Lyseo Block

The historic main building will be renovated for educational use. The renovation will take into account the building’s conservation values, health, safety, accessibility, building services, and the suitability of the facilities for modern upper secondary education.

The current extension of the block and Janne Hall will be demolished as part of the project. The demolition enables the placement of a new sports and dining building within the block.

The current extension of the block and Janne Hall are intended to be demolished, and a new sports and dining building is planned in their place. The new building will serve the sports and dining needs of the Lyseo Upper Secondary School, as well as other users, such as the Lyseo Comprehensive School and evening users of the sports facilities.

The design of the new building will pay particular attention to the functionality of the sports facilities, dining arrangements, safety, accessibility, maintainability, energy efficiency, yard and traffic arrangements, and the integration of the building into the environment of the protected main building and the city center block.

The detailed spatial solutions, technical solutions, and implementation method of the new building will be refined during the development phase.

What is planned for the new building:

• a sports hall for educational and shared use needs
• support facilities for sports areas
• dining facilities
• a distribution or heating kitchen
• changing and washing facilities
• toilets and accessible facilities
• storage, maintenance, and technical rooms
• possible solutions supporting events and matriculation examination use

The City of Hämeenlinna acts as the client and owner of the project. The city defines the project’s objectives, scope, quality level, and decision-making principles.

The developer leads the project in practice on behalf of the city. It prepares the matters required for decision-making and ensures the progress of the project.

The project is implemented as a project management contract that includes design. In this implementation model, the contractor is responsible for both design and construction. However, solutions are not finalized immediately at the start; instead, they are developed together with the city, users, designers, and the contractor.

In this model, costs are more transparent for the client than in a traditional turnkey contract. Instead of a fixed contract price, a target price and a ceiling price are used in the project. This allows all parties to work together to find functional and cost-effective solutions before construction begins and during construction.

SRV acts as the project management contractor for the project. It is responsible for managing the design, preparing for construction, and implementing the construction work in accordance with the contract. The designers work in a contractual relationship with SRV.

The city makes the final decisions on the solutions to be implemented in the project.

The project steering group supports the city’s decision-making and outlines matters significant to the project. It does not manage the daily design or practical work of the project.

The steering group handles matters that significantly affect the project’s:

• scope
• quality level
• costs
• schedule
• transition to the implementation phase.

Such matters may include, for example, significant spatial solutions, functional compromises, quality level choices that increase costs, and changes related to the overall scope of the project.
The developer and the project organization prepare matters for the steering group’s consideration. This allows the city to make the necessary policy decisions at the right time and ensures the project progresses as planned.

Composition of the steering group

The steering group includes key representatives of the city and users relevant to the project. The composition ensures that decision-making takes into account perspectives related to building ownership, investments, urban structure, education, and the daily lives of users.

The members of the steering group are:

• Petri Paavilainen, Real Estate Director
• Päivi Raukko, Director of Education and Wellbeing
• Sisko Huotari, Director of Basic Education
• Tarja Majuri, Director of Urban Structure
• Pieta Tukkimäki-Hildén, Principal of Hämeenlinna Lyseo Upper Secondary School

The Lyseo main building is a significant building in terms of Hämeenlinna’s cityscape and educational history. The oldest parts of the building were completed in the 1880s, and the extensions in the 1930s. The building is protected in the local detailed plan and belongs to a nationally significant built cultural environment.

The main building has been out of educational use for a long time due to indoor air problems. The goal of the renovation is to return the building to safe, healthy, and modern educational use while preserving the building’s historical and cityscape values.

The Lyseo main building is a protected and cityscape-significant building. The goal of the renovation is not to make the building unrecognizable, but to return it to use in a way that preserves its historical and architectural values.

The design reconciles the building’s conservation values, current educational needs, health, safety, accessibility, and building services. Solutions are also discussed with the authorities as the project design progresses.

The project involves the demolition of the current extension of the block and Janne Hall. They are located in the Lyseo block adjacent to the main building.

The main building will not be demolished; it will be renovated. The demolition concerns the newer extension part, in place of which a new sports and dining building is planned.

