Nordicum - Real Estate Annual Finland 2011 | Page 52

Playing with a Full Deck
NCC is transforming cityscapes through visionary solutions
NCC Property Development is launching innovative
new concepts aimed at reinventing city centres. Rooted
on sustainability, there are two exciting projects
underway – one in Tampere and one in Hämeenlinna.
Archimation: Studio Daniel Libeskind for NCC

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ampere is the biggest inland
city in Scandinavia, with a
proud history of urban living
close to nature. In the coming
years, a totally new chapter will
be written to the City’s annals.
According to the plans, a
new city sector will be built on
top of a railroad line in Tampere.
NCC and the City of Tampere
enlisted the help of master architect Daniel Libeskind to create
a strong vision for the project.
Libeskind certainly did not disappoint: the visuals for the project are breathtaking and unlike
anything else that has been seen
in Finland.
The plan is defined by a
deck which is to be built above
the railway network. A multipurpose arena will be raised
on the deck, along with office
buildings and residential towers.
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“In the first phase, we will
realise Central Arena, and one
building with office and residential premises,” explains Developer Mikko Leinonen from
NCC Property Development.
All and all, a total area of 60,000 square metres –
consisting of offices, business
premises, hotel rooms and residences – will be built on top of
the deck. And then there is the
Central Arena, of course – with
a total area of nearly 50,000
sqm.

Maximising
Connectivity
The deck structure connects the
new city sector naturally to the
surrounding city centre, while
linking different city sectors
previously divided by the rail-

way line. The vision promises
to be equally impressive when
viewed from the street level and
from a distance.
Leinonen says that people’s reactions to the plans have
been overwhelmingly posi ]