competition for design ideas from those invited to submit their entries, with the purpose of obtaining ideas which may form the basis for the revision of the component master plan/town plan for Smedsby.

At present, Highway 8 passes through Smedsby centre, and it has largely guided the planning and building of this area.  A new route for Highway 8 is being planned to the north of Smedsby, under the name of ”Refurbishment of Highway 8 between Kotiranta – Stormossen”.  The new routing of this highway, also called the Northern Entrance Road to Vaasa, will make it possible to freely develop the municipal centre, the Smedsby area, without limitations set by the highway. 

The purpose of the competition is to survey, in as wide and open-minded a manner as possible, the alternatives and options for developing the municipal centre, as offered by the new routing of Highway 8 past Smedsby.  The objective is to produce innovative planning alternatives, which may be used as a basis for further design and town planning.
 

More Information

 Contest for Design Ideas concerning Korsholm’s Municipal Centre, Smedsby

Appendices

 Adress map, 5,2 Mb

 Base map, 1,6 Mb

 Base map, dwg-format, 7,1 Mb

 Building stock, 3,9 Mb

 Areas covered by town plan, 8,4 Mb

 Proposal for Regional Land Use Plan, 0,1 Mb

 Soil in Smedsby centre, 2,9 Mb

 Soil in Smedsby centre, jpg-format, 2,9 Mb

 Site map, 2,2 Mb

 Bicycle and pedestrian traffic, 4,7 Mb

 Land owned by Korsholm municipality, 10,6 Mb

 Bypass, 2,7 Mb

 Boundaries of the area, 6,4 Mb

 Component master plan for Smedsby, 25,7 Mb

 Land information database, 3,0 Mb

 Traffic volume in 2005, 0,7 Mb

 Traffic prognosis for 2030, 0,8 Mb

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See also

Smedsby centre, maps and air photos