Lviv North

Test Planning

Lviv North – Lviv North is a test-planning project for the northern outskirts of Lviv (Zboishcha and parts of Zamarstyniv and Holosko). We’re glad to be part of this process, working alongside the ONPlan Lab team and colleagues from Ukraine and across Europe. The project is run in partnership between the cities of Lviv and Zurich, the Canton of Zurich, and the Swiss Network with Ukraine, involving interdisciplinary teams from Ukraine, Switzerland, the Netherlands, and France.

The goal is to develop a practical framework for the development of northern Lviv at the intersection of urban development and natural landscape, balancing the interests of the community, the municipality, and investors.

The process involves the Ukrainian bureaus ATO-Bel Architects, Burø, Urbanideas, Room 66 Studio, Drozdov & Partners, AVR Development, and ABMK, as well as international firms — Hosoya Schaefer Architects, Agence TER, Martin Duplantier Architectes, Karres en Brands, West 8, FLOU, Studio Vulkan, and DRMA°.

The full story is told at lvivnorth.com – here, we focus on our own role in the process.

Our Role in the Project

Being part of the test-planning process for northern Lviv is both a significant responsibility and a genuinely valuable experience for us. We’ve been actively involved in shaping the process at every stage, from preparing the brief to organizing workshops and coordinating all the participants.

Process transparency

A distinct part of our work has been ensuring the project’s public accessibility. Together with all our partners, we’ve put considerable effort into keeping the process open and understandable for the community – from organizing a large-scale participatory event to building and populating the lvivnorth.com website and preparing a public exhibition.

What’s next

The project is now entering its consolidation phase – one of the most demanding and important stages. We remain part of the process and continue to contribute to it.