BYENS HAVER

The master plan for Roskilde Southwest envisions a new neighborhood that connects allotment gardens, villa gardens, and urban spaces through a shared green narrative. With over 30,000 m² of parkland, the area is transformed into smaller gardens, recreational spaces, and year-round social activity hubs. The plan includes 235 sustainable homes, new public facilities, and a waterfront path that links the neighborhood to the city’s green loop.

LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND RECREATIONAL AREAS

The new master plan unites Roskilde Southwest as a garden district, linking allotment gardens, villa gardens, and even the smallest balcony planter in a poetic and compelling garden narrative.
More than 30,000 m² of park pathways are scaled down into a network of smaller gardens, reinterpreting the landscape as urban recreational space and inviting community interaction, gardening and food collaboration, play, movement, and cultural activities across all boundaries – throughout both summer and winter.
A new waterfront path winds through the gardens to Hyrdehøj Forest, offering residents – both local and from outside the city – a new experiential connection to Roskilde’s green loop. All public facilities open onto the path, reinforcing its role as a unifying and identity-shaping element.

INCORPORATING A NEW SCALE OF BUILDINGS AND GARDENS

As the main concept, architecture is introduced at a scale that bridges the gap between allotment gardens and apartment blocks.
235 new homes, a community house, and a dedicated health and wellbeing centre will be built in the heart of the district as medium-scale sustainable wooden buildings arranged around a large south-facing square. The community house, known as ‘Roskilde’s largest allotment house’, will host activities and foster community within the City Gardens.
The overall plan targets specific groups, stakeholders, collaborations, and processes that will activate community life in the district. It also includes LAR solutions, a comprehensive new traffic plan for both light and heavy traffic, and optimized parking conditions, especially around the Garden City, which serves as the central hub of the area.

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