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Schauman & Nordgren Architects’ Winning
Masterplan Envisages New Harbour Front Identity
 06:00 - 24 February, 2017

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Schauman & Nordgren Architects’ Winning Masterplan Envisages New Harbour Front Identity

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Envisioning the harbor front as an extension of the city center, “Pargas Maritime Limestone
Landscape” designed by the young Danish practice Schauman & Nordgren Architects has
been named the winning entry of a waterfront masterplan competition by the City
of Pargas, Finland.
The proposal was selected for its “thorough analysis of the city, its history, structure,
character, potentials and challenge”, in response to the area’s development as a new
residential hub and functional harbor. The competition introduced the notion of
maintaining Pargas’ dominant maritime identity, while simultaneously strengthening the
city’s character with various urban elements, such as hotels, a beach, saunas, and offices.

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“It will be the place in Pargas where you want to enjoy ice cream on the pier, the beautiful
view, play tennis or take a dip in the sea after enjoying the heat of the sauna,” says co-
founder Jonas Nordgren.

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SNA’s masterplan creates an “urban loop” in the form of a beach boulevard, connecting the
street and public spaces to those of the harbor front itself. Pedestrians are invited to explore
the variety new recreational spaces in what the firm has coined as “a string of pearls”, thus
functioning as a natural extension of the city.
A new compositional logic has also been submitted, inspired by the landscape of a
neighboring limestone quarry. Activity areas including playgrounds, sports courts,
and piers have been derived from the quarry’s unique natural identity within an overarching
man-made environment.
 Architects
Schauman & Nordgren Architects

 Design Team
Ted Schauman, Jonas Nordgren, Sara Zapotoczna, Ludvig Holtenäs

 Collaborators
Schauman Arkkitehdit

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 Project Year
2017