Open Spaces Gemeinschaftszentrum Heuried in Zürich, Switzerland: Difference between revisions
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=== Who initiated the project and why? === | === 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. | The community center in Heuried was founded in the 1960's. The founders wanted a natural playing ground for their children. The main reason was that the playground doesn't explict the securtity norms today, so the GSZ decided 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? === | === When was public participation most intensive? === | ||
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| Name | Gemeinschaftszentrum Heuried | |
| Place | Döltschiweg 130 / Zürich | |
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Author(s) | Berchtold.Lenzin | |
| Completion | 2010 | |
| Client | City of Zurich | |
| Project costs | app. 950.000 chf | |
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47.367252, 8.503704 GZ Heuried </googlemap>] | ||
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
Roman Berchtold is born 1964. 1991 he graduated with a diploma in Rapperswil/Switzerland. He worked as project-leader in various landscape architecture offices in Switzerland. He became a freelancer and later self-employed in 1994. Now he is in a office association with Christian Lenzin since 1999.
Process Biography Scheme
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. The main reason was that the playground doesn't explict the securtity norms today, so the GSZ decided 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.
On which level of participation?
The workshop to find out new ideas and to see want the youth want was very early, before a project begin date was defined. Afterwards there was a informational festival for the whole district.
Which stakeholders have been involved?
The Citizens in the district, especially children and the youth had been involved. The leadership of the community center also had contributed their ideas during the planning process.
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?
The leadership of the community center, some reps of the GrünStadt Zürich and the landscape architect made the major decisions for the concept and final design in the spring 2006. All cost relevant changes had to be authorized by the GSZ. Back to top
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Overview
The workshop
References
- for further reading: Project documentation Zurich
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