The intention is to mainly plan office and business premises as infill construction for the area to the north of the Autotalo block, which currently functions as a parking area and street, and to develop the use of the block. The aim is to make more effective use of the entire block, improve its functionality and make the area more lively. The new building will be designed to be particularly adaptable and resource-efficient and it must promote the circular economy
An architecture competition was launched for planning the area in December 2023. The competition is arranged by LocalTapiola Real Estate Management and the City of Helsinki. The competition was arranged as an invitational, with proposals requested from leading architectural agencies. Architectural agencies attending the competition are ARCO, Opus Architecture, JKMM Architects and PES-Architects.
The competition entries can now be viewed in the Voice your Opinion service(Link leads to external service), where they can be commented until 27 March. The entries have been submitted under pen names. City residents are requested to provide feedback on the competition entries and ideas for further processing. The feedback received will be utilised by the competition jury. The winner will be selected in April 2024. The preparation of a change of the local detailed plan will start on the basis of the winning proposal after that.