Open Spaces Gemeinschaftszentrum Heuried in Zürich, Switzerland

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Name	Gemeinschaftszentrum Heuried
Place	Döltschiweg 130 / Zürich
Country	Switzerland
Author(s)	Berchtold.Lenzin
Completion	2010
Client	Grün Stadt Zürich
Project costs	app. 1.000.000 chf
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Rationale: Why is this case interesting?

The planners and stakeholders involved the youth of the district, although the capital expenditure of this project wasn't very huge. This was possible because the city of Zurich has a department for social concerns that has a program for children and youth participation Mega!Phon. This group organized a workshop for the children to bring in their ideas for the community center.

Author's personal background

Landscape architect BSc, graduated 2008

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Who initiated the project and why?

The community center in Heuried was founded in the 1960's. The founders wanted a natural playing ground for their children. To renovate the center, which was historically always good accepted, the stakeholders decided that the public participation is really important to guaranty the acceptance of the people.

When was public participation most intensive?

At the beginning of the project the public participation was most intensive.

Which participation tools have been applied?

Mega!Phon organized a workshop in the community center where the children an parents of the district drew and tinker their thoughts. The goal was that the community center to The landscape architects integrated a lot of their ideas in the concept design and finally the build project.

Which stakeholders have been involved?

The leadership of the community center and the GrünStadtZürich were involved.

Have there been any festivities in order to involve the public?

The workshop at the beginning of the project made the anacrusis. During the planning process and implementation there haven't been any festivities. But after the implementation was a great reopening festival.

Who made the major decisions and when?

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References

• for further reading: Project documentation Zurich

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