Stadsdelsparken Skälby i Kalmar
historia, nuläge och framtida utveckling
Skälby park is situated approximately 2,5 km
northwest of the central parts of Kalmar and is
one of fi ve town part parks. Originally Skälby
consisted of a village of four farms. In 1965
the municipality in Kalmar bought Skälby and
the agriculture ceased to appear. The land was
parcelled out into plots and new roads. Only
the area surrounding the old buildings remained,
turned to a park. The park has a rural
simplicity refl ecting the agriculture. The area
has a value of cultural history with the manor
house from the 18th century and old pastures
with great nature and recreational values.
Today activities like 4H, logdans, outdoor
concerts take place in the park. Also you fi nd
the city?s largest playground here. This thesis
aims to develop concepts and strategies for
the park, which in many reasons can be seen
as a left-over from the small-scale agriculture
society.
In order to get the comprehensive picture
statistics over adjacent housing areas, the park
according to Kalmar?s green structural planning,
a history description and an inventory?s
and analysis part is presented. The inventory?s
- and the analysis part is treated the park?s
physical structure and how the park is experienced
from recreational, safety?s and playing
perspectives.
Based on knowledge from the above parts,
concepts and strategies are developed for the
park. These strategies aim to:
? Let the agricultural history become apparent
? Create a stronger contact with adjacent housing
areas
? Create a functional moving pattern
? Develop the rural character of the park
? Develop a park with many experiences
? Develop the accessibility of the park
? Create safe environments
? Create challenging environments for playing
accessible for everyone