The Tyresö team has chosen Källan, an assisted residence for individuals struggling with addiction problems as their MULL. Källan is operated by Tyresö municipality, with the mission to ensure freedom from addiction and offer the residents support in their everyday life. Many of the residents are in 12-step programs and relapse prevention.
Källan is situated just next to a large nature area, with an outdoor area of nature character with several large and full grown trees, deciduous and coniferous. Despite this there is no space designed or arranged for recreational reasons, except for a few seatings in sunny locations.
With NBS there is potential to improve this, creating a beautiful and enjoyable outdoor area to complement the housing. with the ambition to encourage residents to spend more time outside and thereby be exposed to a green and restorative environment, taking benefit from nature’s inherent ability to enable activity as well as rest. Here is a possibility to work with nature and outdoor environment as a tool for health and rehabilitation, as well as involving the residents in maintenance work.
The team
The group involved in this project includes a strategic landscapearchitect, a landscapearchitect focused on maintanance and head of the park- and nature maintenance unit. All three from different sections in the department of urban planning. The head of Källan is participating from the department of labour and social administration. A pedagogue with a special focus on inclusive meeting places is participating from the department of eldercare and welfare.
In Källan there is a possibility to work with nature and outdoor environment as a tool for health and rehabilitation, as well as involving the residents in maintenance work.
The city
Tyresö is a fast-growing municipality located close to Sweden’s capital Stockholm. With a unique blend of urban proximity and natural beauty , it is known for its strong green and blue character, with lush forests, lakes, and a stunning archipelago coastline. Part of the municipality is encompassed by Tyresta National Park, one of Sweden’s largest untouched natural forests and Europe’s most central national park.These major natural resources contain many recreational and ecological values of both national and regional importance. However, there is a lack of local parks, playgrounds and other meeting places close to residential areas. This needs to be developed to meet the needs of a growing population in denser urban areas. The Tyresö Comprehensive Plan states that the municipality should develop in a sustainable way in terms of environmental, social and financial aspects.
