Europas größter Wettbewerb für Urbanismus und Architektur für junge internationale ArchitektInnen und StadtplanerInnen unter 40 Jahren ist entschieden. In seiner 13. Runde wurde das Thema von Europan12 – Die anpassbare Stadt – fortgesetzt.
Die anpassbare Stadt 2
Gefragt waren Ideen und Strategien, wie wir gesellschaftsfähige Orte schaffen können, die über das Errichten von Gebäuden hinausgehende Werte bieten. Wie können soziokulturelle und ökologische Kriterien in ein städtebauliches Projekt einfließen, das gleichzeitig eine lukrative Ökonomie adressiert?
Die Ergebnisse für alle Standorte
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Für den Standort Graz gab es folgendes Ergebnis
Der zentrale Grazer Standort im Westen der Stadt ist ein Europan Konkret. Mit einem gemischt genutzten Stadtquartier (Wohnen, Arbeiten, kommerzielle und soziokulturelle Einrichtungen) soll der Brückenschlag in den Westen gelingen und der Hauptbahnhof sein West-Entrée formulieren. Angesichts dieser Umkehrung der Rückseite in ein zentrales Entwicklungsgebiet ist die Qualität der öffentlichen, teilöffentlichen und privaten Freiräume essentiell.
Winner Standort Graz: WALZER
Authors
BUSE MIHAI (RO), architect MARTON TÖVISSI (RO), architect Collaborators
TAMÁS FISCHER (HU), architect FRANCE, France
Local Commission
“An exciting interplay of positive and negative spaces is triggered by complete development of the site using a 5-storey slab out of which patios are stamped and onto which additional pane-like volumes are added. These spaces can be read as resulting from a series of open and closed public spaces between the eastern railway station forecourt and the western park adjacent to the depot. By its different scales (large: towers, medium: slab, small: arcaded courtyards), the proposal succeeds in creating connections to the city as well as to the immediate environment and to the future users of the building. Integration of the neighbouring site is particularly convincing. This neighbouring site features existing buildings which, as backdrops, form one of the facades of the central inner courtyard, or could also be gradually replaced by new buildings. The economic dealing with public space results in the emergence of compact and clearly programmable outdoor spaces, as well as of a permeable ground floor. The jury also suggests a more intensive use of the roofs as open areas. It is noted that the proposal does not contain any relevant figures relating to the programme - no Table of Program was submitted. Distribution of functions and gross floor areas can be grossly determined on the basis of the information on the posters. The proposal as a whole convinces the jury because of its simplicity, typological variety, robustness of urban design and formal smartness. The given task is solved not in a spectacular, but conclusive way, so that the proposal is highly resilient for an adaptation process in the upcoming steps of implementation.”
The jury appreciates the - in fact - not spectacular but very clear strategy:
The implementation of positive and negative volumes (high points and noise-protected courtyards), the differentiation of the building heights, the idea of a generous open space as a central plaza-like courtyard and the adaptable integration of the existing neighboring buildings are convincing design elements. The spatial quality of the main plaza courtyard and the different arcaded courtyards are conceivable, the courtyards’ atmospheres still have to be evaluated, considering the urban quality on the site. The relation to the northern square with its water tower demonstrates the tension of providing an edge to the square that is porous at the same time. The jury agrees that the project gives too much weight to the closure of the square, a fact that could be easily improved due to the robustness of the structure.
