by Berm A new urban area around Racecourse of Mlndal by Epp Jger, Lisa Rjfors, Sofia Andersson

Course: City 2 Design of Urban Landscape_Chalmers University of Technology_fall 2005

 Analyses

The by area does not communicate with other town parts, because
most of its deserted fields are not accessible, also because it is a sepa-
rated zone in Mlndals town grid. The local habitants are forced to
walk along the area which are shielded by the traffic routes. The area
is missing visitor friendly green zones. Though ,the quality of the
by area is its lively and populated feeling during horse races and
training matches at sport areas in South.

Goals Design principles

1. Bring out the qualities and create new ones

2. Variation, contrast, enjoyments
3. Encounters, passage, happenings, connections

Explanation

1. by racetrack, new green areas, different activities, new dwelling area

2. Yards, streets, bicycle and walking path around racetrack wall
3. Settlement, different functions, people

Actions

1. Strengthen Mlndals identity and bring out by racecourse as one

of the biggest horse racing track and entertainment arena in West-
ern Sweden. The the new dwelling area will be different from others,
because it will be built around the attraction (racecourse) itself. +
2. The main idea for urban plan is simple radial grid structure with
miscellaneous dwelling types around the yards and different streets
types; also to make by racecourse visible trough using sight lines.
A park and walking path around the racecourse makes area accessible
to public use.
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3. To make by lively we propose a mixed city with different dwell-
ings forms, business, functions for miscellaneous people.
 Urban plan

Commercial & public buildings

Apartment houses, 4 floors
Apartment houses and row houses, 3 floors
Row houses, 2 floors

Number of houses 483

Number of apartments 1700
Total dwellings area 223000m2

Green areas 120000 m2

Total parking area 62000 m2

Parking area on the ground 12000 m2

Total area for other functions 14000 m2

Other functions on the ground fl. 7000 m2

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 Entrance to the area from Mlndal Center

At the entrance there of the created urban area will be various

functions: new and existing businesses, new dwellings, a scene
and a dance field. Currently existing businesses are a paint shop,
a pizza restaurant and a school. New additions could be a kinder-
garten, an associations club, maybe a grocery. The Western part
of the area which today consist of several businesses will be filled
with other small-scale businesses.

Sport area

Sport area will be more compact and will get a new entrance
building combined with parking house. The building is sticking
out from road line. This makes it more visible from different
directions, also helps to stop the traffic annoying traffic speed. A
new hotel and multifunctional sport hall is added to area. Speed-
way track is moved away and new boll fields are added instead.
The camping area is moved to Western part of the area.

by racecourse

by racecourse is one of the biggest horse racing track and

entertainment arena in Sweden. To make the by race track
more visible and also to protect the new dwelling area we create
a berm park around the oval track. The parking places will be
partly in front of the Racecourse main building (4oo places);
partly build into the berm (260 places) and underground park-
ing garage (600 places). The underground garage will have over
light openings in the roof. The parking place will also make more
human with planted trees in between the cars.
 Multi family houses

This area will consist of mixed multi type of dwellings on 2-4

floors: block houses and row houses . The gardens in between
houses have different character and landscape design. Parking
places are situated along the streets and in the underground park-
ing house (400 places).

by park

The core of the area is existing racecourse field. A sloping park will
surround the racecourse oval. This is public park is the centre of
the new area and will be used dwellers at the area, but also all the
other inhabitnats of Mlndal.

Section through the berm

 Street type 1

Frlunda street is a monotone street today. Our wish is to design

Frlunda street into a interesting and lively path. The addition is a
walking and bicycle path on the both sides and the way and framed
by planted trees.

Street type 2

Type 2 is a radial allies with planted trees, a bicycle and walking

path on both sides of road and parking places under the trees.

Street type 3

Type 3 is narrowest street without parking places, though with

walking paths on the sides.
 Street type 4

Street type 4 is relatively narrow and has parking on one side.

Street type 5

Type 5 brings walkers and bicyclist, in focus as the middle path is

used only by them.

Section
 by berm-park

The by berm artificially made slope with filling mass around

the racetrack. The underground parking is beneath the berm.
This green area along the track is a recreational zone with 4
possibilities to play, sit, barbecue, meet and etc. Through the 1
park a walking and bicycle path is connecting the new dwell-
ing area with the center. 2

3
1 Scene and dancing place

2 Playground, with sandbox and swings

3 Skating track 11

4 Bus stop

5 Water fall

6 Barbecue place

7 Sun terraces
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8 Buss top
6 7
9 Mini golf

10 Bus stop

11 Racecourse track
9 10

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 by berm-park

The berm park is a green park consisting different areas for

several activities. A sun stairs and a scene (picture 1) is a place
to have small concert, theatre or just sit and relax. The green
slope (picture 2) is a place to sit and relax or having picnic.
The walking and a bicycle track is circling all through the park
connecting the area together.

Picture 1

Picture 2
 Zoom in: Dwelling Garden

The city quarters consist of gardens surrounded of different type

of dwellings such as apartment houses in 3-4 floors and city row
houses in 2-3 floors. The idea is to mix different kind of dwelling
forms to get good combinations of habitants and various type of
architecture.
This particular garden consist of 2 apartment houses in 4 floors
and a row house in tree floors. In the middle of the garden is com-
mon green area and a playground. The parking house is situated
under the ground.
 Zoom in: Dwelling Garden

The apartment houses is divided into different volumes separated

by light staircases. The roof hight varies from block to block since
the apartments having roof terraces. The result is various and lively
architecture.
The city row houses having tree floors, roof terraces and a little
private garden behind the house.