Kamppi Centre
A local transport bus terminal, a long-distance bus terminal and a freight terminal were built on the ground level of the Kamppi shopping centre, forming the largest unified pedestrian area in the centre of Helsinki. The project also included the construction of a new escalator connection to the Kamppi metro station and the construction of a parking facility below the freight terminal. The challenging coordination of bus traffic logistics serving 250 000 daily passengers daily with structural and building services solutions put the design and implementation of Kamppi’s transport terminals in a class of its own.
The operating model of the terminals organizes passenger traffic through numbered gates, similar to an airport. The passenger waiting areas are located in a warm interior with a direct view of the bus platforms through the glass walls. The movement of passengers on the buses is controlled with the help of displays for schedules and access gates activated under the supervision of the bus drivers. Pedestrians and bus traffic do not intersect, ensuring safety. The public interior has a comprehensive guidance system for the visually impaired, and special attention has been paid to lighting and acoustic design.
The underground terminals are part of a proposal prepared by SRV Viitoset Oy’s design team for the Kamppi implementation and tender competition by the City of Helsinki. The authors of the plan were Arkkitehtitoimisto Juhani Pallasmaa Oy, Arkkitehtitoimisto Davidsson Oy, Arkkitehtitoiminta Oy Kai Wartiainen and Professor Roland Schweizer from Paris. Traffic planning was the responsibility of Esisuunnittelijat Oy and rock engineering was done by Kalliosuunnittelu – Rockplan Oy.
DT+S was the main designer also for the Kamppi Branding project 2022 in collaboration with Amerikka Oy.
The operating model of the terminals organizes passenger traffic through numbered gates, similar to an airport. The passenger waiting areas are located in a warm interior with a direct view of the bus platforms through the glass walls. The movement of passengers on the buses is controlled with the help of displays for schedules and access gates activated under the supervision of the bus drivers. Pedestrians and bus traffic do not intersect, ensuring safety. The public interior has a comprehensive guidance system for the visually impaired, and special attention has been paid to lighting and acoustic design.
The underground terminals are part of a proposal prepared by SRV Viitoset Oy’s design team for the Kamppi implementation and tender competition by the City of Helsinki. The authors of the plan were Arkkitehtitoimisto Juhani Pallasmaa Oy, Arkkitehtitoimisto Davidsson Oy, Arkkitehtitoiminta Oy Kai Wartiainen and Professor Roland Schweizer from Paris. Traffic planning was the responsibility of Esisuunnittelijat Oy and rock engineering was done by Kalliosuunnittelu – Rockplan Oy.
DT+S was the main designer also for the Kamppi Branding project 2022 in collaboration with Amerikka Oy.
