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Visby

• Values • Protection • Learning

Hanseatic of

• 70 hectares • 1000 properties • 3000 inhabitants • 900 years Visby – Values and Protection

• World Heritage Convention

• Swedish Environmental Code • National Interests for Cultural Heritage

• Swedish Heritage Conservation Act • Listed Buildings • Ancient Monument

• Swedish Planning and Building Act • Zoning plan / Detailed plan and Building Ordinance

Visby – World Heritage Convention

Criterion (iv): The Hanseatic Town of Visby is an outstanding example of a North European medieval walled town which reflects with remarkable completeness its essentially late 13th century form and function as one of the most important trading of the Hanseatic League between 1161 and 1360. This is reflected in the well preserved town wall, street pattern, church ruins, medieval buildings and townscape.

Criterion (v): Visby is a characteristic example of a traditional human settlement that has evolved over time through continuous adaptation to the medieval form and function. The inhabited historic town has prevailed under the influence of socio-economic and cultural change. This has resulted in a townscape in which the medieval walled trading town has been retained with distinctive layers over time until the present day. Functional continuity is reflected in its structure as a county, diocesan, commercial and residential town.

Visby – World Heritage Convention

Material Values Immaterial Values

• Mixed Functions • Public /Private • Authenticity/ Integrity • Continuity

Visby – Environmental Code

• National Interest for Cultural Heritage

”Unik tidigmedeltida muromgärdad . Östersjöhandelns ledande metropol till och med 1200-talets slut. Hansans födelsestad som i planmönster och bebyggelse speglar handel, hantverk och sjöfart samt stadens förvaltnings- Funktioner och sociala förhållanden från medeltid tid modern tid.”

Visby – Heritage Conservation Act

• 270 Listed Buildings • Permanent Anicent Monument Visby – Planning and Building Act

• Zoning Plan Building Code Extended regulations for Building Permits Building Code

• Describes five main historic building periods • Building Characteristics and Values • Guidelines - Renovation - Roofs, facades, windows, doors, colours, constructions, interiors - New buildings, extensions, changed use - Gardens, walls and fences

Learnings

• Unprecise Plan Regulations - • Building Code + • Conservation Expert opinion + • Difficult to control changed use of buildings -

City Plan Visby: Fredrik Walgrén, 1877

City Plan Visby: Fredrik Walgrén, 1891 City Plan Visby, 1910: Anders Serboni, P-O Hallman

Stadsplan Visby, 1934:Sven Markelius

Visby Court Building . Arkitekt: Lennart Lundström, 1961 Possible Development in recent zoning plans for areas close to the Historic Town Kv. Järnvägen (2013) and Östercentrum (2013) New Cruiser Ship Port for large vessels, April 2018 New Additions Medieval Buildings and Remnants Added Buildings 1920 - 2010

Laboratorn 5, Visby innerstad Valutan 1, Visby innerstad Arkitekt: Nils Börring, 1903 Arkitekt: Ewe & Melin, 1909

• The New Scale of early 20th Century Additions

House, Vårdklockegatan Arkitekt: Lennart Lundström, 1962

House, Mellangatan Arkitekt:Andreas Forsberg, AQ Arkitekter 2012

• The Scale of the Townscape • The Modern Detail

Catholic Church • The Scale of the Townscape Arkitekt: Per Erik Nilsson, 1982

• The Modern Detail

• The Interior

Houses, S:t Klemensgatan Arkitekt: Per Erik Nilsson, 1979

• Careful Additions

House, Vårdklockegatan Arkitekt: Per Erik Nilsson, 1972

Flerbostadshus, Norra Kyrkogatan Arkitekt: AQ Arkitekter 2015 •Authenticity and Large-scale additions House Kinbergs plats, 2012

• Different approaches

Clarion Hotel Wisby, extension Arkitekt: Visbyark, 2013

Stora torget, Visby innerstad Arkitekt: Sydväst Landskap / Malmström Edström arkitekter, 2012 • Flexibility

• Historic places, new use Kultudralen, S:t Nicolai kyrkoruin Arkitekt: Exners Tegnestue, 2012

• Historic Places and New Use • Small function buildings The Event City Housing, Visby innerstad. Arkitekt Visbyark, 2013

• Densification

Housing, Visby innerstad. Arkitekt Daniel Heilborn, 2016

•Connection between historic centre and the modern town a big challenge in planning

•Visby Historic town is a city centre under strong development pressure

• Development of tourism industry often in contrast to the needs of inhabitants

• Yearly arrangements like the political week is beginning to leave a permanent mark in the town fabric

•Strong variation in architectural additions

•Densification: A threat to the gardens and open areas of the historic town?

• High demands on public authority, information and consultation

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