03 | 2025 COMPETITION
Daycare Centre Hegge | Waltenhofen
2nd Prize | In collaboration with Benkert Schäfer
The daycare centre redefines the village centre and creates a common village square. Tree positions divide the new village centre into different areas of use. The daycare centre opens up as a house for children and offers space for communal uses in the community. The green open space of the daycare centre blends into the existing village structure. The preservation of valuable existing trees ensures that the outdoor facilities are shaded and creates a natural atmosphere. The terrain will be carefully modelled to create a varied play landscape. Targeted planting provides additional structure to the outdoor space and divides it into day nursery and crèche areas. Terrace-like open spaces create flowing transitions between indoor and outdoor areas. This creates a well thought-out combination of nature, play and community, which optimally supports the educational use of the outdoor space.
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02 | 2025 COMPETITION
New Construction of the Training Academy Chamber of Crafts Karlsruhe | Karlsruhe
Recognition | In collaboration with Atelier30
The new training academy building in Karlsruhe offers the Chamber of Crafts the opportunity to present itself as a modern learning and working environment. The building is functionally organised by staggering the structure. The main entrance is highlighted and leads to an entrance square that is connected to the multi-storey car park. This forecourt creates an attractive meeting point with its green spaces, shady trees and seating. In addition, inner courtyards offer space for relaxation as oases of peace and communication zones.
The open spaces rely on sustainable rainwater management, biodiversity-promoting plants and surfaces that can seep away. In addition, the building roofs will be intensively greened and parts of the façades will also be greened. The rainwater produced will be collected and used for the green spaces and building services, ultimately promoting sustainable urban development.
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01 | 2025 COMPETITION
Ferdinand-von-Steinbeis School | Tuttlingen
Recognition | In collaboration with Atelier30
The lively, green school campus is framed by the buildings and serves as a central hub. The open space concept supports an educational environment that is designed for collaborative learning, movement and communication. The versatile areas and seating options promote outdoor activities, encourage movement and provide space for collaborative learning and relaxation during breaks. The concept also takes various user needs into account and seamlessly integrates barrier-free access and disabled parking spaces into the design. Climate-related topics such as resilience, shading, extreme weather and retention are also taken into account here.
©Atelier30, GTL
12 | 2024 MULTIPLE COMMISSIONING
Fostfeld Centre | Kassel
2nd Prize | In collaboration with Baufrösche
The urban and open space planning designs for the development of the site of the former Heinrich Steul School were presented at a workshop meeting and further developed together with citizens in a cooperative and transparent process.
The design for the new Forstfeld district centre follows the guiding principle of ‘Forst in focus’. Three new buildings complement the existing Forstbachweg building and the gymnasium and together form the district centre. The future residential buildings, consisting of the ‘Tower’ and ‘Atrium House’, complement the ‘Boomerang House’, which creates space for meetings, education and living. The structural arrangement creates an open residential courtyard. A park-like open space serves as a connection between the elements and invites people to relax, play and exercise. The neighbourhood square facing Forstbachweg forms an entrance to the new district centre.
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12 | 2024 COMPETITION
Marketplace | Herten
Recognition | In collaboration with LK Argus GmbH Kassel
The design focuses on generous greenery that enhances the area and transforms the existing car parks into a lively green space. The market square remains manageable and offers space for weekly markets and events. The neighbouring Antoniusstraße will be largely freed from traffic in order to offer cafés and businesses a wider range of uses and at the same time increase the quality of the area. The traffic concept reduces motorised private transport and promotes the pedestrian zone and bicycle traffic with new parking facilities. The square will also be designed to be barrier-free and equipped with a rainwater utilisation system in the spirit of the sponge city. Green and paved areas provide variety and offer meeting points for different age groups. The market square will be fitted with modern, low-maintenance materials and functional lighting to make the space pleasant and sustainable.
