“Hertsi" Local Service Centre

“Hertsi” Local Service Centre

Local Service Centre in Herttoniemi

“Hertsi” is located in an excellent setting, serving tens of thousands of residents in Herttoniemi and the surrounding areas.

“Hertsi” provides local residents with a comprehensive range of everyday services. In addition to grocery stores, the centre includes a library, a gym, cafes and restaurants, health and beauty services, as well as a wide variety of other service providers.

A Shopping Mall’s Versatility Does Not Always Depend On Its Size

“Hertsi” is a new kind of shopping mall. As the sale of clothing and consumer goods has largely moved online, the centre does not include traditional fashion retail. Instead, the focus is on diverse services that cannot be purchased online. In addition to library and sports facilities, the centre also houses a kindergarten, a youth centre and assisted living for seniors.

“Hertsi” was designed keeping clarity first and foremost in our mind. The footfall routes are planned intuitively and, for example, the way to the metro should be easy to find. “The “Hertsi” visitor should be able to perceive the whole of it without trouble”, says Harri Koskinen, the project’s main designer.. It is more compact than many other malls and has a very clear floor division. In addition, the main elevator carriages are each marked with their own tree-growth themerepresenting the mall. The roots of the trees are in the basement from whence they grow upwards, and, in this way, the person using the elevator knows which floor they are on by looking at the body of the tree.

Special attention has been paid to the comfort and convenience of the spaces because we envisioned “Hertsi” as a social place as well, a place where people of all ages, from children and young people to seniors, would meet, spend time with each other and enjoy each other’s company.