Ensemble Urban Design Trier

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Urban Design Trier

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Urban Design Trier 

University of applied science Trier 

BAR 5.1 WS15/16 

Prof. Marion Goerdt 

Prof. Robert Thum 

Dr. Panajota Panatopoulou 

Bernd Rieger 956685 

Yi Hsuan Wu 964704 

Christopher Gallinari 959540 

Chantal Leuchtenberg 958165

Content 

Mappings 

History 08 - 09 

Site analysis 09 - 11 

Greenareas 12 - 13 

Mobility 12 - 13 

Infrastructure 14 - 15 

Urban Design Typologies 

Intro 16 - 17 

Carpet 18 - 21 

Point 22 - 25 

Linear 26 - 29 

Block 30 - 33 

High Density 

Intro 34 - 35 

Siteplan usage 38 - 39 

Shadow studies / Sections 38 - 39 

Floorplans 40 - 41 

Community / Competition 

Intro 46 - 47 

Siteplan usage 50 - 51 

Shadow studies / sections 50 - 51 

Floorplans 52 - 53 

Competition 

Competition contribution

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Mappings 

The following researches give an idea of Trier´s 

surroundings and its infrastructure according to 

the current situations of the site. 

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Trier is located in Rhineland Palatinate, whose history can 

be dated back to the Roman empire, is claimed to be the 

oldest city in Germany. 

Lots of the historic buildings are still visible all over 

the city in Trier today. The historic Maximin and Paulin 

church are located next to the site and cast a significant 

influence on it. 

The site is currently a commercially used place, there’s 

the post office building, which is the tallest building in 

the city, a shopping center located in a history building 

on the north-east of the site. The rest of the site contains 

the big parking lot and a few storage buildings. 

Year 

400 

900 

Trier Main Station 

Maximin Church 

Post Office Building 

St. Paulin Church 

Main Roadway 

Parking Lot / sealed surface 

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1200 

1500 

1800 1983 

Cemetery 

Railway 

Edeka Shopping Centre 

Foreign Women 

Foreign Men 

German Women 

Nationality 

German Men 

0-18 Years Old 


65- ∞ Years Old 

Age 


http://www.trier.de/Rathaus-Buerger-in/ 

Trier-in-Zahlen/Bevoelkerungsstruktur/ 

„The site is located in an area that is high in both mobility 

and living function, with only a few minutes walk to the main 

train station and Trier city center. Making this place an ideal 

area to become a living quarter.“ 

Yi Hsuan Wu 

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Because of the surrounding roadways and the 

railway of the main city station there´s a lot of 

noise influencing the site. 

The shadow studies on the right side of the page 

give a good example of impact of the Post building´s 

shade. 

Source: http://www.trier.de/Umwelt-Verkehr/Luft-Laerm/broker. 

jsp?uMen=bfa70644-b3c8-6e31-ac03-00753d761716 

Noise diagram 

Deutsche Post Building 

St. Maximin Church 

Shadow Study 

June 17 O’clock 

Shadow Study 

December 12 O’clock 

Shadow Study 


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Section A-A Scale 1:2000

5pm 

4pm 

12pm 

1pm 

10am 

8am 

Shadow study Dezember 

12pm 

1pm 

6pm 

4pm 

8am 

Section A-A 

Shadow study March 

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5pm 

1pm 

12pm 

8am 

Shadow study June 

Section B-B 

3pm 2pm 

10am 

12pm 

Shadow study September 

Deutsche Post Building 

St. Maximin Church 

St. Paulin Church 

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ck 

Shadow Study 

December 12 O’clock 

Shadow Study 


Section B-B Scale 1:2000 

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Greenareas of the city 

There‘s an obvious green belt located around the center of 

Trier where the Roman walls used to be. On the east side 

of Trier, there are hills that plant grapes for the wine industry. 

On the west side is mainly the forest and allotment 

gardens. Along the Mosel River there’s also a green riverside, 

which provides a place for excercising and relaxing. 

Events are also held along the Mosel River. 

Greenareas around the site 

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Private Areas 

Forest 

Other 

Green Areas 

Mobility (5min per circle) 

Public Areas 

Types of greenareas 

„The fastest ways to move around is by bike or bus. 

Because Trier is a rather small city, you can get nearly 

everywhere in a short period of time.“ 

Christopher Gallinari 

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Hochschule 

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87 7 

2 

5 

85 

Nells Park 

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86 

81 

3 

1 

Zurlaubener 

Ufer 

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Römerbrücke 

Treveris 

Kürenzer Straße 

Karl-Marx Haus 

Hauptbahnhof 

University 

Südallee 

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4 

13 

83 

3 

3 

83 

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4 

Kaiserthermen 

Short-distance traffic 

Source: vrt-info.de 

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7 6 84 16 

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Police / Fire Brigade 

Bank / Cash Dispenser 

Pharmacy 

Hospitals / Doctors 

Preschool 

Services 

Schools 

Education/ 

Healthcare 

Administrative Bodies 

Sports Areas 

Insurance 

Post Office 

Like in most cities the center of Trier is the most 

prosperous location. Outside the city center the 

infrastructure decreases. 

