Waf 2016 civic shortlist
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Project • By kister scheithauer gross • Offices
Gerling Quarter
Transformation process of an inner-city office quarter into a premium urban mixed-use district
1. Shortproject presentation
The 4.6-hectare Gerling-Areal creates its own cosmos in the middle of Cologne’s inner city. Neither isolated nor inviting, the various buildings of the former insurance headquarters primarily fulfilled representative functions and had been maintained for decades without considerable changes being made to the inside and outside. Since the Gerling Group moved out, the site has been redeveloped and condensed according to a master plan by kister scheithauer gross as an inner-city residential and commercial quarter with a gross floor area of 130,000 m² since 2007. Five architectural offices were selected for the elabor... More
Project • By Yazgan Design Architecture • Masterplans
Hamamyolu Urban Deck
While incorporating itself into one the of the most culturally historical but underused streets in the Odunpazarı district in the heart of Eskişehir, the Hamamyolu Urban Deck provides a fresh and inviting perspective in the revitalization of an existing passageway of an existing urban fabric.
This 'green pedestrian axis' which is composed of natural wood elements, lush green landscape elements, water features, and seating areas create a modern and vibrant meeting space that promotes movement from the Odunpazarı Square to the Porsuk River and vice versa.
With its undulating plan, the urban deck not only moves visitors horizontally through the existing cityscape, but also creates vertical movement with various overpasses, underpasses,... More