We have designed masterplans of quite a few areas in Helsinki. The newest addition is at Lauttasaari, where we are creating a master plan of Heikkiläna Square. With the new metro stop, there is a possibility to densify Lauttasaari. Today the island is divided into two built areas – Lauttasaari and Vattuniemi. The new square will connect the two areas and form the heart of the neighborhood....
In small towns, the school is often the center of the local community. This is also the case in Slots Bjergby outside of Slagelse. We have been prequalified in the competition to further develop the school in order to gather locals in all ages. This new building and outdoor areas will be designed to fit the needs of everyone from the youngest toddler to the oldest member of the community....
We are very pleased to be named as a Børsen Gazelle Company once again. Børsen Gazelle is a label given to companies, which are growing rapidly. Last year was a first. We are excited to continue with 2018, and of course, we are now aiming to get a strike in 2019. ...
Elina Kataja has started as the Head of Helsinki Office, a role where she will be leading the Helsinki team and managing the growing number of Finnish projects. She brings with her more than 20 years of experience as a landscape architect and urban planner. Working both in the private and public sector, as well as national and international, Elina has gained experience within our field from many different perspectives....
MASU Planning is featured in an 8 page article in the Danish landscape magazine LANDSKAB! Ulrik Kuggas has interview the two partners Sune Oslev and Malin Blomqvist about working with landscape architecture in Denmark and Finland. Revolving around five of our newly completed or newly won projects the interview gets around a wide variety of themes...
We are super pleased to be a part of the winning team in the competition to design Helsingør Healthcare Center - especially because the determining factor was the quality of our design. Our team consists of Nordic - Office of Architecture, ELINDCO Construction Company, Orbicon Engineers and Kemp & Lauritzen Engineers....
We are excited to participate in the competition to create a new master plan for this wild growing and abandoned area in Turku. The place has a unique character and many hidden gems – like old exotic trees. In the transformation from horticulture to housing, our approach is to preserve the natural heritage of the areas and built upon the existing character. ...
We are excited to be qualified in the competition to bring Tapiola city center into the present! The iconic area from the 60ies is the cultural heart of Tapiola and an important finnish architectural icon – The competition revolves around the existing structure and how we can add to and update this in a way that reflects the history of this place. ...
Together with MDH Architects and Transborder Studio, we have been invited to come up with a strategy for the development of Lørenskog stations area in the greater Oslo region. The city has a great potential for further development, and we look forward to unfold this potential!...
In the latest issue of Scan Magazine you find an interview with partner Malin Blomqvist on our approach to create inclusive urban space with three of our projects as examples. “The most successful projects are those that answer to the needs of a space – projects that recognize the distinctive character and qualities of a space and manage to develop them,” ...