When the task is to draw a master plan for a new district on a newly completed land area in a port, one is not limited by the city's street structure. When designing the streets and squares on Tjuvholmen, the focus was on sunlight, views and giving the users of the new urban space a sensory experience. This new district has maximum exposure to the Oslo Fjord, with two kilometers of varied paths along the quays. The canal, Filipstad and the beach zone by the park can be perceived as water areas. A hierarchy of streets and walkways has been created, from wide avenues to narrow alleys. The new, created spaces are carefully adapted to avoid being too large or barren. The buildings are of moderate height, so that the city's natural hilly landscape retains its dominant role.