Hamburg is a growing city. Consequently, the demands on the existing green and open spaces, with their important ecological, climatic and sociological functions, are also increasing. Hamburg’s “Green Network” forms a coherent network of open spaces that extends from the city centre to the settlement areas of the surrounding countryside. It consists of two green …
Continue reading...Framework Plan Alte Schäferei, Berlin
With the development of the “Alte Schäferei” framework plan, the heterogeneous building structures in the north of Französisch Buchholz are to be transformed into an orderly urban development. The instrument of the framework plan creates the preliminary planning work for the subsequent development plan procedure in order to secure long-term housing potential and to sound …
Continue reading...Pankower Tor, Berlin
A new urban quarter is to be created on the site of the former Pankow marshalling yard – the Pankower Tor. Hence a competitive urban planning-architectural workshop process for the development of a master plan started in 2020. The design of the planning team under the aegis of NÖFER Architekten and Christoph Kohl Stadtplaner Architekten …
Continue reading...Friedrichshain West, Berlin
The Friedrichshain West area spans from Volkspark Friedrichshain in the north via Platz der Vereinten Nationen and Strausberger Platz to Ostbahnhof in the south. Mollstraße and Lichtenberger Straße border the area in the west, Friedenstraße and Straße der Pariser Kommune in the east. The 137-hectare neighbourhood is characterised by East German post-war modernist housing – …
Continue reading...Packhof, Brandenburg an der Havel
The former Packhof (packing yard) is located in the heart of Brandenburg an der Havel – between Dominsel, Altstadt and Neustadt. Located directly on the Havel, the 3-hectare site represents one of the few central city centre sites in the city. Due to its favourable location, the former Packhof is of great importance for the …
Continue reading...Berlin-Brandenburg 2070
The metropolitan area of Berlin-Brandenburg is growing. In the future, the intertwining of urban and rural space will need holistic urban-rural planning. That way it will meet the demands of a powerful metropolitan region. Our climate-neutral scenario seeks to turn away from the suburbanization of rural areas, which takes up increasingly more space, and instead …
Continue reading...Workshop Procedure Blankenburger Süden
In the course of the urban planning workshop procedure Blankenburger Süden, four planning teams were selected to develop a framework plan for the new residential and working location. The objectives are to create a quarter with 5,000 – 6,000 residential units including the necessary infrastructure and to provide an area of approx. 40 ha for …
Continue reading...Panoramaweg Sonnenkamp, Wolfsburg
North of the Wolfsburg district of Nordsteimke, a new urban district – Sonnenkamp – is to be developed on a predominantly undeveloped, largely agricultural area of around 155 hectares. Five individual quarters are grouped around a new “green centre”. The 2 km long Panoramaweg functions as the backbone of the open space network close to …
Continue reading...Georg-Knorr-Park, Berlin
The project aims to transform the former industrial and production location of the Knorr-Bremse company in the Berlin district of Marzahn into a residential and business neighbourhood. A modern business courtyard structure will be built in addition to a maximum of 1,400 residential units surrounded by historic landmark industrial buildings, a shopping center, railways and …
Continue reading...Ob dem Längelter, Heilbronn
The town’s new district “Ob dem Längelter” is a place that creates identity, consciously addressing the qualities of the urban and surrounding landscape. These qualities include the special location on the Längelter Hill, with a view of both the city and the landscape alongside the Neckar river, as well as close access to the town …
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