A Vision for Hornsbruksgatan, Stockholm Community Planning Weekend

John Thompson and Partners ran Sweden's first Community Planning Weekend for Stockholm City Council.

Stockholm City Council wants to develop Hornsbruksgatan, a city street on Sodermalm island. The aim is to improve the links between the Hornsbruksgatan and neighbouring Hogalids Park, carefully integrate new housing, develop the 'brutalist' building above Hornstull tube station and make the area safer, greener and more attractive.

Over 200 members of the local community participated in the Vision for Hornsbruksgatan Community Planning Weekend held on 8 and 9 October 2010. During the public days people took part in workshops, walkabouts and hands-on planning design groups to consider issues and ideas for the future of Hornsbruksgatan and Hogalids Park. During the following days the team from JTP analysed the results and drew up a new Vision for Hornsbruksgatan, which was presented back to the community on Wednesday 13 October.

Key issues discussed included the quality and management of the Hornsbruksgatan, the use of the park, the reuse of the 'bunker' and the community's response to proposals to build new housing along the park edge. Many participants were opposed to new housing, whilst others thought that sensitively designed housing could add value to the area. If new housing is built it should be well designed and enhance the street and park environment including better access the park from Hornsbruksgatan.

The image opposite shows from left to right Goran Cars, Mette Kjorstad and Niklas Svensson from the Swedish Community Planning team

More images can be found on http://www.hornsbruksgatan.se/

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Hornsbruksgatan,
Stockholm, Sweden

Community Planning
Stage: Completed