Park am Gleisdreieck (Atelier LOIDL) was also debated as one of the most effortlessly beautiful and comfortable projects. Placed four meters above the city level, Gleisdreieck is an urban oasis and a vital link between neighbourhoods, featuring smart interventions, such as a(?) placing programme under the bridge, revealing layers from the site’s past uses and exposing the contrast between soft park tissue and S-Bahn trains buzzing over the main meadow on the elevated rail-yards. One jury member commented: “It’s so Berlin!”
Read MoreThe ‘Nature in Lindau 2021’ horticultural show was much more than a temporary event – it became the impetus for a sustainable and careful transformation of the island in Lindau. The dismantling of the railway tracks opened up a unique opportunity to connect the “Hintere Insel” with the historic city centre of Lindau. This gave […]
Read MoreThe Baakenhafen quarter is one of the newest development areas in Hamburg’s HafenCity and impresses with its double waterfront location – between Baakenhafen in the north and the Elbe in the south. The district was built on an artificially raised headland that was created around 1870 as part of the harbour expansion. Today, it forms […]
Read MoreThe Baakenpark is the green centre of the eastern HafenCity and of the quarter of Baakenhafen. The 1.6 hectare peninsula, artificially created with sand from the river Elbe, is located in the middle of the former harbour basin of Baakenhafen, which is characterized by linear edges, steel banks and stone promenades. With its wild shoreline, […]
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