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Europan 11 .  Norrköping

courtesy of Pierre Dufour & Emma Saintonge 

The first feeling  when looking at the project site is a sense of sudden break due to the presence of  Gamla Övagen Road  which acts in fact as a strong physical and mental barrier between the Vilbergen district and Reserve Vrinnevi.
Besides, the site seems disconnected from the city because of a lack of public transport on the one hand and to the low attractiveness of this area  for   the city on the other hand.  Apart from the hospital  on the Vrinnevi side,  there is in fact only one local network on the project site.
Finally, the southern entrance to the town is not built,  the transition from rural to urban is not really clear. The road and the landscape around it must symbolyse Norrkoping  from this entrance.