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Parks in Neu Oerlikon, Zurich, Switzerland: MFO Park, Wahlen Park, Oerliker Park
| Name | Parks in Neu Oerlikon | |
| Place | Zurich | |
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Topic | Public space | |
| Authors | Yvonne Keller, Lars Wolfer | |
| Completion | 2005 | |
| Client | Grünstadt Zürich | |
| Project costs | Wahlen Park: 4 400 000 €, Oerliker Park & MFO- Park: unknown | |
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Rationale: Why is this case study interesting?
In the north of Zurich a new quarter developed: Neu (new-) Oerlikon. The planned urban development proceeded not as the foreseen 10 years. It has been allready realized in 5 years. That quarter is considered as a pioneer project. Large-scaled architectural competition was arranged for fastidious buildings and internationally considered places, partly already realized. Although the quater is international advertance, its inhabits deplore the missing life, anonymity, too few meeting places, the coldness of architecture and the too perfect parks.
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Landscape and/or urban context
Neu Oerlikon is in the north of Zurich and developed on a former industrial area. 12,000 new jobs and domiciles for 5,000 new inhabitants developed. There are three new main parks: Oerliker park, MFO park and Wahlen park. The organization of the parks reminds strongly of the former industrial use. orthogonal and geometrical alignments are coining for these. In the context of the rearrangement of zones of the industial zone in trade and apartment zone, a large pressure developed on the planners . They had to fulfill the edition to sufficient green area to create. Thus three different park types with special uses developed. The Wahlen park had to fulfill still the task of a schoolyard. The Oerliker park had to have the qualities of an accomodation park and besides an urban place character to obtain. The MFO park should have the multi-functionality of an event hall and besides offer free space for employed persons.
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History
Oerlikon was the seat of the formerly largest weapon factory of Switzerland. At that time the „Oerlikon-Bührle“ could owe the rearmament efforts around 1938 large orders secure itself and supplied both European-wide and until Asia. 1966 to 1969 on the area shooting tests with ammunition uranium-bearing were accomplished. 1999 the firing ranges were broken off and disposed of as special refuse. Today there is a park and a new family-friendly housing development. However it does not exist a danger for human’s health and environment. On this historical significant industrial area in the last 10 years an apartment and a service center were planned, which becomes in these days reality.
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Core questions working group open spaces
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Analysis of design/planning process
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Analysis of use/users
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Future development directions
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Peer reviews or critique
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Points of success and limitations
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Former Industrial Area in Oerlikon
Oerliker Park - bowery in grid
Schoolyard Wahlen Park
Buildings next to the Oerliker Park
MFO Park
MFO Park
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