traffic island

Team point of view

How to awaken the potential public space around the Nynasvagen road? Two main factors govern the project: a road infrastructure that forms a physical barrier and a significant number of parking lots to be retained. To reduce the impact of this road, we propose to split it in two, significantly enlarging the central reservation and moving the existing parking lots onto this new central island. This creates new pedestrian flows across the road infrastructure by residents and retail customers. The parking grid becomes the basis for the development of new functions on the island itself. New regular or occasional uses can take place here. Depending on needs, other more permanent uses could be installed on the island and benefit from the daily flow of people.