Kvarnby is an area of Malmo that has undergone continuous transition. Once a forest, then farmland, and later used as a quarry for sand and gravel to expand the city, the area has seen many changes. In the latter half of the 20th Century the area was laid out as a large golf course complete with club house and set in an undulating landscape of mature habitats that include lakes and woodland.
Our vision for Kvarnby re configures the golf course across a wider site area providing space for a series of parkland villages set within a continuous parkland network that is accessible to all. Each community will have its own distinct character, identity and form and will be part of a parkland landscape that connects the city to the countryside on its eastern edge. Kvarnby will offer the best of city living along with the tranquillity of rural life, making it an appealing destination for young families looking to reside in the city.
The communities will combine homes, workplaces, schools and amenities to create integrated and sustainable places. A solar farm and Energy Park on-site will generate electricity by both wind and solar panels providing power and heat for the new homes and workplaces. Old industrial land will also be decontaminated and restored, making the site safe for future generations.
Kvarnby will be largely traffic-free, prioritising active travel. Each Parkland Community will be designed as part of a wider visual framework of views, vistas, glimpses and landmarks for the neighbourhood as a whole.
At the heart of the neighbourhood, ‘Kvarnby Centrum’ will provide a variety of shops, hospitality, business space and essential day-to-day services. It could also provide space for an Expo: an exhibition of how new 21st century homes, work space and social infrastructure might be developed and showcased in our vision for the Kvarnby Parkland Neighbourhood.
Our proposal is not to simply build on a golf course. We aim to curate a new collection of living and working communities through social investment and community development, while adhering to the rigorous standards outlined in the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals and LFM30 (climate neutral construction in Malmö by 2030).
