A revamped Myllypuro will offer possibilities for urban living with services close at hand as well as cosy, village-like residential areas right beside nature.
Mostly built in the 1960s, Myllypuro’s area of apartment blocks has been renovated. Also, the area of detached houses dating from the beginning of the immediate post-WWII period represents an older style of housing. In addition, a town plan for a new residential area consisting mainly of small, detached houses was drawn up for Myllypuro at the beginning of the 21st Century.
The centre of Myllypuro will offer the possibility of urban living in the immediate vicinity, as well as above, the planned service and business centre. The majority of the apartments will be situated on the upper floors of the shopping centre block above business premises. The stairways to the flats will be directly accessible from the underground parking lots. The area will also expand eastwards, where small detached houses and terraced housing will be built.
Next to the centre, the new Alakiventie residential area will be built c. 2013-2015. Built to the highest quality, the houses will be small apartment buildings with 2-3 floors and terraced houses.
A modern district of wooden buildings
A densely built, village-like city district of wooden buildings will be built in southern Myllypuro. During the planning stage, the question of which elements are needed for living the good life has been considered in an unprejudiced manner. The means of city planning and architecture ultimately chosen will support this aim. Several aspects of the plans promote communality and everyday ecological deeds. One of the starting points has been that the proposed houses open up on to living streets.
The houses are a masterpiece of modern construction using wood: they are modifiable, energy efficient, ecological and meet modern housing’s high standards. Within the allowances set by town planning, the residents will have the possibility of building extensions to the houses being built now. The village is one of the country’s top wood construction projects.
The area’s impressive rocky nature will be left untouched between the groups of buildings.
