LOCATION
Malmö, Sweden
DATE
2016-present
SIZE
6 ha
TYPE
Detail planning process
STATUS
Public and authority review (samrådsskede)
CLIENT
Jernhusen AB
PROJECT TEAM
Martin Arfalk, Patrick Verhoeven, Sunna Pfeiffer, Andrei Deacu, Danny Bridson, Sara Ezeldin, Mariada Stamouli
COLLABORATORS
Kanozi Architects, Malmö Municipality
Södra Nyhamnen
The Seven Pearls of Nyhamnen
The city of Malmö is currently growing into the old harbour areas of Nyhamnen with housing, office space, commercial premises and a new courthouse planned by the train tracks right next to the Central Station. Bangårdsterrassen, a planned elevated balcony for pedestrians, will face the railway yard and offer new opportunities to create public places with a view, sunny location and close access to the old town via a coming bicycle bridge.
Mandaworks has together with the land owner Jernhusen developed a plan for a range of public spaces knitting the built structure into a unique new part of Malmö. As coordinators and design advisors within the detail planning process, we have developed a design strategy for public space: The Seven Pearls. It's based on the vision of a necklace of places with strong individual character that interact with their surrounding buildings in various ways, from a lusch green street park, a warm welcoming courthouse plaza to the colourful railway terrace. The intention is to create an attraction point that will gather both visitors and Malmö residents to meet and enjoy their city.
With playful visualizations Mandaworks has created a new image of the site's potential, in order to inspire and keep the project together through the process. The proposal is at the moment on public evaluation for detail plan.
Södra Nyhamnen Today
The site today includes regional rail lines and large industrial buildings
New heights for Malmö
The public spaces rise from the harbour edge to the hilltop of bangårdsterrassen
Bold and adventurous public rooms
The seven pearls ties together seven distinct architectural projects in a playful way
To see and to be seen
With a strong and colourful design, the terrace is displayed towards Central Malmö and arriving and departing trains
Layers of the Terrace
The elements of the terrace encourage sitting in the sun, people watching and looking out over the old City
Playful lookout
Viewing platforms along Bangårdsterrassen provide lookout points over Malmö
Bantorget in the sun
The space in front of the courthouse is a great place to watch passersby over a coffee or lunch
Warm heart by the court
The plaza is designed to gather people and connect the existing buildings with the new public realm
Flows along court house
The south facing facade gives opportunity for look out and relaxing in the sun
Green Structure
An assortment of trees and plantings define rooms and create spaces along the promenade
Connecting civic buildings to public spaces
Bantorget serves as the public plaza that facilitates movement to the new courthouse entrance
Inviting street life
The terrace brings light to the main street with a colourful entrance to bike parking and stores
