maria jaakkola-kivinen, landscape architect (m.sc.) landscape architecture in helsinki city planning...

Maria Jaakkola-Kivinen, landscape architect (M.Sc.)

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE IN HELSINKI CITY PLANNINGIN HELSINKI CITY PLANNINGCURRENTCURRENT CHALLENGES CHALLENGES


““Place is a totality made up of Place is a totality made up of concrete things that determine an environmental character, concrete things that determine an environmental character, an atmosphere. Place is more than just a location. It is a an atmosphere. Place is more than just a location. It is a qualitative, total phenomenon, which cannot be reduced to qualitative, total phenomenon, which cannot be reduced to any of its properties without losing its concrete nature out any of its properties without losing its concrete nature out of sight.” of sight.”

Christian Norberg-Schulz

””Space allows movement, place is pause.”Space allows movement, place is pause.”Yi-Fu Tuan 1979Yi-Fu Tuan 1979

””To To bebe is is to to be in a placebe in a place ” ”

Edward S. CaseyEdward S. Casey

Designing the environment

is about interpretation of places and

making places

““We don’t live in ‘space’”. We don’t live in ‘space’”.

J.J. Gibson

Place = lived spacePlace = lived spacePublic space = a good placePublic space = a good place


MJK 6/05

Public spaces creating identifiabilityPublic spaces creating identifiability

Ref. Henry Hope Reed, Map of Central Park

MJK 6/05

MJK 6/01


Ref. McMillan Plan for Washington D.C 1901:MJK 9/00

MJK 6/03 Ref. Maamme kuvatKiinteistövirasto

Public spaces creating identifiabilityPublic spaces creating identifiability


Boston Emerald Necklace, Ref. Zaitzewsky 1982

Helsinki Green Fingers, City Planning Dept.

Green areas system as part of City StructureGreen areas system as part of City Structure


• The Master plan is the overall scheme over land usage and traffic arrangements. The plan covers the whole city and directs planning on the more detailed level.

• The Local plans examine the whole city more precisely than the Master plan. The Local plan contains planned locations for functions like living, work and recreation. The Local plan will later direct the more detailed plan for the area, the detailed plan level, which usually is carried out in zones.

• The Detailed plan regulates for what purpose a certain piece of land can be used and how much can be built on it. The regulations also consider the height of buildings, the width of streets and other matters that will affect on the structure and the townscape of the area. The plan is submitted to the town council to reach legal validity.

The Finnish 3-step planning system


CITY PLANNING DEPARTMENT Director of Planning Tuomas Rajajärvi

Strategic Urban Planning Division

Town Planning Division

Transportation and Traffic Planning Division

Administrative Division

Director Anneli LahtiDeputy Director Annukka Lindroos

Town planning services, Katri ErrollInner city office, Satu Tyynilä

Western office, Tuula HelasvuoEastern office, Kari Piimies

Environmental office, Matti EronenCenter-project, Ilpo Forssén

Länsisatamaproject, Matti KaijansinkkoPasila-project, Timo Lepistö

Inner city eastern shore-project, Mikael SundmanViikki-Kivikko-project, Markku Siiskonen

Malmi-project, Matti VisantiVuosaari-project, Ilkka Laine

Kruunuvuorenranta-project, Riitta Jalkanen


LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS IN CITY PLANNNINGLANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS IN CITY PLANNNING

Landscape planning in Helsinki is integrated within the land use planning

process, both in master plan and detailed plan levels.

The Environmental Unit aims to create preconditions for a diverse living environment rich in recreational values.

We are responsible for a green areas strategy for the whole city.

Our primary concern is to bring forward and guard landscape related values in the city planning process, and to develop the green areas structure on these grounds.

The landscape architects have local knowledge, but also a holistic vision of the role of green areas in the city scale.


THE ROLE OF ENVIRONMENTAL UNIT IN THE PLANNING PROCESSplanning, design and expertise

MP

DP

LP

Green areas network, green corridors and connectionsAreal entities of cultural and historic value

Landscape surveys and plansNature surveysOverall plans for green areasEIA-surveys (landscape, nature, recreation)Building preservation surveys and inventioriesSurveys and plans for historic milieusPrinciples for development, building instructionsExpert services, statements etc.

Landscape features, space, image, structure

Natureecology

Identification of valuable areas and objectsDefinition of objectives

Creation and reassessment of alternatives

Recreationquantity, quality, accessibility and

activites of green areas

Values, zoning, needs

PRODUCTS

historic buildings andlandscapes


www.hel.fi/ksv/Mitä.../yleiskaava/yk2002/liittyvät raportit/selostus osa 2 s.28- (kpl 11.5. virkistysalueet)www.hel.fi/ksv > Town Planning > Master Planning > Master Plan 2002, see also titles City planning projects>Helsinkipuisto and Keskuspuisto


LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE COMPETITION FOR

ANNOUNCEMENT OF RESULTSCity of Helsinki

LÄNSISATAMANPUISTO PARK


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CUMENTATION


SUOMENLINNA

JÄTKÄSAARI

PIHLAJASAARET


LÄHTÖKOHTIA


LÄNSISATAMANPUISTO

Maria Jaakkola-Kivinen, landscape architect (M.Sc.) KILPAILUALUEEN RAJAUS20.6.-30.9. 2005, 42 entries20.6.-30.9. 2005, 42 entries


long vistas

landforming/land art

identityfunctional park

Landscape objectives modern, maritime

aesthetic quality artistic entity

Functional objectives

diversity flexibility

seasons and users feasibility

water feature bordering and entrances

lighting accessibility

winter use

a work of art

integration


www.hel.fi/ksv


”Back to basics”

Basic elements:

1. Pedestrian axes; monumental and functional

2. Powerful water feature

3. Series of thematic gardens

- southern square at the cutting edge/intersection/encounter spot of these

Basic concept:

Express and make visible the dynamics of the place


3-dimensional water in all of its states and forms

’memory’, relics and reminiscence of history

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