The general areas of the Itis Shopping Center will be renovated and upgraded throughout 2022-2024. Customer flows in the shopping center will be redirected, and vertical traffic will be facilitated with new escalator arrangements in the lobby at the east end of the Boulevard. The glass-roofed lobby space will be opened up to span all five floors. Entrances will be renewed, developed, and unified. The second-floor loft solutions will be completed, and a unique Market Hall area will be created on the Pasaasi side. A light-roofed Rotunda will be opened at the junction of different sections. Unified, independent shopfront themes will be introduced for various parts of Itis, and all customer area surfaces will be renovated. The placement of tenants will also be optimized, and new brands will be introduced, with a significant portion of rentable space being developed in conjunction with the project.
One of Itis's special features is the protected status of the old part of the shopping center, whose requirements and design solutions have been coordinated with the City Museum. The project is being designed in collaboration with the global consulting firm Gensler Ltd. The developer is Kauppakeskus Itis Oy, and the main contractor is Skanska Talonrakennus Oy. Avarc Architects has been the Principal designer of the shopping center's retail changes and maintenance since 2012.