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11 | 2024 COMPETITION
Further development of Bahnhofsquartier | Leverkusen-Mitte
2nd prize | In collaboration with Atelier30 Architekten
The new station building with adjoining bicycle parking garage marks the new station entrance with an appropriate high point and sets an example for the Wiesdorf, Leverkusen Mitte station district. Opposite the large traffic area of the bus station, the new station forecourt acts as a green link between the unvegetated functional area, the new station and office building and Rialtoboulevard. The interplay between paved surfaces, tree-covered areas of grasses and shrubs and a water feature means that the square not only fulfills its function as a high-traffic transit space, but - equipped with timeless, robust street furniture - also becomes an attractive place for waiting people, strollers and visitors to the restaurant. The station square outside the movement areas is covered with large-crowned, shady trees, which, in combination with the evaporative cooling of the fountain, promise a significant cooling effect.
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10 | 2024 COMPETITION
Northwest railway station Bauplatz 9 | Vienna, Austria
3rd prize | In collaboration with Schneider+Schumacher
The ‘Glück am Gleis’ design aims to create a sustainable place that will lead Vienna's municipal housing into an ecologically and socially sustainable future.
Four buildings create a contiguous, green communal oasis that improves the urban climate through intensive planting and better ventilation. The liveable living environment combines both public and private retreats with ecological sustainability for maximum quality of life. The structure on the corner acts as a link with clearly defined entrance halls and passageways on the ground floor with access to the communal oasis. Commercial areas and social meeting points are also located here.
The targeted design of the open spaces creates a clear but permeable structure that offers private retreats and public meeting zones.
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10 | 2024 COMPETITION
Former Gloria-Palast cinema | Weißenfels
3rd prize | In cooperation with ATELIER 30 Architects
The city of Weißenfels is planning to revitalise the listed Gloria-Palast, a cinema from the 1920s that has been unused since 1997. The acquisition in 2019 is intended to improve the negative image of the Neustadt district. A competition was held to come up with refurbishment ideas in keeping with the listed building in order to preserve the historic substance and renovate it in a resource-efficient manner.
The design involves uncovering and restoring the original structure, integrating new play equipment as furniture and sculptures. The outdoor area is divided into two zones: an adventure jungle and an upper level with outdoor catering, climbing facilities and trampolines. A climbing frame and observation tower connect the two areas. Sustainable materials and unpaved surfaces create a pleasant microclimate, while paved paths guide visitors.
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09 | 2024 COMPETITION
Moritz quarter | Büren
2nd prize
The demolition of several buildings will create a new square near the Mauritius Gymnasium, which will complement the existing open spaces and improve the ecological quality. The reorganisation of the parking spaces behind the police building extends the green space to Judengasse and creates a new north-south connection. Moritzplatz offers recreational areas with a central café, framed by planting. Seating steps connect the new structures with the old wall and a barrier-free path runs through the square. A pavilion on the square directs the view from the police building to Judengasse. New open spaces with seating steps and planted areas will be created here by removing the car parks. Garages can be used as bicycle garages and covered bicycle parking spaces are planned. Natural and concrete block paving ensure barrier-free access, while grass paving provides natural parking spaces. Targeted lighting is intended to reduce light pollution and energy consumption.
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08 | 2024 COMPETITION
Lighthouse area | Augsburg
Recognition | In collaboration with REICHER HAASE ASSOZIIERTE
The design aims to ensure that the neighbourhood's green and open spaces connect the urban space with the green space along the Lech river. Green corridors stretch in an east-west direction as far as Berliner Allee and bring cool air into the city, alleviating the summer heat. An additional walkway along the Lech separates cycle and pedestrian traffic, while small squares by the water invite people to linger. The public green areas provide space for play and sports activities, while private green spaces are created in the courtyards. The boulevard connects all areas and is flanked by green spaces. Neighbourhood squares such as Osramplatzoffer space for markets and cafés. Climate trees and species-rich plants create a pleasant microclimate, while rainwater management relies on infiltration troughs and green roofs to create a sustainable neighbourhood.
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