E9_jury's report

JURY´S REPORT
european urbanity - sustainable city and new urban spaces
EUROPAN 9
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be made dynamic without losing its individuality, but rather reinforcing it as an
independent urban proposal. A greater differentiation of the residential bars
with respect to how the lengths and heights are designed, the alignment, parallelism
and different forms for the open areas is desired in order to interweave
the stubborn principle more intensely with an even more attractive and
more accessible design of the waterside and to understand it as an offering to
the whole town.
Adding on to single-storey buildings to give them an accentuated four-storey
form which is opposed to the down-sloping terrain initially seems unusual, but,
in the context of the open spaces and the differentiated housing, residential
and design proposals, conveys a very plausible approach.
The idea, characterised by urban construction aspects and with its courtyard
house, linked rows of houses and the apartment building which brings in new
aspects, offers sufficient and manifold proposals and the prerequisite for a
required mix.
FM 914 sinking cities
Particularly in face of the worldwide discussion about an increasing sea level,
“Sinking Cities” constitutes the active formulation of a building site which
changes with the weather and sees this fact as potential. The design here
questions the supposed safety of a real estate property on secure ground and is
replaced in favour of a changing environment with a new relationship to water,
theoretically as a residential adventure. The residential units, however, do not
exploit the potential of their relation to the open space. This could be designed
more forcefully and more provocatively. The proposals for the design of the
open spaces, which react to the changing water levels and could provide a unique
public realm still have to be developed.
UR 300 elevated village
With the creation of residential groups, in order to create inner courtyards, a
clear structure in the urban construction of the eastern surface areas is generated.
Only the Gerberbruch axis leads into the area from the old town. The
area directly in front of the town wall is clearly inferior to the eastern area in
its urban construction because it does not convey clearly defined statements.
A green area between these new buildings to the west and the town wall means
that the distance to the historical old town is respected and the visual axis to
the Petrikirche (church) is maintained and extended. In the area on the banks
of the Warnow, an attractive and generous green belt will be created with a
clear orientation towards the water, a public path and incorporated public
amenities.
What is noticeable is the penetration of the area in its middle axis by a water
canal that flanks the footpaths and forms a central area. All in all, an area,
which has qualities that invite people to linger there is created by the naturefriendly
concept in the partial area along the banks of the Warnow. The same
treatment of the towards the connecting street is regarded with criticism.
Also regarded with some criticism is the design of the public and semi-public
spaces which cannot be concealed, not even by the atmospheric perspectives.
The reduction of the street that goes along the canal in the middle of the quarter
to its function as an access point and measures to calm the traffic overlook
the opportunity for an urban proposal for the open spaces complementary to
the generous natural open area on the banks of the Warnow.
The fragmented building structure of contemporary architecture plays with the
texture and style of the old town. The 2 to 4-storey residential groups play an
exemplarily subordinate role in relation to the old town. Through a differentiated
development of the buildings, extremely diverse structures emerge which
allow very different residential forms (apartments, maisonettes).
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