Kerava Station Area Renewal (FI)

International Architectural Competition: Kerava Station Area Renewal. Old and New Hand in Hand

We invite you to participate in the open international ideas competition for Kerava’s station area renewal!

We are organising an international design competition for Kerava’s station area renewal to find a comprehensive overall concept, as well as diverse and open-minded development options, for this area of high cultural-historical value.

Kerava Railway Station boasts one of the historical station buildings along Finland’s first railway, the Helsinki–Hämeenlinna line. Its construction helped Kerava to grow from a rural settlement to a thriving town and to build versatile industry in the area, which brought along jobs and new housing. The Kerava station has been a thoroughfare for countless commuters travelling across municipal borders to and from Kerava. The proximity and opportunities of Helsinki also create excellent preconditions for the development and growth of the town.

In the future, the Kerava station area will be a vibrant, cohesive and pleasan environment for services, housing, flexible working and leisure activities, which remains attractive all year-round. Versatile housing solutions, the closeness of the services offered in the town centre and the excellent public transport connections will attract current and new Kerava residents alike to live, study, work and spend their leisure time in the station area.

The purpose of the ideas competition for the Kerava station area is to create a new attractive, pleasant and functional living environment, with street-front shops and places for diverse activities. The objective is to support and promote the position of walking and cycling as modes of travel. In particular, a solution is sought for the future needs of park-and-ride services. The positioning of parking facilities mustsupport commuter traffic, as well as the functions of the town centre, with the pedestrian street Kauppakaari in particular.

The plans will visualise new and infill development in the area, the repurposing of existing building stock, and the arrangements and structuring of public outdoor spaces, as well as traffic and parking areas. The solutions must be sustainable in terms of their life cycle, in addition to being feasible. The competition also seeks views and visions regarding tall construction in the area. Specifically, opportunities are welcomed for urban wood construction. The construction will be implemented in phases over the coming decades.

The ideas plans will be used to update the vision for area development in central Kerava.