Hallarna is the dominant regional shopping centre in Halland with 83 shops, restaurants and a newly renovated hotel. Hallarna is located alongside the E6 motorway outside Halmstad, a popular west coast tourist destination.
40,
Gross lettable area
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Catchment pop
95%
Occupancy
83
Number of stores
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Hallarna
About
Hallarna is based in a former factory castle-like façade that used to belong to the large wool producer Brücks Fabriker AB. Since the late s, Norrköping had a flourishing wool-producing industry. In , rising competition from low wage countries caused the bankruptcy of many firms, causing high unemployment and abandoned buildings. After the bankruptcy of Brücks, who at that stage had already merged with other wool producers in Norrköping, the municipality bought the entire block of Hallarna and rented the space out to diverse businesses. In , the Chamber of Culture initiated the development of cultural activities in the area, leading to steady growth in initiatives. In , this got a boost when the municipality of Norrköping placed the Norrköping Kulturhus, which promotes cultural and creative activities for youth, in the district. In , a business incubator was added, and the music and performing arts scene started to grow. [1]
The Hallarna district, under the auspices of the Hallarna Association, aims to be a self-sustaining creative cluster. Hallarna is a hub for culture and creativity, where diverse cultural activities take place. The motto of the area is &#;ro
Hallarna is the cultural hub of Norrköping and acts as an umbrella organisation for a wide variety of cultural and creative businesses. It is housed in a building of architectural standing where the Brucks factory was located. In the s and s almost all buildings in the area, except for the Hallarna block, were demolished. The old blocks in the city centre that used to hold the textile industry have been gradually remodelled and redeveloped. The area has since then shifted from an industrial one to being the cultural hotspot of the city where theatres, restaurants and ne retail shops now flourish.
The process started in when the Chamber of Culture inaugurated the development of the block with spaces for music and theatre activities (“Cave of Culture”), but the development of a larger-scale creative ecosystem is more recent.
In the Norrköping Kulturhus, a venue home to cultural and creative activities for youngsters (concerts, workshops, exhibitions) settled in the Hallarna district, at the initiative of the Municipality of Norrköping. Momentum to build a creative district grew when the Teater Brådgatan 34, Norrköping’s free theatre for the promotion of performing arts, opened i
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