Borstahusen

Borstahusen is one of four focus areas that Landskrona local authority have chosen to take a closer look at from a development perspective. Right next to the old fishing village, there is a larger area with a campsite, golf course and a sports track. By finding alternative locations for these, there is the opportunity to release a large area for the development of a new neighbourhood right by the water – a unique position in Skåne county.

What is an interesting urban environment?

A visionary programme of this type requires both experience and a large dose of creativity. And maybe above all – many a conversation about what really good urban planning actually means. The ambition for the project was to create something so interesting that it attracts entirely new target groups such as business leaders and innovators. We wanted to design something completely new and different.

A modern fishing village

Based on our discussions, a modern interpretation of a traditional Skåne fishing village emerged with similar structural features but to a new scale and with different architecture. From the public beach and in towards land, we wanted to create an environment where the views of the water were the most beautiful and available to all. Closest to the beach, we dared design low volumes and then increase the scale the further in towards the neighbourhood we got. Today, it is often standard to design high-rise blocks near the water to give more residents a nice view. We are trying to offer a view of the water to more parts of the city. The beach environment in an area based on a smaller scale will also become more enjoyable to the public.

“An urban environment where the views over the water belong to everyone.”

– Erik Lönnerberg, Studio Director Urban Planning

A living neighbourhood with views of Öresund

We have worked hard to develop a visual contact between the city and the water. On some streets that lead straight to the beach, you can step outside the door of your terraced house quite a long way away from the beach and still see all the way to the island of Ven. The many green spaces feature narrow footpaths that also run in the direction of the water. Another challenge is to create a living environment with functions, services and flows that work naturally and that create a social community. We have focused intensively on both details and unity so that neither streets nor green areas feel like forgotten places.

We have carefully created principles and typologies that are functional so that the qualities of the vision are not lost on the way to realisation.

A vision about to be realised

Borstahusen is a large area and we have carefully created principles and typologies that are functional so that the qualities of the vision are not lost on the way to realisation. Landskrona local authority liked our proposal and today, the development process has started in Strandbyn closest to the sea where a few construction projects have begun. Strandbyn is divided into ten subareas split between five builders. The principles of the programme for structure, construction and scale offer a creative freedom that appears to stimulate a high architectural level in the new projects, which makes us both happy and full of expectations when it comes to future development of the area.