Our proposal Huili received a shared victory on October 10, 2025 in the idea competition for a new residential and camping area in Tampere’s Härmälä. The competition, organised by the city of Tampere, sought ideas for transforming the Härmälä camping area and its surroundings located on the shores of lake Pyhäjärvi.
The concept of Huili draws inspiration from old-time villa life, centered around living and staying in the midst of nature, the restorative power of nature, community spirit and the spaces, services and shared-use facilities that encourage it.
Our landscape-oriented approach, where the starting point of design lies in landscape and urban nature networks, emphasizes Härmälä’s local strengths and character by enhancing the area’s green corridors and recreational opportunities. In our proposal we highlight old layers of the landscape in the form of a landscape park and repeat the open and community-creating block structure typical of old Härmälä.
The competition proposal was prepared by Nomaji. The proposal was made in collaboration with Tommila Architects and traffic experts Juho Kerola and Aleksi Kankaanpää. Thanks to WSP’s tourism specialist Petra Niskanen as well!
Congratulations to BST Architects!
