Tapiola|The part of the Pohjantori shopping center on the Ukonpuisto side is to be demolished. The change plans have worried local residents.
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Change plans for Espoo’s Pohjantori shopping center are progressing.
The part of the shopping center on the Ukonpuisto side is to be demolished.
A larger grocery store will be built in its place.
The city planning committee that met on September 4 proposed to the city government the approval of the formula that enables the changes.
Espoo Change plans for the Pohjantori shopping center are progressing. If the plans come true, part of the shopping center will be demolished and a large grocery store will be located in the center.
Weak and Kaija Sirenin designed in 1962, the Pohjantori shopping center currently consists of two one-story commercial buildings, the part facing Ukonpuisto and the part facing Louhentie. The part towards Louhentie consists of three modules located under the same roof. You can go around the arcade corridor on the Louhentie side.
The shopping center has been defined as culturally and historically valuable. The shopping center is a central part of the suburb of North Tapiola.
If the plans are realized, the Pohjantori shopping center is undergoing renovations. In the change plans, the part of the shopping center facing Ukonpuisto should be demolished. The premises are currently home to a K-market. In place of the demolished part, premises for a grocery store larger than K-market would be built.
The arcade corridor of the old shopping center, valuable in terms of urban image, would be protected, and the new construction would be planned respecting the built cultural environment.
The shopping center would still remain low, but an enclosure for building technology would be placed on the roof of the building.
The building right for the shopping center would be 3,200 floor square meters after the changes. Building rights would increase by 1,300 square meters.
On Wednesday Espoo’s urban planning committee, which met on September 4, decided to submit to the city council the approval of a plan change proposal that would enable the Pohjantori shopping center renovations.
Pohjantori shopping center is owned by JMB Kiinteistöt oy. HS did not reach the company’s CEO Joachim Berner to tell because the shopping center’s modification work could start if the formula enabling the work is realized.
Residents around Pohjantori are worried about the shopping center’s change plans. In the reminders submitted about the plan proposal, it appeared that the residents of the area do not need a huge grocery store.
“Currently, 11 entrepreneurs work at Ostar, but with the expansion of the grocery store, only 2-3 more entrepreneurs can work at Ostar. The removal of small business premises significantly weakens the service level of the area,” the reminders stated.
Heikki and Kaija Siren’s handprint can be seen in several locations in Espoo, in addition to the Pohjantori shopping center. The Sirens have, among other things, designed Otaniemi’s Teekkarikylä and Otaniemi’s chapel. The Sirens have also designed several buildings in Tapiola.
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