Vikingstad East 

A Village Embracing Its Cultural Landscape

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Vikingstad East is built on a concept to create one connected development with a strong cultural landscape identity.  The plan is structured around two structuring elements. The first element is a central East-West axis in the form of the city park.  Around the park, the plan is defined by a dense village character and along its edges the school, the kindergarten and compact dwellings create a lively village green.  Within the park the existing Österleden promenade connects the neighbourhood to the city centre and the existing school and creates a safe pedestrian environment.

A second key element is the north-south blue-green connection that utilises the existing ditches within the site to create an open stormwater system. This system links together the cultural landscape and forms an ecological focal point for the development.  The pathways function to link together three public parks, the school, and the housing areas into a safe pedestrian connection. Additionally, the connection engages Bankebergsvägen through the creation of an entrance square.  Here traffic is slowed and buildings are lifted to the street height to form an inviting village entrance.