The international ideas competition was arranged to take the first steps to develop the most important regional centre of eastern Helsinki into a vibrant urban area – Helsinki East Urban Centre. The goal in the competition was to find innovative, inspiring and technically and financially feasible suggestions that support Helsinki’s objective of carbon neutrality as a basis for further planning of the area.

The entry was made in collaboration with Playa Architects, Nomaji Landscape Architects, Ramboll Finland Oy and Suomen Asuntokehitys Oy. Based on the ideas in the entry the further planning of the areas of Puhos, Stoa and Puotila metro station is to start with the City of Helsinki.