Lahti (FI)
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Lahti (FI)
Scales XL/S
Team composition Architect non mandatory
Location Lahti Sports Centre
Population 120 000 inhabitants
Reflection site 495 ha - Project site 32,5 ha
Site proposed by City of Lahti
Actors involved City of Lahti
Owner(s) of the site City of Lahti
Commission after competition The City of Lahti intends to commission the winner(s) at the level of detailed planning and / or landscape and construction design for the prompt measures related to major events in the coming years, such as the Nordic World Ski Championships in 2029. The commission will include further development of the winning proposal’s ideas and collaboration with the city and local stakeholders to improve the character and potential of the area.
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SITE / CONTEXT
City of Lahti is looking for an overall plan for its internationally renowned Sports Centre, a premier venue for winter sports and the most visited place for everyday recreation and exercise. The vision should boldly integrate diverse functional goals while respecting the unique landscape of the site and the adjacent UNESCO Geopark, as well as the area’s rich cultural heritage. The plans should create a more inviting and inclusive environment for everyday recreation and a world-class image for a venue that will be showcased on global television during major sporting events.
QUESTIONS TO THE COMPETITORS
The competition aims to establish a vision for enhancing the spatial quality of the site while fostering a dynamic blend of professional sporting events, leisure activities, and community engagement. How can the design leverage the area’s unique natural setting, the distinctive geomorphology of Salpausselkä, its rich cultural history, and the seamless integration of sports and recreation within an urban environment?
Another key objective is to develop plans for immediate improvements to the visitor orientation of the area in preparation for the 2029 Nordic World Ski Championships. How can these initial steps create a foundation for a long-lasting vision?
How can the core of the site be transformed into an inviting, pedestrian-friendly hub at the heart of the Sports Centre? What improvements are needed for the main access points? How can a cohesive vegetation concept enhance the spatial quality of central pedestrian areas and better integrate the built environment with Salpausselkä’s natural landscape? How should the demand for new sports and amenity buildings be addressed, and how can the relationship between these structures and public spaces be best considered?
Questions on the site
New ground level photos have been added to the Complete Site Folder > 0-New_Docs_after_Launch.
There're also recording on the Kick.-off Event presentation of the Site now available on europan.fi & europan-europe.com.
If proposing a new Water Sports Centre and Multipurpose Arena, do the two programs need to be connected within one building?
No, they do not need to be, but it can provide mutual benefits from the point of view of auxiliary amenities like cafes and the like, or shared locker rooms or storage.
Are the plots of Svinhufvudinkatu Blocks privately owned or are these leased by the municipality? If it's the latter, until when are these leased for?
Lots 15 & 16: Privately owned, listed buildings
Lot 2: Owned by the City of Lahti, leased to Spatium Ltd, which is a municipal company. Leased for the time being.
Lots 3, 1004 & 18: Owned by Salpaus Further Education, public real-estate.
Lots 20, 21 & 22: Owned by the municipal housing company. Buildings are new and still under construction.
What does the Media Area entail programmatically? Additionally, Media Area Option 1 as drawn in the drawings provided is significantly smaller (~4800sqm) than the area mentioned as required in the brief, which is 8000sqm. Which one should be followed?
The area shown in the Media Area Option 1 is enough.
Recordings of the Site Visit and four approachment directions (from the Railway Station, Sibelius Hall & Harbour, Fellmanninpuisto_Park and Mytäjärvi Pond are added to the Complete Site Folder > New Docs After Launch.
This site is connected to the following theme
Re-sourcing from social dynamic The “multiple heritage” of derelict buildings provides a precious source for a larger urban transformation, which is launched by interventions that operate first in the scale of the site itself, Integrating social and cultural traces in the sites’ geographical and physical rehabilitation enables an upscaling of the transformation’s impact. It can induce a second life whose urban energy radiates far beyond its physical limits.
Inducing a Second Life
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Fr. 16 May 2025
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