Measures and Possibilities in Concentration

Abstract

The three urban structures in the images of the future represent a concentration of the Stockholm region. In Urban Cores and Suburban Centers this happens through the exploitation of land directly proximate or bits inserted in existing housing, while in Low-rise Settlements it is done by developing larger, hitherto unused areas. The intent here is to provide a simple picture of the new construction in the various cores, hubs and areas, both for residences and work sites, related to the size of the land taken into use. The question is whether the land exploitation, concentration and average height that is the result of our choices is possible, reasonable and acceptable. The answer is a reformulation of the future number of residential and occupational sites into construction surfaces based on the percentage changes in these categories indicated in each future image (see Table 10.3). The total floor surface is then related to the stipulated land surface and the result is evaluated through a comparison with existing areas in Stockholm or elsewhere.

Chapter written by Bosse Bergman and Anders Gullberg.