Because of the close location of the site to the 

center most daily basis things are in walking 

distance. 

The center has plenty of shopping possibilities 

along with all necessary healthcare facilities and a 

variety of cultural offers. 

A disadvantage of Trier is the location of both universities, 

which are near the borders of the city. 

Moselstadion 

Mainstation 

Po 

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Supermarket 

Drugstore 

Shopping Centre 

Shops 

Nightclubs 

Cafés 

Fast Food 

Church 

World Cultural Heritage 

Museum / Gallery 

Bakery / Butchery 

Shopping 

Restaurants 

Activities 

Bars / Taverns 

Leisure 

History 

Culture 

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Hauptmarkt / Pedestrain Area 

Porta Nigra / Simeonstift 

Landesmuseum 

Marienkrankenhaus 

Friedrich Wilhelm Gymnasium 

Römerbrücke 

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Typologies 

The content of this exercise is to use the 

four building typologies: linear, point, block, 

and carpet typology on the site, in order to 

compare them with each other, and to find 

the pros and cons of each typology. 

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1 level 

4. The middle layer outdoor 

part is left to be a vertical 

garden, where it corresponds 

with the hills in Trier. 

5.Tuilhe buildings closer to the 

railway are higher in order to 

shut out the most noises. 

1. Recreating the old greenbelt. 

6. By creating openings on top, 

it’s possible to let in the 

sunlight. 

2. A way through the site. 

3. Creating an irregular shape 

plaza following the form of the 

building. With this shape, it is 

possible to create two plazas, 

where it can be used as 

differents events. 

8. The central plaza is the main 

view point of the site, where 

people can see most of the 

buildings from there. 

7. Since the left side is the main 

entrance to the site, the design 

is to push some upper floor 

boards backwards, to make a 

welcome feeling to the site. 

3 levels 

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Section Scale 1:2000 


12pm-3pm

The carpet typology has a lot of positive effect on the site. 

It creates a high dense building structure with a more 

introverted atmosphere for its community. Because of its 

massive percentage of sealed surface, it‘s hard to get direct 

sunlight into the structure. The groundfloor is rather 

suitable for commercial and parking areas than living spaces. 

The compact of the design creates a better community. 

However, the compacted design leaves less privacy. The 

massiveness of the complex is unnatural compared to the 

existing grid of Trier. 

4pm 


12pm 

8am 

„The private atmosphere on the baselevel has potential to create 

an intimate but still public outer area, which can be used 

by the community or a single resident.“ 

Chantal Leuchtenberg 

4pm 


12pm 

8am 

3pm 

BGF‘ 69480 qm 

GFZ 1,39 

12pm 




8am-12pm-4pm 

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1. Recreating the old greenbelt 

2. Deviding the site into three 

parts with different degrees of 

privacy. 

3. Creating a way through the 

central garden and into the more 

private part of the property. 

4. The smaller, more private part 

of the houses are arranged in a 

set of oblique lines. 

6. The central garden is the 

main view point of the site, 

where residents can use it as an 

outdoor activity plaza. 

5. Protecting the site using a 

wall of buildings as noise contol 

against the railway in the east. 

2 Levels 

1 Level 

6 Levels 

3 Levels 

4 Levels 

7. The houses differ in heights, 

where the closer they are to the 

railways, the higher they get. 

While in the middle part sits the 

smaller houses, which are only 

two levels high. 

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12pm-3pm

The advantage of point typology is a high quantity of living 

spaces on the small amount of sealed surfaces. Since the 

buildings are situated seperately, it‘s easier to get natural 

light into the building, also with the thinness of the 

building, the shades move quicker. Because of the single 

positioning of each building, it‘s difficult to create defined 

urban spaces. The ground floor is the only part of the 

building connected to the outside, which brings privacy to 

the upper floors. 

4pm 


12pm 

8am 

„The point typology loses most of its benefits, if you don‘t 

reach a certain hight. Filling the whole site with points isn‘t 

attractive at all.“ 

Bernd Rieger 

4pm 


12pm 

8am 

3pm 

BGF‘ 51995 qm 

GFZ 1,04 

12pm 




8am-12pm-4pm 

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1. There are three obvious lines around the site, 

where two of them pointing to the site, while the 

other one lies in parallel with it. 

2. By recreating the green plaza, we also 

create a corridor that goes through and lies 

in parallel with the length of the site. 

1. There are three obvious lines around the 

site, where two of them pointing to the site, 

while the other one lies in parallel with it. 

3. The line style buildings are all in parallel 

to the site. 

2. By recreating the green plaza, we 

also create a corridor that goes 

through and lies in parallel with the 

length of the site. 

4. In order to cut down on the noise, we 

decide to put the longer linear buildings 

along side the railways. 

