Jåtten is part of the Jæren region, with a combined residential and labour market of about 250 000 inhabitants. The main production is related to oil, marine technology and agriculture in one of the most fertile agricultural areas of Norway. Regional urban development plans aims at densification of key points along the north-south infrastructure (primary road and railway/light railway), called the Jærbanen, between the cities of Stavanger and Sandnes.The site does not offer the traditional urban qualities of city centers. Firstly a new notion of urban living, with direct accessibility to nature and infrastructure is to be investigated. Secondly the competitors should study the linking of the site and with the future urbanisation area of the bay, through a green, recreational element.