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Bryga is a public rooftop park located on the roof of the shopping centre Redi in Kalasatama Helsinki. Bryga is an important part of the public outdoor spaces of Kalasatama that is a new rapidly growing residential area build on a former industrial harbour. Together with Kalasatama park and English square they form a unanimous landscape architectural concept designed by Maanlumo that creates a recognizable identity to the new area. The concept reflects the history of Kalasatama.

The concept of Bryga is based on the landscape and nature of Helsinki archipelago and the building of Redi is seen as an island. The imaginary sea water flows through the park between the rocks and vegetation shaping the terrain and creating the meandering pathways of Bryga. The materials, vegetation and structures follow the same theme highlighting the shapes and spaces of the park.

All the surfaces and paths are designed so that the rainwater runs naturally to the vegetation areas. The vegetation surfaces add to the diversity of urban nature and improve the microclimate, acoustics and the wind conditions. The entire roof has a drainage and water storage element under the surface and next to the main route there is a channel that collects the stormwater.

In the park there are steel structured pergolas that follow the main shapes of the park. They create a human scale next to the high‐rise towers and provide protection from the wind. The lights of the park are integrated in the pergola structures as well as art lighting. The art lighting follows the movement of the local wind and it moves calmly from one pergola to another creating a slow wave‐like movement.

Bryga has spaces for multiple functions. There is a small event square, a playground and places for resting and picnic. You can also enjoy long views to the park and to the skyline of Helsinki.

Bryga represents future design solutions where all areas of the city are considered valuable and design process is multidisciplinary. The park adds an ecological and visual value to the surroundings that otherwise would be considered very technical and even hostile. Bryga enriches the local environment and provides a place for urban culture to grow. It combines architecture, landscape architecture, lighting design, art and ecological solutions.