3. The line style buildings are all in 

parallel to the site. 

5. With the old Mail building laying perpendicularly to 

the site, we combine the lines of other buildings, making 

them into L-shape buildings and place them mostly in 

the corners to respond to the shape of the site. 

4 Levels 

2 Levels 

6 Levels 

4. In order to cut down on the noise, 

we decide to put the longer linear 

buildings along side the railways to 

prevent the noise from getting into 

the site. 

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12pm-3pm

Because of the linear direction of this typology, it has the 

potential of creating clear define urban spaces. With its 

different ways of arrangement, the linear typology either 

creates public or rather private spaces. In order to reach 

higher levels, one either needs plenty staircases or arcades, 

due to its divided inner cell structure. To get direct 

sunlight in each cell, the orientation of the whole building 

is limited. The long sides of the buildings are a good barrier 

to the noise. 

4pm 

12pm 

8am 


„Long passages between buildings can be a lot more interesting 

by breaking the angle of the buildings.“ 

Chantal Leuchtenberg 

4pm 


12pm 

8am 

3pm 

BGF‘ 57862 qm 

GFZ 1,16 

12pm 




8am-12pm-4pm 

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2. The passage through the site is 

based on the original driveway, 

however, we decided to keep the cars 

out of the site, which in turn becomes 

the main passage through the site. 

1. Connect two other buildings 

outside the site, in order to create a 

bigger block-like concept. The 

Maximin church is our central point, 

and with a design like this, the site 

can be roughly divided into four 

parts. 

3. The shape of the buildings 

are based on the lines 

extracted from around the 

site. 

4. In order to receive more 

sunlight, we pulled a few 

sides higher, also creating 

more living spaces. 

5 Levels 

2 Levels 

4 Levels 

5. Because of the noise from the 

railway, we pulled a few sides 

higher, creating a blockade from 

the noise. 

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12pm-3pm

The main advantage of the block typology is its defined 

and closed urban structure. Each block has its own intimate 

core, which can be used as courtyards and gardens. The 

inner structure of the block typology is similiar to the linear 

typology, needing a lot of circulation spaces. The inner 

corners of the block don‘t get natural lights, that makes 

them only suitable for circulation or secondary rooms. As 

shown in the shadow pictos, one can tell that the shadows 

of the structure shades parts of its own. Since the already 

existing urban structures around the site are mainly open 

blocks, the block typology would be in accordance with the 

context of the surroundings. 

4pm 

12pm 

8am 


„There are different pros and cons in each of the four typologies, 

the following scenarios are based on our experiences 

with each case.“ 

Christopher Gallinari 

4pm 


12pm 

8am 

3pm 

BGF‘ 70620 qm 

GFZ 1,41 

12pm 




8am-12pm-4pm 

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High Density 

This scenario is about using the gained knowledge 

of the previous urban typologies to create a design 

of high density with focus on orientation. 

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autobahn 

innerCity 

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Siteplan Scale 1:1200 

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12pm-3pm


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Theo Hotz-Zürich 

Re-Act Now- Constanta-Romania

The content of this exercise is to figure out the 

highest living density and the best building orientation, 

for which the chosen block typology fits 

best with Trier’s urban context and it contains the 

most inhabitants. 

The orientation of the buildings were designed to 

avoid the shades cast from the other buildings and 

to create the best living quality. The chosen floor 

plans for the inner structure is mainly on its high 

dense character, where the most spaces can be 

used up to its most. 

The Maximin church also stands a significant role 

in this exercise, that it contains some historic relics 

underneath the building. To make this site more 

interesting and opening to the public, the plazas 

are designed to show the relics and a recreation 

place for people. 

The main road that goes through the whole site 

connects the two plazas, giving it an open and welcoming 

atmosphere. 

“Carpet typology definitely accommodates more 

people than block typology, but considering the sun 

light and the relation between the typologies around 

the city, it makes more sense to use block typology.“ 

Yi Hsuan Wu 

BGF‘ 118050 qm 

GFZ 2,36 

Frei Architekten- Bern 

Kollhoff&Timmermann Architekten- Berlin 

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Community 

This scenario maintains the concept of a 

community housing design. 

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autobahn 

innerCity 

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Siteplan 1:1000 

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Peter Zumthor-Chur 

Klaus Zeller-Köln

This scenario is based on a community concept. 

Inverted blocks were used to create a community 

meeting space in the center on the blocks. Those 

places contain different shared usages like, shared 

gardens, an outdoors stage, a playground, sport 

activities and a BBQ area. 

To shield these communites from the public city 

the buildings were set on top of a baselevel. These 

baselevels are used as commercial, parking and 

storage spaces. For an exchange between the community 

meeting spaces, bridges are set between the 

buildings. Some of the apartments from the top are 

connected to the commercial spaces in the baselevel, 

which allows residents to combine working and 

living. The whole site is car prohibited, but can be 

accessed by bike. 

CUBO arkitekter&Terroir-Aarhus-Denmark 

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