The competiton will focus on revitalizing the Grorud Senter district by adding a new main public space and mixed use buildings. The public space must play a key role by improving the spatial relationship between public transport, pedestrian traffic, the motorway system, the Grorud centre and the future development projects. The existing parking facilities at the centre, occupies a large area and is not used to its capacity. The new development will need further parking facilities and one must strive to reduce the impact of cars in the public domain at the same time as the centre and the public transport node maintains an accessible and sufficient car parking system.
The programming of the new development will set the new trend for the area. Mixed use, potentially with high density is one of the main challenges for the site. The cultural aspect of the programming can bring new ideas and point out important issues for the future of the centre.