Lintukangas Elisa
Urban planner
Vitality
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The purpose of the site plan change is to protect the old part of the town hall built in 1948 and parts of its interior. It is necessary to show the purpose of use of the area of the old part as flexible. The extension part of the town hall is to be demolished and the area will be designated as a residential block area. One separate small house plot is assigned to the side of Kokinmäki. The surroundings of the Glass Blower statue, located next to the town hall, are designated as a park area in the site plan.
The Riihimäki town hall has been empty since the end of 2016. Kaupungintalo is a C-portfolio office space according to the Riihimäki office space program 2021-2030. The buildings in the C-portfolio of the premises program are used up, sold, dismantled or refined according to plan. In connection with zoning, the cultural-historical values of the buildings must be examined. The city government has decided on the approval of the office space program on 29.3.2021 March 112 § XNUMX. In connection with the approval decision, the city government decided with regard to the city hall that, in connection with the implementation of the office space program, the utilization of the old part of the city hall as alternatives to the guidelines of the office space program will be investigated. Investigation is underway.
Minutes of the City Council on March 29.3.2021, XNUMX.
The town hall has also been in the previous office space program for the years 2017-2021 (Regulation 23.1.2017 § 5).
The history and cultural-historical values of the town hall
The site is part of a multi-layered complex of administrative and school buildings built in the 1940s and 1960s along Kalevankatu, which has been defined as a provincially valuable built cultural environment (Hämeen liitto, 2019).
The old part of the town hall was built in 1948 according to the plans of the architect Veli Valorinna as the city's library and office building. The town hall was expanded in 1973 by building an extension part attached to the old part. Both phases are architecturally representative of their construction period, both in terms of facades and interiors. Between the old part and the extension part, there is a clear transition from in-place construction to prefabricated construction, as well as a reduction in detailed design. Also in the interior spaces, the change of space arrangement typical of office construction from the traditional one-corridor system to the two-corridor system of the 1960s-70s can be seen.
The facades of the old part are simple in composition, but the construction has been of high-quality craftsmanship, and the high-quality material choices and detailing used create dignity. The architecture of the main facade has mostly been well preserved. The most significant of the interior spaces are the former library space on the east end of the first floor (later office space and cafeteria) and the stairs leading to the office corridor, the council meeting hall on the third floor and the former town hall board room, as well as stairwells and office corridors. The premises have mainly preserved the original space arrangement and fixed interior design. In the council's meeting hall and the town board's room, as well as partially in other premises, the original furniture designed for those premises and produced locally in Riihimäki, as well as the original lamps, have been preserved.
The even grid-like division of the glass facade of the extension embodies the thinking of the 1970s emphasizing equality, where no space is outwardly distinguished from the others. The most important interior spaces are the lobby on the top floor and the rooms of the city council and the mayor. The hierarchy of the interior spaces was reflected in the material choices, when valuable spaces originally had textile carpets and partition walls imitating wood veneer, and other office spaces had plastic carpets and fabric-covered partitions.
A building history survey has been prepared for the town hall (Vahanen 2020), which you can find on the website under survey material.
A risk assessment has been drawn up for the site (Vahanen, 2020), which you can find on the website under the section "Research material".
According to the risk assessment, the old part of the town hall is mostly in good condition thanks to the extensive renovation carried out in 2003. There are some details in the structures of the old part, the effect of which on indoor air quality is recommended to be investigated, as well as the functioning of the ventilation.
According to the risk assessment, the extension part of the town hall requires major repairs, such as the renewal of the facade, water roof, false ceilings and the IV system. Among other things, deficiencies have been found in the watertightness of the glass facade and the drying ability of the structure. The extension part of the town hall is to be demolished.
It is appropriate to change the site plan of the area. It is necessary to change the current purpose of the area according to the site plan (block area of public buildings) to be more flexible. With the site plan change, the cultural and historical values of the town hall are taken into account and the possibilities of supplementary construction in the area of the plan change are explored.
Building history survey, Riihimäki town hall, Vahanen, 2020
Risk assessment, Riihimäki town hall, Vahanen, 2020
Environmental statement, area of the old town hall, Environmental planning Enviro Oy, 2021
Tree condition assessment, old town hall and Puhaltajastatas, Puidenhoitajien Oy, 2020
The City Council has decided to start a plan change in connection with the approval of the planning review on March 2.3.2020, 61 § 1. The old city hall, Kalevankatu 2021 site plan change is item A9 of the planning review XNUMX.
The station layout change has come into effect on 18.10.2020 August XNUMX (announcement in Aamuposti and on the website)
Participation and evaluation plan (18.10.2020/2.6.2021/XNUMX, updated XNUMX/XNUMX/XNUMX)
Kalevankatu 1, old town hall The draft of the site plan change was available for viewing between June 7.6 and August 6.8.2021, 30 (MRA § 4) at Riihimäki Office Center Vetur (Eteläinen Asemakatu XNUMX) and at www.riihimaki.fi/kaavoitus.
Station plan map, draft
Site plan report, draft
Perceptual sketch, position drawing and section
A presentation and discussion event on the draft plan was organized remotely on June 15.6.2021, XNUMX.
Memo of the presentation and discussion session
The city council decided at its meeting on 22.12.2021 December 486 (§ 1) to make Kalevankatu XNUMX, the old city hall's site plan change proposal, as well as the plot division and plot division change, available for viewing.
Minutes of the City Council on March 22.12.2021, XNUMX.
The proposal for the site plan change was available from January 3.1 to February 2.2.2022, 65 (MRL § 27, MRA § 4) on this website and at the Riihimäki office center in Veturi at Eteläinen Asemakatu XNUMX.
The participants had the opportunity to leave a reminder about the proposal during the visit. No reminders arrived.
In the proposal phase, statements according to the decision of the city board were requested. The opinion period was extended until February 28.2.2022, XNUMX.
The announcement that the proposal is available for viewing was published on the city's website on January 2.1.2022, XNUMX.
Design proposal material:
Station plan map, proposal
Station plan map appendix, interior spaces to be stored
Site plan report with attachments, proposal
In the proposal phase, the site plan material was refined based on the feedback received in the draft phase. The responses to the feedback received during the plan process (opinions and statements) are attached to the site plan presentation (appendix 7).
At its meeting on May 2.5.2022, 170, the City Council decided to submit § 1 to the city council to approve the Kalevankatu XNUMX, old town hall site plan proposal and the plot division and plot division change.
The city council approved Kalevankatu 1, the old town hall site plan change and lot division and plot division change on June 6.6.2022, 59 § XNUMX.
Minutes of the City Council of 6.6.2022 June XNUMX
Approved formula material:
Station plan map (approved)
Annex to the site plan map: interior spaces to be stored (approved)
Station plan description with attachments (approved)
The announcement of approval was published on the city's website on 14.6.2022 December XNUMX.
Kalevankatu 1, the old town hall, the change in the site plan and the plot division and the change in the plot division have entered into law on August 2.8.2022, XNUMX.
Online announcement of legal force on August 2.8.2022, XNUMX.
Legal formula material:
Site plan map, legally binding
Annex to the site plan map: Interior spaces to be preserved
Site plan report, legally binding
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