smart living

SMART LIVING
SUURPELTO
NEW
INNOVATIONS
IN EVERYDAY LIFE
Suurpelto is being built on the principle
of sustainable development to form an
architectonically sound entity where
nature is valued. New innovations play
a central role. Construction will apply
different building alternatives and
research.
The first regional automated waste
collection system in Finland has been
Suurpelto Garden City has a
implemented in Suurpelto.
unique location in the middle of
Street lighting uses white light, which
Espoo.
is beneficial in terms of energy use and
Everything essential is already
comfort.
available. In the future, shops,
NATURE AND CITY
UNITE
culture and leisure services will
also be readily available.
Suurpelto Association encourages
residents to take an active role and
to strengthen the communal
feeling of the residential area.
The area will continue to be built,
Conceptual rendering of Suurpelto town-plan area V.
Town-plan area IV on the cover.
TENGBOM ERIKSSON ARCHITECTS LTD
and added to, until 2020.
At the heart of Suurpelto lies Lukutori
Square –a market place dedicated to
encounters and events together with the
Info Pavilion. In its immediate vicinity is
also the highly popular Angry Birds Park.
One side of the Lillhemt Park hosts
platforms dedicated to residents’
cultivation activities.
GOOD EVERYDAY
SERVICES
A small local-food shop will open in
Suurpelto in winter 2013.
A centre for commercial and other ser-
vices will rise in the vicinity of Lukutori
Square in the most central place of the
growing Suurpelto, forming the heart
and meeting place of the area. The new,
modern shopping centre will bring ex-
tensive local services for the residents of
Nature is nearby. Of the 325 hectares of
the growing area.
planned as parks and for recreational
good parking facilities to be used by
The 880-hectare Espoo Central Park
Commercial services will further improve
residents’ doorstep.
the introduction of more future shops.
the area, approx. 90 hectares have been
The shopping centre will also feature
purposes.
shoppers and residents of the same block.
with its illuminated paths is just on
in the second phase of the centre with
HOUSING
Right from the start, housing has been
planned to form a harmonious entity.
The goal is to offer everybody a home
that best suits their current situation in
life. Besides the traditional owner-
occupied flats, high-quality rented flats
and right-of-occupancy flats will be
constructed in the area.
Sustainable development has been
observed in many ways in the construction.
In the area, low-energy and passive
solutions can be found.
Some of the housing companies use
PUBLIC
TRANSPORT
The public transport connections of
Suurpelto are improving as the
construction work progresses. The goal
is to enable the easy transport of people
without having to use cars.
Bus number 16 transports Suurpelto
residents to Tapiola and 107 connects
Kamppi and Suurpelto every 15 minutes at the busiest times of day. New
bus lines will start operating through
Suurpelto when the Ring II intersec-
geothermal energy and the area is
tion opens in summer 2013. When the
work. Some of the housing companies
connections to the metro stations will
Parking facilities of blocks of flats are
sharing service.
connected to the district heating net-
West metro is completed in 2015, bus
also use solar panels to generate energy.
be established. The area has also a car
mainly located underground so that
courtyards can be used for the residents’
DAY CARE
CENTRES
E-lobbies are provided in the blocks of
The Maakirja municipal day care cen-
products difficult to transport can be
tween 10 months and 5 years of age.
recreational purposes.
flats where daily consumer goods and
delivered. Optical fibre cable enables fast
online activities in every home.
combine high-quality architecture
and sustainable construction principles.
The day care centre will have 102
places for children between 1 and 6
years of age.
In the future, the Learning Hill
Campus will also provide day care
services in different languages.
LEARNING HILL
CAMPUS
Learning Hill is an international Finnish
campus where learners and experts of all
ages meet. The campus hosts the Espoo
International School, Adult Education
Centre, diverse sports facilities and
different events and culture. Learning Hill
offers the joy of learning and leisure time
activities nearly every day
of the year.
tre offers 33 places for children beThe day care centre is
located at Klariksentie 2.
The Suurpelto day
care centre under
construction will
VISION
Housing
and
New,
innovative
construction
service concepts
follow
facilitate
sustainable
everyday life
development
Family-orientation
Life-long
learning
is fun
shows
in housing
Internationality
and services
is ordinary
CONTACT INFORMATION
CITY OF ESPOO
VVO-yhtymä Oyj
Asuntosäätiö
Suurpelto Development Project
Mannerheimintie 168a
Tuulikuja 2
www.espoo.fi
Postal address: P.O. Box 40
Peab Oy
Tel. +358 205 083 300
Tel. +358 9 816 21
Sentnerikuja 5
00440 Helsinki
Tel. +358 207 606 200
www.peab.fi
TA-Yhtymä Oy
Sinikalliontie 14
02630 Espoo
Tel. +358 (9) 549 1911
[email protected]
www.ta.fi
Asokodit
Leankatu 3
00240 Helsinki
Tel. +358 201 612 280
[email protected]
00300 Helsinki
00301 Helsinki
[email protected]
02100 Espoo
Tel. +358 9 809 3210
[email protected]
www.asuntosaatio.fi
www.vvo.fi
SRV Rakennus Oy
NCC-yhtiöt
02600 Espoo
Mannerheimintie 103
00280 Helsinki
Tel. +358 10 507 51
[email protected]
Tarvonsalmenkatu 15
Tel. +358 201 455 390
[email protected]
www.srv.fi
www.ncc.fi
sato oyj
Mikonkatu 7
00100 Helsinki
Tel. +358 201 344 344
[email protected]
www.sato.fi
www.asokodit.fi
Suurpelto marketing ltd
Info Pavilion
Suurpellon puistokatu 18
02200 Espoo
[email protected]
albert team
8/2013
www.suurpelto.fi