GRÄNSLAND

Gräns­land brings Bjärred and Borge­by clos­er togeth­er and allows the two com­mu­ni­ties to meet in an elon­gat­ed park that con­nects the sur­round­ing green areas and forms the back­bone of the new dis­trict. The pro­pos­al is based on the divi­sion of the exist­ing fields and thus spans an arc between past and present, between agrar­i­an and knowl­edge soci­ety. The plan takes hold of the site’s exist­ing pecu­liar­i­ties and cre­ates a clear, eas­i­ly leg­i­ble and dense struc­ture that con­nects to Bjärred, Borge­by and sur­round­ing green struc­tures in a nat­ur­al way that pro­motes move­ments and exchanges between the new dis­trict and its sur­round­ings. Its com­pact char­ac­ter means that the area north of Domedel­ja Mosse can be left com­plete­ly unde­vel­oped. In doing this, we pro­tect valu­able agri­cul­tur­al land at the same time as the land can serve as a reserve for pos­si­ble future expansion.