^ I like this view of the city, you can see many different districts with different characteristics. In the foreground we have the administrative district, with the post office and an old office tower. Then on the other side of the canal is the old town with shorter buildings and older architecture. Behind that and to the left is the business centre, dominated by newer office towers and shopping malls. Further behind that and to the right is a 1960's brutalism high density residential area with massive concrete apartment buildings. To the right of those is a medium density 1940's - 1950's residential area with apartment buildings that blend in a little better with the landscape.
^ A new prison has been built, far from the city. The fire watchtowers are playing the role of guardtowers here. Works pretty well I think.
^ A bit closer to the city but still far away is a new industrial area focused on oil and chemistry. A few thousand jobs.
^ A closer look at the business centre and its towers competing for the best view of the water. At lunch break you have good access to the restaurants by the beach, or you can go for a walk along the canal.
^ Brutalism. I'm not sure if I love it or hate it, but I know that I'm fascinated by it. A challenge with this neighbourhood has been to provide sufficient parking. One solution that I think turned out great was to utilise the elevation changes to dig a couple of parking garages into the hillside. The top floor is pretty much level with the road at the back of the garages. When I designed this neghbourhood I made sure to provide plenty of green spaces to counterbalance the amount of raw concrete.
^ In the foreground here is the older residential area from the 1940's and 50's. I pretty much copied the design straight from Gothenburg, as the shape of the land and the elevation matched nicely with a neighbourhood I found on aerial photos.
^ My most recent addition is a mainly low density residential district close to the hospital. I imagine this neighbourhood is popular among doctors. Got a couple of apartment towers as well, for the hospital staff with a little lower income.
