E14 Winning Teams Portraits/Interviews

Common Ground

TornioHaparenda (FI/SE) - Special Mention

Team Representative: Roy Nash (IT) – architect
Associate: Luca Astorri (IT) – architect
Contributors: Bianca Carosini (IT), Adi Chaya Lichtenfeld (IL), Agnieszka Majkowska (PL), Mira Maletkovic (SRB), Milena Tomasevic (SRB) – architecture students

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R. Nash, L. Astorri, B. Carosini & M. Maletkovic

Our main issue was to focus on redeveloping the under-used and abandoned areas of the site that have immense potential in creating opportunities and spaces to provide and reactivate productive activities that will enhance the surrounding areas.
It was a challenging issue to approach as a substantial portion of the site consisting of empty land – which we felt was an important space to use – was subject to many building restriction and a flooding landscape. We were open to the challenge as we noted the importance of developing the various waterfront landscapes together and to connect the two cities within this landscape.