Tahko centre
Type: detail plan
Client: City of Kuopio
Status: planning completed
Timeline: 2019
Location: Tahko, Kuopio
Scope of project: 7.5 ha
Team: Sami Heikkinen (partner in charge), Leena Buller (landscape arch. in charge), Juha Riihelä, Ville Mellin
The village is of wooden buildings with pitched roofs. Traffic within the centre is on foot, by bike, or on skis.
Location
Tahko centre is situated on the lake side in Kuopio, eastern Finland. Tahko, a popular holiday destination, is located on the other side of the bay.
Alluring tourism
The village is divided into flexible sub-areas to enable construction phasing. Each area has its own functional character.
Village streets and routes
The area has a variety of pleasant routes on a village scale. Vehicular traffic is externalized and parking located close to local highway intersections.
