Inauguration in Roskilde

On Friday, 19 June at 3 o’clock, Mayor Tomas Breddam and Chair of the Planning and Technical Committee Claus Larsen will inaugurate Hestetorvet.

Everyone is welcome to join the festivities, which include music performed by 9th-grade students, hobby horse riding, and creative workshops.

Hestetorvet serves as the arrival square for Roskilde Station and forms part of a comprehensive urban development project aimed at strengthening urban life in the city centre.

As lead consultant, we are responsible for the new design of Hestetorvet, where increased greenery and recreational value have been key focus areas. A combination of 28 new evergreen and deciduous trees and new planting beds has created a green and inviting park-like space whose appearance will change throughout the year.

To reduce the project’s climate footprint, Roskilde Municipality has prioritised reuse throughout the entire project process. The new paving primarily consists of existing cobblestones, kerbstones, and granite steps that have been removed and reused in new patterns and functions within the project.