Anttila Farm Incubator

Team Point of View

“Anttila Farm Incubator” is an innovative farming community, where agricultural pilot projects take place and are supported by a diversity of infrastructures, services, residences and research. The Anttila Farmer Incubator combines the regeneration of the agricultural heritage with the research and development of new agricultural techniques and products, to promote a more sustainable and environmentally respectful community.

Jury Point of View

The land use plan for “Anttila Farm Incubator” is based on densely built clusters of buildings that are located on the inside and outside of two mirroring crescents. The most important public space has been replaced with a landmark building that prominently weaves together the functions and themes of the area. This solution succeeds in lending a strong identity for the area as a whole. The proposal takes a broad-based approach to innovations in the areas of food and energy production and even incorporates them into the area’s resource-based and circular economy. “Anttila Farm Incubator” succeeds in integrating the spatial allocations, buildings and structures necessary for the circular economy at individual block level.

2019-2021
Following the competition, the first meeting took place between the prize-winning teams and Tuusula Municipality in December 2019, at the same time as the prize ceremony. It was decided that the winning team would do the Anttila Farm detail plan, combined and supported by a Circular Economy Concept Report, and the runner-up team would sketch the concept on the lake shore.
The development process was divided into three different phases/deliveries accompanied by three workshops. Indeed, in each phase, the workshops aimed to promote engagement and discussions within the population, allowing the inclusion of their feedback and aspirations in the project.
Unfortunately, due to Covid-19 restrictions, only the first workshop was held and the second workshop took place digitally.
During the different phases, two design options were developed and discussed and, in the end, mixed into one single Masterplan. The street typologies were further developed, and shadow analysis were drafted for different seasons and times of the day, resulting in the reshaping of the Masterplan.
In 2021, after a change of politicians in the municipality, the team had to rework the Detail plan, which was finally approved before the end of the same year.
Although the final shape is a bit different from the Europan project, the key ideas were kept in the Masterplan: Anttila's detail plan creates an innovative farming community where pilot projects are supported by a diversity of infrastructures, services, housing and a research centre – the proposed Anttila Farm Incubator.
No further steps have been planned at this time.