Interested in the latest competition results in landscape architecture, but hardly have time to look at them properly? In G+L’s monthly competition overview, Heike Vossen provides information on the most exciting competition results. Station surroundings with central bus station in Füssen, 1st prize lohrer . hochrein, Munich, with löhle neubauer architekten, Augsburg So far, the central bus station has not been a good calling card for the town of Füssen. Under […]
Interested in the latest competition results in landscape architecture, but hardly have time to look at them properly? In the G+L competition overview, Heike Vossen provides monthly updates on the most exciting competition results.
Until now, the central bus station has not been a good calling card for the town of Füssen. Under the motto “from juxtaposition to unity”, the winning design convincingly structures the station forecourt and connects it to the adjacent Von Freyberg Park. The mountain theme, which is reflected in the architecture and open space, is a defining feature. The new roofing of the bus stop is reminiscent of the mountains or Allgäu barns with its asymmetrical and small-scale saddle roof shape. The roof accentuates the interface between the forecourt and the park as an elongated promenade, but opens up with rhythmic lightness thanks to the breaks that leave important visual axes. The large form of the mountain silhouette created in this way forms an identity-forming, striking gateway for arrivals and at the same time a structural counterweight to the station building. The park also adapts elements of the nearby mountain landscape: the planners strengthen the extensive basic structure with flowering meadows at the edges, a hard-wearing lawn in the middle and a shallow water basin as a mountain lake. The latter can be used for curling in winter or as an exhibition area when drained.
The renewal of the harbor island in Gernsheim forms the starting point for an overarching open space concept for the entire public harbor area with a connection to the city center. The winning design by SINAI seizes the opportunity to elevate the banks of the Rhine to the most important open space in the city – and extends the usable waterfront area to the area south of the ferry terminal. The harbor, harbor tip, ferry pier and Rhine meadow structure the new Rhine bank park, with the ferry square forming the center and focal point. SINAI is establishing the urban double strand of Rheinstraße and Kohleweg as the connecting backbone between the city center and the riverbank. The former as a mixed traffic area with paved crossings, the latter as a pedestrian promenade with seating facing the harbor. As a promenade park, the harbor island will be much greener than before, while moving and stationary vehicle traffic will be significantly reduced. The harbor tip itself will have a bow-shaped tip with balconies and seating steps on the terraced, flattened embankment.
In an international design competition, Letchworth Garden City Heritage Foundation sought solutions for the garden city of the 21st century, exemplified by the planned extension of the first garden city from 1903, Letchworth Garden City by Ebenezer Howard. The winning design is to form the basis for a district with around 900 new apartments including social infrastructure. The young London-based planning office EcoResponsive Environments impressed with a concept anchored in the past that is open to future challenges by creating a solid framework for new systems, technologies and the social structure of the site. The master plan focuses on resource efficiency, shared energy production and food production, while the social structure is based on bottom-up information systems. A fine-grained mix of tenures that promote social cohesion characterizes the urban design, as does an adaptable building stock for resilient and changeable generational communities.