The new building is planned to include sports and dining facilities needed by the upper secondary school and other users. The goal is to implement a new sports and dining building that serves the needs of the Lyseo Upper Secondary School, the Lyseo Comprehensive School, and other users of the sports facilities.

The detailed content will be refined during the development phase. The design will examine, among other things, the functionality of the sports facilities, dining arrangements, changing and washing facilities, storage and maintenance facilities, accessibility, safety, and shared use of the facilities. The starting point for the project is that the new building to be implemented in place of the current extension and Janne Hall will include the upper secondary school’s sports and dining facilities.

The project is currently in the development phase. The commencement of construction requires that plans, costs, schedule, risks, and implementation readiness be refined during the development phase. Following this, the client will make a separate decision on moving to the implementation phase.

According to the preliminary schedule, the decision regarding the transition to the implementation phase is scheduled for spring 2027. The actual works related to the commencement of the site will begin in stages after this, if the decision to move to the implementation phase is made.

The current goal is for the renovation and the new building to be completed by the end of 2028. The schedule will be refined during the development phase as plans, building permit matters, costs, and the implementation method are finalized.

As this is a demanding renovation of a protected building and a new construction project, the schedule may be affected by, for example, the refinement of design solutions, official processing, the scope of the building’s renovation, and the phasing of the construction site.

The development phase refers to the project preparation stage before the actual construction begins. During this time, we do not simply “rush to the site with helmets on crooked”; instead, we carefully investigate what is worth building, how it can be implemented, how much it will cost, and what risks are associated with the project.

During the development phase, plans are refined, baseline data is supplemented, necessary additional studies are conducted, alternatives are compared, costs are estimated, the building permit is prepared, and users are involved in the design. The purpose of the development phase is to ensure that the decision to move to the implementation phase can be made based on sufficient information.

Users are involved in the project design during the development phase. Users participate in the project design through regular user meetings and workshops. Feedback received from users is documented, and its impact on design solutions is reviewed as part of the design process. User cooperation addresses needs related to education, sports, dining, property maintenance, cleaning, and upkeep. The goal is to ensure that the planned facilities correspond as closely as possible to the daily lives of the users and the city’s long-term objectives.

No, it has not. The main direction of the project has been decided: the main building will be renovated, the current extension and Janne Hall will be demolished, and a new sports and dining building will be planned for the block.

However, all details are not yet final. During the development phase, spatial solutions, technical solutions, costs, schedule, and the implementation method will be refined. In the contract model, plans are developed in cooperation with the client and users, but the client makes the final decisions on the solutions to be designed and implemented.

The project steering group handles matters significant to the project and makes key policy decisions for the client. It does not manage the daily activities of the site or design, but outlines matters that have a significant impact on the project’s scope, quality level, costs, or schedule.

In practice, solutions that increase costs, change the scope of facilities, or affect the quality level targeted in the project can be brought to the steering group. The developer and the project organization prepare matters for the steering group’s consideration. According to the contract program, user parties are involved to confirm the baseline data for functional and spatial design, and the client’s steering group makes the final decision on the project’s spatial content and scope.

One of the most important tasks of the development phase is cost management. During this phase, plans are refined, alternatives are compared, and the impact of different solutions on both the construction price and the future operating costs of the buildings is assessed.

Not all wishes have the same cost implications. For example, additional facilities, grandstand solutions, special equipment, or solutions that raise the quality level can affect the building’s size, structures, building services, cleaning, maintenance, and energy consumption. Therefore, solutions are evaluated from the perspective of both investment and long-term maintenance.

When the construction site commences, the project is likely to affect movement in the vicinity of the Lyseo block. Impacts may occur, for example, on walking, cycling, parking, maintenance traffic, and construction site traffic.

Detailed traffic and route arrangements will be planned before the site commences and will be communicated separately. The goal is to ensure that moving in the area is safe even during construction. Particular attention will be paid to pedestrians, cyclists, schoolchildren, and other users of the nearby area.

The city’s project page consolidates information regarding project objectives, decision-making, and progress. Once the construction site is active, the SRV site page provides practical construction information, such as work phases, working hours, traffic arrangements, potential disruptions, and site contact persons.

The city’s project page and the SRV site page are linked to one another to ensure that both the general project status and practical site information are easily accessible through the same information path.